Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

{. Rainey and Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell. Miss Alice Potts and Miss
Lucy Hart will preside at the tea
table.
The Women's City Club benefit per
formances of the play 'Dulcy,' to be
given under the auspices of the
finance committee at the Wardman
Park Theater by the Thomas Herbert
Stock Company. will be for the entire
week. beginning tomorrow. The eve
ming performance will commence at
S o'clock, and there will be one matt
nee, Saturday at pm. Included
among the theater party hostesses are
DE A. Frances Foye, Judge Mary
DToole. Mrs. Mary c. McCloskey,
Mrs. Laura a. Bradley, Miss Myrtle
Bum, Mrs. Ada Mills Payne, Mrs.
robert j. Bates, Miss Sara Grogan,
Mrs Lyman b. Swormstedt, Miss Car
roll. Mrs. j. Garfield Riley, Mrs. Ed
gar T. Brown, Miss Cushing, Miss
Mabel =. Hiatt Mrs. Rose c. knode,
Mrs. c. J. Morrelle, Mrs. Virgil Miller,
Mrs. Charles Hayward Cecil and 9th
crs. 1t is hoped that every club mem
Der win assist in making this benefit
a s..----' Tickets may be obtained
at the clubhouse.
There was Il large attendance at the
Monday Bridge Club meeting Febru-
airy - The first award was won by
Miss Bazie Bu.e and the consolation
was given t. Mrs. James Irwin. Mrs,
George NJ Talbot presided at the tea
table
The Monday bridge Club luncheon
announced for March % win be held
March q instead, since the former
date comes during holy week.
The S1R- ii u
March 3. 4:45 pm. William Rufus
scott viii speak on "Doings OF the
World Up to Date Mrs. William J..
CEanuerlin viii preside
\ business meeting will be held
March ), pm. There will be re
port by the law and legislation com
rittee on pending legislation for the
District
Miss Alice NJ Heaven will give an
illustrated talk on the National Old
Trails Road March 6. 8 pm. The
program Will be under the direction
of the literary lectures committee.
District Of Columbia Federation OF
NOmen's CIubs-A resolution indors
ing a proposed law to make Illegal the
betting in Washington on horse races
drawn up by DR.. Albert Putney for
presentation to Congress was adopted
nv tn Federation at its meeting held
Tuesday a: The home of Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, its president.
The federation passed a resolution
i'll support of Col. Sherrill's plan for
q municipal athletic stadium. 1t also
went on record as protesting against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad grade
crossing at Takoma Park, where a
@ateman and boy were recently killed
and the scene of previous tragedies.
The following delegates were elect
ed 20 the general federation biennial
convention to be held at Atlantic City
May "A to June 4: Mrs. John w. Fritz
zell, chairman of the department Of
the American home; Mrs. Edgar b.
Merritt, first vice president OF the Dis
trict federation. Mrs. Harriet HaWley
LOcher. chairman of the division of
moving pictures. and Mrs. May d,
Lightfoot, chairman of the depart
lnent of American citizenship. Mrs.
Redwood Vandergrift, Mrs. Gertrude
Bischoff, Mrs. Anna Hendley and Mrs
Emma Sanford Shelton We're selected
as alternateS.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter discussed
the inSanitary conditions revealed in
the public schools of tn" District and
urged the club women to do all they
can to help overcome this deplorable
condition.
The program WIS given by the di-
vision Of Indian welfare, of which
Mrs. j. Harry Cunningham is chair
man. She told of the work that the
Government is doing to benefit the
Indian. Mrs. Charles NJ. Jones, vice
chairman, spoke on the education of
the Indian
The resignation of the correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. John Lorentz
Steele. preferred because she has been
called out of town indefinitely. was
not accepted
The Susan B. Anthony Foundation
VIII meet at the Shoreham Hotel
Tuesday at s pm.
Mrs. Speel urged club women of the
District to enter the contest to be
hcld by the Life Underwriters Asso-
citation for the best essay on Life In
Surance." Mrs. John w. F'rizzell will
be glad to give the particulars of the
contest.
Twentieth Century Club-The In
ternational Outlook Section will meet
tomorrow, pm. ut the residence
OF Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, 3249
Newark street. DR.. Hans Heinrich
DiechLoff. counselor of the German
Embassy, will speak on Germany.
Members of the section who will speak
OH different countries are Mrs. T.. F.
Morey. who will report on Spain: Mrs.
G. =. Scofield, who will speak of af-
.airs in Turkey; Mrs, W. W. Hus-
hand who will give an account of
he most recent happenings in Italy.
and Mrs. Bowerman, who will speak
on England. A letter written by Mrs.
Ernest p. Bicknell who is making
= trip around the world, telling of
her experiences While in China. will
re read.
The parliamentary law section will
meet Tuesday at II am. at 1884
.treet.
The literature section will meet
Tuesday. pm. 6410 Connecticut ave
cue, when the hostess. Mrs. Earring
ION. will give the Drama Review. .
The nature section will meet
" eduesday at $50 at Twelfth and
Pennsylvania avenue for a trip to
DN1c and vicinity.
At the club meeting Thursday
Dynamic China" will be the subject
pf The provost of John Hopkins Uni
erSity, Charles j. Edmunds, who,
TOR many years was the president of
the Canton Christian College.
the .AuuuDOn SocletI OF the DiStr1ct
viii begin it's Spring bird study
classes for children and adults to-
morrow in the assembly hall of the
Thomson School, Twelfth and l.
streets. The meetings will continue
on each of the five Mondays in March.
Bird skins will be exhibited at the
classes. which are open To the public
without charge, to enable the students
quickly to identify birds when seen
out or doors. The children's classes
will be held from $50 to 4:30 and
The adults classes from 4:45 to 5:45
pm. Mrs. Florence Merriam Bailey
is chairman of the bird class commit
tee. The other members of the COM
mittee are Mrs. James III. Alburtus,
Miss Katharine Is. Baird, Miss Mary
Brickenstein. Miss Helen z. Childs.
Miss Mary Il. Cooke. Mrs. y. Mcbride