Evening star., 1924-01-06
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

6 and many members and guests were
present. Tomorrow the Monday after
noon teas will be resumed. when the
president. Mrs. Harris Baldwin. will
be assisted in receiving by section 6,
of which Miss Mary w. Pierce is
chairman. This is the Pennsylvania
section, and women from Pennsyl-
vania colleges are most cordially in
vited to attend. The program ar
ranged for the afternoon deals with
the social and educational settlement
work in Southeast Washington. Miss
Lydia Burklin and Miss Maude Fran
els of Friendship House are to be the
speakers and win tell the club of the
work being done in the city. Mrs.
Arthur T. Woods, Mrs. F. T. F. john
son and Mrs. Frederic B. Pyle will
preside at the tea table. On Satur-
day at pm. the second of q series of
bel Kelly. will be given for the ben
eht Of the piano fund. Miss Kelly
Will be assisted by Mrs. Rowland S.
Dyer. Miss Anita Schade and Tracy
Richards Plant. The program will
consist in selections from Brahms and
Schumann. Members are invited to
come and bring their friends.
The Columbian Women of George
Washington University will meet
Tuesday at 4:30 o'clock in the alumni
room, George Washington University
Law School. 1435 X street. Miss Eliz-
abeth Wilson, president OF Columbian
Women, will preside.
International Association of Art
and Letters.-Mme. Tsamados. wife
OF the charge d'affaires for Greece.
was guest of honor at the Interna-
tional Association Of Art and Letters
Saturday afternoon, December 29,
when Mrs. B. Perkins poured tea.
Mrs. Florence ]. Stoddard. as hostess,
introduced Nine. Tsamados, who gave
an exceedingly interesting address on
Greek customs and folklore. She in
Of folk songs and poems and con-
cluded with an account of the work
being done here in Washington to
assist in clothing and feeding the
thousands of starving refugee chill
dren now in Greece. On Wednesday,
December 27. the association held its
literary salon, Brazil being the coun-
try represented. DR.. Manuel de Ollie
vera Lima, former ambassador OF
Brazil. and Mrs. De Lima were the
to this city after a prolonged stay In
Europe. DR.. Leal, charge daffaires
for Portugal. was among the guests,
also NJ. Comedies and other members
of the staff Of the Brazilian embassy.
In his Introductory address, DR.. Clar-
ence ]. Owens. president of the as
Sociatiou. referred to the fact that.
inasmuch as the national language Of
Brazil is Portuguese-thus giving
Brazil the heritage Of all Portuguese
literature-so do so per cent of the
South Americans speak Portuguese as
their natural tongue. DR.. de Lima
responded with a short address and
Mrs F. Jackson Stoddard recfted an
ode to Rio," which she had composed
out Of the memory OF her sojourn In
that city.
The Excelsior Literary Club held it's
thirtyfifth annual holiday reception
at the home of its president. Mrs. W.
A. Trauty, on Park road. Receiving
with the president were Mrs. H. c.
Cook. vice president: Mrs. Clara
Kalstrom. corresponding secretary.
and Mrs. Frederick D. Reynolds, press
correspondent of the club. Respond
ing to the address of welcome. Mrs.
J. l.. McCreery. one of the organizers.
spoke of her recollections Of former
years. The program was as follows:
Mrs r. G.. Whiting, president of the
Hyattsville Women's Club and a past
president of Excelsior, read an origi-
nal poem, MY Ship" A group of
8ldtms songs waS Suns bT by Ms
Bulla. Mrs. Trauty gave dramatic
reading of Jean Paul Richters Dream
of the Universe" A buffet sup
per was served. Among the members
]. w. Bulla. DR.. and Mrs. H. c. Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ J. Frear, Representa-
tive and Mrs. James Frear. Mrs.
Emma Gravette and Miss Gravette.
DR.. Margaret Huddleson, Mrs. J. l..
McCreery and Miss McCreery. Mrs.
John Talbot, Mrs. Julia widows
Webb, Mrs. Annie V. Yearman, Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick d. Reynolds. Mr.
and Mrs. James F.. Webb and Miss
Virginia Trauty.
The Woman's Club of Bethesda will
meet Tuesday at pm, at home of
Mrs Ada Allies Wilson, on the Rock
VILE pike. Mrs. Wilson will be as
sisted in receiving by Mrs. William
Bride chairman of home economics.
and her committee. The guest OF
honor will be DR.. William Mather
Lewis. president Of George Washing
ton University. This meeting will be
a guest day. The executive board of
the club met Wednesday at the Cen
eral Federation Headquarters, going
from there to visit the studio of Mr..
Bush Brown.
Petworth Woman's Club. The hall
of Joppa Masonic Lodge, on Cpshur