Evening star., 1919-09-28
AMONG THE CLUBS

The Twentieth Century Club will
begin its season Thursday. october 2.
at IL o'clock in the new assembly
hall of the Cosmos Club, H street and
jackson place. Members are requested
to use the entrance on Jackson place
through the garden. The speaker of
the day will be Miss Florence Spot
ford of this city. whose subject will
be Soldier .Humor."- 1t is expected
that Mrs. Ernest P. Bicknell for
mer president of the club. who has
just arrived in this country. will be
present and will tell of some of her
experiences in France during the
past two years. Mrs. Bicknell and
her two daughters are in New York.
where the Misses. Bicknell will at
tend Barnard College. All three
were decorated zby the Queen Of Bel
gium for the services which they
rendered through the Red Cross.
At Thursdays meeting announce
ment will be made OF committees ap-
pointed for the year. Section leaders
will state their plans. as it Is not
expected the year book will be ready
meeting. Mrs. Lyman B. SWORN
sted, recently elected president, will
preside. Luncheon will be served
after the meeting. Mrs. Frank r.
Rutter. chairman of the hospitality
committee. will issue guest cards to
those applying before Tuesday.
The first board meeting of the year
will be held Tuesday morning at IL
o'clock. in the lecture room of All
Souls Church, Fourteenth and L
streets. The date was changed from
the last Thursday of the month to
suit the convenience of several MEM
bers who had not returned to the
city.
At special board meeting, which
convened after the last meeting Of the
club year in May, it was decided to
hold the regular monthly meetings at
the Cosmos Club. instead OF All Souls
Church, which has housed the club
since its formation thirty years ago;
The decision was made by the board
on the vote taken by the members.
The result of the vote showed the
members were in favor of making the
change two to one.
The Washington Readers' Club
held its first meeting of the season re-
Gently at the College Women's Club
1922 I street, the subject being "Po-
etry." Those who gave readings Illus
trating the subject were Miss Eliza
beth Wilson. Mrs. Margaret McMul-
len, Fred F. Barbour, Mrs. Edith Ham
ilton, Mrs. Claude Bennett. Miss Grace
Bromley, Rev. Charles D. Crane. Miss
Alice j. Whitcomb. Miss billie Bay
ley and Mrs. Isabel Pechfn Macarthur.
The regular meeting was preceded by
a special memorial meeting for Ar
thur N, Thomas. whose death occurred
in June. The president of the club.
Maurice Jarvis, paid tribute to his
fellow member and readings from Mr.
Thomas poems were given by Mrs.
Edith C. Hamilton.
Any strangers in the city who are
readers or interested in the speech
arts will be welcomed into the club as
either active or associate members, II
the names be sent to Mrs. Grace
Chamberlain Of the College Women's
Club.
The Monday Friendship Circle held
the first meeting Of the season Mon
day at 2 o'clock at Argyle. the new
home Of Mrs Edison Worcester Briggs,
18th and Webster streets. Miss Lydia
Burklin, head worker of Friendship
House, gave a short talk, asking the
aid of the circle in a campaign to
raise funds to pay the summer milk
bill for the children of Friendship
House in a know-your-neighbor cam
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sent to the settlement Sewing was
distributed to the members. each TAX
ing home little garment to be made
for the children of Friendship House.
Meetings for the year were arranged.
There were fifteen members present.
Refreshments were served. The next
meeting will be held October % at
the home Of Mrs. e. w. Dickle. 1928
Randolph street
The Lanham Study Club Of Prince
Georges County, f. w. c., held Its
September meeting with Mrs. Stew
art. The question Of good roads, with
which the club is in entire sympathy,
was taken up. All Red Cross men,
bers interested in the memorial for
soldiers In the county were urgently
requested to be in Marlboro in uni
form on October 8. The program for
the day consisted of a recital by Mrs.
Cook Of an original story; Mrs. Grant
read q magazine sketch entitled "a
General in the Making" portraying in
a measure the character of Gen. Per-
shing. A social hour with the hostess
followed.
The Wonan's Club Of Chevy Chase
win open its fall season Wednesday