Evening star., 1925-10-25

QlO Dy mortimer MorenOuSe, LeoIldlo
by William e. Bryant, Balthazar by
Eldridge NJ. Monroe; Hero. daughter OF
Leonato, by Lulu G. Adams. and Mar
garet by Olive Barbee. A scene from
1.-THE Merchant of Venice" will be
given before the Woman's City Club
November -. in which Mabel Owens
Wilcox will play Portia and Rosemary
Arnold the part of Nerissa.
The Abracadabra Club met Wednes.
day evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bloomfield H. Howard-Mrs.
Howard and Mrs. J. H. Bait, hostesses.
Responses to roll call We're on Per.
sonal "reminiscences Of Visits to
Homes of American Authors The
paper by Mrs. Bertha Barrick was on
Man Life" DIR. James Mckee read
an article by James G.. Young con
corning Markham's poem on Edgar
Allen Poe. The club took note of the
honor brought to it by the publication
during the past Summer of two books
written by members of the club
American Hymn Writers and Com
pliers Of Sacred Music" by Prank j
Metcalf, and THE Earth and the
Stars" by DR.. Charles G. Abbott. Mrs
Grace Stanley Stevens played a piano
|
Jane Stevens In two songs. Miss Kath
| ryn Brown recited two selections ir
Italian dialect.
The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
met Wednesday in the assembly room
OF the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church. Luncheon was served from
l2:45 to $50, Miss E. Fl. Heck, hostess
| Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, as
"a GOV rp1 ~ tIa Iy,,sf y
States, addressed the meeting, her sub.
ject being "The Aims and Accomplish
ments of the Department Of Justice in
the Reform of Federal Institutions"
Following are the officers and sec
ton leaders for the coming year:
President, Mrs. o. c. Merrill; vice
president, Mrs. w. c. Dennis; record.
ing secretary. Mrs. E. F. Kelley; cor.
responding secretary, Mrs. E. c. Sto.
Well; treasurer, Mrs. J. z. Ault; direc.
tor. Mrs. T. E. Robertson; auditor,
Mrs. j. S. Cotton; press, Mrs. B. It.
| webster; chairman of membership
committee, Mrs. c. d. Snow; chairman
or program committee, Mrs. A. D.
kidder; chairman of hospitality com
mittee, Mrs. C. w. Pimper.
The civic section meets the first Fri
day in each month at 1870 a m. in the
Chevy Chase Library. Leader, Mrs
E. H: Clapp; assistant leader. Mrs. w
b. Greeley; education, Mrs. NJ. c.
SHIELD, Mrs. Ralph Daskam, Mrs. p
b. Dunbar, Mrs. L. B. Tuckerman and
! Mrs. II. w. Gillett; social service, Mrs
Alexander Wylie, Mrs w. L. Offutt
| Mrs. V. Z. Hodges, Mrs. G. w. Morey
Mrs. K. E. Quirk and Mrs. J. w
Jacobs.
The literature section meets the
third Friday in each month at pm
Leader, Mrs. A. Nee. Ashley, assisted
| by Mrs. d. S. Jameson, Mrs. G.. D.
Curtiss, Mrs. V. Whitlock, Mrs. w. NJ
Clark, Mrs. II. G. Moulton, Mrs. w. S
Garland, Mrs. w. Balcom, Mrs T. H
| Macdonald, Mrs. w. II. Grimes and
Mrs. w. H. Herschel, librarian.
The music section has rehearsals a,
1890 am. the second and third
Wednesdays in the Chevy Chase Ii
brary. Leader, Miss A. E. Broas; con
ductor, Herndon Morsell; secretary
Mrs. R. S. Mcbride; treasurer, Mrs. S
l.. Wolfe: program, Mrs. E. H. Rus
sell; membership, Mrs. J. j. Bryne
room, Mrs. F. w. Evans.
Social section-Leader, Mrs. ]. J.
Crane; assistant leader, Mrs. n. G.
Little; secretary, Mrs. A. L. Corning
treasurer, Mrs. ]. H. DeVeau; music
Mrs. w. 7. Pollard; arrangements
Mrs. w. A. Johnston. The executive
board of the social section meets al
1880 am. the first Tuesday OF each
month.
Nature section-Leader. Mrs. H. G.
| Moulton; assistants, Mrs. F. r. Parks
| Mrs. D. NJ. Earll and Mrs. Fred w.
Powell.
Junior Observation-Disclosures Mrs. S.
Won Ammon.
October 81. 4 to pm, tea for new
members and their sponsors; October
28, 1880 am, music section meets in
the Chevy Chase Library.
PhilO Classics - Mrs. Margaret
| Forbes was hostess to the club Friday
afternoon, receiving the members at
the home of Mrs. G. L. Peckham. as
| sistant hostess. After the business
session Mrs. Faber Stevenson read a
paper on Henry VI. the King" The
influences and effects of the times and
powers on the little king through his
childhood and early manhood were de-
picted. Parts We're assigned and the
reading of Henry vi was continued.
| Park View Women's Club-The art
| committee held its first meeting at the
home of Mrs. E. T. Perkins, 236 Will
low avenue, Takoma Park, Md. The
hostesses of the day were Mrs. Per.
| kins, Mrs. Wixon and Mrs. Murray.
Luncheon was served at L pm. A
| pleasant afternoon was spent. the
| ladies having brought their needle.
work. The chairman, Mrs. Harde.
beck, is planning a definite program
for the coming year, and there will be
classes in basketry work and lamp.
| shade making. The next meeting will
be held the third Thursday in Novem.
ber at the home of Mrs. Faris, 3206
Park place. A speaker on interior
decorating will be a feature of the
afternoon.
Florence Crittenton Baby Lovers
Circle, No. 1, was compelled to change
Its monthly meeting from last Thurs.
day to October 20.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
October Is with Mrs. Ellis Logan and
| Mrs. Arthur Seaton as hostesses. The
program included a paper by Mrs. De
| Witt CroisSant on American Land
scape Painting" Roll call brought
items of news from members present
The guests present were Mrs. Louise
Harland, Mrs. Tibbitts, Mrs. f. r.
Reipsnyder and Mrs. T. F. Rorke.
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. 1,
Daughters of Union Veterans, Monday
entertained Burnside. Sheridan and
Thomas posts, G. A. r. This was q
flag night" More than SO grand
veterans were present. The surprise
of the evening was that on entering
the hall it was found to be trans.