Evening star., 1927-10-09

by the president, w. r. Bryant. Com
mittees reported and were approved.
Prof. Townsend. treasurer. kept busy
collecting dues and all seemed pre-
nared to meet this obligation. The
nress committee, Mrs. Goodman. re-
norted The Star. Post and Times had
published the notice of club meetings.
The program committee, Mrs. Wor-
melle. chairman. thanked those who
had aided her in making the programs
for the year. and added she hoped
each months program would be or
much benefit to the club in genuine
wav. Through their efforts. too. the
yearbooks were ready for distrbu-
ton The president put before the
club several new rulings. which were
approved. After the business hour
program was rendered. Mrs. Emily
Frech Barnes presiding; subject.
Sound and Color" Mrs. Barnes read
paper describing how the voice
should be cultivated in sound and co.or
to be a finished reader. "Ode on st.
cecelin's Day'' was read by Mrs. ]. +.
Hartnett. when Malindy Sings" was
read by Mrs. Julia Cuthbert Gray.
Scene from THE Piper" read by Miss
Alice Z. Robinson. showed voice cul-
ture. as did Mrs. Esther Waldron's
rendition of "On the Rappahannock.
A solo. "The Erl King" sung by Mrs.
Julia c. Gray. accompanied by Mrs.
Barnes. was much enjoyed. Mrs. Sa-
rah Monsoon Smith read THE Painter
of Seville" bringing out sound and
color in voice. Mrs. w. G. Harlee
read "Morning's Roseate Flush
onc.act pay was the crowning feature
OF the evening. entitled THE Prince of
Court Painters; cast: w. +. Bryant,
Mrs. May Jameson Bryant and little
Ruth PoWdermaker. Il guest artist
The club has as members some tine
teachers in speech art, and one wish
ing voice culture will do well to con-
suit the club.
The Wheel of Progress held it's ini-
tial meeting of the Fall season at the
Hotel Washington September &c. In
the absence OF the axle. Mrs. Mallie
Roberts Nichols. the president general,
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins \vOrrell.
opened the meeting with prayer and
the salute to the flag. After the read
ing of the minutes by the secretary,
Miss Marion Smith, members and
guests were welcomed by Mrs. Wor-
rell. who said, in part:
I'VE are now entering upon our
third year, which we hope to make
memorable in our annals, for we must
direct our attention particularly to the
Indifferent voter; we must give him
thorough understanding of all public
questions in order that he may be-
come interested in taking his part in
their settlement.
ITO this end our bureau OF informa-
ton will launch a campaign of edu-
cation and through its agency arouse
citizens to a sense of their respon-
sibility IN the use of the elective fran.
chise and defense of the Constitution
The speaker invited Mrs. Claes
Dickson HallencreutZ, national first
vice president, to explain her plans
for the study of the Constitution this
year. Mrs. Hallencreutz responded by
saying that the study would begin at
the next meeting, in October, and would
take the form of questions and an
swers which she believed would be
most interesting to the members.
Members then spoke informally of
their Summer experiences. Miss Bur-
den told of a long trip in motor bus
through New England; Mrs. Shaw
gave an account of a vacation spent
at Ocean City, Nd; Albert Jonas told
Of his work for the Wheel; many
laughable and interesting experiences
were related, after which Mrs. Worrell
told of her trip to New York, where
she presented a charter life certificate
to Charles Lindbergh and life certifi.
cate to his mother, in the apartment
of Fl. II. FraZee, where they We're be.
ing entertained, and Of an interview
she had with Marshal Jacob Cash.
founder Of the United States Patriotic
Society and author of resolution for
the preparation and distribution of
the United States Constitution in for
eign languages and English, to be dis.
seminated among immigrants and
others, which is to be presented to
Congress in December, and asked that
it be approved by the organization.
which was done.
The meeting ended with the pres
entation of a moving picture of the
beauty pageant at Atlantic City and
other interesting views of Mrs. Wor-
rells vacation trip.
American War Mothers-A new
chapter has been organized at East
Falls Church, Va. In the absence of
the State organizer, Mrs. Jenny M.
Sauls was asked to help with the
work, assisted by Mrs. Edith Fuge,
chairman Of Mount Alto Hospital work.
Mothers were called to meet at the
home of Mrs. w. l.. Turner, East
Falls Church. Eleven were present,
three being gold star mothers. ON.
GERS were elected for period of 2
years: Mrs. Clara Fenwick. president;
Mrs. w. l.. Turner, vice president;
Mrs. Marion Fadely, recording secre.
tary; Mrs. Edith Beau, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. F. II. Marshall. treas
urer; Mrs. Mary E. Styles, custodian
of records, and Mrs. G. McGrority,
chaplain. Next meeting last of Oc.
tober, at the home of Mrs. Fenwick.
Tal1Oma Park Civic Study Club
The first Fall meeting, held at the
Takoma Park branch Of the Public
Library Tuesday, was addressed by
Frederick c. Lincoln Of the Biological
Survey of the Department of Agri.
culture. His subject was Bird Mi.
grafton, Studied by the Banding
Method"
According to Mr.. Lincoln, more
than 35O,0C0 birds have been marked
with the bands of the Biological
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