Evening star., 1924-01-20

a. Crittenfon Wheei.--Mrs Bloomfield
yFFeward was hostess to the club
Thursday. \ luncheon was served
at tables bright with spring flowers.
After luncheon the hub read
story, Mrs. Spray recited a poem,
Airs. Brumhaugh gave a story in
: dialect, and others contributed to
the program.
Mrs. Herfnrth, sos East Capitol
street, will be the hostess Thursday
The North Capitol w. &. II. L. will
|. meet tomorrow evening with Mrs
William Srifiin rs L street. All mem
hers are requested to he present 10
make final arrangements for the tea
TO oe given at the residence of the
president. Mrs. Helen Bowen Hail.
SSeN street, of Thursday afternoon.
The women's city CIub-Mrs. Ches-
Ter c. Mayo will be hostess at the
tea To be given In the clubhouse this
afternoon from 4:3O to o'clock. AS
sisting Mrs. Mayo will be Mrs. Ran
doiph Dickens. Mrs Agnes NJ
wickersham viii preside at the tea. tea
table Miss IneZ Becker Will play
the violin accompanied by Mrs. Law
renee Becker. l.. Steele will enter
= tain with piano selections
"A Musical Evening will be given
under the auspices of the entertain
ment committee tomorrow. $50 pm;
A. Harlan Castle, tenor. will sing and
Charles Williams will give piano
selections.
The afternoon bridge club will meet
tomorrow. pm. Club members who
are interested and are good bridge
players please communicate with Mrs.
}. 6. Pritchard; chairman.
The afternoon book review section,
Mrs. Robert J. Bates, chairman1will
s1neet Tuesday, 2:30 pm. Mrs. Fran
sces Williams will review a Lost
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White Flag" and Mrs. Mark Potter,
"The Deep Channel"
The civic section will give a sub
scription dinner Wednesday, G:30 pm
L. j. Henning, Assistant Secretary
of Labor. and William Phelps Emo.
traffic expert, will be the guests of
honor and speakers. Mrs. Isaac Cans.
chairman of the civic section, will
preside.
The membership committee. Mrs.
Granville NJ. Hunt, chairman, will
. o'clock. The wives of senator's and
members from the middle Atlantic
states and West Virginia will be the
guests of honor. The club is keep
ing open house on this occasion and
al women are cordially invited to at
tend the tea.
\ forum luncheon will he held Sat
urday. l pm. The guest of honor and
speaker Will be .. II. Blacllman, as
ksoriate editor of Golfers Weekly.
vwho will have for his subject, WON
ems Power in Politics. Mrs. William
J.. Chamberlain, will preside.
The entertainment committee an
nounces a dance. January 2s, $3.50 pm.
Cards may be obtained at the club
house.
Miss Janet Richards will give the
fourth of d series of lectures before
the club, January 29 pm. Current
events will furnish the subject mat
ter of her talk.
The Bible study class, DR.. o. Jose
phine Baird. leader. will meet Thurs
day, from : to $50 pm. Mrs. Sidney
Andrews will be the speaker. There
will be a musical program.
The French SECTION will meet
Tuesday. : pm. and Wednesday, II
am. These classes are free to club
members. Those interested please
communicate with Miss H. H. Arnold,
chairman of the French section.
The Free and Easy" auction club,
ssclass in bridge instruction, meets on
Tuesdays, 1880 pm.
Members are urged to patronize the
clubs circulating library which is
open week days from to 6 o'clock
and Sundays from to o'clock.
The Twentieth Century CIub.--At
the meeting of the civic section
Thursday Mrs. Edward y. Clark,
chairman Of the Juvenile Protective
Association committee of the section.
announced that group oe neigh
borhood' bridge parties would be
given in February by her committee
Mrs Richard Fay Jackson is in
charge of the arrangements for the
parties. which will take place in
various parts of the city. At Chevy
Chase Mrs. Frederick f. Farrington
president of the club, will be host
ess at ore of the parties. Mrs. Gill
bert II. Grosyenor, leader of the civic
section, will be hostess at her resi-
1encc. 1928 18th street. Mrs. Albert
brentiss, Mrs. Hamilton Dimick and
Mrs Edward B. Clark will assist Mrs.
Grosvenor. Mrs. John E. Jones and
Mrs G. Z. LaVigne will give party
at the Burlington. Other parties are
being arranged and announcement of
them will be made as soon as host
esses have completed their plans.
Mrs Whitman Cross, former president
of the Juvenile Protective Associa-
1ion. will give garden party in the
spring at her Chevy Chase home for
the benefit of the organization. The
dates of the parties will be an
nounced at the February meeting of
the club.
Members of the club who also are
members of the Juvenile Protective
Association. and those wishing to be-
come members. are asked to send
Weir dues to Miss Martha \. Hooper.
2203 18th street, who is treasurer of
1he committee.
The archaeology section will meet
place. Subject. The Sacred Islands
of Lake Titicaca,' treated by Mrs.
The French section will meet We'd
nesday at 1715 1 street at $3.50 pm,
under the leadership Mrs; Frances
Walker. The Persian minister will
speak on Persian Culture" Miss
= Florence Brown will sing and Mrs.
Van Schaick will continue her story
of her trip around the world.
The section of education met Thurs
day morning at Mrs. Sidwelfs. Mrs
Avery Coonlcy spoke on The New
Education from the Parents Point of
View" Mrs. Coonley says that the old
education was a matter of acquiring
information, whereas the new educa-
ton is a matter of acquiring judg-
ment and creative thinking. She gives
1,n essential points for an ideal pro-
lSessive school: % Much space, both
indoors and out; CD beauty IN en-
vironment, (3) small groups. (D CO.
education along all lines, (5) excur-
4. sions, t6) creative thinking, 90 sub
ject matter related to chiid's interest,
tSD creative handwork related to
Childs interest, 60 dramatization
work. G0) cooperative faculty and
student government
American Association of University
womcn.-The dramatic section of the
Washington branch offers an inter-
esting program of plays for the-meet-
ing Saturday at sis o'clock. In
"Overtones,' a short play. by Alice
SerStenberg, the characters Will be
played by Mrs. Gerritt Miller, Mrs.
William Chamberlin. Mrs. Lawyer and
Miss Adelaide Borah. The sketch,
Between the Soup and the Savoury,"
by Gertrude Jennings, will be epact-
cd by Miss Susan Richmond, Miss
Helen Magruder and Miss Judith
ranged by the dramatic committee.
with Mrs. H. Foster Balm as chair
man.