Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Conducted by Mamie Lancaster.

Women's City Ciub.-Miss Victoria
Benson will be hostess at the tea this
afternoon At which Mrs. Sarah Is.
Kerst, prominent in womens orEani
cations of New York, will be the
guest of honor. Miss CavanauGh will
assist Miss Benson in receiving. and
Miss Grace McNey and Miss Hazel
Elson will preside at the tea table.
Miss Julia Coonan viii be the
reader at the meeting of the booh
review section tomorrow at pm
This will be the only review for the
month of February.
The subscription dinner of the
business and professional section
will he presided over by Miss Nell y.
Price Wednesday evening. DR.. {. ID.
Williamson will give an illustrated
yalk on impressions of Our National
Parks"
Former Senator {. :. Thomas VIII
address the Forum Luncheon Satur-
day on the subject What Price Gov
crnment" Ellis Meredith will pre-
side.
Plans are going ahead for the Val
entiue supper dance to lie given by
the junior section February 10.
Reservations are being made through
Mrs Frank Gregory Stewart.
The drama unit and music sec
ton Will give :; joint program Feb
luary l6. Polish music will be
rendered in costume 10y Mrs. Pay
mond T. Dickey. Mrs. Chester w.
Adair. end Mrs. Wayne Il. Wheeler.
The Drama Unit viii present Petit
coat Pertidy." with Jeanne Renee.
Helen y. Johnson and Nadine Lane
Gallagher in the east. Both the Nu-
sic and Drama Units are making Il
place for themselves in music and
drama circles OF the city under the
leadership of Mrs. Gertrude Lyons
and Mrs. Patrick Gallagher.
William Rufus Scott will address
the current rVr.l, section February
II At 40 pm. on "Doings Of the
World Up 10 Date.
Ms. Nina {. Van Wrinkle Will pre-
side 1T the dinner on February is at
$50 pm. at which the subject of
'WomenS Contribution TO the Solu-
t!on of The Penal Problem will he
discussed. The speakers will be
Justice Walter l. Mccoy, Dr.. kath-
crime Bement Davis. Miss Helen
Pigeon and Dr. Mary h. Harris
At the business meeting last We'd
nesduy evening the committee to
nominate officers and directors for the
ensuing year was elected as follows:
Miss Mary Black, Miss Jessie Lane,
ISIS Nlti IL i-tiSi'N -FNItiibIi, Mss 'iNi
rude Leonard. Miss May Belle Ray
mond. Mrs. Edgar 7. Brown. Mrs.
Charles recin Miss Fay Bentley and
Mrs Aira l.. Gardner. The annual
election ,akes place in May. Several
bills of interest to residents of the
District We're brought up at the meet
ing and referred to the law and legis-
latiou committee for stucy and recon-
nlrndationS for Endorsement at the
next meeting.
The French section is proving very
popular under the Craftsmanship OF
Miss Susan Baker. The members are
now rehearsing a French play. which
viii be presented before long at the
clubhouse.
Thirteen tables played at the Mon
day Bridge club February !. Two
new members were elected To section
membership. Mrs. y. +. Maddox and
Mrs !. NJ. Porter. Mrs. Maddox pre-
sided al The tea table. The prize win
uerS Tor January We're Mrs. 0. l..
fofmeier. Mrs. w. +. Dimock and
Mrs. w. j.. Sears.
Members OF the club have been
asked 10 reserve the afternoons and
evenings Of March Is and 10 for q
series Of card parties for the benefit
OF the club heIterment fund. Mrs.
Laura 4 Bradley. Mrs. Lyman Il.
SUormscedt and Mrs. Charles Cecil
are in charge