Evening star., 1921-03-06

Jane Bartlett. Mrs. William GUIDE,
Miss Mable Milliken, Mrs. Frederick
Ollie and Mrs. Helen Ruebsam.
Wednesday evening. s o'clock. Mrs
Jennie o. Berliner will give talk or
"The Canary Islands" where she
spent some time during the consul
ship of her husband. Mrs. Edith B
Newman will be chairman.
A motion picture evening to demon
strate the value Of the film on socia
and civic questions will be feature
for Thursday evening (club day. un-
der the direction of Mrs. H. c. II
Stewart. Informal cards. as usual
with Mrs. Celia r. Whitaker. chair
| man.
ing in a Persian garden last evening
directed by Paul Bleyden. An outline
of civic work to be undertaken by
the club was given at the business
meeting Wednesday evening by Mrs
10. l. Woodley, chairman of the civic
committee Miss Elena Tortorelia was
appointed chairman of the committee
Ito aid st. Mary's Industrial Home.
The Cultus Club met Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. J. Z. Dyer. Papers were
read by Mrs. Jane Elliott, Mrs
lCharles F. Nesbit and Mrs. George w
Harris.
The Tnkoma Park Civic Study Club
met Tuesday in the Takoma Library
building. The president. Mrs. Otto
Takoma Girl Scout troop ana the
Takoma Community Band.
Mrs. Josiah w. Jones. president OF
the Montgomery County F. w. G,
| spoke of the importance of the work
of the Takoma Civic Study Club
Mrs. William II. Holmes. gave a
lecture on THE House Beautiful"
The Excelsior Literary Club met
with Mrs. N. J. Frear Tuesday. Mrs
James F. Frear of Wisconsin gave
a talk interspersed with anecdotes:
musical entertainment was arranged
by Mr. and Mrs Frear and Mrs Carr.
Mrs. NJ. McCarty recited. Mrs. NJ NJ
Metcalf gave "reminiscences OF the
club dating back thirty-four years
The paper of the afternoon was on
the Revolutionary Period in the His
tory of the United States" by Mrs.
Emma Gravett. Mrs. Whiting read
an original poem. An original poem
was read by Miss Mamie Culley. The
club adjourned to meet with Mrs. Z.
L. Beaver. 419 Randolph street north
west on March Is.
The College Women's Club.-Miss
Marie Obernauer viii be the guest az
tomorrow's tea, when she will speak
on "The New Challenge to College
women" Mrs. F. T. F. Johnson is in
charge, and will be assisted by Mrs.
Robert D. Harper and Mrs. S. P. Coale.
Others on the committee are Miss
Belle Worth Bagley. Miss Anneva
Perry, Mrs. Frederick Pyle, DR.. Ada
Thomas and Miss Catherine Thomp-
son. The Mount Holyoke and BATES
College members of the CLUB VIII pc
the hoStesses at reception TO De
held Wednesday at pm. Mrs. Henry
White is in charge of the entertain
ment. which will be musical. Mrs.
Eugene Stevens will read from her
own stories. There will be cluo
luncheon March II at 1880. DR.. II. l..
Shantz will talk on "A Year in Africa.
Reservations should be made through
Miss Fanny Barnett. 1410 GiraId
street.
Aloysius Club is inaugurating
membership drive and expects to dou-
BILE it's roster. which now totals 450.
A successful card party was held at
the club Wednesday. No prizes were
offered. but interesting games were
played.
Thursday the members were ad-
dressed by Thomas Donovan on the
need of a municipal auditorium where
inaugural balls, various meetings.
games. dances and athletic meetings
could be staged.
The club has installed a new read
| ing room where the best and up-to-
date periodicals, pictorials and maga-
zines may be read. 1t is also planned
ent subjects by well known authori-
ties.
The Home Interest Club recently
entertained the husbands OF the
M bers with banquet at the home
! of Mr.. and Mrs William Stewart.
there being A company of sixty. F. B.
| Linton was toastmaster, and a num-
Der of the guests responded. Music
was contributed by Il male quartet.
The Gen. Charles A. Doyen Unit.
American WOmen's Legion, will meet
tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Frank
A. King, 302 South Carolina avenue
southeast.
The League of American Pen Women.
AT the drama shop talk meeting
Monday evening at the clubhouse,
| Mrs. c. c. Calhoun. president of the
Drama League, was the principal
| speaker. Wednesday afternoon a re.
| ception was held in honor Of the out
| of-town members in Washington
| at this time. Through Mrs. Susanne
Oldberg, chairman Of the music COM
| mittee. the Italian singer, Miss Rose
Valerie Polio. accompanied by Mr..
Micou. also an Italian. sang. Tomor-
row afternoon the national officers
| of the league will be the guests of
the National Press Club at the
"hobby party" given at keith's The
ater for President and Mrs Warren
G. Harding, Mr. Harding being
member of the Press Club. and Mrs.
Harding of the League of American
Pen Women.
Nationwide plans are going on for
the national convention to be held
April 1916.
The Arkansas. State Society met
Thursday night at the Thomson
School. Dancing was preceded by
program of music and readings con-
tributed by Mrs. Marguerite Wicker
sham. Mrs. Elizabeth Gardner
Coombs, Mrs. Constance Goodman and
Harry Parkinson.
The Shakespeare Society will meet
Friday At the Law School, 1435 X
street. Due to absence OF speakers,
the study Of Macbeth" will be inter-
l rupted. and the subject for this meet
ing will be 'The Sonneta" The Her