Evening star., 1926-01-17
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Women's City Club-At the tes
this afternoon Mrs. Marshall Mck1b
bin will be assisted in receiving by
Mrs. Marie Stair Lawyer, Mrs. George
A. Harris and Miss Jessie B. Wishart
Mrs. Helen Hoffman and Mrs. George
King, jr., will preside at the tea tables
Mrs Viola Schippert Klinge will sing
with Miss Nellie Sacrey ct the piano
The current events section Win meet
Wednesday. at 4:45 pm.
Music of the various Central ano
South American countries Will be
rendered at @ recital Wednesday eve
ming under the direction of Mrs. Ger
trude Lyons, chairman OF the music
committee A reception will precede
the recital at which DR.. Frances
Foye, president, and Judge Mary
O'Toole, Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt
and Mrs. William z. Chamberlin Will
receive the members of the club and
their guests, and the chiefs or the
diplomatic missions OF Central and
South America, who have been invited
to attend.
Thursday afternoon and evening the
library committee will hold its annual
card parties.
The Monday Bridge Club met Janu
ar 4 with 40 members playing. The
membership of the club was increased
by the addition of Mrs. c. c. Cable and
Mrs. ]. b. Eckhart. The first award
for the month of December was won
by Mrs r. b. Campbell and the sec
ond by Mrs. c. II. Wilcox. During the
social hour, Mrs. ]. B. Eckhart pre-
sided at the tea table. Mrs. George Is.
Chase and Miss Mary Mason were
elected to membership last Monday.
Mrs J. l.. Quinn was in charge or the
tea table.
Twentieth Century Club Parlia-
mentary law section Will meet Tues
day at II am. at 1884 I street. with
Mrs. Bethel directing. The nature sec
ton will have an indoor meeting with
flower lecture Wednesday at 3 pm. at
the home of Mrs. Greenlees, 1927 Dunn
barton avenue.
The section OF education will meet
with Mrs Stdwell Thursday at IL am
Mr. Werth of the Translux Daylight
Picture Screen Corporation will give
demonstration of the machine, show
ing any small object not more than
an inch thick. Miss Petty of the Pub
lie Library will tell something OF Its
wealth Of material, illustrating on the
screen.
American Association Of University
Women-Mrs. II. A. Whitney will be
hostess at the tea to be given to-
morrow afternoon at the clubhouse,
1884 I street. Mrs. Charles Tooke
will be the pianist. Miss Charlotte
Hartman will sing. accompanied by
Mrs. George Watson.
On Tuesday at pm. there Will
be club dinner in honor Of Presi-
dent Aurelia Rhinhardt and the
members of the national board who
will be meeting in Washington at
that time. Representatives Edith
Nourse Rodgers and Florence Kahn
will be the speakers. Mrs. Lyman
B. Swormstedt and Mrs. Frank Will
kins will be the hostesses.
On Saturday evening the univer-
sity Players. who have established
reputation as clever entertainers.
will present two one-act plays.
The French classes and the pre-
school study classes will meet dur
ing the week.
The Susan B. Anthony Foundation
will hold it's weekly social meeting
Tuesday from 4 to 6 pm. in the
parlors Of the Shoreham Hotel The
members of the executive committee
are urged to be present to greet the
out of-town members OF theadvisory
board of the. foundation, who have
been attending the board meeting
Of the General Federation of Women 8
Clubs. Aside from the opportunity
Of meeting members from different
parts of the country, there will be
a feature of special interest to the
executive committee. Mrs. Bast. q
professional singer from New York,
who is now making her home in
Washington, will sing. An interest
ing program is in preparation for the
meeting January 26 In the ballroom
of the Shoreham Hotel.
District Branch, League Of Ameri.
can Pen Women-The speaker at the
Sunday tea at the clubhouse will be
DR.. w. Boyd-Carpenter, traveller and
student of Oriental affairs, who will
consider Oriental Unrest" Mrs. Amos
Fries will be the hostess and receive
from to 6. assisted by Mrs. Eli Hell
mick. Miss Alice Hutchins Drake.
chairman of the poetry section, will
meet her study group at 1880 pm. to-
morrow evening at the clubhouse. At
S:45 pm. NJ. B. Sagin will talk on
Stanzaic form and the manuscript
market.
Craft activities have held the board
at the clubhouse, 1909 H street. the
past week.
On Monday evening Miss Susie
White MCGOWAN conducted the juve-
nile short-story group. Original stories
mutually helpful criticism followed.
The advertising, publicity and jour
nalism section met for dinner Tuesday
evening, the subject under discussion
being the organization Of a national
advertising agency.
Mrs. Margaret Zimmele, chairman
OF fine arts, met her group, and pre-
liminary plans were laid for the work
of the new season. The name of the
cf I,n nd In 10 rl
short-story contest. selected by the
judges, Viktor Flambreau and James
J.. Moneyway, will be announced at
the book-review luncheon TO be held
Tuesday at the clubhouse.
Interest is being displayed In the an
nouncement Of the coming courses of
training in parliamentary procedure,
one for beginners and one for those
who desire advance instruction, which
are to be conducted at the clubhouse
under the auspices Of the league and
Of the National Society Of Accredited
Secretaries. Both courses are open to
men and women, and are to be given
by Mrs. Henry NJ. Robert, coworker
with the late Gen. Robert, author of
Roberts Rules of Order" early in
February. Advance registration may
Voorhorst, 916 Seventeenth street.
Franklin 6407.
On February the annual ball will
be given at the Mayfiower Hotel. Many
noted guests will be present. Both up
per and lower tiers of boxes will be
open, and tickets may be obtained at
the Mayflower social bureau. at the
clubhouse or at room 102 Shoreham
Hotel.
The Columbia Heights Art Club held
its first meeting of the year January
at the home of Mrs. E. G. Russell
Mrs. William Clark assisting, Mrs. J