The Washington herald., 1919-04-20

Mrs. w. z. Chamberlin as Ophelia and
Mrs. Mabel o. Wilcox a. Hamlet.
ept the sudience on the Qui vfve for
he real rehearsap' which never took
place.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
club will be held Tuesday evening at
S:15 In the parlors Of the College
Women's Club. 1S2z Eye street north
west. II any one n interested in be-
coming a member Of the club. the
object of which is to promote the bet
terment of oral English and the read
ing OF good literature. letter to one
of the officers, at the above address.
viii receive a prompt and courteous
response. giving you full particulars
as to the reQuiremsnts for eligibility.
The officers OF the club are Miss
Kate 8. Curry. president; Mr.. Maurice
Jarvis. vice president; Mrs. Gertrude
Mustain. recording secretary: Mr.
retary. and Mr.. Fred e. Barbour.
treasurer.
Twentieth Century Club.
For the first time in its history
the, Twentieth Century Club is to
hold a regular monthly meeting at
place other than that which it
has known as home. The May
meeting of the club will be held in
the hall OF the Cosmos Club, II
street and Madison place.
The section of archaeology will
hold the last meeting Of the season
Tuesday, April %. instead of>Tues-
day of this week. The new board
of directors, Mrs. Lyman B. SWORN
stedt presiding. will meet Tuesday
morning at IL O'Clock in the lecture
room of All Souls Church. to ap-
point standing committees and
heads OF sections for the ensuing
year. On Thursday morning at the
same place and hour the old board
of directors will hold the regular
monthly meeting. Mrs. Gilbert H.
Grosvenor. the outgoing president.
will preside.
The French section will meet on
Wednesday at o'clock at the home
OF Mrs. James w. McNeill. 1645 Park
road Tho program will be under
the direction of Nine. Blanche BIZ
mont and Miss Mabel Pillsbury. The
wild flower section, in charge of
Mrs. William H. Heron, will meet
at Dupont circle at o'clock We'd
Eesday afternoon for an expedition
in search Of spring blossoms. Sub
scription cards for the Victory Loan
will be sent tomorrow to the mem
bers of the loan committee who are
requested to distribute them to the
members of club named in their
lists. Reports on the progress of
the work may be made to the chair
man, Mrs. Edward B. Clark. at any
hnF kA 80 "a
club. when a meeting Of the COM
mittee will be called at 1880.
The third national convention of the
National Shakespeare Federation will
be held in Washington April 22 and %
The evening meeting on April % will
be held with Miss Charlotte Everett
at Colonial School. corner Eighteenth
and Q streets northwest.
President John Temple Graves will
preside. Music for the evening will
be furnished by Mrs. Paul Anderson
and Mrs. George z. Howes. soloists,
with Miss Wilmuth Gary. composer
and accompanist. at the piano.
Sergt. Angelo Cardini. the Italian
tenor, formerly with the Metropolitan
Opera Company, has consented to
sing.
The speakers of the evening include
the Rev. Herbert F. Randolph, pas
tor of the Foundry NJ E. Church. who
will speak on The Religion of Shake
speare." Lieut.. John Temple Graves,
jr., will describe some Of the dramatic
features of the war and his impress
sions Of the Peace Conference in
Paris.
Prof. C. Alphonso Smith, head of
the department of English at the Ma
val Academy. Annapolis. Nd, will
present the subject of the National
Shakespeare Peace Memorial Build
ing. outlining the measure introduced
in the last Congress by Senator Spen-
Ger. of Missouri.
Speaking on the same subject will
be Mr.. H. H. B. Myer, chief bibli-
ographer of the Library OF Congress.
Judge S. S. Ashbough and Mr.. E. v.
Wilcox. Mr.. Henry w. Wack, au-
thor and lecturer. of Newark, N. j.,
will speak on THE Spirit of Shake
speare."
Miss Emma Ostrander. president of
the Washington Teachers Shakes
peare Society. has for her subject THE
Drama in the Schools" Miss May
Haughwout, of Fafrmont Seminary,
will speak on Another View of
Shakespeare's Heroines."
Mrs. Chas. OH. Craigie, who has
spent the last six months addressing
and federating the Shakespeare Clubs
Of the Middle West and California,
will report the growth of the fedora
ton and the Shakespeare spirit shown
in the Western clubs.
The headquarters Of the federation