Evening star., 1926-01-03
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
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Conducted by Mamie Lancaster.

justice of the Supreme Court Of the
District.
Judge Mccoy will discuss The
Courts of the District of Columbia,
outlining in a general way the func-
tions of the different branches of the
judiciary system of the District.
Following this talk the regular bust
ness meeting of the organization will
be held, presided over by Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle. president.
The Shakespeare Society calls its
members attention to the fact that
the January meeting will be held
Tuesday. The change from the regu-
lar evening was made in order to have
an address by Prof. De Witte c. Crois
SAINT of George Washington Univer-
sity, whose Monday evenings are al
ways engaged The society will meet
in the auditorium of the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art at 8:15. Prof. CroiSsant'S
address VIII be upon The Restoration
of Drama and Shakespeare's Influence
Upon IT.
The dramatic numbers will consist
of scene l of act and scene 2 Of act
5. The Tanning Of the Shrew," pre-
pared under the direction of Miss
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by Miss Burger, Petruchio by Nor
timer Morehouse, Baptista by VIII
liam +. Bryant, Lucentio by Leslie
Waudby, Hortensio by Lindsay Du-
WALL Blanca by Esther Cloyd, the
widow by Olive Barbee. and Bondello
by Julian DiCkerson. The traditional
costuming will be used.
voteless District of Columbia League
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Park. the first president of the Ma
be the guest and speaker at the forum
dinner of the District league, to be
held Thursday at the clubhouse of the
American Association of University
Women. Mrs. Park will speak on
The Enrichment of Life Through
the Power to Vote Reservations
should be made to Charles McNary,
Main $500.
The board will hold it's monthly
meeting at the clubhouse of the Uni
versity Women Friday at 1 pm.
January 26. under auspices of the
committee on efficiency in government,
of which Miss Laura Knott is chair
man, the league will hold meeting in
the Mount Pleasant branch of the
Public Library. The evening will be
devoted to a discussion of the bills
now pending in Congress in which the
District league is interested. Both
sides of the questions will be presented
by competent speakers. Among those
taking part in the discussion will be
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell. Mrs. Nina
Van Wrinkle, Mrs. Ann Webster, Mrs.
Edward P. Costigan, Mrs. Edna John
ston, Mrs. Cathrine Morss, Miss Edna
Sheehy. Mrs. Thomas West and Mrs.
William +. Cha m berlin
All persons interested, whether
members OF the league or not, are in
vtted to attend.
The Susan b. Anthony Foundation
met in the ballroom of the Shoreham
Tuesday evening. The music was fur
nished by the Meininger Orchestra.
composed Of 16 boy and girl students.
They played America" for the open.
ing, The Star Spangled Banner" for
closing, and selections of Christmas
music at intervals during the evening.
DR.. Daniel kress gave an illustrated
lecture on who makes the best citi-
zens, and showed that the men who
keep the body free from all poisonous
substances and live on simple food
are the leaders in our professional
and industrious affairs. Among such
leaders he mentioned DIR. Steven
doctors at the age of SO; Chauncey NJ
Depew. who attends to the work of an
office at 80; also of Lincoln, Roose-
welt. Bryan, Wilson and Justice Taft,
as men who had never used tobacco.
Nine. Lucy Thoumainn of France made
a plea for harmonious relations be-
tween nations, the outlawing of war
as 81 habit and the hope that some
time il would be considered a crime.
A resolution was adopted asking the
Board of Education to name some of
the proposed new school buildings
after the pioneer women, beginning
with Susan B. Anthony. Another
resolution approved the coming con-
ference on law enforcement, and made
the president, Mrs. Anna E. Hendley,
representative for the foundation. A
third resolution indorsed the campaign
against smoking cigarettes, as re-
Gently launched by Mrs. John 3. Hen
derson. The members We're asked TO
interest the public in the picture of
Charming Pollock's Fool" to be
shown here this week Tickets for
the benefit of the foundation may be
obtained at the room of the League
of American Pen Women, the Shore
ham Hotel, the Hamilton Hotel. the
Annapolis Hotel and places near the
lIledleI. IkeluTHS LOT IIl6 tickets SnOulu
be sent at once to the chairman of
ways and means, Mrs. Thacker V
Walker, the Shoreham Hotel. Mem
bers are always at home informally
on Tuesdays from 4 to 6 o'clock.
District Branch of the League of
American Pen Women.-Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook, president general of the
d. A. r., was the honor guest, with
the regents of the District chapters,
at a reception given by the local
branch of the league last Sunday aft
ernoon.
The District Club house, 1909 II
street, was decorated in green's and
holly, with the red of poinsettias and
the mellow light of many candles.
Mrs. II. S. Mulliken, District presi-
dent, received, assisted by Mrs. Eli
Helmick, vice president, who also
poured. More than ESQ members and
their friends came to pay their COM
plimentS to Mrs. Cook and the regents.
Mrs. Cook spoke in greeting, choos-
ing as her subject the inspirations and
aspirations of the Christmas season
and closing with a little poem of her
own.
Representative Arthur NJ. Free from
California gave an address upon The
Insfdious Work Of the Radicals
Throughout the Country"
Mrs. Amos Fries was the hostess Of
the afternoon.