Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27


q social hour at thu club today hal
oeen arranged. The Wilson Norma
school Glee Club, led by Mrs. Bernie,
RANDALL Angelica, will furnish the pro
gram. Members of the hospitalit,
committee, Of which DIR. A Frances
Foye is chairman, will act as hostesses
Miss M. Alvina Carroll will preside a
the tea table.
The child welfare and public health
committee has arranged a forum
luncheon, which will be given March 4
1T 1;SO pm. The honor guest and
speaker will be w. II. George, founder
ef the George Junior Republic of Free
vile. n. Y. This republic is a com
munfty of young men and women oil
10 to Il years of age who operate the
community civically. socially and pc
utically. laws of the community sup
piementing the laws of New York
Mrs. Wymond Bradbury, chairman OF
the public health committee, and Mrs
T.. j. Brennan. chairman of the child
welfare, will be hostesses. Reserva
lions are limited to 100.
The Monday bridge section will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 145. AT
ths meeting last week guests of the
afternoon were Mrs. Jerome Lightfoot
Mrs. Doolittle, Miss Weldon. Mrs. J
Med. Stewart, Miss Virginia Benja.
min, Mrs. Arthur Hays, jr.; Nancy
Hunt and Mrs. Howard Payson Brown.
A card party to be held March % in
the afternoon and evening for the
mouse betterment fun1 was announced
by the chairman of the section, Mrs.
Charles Fl. Cecil. Mrs. Charles C.. Ca.
pie Is chairman of the distribution of
tickets. During the social hour Mrs.
Al Taylor presided at the tea table
with Mrs. II. p. Hefbst assisting.
The Tuesday eve1in- f,,oe nd no
auction section will meet at 7:30 pm,
When members of the committee will
act as hostesses All club members
are invited to attend.
The members monthly business
meeting will be hell at 8 pm. Wednes-
day. when all members are invited to
attend and join in the discussions of
the business of the club. Chairmen
~ sections and committees will pre-
sent reports of work accomplished and
plans for future endeavors will be sub
mitted.
Thursday Mrs. j. Garfield Riley.
president of the club. will meet club
members and their friends from IL
am. to pm, in the club tea room,
where tea will be served from $50 to
s pm.
Miss Mary f. Lazenby, chairman of
the parks and coming committee, an
nounces luncheon 10 be given Sat
urday, 1 pm. Col. j. Franklin Bell,
Engineer Commissioner, will be a
guest of honor and speaker on From
Curb to Building Line. Maintenance
and Improvement" Other guests of
honor will be Mrs. Clifford Pinchot and
DR.. George {. Havenner, chairman of
the Citizens Federation committee on
streets. Mrs. j.. Garfield Riley will
preside. The reservations are limited.
put members are invited to come in
TOY the after-luncheon talks.
The Jotnt committee of the drama
unit and library section will present
the second of the series of lectures
given by DR.. William Lee Corbin,
librarian of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. Thursday at pm. Mrs. Lyman
y. Swormstedt is chaifma of the com
mittee and in charge Of ticket distri
button. The lecture course tickets are
transferable. Reservations are limited.
DIR. Helen II. Strong announces a
dinner to be given by the business and
professional section March 8, when
Col. Claude H. Birdseye, chief topo.
graphic engineer of the United States
Geodetic Survey. will be the guest of
honor and speaker. Miss Laura
Jacques, chief clerk of the geologic
branch Of the Geological Survey, will
be hostess.
Miss Helen n. johnson, secretary of
the sports division of the club. in the
march bulletin makes ansappeal to all
club members to Join these groups
Miss Eva Dell Myers, chairman of the
section and director of the Wardman
Park Health Club, holds classes in the
gymnasium at the hotel every Tues
day and Thursday evening for one
hour from $50. Miss Nell Cavanaugh,
chairman of the bowling, is urging the
formation of teams to play competitive
games. The swimming group, Miss
Thelma Schmitt, chairman. has ar
ranged for an instructor from the Red
Cross Life Saving Corps to meet with
the members at the Y. W. c. A. pool
every Wednesday Ats7 o'clock. This
section Is planning tc give card
party on March IS 20 raise funds to
carry out plans for the swimming
class. Miss Florence Bell, chairman
Of tennis, is holding an organization
meeting at her home, 1885 X street,
for those who play and members who
are interested in tennis. Miss Thelma
Schnlitt is vice chairman of this Sec
ton.
The Chinese room Of the club will
be utilized by Miss Julia Bannigan,
chairman of the riding section. and the
members OF this group at an informal
dinner March s. at s pm. All club
members who enjoy this sport are in.
vited to attend. Mrs. H. B. Warner.
chairman of the golf section, and this
circle of Club folks are ready to
"tee" off as soon as the weather will
permit. The mixers will shortly be in
the heyday of their existence and will
be leaving the clubhouse on Sunday
mornings for their tramp along diver
sified paths. Much regret is being ex.
pressed in club circles that the chair
man of hiking is taking tour on her
own account and leaving the group
behind. Mrs. o. l.. Hoffmire will
leave within a few days for her new
home in Greensboro. n. c.
The District of Columbia Fedora.
ton of Women's Clubs will meet to-
morrow at the Hotel Roosevelt. In
the absence of the president, Mrs.
Virginia White Speel. the first vice
president, Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, will
preside.
Anne Tilley Renshaw will give a
talk on Public Speaking" and Miss
Sibyl Baker, director of community
centers, will speak on the Little
Theater Movement"
At the afternoon session, Mrs.
Henry Riggs Rathbone. wife of the
Representative from Illinois. will read
original poems and sing.
Twentieth Century CIub.-The speak.
or before the club at its monthly
meeting on Thursday at ii am. at
the Cosmos Club will be the British
Ambassador, Sir Esme Howard
Tuesday morning at IL o'clock the
parliamentary law section will meet
at the Women's City Club, % Jack
son place. Mrs. Lillian Cole Bethel
will conduct the class.
The literature section will meet to.
morrow at pm. with Mrs. Abner
Ferguson, 1915 Huntington street
The hostesses assisting Mrs. Fersu.