Evening star., 1925-04-26

loi OptoH VIII De tne guests OF honor
at the tea to be given in the club
house this afternoon from 4:30 to g
O'Clock. The hostess. DR.. 4. Frances
Foye, will be assisted by Mrs. Bessie
Parker BruSgemau, Mrs. Mabel Willie.
brandt, Mrs. Theodore Moves and
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor. Miss Grace
McVey will preside at the tea table.
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, chairman of
the subcommittee on musical pro-
grams will present "A Musical Eve
ming" to be given under the auspices
of the entertainment committee to-
morrow at $50 pm. Artists appear
ing will be Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, lyric
soprano; Miss Thelma Smith, contral-
to and Mrs. Mildred Kolb Schulze.
pianist.
AS an expression of esteem and in
appreciation of her untiring services
10 both organizations, the Women's S
City Club and the League of Woman
Voters will join in a dinner to be given
in honor of Mrs. Laura y. Bradley
Thursday. at $50 pm. Mrs. Nina G.
Van Wrinkle will be toastmistress.
Mrs. Ellis Meredith will be in charge
of the anual election to be held May
6, and will be assisted by Mrs. Fran
ces Williams and Mrs. James f. Call
breath. The polls will be open from
10 am. to pm. Club members are
urged to vote early, where possible
since this will greatly facilitate the
work of the tellerS and enable the
committee to announce the result of
the election before the adjournment
of the business meeting. Only mem
bers whose dues are paid to May !,
1925 vii be permitted to vote. To vote
is the duty of every club member.
The District of Columbia Federation
of WOmen's Clubs will meet tomorrow
I L., Il IL "
ing session will be given over to busi-
ness. Judge Frederick Cox of the In
terstate Commerce Commission will be
the speaker on the afternoons pro
gram.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs. Curtis d.
Wilbur, Mrs. Virginia White Speel
and many other prominent women are
patronesses of the Veterans Ball to
be given Thursday at the New VIII
lard, under the auspices of the Dis
abled American Veterans of the World
War. The Federation has taken three
boxes and will have as their guests
- Gen. Pershing, Gen. Lejeune and Ad-
miral Eberle.
A breakfast will be given by the
Federation in honor of its president,
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, May -.
The officers of the Federation comprise
the committee in charge and are now
working out the details. No invitations
will be issued, but every federated
club woman in Washington is invited
TO ATTEND.
The National Society, Daughters of
American ColOniSts, will open its
fourth general assembly at $50 am.
tomorrow in Hotel Washington; Mrs.
George Thacher Guernsey, national
president, will preside. and a large as
semblage of delegates is expected TO
be present. A short musical program
will be given under the direction of
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, followed by re-
ports of national officers and State
regents.
The annual luncheon, which has be-
come feature of the assembly, will
be held in the hotel at the close of
the morning session.
Among the business to be trans
acted at the afternoon session Will be
the election of national officers ana
consideration of the jamestown me
mortal, consisting of the erection OF
an iron fence, with brick pillars, to
protect the foundation of the old
courthouse at jamestown, where the
first colonial assembly in this country
was held; bronze tablets, inscribed
with the names of the members or
that assembly. will be placed on the
brick gateposts. Mrs. Benjamin Ladd
I'urCell OIL fklCnHlOHu, va, - III SAi''- .
Of the memorial.
This colonial society, although only
four wears old, already has member
shin of over 100 in the 20 states or
canized to date, with a number OF or
ranizing regents at work IN other
States The work of the society,
briefly, is educational, hlstorlcdl anu
patriotic. and it is planned TO erect d
memorial on some historic colohldl
site each year. a,-s, .ra.
praeidant Mrs. George Thacner
f.uernsev: vice presidents, Mrs. w IL
1ioro brisbane Rand (Atlantlc coast
saction) Mrs. Joseph Madison ftls1
(Southern section), Mrs EoW @ NI-t a. :"
Schaaf middle West Sectlonl anu W. WI .
,Iohn Jacoby Read Paclhc GodSI ,a1Id
tom; recording secretary, Mhaa so,.a+s,v ,tls,.
o., Morris: corresponding secretary
Mrs Robert j. Johnston; treasurer
Nire William II. Talbot; reslstIaI'
Miss Lillian A. Norton; historian 10
Helen +. c. Overton; chaplain MIS-
BENJAMIN l.. Purcell.
The Twentieth Century Club.-lhe
,i+ara+,,re section will meet tomorIooWSo3
With Mrs. Austin Clark 1912
Ty,.nn,ing avenue. The program WIN
,,o1,, ..Sonoe of the Best biographies
re the Past Year." and VIII pe ~
cbarpe of Mrs Austin Clark, Mls'
E1rancis Walker, Mrs. George MoleS'
Mrs Arthur Spencer and MIS-. 1eol 50
Bowerman. -, ,.,,.o ;ts last
The music section will nave us laSe
,,,eeting of the year at the nome ol
aIrs Frederic Harrington Tuesday at
I'm Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, leauel
af the section, will give a tax on
"F,arlv English Music ana Poetry.
Mrs harrington will illustrate the
talk with songs of the period. MIS'
Rvrnes and Mrs Harrington Will pe
Joint hostesses for luncheon.
The nature section will meet at
Dunont Circle Wednesday at ~ am
for A trip to Cabin John and Vlclnley'
Arts CIub.-As a prelude to the an
p,IaI meeting and election of ofhcers
of the club, which takes place tn!s
week, the members will devote TINS
Sunday evening to form OF ehteI
tainment that is original with the
Arts Club, and particularly chaIa
teristic At I o'clock chahhS ulSh
supper will be served, Mr. ana MIS-
Weldon Fawcett, acting as n0SIs.
Following the supper, there VIII pe
an evening of polite vaudeville, with
y pun,ber of favorite entertainers
and leading candidates for club
offices appearing in 3 and 10 minute
turns. and injecting campaign HdNoi
in the lighter vein. The program Is
as follows Free verse, Emily heau
Jones. with saxophone obbhgato pS
Mrs. Emma Prall Knorr: limitations
of VIII Rogers, VIII {. Barnes ihu,
sical monologue, Minna Nlemann ana
lanes Otis Portor; kidding Your
S,,hconscious." Mabel Dill; My
policies" J.. NJ Leisenring; "A Cross
80 D,,,,1o Ammo Ives Mar .rerite