Evening star., 1927-11-06
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
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patra," with appropriate costumes
will be presented by Miss Ada Louise
Townsend.
The Just Sew" Circle of the
Florence Crittenton board, met at the
home of Mrs. Fred Sells. with Mrs,
Robert Locey, assisting hostess. Oc'
tober "a. Plans were completed for
its part in the bazaar to he held at the
Nayflower on November Is and 29.
The ways and means committee put
before the circle suggestions which
were novel and which will be produc-
tive.
After a luncheon and social hour
,the meeting adioined. The next will
be on November 10.
The Battery Park Garden Club will
meet November IL at the community
house. Luncheon will be at l pm,
with the business session and pro-
gram following. The feature of the
Program and subject for round table
discussion will be an illustrated lee
tilye on "Evergreens" by Peter Bis
FsI, horticulturist of the Department
or Agriculture.
The Woman's Club of Bethesda will
meet Tuesday. pm, at the BATTERY
Park community house. Mrs. Gilbert
Crosvenor being unable 10 give her
Talk on Morocco this month on ac-
count of absence from the city, the
speaker of the afternoon will be VIII
fred c. Parkinson of the Carnegie
institution of Washington. Mr.. Park
inSon has lately returned from Huan-
Cayo. Peru, where he was in charge
of the magnetic observatory of the
department of terrestrial magnetism,
and he will speak on the general sub
jeCt of South America and some
phases of his work there. The hos
tesses at the tea will be group Of
club members residing in Battery
j. and Ed=emoor, with Mrs. Geo.
r.. Pariseau as chairman.
The Montgomery County rlay-writ-
ing contest sponsored by the Wom-
ans Club of Bethesda was closed
october /. Ten plays were submitted
through the various clubs of the
county and are now in the hands
of the judges, who are Mrs. Edith
Ogden Heidel of Washington. DIR.
Clarence Parker. rector of st. Johns s
Church in Bethesda, and DR.. Charles
s. Richardson of the faculty of the
University of Maryland. In this con-
nection it is of interest to note that
one of the judges. Mrs. Edith Ogden
Heidel. is the author of the play
Cattle" which won first place in the
Arts Club contest, and with two other
prize plays is to be produced at the
Wardman Park Theater November 30
under the direction of the dramatic
chairman of the Arts Club, Mrs.
Maud2 Howell Smith. who is also a
member of the fine arts department of
the Bethesda club.
Tile Mary TaliaferrO Thompson
Chapter of the Southern Memorial As
sOciatiOn held its first meeting Of the
season October IS. at the Hotel
Hamilton. Mrs Nelson p Webster,
the new president, presided. Mrs
Merrill. the recording secretary. read
the minutes of the last meeting.
A resolution was passed for the re-
storation of Manassas battlefield. with
a proper museum for the housing of
Confederate relics and others to be
donated.
The Sunshine and Community
Society will hold its November meet
ing tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. H.
NJ. Hunter, 1859 Hobart street Mrs.
Purdy and Mrs. Charles Daw-
son will assist. Mrs. David s. CARL
will speak on Work With the Women
of the Philippine Islands"
Miss Mary Apple will sing, accom-
panied by Miss Edith Dawson.
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to.
morrow at ] pm, at the home Of
Il Jx.l,z
Hiatt place. Mrs. Amy Chapman
The Washington Readers Club held
its monthly meeting Tuesday, 8 pm,
in All Souls Church, Sixteenth and
streets. A large attendance
Of members and visitors greeted the
president, w. f. Bryant, who held a
short business meeting. Subject for
the evening, The Supernatural. with
Miss Alice Robinson presiding. who
gave a. brief talk on why it was
thought "spooks' held high carnival
on Halloween. The following mem
bers assisted. each one giving weird
story of "hants":
w. Alfred Falconer read de Hant.
ed House" by Bert Williams; Miss
Alice Whitcomb read Famous
by Carolyn Wells; Weird
Stories and Songs" sung by Mrs.
Eliza beth Bugbee. accompanied by
Mrs. Henry Hunt-Mckee. One num-
ber was especially "spooky" with the
lights out and only the Pickering fame
ter Of Mrs. Bugbee. Clarence Rueb-
sam was splendid in d rendltlon OF
''Hamlet's Father"
ns~ IJ.,Idta s1-1c hlQ IN "a kn
part and Mrs. Constance Goodman
substituted, reading DE Christmas
Uant." Mrs. w. +. Bryant also sub
stituted for Mrs. Maude Lee Hunt and
read "A Crystal Ball" Mrs. Grace
WormeIle read story entitled "A
Fairy Bant." A one-act play closed
the evening. THE Spirit of the
Moor" with the following cast: Miss
Aida W. Brooks, Mrs. Eva Hurd
Willis, Mrs. Rosemary Arnold and a
guest artist. Miss Lawrence. The No
venber recital will be held at Wilson
Normal School the evening Of the
18th. Public invited.
The Writer'S League of Washing.
ton will meet at the Thomson School
Friday at s pm. The program con.
sists Of stories by Mrs. Jane Love, Fe-
HX Schw3rZ. Mrs. MURPHY ana Mrs.
Jindbelg; verse. by Miss Mary Turner.
AT the last meeting announcement
was made that Prof. Fagin. former
president. has q new book out which
Is an appreciation Of Sherwood Ander-
son. II is being received favora bly,
by the book reviewers.
Mrs. Margaretta Wilcox has sold
her story, "Exiled 20 Paradise" at a
very satisfactory price. Mrs. Mander-
scheid had had poem accepted by
the Buffalo Arts Journal. and Miss
Manderschied and Miss Green had
sold greeting card verses.
The close of the short-story contest
was postponed 10 January at which
time IL is hoped all requirements can
be met.
Miss Leila Green read a story, 1.-THE
Meek Inherit the Earth" 1t was "a
story Of a struggle between two gen
erations and evoked considerable dis