Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

The groups for the study OF pro
| ductive writing are taking a Keen III
terest in the Isabel Anderson contest,
| which closes April l. the aWaros WIZ
be made in May.
An extra meeting of the short story
! group will take place at the cruz
house tomorrow night. This meetlhe
will be devoted to manuscript GILL
cisms.
The poetry group, Miss Alice HUT
chins Drake, chairman VIII meet 70
| morrow evening, O'CLOCK, dl lne
Mount Pleasant Branch of the Puplle
| Library. A brief book review or oll
yer Clothes" will be given. followed
by a study period devoted to the con
sideration of original manuscripts.
Plans are being made for caro-
party to be held in the patio or the
Carlton Hotel, Monday afternoon
March Z. Reservations for taoies
may be made at the clubhouse.
In place Of the regular Friday a1te,
noon coffee house symposium, Marcl
lis, a motion picture entertainment
will be given at the Carlton Hotel
Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher and Dr
A. Marie Boggs will be in charge.
The coffee house speaker last Fri
day afternoon was Stanley Olmsted1
writer and musician, who discussed
''The Literature and Music of the
Operas of Richard Wagner" Mr.
Olmsted also spoke at the club Mon.
day afternoon on '"Tolstoy and
Music" Next Friday afternoon his
excellency the Minister of Peru VIII
talk on Spanish Literature
A large number of league members
and guests attended the book review
luncheon Tuesday in charge of Mrs
Theodore Tiller. Mrs. Leila Warren
Stanogle reviewed her latest BOOK, "A
Touch of Earth" and Miss Marie Clio
tide Redfern, league member, gave
a review Of Young Anarchy"
Miss Elizabeth Barnes, correspond
ing secretary, wishes to announce that
the information for the League Year
book is practically completed. Changes
of addresses should be sent in imme-
diately.
Alliance Francaise.-Thisy year one
celebrates the centenary of. roman
tisme' in French literature. For this
reason, the next lecture Of the ALI
ance Franchise will be about that
period. 1t will be given tomorrow, at
4;30 pm, at the Cosmos Club by M.
Vincent Guilloton. The subject is,
Les Femmes Celebres du Roman
;isme."
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to-
morrow at 1927 Hiatt place, pm.
Mrs. Antoinette Fischer and Mrs.
Rena Thrush are hostesses.
The Susan Is. Anthony Foundation
observed the one hundred and seventh
anniversary of Susan B. Anthony
Tuesday, evening, at the Arlington Ho-
tel, with a dinner of nearly 100 COW
ers. Eloquent tributes were paid by
distinguished men and women to the
great woman. The Swami Yogonanda.
as the guest of honor, gave one of his
spiritual lessons, with tribute to the
life and work Of Miss Anthony, and
much encouragement to the founda-
ton in rearing a monument to her
memory. Mrs. Ernest Thompson Sc
ton recited a Hindu chant. Mrs.
Henry Riggs Rathbone read original
papers, including one to Miss Anthony,
written for the occasion, and also
sang several to her own accompani-
ment Musical selections appropriate
to the occasion were rendered by Mrs.
Wayne e. Wheeler and Miss Jane
Blinn, Paul Edward CARRIER and Mrs.
Jewel Downs and Mrs. Warner Gibbs
and group of young girls. Mrs. Sade
Catherine Coles and Louis S. Coles.
violinist, played the American Legion
March," Mrs Uric S. J. Dunbar. di-
rector of the Dunbar School Of Art,
presented medallion portrait of Miss
Anthony, which was accepted for the
foundation by Mrs. Anna E. Hendley.
honorary president. Miss Margaret
Shanks also read an original poem on
Miss Anthony, after relating many
details Of her stay in the Anthony
home in Rochester, n. Y. Mrs. Hes.
ter M. Poole, one of the few pioneers,
SO years old. spoke of her desire to
continue to live that she might help
in building the proposed memorial. the
plans and design of wsich were shown
by the architect, John HI. Coxhead.
Mrs. Nanette B. Paul acted as toast
master and Mrs. Clara O'Brien Nc
Crone, president of the foundation,
presided and at the close of the pro-
gram cut the huge birthday cake, with
it's 107 candles, and distributed the
pieces to the guests. Among those
present were Mrs. Jessie Waite
Wright and Mrs. Ruth B. Hensey, who
were closely associated with Miss An
thony, Anna Hendley. Anna Howard
Shaw and Helen r. Tindal in the suf-
frage work for more than 80 years.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. Helen M. Cunningham and Miss
E. w. Clark of West Virginia and
Mr.. Meter Of Baltimore. Letters were
read from Mrs. Emma Maddox Funk
Of Baltimore and Charles A. Baker.
Mrs. Charles Morrison Gather was
too i'll to be present and represent the
Maryland branch, as she expected to
do. The committee in charge of the
ARRANGEMENTS were Mrs. Leon Arnold.
chairman; Mrs. Warren Gibbs, music,
and Mrs Anna E. Hendley, publicity,
and because Of the death of her hus-
band and the subsequent illness of
Mrs. William E. Chamberlin, pro-
gram, Mrs. Gibbs also had the direc-
ton of the girls as color bearers. The
portrait of Miss Anthony was dis
played in the window of Brentano's
book store. where 1.-THE Great Woman
Statesman" short biogra ply of Miss
Anthony by Nanette B. Paul. is on
sale. The president will welcome
friends at the Arlington Saturdays,
from 3 to pm.
The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
Md.-The nature sections meeting or