Evening star., 1924-12-21

Mrs. Zola Baumann, director of dra-
matics at National Park Seminary,
will give dramatic readings.
Christmas dinner will be attrac-
lively served Thursday for family
groups and friends from / to pm.
The dining room will be closed in the
evening.
On Saturday evening Miss Ruth
Weeks will be hostess at another OF
the popular club dances. Tickets Tor
the dance, which is from to IL PM,
should be purchased by December "a.
January Z there Is to be special
membership drive, under the direc-
ton of a committee headed by Miss
Bertha Swami. The initiation fee will
be waived for that one day, and 1t
Is hoped that every member VIII
| bring in one new member.
College women's Club.-Off1cers Of
the club will be hostesses at the
Christmas tea for members of the
club tomorrow, to . pm. at the
| clubhouse, 1922 street. Mrs. Harris
| Baldwin, the president, will preside.
Mrs. William II. Heron will be hos
tess in the dining room and Will be
| assisted by Mrs. Joseph c. Zirkie,
| Miss Sarah Beall, Miss JAMIE Eliza
! beth Newton, Mrs. Howard G. Nichols
and Miss Emma c. Grams. An inter-
esting program has been arranged.
There will be Christmas songs by
| Miss Edna j. Sheehy and Mrs. Fran
els NJ. Shore, contralto soloist of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church,
and Christmas readings by Miss Ade-
laide Borah, former director of the
dramatic section OF the Women's City
| Club.
! The Washington Readers Cuba
| special Christmas program Will be
! given by the club Tuesday, s pm,
in the College Women's Club rooms,
| 1922 l street, Miss Ada Louise Town
send will preside.
! II. T.. O.-The recent get-together
meeting of the seven chapters of the
District was an enjoyable occasion,
| given at the College Woman's Club.
| The members assembled at pm.
and spent an hour in social converse
after which a program consisting of
! songs, sung by Mrs. Stunz OF Chap
ter E: readings, by Miss Alma Berth
! off of Chapter F: and 8 play 'The
! onothanatoletron," very interest
| ingly given by members from all the
! chapters.
The main idea of the play was that
the genius Of the twentieth century,
| which Miss Elting of Chapter B por-
trayed. was able to recall to life the
famous women of the past that they
might know the advance made by
their sisters Of the present day.
This was done with the aid of q
wonderful machine called the chrono-
thanatoletron. and its inventress, Mrs.
| Brinley of Chapter G. recalled such
ulustrious women as Sarah, the wife
| of Abraham; Pharoah's daughter,
| Cornelia, mother Of the Gracci; Cleo
| patra, Queen Eliza beth, Mother Bick-
erdick, Civil War nurse; st. Cecilia,
Agnes of Bologna, Hypatia, Poca-
hontas. Joan OF Arc, Sappho, Martha
Washington and Priscilla.
| The Abracadabra Club met wednes-
! day evening at the home of Mr.. and
! Mrs. 3. II. Howard 800 Fourteenth
| street. After responses TO roll call
| on the topic Goodwill and Finance
covering the period of United States
| history from 1917 to 1886. Christmas
| program was presented. A paper on
Saint Nicholas and Saint Christie
pher," prepared by Mrs. Croissant.
was read by Frank H. Smith. The club
sang the carols Good Christian Men
Rejoice" and The First NOVEL;" Mrs.
Sylvester read the poem by Coffin, ron
Christmas Night BY Bethlehem
| Town" The lyric singers, Mrs. Joanna
| Best Russell, soprano; Miss Linda
Berg, contralto: Edward r. Whitman
| tenor; Benjamin Y. Morrison, bass
and Mrs. John Milton Sylvester. ac-
companist and coach. presented a pro-
| gram OF Christmas songs. "Gesu BAN
! bina" (Yon), soprano solo. 20 Holy
Night" (Adams), Sing. o Sing" (Rog-
ers), baritone solos, The Three Holy
| Kings (Josten) and "Candlefight'
(Rogers) concluding with the carol
| Silent Night" Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
The Crfttenton Home board of man.
! eRers met December IL. at Castle
| View. The revised plans for the new
I hospital and nursery were explained