Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20


a tea at local headquarters, 1864 l
street, tomorrow at 4:30 FIN. Nine.
I.iDa will Dlav some selections of
CzechosloVakian Christmas music and
Mrs Frank Towards chorus of young
voices will sing Christmas carols.
Mrs. Frank t,dgington Will be the
hostess for the tea. The book review
class will meet at the clubhouse
Thursday at ] / am.
The Shakespeare Society held a Spe-
cial meeting Monday evening at the
home of the vice pre- sident. Mrs. Full
Ton Lewis. The pUrnOSe was mainly
social. with = literary entertainment
consisting of reading from The Tur-
moil Of London" pl%N 10y Mrs Cora
zinc Crawford. and read by her son.
Ernest Crawford. an actor. With dra-
matte Interpretation. Shakespeare is
the central characte" of the play. y
large number EMO, I'd the reading
Mrs. Lewis hospitality. and the OPP
portunity to Get better acquainted.
AT the next regular meeting the dra-
matte number will be from The Tam
ing of the Shrcw." The society will
be guests tomorrow evening at the
opening performance of The Shrew"
at-Wardman Park Theater, where the
costumes and settings will be modern.
AT the society the scenes given will
be in the traditional manner and
dress.
Nomen's City CIub.-The tea this
afternoon will be from 4.30 till s
o'clock, with Mrs. y. Il. Manly as
hostess. The Washington Guild The
ater Players will be the honor guests
Including Victor kerney. director:
Miss Mildred Meneau. Thomas IlaG
GnrtN Miss. Iama Bigeow and Miss
Jeanne Renee Mr. Kerney viii have
his little theater model on exhibition
aTll viii give II talk on the art theater
AZ = O'Clock, Preceding and following
the talk there will be a number of
Christmas carols by the GIee club
newly organized by Mrs Gertrude
Lyon. chairman of the music commit
toe. Other musical numbers will he
piano solos Ivy Miss BeuIah cha mberS
and soprano selections by Mrs. Ruth
Snod@raSS. accompanied by Miss Eve
lyn Hurcum: Receiving with Mrs.
Manly will he Mrs. Laura \. Bradley
Mrs. Patrick Gallagher and Mrs Eva
Dell Myers social director of the
Washington Guild Players and club
member. Miss Catherine Reaney and
Mrs. J. c. Dale Will pour tea. being
assisted in serving by Miss Myrtle
coombs. Mrs. claire |. Green and Mrs.
craven.
Y
bridge ChIh ON December Il The
president. Mrs. Charles II Cecil ur.ed
members 10 add tn the membership of
the section for after New Years
games. Mrs. Wilcox. chairman of the
library committee. announced the card
party to he held on January u. at >
pm. and pm. for the benefit of the
library committees plans. Miss Myr
tie Bum was elected To membership
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were presided over by "A guest of the
afternoon. Mrs Agate I.ithcum.
The United States Daughters of
1872 of the District met Monday at
the New Willard Hotel. The session
WY given over to business. with
short talk by Mrs. George w Trow-
bridge Of the society describing n trip
recently taken by her through Pales-
tine. Mention was made of a card
party to he given at the home of one
Of The members on December %.
The ZOnta luncheon Tuesday was
unusually interesting. The presidents
of the other Washington luncheon
clubs were invited to be guests for
the purpose OF extending outside the
Individual clubs the ideas Of friend
present We're: Mrs. John CaperS. Quota
Chlb, G. w. Pimper of the Newcomers
Club. Paul randstedt of the Cosmo-
poItan club. Frank Pierce of the
OrtmiSt Club and Vernon Lowry of
the Thirteen Club.
Miss Jessie La Sale. president of
the Zonta club. welcomed the guests.
: nd each gave 4 short talk about his
own club. giving better under
Il of OF fle,- nd
for greater co-opera ton in all efforts
TO- civic beuerment.
The Ionta members gave rouS-
ing welcome to tharle Williams, who
h3G Just returned from Memphis,
Tenn, where she had been called To
receive an honorary degree of doctor
Of literature from the Southwestern
[ University.
They were a lSo most happy TO have
.TtHice Kate Sellers again with them
after an absence of almost three
months
Other guests We're Mrs. Charles
Lindsay newly appointed Girl Scout
commissioner. and Miss Dorothy
Green. Hettie Anderson was given
tine to announce that the J. W. &. y.
drive had raised over 100000 for
their new building.
Ht SuSdH ID. shItflOIIy
held an executive committee meeting
Monday evening at the Hotel Hamil-
ION. when the work of the committees
was considered and outlined. Mrs.
Clara OBrien McCrone was made vice
chairman of the legislative committee.
OF which Miss Bede r. johnson is
hairman. Several experienced work
ers were also added. and the plans for
4 bill to he presented in the new Con
Starkweather was appointed vice
chairman Of the prison reform com