Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

"AppaSSionata Sonata, tBeethoVeW
Mary Isabel Kelly; songs, (a.) Der
Kuss," o. Die Ehe Gottes, tbee
thoven), Paul Bleyden, accompanied by
Mrs. Bleyden.
The League of American Pen
Women of the District. Mrs. c. G,
Calhoun will give tea at the carlton
Hotel Friday afternoon, from to .. In
honor of Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton
national president. and Mrs. William
Wolff Smith, District president. Mrs
Seton will review her latest book
Yes, Lady Sahib." All members OF
the League are invited.
Many of the members of the poetry
| juvenile literature. short story ana
| feature writing groups have submitted
manuscripts for the Isabel Anderson
contest for productive writing, which
closes April l. The awards will be
made in May.
The last coffee house symposium of
the season took place Friday after
noon at the clubhouse. The speaker
was Setsuzo Sawada, counselor of the
Japanese Embassy, who discussed
THE Modern Literature of Japan.
Madame Sawada was a guest OF
honor. These symposiums. II in num-
| Der, have been the means of bringing
| together many of the literary people
of Washington.
At the fellowship tea yesterday
afternoon at the clubhouse the pro
gram was furnished by the juvenile
| literature group, Miss Susie White Nc
| Gowan, chairman. Little Miss Helen
May Buoedorn played Melody in F.
on the violin, accompa at the
piano by Prof. Burrus Williams of the
Washington College of Music. Mrs.
Aaron Newman. first vice president,
acted as hostess and the new mem
bers were guests of honor.
DIR. A. MariS Boggs, chairman OF
craft activities, wishes to call the at.
tention of the members to the follow
ing contests: "a, The Mrs. Theodore
Tiller prize. to be awarded TO the
writer of the best essay on the sub
ject, "How | Sell My Manuscripts. !"
(2), The Mrs. William Smith prize, for
the best essay on THE Best Way to
Promote the Ideals of the League"
90. The Drake Special Poetry prize.
offered by Miss Alice Hutchins Drake
chairman of the poetry group, in
honor of her mother, for the best lyric
poem submitted All manuscripts
must be in by April 80.
At the Authors Breakfast on April
16, Maj. and Mrs. William Wolff Smith
will have as their guests the District
Commissioners and their wives: Mr..
and Mrs. j. Franklin Bell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Proctor L. Dougherty, and MIR.
and Mrs. Sidney F.. Taliaferro.
A. A. u. W.-The hospitality COM
mittee of the American Association of
University Women announces that the
tea tomorrow will be most informal
with Mrs. Joseph Zirkle and Mrs. H.
G. Nichols as hostesses.
On Wednesday the book review
class will meet at 11:15 am. and in
the evening at 7:45 DR.: Richmond's
class in adolescence will hold its regu
lar session.
Wednesday at $50 pm. there will
be held at the clubhouse reception
In honor of officials and members of
the National Association of the Ameri
can Association of University Women.
The hostess will be Mrs. Robert How
ard, and DIR. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt
and the officers of the Washington
branch will receive.
On April there will be an informal
tea with music at the national club
house at 4:30 in the afternoon in
honor of the delegates attending the
national convention of the A. A. L. w.
The Susan B. Anthony Foundation
held its monthly business meeting last
Tuesday evening at the Arlington
Hotel. Reports were heard from sew
erai working committees and crafty
ing progress was made by all. The
Lenten lectures to be given by the
honorary vice president, Mrs. Nanette
b. Paul, on Sunday, April 8, and Sun
day. April 10, at the Mayf1ower Hotel
in conjunction with the exhibition of
oriental garments, draperies and other
native objects, ETC., at the store of
Nejib Hekimian, 1926 Connecticut ave-
nue., were announced.
Philo- Classics.-The members met
March Is at the home of Mrs. Alfred
III. Williams, 1875 Seventeenth street.
After the business session the paper
for the afternoon was presented by
Mrs. T. w. Newburn. The subject,
Review of Henry VI, Part L." led up
to the programs for the meetings cf
March and April. Under the leader
ship Of Mrs. III. j. Harris the club
will study Henry VI. Part II. Mrs.
Harris gave an introduction to the
play, after which characters We're as
signed and the reading commenced.
Mrs. Williams, assisted by her daugh-
ter. Miss Margery Williams, served
refreshments.
The Writers League of Washing.
ton will meet Friday at pm. in the
Thomson School. Those on the pro-
gram are Mrs. Francis S. Larkin and
Mrs. Rittue for verse. and Mrs. Thay-
er, Miss Raphella SchwarZ, Miss Marie
Dallas. Mrs. Everil Murphy, Mrs.
Thomas and Paul +. Mackey for sto-
ries.
AT the last meeting Mr.. Herndon
was welcomed. He is recovering from
severe illness
L. - L
stories, From Beyond" dealing with
telepathy and premonitions in an in
teresting way. The story has been
sold to Weird Tales.
Miss Marie Dallas read a pleasing
group Of verse, Thinking" Paths"
and "Lilacs."
Mrs. Marguerite Wilcox read story
entitled THE Price of Pleasure, -
| which has recently been sold to the
McFadden group of magazines.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
| Wednesday at the home of Mrs Beas-
| ley. Owing to the absence of Mrs. VIII
| son. Mrs. Wallace and Mrs Hemphill
assisted In serving luncheon.
Mrs. Fred Ranno was elected to
membership in the club.
Mrs. Wallace read a paper on 1.-The
| Guianas," and Mrs. Meyer read one
on THE Women of South America. -
| The next meeting will be held April 10
| at the home of Mrs Slime
The Radcliffe College Club of Wash.
ingtOn will entertain the Radcliffe
| delegation to the biennial convention
| of the American Association Of Uni
versity Women at a luncheon to be
held at the Cosmos Club March 81.
| Among the guests viii be President
| Comstock of Radcliffe College and
Mrs. Robert Blackall of Milton, Mass,
| president of the Radcliffe Alumnae
| Association. The hostesses for the To-
cal club will be Miss Ethel Springer.
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