Evening star., 1926-02-21
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Conducted Mamie Lancaster.
by Mamie Lancaster.

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! geantat-arms. A feature of the meet.
ing was the musical program, con
spicuous numbers being an original
song by hrs. Samuel Burleigh Milton
whose words and music were com.
posed by her and dedicated to South
Dakota. For encores Mrs. Milton
sang another of her original COMPOSE
tions entitled Jane" with words by
her son, Seymour Mcconnell, and also
Believe Me. If All Those Endearing
Young Charms" immortaliZed by Tom
Moore. Mrs. Milton enjoys the dis
tinction of having composed and writ
ten an alluring waltz which was dedi-
Gated to the Congressional Club of
this city and played with much eclat
at an assembly of the club some time
ago. She has also written a club
song which won the prize of $25 in
gold donated by Mrs. Larz Anderson
! for the League of American Pen
Women.
More than 100 South Dakotans were
present at the meeting, and great in
terest and enthusiasm marked the eX-
ercises. Short addresses were made
by Senator Norbeck. Representatives
Johnson, ChriStopherSon and William
son. former Senator Sterling, w. S.
Hill, commissioner of the United
States Shipping Board; Buell. f. Jones,
attorney general of South Dakota,
and s. F. Meyers. secretary of agri-
culture of South Dakota. The COM
Dany sang a number of songs, with
words by Mrs. Dawson, set to popu-
lar old tunes. DR.. A. G.. Johnson lead
| ing the singing.
Vassar AIumnae Association. - On
Friday a dinner will be given by
the Washington branch of the asso-
citation at $50 pm. at the Cosmos
Club. Dean Mildred Thompson of
Eassar College will be the guest of
honor and will speak. Other guests
who are expected to attend are Dean
Helen Abbott of Barnard College,
Mrs. Frances Fenton Bernard, dean
Of Smith College. and Dean Dorothy
Stimson of Goucher College.
Mrs. CaZenove G. Lee. jr., of 340l
Newark street is chairman of the COM
mittee arranging the dinner.
The Susan B. Anthony Foundation
will hold the monthly program meet
ing. which should have been on the
fourth Tuesday in February, on Tues
day, March2, at pm, in the ball
room of the Shoreham Hotel. Because
of the meetings of the National Educa.
ton Association next week, II was de-
cided to postpone the meeting of the
foundation. Mrs. j. w. Frizzell will
be in charge and Mrs. Edith Salisbury
will present the subject of the contest
which is attracting so much attention
among the clubs. Other interesting
features of the program will be an
nounced in the club notes next Sun.
day.
Members admitted during the last
few weeks are: Mrs. George Gordon
Siebold, Mrs. Helen Thompson. Mrs.
Blanch w. Robinson. Hampton In
stitute: Mrs. Lena ]. Caron. Mrs.
James r. Nourse, Miss Clara Breed,
Mrs. John Boyle. jr., Mrs. Linnie
Bourne, Mrs. Margaret Clapper, Mrs.
Irving Russell. Detroit. Mich: Mrs
Amelia Cook, Harrodsburg. Ky: Mrs.
Margaret Martin. Medway. Ky: Mrs.
Lena Roberts and Mrs. Carrie Stock
ton Roberts of Chicago. Ill; Mrs.
Brabazon of London. England: Mrs.
Kate l.. Buscall, Riverdale. Md: Mrs.
Eunice Atwood. Miss RoSalie Johns.
Mrs. Robert J. Bates and Mrs. Sarah
Chandler G. Renfrew.
Tuesday afternoon from to 6
O'Clock the members will be at home
Informally in the parlors of the Shore
ham Hotel.
League American Pen Women, Dis
trlct Branch-Tomorrow, s pm. the
monthly meeting of the district branch
will be held at the clubhouse. 109 II
street. Important business is TO be
tranSa cted
Next Friday. pm. at the club
house. one of the most interesting
evenings of the club year is antici-
pated. Miss Elizabeth Barnes is
hostess. and has asked her brother.
DR.. Harold Barnes, director of the de-
partment of elementary education at
Girard College. in Philadelphia, to be
the speaker. DIR. Barnes is a poet of
note in his own right. and will supple
ment his talk on Poetry and the New
Poets" with readings from his own
and other moderns. Miss Irene Juno,
a new member of the league. will
play several numbers. Miss Juno is
an organist and composer and a writer
for the musical magazines Other
music will be furnished by Wilmer
Colwell, the 9-year-old violinist, pupil
of Elena de Sayne. She will accom-
pany him. Miss Barnes will receive
in honor of Mrs. NJ. S. Mulliken, presi-
dent of the District branch
At the book review tea Tuesday
afternoon readings and reviews were
given by Peggy Albion. Anita Boggs
and Alice Hutchins Drake
At a meeting of the short story
group Tuesday night numbers of the
stories to be submitted in the Isabel
Anderson contest were read and dis
cussed, which is a. reminder that all!
manuscripts for the contest must be
in the hands of Mrs. William Wolff
Smith, chairman. at the Wardman
Park Hotel, not at the clubhouse. be-
fore March !.
The tea for Mrs. Henry Robert. a
leading woman parliamentarian, last
Sunday. received added interest from
the presence of Anna Katherine Green,
the novelist. Mrs. Robert is continu-
ing her classes in parliamentary law
for both beginners and advanced stu
dents, men and women. at the club
house, each Thursday night at Sp.m
Registration will still be received bv
Mrs. Bertha Taylor Voorhorst in her
offices at Seventeenth and H.
The artists of the league are to hold
a separate contest, with their section
of the Isabel Anderson awards for
the prizes, in May. For this reason
their work until that time Further
particulars of the special contest will
be announced later.
Radcliffe COnference.-On Saturday
there will be held at the American
Association of University Women an
important conference of representa-
tives of Radcliffe College. Among
QUITO town visitors in attendance
upon the conference will he Miss Ada