Evening star., 1924-01-27
p,str,c, League OF American Pen

District League OF American Per
sNNcwcN.--.Cahriel Bic Ravndal, United
States consul general to Constanu-
Feoplc, who is now In Washington on
leave Of absence, is to be the sues'
sof honor and speaker at the Tea
This afternoon at club headquarters
on IL street from to 6 O'CLOCK.
Tomorrow evening at O'Clock the
Nlonthly meeting for the trahsac'io" y,
business and a general "get together
slime. Mrs. George NJ. Young, wi1e oi
Representative Young of North DaNo'a
will speak briefly on ''Plans OF George
Washington University and Its Reia-
tionship TO the City of Washington.
There will also be short talks ny Mrs
Florence Hyde and Miss Marjorie
Webster and musical program.
Tuesday evening at O'Clock tneTe
will be a lecture by Miss Mabel Dun
official Short-story teacher OF the DIS
trict league. This is open to the gen.
sral public and will introduce the course
in short-story writing which opens
February /.
A buffet supper under the auspices
Of the commercial group. Miss Gracs
Hudson, chairman, will be given Thurs
day evening at $50 O'Clock at the club
house. All members of the league are
invited to attend.
Pay classes in the league beginning
in February are: Beginners short-story
writing, every Friday, starting Febru-
ary /, at 5 PM, Miss Mabel Din
teacher; advanced hort-story writing
every Wednesday at pm. (Miss Mabe
Did; psychology, every Saturday, start.
ing February 2, at pm. Miss Mabe
Did, and motion picture study course
starting February /, Miss Laura Thorn
borough, teacher.
The International Association OF
Art and Letters will hold literary
salon Wednesday evening at $40 O'Clock
at 1115 Eye street.
The plans for the annual banquet &c
be held at the La Fayette Hotel Febru-
AIRY % are being carried out by the fol-
lowing committee and subcommittee
Banquet committee-Dr. Manuel de
Olievera Lima, former ambassador OF
Brazil, chairman; DR.: Clarence j.
Persia: Mr. NJ. Tsamados, charge
d'affaires of Greece; DR.. Alexander
Henneman, DR.. Tom a. Williams, Mrs
Florence Jackson Stoddard, Mrs. J. w
Hoffman, Mrs. Katherine j. Fenton
Mrs. Clara Essery Barnard, Mrs
Charles Selden, Miss Isabel Furbank
Victor Russell. subcommittee on menu
Mrs. +. J. Stoddard and DR.. Tom A.
Williams. Subcommittee on music
Dr. Henneman, Minister Alai and Mr..
". Russell Subcommittee on program
Minister Alai, DIR. de Lima. Minister
Tsamados, Mrs. Hoffman. Mrs. F. j.
Stoddard and DIR. Clarence j. Owens
subcommittee on printing and publicity
Miss Furbank. Mrs. f. J. Fenton and
Mr.. Russell.
College Women's Club.-A program
of unusual interest is promised for to-
morrow afternoons tea at the club,
when. in accordance with a plan
adopted this season, an informal musl-
cal program is given once month with
Il silver offering for the piano fund
This is the second musical of the series
arranged by Mrs. Henry White. The
artists viii be Florence StetfenS Scott
nezzo- -contralto. of Los Angeles, Calf,
and Mabel Fl. Duncan, Washington.
cellist, with Emile Margaret White and
Helen b. Nash accompanying.
Anthony League.-A special meeting
OF the committee on arrangements fol-
the mass meeting to be held February
ID in honor of the one hundred and
fourth birthday anniversary of Susan
Il. Anthony. was held by the chairman,
Mrs. Eve c. Eldredge Chase. in the
red parlor of the New Ebbitt Hotel
Wednesday AT . pm Arrangements
10 launch the drive for the million
dollar memorial building are going for
ward rapidly. The Potomac Bank, in a
letter received by Mrs. Virginia Peters
J'arkhurst, vice chairman. has indorsed
the movement and kindly offered to
heIp to the extent Of allowing Il picture
Cf Miss Anthony with descriptive mat
Ter Of the movement, to be displayed
prominently in the bank. Mr.. Bowles,
The vice president. IN his letter to Mrs
Iarkhurst says: I'VE shall indeed be
,.Iad to receive subscriptions to an ac-
count entitled The susan Is. Anthony
building fund and wish the ladies tbs
greatest success for this very laudabIe
IL y;,,sr FJn build yb.,,,
completed, will be devoted to educational
purposes as we'll as being in every
detail a complete clubhouse where
women may meet and become better
acquainted An auditorium to seat .. 00C
I.ersons and two small lecture rooms
seating about 200 will be among the
features. II is the idea Of the founders
10 have for disposal suites of rooms
rented at nominal cost for women s
club meetings and constructive work.
y complete library with reading and
writing rooms. rest rooms, Il cafeteria
telephone booths. with every conven-
i"pce and equipment for women's
needs.
The Sixteenth Street heights Club
met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs
Walter Emerson. 126 Randolph place
Mrs. Edith &. Salisbury spoke on the
making of a household budget. She
emphasized the fact that the budget
IS a success only when 1t is part
nership affair, in which every mem
ber of the family is Interested. The
speaker explained how the budget
may be used to train the younger
members of the family in habits OF
thrift, as we'll as in consideration
for the rights of others. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs
Thomas J. Humphrey, 1915 Fern
EtTeet northwest.
American War MOthers.-The first
of a series of entertainments under
the auspices of the War Mothers was
given January 19, and marks another
successful milestone in the progress
of work in that organization. The
notable features of the evening were
the prizes given the most graceful
dancers. The aim of the War Moth
ers is to raise funds to help give
cheer to the disabled war veterans
and their deDendeuts The chairman