South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-20

The most prominent OF the many
prominent speakers secured by the
South Bend Woman's club for the
coming year are. John Kendric1
Bangs, Americas greatest humorist;
Edwin Whitney, the celebrated read
err: DR. James Gordon, pastor Of the
First Congregational church in
Washington. d. c.. and peer of pull
pit orators; and Samuel w. Grath-
we'll lecturer.
The Woman's club VIII ppcn its
third years work with a reception
on Sept. 80. from 9 20 3 o'clock. All
members Of federated clubs i'm South
Bend and Mishawaka will be guests
Of the Woman's club on that day.
Miss Hazel Harris Will be the vocal
artist and Irwin :. Dolk viii pre-
sent a program on the harp.
Program Committee.
The program committee with Mrs.
Harry Schadt, chairman, and assist
ed by Mrs. J. r. Townsend. Mrs A.
/. Stonecipher. Mrs. r. G. Shanklin.
Mrs. Harry Wallace. and Mrs. George
Zinkey have secured one of the
strongest and most well balanced
programs ever brought before a
South Bend audience.
The literature department will be
hostess or oct Il.
on the evening of oct. 2s, the OK
ford opera company will entertain
with a. program of songs and drama.
Among those who viii appear is Mrs.
Stella Sebastian ogden. formerly of
the famous Bostonians and soloist
OF the Sheridan Park Methodist
church in Chicago. others are Miss
Verae Ross COburn. the "Schumann
Heink" OF the Lyceun. and Claude
Hart ogden. who is equally at home
in oratorio, opera, concerted music.
and ballad. He is manager of the
company and sings tenor Henry
Allen Letter. one OF the best bassos
in the west. is with the company.
and on the piano, these artists are
ably accompanied by Harrison W.
Burch.
History Department.
The history department will act
as hostess on Nov. 10. when Miss
Harriet Vittum from Northwestern
settlement house. Chicago. viii
speak. She VIII bring a plea for
unhyphenated Americanism in her
lecture. entitled America, the New
Fatherland."
Nov. % at O'Clock Edwin Whit
ney viii return TO South Bend FOR a
second engagement. because Of the
tremendous approval OF his last
years rendition Of Turn 90 the
Right" This year he viii present
The Fortune Hunter"
Husbands Dinner.
The annual dinner 20 the husbands
OF the club members Will be held
De-. Q at $50 O'Clock at the oliver
hotel. AT this time John kendrick
Bangs. who Is known ass America S
foremost humorist. VIII lecture. Mr..
Tancs has recently returned from
France. and knows all the phases OF
trench life His lecture is entitled
Light and Shades IN the Land OF
Valor"
on Jan. s. Miss Marion Chase
Schaener. impersoua-or. VIII give q
program.
The art department viii be hostess
Jan. 20. Two DAYS WIZ ne QeNoleu
20 a local exhibit Of South Bend art
as a memorial 20 the late i. Clarence
Ball one Of these DAYS there VIII
be an exhibit Of oils and sketches by
the late SIR. Ball Leo MaElelski and
a Notre Dame artist.
Peer of Pulpit.
Dr. James Gordon OF the First
Congregational church az Washing
ton. p c.. viii appear in lecture
on FEB 6. His congregation declare
him 90 be the peer OF pulpit orators
in America.
Originality day viii be held this
scar on FEB. T..
Reciprocity day luncheon 20 which
ALI federated clubs OF the 18th dis
tr!ct nave been invited VIII be held