Evening star., 1926-10-10
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Conducted by Mamie Lancaster.

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| reports Of the chairman Of these sec
| tions denotes active attendance at
classes of instruction.
| The Twentieth Century Club held
| its first meeting Of the year Thursday
morning at the Cosmos Club. Mrs.
| Philip S. Smith presided. DR.. Alfred
| p. Dennis, vice chairman of the United
States Tariff Cimmission, gave talk
on The Romance of the World
| Trade" which is the title Of his re.
Gently published book. Preceding the
talk by DR.. Dennis several members
of the club took part in a playlet. "A
Clubwoman's Idyll," written by Mrs.
Frederic f. harrington. The cast in
cluded Mrs Eugene Stevens. Mrs.
Francis NJ Goodwin. Mrs. Nathan
Grover. Mrs. f. w Waslfburn. Mrs.
Mansfield Clark. Miss Myra NJ. Hend-
ley. Mrs. Edward B. Clark. Mrs. John
Van Schaick, Mrs. Francis Walker,
Mrs. Austin Clark and Mrs. Far
rington.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt. who is
| a candidate for the office of Commits
sioner of the District when vacancy
occurs was indorsed by the club for
| that office.
Mrs. Ernest F.. Burchard. Mrs. VIII
loughby S. Chesley and Mrs. George
Ide were elected to membership in
the club, which now numbers over
400 members. Twenty-Five dollars was
voted for the Red Cross fund for Flor
ida sufferers
The civic section will meet Thurs
day noon at the Womans City Club.
Lunch will be served. during which a
conference will be held to discuss va.
rious lines Of work for the year.
There will be no outside speaker. but
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley will report on
the market strike and Mrs. Virgil P.
Jackson will tell Of the status of the
Juvenile Protective Association. Sub
jects under consideration for discus.
sion are the removal Of the tourists
camp in Potomac Park, the traffic and
such other civic questions as may
occur to individual members. Mrs.
Frederic f. Harrington is chairman Of
the section, Mrs. Garritt Miller secre.
tarv and Mrs. r. D. Beard treasurer.
The nature section has changed its
days for netting from the first and
third Wednesdays of the month to the
second and fourth Wednesdays. In or.
der to avoid conflict with the days Of
meeting Of the French section. On
.
will go to Great Falls for their walk,
meeting at Rosslyn Station. Va. to
take the car at 10 am. At noontime
lunch. with which each member pro-
vides herself, will be eaten. after
which further study OF birds. flowers.
butterflies and other forms Of nature
will be continued Mrs. Leo y. Miner
is chairman and Mrs. Clarence A.
Aspinwall' vice chairman.
Tho art section will meet Friday at
II am. to visit the Freer Gallery.
Only members of the section may at.
tend. As the group is limited. After
this week the section will return to
its regular day of meeting. which is
the second Monday of the month.
Mrs. Q. l.. Eeerhoff is the chairman
of the section. Mrs. Dayton S. Ward
honorary chairman. Mrs. Geoffrev
Creyke secretary and Mrs Ellwood P.
Morey treasurer.
The international outlook section
held its first meeting Monday at the
residence Of Mrs. Thomas w. SjdweIl.
Mrs Ernest p Bicknell, former lead.
er or the section. who will sail for
france on Wednesday, gave a talk
on her recent trip around the world
called From Singapore to Ranpoon
lhe members OF the section who made
reports were Mrs. George F. Bower.
man: Mrs: w. w. Husband. Mrs. Ell
WOOD r. Morey and Mrs, Grosvenor
Jones. Mrs. Edward r. Clark is chair.
man OF the section, Miss Agnes Miller
vice chairman and Miss Martha n
Hooper secretary and treasurer.
-, American Association Of University
omen.-AIrs. Eugene E. Stevens
CHAIRMAN of the program committee
mas announced as the speaker AZ the
.ea tomorrow Mrs. Raymond r. Nor
So san. "no VIII dlscuss The Williams
town School of Politics." There will
be a brief business meetins ~ t,,a
Washington branch precedine the
program. 'he
Inc hrst special luncheon of the
season will he given October 16 at !
pm. MRS. Karl Fenning, chairman
y! tne hospitality committee, will he
me hostess. and "Eacation Exneri-
ehres OF Members" will comprise the
program. ~ 4'e tue
The new officers of the Washington
branch are as follows: Mrs. John Iav
oConnor, president: DR. Margaret n
Alltucker. vice president; Mrs. Law
renee c, Staples. secretary: Miss
Leona l.. Clark. treasurer. Mrs. Eu-
gene r.. Stevens is chairman of the
program committee: Miss Gertrude.
Van Hoesen. house committee: Mrs
Basil NJ. Manly, publicity committee.
Mrs. Wilson Compton. membership
committee. and Mrs. Karl Fennjne
hospitality committe, with Miss Helen
AtWa.er. Miss Eleanor Boswell and
Maj. Julia Etimson.
A special tea and reception will he
given Friday at 4:30 pm. in honor
or AlrS. Frank B. Gilbreth. one of tba
leading industrial engineers of Amer
lea. Mrs. Gilbreth, the mother of II
children. shared for many years the
work of her husband as president of
Gllbreth. Inc, and since his death
has continued that work At the
a AMSTERDAM conference of the I. r. l.,
W. she discussed The Reconciliation
OF Marriage and a Profession" She
is a member Of the A. A. l.. w. COM
mittee on home service survey
The Columbia Heights Art Club held
its first meeting Of the season Thurs.
day at the home of Mrs. Sara VOL.
haupter. The president. Mrs. Arthur
j. Seaton. was In the chair Twenty
six members responded to roll cali.
when all gave vacation experiences
that represented the four points Of
the compass. The club is limited to
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