Evening star., 1926-10-03
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Conducted by Mamie Lancaster.

nest P. Bicknell, who had expected to
take over the leadership of the section
this year Will leave for Paris later in
the month to spend the Winter, and
in her absence Mrs. Edward B. Clark
will be the chairman.
The Shakespeare Society of Wash
ington will meet tomorrow evening at
Sl5 in the auditorium of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art, New York avenue and
Seventeenth street. The entrance to
the auditorium is on New York
avenue.
Or, Paul Kaufman of American
University will speak on Francis
Hcon-i626.1926: A Tercentenary Es-
innate" DIR. Kaufman has made a
special study of the Bacon folio.
A S0-minute dramatic number will
he presented in costume by a selected
group OF the dramatic players of the
society, under the direction of William
T., Bryant
The president of the society. DIR. E.
'. Wilcox, accompanied by Mrs. Will
cox. is travelling in South America
gathering material for use in his liter
ary work. In his absence the vice
president of the society, Mrs. Fulton
+. Lewis. extends a cordial invitation
TO all interested in Shakespeare to
attend.
The American Association of Uni.
versity Women will open this seasons
activities with a tea to be given at
the Clubhouse tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock. DR.. Lois Meek, the edu-
cational secretary of the national as
sociation, will be the guest of honor
and will speak on international Con-
facts at Amsterdam. DR.. Meek at
tended the international conference of
university women at Amsterdam.
Mrs. j. j. O'Connor, the newly elected
president of the Washington branch,
will be hostess of the afternoon.
Tea will be served at the clubhouse
each Monday afternoon during the
season, and it will be the policy of
the program committee, of which Mrs.
Eugene E. Stevens is chairman, to in
vite distinguished speakers to be the
guests of the club on these days.
Members of the club are urged to
attend.
The Sixteenth Street Heights Club
held its first meeting of the season
Tuesday at the home Of Mrs. o. H.
Benson, $500 Moreland lane, Edge
moor, Md.
After the social hour, during which
luncheon was served, the business
meeting of the month took place. The
president, Mrs. ]. c. Marquis, pre-
sided and announced the following
chairman of committees for the ensu-
ing year: Program, Mrs. T. w. Mar
shall; entertainment, Mrs. S. j. Dant-
zig; membership, Mrs. H. K. Hobart;
custodian, Mrs. J. S. Lay; parliament
tartan. Mrs. p. B. Morehouse; pub
licity, Mrs. L. f. Reed, and flowers,
Mrs. H. E. Allanson.
Mrs. James Duncan was reinstated
as a member.
The chairman of the program COM
mittee gave an outline of the work
planned for the year, and the chair
man of entertainment announced
Halloween costume party for the
members and their families at the
home of Mrs. Thomas w. Marshall,
1929 Blair road, Takoma Park, D. c.,
October 20.
Mrs. c. F. Stuhler and Mrs. C. B.
Smith, guest, assisted the hostess in
entertaining. Other guests were Mrs.
T. F. Fitch, Mrs. A. G. Thomas, Mrs.
Margaret Moore and Mrs. G. E. Far
rell, a former member.
The next meeting will be October
12. at the residence Of Mrs. c. F.
Stuhler, 1924 Mckinley street, Chevy
Chase, when the guest of honor and
speaker will be Mrs. Virginia White
Speel, president of the District fedora
ton.
American War Mothers.-The Dis
trict Chapter held a business meeting
at the Lee House September "a. Sew
enty-five dollars was given for relief
work in Florida. Mrs. Martha O'Neil,
who attended the national board meet
ing at Thermopolis, Wyo., was well
coined back. Mrs. Catherine Fitz Sim
mons of Kansas City, Mo-, was the
guest of honor at luncheon rendered
her by the chapter at the Lee House
80. The mothers assisted
the Disabled American Veterans for
et-me-not drive. October % will be
as the chapters sixth ami
versary with a birthday party at the
Lee House.
Prince Georges County Federation of
WOmen's Clubs.-The press and pub
licity department met in the tower
room," the Hecht Co., Washington,
Monday, with good representation
from individual clubs. The year
book was discussed, and the COM
mittee hopes to have it ready for dis
tribution by the annual meeting, Oc-
tober %. Tomorrow at 1890 am.
of the county clubs
will again assemble in the tower
room" to discuss their progress on
this project.
Woman's Club of Bethesda.-The
officers and chairmen of the club met
last Friday at the home of the presi-
dent. Mrs. Earl w. Chafee, Chevy
Chase, Md, to prepare for the first
executive board meeting on October
5. which marks the opening of the
clubs activities for the year. Most
of the newly appointed chairmen of
and committees were
present and the work for the coming
year was discussed. The club will
cooperate as closely as possible with
the work of the county and State fed
erations, and in order to strengthen
tbis bond, the designations of commit
tees have been changed to correspond
with those of similar activities in the
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