Evening star., 1924-06-15
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Memorial held a meeting of the board
or directors Monday at the residence
or the assistant treasurer, Mrs Lii
liam Spencer. 1871 Connecticut ave-
nue.. Mrs. Virginia Peters Parkhurst
appointed tentative committees sub
1ect to the approval of Mrs. Anna l..
Hendley and Mrs. Nanette B. Paul,
president and vice president, respect
lively, of the Anthony League. The
committees named are as follows:
Site, Mrs. Edgar c. Snyder, chairman.
with Mrs. Worrell. vice chairman.
Building, Mrs. +. G. Chase. chairman;
Mrs. Lillian Spencer, vice chairman.
Finance. Mrs. Marie Heath, chairman:
Mrs. Gardner Smith, vice chairman.
Printing, Mrs. =. NJ. Bailey, chair
man: Mrs. l.. NJ Callison, vice chair
man. Maintenance. Miss Mary Hey
Ter, chairman: Mrs. Charlotte H.
Beers, vice chairman. Furnishing,
Miss Bede f. Johnson, chairman;
Mrs. Rose Arnold Powell, vice chair
man. Circuiarizing, Mrs. Ruth Litz-
lnklFchin, chairman; Mrs. Naomi
Campbell vice chairman. List, Mrs.
Lucy B. Cash, chairman; Mrs. Col
Yer, vice chairman.
The memorial to the memory of
Susan b. Anthony is sponsored by
the Anthony League. 1t is to be
erected in the city of Washington.
at a cost of approximately $1,000.
600. This building will in every way
MT the needs Of clubwomen and will
contain within its walls an audi
torium seating $500 persons, with
two or more smaller lecture rooms
with seating arrangements for 200.
Reading and writing rooms, cafe
terra, hotel accommodations, spacious
library swimming pools and airy,
delightful office suites will be among
the many features.
The next meeting of the board of
directors will be held Wednesday aft
ernoon, pm, at the residence of
MIS- Chase, Riverdale, Nd.
The international ASSOCIATION of
Arts nnd Letters is experimenting the
regular season, which closed in April,
with activities of the foreign rela-
tons committee. of which the founder
Mrs. Florence Jackson Stoddard, is
chairman and representatives of the
legations and embassies are members.
MT. Ala1, the retiring minister of Per-
sia, will continue his assistance to
the commi ttee from his own land. as
Will Mr.. TSamados from Greece, and
as Mr.. karpoVich of the former Rus
sian embassy has been doing, the ef-
tort being to keep the association in
cioSe touch with literary movements
everywhere. Thursday evening the
committee held "a French evening
: ana program. a one-act comedy, "Ab-
sent lie Chat, les Souris Dansant," was
CieNeriY produced by members of lie
Cercle deS PrecieuSeS RidiculeS. who
were guests of the committee, the as
Soclation itself being guest of Dr. and
Mrs j. Shelby Riley in their home. at
1867 Rhode Island avenue The
parts were taken by Carlos Blum, as
Sdrconnet, retired merchant; Mrs
AbeSsle Edison as Suzanne Lerac, his
SWldoWed daughter; Georges Poulin as
NJ. de la BrichardierS. the suitor: Miss
Marie Il. Becker as Mariette the fem
me de chambre; Mrs. Ruby Anderson
as Catherine. the cook: William Shoe
maker as Baptiste, the valet de cham
pre- MISS Becker also sang a chan
son composed in 1910 by CASTOR Phoe-
hus for Agnes of Navarro, Mrs. Stod-
caro- reading the translation she made
OF thlS interesting piece Of literature
winch she found in L remote French
village Mrs. Stoddard also read Kip
llng's new poem on THE Roads If
france and Illustrated it with views of
roads TO the PyreneeS Music was con-
tributed under the charge of Miss Dick
Root; Nine. Robert lie Fevre sang
pElegle. by Massanet, and a group of
Begerettes. Miss Lois Stuntz was the
accompanlSt. The next entertainment
the committee plans will be a Span
ish Tlay. Portuguese play written
TOT the association is in preparation.
Women's City Ciub.-Mrs. Retta
Campbell will be hostess at the club
tea this afternoon from 4:3o to s
be Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell, Mrs.
Lolita Moran, Mrs. Lawrence Radford.
Mrs. Victoria Harrington and Mrs
Marie Stair Lawyer, Mrs Mary C. D.
Johnson Will preside at the tea table
A dance will be given under the
auspices of the entertainment COM
mittee, June %, at $50 pm. Refresh
ments will be served in the garden,
, weather permitting. Cards may be
obtained at the clubhouse.
There will be no meetings of the
classes of the French section dur
ing the summer months.
The League of WomenVoters.-Th
board of the league met for luncheon
Friday at the Women's City Club
Committee reports were heard and
plans made for the activities Of the
league which will begin next Sep
meetings during the summer months
Those attending were. Mrs. George
Kicker, president; Mrs. Harwood
Reade. Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell. Mrs.
Ronbert Nelson, Mrs. Laura A. Brad
ley, Mrs. Lucy Swanton. Mrs. Grace
Ross Chamberlin, Mrs. Laura Will
Iiams, Mrs. Basil Manly, Mrs Edward
p. Costigan, Mrs. Edna johnson and
Mrs. Louise Gutenberg.
Mrs. Laura A. Bradley, chairman OF
the luncheon committee of the League
of WomenVoters entertained her
committee at luncheon, June 4. Plans
. were discussed for speakers for the
looming season, and the first Tues
day of the month was selected for
the date of the league luncheons and
dinners. Those present were MIS-.
George Kicker, Mrs. Charles Nc
Nary, Mrs. John Mock. Mrs MINNIE
Fisher Cunningham, Ellis Meridith
Mrs Basil Manly and Mrs. Bradley.
The Park View Woman's Club held
its first annual banquet at the Park
View School Tuesday evening. 10
the strains of the march, played py
Mrs. Brooks, the officers. members
and their guests entered the banquet
baIl and seated themselves at the
fower-Iaden tables beneath festoons
of white and green, the club colors.
At the sneakers table, with the presl-
dent and officers. were seated the non
ored guests, as follows: MRS: Ellis
Logan past president or tne feuet d
tfon of Womens Clubs and organizer
of the Park View Woman's Ciup; MIS-
Giles Scott Rafter, president OF the
Tarpnt-Teacher Association; Mrs. Ella
knight president of the Sunshine Ac-
|, tivities. and Mrs. Howard HodgklnS-
mast vice president of the u. A. IL
During the course of the evening
letter was read from Mrs. virginia
White Speel, president of the F'edera-
tion of women's Clubs, greeting the
new club and regretting her absence
owing to her presence at the conVen-
ton in Cleveland. A letter also was
received from Miss Frances fairley'
nrincipaI of the Park View School
rLaro rraSSinu duties at the closing