Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Conducted by Mamie Lancaster.

hostess at the luncheon on saturday
at ! pm. when Dean George B.
] Woods of the American University
will speak on THE Unpromising Hero
as Theme in Literature
The District Branch of the League
of American Pen Women is taking
over, in connection with the Women's
City Club. the matinee and evening
performances of "Dulcy," given by the
Wardman Park Players at their little
theater on Saturday. All those who
buy tickets at the box Office and say
they are for the benefit of the league
will be helping to make the affair ''go
over the top"
Plans ara also being made by a com
mittee headed by Mrs. Harriet Hawley
Locher and Mrs. Eli Helmick for q
revolutionary afternoon, to be held at
the Ambassador Theater on a date to
be announced later. Films covering
portions Of early American history will
be shown
This a final reminder that the
Isabel Anderson prize contest closes
tomorrow All manuscripts must be
in the hands of Mrs. William Wolff
! Smith at the Wardman Park Hotel
before that date.
The executive board meeting and
the regular monthly session that fol
lowed it last Monday night was the
scene of much re joicing, owing to the
report of the financial succe IS of the
| MidWinter ball that was held at the
| Mayflower on February 3. Mrs. Null
'iken, Mrs Helnlick and their able
committees received their need of
Justly deserved praise.
LIE CerrIe Francais de Washington
les Precieuses Rid -cules was received
! IT 1928 | street by Miss Emily Breed
and Miss Florence Hyde After the
reading of the minutes by Mile Marie
Leontine Becker program was given
| which included piano solos by Miss
| Breed, songs by Miss Lyonner, cello
| solos by Miss Benton, readings by
! Nine. CONWAY Kitchen and Mile. Bait
fol and recitations by Henri Lazard
and Mile. Estoffier.
Wheel of Progression Sunday,
March IA, at the home of Mrs. Rose
Gouverneur Hoes, 1410 Twentieth
| street. beween and pm, the
Wheel of Progress will give st
| Patrick's tea. for which the following
ladies' have been appointed chairmen:
Mrs Margaret Hopkins Worrell anG
! Mrs Thacker 3. Walker, in charge of
tha talent: Mrs. Wallace Streater and
Mrs Frank Morrison, in charge of
decorations; Mrs. Jessie Lee Webb, in
charge of invitations; Mrs. Fred John
son and Mrs. Alfred Anthony, in
| charge of refreshments: Mrs. Cloes
Dickson HallencrutZ, in charge of pro
| gram; Mrs. Lucy Cooper Shaw and
Mrs. E H. Coulson, in charge of pub
licity. The list of patronesses will bs
announced later as we'll as those who
will assist Mrs. Hoes.
The Susan B. Anthony Foundation
| will hold its regular program meeting
! Tuesday, S pm, in the ballroom OF
the Shoreham Hotel. Mrs. j. w. Fritz
zell, one of the vice presidents, will be
in charge and explain the contest for
the award offered by the Board Of I'm
derwriters to the women's clubs of the
city. Mrs. Raymond will speak in the
! place of Mrs. Edith Salisbury, who
was to be the speaker of the evening.
Mrs. David c. Buscall, of Riverdale,
| Md, win whistle selections, and there
Will be other features.
Mrs. Jesse r. Nicholson, chairman
of the WOmens Democratic Clubs of
Maryland: Mrs F. Homer Curtiss of
California, author and lecturer, and
! DR. Margaret Sanford Of Boston were
! admitted to membership during the
week. The foundation will be repre-
scented by a table at the Jessie Dell
dinner at the Mayfiower Hotel Sunday
evening. The office in the Shoreham
Hotel will he in charge of Mrs. Esta
brook Tuesday, Mrs. Renfrew Thurs
day and Mrs. Junkins on Saturday
afternoons from to $50 o'clock.
Among those present on last Tues
day afternoon We're DR.. and Mrs. f
Homer Curtis and Miss Ida May
Adams of Los Angeles, who is in
! Washington trying "a case in the SUI
! preme Court.
The American WOmen's Legion held
an executive meeting Tuesday at the
! Shoreham Hotel Reports of units
showed the usual activities for Wal
| Veterans in the various Government
hospitals. also taking special care OF
several families of ex-service men.
Recently three national officers re
signed. owing to being absent from
/ the city indefinitely, and the follow
ing members were elected to fill theii
positions: Mrs. Eduard B. Thiele,
! Quentin Roosevelt unit, vice presi-
| dent: Miss Marie |. Mcclure. Flanders
| Field unit, secretary; Mrs. E. II.
/ Shaughnessy. George Baldwin Mccoy
unit. treasurer, the sum of $500 was
! donated to the library of the Ameri-
/ caniZation School The next executive
[
! at 4:30 pm. at the ShOreham Hotel.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
| Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
/ Granger. with Mrs. Rorlle as assist
! ing hostess. Mrs. Virginia White
! Speel, president of the District Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. was an
| honor guest and gave a brief resume
of the work accomplished by the fed
Grafton.
Miss Marion Mccoy sang the follow
| ing numbers: ~ Heard You Go By
II Want to Be Ready" Charity" and
"Bluebels of Scotland The accom-
PIANIST was Mrs. Beck, who also
played one of her own compositions,
! besides an Indian lullaby and Fall
! ing Leaves" Mrs. Jones read a paper
on 1.-The Australian at Play" The
club will meet March 10 with Mrs.
Wilson. 1912 Park road.
The Shakespeare Society will meet
! tomorrow evening in the auditorium
of the Corcoran Galley of Art, New
| York avenue entrance. The speaker
of the evening is Dr. Edwin Green
law Of the department of literature
of Johns Hopkins University, Balti
more His subject is Edmund
! Spencer and His Poetry
The lecture will be followed by two
! scenes in costume, from Macbeth
/ the letter scene and the sIeep-walking
scene. in which Miss Ada Louise
! Townsend will play Lady Macbeth;
Miss Leona SchOyer, the lady-in-
waiting. and Thaddeus Clapp the
physician.
The president announces that the
birthday celebration. on April %, will
! be held in the auditorium of the
Interior Department. and the speakers
will be Sir Esme Howard the British
Ambassador, and DIR. William Mather
| Lewis, president of George Washing
| ton University. Admission will be by