Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

Sutherland, alien property CUSTODIAN,
and Mrs. Sutherland. The members
Of the hospitality committee will be
hostesses.' DIR. A. Frances Foye is
chairman, and with Mrs. ]. Garfield
Riley. president. will receive. Mrs.
Lily Belle Lockwood will preside at
the tea table, assisted by Mrs. Eliza
beth r. Peoples.
The membership committee is
sponsoring special tea, to be given
Tuesday afternoon from 4 to pm.
Cards are being issued to club mem
bers TO send out among their friends,
for the card of admission" to, the
tea will be an eligible for member,
ship" friend or friends, All members
of the club are invited to join with
the membership committee in &C
uuainting their friends with the club
members and club activities. Mrs
Hugh Cumming will preside at the tea
table and will be assisted by Mrs.
Charles l.. McNary. Mrs. Clyde
Aitcheson, Mrs. Mcpherson CREIGHTON
and Mrs. Dellett III. Wilson.
Mrs. Patrick Gallagher, chairman
of the drama unit, has arranged
dinner for Wednesday evening at $50
pm, with John j. DAILY, dramatic
editor of the Washington Post, and
Miss Sibyl Baker as speakers and
guests of honor. Miss Adelaide Borah
viii give a reading. with musical ac-
compartment by Miss Amy Clement
Leavitt and Mrs. Marguerite Kloter.
Reservations are limited to 100. Club
members are invited to come in for
the after-dinner program if unable to
make reservations. Mrs. ]. Garfield
Riley viii preside at the dinner.
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons. director of
the Glee Club is anxious that all mem
bers of this section attend the re-
hearsals each Friday evening. The
next concert will be given February
10. New talent is being added to this
group, and members who are must
ca1ly inclined are welcomed.
Thursday, Presidents day" at the
club, finds Mrs. j. Garfield Riley a
busy hostess from II a m. to pm,
meeting club members and their
friends who stop for chat or a cup
of tea with the president at this in
formal day at home"
Miss Hazel Swift, chairman of the
Tuesday evening free and easy auc-
ton, announced the net receipts of
the party held recently as $126. This
amount was presented the house bet
terment committee. Interest con-
ttnues to grow in this section. since
each week new members appear for
play and instruction. Mrs. Lawrence
Becker, Mrs. G. G. Gable and Mrs
w. G. Sears viii instruct on Tuesday
evening, Mrs S. ]. Shoemaker will
be hostess, assisted by Miss Media
Ann Martin.
The Monday bridge section has re-
ceived the applications of several new
members. Miss Eleanor May Smith
has been elected TO fill vacancy on
the executive board and will be in
charge of equipment. Mrs. Frederick
Yates is substitute chairman This
section is planning a party for the
NTH Monday, the day set aside for
the members of the section TO have
guests. Awards are given at each
table, and refreshments will be served,
with the party atmosphere prevailing
During the social hour last Monday
Mrs. f. z. Russell presided at the
tea table, assisted by Mrs. Bruce
Baird.
Tea is served in the lounge every
afternoon from 4:30 to pm. at a
nominal cost. Members are privi-
legged to bring their friends. Miss
Elizabeth Raymond will pour on
Mondays; membership special tea
Tuesday; Mrs. Edgar r. Brown, Wed
nesday; Presidents day" Thursday;
Mrs. Leon Arnold, Friday, and Miss
virginia 5. Benjamin. Saturday.
Twentieth Century Club.--The lit.
erature section will meet tomorrow,
at PM, with Mrs. Alexander Steu-
art, 3058 r street. Mrs. O. r. Cook,
Mrs. Eugene Stevens, Mrs. Frederick
Cobill, Mrs. G. T. Hawkins, Mrs. ID.
A. Greenlees, Mrs. w. r. Maxon and
Mrs. w. r. Chapline will assist Mrs
Steuart as hoStesses. The program
viii consist of reviews of some recent
biographies, and will be in charge of
Miss Myra Hendley, who will be as
sisted by Mrs. Glenn Smith Mrs. Ly-
man B. Swormstedt, Mrs. Austin
Clark, Mrs w. r. Chapline and Miss
Jane Young.
The archaeological section will meet
tuesday at 2:45 pm, at the residence
OF the leader, Mrs. Josephine Lowe
The subject will be Religions of An
cient India" which will be discussed
by Mrs. Jesse Cunningham.
The educational section, on Thurs
day, was addressed by DR. Frederic
Harrington, whose talk on the French
educational system and illustrations
gave clear understanding of the
French aims and methods of teach
ing. There was an unusually large
attendance. Mrs. Sidwell, the perma-
nent chairman of the section, sailed
Saturday for a short Mediterranean
strip.
The committee of the arts section
IN charge of arrangements feels much
encouraged over the promised success
OF the Valentine card party to be held
ut the New Willard on February IA.
The sale of tables and tickets is al
ready large. The proceeds are TO be
spent in securing the largest possible
collection of Medici prints for the
public library. These prints are the
best available copies of the works of
many celebrated painters, and the
collection when established will be
handled as loan collection. Mrs.
Proctor Daugherty is the honorary
chairman and has charge of the ar
engagements. 1t is hoped that this
will be a particularly pleasant occa-
sion. Those who secure single tick
cts and wish to be placed at tables
should notify Mrs. Vierhoff, chairman
OF the arts section.
The nature section will have an in
door meeting at . pm. on Wednes-
day at the Women's City Club, -
jackson place. The spea ker of the
afternoon will be DR.. Edgar T. Wher-
~, the well known naturalist, who
viii speak on Hunting Wild Flowers
IN Texas" The chairman of the sec
ton, Mrs. Minor, reports that this
lecture is an interesting one and that
the pictures accompanying ii are most
RItfdctlNe.
American Institution of University
Women.-The extent To which the
higher institutions of learning in the
District of Columbia measure up to
feminine academic standards will be
made the subject of a series of studies
by the association. with the co-opera-
ton of its branches in this State, as
a. part of its work for the forthcom
ing year, according to information