Evening star., 1925-03-01
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

the United States Forest Service, will
give the lecture at the clubhouse 1922
| street. Mrs. r. j. Poisson Will be
hostess for the tea and will be assist
ed by Miss Sarah Beall. who will pre-
side at the tea table, and Mrs. Mar
vim Jones.
The Shakespeare Society will meet
tomorrow evening in the auditorium
of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Carlton Van Valkenburg will talk Of
walter Hampden, Man and Actor"
Mr.. Van Valkenburg is a personal
, friend of the great Shakespearean
actor Charles B. Hanford, due to
continued complete loss of voice, viii
be unable to give the society his
"reminiscences of Booth and Barrett.
| Dean w. A. Wilbur of George wash
ington University will talk of eX-
amples where the meaning OF d play
or the lesson of a ira gedy is changed
or lost by the method of cutting for
stage presentations.
The dramatic number will be Scene
/. Act II, of 1.-TWO Gentlemen of
Verona" given in costume The char
acter of Sir Valentine will be play
ed by Walter W. Beck, Lady Sylvia
by Olyve Barbee and Speed by Clar-
ence Ruebsam.
The Susan b. Anthony Foundation
will hold its weekly at home from
to o'clock Saturday afternoon at
the clubrooms. 1913 II street north
west.
Tomorrow evening at s o'clock Mrs.
| Nanette B. Paul will begin a course
! of lectures on the human side of the
| Bible in the same rooms. This course
! will continue through Lent at the
same hour on successive Mondays. 1t
will be historical in treatment. bring
| ing out the domestic and social side of
the life of the people of Palestine, and
| will be illustrated by costumes and
other articles from the Holy Land.
At the last meeting of the founda-
tion resolution of sympathy and flow
ers were sent to the family of the late
DR.. Kate Waller Barrett, who was
an honored member of the organiza-
tion, and had expected to serve on
the advisory board.
Among the members admitted in
the last week were Mrs. F. A. D.
Hancock, Mrs. ]. Albert Scott and
Miss Jessie Norton from Watkins,
n. Y.
LIE Cercle Francais De Washington
Les Brecieuses RidicuIes was received
by Miss Therese O'Sullivan and Miss
Diane des Aulniers of the studio salon
of John Philip Shaddick. Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick Haller were elected to mem
bership. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read by Miss O'Sullivan, after
which the following program was given:
Piano solos, Mile. Madeleine Won In
schuld-Lazard delighted with (a)
Chant du Rouet," Mendelssohn; (b)
"Oiseau Comme Prophet" Schumann;
! Co "Mazurka," Chopin.
Reading, NJ. Edmond Becker. .Sur la
route de Bagdad,'' Pierre Lott.
Several songs by Mrs. David Harts-
horn: (a) Isl tn manu-" Pergolesi: (b)
"Venez au jardin." Mary Turner Salter.
Recitation by request, Mile. Marie
| Leontfne Becker, lie Baiser Nole.'
! Readings by Nine. Isade Boury: (a)
IL 'escarselle du Bon Dieu," Henri Le-
| fevre; (b) lie Baiser de la Blonde"
Jules TrufTier.
Monologue by NJ. Henri Lazard, Les
| Ecrevisses."
On account of the inauguration, the
next meeting of the club has been post
poned TO Friday, March 6.
The International Association of Art
| and Letters held its February busi-
ness meeting last week, at the home
| of Mrs. Stoddard and had no meeting
| on Ash Wednesday. 1t was decided
| that the convention would take place
morning, afternoon and evening ses-
sions, the latter to take the form of
| a poetry recital by the poet-novelist,
Margaret Widdemer, this to merge
! into ball, where characters from
noted poems will be represented in
| costume and poets, too. will wander
among their own creations. The
afternoon session will bring many
| speakers to take part. Preceding the
l6n rI4n he iAv, II
| come to Washington the World Con-
gress of Music in the Interest OF
! World Fellowship at q large recep-
| tion that will be given by Mrs. Henry
| r. Dimock, at her home on Scott
| Circle the evening of April Is. The
| annual election of officers of the as
| ISOLATION will be held Wednesday
| evening, March II, at the club rooms,
| 1907 / street. An amendment to the
| constitution passed at the business
meeting removed the limit to the
term of Office, and the nominating
committee elected will have few va
| cancies to fill on the board. the chief
| one being that of J. w. Hoffman, who
| is removing to Florida. The tea at
association headquarters yesterday
was given to Mr.. and Mrs Hoffman
as an expression of the clubs appre-
| citation of their efforts as active
| members. Inc next meeting or the
| association will take place at the
| home of Mrs. Stoddard, 201s n street
on the evening of March 8, Mrs.
Widdemer and Mrs. Stoddard being
| hostesses.
| District League of American Pen
WOmen.-The regular craft groups
will meet as usual this week at the
/ clubhouse.
In honor of Inauguration week, the
! clubhouse will be open to guests
daily throughout the week, with
| members of the club as hostesses
The American Association of INT
versity Women will give a tea at the
club in honor of Mary T. Norton,
newly elected Representative in Con-
gress from New Jersey, and Florence
| Knapp. newly elected Secretary of
| State Of New York.
An, inauguration day tea will be
given March at 4:3o pm. Mrs.
Monahan will be hostess, assisted by
/, the University of Vermont group. The
Governor of Vermont and Mrs.
Billings will be the guests of honor.
The Evening Bridge Club will meet
Thursday at 7:45 pm. at the club
| house.
| An illustrated lecture on "Eclipses:
| What Science Learns from Them" {"
will be given March z, pm, by
Chester B. Watts, assistant astrono-
| mer at the United States Naval OBJ
servatory. Mr.. Watts was one of the
scientists who went up in the
! Shenandoah to observe the last
| eclipse.
| The Washington Zonta Club this
j week began its preliminary arranpe-
ments for hospitality to the northeast
| ern regional section meeting of Zonta
| clubs in Washington next month
| Delegates are expected from all clubs