Evening star., 1927-05-22

WOmen's Git, Club.-The tea giver
this afternoon at the clubhouse. >.
jackson place. will be in honor of the
visiting women physicians who are
in Washington attending the Ameri
can Medical Association conference
Members of the profession and of the
hospitality committee of the club Will
participate in receiving the guests.
The civic committee. with Mrs, Wy
mond Bradbury as chairman. is Spon
Soring a card party for tomorrow in
the Clubrooms at pm. Awards Will
be given at each table and candy will
he sold. Reservations can he made at
the desk or with the committee chair
man.
The free and easy auction section,
Miss Hazel Swift. chairman, will meet,
$50 Tuesday evening.
Th, Spanish section Mrs. Jennie ..
Berliner, chairman. will hold a re
union dinner in the little grill room
Wednesday evening at $50 O'Clock.
Mrs. Carrie *. Huntington, mem
ber of the advanced class. will tell
OF her experiences on her recent trip
through Spain. Miss Henrietta Old
ing. secretary of the section and
teacher of the beginners class. is in
charge of reservations. All former
members of the section are invited
to attend.
The Glee Club orcan niZer and direC-
tor, Mrs Gertrude Lyons, announces
a concert will he given Thursday eve
ming. A. cantata, "A Legend OF
Granada" which will be given, rep
resents the work of several months.
Ambrose Durkin. who so delighted
the st. Patrick's day dinner guests
with his baritone selections. will sing
the part of Hernandez in the cantata.
Mary Frances Glenn. who sang at the
dinner sponsored by the sport section,
will lend her voice in the soprano solos
of ''Fatima." Others in the four-part
chorus will be Ruth II. Snodgrass,
Elsie Schulze and Eleanor Spencer.
Those assisting the Glee Club will be
Anna Sloan. cellist; Mary Isabel Kelly,
pianist and accompanist to Mrs. Will
liam T.. Chamberlain. who will give
readings from James Whitcomb Riley.
The concert will begin at $50 pm.
Members of the club and their friends
are invited to attend
Mrs. J. Garfield Riley. president of
the club, will greet members and
friends Thursday afternoon at the
clubhouse. Tea will be served from
$50 TO 6 pm.
Twentieth Century Club.--The ma.
tu"e section will meet Wednesday at
Dupont Circle new place transfeD
at $40 am. for a trip along Mime
haha Run. Mrs. Leo ID. Miner, chair
man of the ection, will be in charge
OF the outing.
The section of educati ton will meet
Thursday morning at IL O'Clock for its
annual picnic in the little outdoor
theater at the residence of Mrs Thomas
w. Sidwell, 1901 Wisconsin avenue.
A committee of which Mrs. Frederic
+ Harrington and Mrs. L. man B.
: .-ormstedt are co-chairmen will pre-
sent the Medici Prints from the Pub
lie Library. Mrs. Charlotte Patterson
will Civ interpretative dances. Lunch
con will follow the program. Mrs.
Fllwood p. Morey is chairman of the
luncheon committee with Mrs. Edward
W. Washburn as vice chairman ami
Mrs. +. L. Gedney, Mrs. John J.
Stephens. Mrs. Frank r. Rutter. Mrs.
+. f. Parham, Mrs. Geoffre.' Creyke,
Mrs. F.. l.. Hawes, Mrs. o. Fl. Fish.
Mrs. +. +. Webner. Mrs. X. p. Teele, |
Mrs. l.. J. Briggs. Mrs. r. +. Jackson
and -Irs. Ralph Lee as assistants.
The Friends School bus will leave
Massachusetts avenue west of Dupont |
Circle at 1890 am. The committee IN
charge of arrangements has asked all |
to bring cushions and rugs for seats
who conveniently can do so. The pic |
mic will take place whether or not the |
weather is propitious.
The literature section, Mrs. George
T. Bowerman, chairman. closed its
years activities on Monday with a pic.
mic. Because of rain the luncheon and
program were given indoors. the for
mer at the residence of Mrs. H. T..
Doyle, 1913 Huntington avenue, and
IT, latter at the home of Mrs. A. II.
Ferguson, Just across the Street. The
entertainment consisted of a play, |
''Place AUX Danes" with Nj E. w.
Washburn as Juliet. Mrs. Francis |
Walker as Portia, Mrs. Austin Clark |
as Op;lelia and Mrs. L. B. Swormstedt |
as Lady Macbeth.
A special meeting of the officers and |
directors was held at the residence of |
the president. Mrs. Philip s. Smith. |
Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of
appointing some one to take the place |
of Mrs. w. r. Chapline, newly elected |
corresponding secretary, who will be |
unable to serve because of absence |
from Washington. Mrs. Elwood j.
Way was selected to take the office for |
the coming year.
The Shakespeare Society closed its |
season May 16 with a banquet, ar |
ranged by Carlton Van Valkenburg. at
the Washington Club. About 40 sat at |
long table. decorated with flowers |
and candles. To each place card was |
tied a small article, either pretty or |
grotesque, and upon the card was |
quotation from Shakespeare mention |
ing that article. Each one rose to |
read his or her quotation and to eX- |
hibit the trophy, making an amusing |
opening to the evenings entertain |
ment. After the dinner there was a !
program Of music and an address. |
Miss NIinna Niemann, concert pianist, |
played Handel's Harmonious Black |
smith," Mendelssohn's Spinning |
Song" and closed with brilliant rem |
Giition of the Schultz -Eoler arrange
ment of the blue Danube Waltz" |
which exhibited her fine technique. |
She responded to an encore with a |
minor melody played with a singing |
touch. Miss Marjorie loves lyric |
soprano was heard in three songs. 20 |
Willow, Willow" from the tragedy |
"Othello," set to music by Lane Will !
son; phyllis Has Such Charming |
Grace" Anthony Young: I'm an Old |
fashioned Town" II. w. Squire. and |
RESORTS.