Evening star., 1923-01-06
News of the Clubs

Art and Architecture"
The business and professional wom-
ans subscription dinner dates, Janu-
ary 10 and II. have been given over
to the committee on public relief,
with whom they will cooperate in
Ihe drive for funds for the Central
Union Mission and other local chari-
ties. Mrs. John s. Bennett, founder
OF the Children's Emergency Home,
will speak on What Washington
Mrs. william E. Chamberlin will pre-
side.
The public relief committee will
hold benefit card party January II
at ais and $40 pm.
The second diplomatic tea Of the
season will be given at the clubhouse
at 4:30 pm. Wednesday. with Lady
Geddes, wife of the ambassador from
Great Britain, as guest OF honor.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt. the clubs
president, will be assisted in receiv-
ing by the ladies of the board of di-
rectors.
The forum luncheon. to be given on
January Is at 1 pm. will have Mrs.
Percy v. Pennybacker as it's speaker.
Mrs. Pennybacker is chairman of the
department of American citizenship.
Clubs. Her subject will be Which
Closes the Door, Youth or Old AgeT'
The dramatic section win hold its
All club members interested in
dramatics are invited to attend. one
| Of the three plays selected by the
| committee is now being rehearsed
| and will be given some tame in Janu-
ary.
The French section meets every
Tuesday. The diners ait the French
table at o'clock are Joined at Z pm.
by other members of the cercle. Nine.
E. Noel directs the conversation both
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only expense connected with the
French section Is the dinner charge.
/ The cercle is free to- all club mem
bers. Those interested in this activi-
ty will please communicate with its
! chairman. Miss H. H. Arnold. % Jack
| son place.
The Free and Easy Auction Club
meets twice a week. This is a class
in bridge, with volunteer instructors,
and free to members OF the club.
Thursday is beginners night and
Tuesday evening for advanced pupils,
1880 the hour.
The District of COlumbia Federation
of WOmen's Clubs held Its December
executive meeting at the headqssr-
tcrs of the general federation at 1884
| y street Tuesday evening. Mrs. Vir-
Ejnia White Speel gave report of
! the biennial convention held at Chau-
! tauqua, y. Y. Upon the motion OF
| Miss Lucy r. Swanton. chairman OF
! legislation. the federation voted TO
send a written request to Representa-
/ tive Focht to ask that tbs: Free bill
| be referred to the judiciary Commit
! tee for hearing at the same time
that the Goodykoontz bin is to be
! considered. Club women were asked
to familiarize themselves with both
OF these bills. dealing with legal
! procedure for the hstternlent OF chill
dren. Mrs. John Stahi announced
! that plans were underway for musi-
/ cal entertainment to he given al
! Polls February 10 by Washington
| artists. The object of this musical is
to raise funds to be expended in pay
| Woman's Club programs. Mrs. r. s.
! 7 ncher. president of the Petworth
| Woman's Club, gave sketch OF the
work of that organisation. Mrs. NJ.
! the part women would take in the
! thrift week activities. Mrs. John W
! FrizZell, president of the federation,
| announced that the District fedora
! tion would give dinner at the City
! Club January 10 In honor OF the board
i Of directors OF the general federation.
which would meet in Washington at
| that time. Club women and their
| friends were asked TO make their
! reservations for the dinner through
Mrs. Hiram Smell. The business ses-
| sion Of the evening was curtailed in
| order that there might be ample time
| for the enjoyment Of tho musical Gmd
| literary program which had been pre-
pared Mrs Louis y. Geldert. pEesi-
dent OF the National League OF Amer
| ican Pen Women. recited original
poems. Miss Gladys Gutteridge of
| Southampton. England. sang a group
of old English and French songs
During the social hour many promi-
nent club women assisted in the din
ing room.
The Twentieth Century Club had a
full and interesting program at its
meeting in the Cosmos Club Thursday
morning. The first speaker. Princess
Cantacuzene. told of conditions in
Russia as she saw them during 1922.
She stressed the fact that the Ameri-
cans point of view in regard to boil
shevism, after a visit to Russia. de-
pended largely upon whether they
could speak the language themselves
or had a Russian interpreter.
The sescond speaker, William
Mather Lewis Of the National Cham
ber OF Commerce, spoke on Thrift
and tho Budget" He emphasized the
necessity OF educating children to use
a budget system. no matter how small
the allowance. The average Ameri-
can failure is due TO drifting into a
lob instead of fitting into Il.
Secretary Davis then addressed the
club. He does not believe in a mini
mum wage He said low wages make
a cheap country and a low method OF
living, as seen by looking at the i'm
migrants as they come into this
country. A man should have enough