Evening star., 1927-02-06


tion will give q dinner Wednesday
evening. February 9. at which inter
esting educational work in the Dis
trict VIII be discussed. Miss Ade-
laide Davis, supervising principal of
the sixth division of schools, will
preside. The speakers will be Miss
Rose Hardy, assistant superintendent
of schools; Miss Catherine Watkins,
director of kindergartens; Miss Mary
Lackey, administrative principal of
Dennison School, and DR.. Edwin
Barnes, director of music. DIR. Helen
Strong is chairman of this section.
Miss Helen Brown is chairman of
the program. Reservations being
limited to 100, all who desire to attend
these dinners at the club cannot be
accommodated. However, members
are privileged to come in for the
after dinner talks.
The Diplomatic Hour" on Thurs
day will have an interesting program
of motion pictures of Siam and the
Sulu Islands. These pictures are
available through the courtesy of DR.
A. Maris Boggs and Randolph NJ
Boggs of the United States Bureau
Of Commercial Economics. The talk,
descriptive of the life in this region.
will be by Col. II. Edmund Bulls
VI tHC u IltSo SldLeS var depart
ment General Staff Where There
be the subject of the talk. These
motion picture lectures have been
arranged by Mrs Macpherson
Chrichton. Due to the large mem
bership of the club and the limited
seating capacity. specially invited
guests of the hostesses can only
be accommodated along with the
regular club members, whose mem
bership card will admit them. Host
esses are Mrs. David II. Blair, Mrs.
Charles l.. McNary, Mrs. Peter A.
Drury. Mrs, Macpherson Crichton and
Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming. These mo.
tion picture lectures will be given
each Thursday promptly at 4:30 pm.
At the members monthly meeting,
held Wednesday evening, the follow
ing nominating committee was elected:
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt Miss
Margaret Bayly. Miss Pearl Mccall.
Mrs. George Eastment, Mrs. Wymond
Bradbury, Miss Margaret Patch. Mrs.
Frances Williams, Miss Hazel Swift
and Miss Julia Bannigan
The Glee Club, directed by Mrs.
Gertrude Lyons, will give a concert
at the clubhouse the evening of Feb
ruary 10 at $50 o'clock. Assisting will
be Susanne Stone, harpist. of New
York, and the Westbrook Trio. Mem.
bers desiring accommodations should
secure cards promptly, as only a few
remain. Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith
Is piano accompanist and assistant
director
The usual tea each afternoon will
be continued throughout the month
OF February. Mrs. e. B. Fristoe on
Wednesday and Mrs. Retta Campbell
on Saturday will preside at the table.
The Monday bridge section observed
the customary Guest day" of the
NTH Monday last week with 107 pres
ent. Awards were given at each
table and refreshments served. Among
the guests were Mrs Edward Pou,
Mrs. Ula Nall, Miss Kathleen Nall,
MISS Martha Cowan. Mrs. Rainey.
Miss Rainey and Mrs. Frank Morrison.
Mrs. Wymond Bradbury presided at
the table during the social hour.
Inc tuesday evening free and easy
section had 20 tables playing Tuesday
evening. Members of the club desr.
ing instruction in the art of bridge
playing can receive from efficient
teachers such instruction without
extra charge. Guests of the evening
were Miss Julia Stewart, Mrs. Rose
ttouchkins, Mrs. Elizabeth Burgher.
Miss Romona Perkins, Mrs. E r,
orange, Miss X. Gurley of New York
MISS Helen Byrns and Miss Grace
Paul. ''O0
A series Of six lectures are TO be
given at the clubhouse under ioint
arrangement between the library
lecture committee and the drama
unt, win Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt
- -, chairman. 1IL DIR. William Lee Cor
2ln, librarian of the Smithsonian
r,a; lnstltutlon; viii talk on Modern
.onunental Drama" The first lee
-ure VIII be given February 21 af 8
pm. For the six-lecture course a
season ticket can be procured from
the chairman or at the desk.
Columbia Heights Art Club held it's
plmonthly meeting at the home Of
Mrs. z. r. Cranmer on THURSDAY
MISS Z. ID. Hill assisting. Mrs. James
feomans presided. There were 27
members and several guests. Mrs
Nancy ID. North and a speaker on
temperance, Mrs. Perkins of New
York, national superintendent of the
Y. P. I. u, who gave an ENCOURAGING
outlook on prohibition Mrs. Augustus
Knight announced a tea at her home
for club presidents, at the Kenesaw
apartment SO, February 16, at pm,
when there will first be n business
session. Mrs. knight is chairman of
club relations. Meeting opened with
singing America, the Beautiful led
by the president, Mrs. Arthur Seaton
who also announced. as chairman Of
the music department of the d. c. f.
W. c., the concert to be held at the
Carlton on February %, at II am.
The proceeds will be for the federation
fund. Nine. Won Unschuld. pianist
will be heard. Reports of officers were
submitted, when the program, includ-
ing two study papers, was given. The
f1rst, on Miniatures as Medium for
Portraiture, was treated by Mrs.
John Fowler, who also brought several
examples of this art, one by herself.
Mrs. Charles G.. Abbot followed with
q paper on "Sir Thomas Lawrence.
1768-1830, the Painter of Fashions.
Many large pictures were exhibited.
One of his paintings, Pink" sold
recently at sale for 1888, 900. After
roll call refreshments were served.
The next meeting will be with Mrs,
Walter Howard, 2610 Garfield street;
assisting hostess, Mrs. August
Knight.
The Curley Club met January 25,
S:16 pm, at the Gordon Hotel. Fol-
lowing business transactions dancing
was enjoyed by the members Several
were presented for accept
ance in the club The chairman Of
the entertainment committee an
nounced there will be a dance and
card party for the benefit of Arch
bishop Curley's scholarship fund, to
be held in the oak room of the Hotel