Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

A program of devotional music di-
rected by Miss Imogene Ireland and a
prayer made by Mrs. William +.
Mcdowell will open the twentysecond
annual meeting of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association of the Dis
trict Tuesday at 8:15 pm. The meet
ing will be held in the parlors at GA
T. street.
The business will include a mes
sage from the president, Mrs. 7. +.
Brown, the auditor and the finance
committee, given by Mrs. John T.
by Mrs. Fred f. Wright. The general
association report will be given by the
general secretary with group aDpre-
Citations expressed for the industrial
girls and women by Miss Saida Hart
man: the business and professional
women by Miss Bertha z. Pabst: the
girl reserves by Miss Marian E. Casey;
the chapter women by Miss Ray Pal
mer Teele and the students and gen
eral members by Miss Jane K. Blinn.
The most important item of bust
ness will be the vote taken on the
proposed personal membership basis.
There will be time for the presenta-
ton of the matter and a free discus
mitted to a vote.
Miss Bertha f. Pabst, secretary ri
the young business and professional
Women's department, will be the prln-
cipal speaker at the annual meeting
of the Y. W. G. A. at Gettysburg, Pa.
on January 81.
Several speakers for Thrift week
were recruited from the Y. w. c. y.
staff. Miss Sandberg. executive Of
the education department, spoke to
groups at three schools, the Pierce,
Blow and Langdon. Miss Casey. girl
reserve executive, spoke at Wheatley
and Miss Blinn, membership secre-
tary, went to the oyster and Park
View Schools.
The speaker at the VeSper service at
the Elizabeth Somers Residence this
afternoon at $50 will be Mrs, w. s.
Abernethy, wife of the pastor of Cal
vary Baptist Church.
The luncheon which was to have
been given by the finance committee
on January 81, when the members of
the board of directors were asked to
meet Miss Marrett, executive of the
finance department of national board
has been postponed because of the un.
avoidable absence of Miss Marrett
and will be held February II.
building has been appointed with Mrs
A. Chambers Oliphant as chairman
Members of the committee are: Mrs.
Henry Curtis Morris, Mrs. William
Chaplin Huntington and Miss George
Swope.
Newly appointed members of other
committees are: for the food service
committee of the new building. OF
which Mrs. Wilson Compton is chair
man, Miss Julia Conner and Mrs
Thomas w Phillips; for the religious
education committee, Mrs. William
Knowles Cooper, and for the indus
trial committee, Mrs. Harold Allen.
Education Department.
There will be a meeting of the
education council on Wednesday at
pm, at the headquarters building
Following the supper there will be a
business meeting with the election OF
officers.
A new class in story telling com
menced January 49, the term extend
ing to March 80. This class will be
instructed by Mrs. Alice Sigsworth
Morse, teacher of dramatic art in the
association.
The speaker at the Gallaudet Y. w
c. A. for this evening at Z o'clock is
Miss Marjorie Quigley, head librarian
of the Mount Pleasant Public Library
Since 1928, when Niels Bul<h, from
the Gymnastic Folk High School OF
Ollerup, Denmark, visited the United
States with a group of Danish young
men and women and demonstrated his
fundamental or "grund" gymnastics
the interest in this type of work has
been rapidly increasing. The Central
School of Hygiene and Physical Edu
cation graduates instructors qualif1eo
| to teach "grund gymnastics" Miss
Ethel |. Swenson will instruct the new
| class. This class will include botk
| theory and practice. Registration Is
| limited to instructors of physical edu
cation and advanced gym enthusiasts
The course starts February and con
tinues through May 16. The class
/ meets on Monday at 4:30 pm, GA +
street.
| Miss Swenson will also teach the
new clog dancing class, which starts
| February 4 at pm. This class alSt
/ meets at GA f street
| Gymnasium classes meet on Tues
dav and Thursday at 5, 6, and pm
AT 1104 NJ street The Spring tern
starts February 8, and classes will b'
transferred to the new building a
Seventeenth and X streets as soon a.
| it is ready.
Young Business and Professional
Women.
The council of this department vii
meet tomorrow, pm, at GA r. street
The place of music in the departing n
and the entertainment of delegates tt
the April conference of young business
women will. be considered.
On Tuesday evening the Amicitia
Hitika, Premiere, Tip Top and Wohel'
Clubs will have supper together a
$50, after which they Will join il
recreational singing for half an hour
and then adjourn for the annual meet
ing of the association.
On Thursday evening the Blue Tri
angle Club will have supper at 6:3'
and then meet in the clubroom t.
continue it's travelogue. The evening
will be spent in California reviewing
| the reasons why that State is thu
Mecca for SO many thousands of tour
lists. Miss Adele Stuhr will be thu
guide through the Golden West.
ON January 50 the inteInationa
Club will be the guests of Mrs
Howard Earle in her home at 173.
Irving street. SevenaE ountriesareslog