Evening star., 1927-04-17
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
QUOTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

test were present and read their own
stories - Vara Macbeth Jones ana
Blanche Smith Ferguson. The follow
ing out-of-town guests took part IN
the program; Mrs. Louis Napoleon
Geldert. katherine Hopkins Chapman
who read some of her dialect stories;
Scortie Mckenzie Frazier of New
York, verse and scenario writer Ruth
Mason Rice and Isabel Fiske Conant
of New York, both of whom read Sc
lections from their own poems. The
following local Pen Women also read
original poems. Alice Rogers HaGar,
Mrs. John A. Brownell and Alice
Hutchins Drake. A musical program
was given by Lucy Dickinson Marx,
who sang several of the compositions
Of Judith Scruggs both of whom are
members of the District of Columbia
/ branch OF the league.
The poetry group, Miss Alice Hutch
! ins Drake, chairman, win meet to-
morrow night at $40 o'clock at the
/ clubhouse. A portion of the evening
will be devoted to a review of the
forms of poetry. and manuscripts will
/ be read and criticized.
/ SADIE Catherine Coles. chairman of
/ the music group, has called a special
meeting tor Thursday, $50 pm. at the
| clubhouse All members interested in
music are invited to attend. That this
group is developing the musical tai
! ents of league members was amply
demonstrated at the last meeting by
the excellent compositions Of Mary 5.
Parker. Marie Sprinkle, Lucy Dickin-
son Marx. Irene Chainey, Willard
Howe, Maud Judith Scruggs. isabel
Gates and Sade Catherine Coles Lit
tie Edna Lee Unruh delighted with
her terpsichorcan art.
The members of the fine arts group,
Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman, invite the
visiting and local delegates TO the
u. a. X. Congress and others who are
inte. ID to visit the art gallery Of
the r. >.ional Museum Wednesday att
ernoon. April 20, at o'clock, to study
the collection of historical paintings
by John Ross Key, grandson of Fran
els Scott Key. Mrs. Key, the artists
widow, will give an address on the
paintings and will also tell of some
interesting events in the life of Fran
els Scott Key.
The Capital Hill History Club met
at the home of Mrs. Stine, Wednesday.
Mrs Hunnicutt assisted in serving
luncheon. The usual business meeting
was held, after which the following
officers were elected for the coming
year: President, Mrs. William NJ.
Collins; vice president. Mrs. j. c.
Hemphill: secretary, Mrs. Daniel
Shook treasurer, Mrs. L. NJ. Wallace;
director to the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs
T. r. Rorke; delegates to the annual
meeting of the District of Columbia
Federation, Mrs. E. II. Elliot. Mrs.
T. +. Rorke. Mrs. J. b. Reed, Mrs
w r. Metz and Mrs. L. X. Foltz; their
alternatcs, Mrs. E. NJ. Wallace, Miss
Marion Mccoy. Mrs. NJ. B. Granger,
Mrs. J. c. Hemphill and Mrs. II. F.
Patterson. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. c. T. Mccoy
at 4410 Sixteenth street, April q.
District of Columbia Home EconOm.
les Association food and nutrition
section will meet jointly with the
Dietetics Association at the new Y. w.
c. A. Building April 10. A $40 dinner
win precede the program at pm.
Miss Bozeman who is in charge of the
food work of the Y. w. C. A. will
tell of her work and exhibit her equip
ment The association will give a
card party at the Grace Dodge Garden
House, April 25, at s pm. The pro-
ceeds Of this party will go toward
scholarship for women studying in the
field of home economics.
The Susan b. Anthony Foundation
held a social meeting Tuesday night
at the Arlington Hotel, Mrs. Clara
O'Brien McCrone, president of the /,
foundation, was in the chair. Senior |
Don Carlos a Baumbach Grittu, |
second secretary Of the Mexican en- |
bassy, gave an address on the social |
and educational side of life in Mexico |
City; also sang several Mexican songs.
Other musical numbers were by DIR.
George Anderson, tenor, accompanied
by Prindle Scott, composer, and Miss
Virginia Dudley, soprano. accom-
panied by Mrs. Marie c. Sprinkler,
pianist. The program was under the
direction Of Mrs. Warner Gibbs, and
included several numbers by Roland
Comely, basso. DIR. Harriet L. Nc
Collum gave an address on "The
Psychology of Crime" and related
experiences of her work in the legisla.
lures of several States. The founda-
tion has postponed the tea which it
had planned in honor of DR.. Harriet
l.. McCollum, Miss Margaret Ball
Dixon and DR.. and +. Homer Curtiss,