The Washington herald., 1919-04-20
NeDs of the Social Clubs
Pen wensa'. League


Pen women's League
The League of American Pen wo
men held their regular monthly
business meeting Monday evening
April 1f. at 8 o'clock at their head
quarters. 1623 II street northwest,
Mrs. Isaac Pearson. president. pre-
siding.
Committee reports and regular
business reports were waived and
tne evening given over to the spe-
cal business Of deciding upon a new
clubhouse for the league.
MIS-. Florence jackson Stoddard.
chairman of the committee for the
selection OF clubhouse. reported
that after she and the members of
her committee had inspected every
available house for this purpose
they had decided that the one at
1I2z H street was the best suited
TO the needs of the league.
That a four-years' lease with an
option on buying would be given
oy the owner OF the house. BY a
unanimous vote of the members of
the league present this house at
l11z H street was chosen.
The house will be Immediately
put into the hands of an interior
decorator and the league will move
In within the month. The fund for
establishing a national headquar-
ters for the league and a home for
writing women in Washington was
raised by the authors carnival and
ball given at the New willard Feb
ruary II.
Mrs. Isaac Pearson said that the
Pen Women hoped to make their
new clubhouse a literary center in
Washington. That many of the
which Is a national organization.
had written to her expressing their
desire for a clubhouse in Washing
ton. where they could stop while
visiting the city.
The corresponding secretary was
authorized to write a note of SYM
pathy to Miss Alice Hutchins Drake.
a member whose home had been re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
The league J indorsed> two new
books bv members. Washington
In War Time" a volume of poems
and prose by Anna r. Patten, and
a volume of verses for children by
Mrs. r. c. Potter. wife of Mai. Pot
ter.
Seventeen new members were ad-
mitted. Their names are as follows:
Miss Jane Mead welch. Buffalo. N.
Y: Miss Nellie B. Miller. Colorado
Springs. Col: Miss Cora E. Behrens,
Dallas. Tex: Mrs. Blanche II. Ray
Washington. d. c.; Miss Margaret
Clark, Washington. d. c.: Mrs. Grace
p. Pope. Mrs. Kate Aplington, Mrs.
Kate c. Havens. Mrs. Myrtle Enplish
Ashworth. Mrs. Amy S. Corhw. Mrs.
n A Il
Tar. of Miami. Fla: Mrs. Mayme ].
Pephard. Minneapolis, Mimi: Miss
Mary Carmack MacDougal. New York
City; Miss Violet MacDougal. Sapulpa,
Okla: Mrs. Ella NJ. Sexton, San Fran
cisco. Cal. and Miss Amy Colyer.
Ashville. n. c.
Several amendments to the constitu-
tion were offered and will be taken
up at the annual meeting which will
be held in May
After the business Of the evening
an informal reception was given the
new members.
Cercle Des Precleuses RIdicules.
The enthusiasm of the CercIe has
increased with its years and, al
though by right OF custom, the next
meeting should close the season.
there is Twist-like claDor forlrnore
meetings.
And, why not?
Why not enjoy ones self in May as
well as in December?
"1ci on parle Francais'-ici on rit
We have just been entertained by
Mile. Shaw with the following pro-
gram: Recitation. Nom de France.
NJ. Becker: lecture. Marie Caroline,
Refine de Naples" Mime. Seip: eau
serie. Souvenirs de la Perse." Dr.
II. Ami; piano solo. Romance sans
Paroles" (Saint-Saens), Mime. Simp-
son: chanson. TIES doux Baisers"
tChaminade). Mile. Becker; La Mar
selllaise."
Readers Club.
The playgoing public of Washington
was given a genuine treat Tuesday
night by the Washington Readers
Club at the Eastern High School
Miss Caroline Manning. who has a
rich contralto voice. sang several
songs. She was accompanied on the
piano by Miss Nellie Koechling.
Mrs. William Goodman and Miss
Grace NJ. Bromley. who took the lead
ing roles in Joint Owners of SPAIN"
were so true to life in the comedy
that they ELECTED much merriment
Between plays Mr.Clarence Reubsam,
nf ltrht he