Evening star., 1923-02-03

will meet Tuesday evening at 522 btn
street. ]. Lewis Moneyway PRESIDING
Tho program. as arranged oy mrS;
Gertrude Buckingham Thomas, Will
include the fourth chapter or the com.
posite story written and read by Fred
Mclaughlin. a new memDer MISS
Hoffman and Mrs. Daniel Chase VIII
read original short stories, and MISS
Virginia Monro will discuss the work
of Fanny Hurst The musical part or
the program will be furnished by
HARRIET Harding Guthrie. soprano
Rose Conorow, Contralto, ana Ellza-
beth Friedman, accompanist.
PhiIo-CIassfcs.-The second meeting
in January was held at the home OF
Mrs Frizzell. Owing to the absence
of the president, Mrs. Knight. on ac-
count of illness. the meeting was
called to order by Mrs. Wood. The
paper of the afternoon, on Ihe Irou-
blesome Reign of King john" was
given by Mrs. Wood. who presented
the historical background OF per
sonages and events leading up 10 the
period of the play. The first two acts
of King Jonn were read.
The Washington AIumnae Club of
the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity will hold
an open meeting Tuesday evening at
the Church of the Covenant. Mrs.
club. assisted by the following mem
bers-MrS. Henry {. wallace. MRS.
Eli A. Hnlmick. Miss T. Margaret
White. Miss Rosalie Robinette MISS
Cienevicce Hendricks and Mrs. Robert
Duncan, jr.-are planning d program
of unusual interest. The entertain
ment. which will include living NOV
ing pictures. slides and the lonesome
mountain tunes, is for the purpose
of telling every one about the settle
ment school organized and maintained
by the fraternity in the Appalachian
mountain at Sevierville. Tenn.
The District Committee Of Ameri-
canization work will give card party
Friday. pm. at Hotel Roosevelt.
The proceeds are to go toward the
establishing of helper at Ellis Is
land. And all the national D. A. r.
chapters are uniting TO raise funds
to supply their various quotas. This
will be one of the largest card parties
ever given by the District of Colum-
his committee.
Those in charge are Mrs. David d.
caldwell. Mrs. W. y. Gauss. Mrs. Ed
gar Smith. Mrs Grant +, Chase, Mrs.
Edward Jarring. Mrs. Wallace Gray
son Orme and Miss Helen Harman.
Takoma Park Civic Study CIub.--At
the close of the first quarter of the
years work under the presidency Of
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle. IT is found
that the TakOma Park Civic Study
club has grown to "a membership of
500. During this period fine arts
section. Il concert music section (with
Mrs. John Siedle as leader). and a
child-welfare section. have been
In October Miss Maud Younger gave
an instructive talk to the club rela-
tive to the laws Of Maryland as they
AFFECT the women Of the state. In
November the club had as its guest
Mrs J. W. Frizzell, president of the
Federation of Women's Clubs. She
extended an invitation to unite with
the District federation. which was
accepted enthusiastically and by
unanimous vote. Delegates were
elected as follows: Mrs. A. +. Gordon
Mrs. K. A. Ramsay and Mrs. Walter
Trey. AS result of this action, the
Takoma Park Civic Study Club. COM
posed of women from both sides of
the park, is now affiliated with two
federations of women'S clubs. that
for Maryland and for the District
Mrs. James H. Jones. president of
the Montgomery county (Maryland)
federation. visited the club in Decem-
ner: rms meeting took the form of
a social tea and musical entertain
ment, given by women of the club.
Miss Drake Of the y W e A. of
Washington entertained the club with
poetic selections. A Christmas shower
of money amounting to $50, together
with food and kitchen range were
donated by members of the club. to
ne given to Il widow. who has several
dependent children.
AT the January meeting Mrs CIea-
son gave d talk on color schemes in
interior decoration. Mrs Fred W.
Pearce was appointed at the January
meeting as delegate TO the Mont
somery county federation.
The next meeting will be held in
the Takoma Library. Friday. ar ,
o'clock. Representatives of the Social
service League of MONTGOMERY will
address the club.
The club is about to bring out a
year book. IT is planned to bring
of purchase OF A site and erection of
permanent home for the club.
The Parliamentary Law Conference
tIass Will meet Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. Frank Morrison. After lunch
con Mrs. Morrison will conduct the
discussion.
Ihe Clover Club met Thursday night
at the home of Mrs. Vernon b. Low
reE. Mrs. Lee Latimer was the chair
man for the evening, assisted by Mrs.
George Curtin Shinn, who gave a talk
on public Fairgrounds. Election of
officers was held.
Women's City CIub.-The member
snip committee. of which Mrs Harold
aul Parks is chairman. will be
! '.tess at the tea and reception to he
zen To new members of the club to-
L ROW from to g. Mrs. LYMAN r
T"rmstedt., the president. will re-
Nv, WIN the committee-Mrs. Har-
-" ''aul Parks, Mrs. Laura A. Brad
], Mrs. George Eastmeut. Mrs,
'rrge Kicker. Miss Olive Beatty,
Mabel Hiatt. Mrs. Ellis Meredith,
Frances Pearce Stratton, Mrs
{, =. Hunt, Mrs. Harwood Read. Mrs.
.'Sar Brown ana Miss II. H. Arnold
a. Women's City Club Chorus, led
T. Mrs. Ruby Smith StahI, will sing
Ars Hardie Meakin of the Washing
t"n Opera Company. will give selec-
tons, Mr.. Meakiu. acting as his wife's
arCompanist.
Mrs. David a. curry will give a
lecture on the Yosemite National
Park tomorrow at pm. The speaker
will be introduced by Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey.
The Monday Auction Club and the
entertainment committee will give a
card party Monday at 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon and S o'clock in the even
ing.
William Hard. ma gazine writer, will
be honor guest and speaker at the
forum luncheon to be held February
10 at pm. Mr.. Hard's subject will
he. Are We in the Midst Of a Politi-
ral Revolution" The clubs presi-
dent. Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt. will
preside.
The Bible class will give its first
dinner at the clubhouse Thursday at
$40 pm. The speakers OF this oc-
casion will be former Gov. Leslie NJ
Shaw of Iowa and DIR. Abram Simon
Miss Margaret Mansfield. daughter OF
Representative Mansfield of Texas
will give violin selections, Mrs. J. J.
Mansfield acting as her accompanist
Miss Ruth Peter Will sing and Mile
des Aullienes Of the Belgian embassy
will render piano selections. DIR
Josephine Baird. chairman of the sec