Evening star., 1925-10-25

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CALIFORNIA organizations.
In place of the regular luncheon
next Wednesday there will be a
halloween party in the evening at the
Marjorie Webster School. The annual
election of the club will take place
On November IL and the following
nave been asked to serve as members
OF the nominating committee: Dora
Palkln, chairman; Ella Davis Lewis
and Clara U. Little. The annual ban
Suet for the installation of officers will
ss held early in December. The ban
3Net committee consists of Marie
Lawyer, chairman; Ethel Pollard,
NarJorie Webster, Ada Klein Peter.
D,ra Palkin. Mary Lewis, Jane Ryan,
Eva Turner and Rachel Coffin
The District of Columbia Federation
OF WOmen's Clubs will meet tomorrow,
IL am, at the Roosevelt Hotel. The
program will include important bust
ness detail for the morning session.
The afternoon will be devoted to a
get together" reunion, when plans
ana programs for the year will be dis
cussed and certain changes in depart
ments be considered. The president,
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, will pre-
side. All members of federated organ.
fzations will be welcome Club presi-
dents Of the federation are especially
urged to attend.
Women's City Club.-The book re-
view section will meet tomorrow at 8
pm. Mrs. Ellis Meredith will review
the book "One Increasing Purpose -
Mrs. Mary McVloskey is chairman of
the section.
The current events section, Mrs.
William E. Chamberlin, chairman.
will hold its orga nization meeting
Thursday at 4:45 pm
On saturday a. pm. the junior
section, Miss Grace McEey, chairman.
will be hOstesses at the Halloween
costume dance
=. The free and easy auction and
French sections meet each Tuesday
evening.
Gideon A. Lyon. associate editor of
Inc Evening Star, will address the
current events section October % at
4:45 pm.
twentieth Century Club-The liter
sture section will meet tomorrow, 8
pm. with the leader, Mrs. Bower
man, 2S52 Ontario road. The pro-
gram, in charge of Mrs. Crandall, will
be on the subject with the Critics. ;"
Both American and British critics will
be discussed.
The archaeological section will meet
TUESDAY at 2:45 pm. with Mrs. Lowe
at 1922 Woodley place. All members
Will be expected to give archaeological
notes acquired during the Summer.
The nature section will meet at Du-
pont Circle Wednesday at 1920 am.
Tor a trip to Cabin John and vicinity.
The Association of University
women will have as the guest of
honor at a tea to be given tomorrow
afternoon Walter Pritchard Eaton,
dramatic critic and author, who will
speak on old English comedies of
manners, with special reference to the
School for Scandal" This tea will take
the place of the musical tea announced
for Monday, which has been post
poned until alterations now being
made in the lounge are completed
Commissioner Frederick E. Fen
ming will be the guest in whose honor
the club Is giving a dinner Thursday
evening at $50, and will give an ad-
dress OF which the subject will be
1.-TWO Decades" Mrs Karl Fenning
will be hostess. Reservations for the
dinner should be made at the club
on or before Wednesday.
Mrs. Monahan and Mrs. Staples,
who organized a series of dances at
the club last season. are in charge of
the Halloween dance which will be
given at the club Saturday night.
should sign up at the club not later
than Wednesday.
The Susan b. Anthony Foundation
Will meet Tuesday, s pm, in the ball.
room Of the Shoreham Hotel Mrs.
William B. Chamberlin will preside
in the absence of Mrs. Anna E. Hend-
ley. president of the foundation. Mrs.
j. r. Frizzell, chairman of the de-
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District federation, will give a talk
on American Homes" Miss Marga-
ret O'Brien will direct q musical pro-
gram. The annual election of officers
Will be held at the Shoreham Novem-
Der Z.
District OF Columbia League Ameri-
can Fen Women-Followtng the pro-
gram arranged by the National League
at the Shoreham October II, at which
representatives of some Of the leading
publishing houses reviewed books writ
ten by League American Pen Women
members, the District of Columbia
branch gave a book review luncheon
last week. which was attended by 40
or more members and guests. Books
were reviewed by Mrs. Pauline G.
Swain, Mrs. Clarence NJ. Busch and
Mrs. William Atherton DuPuy. Mrs.
Kent, guest from China, gave a
talk on women's clubs of that coun-
try. Mrs. Milton Reed presided.
There was something worth while
going on at the clubhouse practically
every evening during the week. The
poetry group held its second meeting
Monday evening. Miss Alice Hutchins
Drake gave a program Of poems. An
hour was then devoted to special in
struction by Prof. N. B. F'agin on
verse writing. Prof. Fag.n will meet
the group the third Monday of each
month, excepting December, at a quar-
ter Of pm. Mrs. Arthur Newman
was the hostess of the evening.
The meeting of the short story
group Tuesday evening was we'll at
tended am plans for the year out
lined. This group will meet the third
Tuesday of each month at 8 pm.
on wednesday evening the history
and genealogy group met with Miss
Jean Stephenson, chairman, and
Thursday the illustrators and design
ers met, with Miss Loretta Lowen.
stein. chairman.
The Monday afternoon card parties
will take place as usual at pm.
and plans are being developed for
a large benefit card party at 24OO
Sixteenth street on the afternoon of
November II. the proceeds to go into
the clubhouse fund. Mrs. Hal Smith
and Mrs. Theodore Tiller are in charge
Of preliminary arrangements.
The monthly meeting of the execu-
tive committee was held Saturday
night, and tomorrow the members will
hold the usual open meeting scheduled
for the last Monday of each month.
Der Deutsche Literarische Verein
German Literary Society met at the
homo Of its president, Miss Anita
SchAde, 1929 Rhode Island avenue,