Evening star., 1927-04-17

April %, from TO pm, at the
Arlington Hotel This was necessary
because SO many wished to attend the
breakfast of the American Pen
Women. which occurs on the same
afternoon.
Society Descendants Of the May
flower.-W w Husband. Assistant
Secretary of Labor will be the speaker
at meeting to be held at the Wash
ington Club Tuesday evening at &
p.m, his subject to he THE Pilgrims
of Ellis Island" AS Mr.. Husband has
had 20 years experience in the inmi.
grafton service, it is expected that
his talk will be OF special interest and
value.
Other features will be the singing of
folk songs by pupils of the Ameri-
canlzation School, directed by Miss
Maud r. Alton, principal.
There viii be a group of songs by
Miss Mary Apple. Visiting members
of the Society Descendants of the
Alayfiower. who are here for the
D. A. r. Congress, are invited to at
tend
The Writerscraft Club met April
at the Mount Pleasant Library. Orig.
iral short sories were read by Mrs.
Betty Weber. THE FuminG Gale"
and Mrs. Jane Love, Wings of the
Moth" Mr.. Faulkner read two
poems. "Tha Rainbow" and SLEEPY
Head" The meeting was exceedingly
interesting and sociable. and material
read was we'll received. Plans were
discussed for a short-story contest
among the members, and final ar
rangements will be made at the next
meeting.
The program for the meeting to be
held on April II includes writings by
Mrs Wells, Miss Patterson, Miss
Eailey. Mrs. Love and Mr.. McLaugh.
lin. The club will be glad to have Wis
itors interested in writing
The Washington Readers Club will
give it's annual Shakespearean ban
house of the American Association
of University Women, 1884 l street.
The committee. with Mrs. Goodman
chairman, h1s prepared an attractive
program. The president, w. l.. Bry.
ant. will impersonate Shakespeare, and
several representing characters from
different Shakespearean plays, will
constitute his family and be the
guests of honor. a novel feature win
be a huge birthday cake decorated
with candles commemorating the 3llth
birthday of Shakespeare. There will
also be a photographer to picture the
happy occasion.
Twentieth Century Club-The next
meeting of the section of education
will be held ut the home of the
chairman, Mrs. Thomas Sidwell,
April q. The speaker will
be Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham, a
member of the board of governors of
the National Women's Democratic
Club, and Mrs. Blair's personal repre-.
sentative in Washington. Her ad-
dress will be non-partisan. The sub
iect is The Need of Political Educa-
ton" Luncheon committee-Mrs. F.
NJ Goodwin chairman, Mrs. Gros-
venor Jones, Mrs. L. L. Harter, Mrs.
NJ. A. Watson, Mrs. B. o. Dodge,
Mrs. J. B. Campbell, Mrs. c. lie Roy
Parker, Mrs. w. c. Grover, Mrs. G..
T. Hawkins, Mrs. William r. Chapline,
Mrs. G. 3. Taylor and Mrs. E. c.
The bus will leave Massa-
chusetts avenue, west of Dupont Cir
Gle, at 1875.
The nature section will meet at
1Iedl dis SidliOIls ISOSSiS IL Gnu vi
the bridge at 9:S5 am. April 20 for
a trip to Great Falls.
The last meeting of the French sec.
ton for the season will be in the
form of a picnic lunch instead Of an
afternoon meeting as had been
planned. The members will meet at
Rosslyn station on the Virginia side
of Key Bridge to take a car for
Great Falls at IL o'clock Thursday,
April 21 Tickets, SO cents.
The American Association OF Uni
vers:ty Women will have as the guest
Of honor at the tea tomorrow Mrs.
Eta Funk Muhse. who will give a
talk on the evolution of Chinese art
motives and their meanings, illus
trated with lantern slides. Mrs. Otto
L. Veerhoff will preside as hostess.
On April 19 there will be a club
dinner at which the topic for the
speakers will be Democratic Ideals"
The invited guests of honor are: Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. j. Borden Har-
riman, Mrs Andrius A. Jones, Mrs.
Blair Bannister and Mrs. Minnie
Fisher Cunningham. The president of
the Washington Branch of the A. A.
U. W.. Mrs. John Jay O'Connor, will
be the presiding hostess.
The Evening Bridge Club will meet
Wednesday at 7:45 with Miss Lucy
Smith in charge.
On Friday, April %. at pm,
there will be held bridge luncheon,