Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

and will have assisting her a com
mittee consisting of Mrs. Mary Allen
Adams. Mrs. Leon Arnold, Mrs. Edna
Macintosh. Mrs. Malie Roberts Mich
OILS. Mrs. Percy NJ. Bailey, Mrs. Lily
Charles MacFadden, Mrs. Elton
Neeley, Mrs. Lucy B. Cash, Miss Joan
Stopp. Mrs. James Andrew Walsh
and Mrs. Jessie Deal. Mrs. Carlton
Savage, who was head of the depart
nIent of public speaking and dra-
MATES of Oregon State University and
also of the School of Speech of the
Northwestern University. will act as
director, with Miss Ada Louise Town
send, dramatic writer, assisting Miss
Bede r. Johnson, chairman of the
committee working for the abolish
ment of capital punishment in the
District reported that the bin had
been introduced in the new Congress,
The following names were presented
for membership and will be acted
upon at the meeting of the board of
directors. which will be held at the
apartment of Mrs. Hendley. the Port
ner. next Monday at S pm. Miss
Nellie DeSchield, Miss Lillian Il.
Childs of Ohio. Mrs. Harriet NJ. Hurst
of California. Mrs. Matte r. Walker
Miss Martha Vida, Miss Dorothy
Cherry and Miss Martha Viola Bauer.
The American Association of Uni.
versity Women will have it's Christ
mas musical celebration after the tea
tomorrow, when Mrs. Frank p.
Howard will present the Tuesday
Evening Music Club in Christmas
carols. The colleges of Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma. Arkansas, Texas
Cio cd ho
hostesses of the day, Mrs. James
Percival Ault and Miss Florence
CleaVes. at the tea table, assisted by
Mrs. William K. Manning, Mrs.
Richard 3. Woods and Miss Nina Gill.
On Tuesday at pm. the Evening
Bridge club will meet. The French
tables at Monday luncheOns and Fri
day dinners will he discontinued from
Friday. December %, until Monday,
January .. when the French luncheon
table win be resumed
The District League Of American
Pen Women will start a series of
salon evenings in January and con
tinue through the month Of February.
Dr. Anita Maris BoSgs. president, has
secured men and women of interna.
tional reputation 10 speak on litera-
&
is an international figure. having
been decorated by numerous foreign
governments for her work. She has
the rare distinction Of having her ac-
tivities written about in nearly every
known language. The salon is part
of the leagues program and no extra
fee is asked from members.
Each month an increasing number
of manuscripts are being sold through
the creative group channels. Mrs
Lillian Harp Of the juvenile section
now has six published stories 10 her
credit. Those who are coming to the
fore in the short story group are
Miss Lila Green. Miss Myrtle EtheI
CawoOd and Mrs. Everil Worrell Muir
| ply. The special features is headed
by the chairman. Mrs. Victoria Faber
! Stevenson, a prolific feature writer
Besides regular contributions to vari
Gus services, Miss Isabelle +. Story has
sold several Independent feature manu-
scripts. a steady stream of poems is
coming from the poetry group, among
which is The Wine Press" by Anita
Maris Boggs' Beyond the Purple
Hills" by Alice Hutchns Drake, and
"A Christmas Prayer" by Mrs. Arror
Newman. Mrs. Newmans Hymn &c
| Washington" caused great deal OF
favorable comment last year. The
music group has gained a valuable new
member in Miss Virginia Buford, com
! poser.concert pianist. Miss Buford has
a new composition coming from the
press in Il few weeks. The drama
group has been added to the prize
groups through the generosity Of Mrs
I.arZ Anderson. Serious work is being
done on prize play entries.
Last night closed the leagues activi-
ties until after the holiday season, with
the exception of two group meetings.
| The juvenile story section. Miss Ruth
Forney, chairman, will meet Monday.
| December 10, at the clubrooms at
pm, and the music section. Miss
Irene Juno. chairman, will meet Tues.
day evening, December %.
A portion Of last evening was given
over to the regular business meeting,
followed by an informal reception and
a travel talk. Dan MCGOWAN. natural
list, spoke on the birds and beasts of
! the Rockies. He showed in connection
with the talk fine collection Of films
and colored slides depicting the scenic
wonders OF the Rocky Mountains.
New members who We're guests of
honor were Miss Virginia Buford, Mrs.
| Margaret James, Mrs. Anne Watson
Ayers and Mrs. Harriette Augusta
Curtiss. Mrs. Lily r. Hunt and Mrs.
Ida Donnelly Peters poured chocolate,
assisted by Mrs. Richard Yates. Mrs.
Alice Weitz, Mrs. Bertha Voorhorst,
Miss Nellie Thomas. Mrs. William
| Wolfe Smith. Miss Dick Root, Mrs.
! Dwight G. Howerth and Mrs. John
Mock as hostesses.
DIR. Anita Maris Boggs announces
! that Miss Irene Juno, chairman of the
music group of the District league,
has been placed upon the music com
mittee of the National League of
American Pen Women.
American Association of Teachers
OF German.-The Washington chapter
met a the home of Miss Anita Schade
! 1929 Rhode Island avenue, Thursday
! December 8. at S pm, After a half
! hour devoted to the transaction of
! business, Paul F.. Gropp of George
| Washington University took the chair.
and the following subject came up
for general discussions The Impor-
lance of the Modern Language
cation in Our Schools and Colleges
With Special Reference to the Ger.
man The next meeting of the chap.
ter will he held at George Washing
ton University on the evening of Jan.
uary 10 at S o'clock
Political Study Club. Mrs. Frank
Morrison, president, has authorized 4
special committee. headed by Mrs.
Wallace Streater, first vice president
to compile a history of the club, to be
given for the benefit Of the members
either at a special meeting or at the
May breakfast, the annual get-together
of the orga nizalion.
Following the plan which Mrs Nor.
rison inaugurated the first of the sea-
son. yesterdays meeting was in honor
of Pennsylvania. Representative CLYDE
Kelly spoke on The Primaries" Mrs,
Kelly was guest of honor a the in
\ formal reception which. followed the
meeting. Mrs, James J. Davis Mrs.