Evening star., 1922-11-05
News of the Clubs

Della N. H. Brewer, Mrs. E. Critchon
Vanderpoel. Miss Harriet A. Hosmer,
Mrs. Blanche N. Smith, Mrs. Franklin
3. Munson. Mrs. Elizabeth K. Murray.
Miss Nellie J. Cusick, Miss Blanche
Nelson. Mrs. Theodosia Bell. Mrs.
Mrs. Milton E. Allies. Mrs. c. H.
Claudy. Miss Mildred King. Mrs. ]. =.
Barton. Miss Whitmer Olive Jones.
Miss Mary c. Gainey. Miss Veronica
Devlin. Miss Beryl Ingram, Miss Flo
rilla Richmond. Miss Laura v.
Smuggs. Miss Nettie A. Frail. Mrs. }.
Mcdonald Stewart. Mrs. Grace w. b.
Womack, Mrs. r. Lee Guard, Miss A..
Belle Shelton. Mrs. Marie Bussard.
Mrs. Maude Douglas Hubert and Mrs.
Edna Everett.
The District Federation Of Women's
Club" and Community Center will
Armistice day. Saturday. pm. at
Central High School. The speaker will be
Kew James Il. Freeman, D. D.. of the
Church of the Epiphany. William F..
Raymond will be soIoist and Robert
Lawrence will lead the community
OF forty-f five pieces will furnish other
music. Mrs. Frizzell. president of the
federation. will preside.
held its first annual meeting Monday
evening at tho home of the president.
Mrs. George T. Smallwood. Mrs.
Smallwood explained the object and
aims of the club, which are purely
social. 1t was decided to have a series
of Mrs. James NJ Wiley. past state
recording secretary of the d. c. D. A. r.
TWO directors We're elected on the board
OF governors. Mrs. Cox and Mrs Ober-
holzer Mrs. Hardy resigned as treas
arer ~, and Mrs; Stewart was elected to
NIL her place. Thirty-five members were
present. After the business social
hour was enjoyed.
The Arts Club.-The bal grotesaue
at tne Bush, Brown studios Tuesday
evening was the most picturesque affair
TINS club has given. The sculpture
studios for the Halloween revel Of the
artistS and their friends were converted
DS the use of rugs. draperies. green's
ana .winkling lights into Il series of
Interested in varied succession the over
4oo persons attending. Some of the most
striking features staged during the
evening included a "felinized' version of
1ne naicony scene from Romeo and
club and played b Miss msmSer anne 1ves es ahs shs
Maurice Jarvis. costumed as cats: a
haccnus and satyr dance by Felix Ma
honey and Courtney Allen: a Venetian
wandering minstrel specially by Vic
dance by Miss Pauline GrafT and CarI'
son burton and a Mazurka dance by
MISS Ethel Hoffman Kane. The hal
grotesque closed at midnight with a
piayiet entitled -Four Who Pass at tho
otroke OF Twelve" humorous review
d Nf
and the drama. N'ie
The Shakespeare Society will meet
tuesday at o'clock at the clubhouse of
e, .ne International Association of Arts
anu Letters. 1115 I street northwest
The study Of Antony and Cieopa,ra"
WIN be continued with a discussion Of
ehe roman plays by S. S. Ashbaugh and
d paper on the character of Shake
Ipuare Rs cleopatra by Mrs G: Esseny
dramatic reading of the scene between
Antony and the cOnspirators following
the death of Caesar. from Julius f.,e'
sar. Mrs. Mabel Owens Wilcox. who is
dn 10 pay Cleopatra in the society's pro-
duction November 81. will speak on
her Interpretation of the charncter
me condensed version Of this play is
oelng rehearSed under the direction
or walter W. Beck. formerly dra-
matte director of Polls stock com
pany or baltimore. Those interested
in learning how cards of inyitation
may be obtained are invited to attend
the society or to communicate with
T.. V. wilcox, Southbrook Courts.
The Carbery Pnrent-Teacher A..o-
csation gave an old-fashioned Hal
lo"een party at the school Friday
evening, under the chairmanship Of
Mrs. John Davis. for the purpose Of
raising FUNDS with which to carry on
the various activities of the organ
izatIon. The kindergarten room, the
scene or the dancing, was decorated
under the direction of Mrs ID. +
Manning with autumn leaves. corn
stalks and lanterns. Music was fur
nished by the Boys Independent Band
The smaller children as they arrived
dressed IN every conceivable costume,
were uSnered upstairs. where games.
grab bags and other forms of amuse-
ment awaited them, under the super
vision of Mrs. Dorm Dera The older
folks were entertained downstairs
with games and refreshments The
president Of the club. dressed as
Aunt Jemima of pancake fame, was
in charge of the candy booth. she
her negro dialect. Mrs. Koochegey
and Mrs. Ludlow were in charge Of
the cake and ice creau.
The State Historical Society, ID. A, r.,
under Mrs Catherine f. Nagle, state
historian. is now well under way. At
the first meeting on Thursday. the
new officers took up their duties with
an interest that promises we'll for the
continuance of the work done by Mrs.
Abbott and her committee during the
past season. Mrs. Abbott has re-
the Federal Directory (guide book OF
local historic Spots) and her report
and her paper on Old New Jersey
Homes were interesting. Mrs. Jane.
H. Lightfoot read a paper on Martha
Washington and showed the histo-
mother-in-law, Mary Ball Washing
ton.
The new officers Of the historical COM
mittee are: Mrs. Nagle. state historian
Capitol Chapter: Mrs. j. A. Lightfoot.
national old trails, Martha Washington
Chapter; Mrs. A. Y. Casanova. histori-
Manor Chapter: Mrs. Edward ]. Ryan,
preservation of historic spots, John
Lindsay Chapter; Mrs. Louis A. Abbott
Federal Directory. Victory Chapter; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. George Barnes
Deborah Knapp Chapter; correspond
Capitol Chapter; treasurer, Mrs. AL
bert NJ. Walker. Our Flag Chapter.
The Carberry Parent-Teacher As.
sociatiOn held a Halloween party Fri
day night. All those in costuce took
part in the grand march, the music for
which was furnished by members OF
the Boys Independent band. There
were games for the younger children
and dancing for the older ones.
Amitfe Club members on Halloween
gave a straw ride to the parish hall
of Rev. John Horstkamp at Pts
Getaway. Md. The trip was made by
automobile truck, the party leaving
Washington at o'clock. Following