Evening star., 1924-05-04

motion pictures, gave talk on the
subject and a resolution was adopted
to write to william HAYS that he use
his influence to have a certain pic
tGre withdrawn. Resolutions indors-
ing the immigration bill and the
world court were passed The reap
pointment of Judge Kathryn Sellers
was also indorsed. Mr.. Brown of the
beard of children's guardians spoke
of the National Training School for
Girls. The annual meeting for elce-
tion of officers and year reports swlll
be held Wednesday and the election
Thursday at the Hotel Roosevelt.
A committee comprising Mrs Ramona
Bresnahan. Miss Maud Fellheimer. Mrs
/. W. Biddle, Mrs. Arthur j. Seaton
ana Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton
were appointed to assist in arrange
within the White House grounds
Saturday to the memory of Mary the
mother of George Washington. AT the
request of Mrs. Eva c. Chase of the
c. Chase of the Anthony LeagUe.
will speak and Mrs. Coolidge will place
the first spade of dirt. Mrs. Marie Mills
O'Keefe. chairman on nature study,
told of a strange bug. the japanese
beetle. that Is destroying plants. Ihe
afternoon program was in charse OF
welfare. George 5. Watson, CHIEF en-
Eireer of the fire department, spoke
on the protection of property: & Mel
vim Sharp, vice president OF the
Washington Safety Council; spoke spoke on on
the police traffic bureau and Mrs.
Nina Van Wrinkle gave interesting
talks. DR.. Amy Rule and DR.. Edlth
Coalc were also on the program Dr'
NJ Huddleson closed the program
;T1cr lf q
Grafton Headquarters an entertaialo n,
ment was given by the committee on
drama. Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Philips
gave readings: Miss Elizabeth wal
ttrs entertained with Japanese coz,
tune song; Mrs. Arthur j. Seaton ana
Miss Eleanor Colborn rendered piano
solos: Margaret Swaaton recited. a
group of Petworth layers gave
one-act comedy, 'J~Int owners IN
spain" Solo lance, Pandora
DYeam.. Miss Glo.:a Kenneth.
Wcmtn's Cit. CIub.-The candl-
dates for election will form the re
reiving line at the club tea 10 De
given this afternoon from 4:5o TO o
the club will make the presentations
The entertainment committee an
nounces that Mrs. Gertrude Lyons,
chstrman of the subcommittee on mu-
.ical programs. has arranged "a
musical evening for tom6rrow' a6 ssSe pV
bee, soprano. will sing a group OF
songs; Mr.. Zerbee will entertain with
vocal selections. and together they
will give the duet La q Darem,
from Don Giovanni" Mrs. Homer
Wright will play piano solos.
The annual election of officers will
be held May / The polls will be open
from 10 am. to pm, but members
are requested to vote early, as TINS
will facilitate the work of the count
i IL &1NA c-,rlf nf m 81 q o.
ton to be announced before the ad-
journment of the business melting.
The annual business meeting will
be held May at pm. TIE annual
reports of committee chairmen VIII
be made an amendment to the by
laws considered-that of reducing the
cost of a life membership-and the
authorization of a drive to secure a
limited number of such memberships,
The amendment TO raise the annual
dues will be acted upon. A large at
tendance is requested.
The annual dinner to the incom-
ing and retiring officers will be
given May s at $50 pm. Judge Mary
O'Toole, the clubs first president.
will preside. Reservations limited
to 100.
The public utilities committee will
meet May 13 at pm. Great Falls
With Electric Power will be the
subject of a talk by Maj. James A.
OConnor, Engineer Corps. L. S. A.,
and of the District of Columbia water
department Parks and Highways
of the District of Columbia" will be
the subject of another eminent au-
thority.
The business and professional wom-
ems section will give a subscription
dinner May IA at $50 pm. 1t will be
musicians night Miss Florence
Hyde, chairman of music for the
League of American Pen Women, will
speak on Songs and Song Writers"
Mrs Ruby Smith Stahl, dramatic So
prano, will sing; Mrs. Julia Culbreth
Gray, Zzo-contralto, singer of folk
songs and impersonator, will give
vocal numbers. in appropriate cos
tune. Charles T. Ferry, composer
ard pianist, will present d group of
his own compositions and will serve
as accompanist to Mrs. Stahl and Mrs.
cray. Miss Ruth Mae Hansford will
preside. Reservations limited to 100.
Miss Mate Lewis will review so Big"
at the meeting of the evening book
review section May 10 at o'clock.
Mrs. Mary c. McC1oskey will preside.
The luncheon committee, Mrs. James
w. McNeill chairman. announces
forum luncheon May II at l pm. The
president will preside. Reservations
limited to 100.
A May dance will be given under
the auspices of the entertainment
committee May 19, $3.50 pm. Cards
The Bible study class, DR.. o. Joseph
inc Baird, leader. will meet Thursday
at 7:30 pm. 1t is n-Sectarlan.
There will be no meeting of the
French section Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week, owing to business
pertaining to the annual election.
The washington Readers Club held
its eighth annual Shakespe
ters, General Federation of Women's
Clubs. 1874 \ street.
An informal reception preceded the
banquet which began at 4 o'clock,
when the guests entered the attrac-
tive dining room at the rear of the
building and seated themselves at the
tables arranged for Sixty-fve persons,
each being assigned his and her place
by the committee on ARRANGEMENTS.
Following the last course, Mrs. Emily
Frech Barnes, the toastmaster, pre-
sented Dr. William Mather Lewis,
president. of George Washington Uni
versity, who made the principal ad-
dress of the evening. DR.. Lewis re-
marks were most interesting, be-
fitting the Shakespearean spirit of
the occasion, and won cordial ap-
plause Mrs. Barnes then introduced
vited guest, made a brief address
and added still further to the
genial tone of the affair. During the
course of the banquet an amusing
bers of the Readers Club-well
known to all present through his
years of membership and long resi-
dence in the city-was laughingiy
asked by another member if "he
couldn't start something No sooner
was the question asked than several
plates bounced from large dresser
back of the gentleman named and
clattered to the floor around him, with
a noise such as only >crockery can
make Whatever the cause of the
sudden descent of China" no one