Evening star., 1922-11-25
News of the Clubs.

nave charge or the program. Mrs.
Mary Gardener of the civil service
committee and Judge Siddons will be
the speakers Memorial services will
be held at pm. for the late Mrs.
| Mary 5. Lockwood. a prominent clnb-
woman and founder Of the d. A. r.
lie Cercle Frnncais de Warrington,
Les Precieuses Ridicules met Wednes-
day evening at the home of it's presi-
dent. Edmond Becker. a farewell re-
iception, the largest and most enthu-
siastic meeting in the history of the
club. was given in honor of NJ. Rene
Van Crombrugge. chancellor of the
Heigium embassy. and Nine: Van
Crombrugse. who are returning to
their home in Belgium.
After the election of two new MEM
bers. Nine. Jeanne Benedict and Miss
Marie Winner the following program
was rendered: Piano numbers. Mrs.
augustus Simpson. (D "Eli-E Eli" (b)
Geesset1s harmss Marico teeltations tat nantsz Ms
Peetes" (chaSrouH;; bSD'; o. o. lie "!no@ Mot@
Victor Hugo. Cello numbers. NJ: Dore
Walten. Mile. Marie Leontine Becker
i (accompanis), ta) "Valse Trieste"
(Sibellus), (b) "Andante" (Glucl), tc)
-'Chant d'Inde" (Rimsky- -Korsakofr)
lie Baisier de la Blonde' (Griffier). Oh
LES Rubans." Recitations. Nine:
Jeanne Benedict, (a) lie Chofieur''
fCaracasson,.
The president read letter to NJ.
and Mime. Van Crombrugge in which
he expressed how greatly the club
will be deprived of their valuable CO.
Operation. and a response by NJ. Van
iCrombrugge was heartily applauded.
The Woman's Club Of Bethesda. Nd,
will meet at the home of Mrs. Edwin
II. Etz. in Bradley Hills, Tuesday at
! . o'clock. The subject discussed will
be Woman in the Home The pro-
gram has been arranged by the home
economies committee. which has
! cured as speaker DR.. Harvey W. Wiley.
| The District Social Hygiene Society
| and Department of Health is holding
| a health exhibit at 512 9Th street.
| The Ladies' Auxiliary International
Association Mining Engineers. with
! Mrs II. Foster Balm in charge. will
| be hostesseS at tomorrow'S meeting.
| Those who have presided since the
opening of the exhibit are as fol-
lows: Tuesday, American Association
| Of University Women, DR.. Julia NJ.
Green in charge: Wednesday. Eryn
| Mawr Alumnae Association, Mrs
| James A. Stone in charge: Thursday,
Housekeepers' Alliance, Mrs. +. l.. Ran
some. in charge; Friday. Instructive
| Visiting Nurses Society, Mrs. George
| Brown Miller in charge: saturday,
| Women's City Club. Mrs. William ]. LA
| Narre in charge.
| The Ncwcon,b Club Of Bethesda held
its annual social service benefit sale
| November II at the home of Mrs.
George Hane in Alta Vista. Miss
| Spamcr, the social service worker of
! Montgomery county. was the speaker
| for the afternoon. Appropriate short
| talks were given by the following:
| Ia
/ Montgomery County Federation OF
| Women's Clubs: Mrs. Josiah Jones.
vice president of the state Federation
/ Of Women's Clubs, and Mrs. Upton d.
| Nourse. chairman of the Montgomery
| County Social Service Work.
! The Womnn's Auxiliary to the Rail-
way Mail Association met Friday
! at odd Fellows Hall. with Mrs. Sarah
+. Deeds presiding. Much important
| business was before the association.
and the auditor. Mrs. II. c. Heffner.
! gave her report.
Mrs. J. 2. Hunnicutt rendered her
| resignation as secretary. which was
| accepted with regret. and Mrs. Homer
: n Link was elected to that Office.
| Tie guest of the evening was Mrs.
! Roy II. Blakemore of Manassas. Va.
The speakers We're Mrs. Lucy r.
| Swanton. chairman of the department
| of legislation. Federation of Wom-
| ems Clubs, who spoke on .'Legisl la
| ton" and Henry w. Strickland. in
dustrial secretary of the Railway
| Mail Association, whose subject was
| Mail Service in Other Countries"
| Miss Anna Lee Page sang. accom-
panied by Miss Katheryn Burns. The
hostesses were Miss Beatrice Deeds
and Miss Lillian Hughes.
The Argyle Study Club met at the
home of Mrs. n. f. Z Monday: A
paper on Figure and Portrait Paint
| ing" written by Mrs. F. H. Hillman
was read and pictures of the artist
work shown. Current events were
| given in response to roll call. The
club will meet tomorrow at the home
of Mrs. ]. E. Douglass, 1924 Gallatin
street.
The Speech-ReadinE Club invites
all it's friends and all who will be-
ctA. its friends. to come to 1921 X
! str, ct Tuesday at any time between
| ) and $50 pm The club will have a
rainbow fair. with seven tables sup
piled not only with fancy articles.
| from dust cloths to Thanksgiving e
pies. An unusual supply of Christ
mas cards and small gifts at no more
than store prices Will be on hand. and
afternoon tea, ice cream and cake
will be served. This fair is for the
| clubs help1ul "ork-
The Practical Psychology Club is
drawing large audiences to the lee.
lures by Mrs. Jeanette H. Wade OF
Boston, the lecturer for the club for
! the season. If the number continues
to increase 1t will be necessary to
| find other headquarters than the
Thomson School. where the meetings
are now being held. The next lecture
| by Mrs Wade will be December and
! her subject Creative Word Power"
Admission by membership or visitors
card only. The club will have
! Thanksgiving meeting on Tuesday
! evening, when the program will be
a tribute to Miss Anna Maud Haflam
| founder of the club. All friends of
Miss Hallam are invited to this meet
ing.
| Pc. O.-The seven chapters of this
city met Wednesday evening in the
Sunday school room Of Metropolitan
NJ. E. Church, Miss Fannie Holmes.
chairman of the cooperative board.
, presiding.
the educational fund. which consti-
tutes the principal philanthropy of
the sisterhood.
A group Of Indian songs was rem
dered by Mrs. G. B. Aitchison. Mrs.
masque Illustrating the spirit of the
! educational fund. was presented by
the following members Of the various
chapters: Mrs. J. M. Wiley, MISE.
W; vanKammen. Mrs Ruth B. Judson.
! Bertholf, Jessie Eltinge. Mary Thomp-
| son, Lola Vickers, Elizabeth Defan-
dorf, Christine Bare. Airline Baker
and Mrs. H. j. Harris.
Mrs. j. w. Frizzell and Mrs. George
T. Smallwood addressed the meeting,
and DR.. H. D. Mitchell gave a few
words of greeting. A social hour fol-
lowed.