Evening star., 1924-03-23
The District. ps Csaembta .Eedera-

Welt. The program will be under the
direction of the department of applied
education, Mrs. Virginia White Speel,
chairman. An illustrated lecture.
National Parks of the Urited States
will be given by Robert Sterling Yard,
chief of the educational section of the
National Park Association. Some of
the pictures that will be shown of
national parks are entirely new, never
having been published before. The
music will be furnished by the Ma
sonic GIee Club of The New Jerusalem
Lodge. Refreshment and a social hour
Will follow.
The fine arts committee met with Mrs.
Augustus knight Wednesday after
noon and planned a reception to be
given at the Fine Arts Club, April 3,
pm.
Twentieth Century CIub-The par
liamentary law section will meet to-
morrow at IL am. at 1854 | street.
Mrs. Charles Loring will preside. The
lesson will be on the miscellaneous
motions Mrs William H. Heron Will
give a drill.
The literature section will meet
with Mrs. Charles J. Brand. 1858 CO.
lumbia road tomorrow, S pm. The
subject will be, The Seasons Drama,
and will be in charge OF Mrs. Fred
eric harrington.
The archaeology section will meet
Tuesday at pm, at 2622 Woodley
place, under the leadership Of Mrs.
Josephine Lowe. The subject will be
the "lre-lnca Ruins of Trahuanaco,'
treated by Mrs. Tracy.
The French section will meet Wed
neSday at 1115 l street at pm. Nine.
Peter will speak on switzerland"
The College Women'x Clubs will
have its annual charter members
tea tomorrow from to Pm. The
first president, Mrs. Thomas w. Sid
we'll, and the following former presi-
dents Mrs. Frank q. wilkins Mrs.
NJ. Allen Martindell, Mrs William u.
Searle, Mrs. l. B. Swormstedt. Miss
Emma Harper Turner. Mrs. Thomas
II. Robertson. Mrs. William r.. Cham
heriin, Mrs. Basil Manly and Mrs
Otto l. Neerhor, will assist the
president, Mrs. Harris Baldwin, i'll
receiving. Mrs. William II. Heron
will preside in the tearoom Look
ing! to the Future OF the Club" Will
lie the topic on which some of the
former presidents will speak. Charter
members are especially urged to be
present.
The second Lenten budgeting talk
Will be given Tuesday at > pm. The
$peaker. will be DR.. Nina Denton Of
inc department OF Agriculture, whose
subject will be Feeding the Family"
Members and their friends are invited
9 rIre%r5 e1m Is ti: can be made
or the committee arranging for the
talks. or through Mrs. Pickett at the
clubhouse.
Audubon Soeiety.-The first meeting
of the spring bird class of the So
'lety was held Monday in the as
Semb!y hall of Thomas School with
lS9 members in attendance, 123 being
children. This is the srgest number
of attendants in one class in the
history of the organiZa ton. and be
cause OF the confusion caused by the
noiSe. which Mrs. Florence Merriam
committee, says is unavoidable in the
teaching Of the children. il has been
decided TO separate the children from
the adults in the four remaining
cias Tomorrow and hereafter the
children will assemble at $50 pm.
and remain one hour: the adult class
VII VII meet at 4:43 pm. as scheduled.
The field meetings OF the Audubon
Society for observation of the birds
April IL.
TIE International Association of
Hrt ana Letters is holding the literary
Salon TINS month Thursday, $40 pm.
~ ~ Illo | street. Egyptian art and
discussion. The minister of Egypt.
> lousry PaSha, will be the principal
guest and will deliver the chief ad-
dress of the evening
"
IIuo tea. March Is, assisted by Mrs
hamilton. Mrs. and Miss Mander-
Ichied and Miss Katharine Hopson
had arranged a st Patrick's party"
having suitable decorations and an
appropriate program. Mrs. Ruth
rar5S sang two Irish songs. Edmund
+: Dickinson of Boston read one of
ms own poems, Mrs Nan Roads Ham
liton, who occasionally broadcasts for
the 'children,s hour" related some of
RI 70 oGft -.
read some of her own poems: Frank
A. Shoedler. director of the Progress
+ne *1ve schooI of Musical Art played
n encore rendered a nocturne of his
own composition.
District Chapter Of American War
M"thers met Friday evening at 522
pres1dIns; The work being done at
81. Elizabeth's was reported on by
me chairman, Mrs. c. c. oNeil. Mrs
=: Sonnerman, chairman at Walter
Reed Hospital. with the aid of her
committee. visits the wards once a
Wee week, of Mrs: Mrs. L. w. Edmonston. chair
the activities of that committee dur
ing the past month. Other reports
were read by Mrs. J. A. Mcdonald
chairman at Arlington; Mrs. L. Dono-
hue, chairman of floral committed.
MIS- =: Walter. chairman on printing:
MrS; Nelhe Alexander and Mrs. G. {.
walker A letter favoring the bonus
bill was received from Senator Man
gus johnson and read by Mrs. j. e.
Gross, corresponding secretary. Mrs
w. II. Simmons, chairman of WAYS and
means. with the assistance of
mothers, is ARA nging an exhibit and
sale or needlework. 1t is Of the ut
most Importance that every woman
DO her share to make this sale sue
cess and to come with friends on the
second and fourth Thursday of each
month at 1917 Sth street
The League Of American Pen wom-
~n.-Mrs. Larz Anderson, secon vice
president, has issued cards for a
musical and tea tomorrow. Monday
afternoon, for the members of the or
Eanization. 20 be given in her home
on Massachusetts avenue.
The short story group will meet
Tuesday. 7:4a pm. in the~tearoom
at which time three original stories
OF members will be read and discuss
ed, constructive criticism being the
object of the discussion This group is
directed by Mrs. Estelle Aubrey
Brown.
The monthly supper given by the
commercial group, under the leader
ship of Miss Grace Hudson. will be
held Thursday, pm. in the tearoom.
Miss Frances Margaret Fox. who has
been associated with the Rand Nc
years. will speak on STORY Writing
for Children" Mrs. Daisy Kerr will
give some experiences of a dramatic
critic, and Miss Loretta Lowenstein
viii make an address on the subject
Commercial Art"
lnusical at S PM. in the club par
1ors. and will be in charge of Miss
Willard Howe. Mrs. Ross Manly will
sing some of her own compositions,