Evening star., 1925-03-15
Y. w. c. A. NEWS

A water pageant under the auspices
OF the Young Women's Christian AS
sociation and the Capitol Athletic
Club Will be given at the pool, GA L
street, Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings at o'clock The pageant has
been prepared by Commodore w E.
Longfellow, who will take the part OF
Neptune. There will be a demonstra-
tion of all the different strokes and
dives since the stone age, covering the
evolution of swimming to the present
day. Another unique demonstration
on the evolution of life-saving will be
given by certified life-savers Capt
Elbridge Colby, the coach for the Cap
ftol Athletic Club, and Ruth A wal
ter, swimming instructor of the T. w
G. A, are directing the pageant.
Iickets can be purchased at all the
y. w. c. A centerS and at the swim
ming pool office, 614 Z street.
Miss Mary Scott. a secretary OF the
city division of the National Board of
the Y W. G. A. of New York, will
spend this week in Washington, and
Will speak to the staff of the local as
sociation at their meeting Tuesday
morning and to the board OF directors
at their regular monthly meeting
which will be held Thursday morning
at 1880. Miss Scott has also ar
ranged to meet with some clubs and
chapters OF the association during the
week.
Miss Gertrude Boiling, director Of
the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society,
will outline the scope of It's work be-
fore the members of the staff of the
local association Tuesday morning.
The department of education, 1911
g street, Is now taking registrations
for new classes in sewing and miIli-
merry, to be held Wedne sdays at 1890
AM. beginning March Is. Mrs. Edna
+. Coombs is the instructor.
The Booklovers' Club, under the di-
rection of Miss Alice Hutchins Drake,
Will meet tomorrow, PM, at 1911 C
street. Alice Browns play. entitled
Giant Owners of SPAIN" will be read
Miss Anne l.. Leathers. religious
education secretary of tho Y. w. c.
A, will speak on THE Brotherhood
Of Man" at the third meeting of the
series of Bible talks for all women
of Washington during the Lenten
season, at the New Willard Hotel.
Wednesday, at II am.
i The young business and profes-
sional women of Washington are in
vited to the series of Lenten dis
cussions led by Miss Leathers on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings at
pm, at the Administration Build
ing, 6l4 E street This week the
topic will be Your Motor Power"
The Chapter Council, composed Of
a representative from every chapter
of the Y. w. c. A, will meet to-
morrow at IL am at the Administra-
ton Building, 614 E street. Mrs.
Ray Palmer Teele Is chairman of
the council. Mrs. r. /. Reehling
represents the Bloomingdale Chap
ter; Mrs. Harold E. Doyle, the Chevy
Chase Chapter; Mrs. Earl Goodwin
the Cleveland Park Chapter: Miss
Kate S. White, the Dupont Chapter;
Miss Isabel Jackson, the Georgetown
Chapter; Miss Ida Johnson, the Mount
Pleasant Chapter; Mrs. J. B. Handy
the Park View Chapter; Mrs. Thomas
E. FARRELL, the Piney Branch Chap
ter. and Mrs. L. T. Jones, the Prince
ton Chapter.
The Princeton Chapter will meet
at the home of Mrs. E. G. Fisher
4143 Illinois avenue. tomorrow at 2
pm. The members of this chapter
will hold a food sale at the home
OF Mrs. G. ". Fitton, 3525 New Hamp-
shire avenue. Saturday.
The Amicitia Club of the young
business and professional women's
department will give a st. Patrick's
dance at the Blue Triangle Hut
avApinR. Mrs. Beulah James, Mrs
Msr1e Ballard and Mrs. Louise Stoner
are in charge of the program
Park View Chapter met Monday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. T. II. Faris.
1906 Park place. The president, Mrs.
e. T. Perkins, presided. Plans were
completed for an evening of games
to De given Friday at the home of
Mrs w. S. Erwin, 753 Quebec street.
chairman of ways and means. The
chapter is also planning an apron
, sale. At the close of the business
m naeting Miss Blinn of the Y. w. c. A
made one or two announcements,
which were followed by program.
Mrs. Petrie. missionary, home from
Egypt, gave talk on the customs of
that country. Mrs. William Petrfe
gave pleasing monologue and Mrs
Wilson sang.