Evening star., 1926-05-23

tSe as hostesses: Miss NJ. Alvina Car
Eoll, vice chairman; Miss Eta II. Aus.
aln, Miss Lou f. Ballenger. Miss Fay
bentley. Mrs. Jennie G. Beriiner. Miss
Ieftrude NJ. Bowdle. Miss Helen NJ.
Brown, Mrs. Peter Drury. Mrs. Eliza
heth Du Bose, Mrs. Herbert Mum.
Miss Margaret Ann Patch, Miss Eliza
beth }. Raymond, Miss f. Katherine
keinberg, Mrs. Caroline r. Stephen,
Mrs. Frank G. Stewart, Mrs. Lyman
+. Swormstedt and Miss Florence f.
Ward
The Tuesday evening card section,
with Miss Victoria Benson as chair
man, will function throughout the
Summer. At the meeting OF last Tues
day evening several members from
the Monday bridge section were noted
among the players. This section has
always enjoyed an excellent patron
age and competent teachers have
given assistance to aspiring players.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Peter
A DrurH' was hostess at n tea given
At her residence. 1921 Rhode Island
avenue. in honor of the officers and
directors of the club. Receiving with
Mrs. Drury were Mrs. J. Garfield Ri
ley, president Of the club: Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey. honorary member
and founder OF the club: Judge Mary
OToole, the clubs first president:
-'liSS marie saunders. 1lFSl vice pTeSl-
dent: Miss Myrtle Bum, second vice
president; Mrs. Grattan kerans. CORE.
spending. secretary: Miss Maybelle
Raymond treasurer, and members of
The board Mrs Virgil c. Miller; Miss
Olive Beatty. Mrs. Laura A. Bradley,
Mrs. Granville Hunt. Mrs. NJ. c. Nc
'1oskey, Mrs Charles Wilcox. Mrs.
Lyman B. Swormstedt, DIR. Edith s.
''oale, Mrs. Patrick Gallagher and
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons.
Assisting in serving were DR.. A.
Frances Foye, Mrs. +. J. Brannan.
Mrs. Edwin S. Broussard. Mrs. II. r.
.tshurst. Mrs. Frederick Cox, Mrs
Howard l.. HodSkins. Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt. Mrs. Cabot Stevens. Mrs
charles II. Cecil. Mrs. j. NJ. Speel
Mrs. Thomas Carter. Mrs. j. James
Walsh. Mrs Clyde r. Aitcheson. Mrs
Thornton Boland, Mrs. Joshua Evans.
jr.. and Mrs. !. ii. Martin
The Junior section gave card party
Wednesday evening. Miss Grace Nc
Ney was hostess.
The literary lectures committee ar
ranged an interesting entertainment
for the club members on Thursday
chairman Of the fine arts commission.
gave an illustrated lecture on the
Family Life of George Washington"
Mrs. II. l.. Rust was hostess.
The drama unit on Wednesday eve
ming AT SIS pm. will present a one
act comedy place Aux Danes" a
Spanish dance and song. humorous
readings and an orchestra will add
Zest to the final entertainment Of the
season.
The life membership committee.
Judge Mary OToole. chairman. re-
ports the following added to the ever
arowng list, Miss Nellie Irene Cav
anaugh, Mrs. Lyman F. Kebler. Miss
Rertie l.. Packet and Miss Abby Hold
ridge.
The District of Columbia Federation
OF Women's Clubs will have five off
cial delegates to the eighteenth bien-
NAL convention Of the General FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs to be held in
Atlantic City. MAY - to June 4. Mrs.
Virginia White Speel. the president:
Mrs Edgar B. Merritt the first vice
president: Mrs. John w. Fizzell. past
president and chairman of the depart
nent Of the American home: Mrs. Har-
riet Hawley Locher. chairman OF the
division of moving pictures. and Mrs
May ID. LightfoOt. chairman OF the
department of American citizenship
Mrs. Redwood Eandergrift. Mrs.
Gertrude Bischoff, Mrs, Anna e.
lIendley and Mrs. Emma Sanford
gates.
II is hoped that number Of local
club members can attend the conven.
tion. The convention rate for railroad
tickets is one and one-half fare for
round trip and good for return until
Juno II. Mrs. Virginia White Speel
will make her headquarters at the
Carolina Crest Hotel on North Caro-
lima ave. Atlantic City. y. j.. and will
trih ha
Twentieth Century Club.-Mrs
Philip s. Smith. recently elected pres
ident of the club, held q meeting at
her residence with the members Of
The new board Of directors at which
we're named chairman and members
Of the standing committees and lead
ers Of sections for the following year.
The program committee is composed
If Mrs. Frederic f.. harrington.
chairman: Mrs. Edward f. Brown.
Mrs. Merle Thorp Mrs. Marsarita
Spalding Gerry and Mrs. Samuel Her
rick.
Mrs. Whitman Cross will be chair
man of the membership committee
The other members being Mrs. Grosve-
nor NJ. Jones. Mrs. Frederick v. Co
Vile. Mrs. Charles j. Brand and Mrs
Arthur Deerin Call.
Inittee will be Miss Grace Willis. The
other members are Miss Myra NJ.
Hendley. Mrs. Glenn S. Smith, Mrs.
Dallas y. Wainrignt and Mrs. Ed
mund Platt.
Mrs James G. Robertson will be
chairman Of the hospitality commit
Tee
Mrs Edward B. Clark will be chair.
man OF the press committee.
Mrs. Ralph W. Lee will be chair.
man Of the printing committee. The
other members are Mrs. Frederic f.
Farrington Mrs. Ellwood p. Morey,
Miss Myra NJ. Hendley and Mrs.
Ceoffrey Creyke
The chairman Of ushers will be Mrs
William r. Maxon. Assisting her will
he Mrs. Frank w. Ballou. Mrs. f. w.
Washburn, Mrs. John Ihlder, Mrs. f..
q. NourSe. Mrs. Rutland d. Beard,
Mrs I. G. Weld and Mrs. Leonard l..
Harter.
The section leaders are as follows:
Archaeology, Mrs. John Lowe; art,
Mrs. o. l.. Veerhoff; education, Mrs
Thomas w. Sdwell; French. Miss
Elizabeth NJ. Carhart; international
outlook, Mrs. Ernest F. Bicknell liter
ature, Mrs. George r. Bowerman;
--7usic. Mrs. Eugene Byrnes: nature,
Mrs. Leo d. Miner: parliamentary law,
--~-. William II. Heron.
The annual picnic of the section Of
education will take place tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock in Mrs. Thomas
w. Sidwell's outdoor theater. 1901
Wisconsin ave. Mrs. Harrington will
have charge Of a dramatic program.
The Friends School bus will leave the
west side Of Dupont Circle at 1895
m.