Evening star., 1924-12-07

before Christmas, announcement of
which viii be given as soon as
suitable place can be secured.
Abraham Circle, No. 3, Ladies' of
the q. A, r., met Monday evening at
the home OF the president, Miss Bes-
trlce Deeds. Election of officers for
the ensuing year was as follows:
President Miss Beatrice Deeds; senior
vice president, Mrs Edith King;
junior vice president, Mrs. c.. G. Sci
bold; chaplain, Mrs. Mlda Peabody:
treasurer. Miss Nellie CoIclazier; sec
retary, Mrs +. J. Deeds: conductor,
Dorothy Deeds; patriotic instructor,
Mrs. Alice Goodacre; guard, Miss
Frances Deeds.
The treasurer was instructed to
send check to Near East relief fund.
also TO the Southern memorial fund
The circle indorsed Thrift week, from
January Is to 23. Mrs. Mida Peabody
recfted an original poem entitled
Blue Bird" and presented Miss Deeds
with a. token of appreciation from
the circle of her work during the
past year. Miss Susie kunsman
president of William Mckinley Circle
No. 2 gave a talk on advantages and
of forming Circle No. s.
Excelsior Literary Club met at the
home of its president, Mrs. H. c. Cook
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Cook pre-
pared a program which included a
short talk on Birds" by Mrs Tracy;
greetings, by Mrs. Hardy. vice presi-
dent general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution from Arkansas,
and an invitation to view the work of
ten Washington artists, who will ex-
htbit at the Corcoran Art Gallery on
December 13. Mrs. Ellis Logan Will
be in charge.
The speaker of the day was Mrs
Charles Craige. president of the Ma
tfonal Federation of Shakespeare
Clubs, who spoke on the Influence of
Shakespeare During the 800 Years
Since He Wrote His Plays and Som
nets"
There will not be another meeting
OF Excelsior until January 6 owing to
the holidays. The next hostess Will
be Mrs. Grant Barnhart. ?
The Battery Park Garden Club will
meet Tuesday morning at 10 am. at
the home of Prof. and Mrs. David
Lumsden on Michigan avenue Prof
Wherry, author of the "Wherry Test
of Soil Acidity," will lecture.
brentwood Women Citizens Assoc
cfntion.-At the mayor and council
meeting held Tuesday at the Brent
wood School the. association presented
$500 to the mayor and council for the
Improvement of Bunker Hill road
from the Mount Rainier line to the
Baltimore Ind Ohio tracks. This
amount was raised by. benefit per-
formance at the Cameo Theater, the
sale of an embroidered table runner
and cash donations from Washington
and local business men. The associa-
tion cleared s102 from the Hallow-
cen dance. which Will later be desig-
mated for road improvements.
The CkIlIum District Study Club met
at the home of Mrs. Ella Q. Naley,
Newton street, Mount Rainier. Md.
Tuesday. The sale of articles con-
tributed to the gift exchange" netted'
$500, which sum will help toward de-
fraying expenses of the quinquennial
meeting OF the International Council
of Women next May.
After the business meeting the fol-
lowing program was given: Christ
mas Customs in Other Lands-Norway
and Sweden" Mrs. Isabel A. Ray;
Austria and Germany" Mrs Ruth F.
Waters: Spain" Mrs. Ella .. Nalley;
England" Mrs. Julia l.. Drummond: !:
Holland" Mrs. Mabel Tip; France"
Mrs. Lulu L. Castle: "Murillo. His Life
as an Artist and History of His Fa-
nous Paintings" Mrs. Ella Q. Nalley;
selections from Dickens Christmas
Carol" Mrs. Isabel A. Ray and Mrs.
Lulu l. Castle: Current Topics" Mrs.
Margaret II. Rohm.
Park View Wemen's Club met Tues
Edward Nelson Dingley. Of the Ma
tionaI League of American Pen Wom
en- Her subject was christmas Fic-
ton"
A group of Christmas songs. in
GLIDING Holy Night" and The
Birthday Of a King" were rendered
by Mrs Chamberlain, who was ac-
companied on the piano by Mrs.
Harde beck.
The president, Mrs. Perkins. an
nounced that the furnishing of, the
teachers rest room has beer COM
pleted.
The executive of the Park View
Citizens Association, meeting the
same evening, joined the club for the
social half hour. following the ad
journment. Light refreshments were
served.
A masquerade dance was given by
the Park View Women's Club No
yember % in the library of the school
1t was decided that the art COM
mittee continue its luncheons, the
first one having been a success.
Mrs Russell asked to be relieved
as delegate to the public school
board and Mrs. Grace Keiser was ap-
pointed in her place.
Mrs Dalwick, chairman of the lit
erary committee announced joint
meeting of the literary and educa-
ttonal committees to be held at her
home, 514 Kenyon street, December
IL.
It was decided not to continue
plans for a New Year reception.
The District League of Women
Voters will fire the second gun in it's
campaign for District suffrage Tues
day, when Miss Bell Sherwin of
Cleveland, Ohio, national president
of the League of Women Voters, will
discuss District Suffrage-A Political
Issue" at a luncheon to be given at
the Women's City Club, at 1890 pm.
Persons wishing to attend should
notify the chairman of the forum
committee. Mrs. Laura A. Bradley,
1853 Irving street northwest, phone
Columbia 1870 not later than Mon
day morning.
Mrs. Albert II. Putney, chairman
Of the leagues committee on Inter-
national Cooperation to Prevent War,
has announced a series of lectures
to be given each Wednesday from
December through AprilS The De-
cember lectures are as follows: De-
cember 10, What Is international
Law" by DR.. Ellery c. Stowell, one