Evening star., 1925-01-11

noon from 1850 to o'clock. Assist |
ing Mrs. McNary will be Mrs. George |
Kicker, Mrs. Henry Rainey Mrs Frank |
Hiram Smell, Mrs. William +. Cham |
berlin and Mrs. Laura A. Bradley. |
Mrs. Gertrude Bischoff and Mrs. Al |
bert Putney will preside at the tea
table. The guests of honor will be |
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Mrs. T. G. |
Winter. Miss NJ. Garrett Hay and Miss |
Belle Sherwin.
The entertainment committee will |
give an informal party of cards and |
nah jongg, tomorrow at $3.50 pm.
subscription dinner will be given |
by the business and professional wom-
ems section, Wednesday, $50 pm. Dr. |
William Bowie. chief of the division |
of geodesy of the Coast and Geodetic |
Survey, the honor guest and speaker |
will give an illustrated talk-"The
Story of the Oldest Scientific Bureau
of Our GoveTnment-The Coast and |
Geodetic Survey Miss Sarah Beall |
will preside. Reservations limited to
100.
The book review section, Mrs. Mary
McCloskey, chairman, will hold its
first meeting of the season, Thursday,
pm. Mrs. William e. Chamber
lin will review d recent publication.
card party, to benefit the circu-
lating library, will be given under the I
auspices of the library committee.
Mrs. Charles Wilcox, chairman, Jan
uary 21, pm.
The entertainment committee an
nounces a dance. January %, at $3.50
pm. Cards may be obtained at the
clubhouse
. International Association of Art and
Lettorx.-An at home" was held
January at the clubrooms, 1907
L street. The program was eXtempo-
raneous and consisted of original
contributions by members Miss
Powell gave story of Christmas at
her Southern home. Prof. Schroeder
delighted with two original compost
tions of Oriental nature. Miss
Nevin told d Christmas story designed
for children, but, to which her hear
-ers, children of an older growth,
listened more attentively, she said.
than the others. Mrs. Stowe con-
tributed some verses which she had
written and sent steamer letter
to Mrs. c. Essary Barnard, one Of
the members, who is Wintering in
Bermuda. The association had with
it for the first time since he became
a member Mr.. Cottingham, a lecturer
and poet from Indiana.
A business meeting will be held al
the clubrooms Wednesday evening.
District of Columbia Federation of
Speel, president. will entertain at
tea Wednesday afternoon from 10
at federation headquarters. 1874
y street, in honor OF Mrs. John d.
Sherman, president OF the general
federation, and the members Of the
executive board of the general fed
Grafton. a cordial invitation is eX-
tended to all members Of the fedora
tion to attend
Mrs. William r. Chamberlin. presi
dent of the Hous keepers Alliance,
announces that tho dinner to be
given by that organization and the
Local Home Economies Association
will be held at The CIeves, 1919 G
street, January Il at am. The
speakers will be Mrs. John d. Sher-
man, president OF the general fedora
tion, and Mrs. Maggie w. Barry,
chairman of the department of the
American home of the general fed
GRAFTON.
Mrs. Ellis Logan. chairman of the
fine arts department Of the District
federation, extends a cordial invita-
tion to all women interested to meet
At the Phillips Private Art Gallery
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
when Mrs Logan and members OF
her committee will be present to view
and explain the pictures.
The January musical of Chapter b.
p. E o., will be given at the home Of
Mrs. Worthy p. Stearns. 1883 Lamont
street, Tuesday evening at o'clock.
when the husbands OF the members
will be the guests of the chapter.
The banquet TO be given by the
seven p. l.. =. chapters of the DIS
trict in honor OF the fifty seventh
anniversary OF the +. L. q. sisterhood
will be held at the Hotel Roosevelt
January u at $50 pm. All 2. h. O.
members in the city are urged TO at
tend.
General Federation of WOmen's
CIubs.-One of the features of the
annual meeting of the board OF the
General Federation of Women's Clubs,
TO be he'd in Washington this week
will be pilgrimage to the Natlonal
Cathedral on Mount st. Alban Sat
urday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Sew
enty-hve members Of the board, in
cluding the presidents Of the va
rious State federations. will visit the
curators office, see the tomb of
Woodrow Wilson in Bethlehem
Chapel and inspect the work that Is
now going on TO build the Chapel OF
the Resurrection and the foundations
for the north and south transepts.
After leaving the cathedral the
visitors will be received at the
bishops house by the Right Rev.
James E. Freeman and Mrs. Freeman.
Those who will assist in receiving
the guests are Mrs. G. &. +. Bratenahl, |
Mrs Philip NJ. Rhine elander, Mrs An
son Phelps Stokes Mrs. George
Wharton Pepper and Miss Gertrude
Myer. The ladies' will be presented
to Bishop and Mrs Freeman by Mrs.
John D. Sherman. president of the
General Federation, and her prede-
cessor, Mrs. Thomas g. Winter.
At the conclusion of the reception
Bishop Freeman has been asked to
make a brief address outlining the
place Washington Cathedral will oc-
oupy in the spiritual life of the
Capital.
The second annual banquet of the
Chaminade Glee Club has been post
poned from Thursday, January Is, to
Thursday, February ~.
Tickets may be obtained from Miss
Grace Weed, 1921 Twelfth street.
phone Franklin 1878.
Women who sing are invited to join
the club during the next few weeks.
Rehearsals are held Monday evenings
at 7:45 o'clock al 1880 G street. Work on
a cantata, by Galbraith, will begin at
the next rehearsal.
PhiIo- -CIassicx.-The members and a
few guests were received. by Mrs
Augustus Knight at her home in the
Kenesaw, January 6. The play,
Henry V" was introduced by the
leader. Mrs. H. J. Harris, her subject,
Continuing the Henrys of Ian
caster" was interesting and was fol-
lowed by the reading Of Henry W.
by the members.
Mrs knight served luncheon and