Evening star., 1919-04-20

, Mrs. Mabel o. Wilcox. as Hamlet, kept
| the audience on the qui vive for the
! real rehearsal" which never TOOK
place.
The monthly meeting of the club
| will be held Tuesday evening at $40
| o'clock in the parlors of the College
! Women's Club. 1922 l street. II any
| one is interested in becoming menu
Der of the club. the object or wnlcn
| is to promote the betterment or oral
! English and the reading of good litera-
/ ture. A letter to one of the officers. at
| the above address. will receive
| prompt and courteous response. giving
| full particulars as to the requirements
| for eligibility.
Kate S. Curry, president; Maurice
Jarvis. vice president; Mrs. Gertrude
| Mustain. recording secretary; Clarence
Reubsam. corresponding secretary, and
Fred L. Barbour, treasurer.
The woman. Club of Bethesda met
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. J.
Allies and Mrs. A. A. Wilson. when
the subject for discussion was War
Fiction" The next meeting. a guest
day. will be held Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. George Bradley. Be-
thesda, Md.
sixteenth street Heights Sewing
CIub was entertained recently by Mrs.
Charles Warner and Mrs. John W.
Staggers at their home in Monroe
street. Mrs Charles l.. Maxwell as
sisted the hostesses. Mrs. Selbie
Grove presided at the business meet
ing and also read letter of thanks
from Friendship House. Medals,
awarded for Red Cross sewing, were
discussed among those interested. A
new member. Mrs. Fred w. Hopkins.
was welcomed. Mrs. Blim Scott read
a letter from Mrs. Walter Woodin.
former member. The next assembly
viii take place at the apartments of
Mrs. Daniel Roper, The Parkwood,
1876 X street.
The College Equal Suffrage League
will meet Tuesday at 8 pm, at Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage
headquarters. 1926 Rhode Island ave-
nue. for its annual business meeting
Officers will be elected for the coming
year. All college women in the city
are invited.
The New England Women Of WASH
ington. ID. e.. held it's March meeting
at the home of the president. Mrs.
Charlotte Emerson Main, the yelling
ton. Reports were received from the
officers. the treasurer stating that the
treasury contained a balance of $24.56.
The president read letter from Mrs.
Franklin Roosevelt stating that the
work of the naval auxiliary was about
completed and that it would soon dis
band. Several certificates and pins
for Red Cross work were given to
those members who had completed
the required number of hours of abor.
Mrs. Main reported fifty-one pairs OF
stockings had been turned in for the
Navy and that the members had also
twenty-one sweaters. seventeen pairs
of stockings. six stump sacks. six
hoods for children and two baby
sweaters, all for Red Cross use. Mrs.
Jack reported upon the design and
cost for an insignia, and after discus
sion the whole matter was referred
back to the committee for action. The
speaker of the evening was Rabbi
Simon. who gave a talk upon his
work in France as a preacher and
auspices of the Red Cross. Humor
and pathos followed each other in a
narration that brought vividly to his
hearers some of the lights and
shadows of the war.
Besides the members, the following
guests were present: Mr.. and Mrs.
". B. Robinson. Mr.. Strong. DR..
Whitney. DR.. Jack. Mr.. Dewey. Mrs.
John j. Myers. Miss Norton. Miss
Green. Miss Jack, Mrs. Charles w.
Barrett Of New Hampshire. Miss Blau-
welt and Mrs. Hopkins. The evenings
program closed with the singing of
America" by all present and the
usual social hour followed. refresh
meets being served by the hostess and
her daughter. Miss Mabel Main. As
the guests were bidding the hostess
goodnight she disclosed the fact that
the gathering had served q double
purpose. as it had been celebration
of her birthday.
College women's CIub-The usual
Monday tea will be held tomorrow at
the clubhouse. 1922 I street. from to
8. with the members Of the entertain
ment committee in charge. Miss Maud
Younger will give "A Resume OF 1913
in Congress" The members Of this
committee are Mrs. Eugene Z. Ste
vens, chairman; Mrs. F. E. Edgington,
Miss Marie K. Saunders. Mrs Henry
White and Mrs. Siebenthal. The war
workers tea will be held as usual this
afternoon from 4 to 6. All members
are urged to send in their subscrip-
tions to the victory loan at the
earliest time. The membership Is re-
minded of the Importance of the an
nual business meeting May 3.
Emma s. Shelton. w. c. r. u, met
at the home of Mrs. w. Adams We'd
nesday evening. the president, Mrs
Criswe1, in the chair. Reports from
the convention were given by Mrs.
Maddox and Mrs. Hunter. Mrs.
evening. gave talk on the w. C. T.
L. district drive now in progress, she
being the key woman. Mrs. Pattie
was appointed key woman for the
union One new member was taken
in and there were two visitors. Re-
freshrnents were served. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. G. w.
Hanger. AIT Randolph street.
The Excelsior Literary Club met
Tuesday at the home of Mrs Jennie
E. Bradley, Mrs. NJ ]. Holmes, vice
president, presiding. Mrs. Mary f.
Craigie gave talk on "Woman's Part
in the Movement for World Peace"
and also on Shakespeare. giving spe-
cial mention to the national Shake
speare building which it is hoped Con-
gress will authorize to be erected as
peace memorial. Mrs. J. Finney
Engle, guest and former president
of the club. took part in the discus