Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19

In the absence of the president, the
vice president, Prof. William Thomas
Faulkner, presided.
The Official Board of the MOntgom-
cry Federation Of Women's Clubs met
Monday afternoon at the Columbia
Country Club. Among subjects dis
cussed was the loan scholarship fund
and its administration. The rules and
! regulations as worked out by the
| board will be presented to the execu-
tive board for discussion at the next
meeting.
This meeting will he January I. 10
m. and is to be held in the Battery
Park community house in Battery
Park. Besides the directors, the presi-
dents of clubs are also to be invited
to attend.N This will form not only
an executive board meeting, but also
council of presidents. The Woman's
Club of Bethesda will act as hostess
and will serve luncheon. Mrs. Earl
w. Chafee, president of the Woman's
Club of Bethesda and member of
the State Federation revisions com
mittee, will speak on the work of her
committee.
The official board was the guest Of
Mrs. James A. Councillor of Takoma
Park. who served tea at the close of
tAiC llSclIHS
The Cultus Club met Tuesday at
the Women's City Club as the guest
of Miss Julia karr. Three papers
comprised the program. National
Coats of Arms was the subject of
the paper given by Mrs. William
Corby. The second paper. on THE
Ant, by Mrs. Herman w Smith, and
the third. by Mrs. Oscar Wilkinson,
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club will meet January with Mrs.
Henry A. Polkinhorn.
Mount Pleasant w. G. r. u. will
meet Tuesday at 2 pm. in Friends
Church, Thirteenth and Irving streets.
In accordance with the Christmas
spirit the subject will he Peace"
Mrs. David Lum will speak on Our
Responsibility Toward World Peace"
and Frederick ]. Libby on "Observa-
lions At Geneva"
League of American Pen Women.
District BranCh-Mrs. William Wolff
Smith, president. assisted by her ex-
ecutiVe board, was hostess last Sun.
day afternoon at tea at the clubhouse
TO the members of the committee for
the revival of the old English Coffee
Shoppe. The plan is to have literary
causeri"s every Friday afternoon dur
Ing J"nuary, February and March
for the discussion of various phases of
literature and productive writing, At
each of these gatherings prominent
literary men and women will be the
guests of the league. The name
adopted for the Coffee Shoppe Is THE
Hoot of the OWL" which is In keeping
with the symbol of the League of
American Pen Women.
Many members and. guests attended
the book review luncheon Tuesday,
when Mrs. Nina Reed discussed three
current English novels.
Tomorrow night the poetry group,
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake, chairman,
will meet at the clubhouse.
class in parliamentary law has
been organized by Miss Bertha
France Wolfe, the pArliamentarian of
the league, and is meeting the first
and third Thursday evenings of each
month.
AT the monthly meeting of the
league December 81, program of
Christmas carols will be given by st.
Patrick's Choir, conducted by Miss
Jennie Glennan. There will be a
chorus of 80 voices, assisted by the
following artists: Edna Howard, so.
prano, Celia Fioravant, contralto;
Roydon J. Dixon. tenor, and James
Nolan. bass. ~
At the meeting Of the group for the
study Of Juvenile literature last Mon.
day evening, Miss Susie White Nc
Gowan, chairman, the members read
original stories for the purpose of
literary criticism.
Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman of fine
arts, spoke of The Madonna in Art"
at the luncheon of the Soroptimist
Club Wednesday.
The District league members were
guests of the Women's City Club last
evening at a musical. The program
was arranged by the chairman of the
national music committee, Mrs.
numbers by distinguished composer
members.
The Soroptimist Club will hold it's
annual Christmas party at the Hotel
La Fayette Wednesday at / pm. And
extensive Christmas program has
been arranged by Jane Ryan, chair
man. Christmas carols will be sung,
presents exchanged and all club for
malities suspended in honor of the
season. Marjorie Webster of the Mar
joris Webster School will give
Christmas reading. Miss Maude
Murphy will sing, accompanied by
Mrs. Dorothy Butler.
The Womans Community Club Of
KensingtOn--At the meeting held
Monday the program was in charge
Of the music department. With Mrs.
Roberts G. Cogswell at the piano
and Mrs. d. J. Guy directing, the fol-
lowing program was given; "Hsrk!
The Herald Angels Sing" &C. Wes-
ley). I'm Bethlehem" "a. G. Colborn)
and THE Sleep of the Child Jesus"
by Miss Thomas of Washington;
"Christmas Stockings" O.. F.. Orth),
chorus; piano duets-"Polonaise Mil
itaire" OF. r. Chopin and "Arago-
raise" CW. A. MasseneD, Mrs. r. G.
Cogswell and Mrs. D. j. Guy;
Sweet Was the Song the Virgin
Sang" IS. Northcote). Mrs. w. Mer-
lam and chorus: Silent Night, Holy
Night" "a. Richafds), chorus
The baby grand piano which was
recently presented to the Kensington
School by the Woman's Community
Club OF Kensington was used for
the first time by the club
The next meeting of the music
department will be held January II
al the home of Mrs. u. 8. A. Heav-
ener
Mrs. Charles w. Lane, representa-
tive for the Social Service League,
stated that a card party will be given
January at the school assembly
hall for the benefit of the league.
Mrs. II. S. Bean. representative for
home economics, reported having at
tended a meeting Of the department
Of American homes at Rockville. She
stated that Mrs. H. Il. Humphreys,
chairman of the department, urged
that each club devote at least one
program year TO the study of the
American home.
The next meeting Of the literature