The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
To SHOW
B|GS|STERS'
WORK
Readers Club Will Meet With
Debate As Feature Of
Evening.
BY SYLVIA SEDGEWICK.

Those taking part in the play
are: Mrs. E. c. Verplank, Mrs. L..
y. Smoo,t Miss Ruth Smith, Miss
Marie Ferri and Philip Pierce. All
those interested in the work are
invited to attend. No admission
will be asked.
The Washington Readers Club
VIII meet at o'clock tonight, in
the parlors Of the College Wolnen's
Cub, 1922 I street. A debate will
be the special feature Of the pro-
gram, the question being. IRE
solved. That the voice is the most
important part Of a readers equip
ment."% Those arguing on the side
OF the affirmative are William y.
Bryant. Mrs. Wiley o. Ison; the
negative. DR.. Earle Whitley, Mrs.
Emma Ware Anderson. The judges
| are. Mrs. Grace Ross Chamberlin,
DR.. John r. Huddle, Mrs. Sarah
Morrison Smith.
A brief history Of the work of
the club for the preceding year
will be read by Miss Ada Louise
Townsend, historian. Mrs. Emily
Frech Barnes, chairman Of the
| program committee, will preside.
The annual banquet Of the club is
to be held this year at the head
quarters, General Federation of
Women's Clubs, 1874 N street. A
program of special features is be.
| ing arranged by the committee in
charge Of arrangements, the selec'
lions to be of a Shakespeare ma
ture, in accordance with the date
of the banquet, which Is always
| IL nl@ III
! to the date Of the birth Of William
| Shakespeare. The members of the
committee in charge of arrange
ments for the banquet are William
E. Bryant, chairman; Mrs. Claude
N. Bennett. Miss Lenora NJ. De
Grange. Miss Lulu G. Adams
Leslie Waudby.
The subject Of the meeting for
the April meeting will be Some
Contemporary Poets" the program
| to consist of readings from the
same by members of the club.
Tonight the short story group of
| the League of American Pen
Women will meet at 7:45 o'clock
| in the tea room. at which time
three original stories of members
will be read and discussed, con
structive criticism being the object
| of the discussion. This helpful
group is directed by Mrs. Estelle
| Aubrey Brown, contributor to tho
Ladies' Home Journal, Sunset and
other magazines.
The Spanish conversation class
will be held at 7:15 o'clock at
Thomson Center. The Spanish study
class will meet at 8:15 o'clock. The
! DressnIaking class will be at 1880
| O'Clock. The class in public speak
| ing, directed by Prof. RenshaW
viii be at D. m. The Gaelic class
| also will be at s. The Washington
| Opera Company will rehearse at 8
The Langley Junior High basket
ball team will practice from 3:4t
to 4:45 and the Iowas basketball
team will practice from 6:45 to 7.45
at Wilson Normal Center. The
Washingtonians, directed by Rollir
Bond, will rehearse the opera
Cherry Blossoms" at 7:S0 p. m
1 The second year Spanish class will
meet at 1880 O'Clock. The Women's
Corrective Gymnasium class will be
from to 8 followed by practice ir
basketball from to 10. instruction
in dancing, under Stella Goodnight
will be from to $3.50 followed by
a dance with an orchestra by the
Social Dancing Club from $50 tt
II. The public is invited. Rhythmic
dancing instruction will be from
s to $50. \
The Dramatic Association viii
| Oh
at 215. Fifteen girls from the
seventh and eighth grades will give
a program on Ireland, with specia
musical numbers directed by Mis-!
A. M. Howard. The library will b.
open from 8 to o'clock
The French and Rhythm Glasses
for children will meet at 3 at John
son Powell Center. The French class
for adults will be at 2 p. m. Tht
Olympic Athletic Club at O'CLOCK
will rehearse q play to be giver
April s, entitled RED Slippers"
From to 10 O'Clock there will
be classes in dressmaking, mani
curing, millinery and hair dressing
at Burney Center. Mrs. BartiC
Jackson will instruct in manicurine
| dUU 3uL o. SAhLS DACn
ner will instruct in dressmaking.
The Clef Club and the Music
Club will meet from 8 to O'Clock
under Miss Edna Gordon at Burr
vile Center.
The Sewing and Home Economics
Club, Props Athletic Club, the
Whist Club and the Lincoln Ath
letics will meet 1880 to 1880 al
West Washington Center.
There will be drill practice of. the
Mecca Temple, No. 10. Arab Pa
troll, at Dunbar Center. At 3 the
Elite basketball team will practice
The activities will be in the Nine
Junior High School at East Wash
ington Center. The Boys indie
pendent Athletic Club, the Com
munity Social Club and the Boys
Independent band will meet from
1880 to 1890.
The LaSalle law class will NEE,
from 1880 to 1890 in Cleveland
Phelps Center. The millinery
tailoring and flowermaking classes
will meet from 1880 to 10 o'clock
From z to 10 p. m. will be the sew
ing class, the Amphion Glee Club
the Travelling Elks Club drill, Ira
Aldridge Dramatic Club rehearsal
The basketball teams will meet
from z to 8. The Texas State Cldt