Evening star., 1922-11-18
News of the Clubs

1t has been found necessary to di-
vide club organizations Of the Dis
trict and vicinity in order to accom-
modate ever-increasing demands that
have now overnowed space limits OF
The Sunday Star. In future news
items of all clubs of general interest
will be published in The Saturday
Star, while patriotic societies will ap-
pear in the Sunday issue. Notices Tor
Saturday must be in The Star ofhce
not later than Wednesday afternoon.
Important meetings that occur later
will be published II space permits. All
notices must be signed.
The Short Story Club opened its sea-
son Tuesday evening In the parlors
elected president. ]. l. Moneyway. IN
the chair. Preliminary announce
ment was made that all meetings Will
begin at PM Following reading OF
the minutes of meeting OF May. 1872,
by Recording Secretary Mrs. M; NJ.
Coombs played a piano solo. Mr.. Shep-
ard read short story entitled In
the Broadway" describing WASH
ington Irritation: Miss Mary Farmer.
q paper discussing the novels OF MRS.
Eina Ferber. followed by reading
OF ore OF Mrs. Ferhers stories. "Old
Lady Mandell." by Miss Rosaline Mer-
win of England; three songs by MISS
Estelle Murray. Mrs. Virginia King
Fry read a paper on the technique OF
short story writing. entitled EXPIRES
sion of Ourselves In Print" writer's
being divided into three classes
those who long to be. those who strive
to be and those who have to be.
First chapter of a composite story
was read by Mr.. Moneyway. the name
of the story to be announced later:
Four baritone solos were rendered by
Earl Carbaugh.
The Frfendship Branch Of the Sum
shine Community Society held It's cur
rent meeting at the residence OF Mrs
T. W. Fowler. the Ontario, with MRS.
D. P. Bush assisting.
Report of the card party at Temple
Heights was made and plans for the
usual Thanksgiving charity were
formulated and committees appointed
Resolutions were passed indorsing
the plans for the safety first week
and cancer prevention drive. Social
hour followed the business meeting.
The Excelsior Literary Club held its
current meeting with Mrs. Charlotte
L. Beaver, 419 Randolph street. The
program featured piano selections by
Miss Hine. violin numbers by the son
Of the hostess: an article written oy
Mrs. Page was read by Mrs Daish.
and Mrs Harover: who has been IN
years, gave a talk about her new
home. Mrs. Hattie Queen Ewing
bade farewell to her fellow members.
being about to remove TO Amory,
Miss, to be with her son, DR.. Ewing.
formerly of this city.
The Speech Reading Club is one Of
the youngest organizations in Wash
ington, intended to give practice in
lip reading and an opportunity for
socialibility among the hard hear
ing. The club is established at l52l
K street, and extends an invitation
to every deafened person In Wash
ington to come and make acquaint-
ance. Every Tuesday and Friday. at
pm, classes in speech-readtng meet
in charge of experienced teachers
Miss Wimstatt. Miss Wright and Mrs
Hubert give their services for these
classes.
Women's City Club.-Several won-
on who attended the initial meeting
to organize the Women's City Club in
the fall of 1919. were present at the
birthday dinner last evening. among
them. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. who
presided at all the meetings until
the club was incorporated and tenn
porary officers elected in December, at
which time. 2,231 members had join
ed. The following May. Mrs. Mussey
ber of the club, an honor which, ac-
cording to the bylaws. can be con-
ferred only upon women of national
or International fame. Mrs. Mussey
had the further distinction of being
guest Of one of the guests Of honor.
h4 a
initial meeting and was the hrst
president Of the club.
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons will be hostess
at the musical tomorrow evening at
$50 o'clock. The program. under di-
rection of Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee.
Brylawski. contralto. and Durward
Bowersox, violinist. guest artists.
assisted by Miss Erma Storm. Miss
Lillian Karn. and Miss Virginia Nit
chell, at the piano. There will also
be vocal solos by Miss Janet McCaf-
frey. Miss Leslie Coyle. Miss Lucia
Maxwell, Miss Bessie Afford and Miss
Helen Lane ssteE.
The informal dinner of Business and
Professional Women will be held at
$50 o'clock Wednesday evening. This
section will soon have an opportunity
Of hearing an account Of the Norwe-
gian claims commission hrst hand
from Miss Hope K. Thompson. who re-
turns this week from the Hague.
The monthly dance will be held
Friday night at $40 o'clock.
Members of the public relief COM
mittee are asked to meet with Mrs.
Chamberlain at the club at 8 o'clock
Saturday evening.
The progr"n arranged by the en-
a'ne Evening. November 81. will be a talk
by Col Thomas B. Dickson, Chaplain
Corps, u S. A.. on America at the
Battle Of verdun."
The French section, under tho
direction of Nine. Noel. has been
meeting regularly Tuesday evenings
for dinner and conversation.
At the board meeting. November
IL. the following members were
elected: Miss Laura W. McKenna.
Mrs. Milton G. Stratton. Mrs. Henry
Lee Frye. Mrs. Gladys NJ zinn. Miss
Ethel Reid. Mrs: John !: rierney: Mrs.
Solomon, Mrs. Karl c. corby. Mrs.
Eta L. Hallbach. Miss Margaret c.
Robertson, Mrs. Bertha A. McGrath.
Miss Inez Justus, Mrs: Sumner c.
Perkins. Mrs; Anna !. l,i;en Lehman; an. MISS :.
Limerick. Mrs. Edward Dana Hardy.
Miss Mary F. Leddy. Miss Elizabeth
Eastman, Mrs Fred w. Barlow. Miss
Florence NJ. Worrell, Miss Mary +.
Gott. Miss Amy G; Leavitt. Miss Mary
Wilson, Miss May B. wright. Miss
Pearie r. SteInberg. Miss Margaret
r. CulIinan. Mrs. William Thornwau
Davis. Miss Dorothy Baptista. Dr..
ley. Miss Naomi B. Campbell, Miss
Nora A, Ernest, Mrs. J. W. Ridenour,
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair. Miss Har-
riet E. Noonan, Mrs. Eliza J. Hunt.