Evening star., 1925-04-19
News of the Clubs
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER,

ANNIE LANCASTER
| lery of Art. The speaker of the eve
| ming will be DIR. John Calvin Met
| calf, dean of the graduate school and
| professor in English literature In the
| University of Virginia, who will come
to Washington as the guest OF the
society. His subject will be Eliza
| bethan Lyrics" Members are asked
to bring friends, and any interested
| in the subject are invited.
| The company of players has under
| preparation a very unusual play, The
Shoemaker's Holiday an Eizaoethan
/ comedy, by Thomas Dekker. Fhe
| leading role, Simon Eyre, the master
shoemaker, who becomes lord mayor
of London. is played by Walter Beck,
and the part of Marcy, his wife, by
| Mabel Owens Wilcox. There is a
| large cast, as the play has Is char
acters, and all the society's expert
enced players will appear. The pro-
| duction will be May %.
The Twentieth Century Club.-The
/ nature section of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club will meet at Dupont Circle,
Wednesday, IL am, for a trip along
| the canal.
/
| ly meeting at the home of Mrs. j.
Ramsay hewitt, on Calvert street.
After a luncheon had been served
by the hostess, the meeting was called
to order by the president, Mrs. Apple
ton Clark, jr.
A talk on the work that is being
done for disabled soldiers at Mount
Alto, was given by Mrs. Charles
Demonet.
Mrs. William Steuart was the sec
ond on the program for the afternoon.
| Her paper on "Laces" was very en-
tertaining.
A clever selection on the Joy of
Being Fifty" was read by Mrs. VIII.
| liam Corby.
Nineteen members responded to the
roll call. There were three guests
present.
The Women's Auxiliary to the Rail-
way Mail Association met Saturday
at the Northeast Masonic Temple,
with several visitors in attendance.
| The session was opened with sa-
lutte to the flag and presided over by
the president, Mrs. J. Claude Myers.
Mrs. Harry Darling, general chairman
of the card party to be held April p,
submitted plans and urged the duty
of helping to make the affair finan-
cial success.
1t was voted to contribute $40 to
the Proudfoot Relief fund and to have
slides made for community singing.
Roll call was answered with the name
of a city in South America, after
which Mrs. S. l.. Brown, 1928 S street,
was welcomed in to the auxiliary as
new member.
After business the assembly was en-
tertained by Mrs. J. H. Grubbs with
trip through Honduras and Guate-
mala, via the stereopticon. The col
ored slides were loaned by the Pan
American Corporation. The hostesses
of the evening, Mrs. II. c. Heffner and
Mrs. J. r. l.. Beane, served refresh
ments.
The Susan b. Anthony Foundation
met informally April IL in the gold
room of the Shoreham Hotel. On
Tuesday afternoon an executive meet
ing was held in the headquarters
when items of current interest to the
foundation were considered. On
Thursday after the luncheon at the
Washington Hotel an invitation will
be extended to Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait and all present to go in a body
to view the portrait of Miss Anthony.
Members of the foundation will be in
the gold room of the Shoreham Hotel
to meet the visitors, and there will
be short addresses and musical pro-
gram provided by Madge Kanode,
contralto.
The members of the Susan B. An
thony Foundation will be at the Shore
ham Hotel every Saturday afternoon
from 4 to o'clock and will be pleased
to meet all who are interested In the
object and work of the foundation.
Members of the Susan B. Anthony
Foundation will occupy seats in the
box in honor of the pioneer suffragists
at the promenade concert OF all
American artists tomorrow evening at
the Mayfiower Hotel.
National League of American Pen
WOmen.-The executive board held
it's April meeting Monday at 1880
am, at the Shoreham Hotel. Mrs.
Edna NJ. Colman, national president,
was in the chair.
Mrs. Clarence NJ. Busch, first vice
president. who has been Wintering at
Miami Fla, was welcomed back.
The Authors Congress is now the
absorbing topic in league circles and
he business of the morning was large
~ connected with perfecting details of
this important literary and social
event.
1t was voted to adopt the attractive
poster design of Miss Loretto Lowen-
stein, a member of the District
League, and the program booklets
planned by the commercial group of
the District League, Miss Grace Hud-
son, chairman.
Mrs. Eli A. Helmick, chairman of
tickets for the authors breakfast, an
nounced a large number of tables al
ready sold. This is the opening func-
ton of the congress and takes. place
Saturday noon at 1890 o'clock, at the
Mayfiower Hotel. Tickets are on sale
to the general public, as we'll as to
league members and guests, at room
102, -Shoreham Hotel.
There will be a reception Saturday
evening at the Shoreham Hotel, when
Mrs. Colman, originator of the Au-
thors' Congress, will receive the visit
ing celebrities and members. These
two social events will officially usher
in the congress, which will continue
throughout the week.
District League of American Pen
W0men.-The prize awards in the
various craft contests conducted by
the league will be announced at the
monthly meeting, April 27, at the
clubhouse.
This meeting will be held at s pm.
and will be followed at $50 by a re-
ception to visiting authors, composers,
artists and members at the clubhouse
There will be program participated
in by visiting members.
The District League membership is
cooperating with the National League
in preparations for the authors con-
gress, and following the tea today for
Mrs. Eli A. Helmick and visiting
members among the d. A. r. the
activities of the week will be GEN.
tered in the usual craft group meet
Inps until SATURDAY. when the con-