Evening star., 1925-05-03
News Of the Clubs
BY MAMIE LANCASTER

| opened with assembly singing. led by
| the music department. Several COM
mittees gave reports showing that
| many things are receiving cons1dera-
| ton, among them the pressing need
| of extra help in the Sanitary Store en-
| Saturdays. The matter of munlci.
pal bulletin board is being considered
| and it is hoped before long 1t will ma
| terialize into useful actually.
Miss Reinhardt introduced Mrs. Eu-
gene Byrnes of Washington and the
| vocalist, Mrs. Frederick harrington,
| as a fellow member of the Arts Club,
| TO which she belongs. Mrs. Byrnes
read a paper on Old English music
of the E,lizabethan period, which was
| interspersed with charming little folk
songs. ballads and pastorals rendered
| by Mrs. Harrington. The entire pro
gram was greatly enjoyed by all.
Miss Peck and her corps of hostesses
served tea during the social hour.
Battery Park Garden Club members
| have been outrivaling each other in
| the beautifying of their grounds so as
to perfect the most picturesque home
| planting of flowers, shrubs and trees.
| The general arrangement is SO beau
| tiful that the judges, who Will meet
tomorrow to decide on the most sue
to make a valuation, seeing that
hedges, water green's, borders and
even arbors have sprung UP as If by
| magic since the friendly competition
| began.
The Woman's Club of Ashton
Heights, Clarendon, Na.-The variety
shower was held at the clubhouse on
Clarendon avenue, April Is, and was
| ol,, IN,
charge, as being a great success.
Many donations and gifts were re-
ceived from the members and others.
The Westcott Nursery of Falls Church
sent a variety of shrubbery plants
which already have greatly added to
the attractiveness of the grounds. A
we'll chosen framed picture from Mrs.
Kirkpatrick of Aurora Heights was
appreciated. The Moses Coal Co. of
Falls Church donated . ton of coal.
The entertainment for the evening,
| in the hands of Mrs. Myrtle Whip, was
as follows: Trio, Mrs. Weston, Mrs.
Crocker and Miss Crocker; dance, Miss
Miriam Leeman; double, number, Mrs.
Myron Writer'S, accompanied by the
trio, Last Hour" (Cramer). For You
Alone" (GheeD; reading, Mrs. Hazel
Finn; piano duet, Mrs. George Rector
| and Mrs. Vernon Pearson; vocal,
Ernest BALDWIN, accompanied by Mrs.
Writer'S, Give a Man a Horse He
Can Ride; reading, Frank Davis.
Coffee and sandwiches were served
and vote of thanks was given Wise
Bros. for their donation of the milk
and cream used that evening.
The plans for use of the nearby
tennis court have grown apace. A
committee of five, Mrs. Kelly, chair.
| man; Mrs. Earl Smith. Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Davies and Mrs. Nellie Warner.
has been appointed by the vice presi-
dent to sponsor the arrangements.
A meeting was held April q in the
clubhouse for members of the COM
munity interested in tennis. A tennis
club was started that evening and %
| members are already enrolled. Ap-
| plications may be made to Albert
Warner, 10 Cathcart road east. who
has been elected temporary vice presi-
| dent, or to James Dorsey. tempo
| rary secretary and treasurer. TO the
tennis committee. Another meeting
! for those especially interested in ten
| mis- was held Wednesday evening at
the clubhouse.