Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
The Washington Readers. Club he

The Washington Readers Club hell
its monthly meeting in the allianc'
room, All Souls Church, April
Notwithstanding inclement weather
there was a large attendance of mem
bers and guests. The president, vii
liam T.. Bryant, presided. Reports O
committees were read and approved
The corresponding secretary read (
card from the club expressing thank:
to Miss Anita Schade for q delightful
Beethoven evening at her home. AT
ter the business hour. the evening wa.
III charge of program committee: sub
Iect, An Evening With Shakespeare.
Mrs. Wiley o. Ison explained why thu
program was changed from it's orig
inal setting. after which Miss KATE
Curry was in charge. The following
members read: Wiley o. Ison, sc
lection from Shakespeare: also Mrs
Constance Goodman and Miss ID
Grange. several short poems appro
pirate to the season; Fred Barbour. {
humorous selection; Mrs. McMullei
told in story Shakespeare's Winter:
Tale" The statue scene from win
ter's Tale" did credit to the following
cast: Mrs. w. II. Bryant, Leslie
Waudby. w. Is. CroWell, II. j. Altizer
Miss Rose Mary Arnold and Mrs. En-
ma Anderson. The scene from "Tht
Merchant of Venice" given by Mis-.
Anita Schade and Miss Rose Mary
Arnold, met with loud applause. Tht
Roman costumes used in both act,
lent color and tone.
The WOman's Club of Chevy Chase
Mrs. James NJ. Spear entertained tn,
n1fiYYa Gantinn a her homo cQ0'
Broolville road. Friday afternoon
Miss Esther Scott. director of nature
work and school gardens of the pub
lie schools, spoke on wild Flowers,
with illustrative slides. Mrs. Truman
Able, chairman of the section, extend
ed q cordial invitation to all club mem
bers to join the nature section on it,
weeklf Tuesday walks, starting from
the east side of Chevy Chase Circle
at 10 am. A silver tea will be giver
tomorrow at 2:30 pm. in the assembly
room of the Presbyterian Church a.
Chevy Chase Circle by the member:
of the music section of the Chevy
Chase Woman's Club for the benefit
of the social service work of Mont
gomery County and the Founding
Home of Washington
A number of artists from Washing
ICii w Ia aSSlol LAlC llluSlC SECLACiA 0hA
cor welcome is extended to al
club members and others interested
in either the music or the objective Of
the tea.
The CurIey Club is planning for al
entertainment and dance to be held in
Carroll Hall, May 8. Talent taking
part in the entertainment will be from
both the club and the Cecilian Circle
a musical organization.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee, which consists of officers of the
Curley Club and chairmen OF the
various committees, was held at the
home of the treasurer, Miss Helen
McGarvey, on April Z,
The next meeting will be held April
-, Hotel Gordon, at S:15 pm. After
the business meeting, Rev. Father
Paschal Kinsell. o. T.. NJ. will talk or
1.-THE Life of Saint Francis of Assist. y
Members and their friends are invited
to attend.
W0man's Community Club of Ken
sington will meet tomorrow. Mrs
William S. Garland of Chevy Chase
Md. viii be the principal speaker
Subject, Current Fiction"
The Excelsior Literary Society met
Tuesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Royal Brasel, ell Columbia road
with the president, Mrs. Hobbs, in the
chair. The routine business was
transacted after which a piano solo
Sing Me to Sleep" was played by
Mrs. K. V. Carr, followed by several
vocal solos by Mrs. Emily Jarboe, ac'
companled on the piano by Mrs. Carr
The next meeting will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Jennie Bradley. PA
East Thornapple street, Chevy Chase,
Md, on April 10 at O'clock.
The Speech Reading Club of Wash.
ington will hold a Mother Goose
Market and Sale on April IS from
10 am. to l pm. and from 3 to 9 pm.
at its clubrooms, 2515 Cliffbourne
place.
The sale will consist of Easter cards
and small gifts OF things for personal
use and candy and cakes; also orders
will be taken for Easter salads, eggs.
potatoes, apples and chickens at mar.
ket prices to be ready for delivery on
Saturday, April 16.
There will be in attendance friends
of ones childhood who will wait upon
customers. Mother Goose will be
present in person and will show where
to find the wares and articles on sale.
Jack Horner will be on hand and will
sell pie at 10 cents a slice.
The object of the sale is to raise
funds to maintain the activities of the
club, all of which are in the interest
of the deafened and hard of hearing.
The general objects of the club are to
act as a center where the hard of
hearing may enjoy social intercourse
and aid each other in various ways.
The Child Conservation League of
America. Northeast Circle, will hold
its regular monthly meeting Tuesday
at las pm. in Brookland Church,
Fourteenth and Lawrence streets
northeast.
study hour will be i'm charge of
friends are urged to help make it "a
good meeting. Story hour during
meeting time for the smaller children.
The Florence Crittenton, Chevy
Chase Circle, win hold its monthly
meeting at 2:30 pm. Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. William Y. Brady, 1910
Morrison street. Mrs. Alvin Dodd
will speak ON the subject Federal
Industrial Institutions for Women,
and all members and friends inter.
ested are urged to be present.
Prince Georges County Federation
of WOmen's ClubS.---All departments
Of the federation are hard at work on
their particular project. American
Home, Mrs. r. E. Woodward, Belts