Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-07
NEWS Of THE CLUBS


Women's City CIub,-The teayoon
has been formally opened for the sea
son, with volunteer hostesses in charge
Announcements of the hostesSes for
each week will be placed on the bulle-
tin board. The grill will be open as
usual for the other three meals. AT the
business meeting Wednesday evening
announcement of the formation OF
class in Gaelic, to be instructed by
Prof. Joseph Dunn of Catholic Cniver-
sity, was made by Miss Bessie l.. Vol
lard. Announcement was also made OF
a mass meeting by the Consumers
League, to be held at the club Novem-
Der 20. and Judge Kathryn Sellers
was appointed a committe of one 10
represent the club. Mrs. Peter Drur|,
Mrs. Isaac Cans and Or. Ada Thomas
were appointed a committe to at
tend the conference on the training
and care of delinquent children. To be
held at the National Training School
for Girls December l and >. and re-
port to the club.
The first of the series of ''freside
talks arranged by the entertainment
committee will be given saturday
evening at 8 o'clock by William Boyd
Carpenter
The second talk on our American
Dramatists" arranged by the library
committee will be given by Bertram
Block Saturday afternoon at 4:i3
O'Clock.
The League of American Penworien
will meet Monday evening. Mrs.
Crete Hutchinson. director of profess
Sional opportunity service. the new
bureau opened by the organization
for benefit TO its members, Will out
line the work as it is planned An
open discussion of this new under
"a inc of nj will fnl-
low. with Mrs. Henry Wilder Reyes
of New Hampshire. Mrs. Clara Sears
Taylor. Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest and
Mrs. II. c. Stewart presenting diff
ferent phases of the work and its
possibilities. The professional oppor-
of Mrs. Mary Holland kinkaid. Mrs.
Daniel G. Chace. Mrs. II. c. Stewart.
Miss Jessie Il. Haver and Miss Arcley
r. Marshall. A literary bureau is to
be operated in connection with the
service, for the purpose OF criticising
and placing manuscripts of members.
The weekly teas have been changed
from Friday to Wednesday, the next
to be held Wednesday, at the club
house. 1922 II street. at which time
a Belgian poet will be the guest of
honor. Friday Mr.. Lagerberg secre-
tary of the Swedish legation. enter
tanned the Penwomen and their guests
with interpretations of Scandinavian
music. with Miss Gibbs. also of the
Swedish legation. as the vocalist.
The Cornell Women Of Washington
have arranged a series of dances at
the Washington Club for the winter
season. The first will be in the nature
of an at home on Thanksgiving day.
from 4 to :. at which there will be
dancing and cards The arrange
ments are in charge of committee
consisting of Jean Stephenson. chair
man: Elma Merrick. Mrs Harrison
Dixon. Mrs. Joseph Zirkle. Abbie
Tingley and Grace Bennett. Cards of
admission can be secured from any
of the committee or by teIephoning
Cleveland 630J.
The Art Club of St. Cecilia's
Academy held its first meeting of the
season recently at the home of the
president, Miss Lillian Maier. Among
those present were Mrs. Dryenstock
and Misses Louise Murtaugh. Mar
garet Long. Mary Murphy. Margaret
and Leona Dwyer. After the proceed
ings there was a program given by
club members.
Sixteenth Street Heights Club
Mrs. Selbie Grove. assisted by Mrs.
Blinn Scott and Mrs. Charles Warner,
entertained the members recently at
her home on Dogwood street. In OBJ
sence of the president Mrs. c. L. Max
we'll presided. Mrs. Pierce read pa
per on child welfare, the principal
subject being "Malnutrition'' Mrs. E.
L. Morgan was elected president to
succeed Mrs. r. 3. Morehouse. who
resignedss The guests were Mrs r. H.
Higgins, Mrs. Il. Rs0rIslstt and Miss
Burne. =
College. Women-s cIub.-Commis-
Sioner Mabel T. Boardman will be the
guest OF honor and speaker at the
second reception of the season to be
given by the club Wednesday from s
TO 1880. Miss Boardman will receive
the guests with Mrs. Basil NJ. Manly.
president of the club. and the other
officers. The first club luncheon will
take place Saturday at 1890.
The Capitol Hill History Club held
an all-day meeting October % at the
Eastern Star Home. Takoma Park,
Mrs. Meyer. masron of the home
acting as hostess. Lunch was served
at 1880. after which the meeting was
called to order by the president. Mrs
a paper on The High Cost of Liv-
ing-ItS Cause and Cure" The next
meeting will be held Wednesday with
Mrs. NJ. B. Granger. $50 Park road.
The Shakespeare society. having
opened its season with three public
LECTURES given by Dean w. A Will
bur OF George Washington University,
Justice ". p. Stafford and Judge S. S.
Ashbaugh. will now take up its
course of study. The next meeting
will be held Friday at SIS in the
George Washington University Law
School. 1435 X street. The subject
is Much Ado About Nothing" and
the program will consist of papers
on the leading characters in the play
and the reading of several scenes by
members who will have parts in the
spring presentation of the play All
who are interested in the study of
Shakespeare are invited.
The Council OF Jewish Women will
meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in the vestry room of the
Washington Hebrew CONGREGATION.
Commissioner Mabel Boardman will
give An address, to be followed by
a talk, entitled THE Needs of the
Public Schools of the District" by
DR.. Abram Simon. Selections by Mrs.
j. F. NJ. Bowie, accompanied by Mrs.