Evening star., 1926-04-18
Y. W. c. A.

II Is expected large mixed AUDI
| ence will he present this afternoon At
| an Arbcr day celebra ton, to be held Af
! the Young Women's Christian Associa.
tion Vacation Lodge. Cherrydale. Va.
| The envtrons Of the lodge are .particu-
larry attractive for such program.
| being situated in the hills Of Virginia,
three miles from the Scott Key Bridge
on the Lee highway.
The program Is in charge Of Miss
Jane F.. Blinn. secretary OF member
ship and recreation. and is to begin at
o'clock. Aside from q chorus OF so
voices. Miss Alta Smith. soprano. will
sing. and Miss Catherine Foster will
play on the violin.
Mrs. Lillian T. Conway will give an
illustrated talk on What Our Forests
Mean to U.s." which will he followed
by a nature trail conducted ny w. A.
Dayton.
Members Of the Indoor Outdoor
! Club. OF which Miss Martha Smith ia
president. with members and chair.
| man. Mrs. Alfred c. Fisher OF Naca-
tion Lodge committee. will he hostess
and preside a the tea tables.
Members and friends are invited.
The work of the sculptors. Henry
Augusta Lukeman a nd Cha rles Grany.
the meeting Of the Booklovers Tues
day night. The club will meet, 8 pm,
in the auditorium of the Mount Pleas
ant hra nch Of the Public Library.
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake. leader,
will welcome all Interested in hooks
Following club supper NJ the husi
ness womens department Tuesday
night at Sl4 F. street. the Hitika Club
IL. La i -
hour.
The Aricitia Club is making plans
for 4 rummaee sale to he held April
rs and 27 in order to defray expenses
of the delegate sent from the club to
the biennial convention 10 he held in
Milwaukee this week.
monster pageant. elabota tely
staged. will be given at Milwaukee.
Wis. Thursday before an audience of
5000 women from all parts OF the
country, attending the ninth national
convention OF the Young Women's
Christian Associa ton. The theme will
he woman's progress since the pre-
Christian era, series OF episodes un-
der the title OF Forward Through
the Ages. Miss Fra Petzner. author
and director, will he in charge OF the
production. Nearly 500 people will
appear.
The production throughout will he
elabora tely coStumed from special de-
signs created by Miss Aure,ie Aston.
costume artist and designer of New
York. IN exhibition of the original
color dra wings will he held.
Miss Petzner has done important
pageants with = cast nf 900 to 1000
people. One of her hest known pro
ductions was the Shakespear rian pae
cant given in Alta anta In which $500
people took part Her recreational
work has been done largely through
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation. teaching self.supportins girls
the important philosophy of re-creat
ing within themselves new energy and
new outlook fon life. Miss BetZner
is from New York
Members of the World Service Coun
Gil OF the Young Womens Christian
Association are TO gather In Milwau
kee next week under the chairman
ship Of Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James OF
New York. Al a dinner 10 he fea
ture OF their program. Nine. Alice
Bertrand Of Geneva will be among
those who will speak. The council
exists to widen he financial support
and knowledge Of the work of the
Young Women's Christian Associa tion.
t-pon the completion Of term in
sewing. registrations will he taken
this week for the third or last term
nf sewing elias for this season. The
course IS Of SiX-week dura ton,
meeting Tuesdays and Fridays.
nm. in the school rooms adjoining
the Administration Building. 6l4 F.
street. Mrs Sisred Stephenson Is the
instructor.