Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09


New Year filled with constructive
resolutions which she embodies in q
slogan for club activities: Washing
ton, the Most Glorious City in the
World" Resolutions have been dis
cussed and passed with amendments
showing the expression of opinion OF
the membership to conserve and
plant trees, to save park spaces for
beauty, to remodel school yards, to
urge in Congress the necessity for
boulevards to select suitah BILE mar
ket site, to obtain proper appropria-
lions for library branches. for an eX-
pansion of library facilities TO keep
pace with the school program. appro-
priations for better schools. for
municipal landscape gardening and a
highly important one urging bond
issue to insure a successful carrying
out of the farsighted plan of l. En-
FAINT to which Washington owes its
beauty.
The Junior members section will be
in attendance at the tea Which Will
be given this afternoon at the club
from 5 to o'clock. Miss Francis
Foley will preside at the table, assist
ed by Miss Josephine Crowley, Miss
Claire Green, Miss Media Ann Martin,
Miss Genevive Sweeney and Miss
Agnes VIM. The younger members
of the club are especially invited TO
attend and the seniors" are asked
to honor the younger group with
their presence so all can become bet
ter acquainted. Miss Phyllis Robin
son, chairman. and Miss Ruth Martin,
vice chairman, assisted by members
Of the section, will receive the guests
who drop" in for a chat over a cup
of tea during this social hour. Groups
of songs by Mrs. Hartwell \. VIII
lians, accompanied by Miss Lila
McBeth at the piano, will provide
entertainment.
The Monday bridge section reported
twelve tables playing last week.
Awards were presented in the follow
ing order: Mrs. Charles H. Cecil.
Mrs. A B. Omwake and Mrs. j. j..
Stephens. Miss Virginia, Clinedinst
tea table, assisted by Mrs. William
Osburn and Mrs. James Irwin. Mrs.
George NJ. Talbot, second vice chair
man of the section, announced she
is leaving for an extended visit in
st Louis with her mother. Mrs.
Talbot has been active in the section
and members wish for her a plea SAINT
sojourn.
Under the auspices of the Tuesday
evening free and easy auction sec
ton a card party was held Tuesday
evening, which a capacity crowd at
tended. The net proceeds of the
party, amounting to more than 500,
Will be presented the house better
ment committee to aid in the pur.
chase of new chairs for the club
Miss Hazel Swift, chairman, and Miss
Media Ann Martin, vice chairman,
with an active committee, serve as
hostesses and instructors at the regu-
lar meetings. All members of the
club who are interested in playing
bridge are welcomed at the Tuesday
evening meetings by the hostesses
of the evening and if instruction is
desired, competent teachers are avail
able. Miss Swift has prepared a set
of A B c rules from Works 1926
rules which are being distributed to
the membership of the club for a
trifiing cost. They can be procured
at the desk or from officers of the
section. Miss Rose Pennell mimeo-
graphed the rules and presented
them to the section with her compli-
ments.
The professional and business sec
ton will give subscription dinner
at the clubhouse Wednesday evening.
Judge Mary O'Toole will preside.
The Federal Industrial Institution
for Women the first building of It's
kind to be erected by the United
States Government and which will be
under the direct supervision of the
only woman Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral, Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt. who has
materially assisted in shaping its
course, will be described in the pro
gram to be given by the after-din-
ner speakers, DR.. Mary B. Harris
and Miss Julia Joffray. Among other
guests of honor will be Mrs. Mabel
Willebrandt and Mrs. Alvin Dodd.
Reservations are limited to 100 DR..
Helen M. Strong is chairman Of this
section.
The business meeting of the club
Will in future be known as the mem
ber's monthly meeting, for it is at
TINS meeting that members of the
club have the opportunity to vote on
all SUBJECTS pertaining to the bust
ness and policies of the club. Free
discussion of all subjects is desired
at this time. All club members in
terested in the conduct Of the club
should be present at these important
meetings.
Mrs. J. Garfield Riley, president of
the club, has changed the day of re-
ceiving from Tuesday to THURSDAY.
From II am. until pm. the presi-
dent will be happy to meet Informally
the club members and friends Tea is
served from $50 to o'clock in the
tea room, and each week a gracious
club member presides, with others
who assist.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, life member
OF the club, Will be the guest of honor
and speaker at the dinner given by
the charter members committee Jan
uary 10 at $50 pm. The subject of
the talk will be why a Women's City
Club" Miss Miriam Birdseye, chair
man Of the committee, will preside.
Mrs. Laura A. Bradley is in charge
of reservations, Which are limited to
100. Members failing to make reser.
vattons will be welcome TO come in for
the talk.
Nine. Bouley-Anderson has consent
ed to instruct a French conversational
class This will be a daytime class.
Members of the club who are inter
ested call Miss Virginia S. Benjamin
at the club for registration and infor-
nation as to the time and date of
classes. The regular beginners class
meets on Thursday evening, advanced
classes on Monday and Tuesday eve.
nings, with the meeting at the French
table in the grill room on Tuesday
evenings. Mrs. Anna H. B. Mckinney
Is chairman of the French section.
The Spanish advanced class is meet
ing on Tuesday OF each week, with
Mrs. Jennie o. Berliner instructing.
At an early date an illustrated lecture
will be given by Mrs. Berliner on the
Canary Islands. The beginners class
will meet Friday evening, with Miss
Henrietta Olding instructing
Mrs. Patrick Gallagher announces a
dinner will be given by that section
with John J. DAILY, dramatic editor OF
the Washington Post, and Miss Shy
Baker, director of the community cen
ters of the public schools, as guests
of honor The program will include