Evening star., 1926-11-14
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Conducted by Mamie Lancaster.

annie Lancaster.
| Near East sufferers. Assisting Mrs.
Sidwell will be Miss Agnes Miller, Mrs.
| P. s. Smith, Mrs. A. II. Brooks, Mrs.
| A. e. Spencer, Mrs. I'll. Stidham, Mrs.
8. r.. Capps and Miss Grace Willis.
| The bus will be at the west side OF
Dupont Circle at 1890 O'Clock for those
wishing to take 1t.
There was a record attendance at
the monthly meeting of the club to
hear the veteran Shakespearean actor
Robert Bruce Mantell, tell of his ex'
periences in the more than so years
of his life on the stage. He began
and ended his remarks with two OF
the best known parts from Shake
speare, but in between took his audi
ence as often behind the scenes as be-
fore the footlights. AS interesting as
anything he told the club members
were the extracts from a small. well
thumbed diary which he had kept
during the first years of his career IN
| the United States, where his r1gld
Presbyterian mother, much worried
because of her sons determination to
| become an actor, advised him to GO
and Change his name, SO that the
disgrace might be kept from the fam
ily" Mentioning certain cities where
he played in 1879, he read out his OBJ.
| servations, jotted down on the spur OF
| the moment. Mr.. Mantell also had
something to say regarding the assum.
| ing Of modern dress in Hamlet and
his experiences in adopting 1t in ad-
| vance of others, and of the effect OF
the costumtng on the box receipts.
Much laughter followed the Shake
spearean impersonator's 8 description OF
himself at his debut in Belfast, Ire
land, when he was little more than a
boy. Unbeknown to his family. he
had taken part" and thinking him
self thoroughly disguised with huge
mustachios and an ill-t1tting costume,
he was completely put to rout when
his smaller brother called out. Holy
Moses, that's our Bob" This was Mr..
Mantell's first experience in address
ing a wOman'S club.
The American Association Of Uni
versity Women opens the week with
Sunday afternoon hike, starting
from the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch
Johnson at Alta Vista, Bethesda. Nd.
Mr.. Johnson will lead the walkers,
who will return to the Johnson home
for supper.
The tomorrow afternoon tea will
have as guests of honor Mr.. and Mrs.
William Cullen Dennis. Mr.. Dennis.
who acted as legal adviser to the
Chinese government for two years,
will speak on China. Mrs. Ellery c.
Stowell will preside as hostess.
An unscheduled pleasure Is planned
for the association. by Miss Elizabeth
Eastman of England, who is to be
hostess at a dinner in honor of Miss
Lucy Gardner Tuesday at $50 pm,
to which club members and their
friends may make reservations. Miss
Gardner Is coming under the auspices
of the World Alliance for Interna
tional Friendship and is to spend
three months in the United States and
Canada.
Devotees and neophytes of auc-
ton bridge are promised a pleasant
evening November 10, 7:45 o'clock. AT
that time those Interested in the game
are invited to meet at the clubhouse
Miss Floy f. Wallis has charge OF
the arrangements for the year, while
Mrs. F. c. Brown is hostess for that
evening. Members may invite friends
to make up individual tables, but
any one coming in will find a place
ready. There is no expense except q
nominal charge, and that includes re
freshments. which are served after g
| couple of hours Of playing.
District Branch, League of Ameri
can Pen WOmen--The first of a series
| Of chatting dish suppers will be held at
| the clubhouse this evening at
| o'clock. Archie d. Engel, magician
will furnish the entertainment. Reser
| vations should be made by telephon
| ing the clubhouse, Franklin S001.
Av,f ha oh, r,y-f ufr frNysy
group will hold its first meeting o1
the year under the direction of Mrs
William Wolff Smith, the president
Hugh NJ. Irish, president Of the
Writer'S League, will be the guest Of
honor. The members OF this grour
will write the first chapter of a mys
terry story, which with be continued
throughout the year by writing one
chapter at each meeting.
The poetry group. Miss Alice Hutch
ins Drake, chairman. will meet to
morrow at pm. There will be 6
brief discussion Of plans for the com
ing season, followed by a study peiot
devoted to original poems submitted
by group members. Manuscripts tc
be read at the next fellowship tea will
be selected.
Mrs. Theodore Tiller. chairman OF
the book review committee, announces
the first luncheon of the season
Tuesday at l p.m.. at the clubhouse.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared Stanley Olmstead Of Virginia
will review his latest book, cat Top
Of Tobin." Miss Margery Quigbey.
librarian of the Mount Pleasant
talk on children's books and also will
tell something about the three books
she wrote in collaboration with Miss
Mary e. Clark-''The Poppy Seed
Cake" Etiquette. Jr." and 1.-THE
Cooks Surprise" Reservations may
be made for the luncheon by calling
the clubhouse.
The commercial group, in charge OF
Miss A. Marie Boggs, will meet Fri
| day at 8 pm.
A class in parliamentary law will
be organized by Miss Bertha Frances
Wolff as soon as enough applications
have been received.
The date for the meeting Of the mo-
| ton picture group, Mrs. Harriet Haw-
ley Locher, chairman, will be an
nounced later.
During the past week the following
groups have met for study: Juvenile
| story. Susie White MCGOWAN, chair.
AAhI spcCldI feature WTAL1uS, MTS.
Victoria Faber Stevenson, chairman.
LIE Cercle Francois de Washington
les Precieuses Ridicules enjoyed the
most enthusiastic first meeting in the
| history of the club at the Pen Wom.
ems League. The roll Of officers of
! the preceding year was elected unani.
| mously and is as follows:
President, NJ. Edmond Becker; vice
presidents, Mrs. Bessie Edison and
Augustus G. Heaton: treasurer, Mrs.
c. Augustus Simpson; corresponding
| secretary, Miss Maude Scruggs; re.
| cording secretary and manager, Mile
Marie-Leontine Becker: social secre
| tary, Mrs. Camille Hindmarsh.