Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED MAMIE LANCASTER

tone poem for VlOlln ana piano Dy
Cecil Burleigh, based on Whittier:
"Snow-Bound. The contributing
artists will be Mrs. Wayne b. Wheel
err. soprano; Miss Mary Apple, con
| tralto; Mrs. Rose Maxwell Dickey
violinist; Mrs. Chester Adair and Miss
Mary Isabel Kelly. pianists. Assist
| ing Miss Emma G. Grams, who Will
act as hostess, will be Mrs. Walter
C. Mendenhall. Mrs. Frank F.. Edg
| ington, Mrs. John r. Weyrich, Mrs
T. M knappen. Miss Laura Knott
Mrs. Casenove Lee. Mrs. Hoar. Mrs
Joseph G. Zirkle and Mrs. Howard G
| Nichols.
| The evening bridge club will meet
| Wednesday evening at 7:4o O'Clock
with Mrs Peach Rogers Brown acting
as hostess.
On Thursday at 4:30 pm. there
will be a tea in honor of the Wash
ington Opera Co. preceding the
operalogue on "Rigoletto," to be pre-
scented by Mrs. Peggy Albion.
The Susan Ii. Anthony Foundation
will give a card party March Is at
the Women's City Club, % Jackson
place. from to 10 pm. Mrs. Leon
Arnold, chairman of the ways and
means committee, will be in charge.
During the evening a tribute will be
paid to Miss Anthony by reading the
original poem written for the Susan
B. Anthony dinner, Ivy Mrs. Henry
Riggs Rathbone and dedicated to Mrs.
Anna K. Hendley, honorary president;
and also the poem written by Miss
Margaret Shanks. Those desiring ia.
bles should communicate with Mrs.
Leon Arnold, 1929 Tnirty-fifth street.
The foundation has arranged for three
tables for the Hindu health luncheon
given in honor of Swami Yogonanda at
the Willard ballroom tomorrow at
1915 pm. The hostesses will be Mrs.
6. 5. Ieomans. Mrs. Leon Arnold and
Mrs. Hendley.
Mrs. Clara O'Brien McCrOne. presi-
dent of the foundation. has called a
meeting of the board of directors for
tomorrow at s pm. at the Arlington
Hotel. She with other officers will he
glad to meet all members and friends
of the foundation at the Arlington
Hotel on Saturday between and
pm. Mrs. Charles Steinmyer, who
was closely associated with Miss An
thony for several years and has been
travelling extensively for the last three
years, renewed her membership in the
foundation recently and is enthusiastic
about the plan for building a memorial
to the great emancipation.
League of American Pen Women
of the District of Columbia.-At the
monthly fellowship tea this afternoon
from to s o'clock vocal numbers will
be given by Roland Comley and Mrs.
Warner Gibbs. The program also
includes dramatic readings and poetry
selections by members of the poetry
group. Mrs. Aaron Newman will act
as hostess and the new members will
be the special guests.
The monthly business meeting will
be held at the clubhouse tomarrow
at 5 pm. The committee on charter
and bylaws, of which Mrs Elsie
Mulliken is chairman. will bring in a
revised report for the consideration
of the members.
Many of the members of the groups
for productive writing are working
on manuscripts for the Isabel Ander-
son contest, which closes April ].
The music group, Mrs. SADIE Cath
crime Coles, chairman, will meet at
the clubhouse Tuesday, March ], at 8
D clock. The meeting will be devoted
to constructive criticism of original
compositions, especially those for the
national music prize. A talk on com
positions will be given by Louis
Yossel, conductor of the Fort Myer
Band. All members of the league
who are interested in music are In.
vited to attend.
The class in parliamentary law,
Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe, chair.
man, will meet Thursday evening at
the clubhouse.
Plans are progressing for the card
party to be held on the Afternoon If
March In the patio of Hotel Carlton.
Reservations for tables may be Sc
cured through the clubhouse.
On March 20 Robert Rucknan of
New York City, formerly orsanist of
the First Baptist Church of Wash.
lngton. will give a piano recital at
the clubhouse. Mr.. Rucknan ia
studying with Edwin Hughes.
AT the Hoot of the Owl Coffee
House symposium last Friday Hector
Vlarde, second secretary of the EN-.
bassy OF Peru, gave an illustrated lee.
ture on Peruvian Architecture. The
Minister of Latvia will discuss Lat.
wan Literature" Friday at the coffee
house.
At the tea given last Sunday after.
noon Rawley c. Donohue, baritone,
gave a song recital. accompanfed nv
sented by Miss Georgia Campbell.
The poetry and short story groups
held meetings during the past weeL
Der Deutsche Literarische Verein
met at the home of its president, Miss
Schade, 1923 Rhode Island avenue. on
FEBRUARY 10, pm. Miss Alicia
Goenner and Miss Virginia Anita
Mueller opened the program with
duet, Spanish Dances by Moszko
ski; DR.. Alexander Hennemann, well
known teacher and composer, PLAYED
his composition of Longfellow's, "Tbe
Legend Beautiful" reciting the words
or the melodrama. after which he
played THE Waterwheel," THE
Swallows" and from the score of his
composition to the moving picture
"F'abiola." He was followed by Miss
Anita Schade. who recited by special
request Hebbel-Schumann's melo-
drama, "Schoen Hedwig,'' Miss Mary
Isabel Kelly accompanying her on
the piano: DIR. A. B. Dunno gave a
short talk on Alfano and Puccini's
''Turandot, and G. Schwegler brought
the varied and entertaining program
to a close by remembering the Tooth
anniversary of the death of the great
Swiss educator. Pestalozzi, with fitting
words. On March 10, the society will
honor the memory of Beethoven, with
concert, for which printed invita-
tons will be sent out.
lie Cercle de Precieuses Ridicules
held it's bi.monthly meeting at the
clubroonls OF the League Of American
Pen Women. The soiree was opened
by the president. NJ. Edmond Becker.
Arthur I.ebel read the report of the
last meeting and the following pro-
gram was enjoyed:
Piano solos by Mrs. G. Augustus
Simpson: Romance" Sibellus: Min
uet." Beethoven. Readings by Nine.
Michel Cambouri: "Vivre,' Camille
Renoult: "Lettre," Mile. Martin.
Reading of letters. Lafayette to
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