Evening star., 1927-02-06
NEWS OFTHE CLUBS
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from Social Service and greeting
cards from the membership at large
The next meeting will he at the
home of Mrs Carl Frey February IA
2 pm.
Women's Federated Club of Sea.
Pleasant.-AIrs. Francis Augustine
entertained the members of this club
at her home on Roosevelt avenue, as
sisted by Mrs. Louise Parks, Mrs B
Morgan and Mrs.eC. Duckett. A social
hour was enjoyed at. the close of the
business meeting. A check for 500
donated by Mrs. S. J. Henry, presi
dent of the Southern Maryland Trust
Co, was received by Miss Blanche
Fricker, principal of the District Line
School of Seat Pleasant, Md, TO be
used in the purchase of books for a
circulating library, in appreciation OF
The fine dinner served by the ladies
of this club to the officers. directors
ana stockholders of his company at
their annual meeting on January Il.
Chairman for the dinner was Mrs
-. j. Joseph, assisted by Mrs. Frank
Schelpp, Mrs. Belle Ferber, Mrs Lucy
Hays, Mrs. +. Augustine, Mrs. H.
Roger, Mrs. Mary Cain and Mrs
Marion Hayes.
The Battery Park Garden Club will
meet for luncheon at the Community
House Friday at | pm. Regular busi-
ness meeting and program will follow
The luncheon, a talk on Spring
Gardens" by Prof. David Lumsden be-
ing the special feature of the program
The District of Columbia branch of
the National Women's Party will give
a card party at national headquarters
on Saturday evening. There will be
tables for bridge and five hundred
The committee in charge of the affair
consists of Mrs. Emil Berliner, Mrs.
Arthur Keith, Miss Mabel Law, Miss
Grace Osgood Mrs. Lucy. Cooper
Shaw, Mrs. Dwight Clark, Mrs. Sum
ner Perkins. Mrs. Edith K. Courtnay,
Miss Anna Darby, Mrs. NJ. B. Berry
hill, Miss Jessie Dell, Mrs. Henry
Lockwood, Mrs Mary Macarty, Mrs.
Ruth Noyes Crocker, Mrs. H. c.
Easterday. Mrs. Franklin Perry, Mrs.
Nina Allender, Mrs. Wymond Brad
bury and Mrs Andrew Stewart.
At a meeting of the District branch
1t was decided that Mrs. Herman Z.
Gasch he asked to speak at a meeting
at national headquarters the first
Tuesday night of March, on "Remi-
niscences of Early Suffrage Workers"
The just Sew Club" Florence
Crittenton Circle, met January % at
the home OF Mrs. William O'Hara,
2901 Connecticut avenue. Mrs. George
Hebbard. president, presiding A gift
10 the home of one dozen blankets
was reported. After the business
meeting luncheon was served by the
hostess. The club membership is in
creasing and great interest is shown,
promising a prosperous year.
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase. Md.
The French section of the club met
at the home of Mrs. Leifur Magnus-
son, 1929 Northampton street, Wednes-
day at 2:30 pm. There was short
program of French nursery songs and
French proverbs, reviewed by Mrs.
Clark, and a lesson in geography,
conducted by Mrs. Snow. Mrs Mag
nusson gave an incident of her stay
in Geneva. Tea was served by Mrs.
Newman Little and Mrs. Winslow
Herschel led French conversation.
The civic section met at the
library Friday at 1880 am. There was
the usual sewing and reports, and
talk on Nutrition" by DR.. Louise
Economics, Department of Agricul-
ture, at 1870 After luncheon the
class in parliamentary law met DR..
Bomberger at pm.
On Friday, February Il. at pm,
the nature section will meet With
MRS. Francis Is. Silsbee, 3749 Oliver
street. Miss Kruger will speak on
perennial Gardens" The section in
vites all club members.
The Washington Readers Club met
=, fIn alliance room,
All Souls Church. After a short
business meeting conducted by the
president, W. +. Bryant, the program
committee took charge with Miss
Aida Brooks as chairman. Subject,
Hawaii and Its Legends" Miss
Brooks, who had lived in Hawaii for
several years as a teacher of express
sion. gave a talk on these islands.
telling of their early history as known
to the civilized world, and how the
climate was so conducive to buoy
ancy, well portrayed by the people in
song and ukelele. Miss Whltcomb read
legend entitled The Goddess Pele
and Lohiau" Mrs. Wiley 0. Ison
read THE Heroic Princess Kapiolani,
who embraced the Christian faith and
afterward tried to get her people to
give up worshipping Pele, the goddess
Of fire, whom the natives believed
dwelt in the volcano. Mrs. Bryant
read a story taken from the legend,
1.-The Valley Of the Rainbows," which
had been arranged in blank verse by
Mr.. Bryant. Mrs. Wormelle sang
Hawaiian songs, accompanying her
self on the ukelele. Mrs. Sarah Morri-
son Smith read a humorous number
written by S. G.. Blythe, describing
surf board sport at Waikiki Beach,
Hawaii.
Soroptimists had as guests of honor
at their meeting Wednesday at the
La Fayette Hotel Swami Yogananda
from India, Mrs. Grace Thompson
Seton of New York and Uric S. j.
Dunbar, local sculptor and artist.
While making d bust of the Swami,
it has been my opportunity to know
him and his teachings, and l believe
that he is showing us how to pick
mp successfully the loose ends of life, !"
said Mr.. Dunbar, in introducing
Swami Yogananda to the club.
THE Hindoo lady has a spiritual
quality which you do not have" tho
Swami told Soroptimists. "On the
other hand, ] should like to send a
missionary to India to teach our
women the initiative and business
concentration of the American bust
ness woman. | believe in the equality
of man and woman" he said.
Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton, who is
"a member of the New York Soroptimdst
Club, brought greetings from that
club and an announcement that they
have added +3 new members to their
roster during January. The news that
Mrs. Seton, as national president of
the League Of American Pen Women,
viii make her headquarters in Wash
ington this Winter and while here at
Glate with the local club was re-
Ceived with enthusiasm.
Mrs. Ada NJ. Klein Peter. owner of
the Vanity Hat Shop, presented the
club with a silver loving cup to be