Evening star., 1923-02-03
News of the Clubs

tical way, 1t believes that the services
of music ians should be paid for on the
artists or artisans. All club women are
asked to support the song recital with
their patronage. After the midday
luncheon Mrs. Marietta L. Johnson
and of the psychology of the child. Miss
Celestine Hodges gave talk on in
terror decoration. Mrs Ellis Logan re-
ported for the department of public
welfare and Mrs Augustus knight.
chairman Of fine arts. reported the sum
that her department had contributed
toward the expenses of the federation
since the last meeting. Mrs. knight an
nounced that her department had ar
ranged for a lecture to be given to the
club women ON February 13 at 80 in
the afternoon when DR.. Mitchell Car
roll invited the federation to the Cor
coran Gallery of Art. Two new lubs, the
Takoma Park Civic and the Glover.
the federation by their delegates and
presidents.
The American Women's LEGION
The executive board meeting was held
in st. Johns parish hall Monday, at
4:30 pm, the president. Mrs. w. L.
Finley, presiding.
The following units were represented:
The Anderson, Argonne. Doyen, Flanders
Field. Bassford, Brown, Marine, Mccoy
and st. Mihiel.
Much work for disabled ex-service
men was reported and also patriotic
education.
The Anderson unit is doing it's usual
service in connection with welfare re-
lief at Walter Reed and the vocat tional
school at Silver Spring.
st. Mlhlel unit is working for the
patients in Washington Asylum and the
Chaumont, Argonne and Doyen are
busy along the same lines.
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cess in its motion picture benefit, and
regular board work is kept up.
The Marne unit contemplates erecting
memorial drinking fountain on the
Walter Reed grounds
The Bassford unit specializes in relief
| to the war-blinded men.
The Flanders Field unit will give n
dance at Marine barracks February j O.
The College Women's Cuba din
ner will be given by the club to-
night at $50, with Mrs Harriet Haw-
! ley Locher, director of the public
service and educational departments
of the Crandall theaters. as the guest
! of honor and speaker.
/ Monday from I to 6 pm. there is
| to be tea. with DIR. Tom "A. Will
liams as the guest of honor. DR..
Williams will speak on What Shall
} We Think of Coue's Method of
Psychotherapy as Compared With
I Others?" Mrs. Martin A. Morrison is
hostess for the afternoon. and receiv-
ang with her will be Mrs. Tom A.
williams and Mrs. Everett Sanders.
. Mrs. Robert F. Rose will preside at
! tine tea table.
! After the tea on Monday. following
| an informal supper at the clubhouse.
| the executive board OF the club will
hold its monthly business meeting.
| One of the important matters 10 be
discussed at this meeting will be
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club. which. it is expected. will be
held very shortly after lent.
Plans are being. made for the
o'clock. Mrs. Joseph C. Zirkle is
| chairman of the committee in charge,
| the other members of the committee
being Mrs. Harris Baldwin, Mrs.
| Howard G. Nichols. Miss Ruby Nevins
and Miss Margaret Evans. Reserva-
| tions may be made at the clubhouse
or of any member Of the committee.
Both bridge and 500 will be played
and there is to be a prize at each
| table.
! The Washington Readers Club.
Wiley o. Ison, president. featured a
dramatic evening recently. under the
direction of Miss Violet Warren Pier
son. who arranged the program and
presided. She opened the evening
with a paper on "The Drama" and
was followed by part of the casket
scene from '"The Merchant of Venice"
in which Mrs. Mabel owens Wilcox
played Portia. Elton B. Taylor the
Prince of Aragon. and Mrs. Sarah
! Morrison Smith. Nerissa. Miss Lenora
| Marie De Grange gave scene from
! sonating Nydia. the blind girl. Miss
Emma A Jordan presented a scene
! from "If l Were King and Mrs.
Emily French Barnes a scene from
! BLEAK House Mrs. wilcox appear
ed again in the potion scene from
"Romeo and juliet" and the program
concluded with the presentation of a
| one-act play. "One Stronger. by
! Mrs Maud Howell Smith. Miss Emma
L. Ostrander and Miss Ada Louise
Townsend. The program was of un-
| usual interest and enthusiastically
received.
The Frfendship Nursery Aid Club.
Mrs. William F. Chamberlin, presi-
/ dent. the purpose of which is to help
! a little at Friendship House. the Vir-
; ginia avenue southeast settlement
house. gave a successful card party
at the College Women's Club Tues
day afternoon. Mrs Robert S. Camp
he'll. chairman of the ways and means
committee was in charge, and to her
| and her committee is due the success
| of the afternoon.
! nf.rttcf Branch, League of American
Pen Women. met Monday evening at
f. the clubhouse. 1t was voted not to have
! the annual costume carnival pail TINS
+ year, but to institute in its place for
, This season a series of large monthly
| dinners. following the poets night din
; ner, given January o. under the manage
/ ment of Mrs. Louis y. Geldert. chair
man of the District poets committee.
The February dinner will be under the
| direction of Mrs. William Wolff Smith.
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At the Monday night meeting. Mrs.
! William Wolff Smith was appointed
second vice president OF the District
branch. replacing Mrs Forrestine c.
give up official duties. Mrs. Annie c.
Manchester was appointed District his
| torian, to replace Mrs. Kate Marcia
Forbes. who has been detained in
Europe.
Shakespeare SOciety.-James Mont
gomery Beck. solicitor general, United
States. will address the society at its
meeting Tuesday. at the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art. His subject will be Stage
Presentations Of Hamlet" and will in
clude the noteworthy Hamlets from T..
L. Davenport to John Barrymore, all
of which Mr.. Beck has seen in the
United States or in England. Any per-
sons not members of the Shakespeare
Society, or personally invited, who is
interested in the subject, can phone or
write E V Wilcox, president, South
| brook Court.
Columbian Women Of George Wash
ington University, will meet at 171s
Eye street. Tuesday, at pm. Miss
Marion Moriss, of the United States
Veterans Bureau. will speak on RE
construction Activities in the War Vet
erans' Hospitals" Mrs John T. Erwin
president OF the club, will preside. and
Miss Elizabeth Peet will introduce the
speaker The hostesses will be Mrs
Henry Grattan Doyle Mrs. Robert Fislle