Evening star., 1923-09-22
News of the Clubs
MOONLIGHT dance will be
given under auspices of the en-
tertainment committee tonaor-


row at 8 40 pm. Cards may
be obtained at the clubhouse.
The book review section will hold its
FIRST meeting September 25, at 1850 pm.
All club members are invited TO attend.
Novel Writing will be the subject OF
n talk. Those interested in this section
please communicate with Mrs. Robert
]. Bates, chairman.
The dramatic section, Miss Adelaide
e. Borah, director, will give its monthly
subscription supper September 2e' at
$50 pm. The supper will be followed
by program, the main feature OF which
will be a one-act play entitled, "Finish-
ing the Chapter" by Miss Anna can't
rell Laws, club member. The play
will be given by the original cast as
produced at the Arts Club, with Msrtln sT
Scranage in the principle role: ME-. It's
William Z. Chamberlin, president Oh ING
club. will preside.
The luncheon committee, Mrs. James
w McNeill chairman, Will hold forum
luncheon September 20, at l o'clock pm
Mrs Harriet Luella. McCollum OF rev
York city, professor of applied psycnol-
ogy, will be guest of honor ana speaker.
Mrs. William e. Chamoeriln WI presioe'
The entertainment committee, Mrs.
Mary c. d. Johnson, chairman, an
nn,nces q card party Of bridge and five
hundred, to be given on October. /, at
S pm.
inc Baird. leader, will meet Thursday
from 70 8 80 pm. 1t is non-sectarian.
The evening class of the French sec
tion will meet Tuesday, at O'CLOCK, Tor
the diners at the French table, and at
o'clock for the members of the
Causerie. The morning class will meet
Wednesday at IL o'clock. Nine. Emile
Noel, a Partisan and a diplomee Of the
University OF Paris, instructs these
classes, which are free to club members.
Those interested please communicate
with Miss H. H. Arnold, chairman OF
the French section. 20 Jackson place.
The Washington Readers Club will
open it's season Tuesday, pm, at the
College Women's Club. The program
will be devoted to pantomime. with MISS
Leona Marie de Grange presiding. MISS
Emma A. Jordan will speak OF Pan
tomime: It's Signs and Symbols" and
following a discussion two pantomimes
written by Misss Ada Louise Townsend
will be acted. Tests for moving pictures,
directed by Mrs. Emily Frech Barnes
WIN conclude the program. and the busl-
ness meeting called.
Ohicers for the year are Wiley o.
Ison. president: Maurice HI. jarvis, vice
president; Mrs. Eva Hurd Willis. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Margaret Il.
McMullen, corresponding secretary; Ed
ward c.. Townsend, treasurer, and Mrs
Sarah Morrison Smith, historian.
The members of the program com
chairman: Mrs. William E. Bryant, Mrs
William Z. Chamberlin, Mrs. Edith C.
Hamilton, Mrs. Constance NJ. Goodman.
Miss Lenora Marie de Grange, Clarence
r. Ruebsam.
Membership COMMITTEES: Mrs. Mabel
Owens Wilcox. chairman; Mrs. Mary
Randolph Dickens, Miss Emma A: Jor-
dan. Meetings will be held on the fourth
Tuesday Of each month at the College
Women's Club. 1922 I street.
The Petworth woman'x Club met
Mrs. McElroy, on Randolph street.
when Mrs. Cecil L. Blake and Mrs.
Alfred Norcross had charge Of the
program OF the educational com
Foreign Educational Methods Adapt
able TO Our Schools" Mrs. Blake
gave a paper on The European Free
School" The free" in this case
meaning freedom of action for the
pupils. an unhanlpered liberty which
permits the child to prove it's
capabilities. Mrs. Norcross spoke on
y the Folk High Schools of Denmark"
and Foreign Criticism of American
Schools" explaining that while many
of our educators appreciate the
criticism from the viewpoint of the
foreigner, they feel that should the
critics try to view the subject from
the American educators point of
Viaw, the adverse criticism would be
less severe.
Mrs. Claude Ballard was hostess at
the last meeting of the literary COM
mittee, when Mrs. Grace Knox read
a paper on The Short story" refer
ring in an amusing way to the very
severe criticism which the American
short story and the American reading
public have called forth from the Eng
Ifgh nrif r. - D~t1 n
B. Russ read Contact" by Frances
Noyes Hart, remarking before read
Ing that Mr. O'Brien had felt impelled
to include this story of Mrs. Hart's
Mrs. Edith Phelps concluded the pro-
gram with review of DR.. Robinson's
List of Great Americans" which
caused animated discussion. Mrs.
Huston and Mrs. j. NJ. Campbell
assisted the hostess.
The annual picnic of the home COM
mttee took place recently at the
residence. of Mrs. Willis Lephfew.
Braddock Heights. Lunch was served
under brig NAPLES on the lawn and
a delightful day passed. Mrs. j. D.
Price, chairman OF this committee
entertained at the meeting on
September 21. when plans were made
for the entertainment of the club at
the October meeting.
The music committee. under Mrs.
Roscoe i, Oatley, Is Fehearsins for
The cherry blossom festival, when
this committee will have charge of
the program for two evenings. This
. program will be one of the very at :
tractiVe features of the carnival
The chairmen of various activities
of the cherry blossom festival which
Will be held In the Methodist Church
on Grant Circle. October 23 and "a
are: General chairman, Mrs. w s.
Ryon; cafeteria supper, Mrs W. l..
Hibble: program, Mrs. Roscoe L.
Oatley; decorations. Mrs c. Lewis
Gable; cakes, Mrs. J. Arthur Russell !:
}ellies. preserves and pickles. Mrs.
Dewey: fancy table, Mrs. ]. r.
Gaskins; candy, Mrs D. j., Prfcs.
aprons, Mrs Anna Williams; hand
l1erchiefs, Mrs. Cecil L. Blake; grab
bag. Mrs. J. Herbert Robinson: for
tune telling, Mrs, Mabel WInkelhais;
auto service, Mrs. n. r.. Fernald, and
Russ. = - ~ - = : -.-' -
The .philanthropic. committee met
Win WITH the chairman. Mrs. Robinson,
Tuesday afternoon, starting the 'pip,
ter sewing for the children. which
this committee has made, it's princinal
objective for number Of years :
League of American PEN Urorep.--
Activities for the coming week be-
GIN with the monthly business meet
ing of the District branch tomorrow
at pm, with Mrs. Harriet Hawiev
Locher, president, in the chair.
All chairmen of committees who
have received their appointments will
report as TO their general plans for
the season. and other matters of bust
= ness will be taken UP.
Tuesday evening at s PM. Miss Ma
bel Dill will give o talk entitled Can
You Write a Short Story?' This lee
lure is free to the public. and both