The Washington herald., 1920-01-11

brief business meeting, followed
by a musical program. Mrs. Jessie
Porter Wood will have charge Of
the meeting.
Washington members of society
who stopped at the Hotel Chatham
New York. last week. included Mr..
and Mrs. Jerome N. Bonaparte, T.
Henry. John H. Clifton, Mrs. w. H.
Derbyshire. Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Tomlinson. Col. Frederick C. Bry-
an. A. w. Church and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Parks.
The George Washington University
has arranged for a special course of
eight lectures on Poetry as a Neces-
ity Of Life" by Langdon E. Mitchell,
LTD, poet and playwright, son
Of the famous novelist, DR.. Weir
Mitchell, and author OF Becky
Sharp" The New York Idea" etc.
The scope of the lectures embraces
poetry including the poetic drama and
such further manifestations of the
creative Imagination as are instanced
in America popular poetry and in the
plays Of the period. o.
The lecturer will treat OF poetry as
necessity of life-a prime necessity
OF the individual, the race, and the
nation. In his way OF thinking. poetry
Is not merely a grace, a charm or a
corsoiation-rather. poetry operates as
a release Of power. II is making,
ife-giving and Affirmative.
These lectures will be delivered on
Tuesday mornings, at rs in the Con-
cordia Church, corner OF Twentieth
and G streets N W., which has been
kindly offered to the University to
accommodate the overflow of its Eng
lish department. The first lecture Will
be on Tuesday. February 8, at HIS
a. m. The series will continue from
that time to and including Tuesday,
March q. being the last Tuesday be-
fore passion week.
This course will be open to the pub
lie as well as to the students Of the
University. A charge of Sc for the
series will be made to the public,
The Notre Dame alumnae will hold
their annual dance at 24Oo Sixteenth
street, January q. The officers are
Miss Josephine Sheehan, president;
Miss Margaret Fennell, secretary; Miss
Marie Nohe, recording secretary. and
Miss Hortense MCGOWAN. treasurer.
They are making great ppeparations,
as a large number of the graduates
are expected to attend.
Mrs. L. B. Stine, Of 2a26 First street
northwest. was hostess for the Jam
uary meeting of the Wendell Wolfe
d. A. r chapter on Tuesday. January
6, The guest Of honor was Mrs. How
ard L. Hodgkins. president of the
Federated Clubs Of the District. She
gave talk on Americanization. Miss
Edith Kelleher gave a talk on Ameri-
canization in relation to the Italians.
The music was furnished by Misses
Phoebe Stine and Geneva Wallace.
The League Of American Pen
Women held its regular Friday
afternoon tea, 4 to 6 o'clock, Janu-
ary at the clubhouse, 1922 II
street, this being the first tea
since the recent bereavement of the
president, Mrs. Isaac Pearson, who
was represented by Mrs. Florence
]. Stoddard. vice president.
Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe was
hostess and was assisted by Mrs,
Mary D. Collins, Mrs. Ira Duane
Hough. of New York City, repre-
sentative at large, VINO Is visiting
Mrs. Pearson, and Mrs. Mary ST
Clair Blackburn.
Mrs. Theodore Tiller introduced
the guests to Miss Wolfe. who
headed the receiving line. Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott, the guest Of
honor. was introduced by Mrs
StoGdard, vice president. Mrs. Scott
gave a mastery address on Peace. I"
Mr.. and Mrs. GosnelI, Of the Ma
son and Dixon line, wish to announce
the marriage of their son, Master
Hospital Sergeant Harry GosneIl.
of the medical department., to Miss
Eva Woodward. of this city.
The Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. de Riano were the guests of
honor last evening at a dinner of
sixty-two covers given at Rausch-
er's by Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller
Collier.
The guests included the italian Am
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