Evening star., 1926-11-28
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Conducted by Mamie Lancaster.

Mrs. Pltcner moved that clothing be
sent also, Mrs. Speel Offering her
string to contribute can leave their
Offering.
Mrs. Speel said she had been sur
prised to learn that the dress worn by
Martha Washington. wife of the first
President. had been withdrawn by the
Custis family from the National Mu-
scum.
Twentieth Century Club. The
board of directors will hold the
monthly meeting tomorrow at IL am.
at the Woman's City Club.
On Wednesday morning at IL
O'Clock the nature section. under the
leadership of Mrs. Leo ID. Miner will
meet In the drug store at the corner
OF Eighteenth street and Columbia
road for walk through Rock Creek
Park In the vicinity of the Zoo. The
members will take lunch with them to
be eaten out-of-doors. On a recent
walk of the section % different varic-
ties of flowers were found and 2S
species of birds.
The members of the French section
will meet at 1890 pm. at 90 Jackson
place for luncheon when the conver.
sation, under the direction Of Miss
Elizabeth NJ. Carhart, chairman OF
H..
Every opportunity will be given t.
the members to use such knowledge
of the French language as they may
nave IN the practice during the tWr
hours of the meeting.
The monthly meeting of the clul.
will take place Thursday at IL am
In assembly hall of the Cosmos Club.
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. chairman oi
the section of music, will have char:r
M 10 sole f1I k~,,A
eric Z. Harrington. who IS directc
of the chorus singing. Miss Kath
crime Riggs will repeat her talk before
the members Of the music section
earlier in the month on "The
Romance of the Harp"
Mrs. Ernest r. McComas wa
hostess to the members of the sectioi
of literature Monday night when
program was given on literary rem,
niscences by Mrs. Herman T.. Gasch.
Mrs. Margarita Spaulding Gerry ami
Mrs. Edward Z. Clark Mrs. Georgr
+. Bowerman, chairman of the Sc,
ton. opened the meeting which she
turned over to Mrs. BENJAMIN T..
Smith who introduced the speaker
Refreshments were served az the clos.
of the program. Assisting Mrs Nc.
ComaS, were Mrs. Godfrey Creyke.
Mrs. c. r. Ball, Mrs. Il. II. Sargent
Mrs. &. II. Squire and Mrs. II. l.
Doyle. The section will not hold a
meeting during December but will
meet as usual on the fourth Monday
in January.
District Branch, League Of Ameri-
can Pen WOmen.--The second fellow.
ship tea of the season was held at the
clubhouse yesterday from to PIN.
The poetry group, Miss Alice Hutch
rho af
the program, which consisted of the
reading of original poems by members
of the group.
AT the executive board meeting held
Monday night. plans were made for i
series of card parties to be given dur
ing the Winter. The first one will take
place Saturday afternoon, at 2:SO
O'Clock at the clubhouse. Mrs. Eli IIcl-
mick, chairman of the membership
committee, presented the following
names, which were acted upon favor
ably: Mrs. Josephine f. Griffith, Mrs.
II. c. Smith. who writes under the
name of Rosalie Wells, and Mrs.
Corinne Redgraves.
The monthly meeting will take place
tomorrow night at 1870 o'clock, at the
clubhouse. After the business session
a costume recital of American Indian
songs and legends will be given by the
following: Mrs. Wayne i. Wheeler.
soprano; Mrs. Raymond Dickey, viO.
liniSt; Miss Helen Colhoun, reader, anI
Mrs. Chester Adair, accompanist.
The fine arts group. Mrs. Ellis Lo-
gan, chairman. announces the neAt
meeting of this group for Wednesday,
morning. at u O'Clock at Hotel Roose-
velt. The subject to be discussed is
the Christmas decorations of the
washington stores. followed by a re.
view of the special illustrations in the
December magazines. Every one in
terested is invited to attend.
Miss Bertha Frances Wolff, parlid-
mentarian of the league, invites all In.
terested in forming class for the
study of parliamentary procedure to
meet at the clubhouse Thursday eve.
ming, S o'clock.
Mrs. William Wolff Smith, president.
has scheduled the next chafing dish
supper for December 5, at pm. The
program will be announced later
The book review luncheon for De.
cember will take place December a.
at l pm.
The District Society Of the Danes
OF the Loyal Legion will hold it's De
cember meeting in the Hotel Roose
welt Thursday at 3 pm. Between 4
and O'Clock there will be an exhibit
and sale of articles made by the noun.
tain girl students at the Lincoln Me
mortal University, which will includ"
the Nancy Hanks aprons, made from
special design by one of the Butter
lex designers and named and given 10
the Nancy Hanks department of the
university, the department receiving
royalty on every pattern sold. There
VIII be smOcks, Hoover dresses, bas
kQfQ TIL
or three quilts made by the mountain
women will he for sale. They arc
what might be called early Ameri
can" quilts. The society will be glad
to have its friends and others inter.
ested attend this sale. The proceeds
go to the girls who make the articles
and to the makers OF the quilts. The
sale OF their quilts, in many instances.
is the only means a. livelihood these
mountain women have.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
with Mrs. T.. G.. Russell Thursday. A..
s1sting hostess, Mrs. William Clark
The president, Mrs. Arthur j. Seatou.
introduced the chairman, Mrs. G.. l..
Peckham. The program opened with
a paper on Relation of Portrait
Painting to the Political and Aristo.
cratic Character and Development OF
the Nation" This very ably illustrat-
ed paper was given by Miss Noud.
Mrs. Seaton gave an illustrated talk
on Thomas Gainsborough-His Place
in Art" which was greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. Anton Heitmuller gave a resume
of her trip to California, dwelling
upon the important points of interest,
and especially the Spanish missions.
This interesting talk closed the pro
gram, when the 81 members responded
to roll call. Mrs. w. II. Steele was a.
guest. The usual social hour, with
refreshments, took place. The mex
meeting will be with Mrs. Charles Ab.
bOtt December 2.