Evening star., 1925-11-08

Dell, newly appointed civil service
commissioner, will be guest of honor
this afternoon at the tea. Miss Sara
Z. GroEan will be hostess and will be
assisted by Mrs. Wymond II. Brad
bury, Miss Belle Blackley, Miss Mary
Boggs, Mrs. Harry Cramer, Miss
Laura Berrien and Miss Marie *.
Saunders. Mrs. Edith Newman, Miss
Clare Greacen and Mrs. Sumner c.
Perkins Will preside at the tea table.
The book review section will meet
tomorrow, s pm. Miss Louise Sweet
viii review The Bush That Burned -
which deals with a vital question of
the day
The subscription dinner OF the busi-
ness and professional section will be
held Tuesday at $50 pm. Dean VIII
bur of George Washington University
VIII be the guest of honor and speak
er. His subject will be Poetry"
Reservations are limited TO 100.
The current events section will
meet Wednesday at 4:45 pm. Claude
y. Bennett, president of the Con
gressional Information Bureau, will
be the speaker. He will discuss some
paramount issues touching on most
recent happenings in the United
States. Mrs. William +. Chamberlin,
chairman, will preside.
The drama unit has scheduled a
program for Thursday at SIS pm.
with concert numbers by Miss Mary
MaNam, Mrs. B. II. Smart. Miss Amy
Clement Leavitt, and a scene from
The Merchant of Venice" with Mrs.
Mabel Owens Wilcox, director of the
Shakespeare Society of Washington,
and Miss Rosemary Arnold. Two one
act plays will be presented by the
drama unit, Monsieur Poulot" and
"A Lady to Call" Members of the
drama unit who will present these
plays. are Miss Marie X. Saunders,
Mrs Phyllis f. Stewart, Miss Grace
MCNey. Mortimer MorehouSe. Mrs.
Mabel G.. SWormstedt and Miss Elsie
Schulze.
Norman Hapgood will be the guest
OF honor and speaker at the forum
luncheon on Saturday at l pm.
Reservations are limited to 100. Mr..
HapgoOd's subject will be Present
Conditions in Europe
The Monday Bridge Club section has
closed the first month of its playing.
Mrs. Laura a. Bradley won first
award and Miss Maize Buie the sec
ond. This section will have a guest
day November so.
Twentieth Century Club.-The music
section will meet Tuesday at the
residence of Mrs. Eugene Byrnes,
2120 lie Roy place, at IL am. Mrs.
Phillip Smith will give a short talk
on the national anthems of France,
Italy, England and America. The
members of the section will sing
these patriotic songs under the di-
rection of Mrs. Frederick harrington
There will also be a review by Miss
Myra Hendley of Walter Damrosch's
book. My Musical Life" The civic
section will meet Thursday at IL
o'clock, at 1884 l street. Commits
sioner Fenning will speak. Mrs
charge of the book table for the
Florence Crittenton bazaar. The
international outlook section held its
November meeting Monday. at the
residence of Mrs. John c. Merriam,
24O0 Sixteenth street. There was a
large attendance to hear the address
of Wilmot Lewis of the London
Times on "Locarno." by Mrs. Fred
erick V. Coville on France" and by
Mrs. Grosvenor Jones on Peru"
Tea was served at the close of the
meeting.
American Association of University
NOmen.-Mrs. Harris Baldwin will be
hostess a the tea tomorrow afternoon
when the room given by the College
Women's Club will be formally turned
over to the club.
What is the best profession for
women, law or medicine?" will be the
subject of a debate between the legal
and medical members of the club fol-
lowing the dinner Tuesday evening
Miss Hope Thompson will be the lead
ing counsel and DR.. Julia Green will
be consulting physician. Dinner will
be served at $50.
The business meeting of the branch
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A large attendance is desired as there
IS important business to be transacted.
A club dinner will precede the meeting.
Saturday at l pm. DR.. James Clark
Maxwell Garnett, c. B. E., Sc. D., of
London, will be the honor guest at
luncheon and will speak on World
Education" Miss Elizabeth Eastman
will be the hostess.
Several French groups are being or
ganized at the club under the leader
ship of Miss Elizabeth Carhart On
Mondays from 8 to 4 pm. converse
tion and drill classes will meet. On
Friday from 3 to + a class which pre-
suppoSeS two years of study OF French
will meet, and again on Monday eve
ming from to the advance class will
meet. If desired, the Monday eve
ming class will be preceded by dinner,
at which only French will be spoken.
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the dramatic section. and plans to give
a series of university plays" during
the season. Members interested in
dramatics are asked to communicate
with her
The Evening Bridge Club meets each
Friday evening. Tables are made up
from those present each meeting; all
members are welcome. Mrs. Floy E.
Wallis is chairman.
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school child will meet on Tuesday eve
ming, at o'clock, to study the 'Nurs-
cry School" and a third group will
meet on Friday afternoon. at 2:30, to
study Habit Formation" Members
interested are welcome
League of American Pen Women
The ceramic group met Wednesday
evening, under the craftsmanship of
Mrs. Thelma Faunce. and discussed
the history of pottery. Mrs. Faunce
read a paper and plans for the Win
ter's course were formulated.
The poetry group met Monday night
under the chairmahship of Miss Alice
Hutchins Drake. Miss Drake will be
pleased to hear from non-members of
the club who wish to attend the spe-
Cial course in poetry being given at
the clubhouse by DR.. Fagin. Arrange
ments can be made for the entire
course or by the lesson.
The first Sunday tea of the season
is scheduled for today, with Senator
William H King of Utah as principal
speaker. He will consider current con-
ditions in Russia, with which he has
recently had direct contact, having
made an extensive tour of that terri
tory, extending throughout the Far
East as well. Music will include the
following program by Nine. D'Allaz,
Lii, I'll.