Evening star., 1927-05-08

bers are invited. The program viii
have among its entertainers Miss
| Thelma Schmitt, Miss Anna Sloan
Mrs. Mary B. Linkins. Misses Heller
and Edith Oriani Members of the club
are invited. Guests are permitted.
The Glee Club on Friday evening al
T:30 o'clock. under the direction oi
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, chairman of mu
sic. will hold a rehearsal for the con
| cert to be given the latter part of this
! month.
At The election Of officers on Wednes
| day Judge Mary O'Toole was elected
second vice president; Miss May Belle
Raymond. corresponding secretary
| Miss Elizabeth Raymond. treasurer
| Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, Mrs Ora ttar
Kerans, Miss Julia Bannigan. Mrs
| Emile Beriner and Miss Pearl Mccall
| members of the beard of directors
| Delegates to the Federation of Wom
| ems Clubs elected We're Mrs. Harvey
! w. Wiley, Mrs. Edgar T. Brown anC
| Mrs. Edith Sears; alternates, Mrs. j
| Jerome Lightfoot. Mrs. Bates Warren
and Miss Mate Lewis. On Thursday
evening a dinner was given. at which
| the newly elected officers were guests
| of honor
The French section had celebra-
tion of its fifth birthday anniversary
in the form of dinner at the club
house last night. The French section
thus closed year of unusual accom-
plishment.
The memorial campaign committee
from the club has Mrs. Carl Smith as
captain; Mrs. George Eastment. lieu
tenant; with the following assisting:
Mrs. Mary Murry. Mrs. J. NJ. Gleiss-
ner, Mrs. Frederick Roman, Mrs
James A. Burns, Mrs. Edward Fristoe,
Miss Virginia Benjamin. Mrs. wy
mond Bradbury, Mrs. Virgil 6. Miller,
Miss Olive McNeal, Mrs. Charles G..
Cable, Mrs. j. r. Ward Miss Mable
Walker and Mrs. Horace X. Fulton.
Twentieth Century Club.-The inter
national outlook section completed its
work for the year Monday afternoon
with meeting at the Cleveland Park
clubhouse. Col. Edward G. Lowry
was the guest of homo, and spoke to
the members on "The Effect of the
American Moving Pictures on Euro
peans. Reports were made by Mrs.
Ellwood P. Morey, on Spain; Mrs. Har-
vey W. Wiley. on Turkey; Mrs. Albert
c. Muhse, on China; Mrs. A. r. Tracy,
on Germany; Mrs. w. w. Husband. on
Italy: Mrs. Glenn S, Smith. on Bel
GUM; Mrs. John Lowe. on Czechoslo-
vakia. The hostesses were Mrs. Har-
rison Stidham and Miss Grace Willis.
They were assisted by Mrs. Alfred II.
Brooks, Mrs. S. NJ. Brosius, Mrs. Will
liam l.. Brown, Mrs. Newton ID. Col
lamer, Mrs. B. o. Dodge Mrs. u. G.. 3.
Pierce and Mrs. F. b. Pyle. Mrs. Ed
ward B. Clark, chairman. presided.
The parliamentary law section closed
its years work with a picnic and com
mencement exercises on Tuesday at
the residence of Mrs. Charles z. Mum
roe, Forest Glen. Md. The affair was
held on a perfect day in a perfect
setting. On the arrival of the chair
man. Mrs. William II. Heron, shortly
after II am, the program began and
the members who furnished the most
nonsense got the most applause.
Youthful costumes prevailed Hair
long used to being confined under pins
and bars was allowed to hang free.
with knots of gay ribbons to add to
the girliShneSS of the grads" Puz-
ziing debates and questions of parlia-
mentary procedure were banished for
the day and merriment reigned. Mrs
VIII {. Barnes, in pink attire. was the
salutatorian; Mrs. Edward b. Clark.
in cap and gown, valedictorian: Mrs
i. Il. Webner. class poet: Mrs. w. p
Puisifer, leader of the Girls Glee Club,
and Mrs. Fl. #. Mullikin, orchestra
leader
Thomas Jefferson" gave the ad
dress of welcome in the person of Mrs.
Charles Z. Watson, and "WiI Rogers" I"
with Mrs. Ellwood p. Morey as imper-
senator, gave out the diplomas. Such
classics as Three Blind Mice" were
rendered by the Glee Club and such
music as triangle and rattle make
was produced by the orchestra. An
rules were suspended for the day.
there was no objection to anything. ali
questions were privileged and adjourn.
ment did not take place until after
every one had partaken of the good
things which lay on the table.
Mrs. l.. F. Schmeckebiere was chair
man of the hospitality committee. as
sisted by Mrs. r. p. Teele. Mrs. Fran
els Goodwin. Mrs. Nathan Grover and
Miss Emma Strider Mrs. Sidney
thompson was chairman of the trans
portation committee.
League OF American Pen Women of
the District of COlumbia-Tomorro
night an adjourned business meeting
viii be held at the clubhouse at s
o'clock. DIR. Anita Maris Boggs.
second vice president and chairman of
craft activities, will present her re-
port and the awards in the Isabelle
Anderson contest will be made. Mem
bers of the following groups have sub.
mitted manuscripts: Poetry, feature
story, Juvenile story and short story.
A first and second prize will be award.
ed in each group. The nominating
committee will bring in the ballot for
the annual election which will take
place May 80.
The music and the poetry groups
held joint meeting Tuesday evening
under the chairmanship of Sade Cath.
eflne Coles. chairman of the music
group. and presented the following
program of the talents of the mem
bers: Lucy Dickinson@ Marxsan
'Mammy's Little Treasure which
was written by Alice Hutchins Drake,
chairman of the poetry group, and
set to music by Mrs Marx. Mrs.
own and song composed by Ann w.
Ayers, with Mrs. Coombs as accom-
panist. Mary Doyle, contralto, gave in
terpretations of compositions by Nancy
North, with Margaret Bowie at the
piano. Mrs. Sarah Deeds offered
dramatic reading of Mary S. Parker's
song our Country's Flag" Little
Constance Rollins played fairy poem
by Mrs. Coles. Original poems were
read by Alice Hutchins Drake, Mrs.
Gertrude Thomas, Alice r. Hager, and
Edna j. Roberts, as well as a poem
by Anita Maris Boggs. The evening
closed with "A Prayer" by Isabel
Gates set to music and sung by Mrs.
Marx. This was the last meeting of
the season of the music group.
Mrs. Coles recent composition, THE
American Legion March" was played
by the United States Navy Band at
the apple blossom festival at Win
chester, Va.
The last card party of the season
will take place at the clubhouse Satur-
day evening, May IA.
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