Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

~. AAduCe. chairman OF the member
ship committee. win be hostess at
the tea at the clubhouse this after
noon from 4:30 to 6. Members Of the
committee will assist in receiving.
Guests Of honor will he the new
members admitted at the board meet
in- December l3. Mrs. Burt T.. Bar
low, Miss Selma BorchaTdt, Mrs.
Louise Butler, Miss Agnes v Curtis.
Mrs. Nj. ii. Darnan. Mrs. George
Northington Dow. Mrs. Joseph f..
Wizard. Miss Mary +. Emmerich.
MISS Jewel r. Glover. Miss Joan
Berkeley Herrick, Miss Anna +. Uol-
lnger. Miss Norma /. Hughes. Mrs
NJ. r. Irwin. Mrs. Mercer 6. John
ston, Mrs. Don s. knowlton Miss
\ me Lamhrone Miss Anna Mac
IHde, Mrs. Phillip b. MatZ, Mrs. Law
to- n he, Miss Elva Mcnamara,
p'~>. %iith {. Paul, Mrs William T.
t'e'., yrs. William Bertram Roberts,
y. Mr. Louise J. Sauls Hiss Elsie
l. Schulze. Miss Blanch Seiefried
Mrs. Anna NJ, Souppe, Mrs. r.
Aueich, Miss Virginia Warren. Spon-
strs for these members have been
fpecislly invited. Mrs. Gertrude
lyons. director of music, and the
y. {. Club Chorus with its mem
ts@rs. have arranged program OF
eaL.lc. Tho customary singing Of
Christmas asols Il this season will
Re a feature Of the afternoon en-
tertatnment. Members Of this section
VII. Sr*side nj the tea table.
TIE ~'onday Bridge section, Miss
NAV Eleanor Smith,. nA=i 'man, meets
every week at lA5 pm. Christmas
week the meeting will be held Wei
n"sday instead. New members aie
being enrolled at each meeting. Club
members wishing To 10 u THIS group
viii find a committee present ia assist
Them i'm arranging tables. After the
holidays tables can be arranged Tor
the remainder Of tho season. During
the sosial hour last week Mrs. W.
G.. Sears presided at the tea table,
with Mrs. Jessie Barber assisting.
Miss Media Ann Martin, in charge
Of guest privileges for the Tuesday
evening free and easy auction section.
reported Miss Lillian Baum as guest
and Mrs. Lucy Cooper Shaw as en-
PERTAINING the following guests: Mrs.
r. A. White. Miss Ogarita Webster.
Miss Emma I.oker. Miss Virginia
Hebb. Miss Cecilia Good, Miss Nan
Mourot and Miss Bess Freehurger.
Mrs. Mable Whitmarsh is hostess for
the month OF December. Miss Hazel
Swift, chairman.
Mrs. J. Garfield Riley, president OF
the club, will observe president
day at the club from 3 until
o'clock. Members Of the club are in
.vited TO bring friend they wish to
present. Tea will be served.
DR.. William Lee Corbin. chairman
of the Smithsonian Institution. will
deliver a series of lectures on the
more important works of outstanding
dramatists. under the auspices Of the
City Library committee, Of which
Mrs. Lyman 5. Swormstedt is chair
man. The first of the lectures will he
given in the ballroom Thursday, jan
uary L. pm Miss May Belle Ray
mond is chairman of tickets.
Christmas dinner viii be served
IN the ballroom of the club on Mon
Gay from to pm. Reservations
for small tables are being made along
with individual reservations. Mem
hers can bring guests. Reservations
are limited. A very attractive menu
has been placed on the bulletin board.
Mrs. Hill. house manager, is in
charge of reservations.
The current events section recently
celebrated with a dinner. when the
homecoming club members who had
vacationed abroad were honor guests
and speakers Delightful and ilu-
minating talks were given by the
president. Mrs. ]. Garfield Riley: DR..
4. Frances Foye. Miss Susan c.
Baker and Miss Sara Grogan Mrs.
Snow, travelling companion of Miss
Grocan. was introduced. Mrs. Grace
Ross Chamberlin, chairman OF the
section. presided.
A dinner given "Wednesday by the
business and professional section. OF
which Miss Pearl Mccall = chairman,
had as speakers Albert I. Nestal. Rem
resentative from Indiana. and w. l..
cT1a1nFinfpndpnf OF
penal institution of the District: Mrs.
Nina Van Wrinkle of the Women's Blu
reau of the metropolitan police pre-
sided. Others occupying places of
honor were Mrs. Vestal and Mrs
Peak. Judge Mary O'Toole and Mrs
J. Garfield Riley, who spoke briefly
Robert o. Jones. associate director of
the Gargas Memorial Institute, also
was a guest of honor.
The sale of Christmas seals is. being
supervised by Miss Adela Heaven,
chairman of the public relief commit
tee. who requests club members to
make such purchases at the club.
a program is being prepared by the
drama unit. Of which Mrs. Patrick
Gallagher is chairman. Members are
requested to reserve the evening Of
January is for this entertainment.
LJ-s. John Allen Munson. chairman
* the Thimble Club. announces the
uaSf meeting Of this section will be
keIS Friday, January 13. at II am,
at the club. All members of the club
who sew and can give some time to
the work of this section are invited to
attend.
A club holiday dinner is being plan
ned for the holiday week. when promi-
guests Of honor Details will be an.
nounced later.
In the District Of Columbia Fedora
fion of WOmen's Clubs the chairman
Of the department OF public welfare.
Mrs. William J. La Narre, has for the
past month been a member Of the
round table study group Of the child
Ia hor amendment. sponsored by the
League of Women Voters. Mrs. La
Vsrre hopes to organ iZs a similar
group in the federation under the
child welfare department \ study of
the health laws of the community is
urged, and for enlightenment on the
subject of legisla ton needed for women
IN industry Mrs. La Narre recon-
hnended the two moving pictures,
"Vrhen Women Work and THE
Woman Worker: Past and Present"
I'M this department an effort is being
made to cooperate with the District
ofFicials. who are doing earnest. con
structiVe work rather than attempting
radical departures.
model public welfare building for
4he District is the chief accomplish,
n7ent for which this department has
niedged its support this club year
Marked interest has been shown i'm
the Christmas. services held each day
during the past week at Keith'S Thea.
,e~ These meetings. sponsored hy the
federation. under the craftsmanship OF
Mrs Walter n. Howard nf the re
iieio,is education department. have be
cone an institution and are creating