Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

sity In the Fall is the hope of all who
are striving to make the affair a sue
cess. The Endorsement of National
and State officers, and their patronage
is being given the project. Mrs.
George Eastman Is chairman, Mrs.
William T. Willett vice chairman, and
Mrs. Grattan Kerans general chair
man.
Women's City Club.-The usual tea
hour at the club will be observed in
formally this afternoon from to s
o'clock, which the hospitality COM
mittee members will sponsor. Mrs.
Allen Russell will preside at the
table.
The Monday bridge section will
have party tomorrow afternoon.
Members of the section are given an
opportunity to bring guests on party
days" the fifth Monday I'm the month
The Tuesday evening free and easy
auction section had 10 tables playing
last week. Members from the official
corps Of instructors giving assistance
where requested were Mrs Lawrence
Becker, Mrs. w. c. Sears and Miss
Hazel Swift, chairman. Miss Media
Ann Martin was hostess. The mem
bers. monthly meeting will be held
| Wednesday at pm. Mrs. J. Gar
| field Riley, president. is DESTROYS of a
representative attendance. since at
this meeting the nominating COM
mittee is elected, members of which
will serve for the annual election of
| May. Club members are all invited
| to attend these meetings and share
in the business procedure of the
club.
The informal day at home" of the
| n.y. ncst1 Arzf n ~
be observed Thursday and members
are invited to call and bring IAN
| eligible for membership friend to
have a cup of tea and make the ac-
| quaintance of the president and other
members. The hours from II am.
| until pm. are the presidents. and
| tea is served from $50 to s.
The public relief committee. under
| whose auspices a card party is being
| given Friday afternoon and evening
at the club. invites members and their
| friends to give this project their sup.
| port. Many calls of distress come to
| this committee and funds to give aid
are made available by such activities
| Cards can be had at the desk and
from Mrs. Gertrude Russell. chairman
of reservations. Miss Adela Heaven
is chairman of this section
Miss Suzanne Stone. harpist from
New York. will assist the Glee Club in
the entertainment to be given Feb.
| ruary 10. The Westbrook Trio will
| play and, with the harp. also accom-.
pany the singers. Mrs. Gertrude
Lyons, director of music and the Glee
| Club, announces this concert as sur.
| passing any yet given by this group
| of entertainers. This enterprising
ssection reports L new members added
| to the club roster.
| The parks and coming committee
| dinner on February 5 at pm. will
have as principal speaker John Ihlder
| through whose activities Georgetown
was rezoned so as to make possible a
| renaissance of the old houses there
and who is head of the civic depart
me,nt of the United States Chamber
| of Commerce. Other guests will be
Louis Brownlow, who was District
| Commissioner when the District was
originally Zoned. Hugh NJ. F'rampton
chairman of the Citizens Federation
coming committee. will also be a. guest
| Miss Mary e. Lazenby is chairman OF
| the parks and coming committee OF
| the club and is arranging for the
dinner
| John j. Daily. dramatic critic OF
| the Washington Post, spoke before the
| drama unit and it's friends at a din
| ner given Wednesday evening at the
| club. He decried the passing of the
| theater, telling how only a small mum
Der of theaters remained; how pro
ducers held to Broadway, leaving
only occasionally for a "try-out" on a
| Washington audience. Mr. Daily vi
stoned a national theater in literal
sense in Washington, where the clash
| between money and art could be
fought out" having players to fill
| leading parts one night or week, with
minor roles the following. Miss Sibyl
Baker, teacher and director of dra-
mates, gave a talk on the funda-
mentals of play production. Miss
Adelaide Borah gave reading, with
musical accompaniment by Mrs. Mar
guerite Kloter and Miss Amy Clement
| Leavitt, part of the musical score of