Evening star., 1927-11-20
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Sarah Pollard, recording secretary OF
the Junior department, gave an eN-
cellent account of the work of her
department and made a plea for toys
and clothing to be given to the
Founding Home. Miss Pollard SAID
that the purpose of her department
was to work for charity. Two mem
bers of the department, Misses Mary
Jane Allen and Madeline Adams,
were present with a display OF CHRIST
mas cards for sale. The club has
voted to continue membership in the
Wild Flower Preservation Society ana
has recently cast its vote for the dog
wood as the national flower.
The meeting was addressed py
Francis Moore, president OF the GU
zens' Association of Chevy Chase,
d. c., who requested the cooperation
Of the club in the study of the ques-
tion of the need for more schools IN
Chevy Chase, ID. G.
Mrs. Duncan S. Johnson, chairman
of legislation of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. gave dis
cussion of the legislative program Oh
the general federation in the new CON
greSs, explaining the various meas
| ureS which the federation is support
ing. The guest speaker OF the day
was Col. Clemont j.. Bouve. agent for
the United States before the general
and mixed claims commissions or the
| United States and Mexico. Col. BouVe
| explained the work of the commits
sions and gave his hearers a better
| understanding of the status of the
claims between the two countries.
The art section visited the Phillips
| Gallery Tuesday and discussed pic
| lures by Renoir Monet, Daumier.
Corot and Lawson. Also they visited
the Arts Club, where the pictures of
| Lars Hoftrup are on exhibition. The
literature section met at the home
| Of Mrs William Leonard Thurber, on
Quesada street, Friday afternoon,
with the leader, Mrs. William S. Car
land presiding. The program was in
| charge of Mrs. George s. Jamison,
| who talked about desirable books
which are available this season for
children. Speaking from the point
of view of one who buys and sells
| them, Miss Gertrude Lewis, of the
book department of Woodward &
| Lothrop, gave the section much in.
| formation about children's books to
be found in the book shops this Fall.
| Mrs. Robert LeF'eVre sang "Who Is
Sylvia" by Shubert, and Hush. My
Dear, Lie Still and Slumber," by
| Sleeper. Mrs. j. Harry Cunningham
| accompanying. Mrs. II. Wilfred Bal.
com gave talk on children's maya.
zines and Mrs. Frederick w. kerby
read childrens poems. Mrs. Marcel
lus c. Shield, Mrs. Stephan Lyman
| Tabor and Mrs Campbell Il. Waters
| served tea, following the program.
A beginners French class will meet
| Tuesday at 9:15 In the Chestnut
| Farms club room, on Connecticut
| avenue.
! WOman's Club of Bethesda. THE
| department of the American home
met Tuesday morning with the chair
| man, Mrs. Campbell Oliphant, 4414
| River road. This vitally essential de-
| partment of the club is made up OF
| all department and committee chair
men, thus linking up the home with
every club activity. 1t has been de.
cided that this year the emphasis is
to be placed on the spiritual rather
than the material side of home life.
with an outline to work from based
on the -Four Fundamental Failures"
| stressed by Mrs. John ID. Sherman.
| president Of the G. F. w. c., in a
recent magazine article These are:
| The lack of honesty in the home: the
lack of proper business basis for the
! home; the lack of a sense of proper.
| ton in the home. and the lack of
| courtesy and fun in the home. To
| these four fundamental failures
| pointed out by Mrs. Sherman, the
committee is adding n fifth: The lack
of religion in the home. Some phase !
of one or another of these subjects
will be clarified by talks and discus |
sion during the time allotted to |
! this department on each committee |
day throughout the club year, begin |
ming NnTnn1hpr % af Of
Mrs. Elisha Hanson, at Alta Vista. |
Bethesda.
A talk by Mrs. Thomas w. Pyle |
on the musical appreciation work be. |
ing carried on by the motion picture
committee Of the club at the Ambas. |
sador Theater in connection with the |
| saturday morning children's pro- |
| grams, will be another outstanding
feature of Tuesdays program, Mrs. |
Pyle will be assisted by pianist in
demonstrating just what the commit.
tee is attempting along this line. /
They are steadily carrying on at the
Ambassador Theater, which through
the courtesy Of Mrs. Harriet Hawley |
Locher OF the Stanley Co., has been
| placed at the disposal of the club for
use as a test-ground or laboratory for !
working out this project. Yesterdays
| program was planned as pre- |
Thanksgiving celebration. with the |
| acknowledged aim of getting the
children into the spirit of this distinc. !
lively American national holiday. A |!
tableau was arranged featuring Pill |
grim costumes. to bring out the |
origin of the festival. Liszt's "Iiebe. |
straum." and the 'Hallelujah" from |
Hit the Deck" together with the /
song Aud Lang Syne," are to be |
used Tor the work in musical ap-
probation in the prologue.
Under the department of public |
welfare the work OF the committees |
on social service and hospital have
| been making progress. The social |
service drive is practically completed
and the collections for clothing for the
| Montgomery County Social Service
| League are being made Persons
| having contributions of used clothing
for this cause should communicate
with Mrs. e. II. Hartnet. Battery
! Park. or take their offerings direct to
the headquarters of the league in
| Rockville. Mrs. Z. r. Morris, who is
/ chairman OF the hospital work. has
announced that on the Saturday fol-
| lowing Thanksgiving, November &c,
the annual donation tea will be
held at the Montgomery County
| Hospital, when the usual gifts of
| linen, groceries, fruit. etc. will be ac-
cepted These may be left with Mrs.
| Morris, with Mrs. Perry Thurston,
| Drummond avenue. or with Mrs. f.
| Percival Wilson, Chevy Chase. Md.
| Mrs. Norris will be glad TO specify in
| detail what viii be most acceptable,
| to any one telephoning her.
| The ceremony Of breaking ground
| for the new clubhouse took place at
| the site on Old Georgetown and
! Sonoma roads, on Monday afternoon,
| following a luncheon at which the
chairman OF construction, Mrs. l..
| Gibbon White, entertained the mem
bers Of her committee at her home on