Evening star., 1925-01-04

Mrs. Eugene Stevens also gave a
story. Mrs. George Bowerman read
stimulating story-sketch called
After Fifty"
The Shakespeare Society will NEE,
| tomorrow at the Corcoran Gallery Of Art
Auditorium The subject Of the evening
is 'Ingratitude as Dramatic Motive
which will be discussed by Dean w. A
| Wilbur OF George Washington Univer-
sity. "Timon Of Athens" a play based
on ingratitude, will be analyzed and
discussed by ]. o. Porter and E. ".
Wilcox. Illustrative readings from the
play will be given by Mabel Owens Will
| COX.
In the late evening the dramatic de-
| oartment will present, in pantonlime, the
last scene Of "A Midsummer Night 6
| Dream" as part Of the pageant at the
| Arts Club Bal Boheme. The scene Is d.
rected by Walter w. Beck, and those
taking part are: Laborers Of Athens
| playing Pyrsmus and Thisbe, Arthur J.
| Rhodes, as Pyramus; Theodore Tenley,
| as Thisbe; Walter w. Beck. as Moon
T. Weed Harvey, as Wall, and Clarence
RuebsaIn. as Lion. The Duke Of Athens
will be James Otis Porter; Hippolyta,
Mabel Owens Wilcox; Hernia and
Lysander. Lulu G. Adams and John Nc
Inerney; Helena and Demetrius, Rose
mary Arnold and Elton Taylor.
District League of American Pen
Women.-Much important business
was transacted at the December
meeting, which was held Monday
evening at the clubhouse, 1909 H
street, pm. The clubhouse rules.
the District body, were presented to
the meeting and adopted. Reports
from the officers and heads of COM
mittees were accepted, among the
most important being that from the
ball committee. Mrs. Harriet Haw-
ley Locher was in the chair.
At the conclusion OF the business
meeting talks were given by Mrs.
Gertrude Bonnin and Mrs. Collister.
Mrs. Bonnin, who is one of Amer
ica's well known Indian women, a
resident of this city and a member
Of the league, discussed the Indians
OF California. Mrs. Collister, who
has recently affiliated with the or
ganization. told Of the working of
the Authors League.
With the termination OF the holi-
days the craft groups Of the league
will resume their sessions, taking
up the programs of work and study
which are to continue from now un-
til Spring.
The short story group will meet
tomorrow evening under the leader
ship OF it's chairman, DR.. Mary Meek
Atkeson.
Members Of the league are re-
minded that two months only remain
In which to enter poems, plays, short
stories, novelettes and feature arti-
cles in the various craft contests
now open, as March 1 Is the latest
date for submission OF manuscripts
to the contests committee.
I'D. C. Chapter of NntionaI American
War Mothers at its final meeting for
1924 elected the following officers
for the coming year: War Mother.
Mrs. George Gordon Seibold Gre
elected); first vice war mother. Mrs.
mother, Mrs. Mary Shanahan; cor
responding secretary. Mrs. Katie
Gross; treasurer, Mrs. Matte c.
O'Neili: chaplain, Mrs. Evan Fuge:
historian, Mrs. w. E. Pairo; custodian
Of records, Mrs. l. w. Edmonston.
Splendid reports were given by Mrs.
Sonneman, who has charge of the
work done at Walter Reed Hospital
Mrs. Matte C. O'Neill. in charge of
the work at st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
and Mrs. Eleanor c. Wagner, in
charge of the work at Mount Alto
Hospital.
Speakers of local and national i'm
portance interested In ex-service men
and their problems are sch heduled to
address the chapter at social meet
ings during the Winter months.
District League Of Women voters.-
The second dinner of the league
previously announced for January 13
has been postponed until Friday
January 20. The dinner will, as
usual, be at the Women's City Club
at $50 pm. Prof. James Thomson
Shotwell of Columbia University will
be the guest OF honor. and will speak
on How Not to Outlaw War" Mem
bers Of the Maryland League of Wom-
en- Voters, as we'll as members of
are invited to attend. Reservations
should be made to the chairman OF
the forum committee, Mrs Laura A.
Bradley, 1883 Irving street, Columbia
43To.
The lecture course, sponsored by
the leagues committee on interna-
tionaI cooperation to prevent war
which Is being held at 1901 F street
is proving popular. The next lecture
will be held at 4:45 pm. January II
when DR.. E. Gil-Borgas, assistant
director Of the Pan-American Union
and former minister Of foreign affairs
of Venezuela, will speak on 1.-THE
Diplomacy Of Latin America"
The Guadalupe Club, 1s4S-4s, held
It's December meeting at the resi-
Seventeenth street; Miss Mary Alice
Rennolds, second vice president, pre-
sided. The club was organized "to
associate congenial women whose ell
gibility entities them to membership:
to discover and preserve family rec
ords, otherwise unwritten and un-
known, relating to the Mexican War
to teach reverent regard for names,
history, character and deeds OF the
patriots of that war and to com
memorate events in it's history, and
to meet together for historical. me-
mortal and social purposes" Those
eligible are wives, widows, sisters and
lineal descendants of officers. regular
and volunteer, Of the Army, the Navy
and the Marine Corps, who served
during the Mexican War in 1S46-4s,
prior to the ratification OF the treaty
! Of Guadalupe Hidalgo. May 80, 1S4S.
The Susan B. Anthony Foundation
The Saturday afternoon teas of the
foundation at Its headquarters, 1908
II street, from to 6, are bringing in
friends of Susan B. Anthony and new
members. Miss Carrie Wilson. an ar
dent admirer of Aunt Susan" Joined
the ranks OF the workers, took a
goodly amount of literature to dis
tribute and will help to start the
foundation idea in the South. She
spoke of her keen enjoyment and ap-
probation of the biography of Miss
Anthony. It is intended that some
thing inspirational from the life of
the great humanitarian shall be given
expression at each of these social
| gatherings. The foundation has
dreams of the time when February