Evening star., 1923-09-01
News of the Clubs

WOmen's City Club.--Mrs. William
r. Chamberlin, president, who is Wis
iting in New York, is a guest at the
Women's University Club, 1O6 East
52d street. The business and profess
sional women's section will give a
subscription dinner September 12. at
$50 pm. The program which will
follow viii be in charge of Miss Maria
Ewing and DIR. A. Frances Fove
reservations are limited to 100
w. Jett Lauck will be the honor
guest and speaker at the forum lunch
con TO be held on September Is, at l
O'Clock pm. Mr. Lauck. lawyer and
consulting economist, especially on
the subject of coal. will have The
Truth About Coal" and particularly
now 1t affects Washington consumers,
as his subject. Mrs. William f.
Chamberlin will preside.
The entertainment committee an
nounces Il card party to be given Sep
tember II. at s o'clock pm. There
VIII be tables for bridge and five
hundred
The evening class of the French
section VIII meet Tuesday, the diners
at the French conversation table at
b O'Clock and the members of the
Causerie at o'clock. The morning
ciass Will meet Wednesday at IL O'Clock
lhese classes are free to club mem
bers. Those Interested please COM
mun1cate with Miss II. ii. Arnold.
chairman of the French section, 22
jackson place.
The circulating library is open
week days from 3 to o'clock, except
saturday during the summer, when
the library hours are from IL am.
to pm.
Mrs. Bernadine y. Angus, chairman
of the house coalmittee, made a re-
| port of great interest at the monthly
meeting of the society Monday night.
describing in detail many of the plans
! for redecoration and rearrangement
| of the clubhouse rooms for the next
year.
The walls of the assembly rooms
! on the first floor Will be immediately
put into condition for displaying to
the best advantage the exhibition of
paintings by league members. to be
held early in October. Thereafter
monthly exhibitions by Washington
artists will be held and it is expected
that paintings of note will be on
the walls from some source constant
ly throughout the year.
The present office of the national
board Will be retitted as a Chinese
room, where small private parties
may be given amid artistic surround
/ ingS.
F.; The tea room will be done over in
canary yellow and turquoise blue
with the added attraction of vines
| and potted plants.
The clubhouse will not only be
! headquarters for the activities of the
District organization as body. but
! d number of members Will establish
studios for their personal work in the
rooms TO be set apart for these pur-
poses.
| The atmosphere of an artistic and
literary workshop" that will be
! created in this manner will lend new
ZeSt to the gatherings at the club
| house, pervading even such affairs
J as may be in themselves more or less
! OF strictly social nature.
! Craftsmanship classes of sufficient
variety to meet the needs of the
members VIII be held in the parlors
! or tea rooms. and enrollments are
already being made for the courses
! W hen not in use for scheduled
meetings DIR social affairs the club
rooms Will he open to the members
until 3 O'Clock each evening for letter
writing, reading or informal gather
ling.
The redecoration of the rooms will
be done under the plans and super
vision of Mrs. Eugsnie De Land
Saugstad. assisted by number of the
league members.
Anthony League.-Mrs. Evelyn Chat
tarton WidneE, second vice president
sends report to the league Of visit
TO the grave of Aunt Susan" (Susan B.
Anthony, in the Mount Hope cemetery
Rochester. y. Y. at which time she
placed in memory a bunch of yellow
and purple flowers tied with ribbon
of the Anthony League colors. She
then motored to Miss Anthop&s home
and paid a visit to the famous
attic" Mrs. William Wolff Smith. a
member of the league. is at Galen
Hall. Atlantic City, for a stay of
three weeks. Last Sunday afternoon
at st. Paul's NJ Z. Church Rev. Al
phonse Dare. pastor. instituted a Sun
day school in Venice Park. Atlantic
City, in the cottage of Mrs. Anna T.
Hendley and Mrs. Nanette Il. Paul.
Mrs. Paul is a teacher Of the Bible
from the human side by means of
many rare and beautiful costumes
from the Holy Land.
+. W. C.-Arrangements are being