Evening star., 1927-10-09
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED by MAMIE LANCASTER.

ANNIE LANCASTER.
ernoons will further acquaintance
among the club members. The pro-
gram feature of the clubs activities
/ opens on October II, when. at 4:5o
| in the afternoon. Ogden L.. Mliis.
| Undersecretary of the Treasury. Will
speak on current events. rms Will
| be the first number in a series or
| fortnightly talks arranged BY Miss
| Cora Rigby, Washington correspond
| ent of tne Christian Science Monitor.
who plans to have the speakers cover
| the field of current happenings. Only
members of the club will be admitted
to these lectures during October.
The first musical tea of the Winter
is to be held at the clubhouse Octo-
ber 10 at 430, when Zoe Watson,
pianist, and Miss Charlotte Harri-
man, contralto. will present q pro-
gram. The colleges of New England
have many graduates among the club
members, and these will be the host
esses with Mrs. Porter Dale of Yer
mont. and Mrs. Robert Lansing pre-
siding at the tea table.
The National Society of Daughters
of Patriots and Founders of America
will hold board meeting Thursday
morning at the clubhouse OF the Co.
lonial Danes, 1747 X street. Mrs.
John Laidlaw Buell. of Litchfield.
Conn, the national president, Will
preside. Among the important ques-
tions that will come UP for consid-
Grafton before this organization Is
the admittance to the national society
of several new State societies. 1t is
expected that there will be large
attendance and that all of the States
will be represented.
Mrs. Henry Joy of Crosse Point,
Mich. will be in Washington this
week. She is the national historian
of the Daughters of Patriots and
Founders of America, who will hold
a meeting Thursday at the house of
the Colonial DANES.
The Writer'S League of Washington
will meet in the Thomson School
Friday evening. Those to appear on
the program are Mrs. Jane Love,
Mrs. Marguerite Wilcox and Felix
Schwartz for stories; Mr.. Herndon,
Mrs. Rittue and Miss Mary Turner
for verse.
Manuscripts to be entered in the
short story contest must be in the
hands of the president by October IA,
the date of the next meeting.
The last meeting marked the open.
ing of the Fall season by the leagues
return to the Thomson Community
Center, and there was a good attend
ance.
Mrs. Murphy reported that she
would have a story, THE Canal"
in December Weird Tales.
Misc Cor;yro uox, road i,,forocf;rcy
article of her experiences as a guest
at Greek wedding. She had spent
much time studying the ceremonials
and interpreted them to the members.
Miss Katherine Hopson's story,
His Dryad of Yester-Year," dealt
with the changes that come uncon-
sciously with the years, and brought
much discussion.
A group of verse by Miss Raphella
Schwartz was read by her brother, as
she could not be present. They were
"The Hunchback," "Elegy to Luther
Burbank" and "Disillusionment." All
were exceedingly well done.
Miss Mary Oddenido read story,
New York" It was her first short
story and a creditable piece of work.
Helpful criticisms were given.
DR.. Thomas Shepherd gave two
A meeting of the AIumnae Associa.
tiOn, Academy of the Visitation, was
held Tuesday evening at the local
headquarters of the international Fed
Grafton Of Catholic Alumnae, which
was featured by large attendance.
Election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted in the following: Presi.
dent, Mrs. T. D. Mccarthy; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Alfred c. Whitton; record
ing secretary, Miss Mary Mcneil; cor
responding secretary. Miss Margaret
WEIGH; treasurer, Mrs. j. A. Davis;
historian, Miss Florence Colford; trus-
tees, Mrs. Josephine M. Shannon, Mrs.
John Kelley, Miss Loretta A. Hannah
and Miss Olive Fitzgerald. Arrange
ments are under way for card party
to be held in the early part of January,
under the direction of Mrs. Josephine
NJ. Shannon as chairman. A commun-
ion mass to be attended by all mem
bers will be held at an early date at
the Visitation Monastery. Bethesda,
Md. Mrs. T. D. Mccarthy is chairman
Of arrangements therefor. The meet
ing adopted a resolution to whole
heartedly support the international
scholarship fund of the local chapter,
which provides an annual scholarship
Luz tIc lC1CliAS SlotCIo VI ttic lOCuI
parochial schools.
The George Washington Memorial
committee announces a series of lee.
lures to be given at the home of Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock, Scott Circle, by DR..
Louis Anspacher, beginning February
2 at pm. His opening subject will
be "Rostand, the Dramatist of Fail.
ure." The list of subscribers includes
many prominent women and men of
national fame.
The Washington Readers Club held
it's first meeting of the season in All
Souls Church, Tuesday, pm. There
was a large attendance and hearty
greetings and general handshaking
showed the friendly spirit existing
among the members. The business
meeting of an hour was presided over