Evening star., 1927-05-15

exhibit held in the Dupont Circle
Building during National Hearing
week, May %. is extending an in
vitation to every hardof hearing per.
son in Washington to come to the
clubhouse, 2515 Cliffbourne place, to.
day tSunday. May 15), between 4 and
6 pm. 1t is an opportunity to become
acquainted with the club and its Off
GERS and members. in an informal
! social hour. and any one interested
will be welcome without a special
| invitation.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
at the home of Mrs. Pitcher. in the
Soldiers Home grounds. Wednesday
Mrs. Faltz was assistant hostess.
Mrs. Swafford read a paper on Art
and Literature of South America,
| and Mrs. Rocke read one on points
of Similarity in the Two Americas"
The next meeting will be held at
| the Congressional Country Club, May
| %, with Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Link
| as hostesses.
Silver Hill Home Demonstration
! Club.-A demonstration on picture
framing was given by Miss Ethel
| Regan in Silver Hill Assembly Hall
| on April Ia. After the demonstration
| Miss Regain told the plan for the work
of the remainder OF the year.
| In order to get the best results
| from the extension service it was
voted to organize q demonstration
club in Silver Hill. The following
| officers were chosen: Mrs. Cecil Pad
| gctt. president; Mrs. Norman Stamp,
vice president; Mrs. Maurice Rackey
secretary; Mrs. Eugene Latimer,
| treasurer.
Dues are so cents for l. months,
The regular meetings will be held on
the third Thursday in each month,
at 80 pm, in the school.
Mrs. Lloyd Jenkins attended the
latter part of the meeting and cor"
daily invited every lady in Silver Hill
to meet with the Suitland Club on
its third anniversary.
The CuItus Club held it's annual
business meeting at the residence of
Mrs. George w. Harris Tuesday.
After the election of officers for the
ensuing year the program of the day
was given as follows: New Orleans,
the Financial Center of the South,
by Mrs J. f.. Dyer. and Quest of
Antiques, by Mrs. Il. =. Barnard.
Next meeting May "a with Mrs. Os-
car Wilkinson.
Twentieth Century Club.-The lit
erature section, Mrs. George +. Bow
erman, chairman. will hold its annual
picnic tomorrow, 1870 pm, at the
residence of Mrs. Harold Doyle. 1913
Huntington street There will be no
postponemcnt in case of rain. All
members of the section are invited to
attend. Mrs. Ernest r. McComas is
chairman of the luncheon committee
Ill
chairman of the entertainment com
mttee. The program will consist of
short play. place aux Danes" or
"The Ladies' Speak at Last" given by
MRS. f. w. Washburn. Mrs. Lyman
B. Swormstedt. Mrs. Francis Walker
and Mrs. Austin Clark
On Tuesday the officers and di-
rectors of the club will hold a special
meeting at pm. at the residence Of
the president, Mrs. Philip S. Smith,
3249 Newark street.
Wednesday, the nature section will
take the Takoma car marked Ia
koma) at Fourteenth and L streets at
$50 am. for Il trip along Sligo
Branch. Mrs Leo d. Miner, chairman
of the section. will have charge of
the expedition.
On Thursday, the officers and di-
ractorS of the club will hold a meet
ing at II am. at the Chevy Chase
Club for the purpose of appointing
leaders of sections and chairmen of
standing committees for the coming
year. After the meeting Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley, recording secretary OF the
club, will be hostess at luncheon to
the board members
On Saturday, joint picnic of the
civic and music sections will take
place on the Chevy Chase School
campus. Mrs Frederic Il. Earring
ton, chairman of the civic section, and
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, chairman of the
music section, are in charge of the
arrangements. Mrs. X. D. Beard is
chairman of the hospitality commit
tee. A program has been arranged
and THE Follies of 1927" will be pre-
sented, with the following characters:
"Fractious F'rivilous," "Ominous
Oraculous." "Libelous Loquacious,"
Luscious Languorous," 'Inconspicu-
Gus 1nnocuous,' Enormous Etfica-
cious' and 'Sureptitious Serious"
The names of those taking part in
the "Follies" will not be disclosed be-
fore the performance.
The section Of education will not
meet this week on its regular day,
but will close the years work with a
picnic on May 2G at the Little Out
door Theater. at the home of Mrs
Thomus w. Sidwell, 1901 Wisconsin
avenue.
At the annual meeting of the club
Mrs. Philip S. Smith. was reelected
president. Other officers elected were:
Mrs. Alfred II. Brooks. first vice pres
ident Mrs. VIII c. Barnes. second
vice president: Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
recording secretary; Mrs. W. r. Chap
line, corresponding secretary; Mrs
Glenn s. Smith, treasurer: Miss Jane
Young assistant treasurer. Di.
rectors elected were Mrs ". II. Her
ron, Mrs. Ellwood- p. Morey, Mrs.
Joshua Evans. ir.; Mrs. Frederic f.
harrington and Mrs. Gilbert II.
Grosvenor.
reports of officers committee chair
men and section leaders were read
ana several amendments to the con-
Stltutl0n were voted on. Mrs. Thomas
Edwin Brown. president of the Young
Women's Christian Associations Mrs.
DE Witt Croissant and Mrs. Conrad
Young were elected to membership.
Inc club voted to appropriate $500
TO the following institutions: Aid AS
socIation for the Blind. Amerfcaniza.
ton, Associated Charities, Florence
ClIttent0n Home, Friendship House.
Home for lncurables. Instructive
Visiting Nurses, Juvenile Protective
Association, Myra Mccoy Nursery.
Ne1ghborhood House, Summer Out.
ings, Travellers Aid Young Women's
Christian Association, Red Cross and
council of Social Agencies. During
me year it was announced that $50
had been bestowed on the cleanup
committee. $75 raised for the Critten-
ton Home and $500 raised for Medici
prints for the Public Library. making
a total of money devoted to philan-
thropic purposes. $9GJ The club
also voted TO give II $50 guarantee to
the Community Institute. Miss .Joy
Il. Webster was chairman of the