Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

A~NANAAN A@ShANOENAJA /
The first outing is on next aSturday
when those who wish to go are TO as
| semble with luncheon and car fare al
| the Rosslyn station at am. to take
the car TO Arlington. Children must
be accompanied by adults responsible
| for them.
The Susan II. Anthony Foundation
will hold it's monthly social meeting
Tuesday at pm. at headquarters
the Arlington Hotel. DR.. Harriet
Lucia McCullom, psychologist, who Is
giving q series of lectures in the New
Masonic Temple, will be present our
ing the latter part OF the evening
DR.. McCullom is an admirer OF Susan
3. Anthony and much interested IN
the proposed memorial to her memory.
Miss Virginia Dudley, soprano. will
sing and Mrs. Marie o. Sprinkle.
pianist and composer, will have
several of her songs sung by George
A. Comley. John Prindle Scott, COM
poser, will be present The honorary
vice president, Mrs. Nanette B. Paul,
will give the second of the Lenten
lectures on AN Old-time Story Re-
told at the Mayilower Hotel this
evening at SIS o'clock. Carolyn Nor
ton Bost and Myra McCathran Marks,
accompanied by James Russell Barr,
will sing. Both ladies will be III APP
propriate costume and their music
will be appropriate to the time and
subject of the talk DIR. and Mrs.
Wilcox, who appear frequently in
Shakespearean drama; Mrs. Lillian
Hendricks, Miss Christie Anderson,
Mrs. Leland Stamford CONFESS, Mrs.
Frank Elton Neeley and others will
wear robes of historic interest. The
foundation will give q tea April 16 in
the Arlington Hotel in honor of DR..
McCullum and DR.. and Mrs. f. Homer
CIntiss, the authors and lecturers, who
have just returned from three
months visit in New York City. Mrs.
Clara O'Brien McCrone, president of
the foundation, will preside at the
social meeting Tuesday evening.
The Wheel of Progress met at the
Washington Hotel Wednesday eve
Myrtle de Months of the woman's
executive council of the State of
Washington, and the secretary of the
Washington Equity Association, who
spoke on Insanity Commitments and
Habeas Corpus Proceedir IS" The
speaker called attention to two bills
which had been introduced in the last
Congress making it legal to arrest
persons and send them to st. Eliza
beth's Insane Asylum without trial.
She called attention to the fact that
these bills were unconstitutional, and
If introduced in the next Congress the
people should see that they are de-
feated.
Mrs. Lucy Cooper Shaw introduced
the speaker by saying that 1.-THE
Wheel of Progress" suggests con-
tinued action of a moving wheel
action means life. and the group
stands for live issues" In the alb
sense Of the Axle, Mrs. Mallie Roberts
who was i'll, the president
general, Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
presided. In addressing the
she said: "Some time ago
Rowland B. Mahany. former minister
to Ecuador, in speaking of our organi-
zation, said: You have made a won-
derful selection in this name. 1t
typifies advancement, progress and
achievement. 1t is the emblem of
continuance, of eternity." An article
from a science publication has asked
What is the most notable thing that
AASAA Iieio NACcIlOQ. anu the answer
was The Wheel The highway.
which has so largely conditioned hiI.
nan history, was made by the vehicle.
but the vehicle became possible ONLY
through the creation of the wheel.
In comparing this discovery with
others of fundamental Importance, the
author points out that fire was an
existing thing which was only cap.
.ured and tanned by man. whereas
music, plastic art and building were
nlmieked from nature. but the wheel
was work of mans conception-a
TACT on which to nourish his pride.
Aside from it's original purpose of
providing easy communication. the
wheel has lent aid to man in a multi
plicity of functions--in grinding his
corn, in turning ornaments, in drilling
holes for him, in molding his CLAW,
IN lifting weights and in acting as a
pulley for the development Of the
earliest sailing craft. From the
simplest uses the wheel has branched
put in one direction after another.
and extending mans
power
Let US, then, endeavor to live up to
our name-'The Wheel of Progress I"
The Political Study Club will meet
April 10 at the Washington Club at
z:30 pm. Mrs. Clyde B. Aitchison
president Of the organization. an.
aounces that during the afternoon an
elaborate musical program will he
given. Dorothy Ness Tyler and Mrs
Walter X. Wilson will be heard i'm
duets accompanied by Catherine Hin
Rawls. Mrs. Charles Kicker will sing.
The speaker of the afternoon, William
Dennis, will give an address on the
Chinese question. As Mr.. Dennis was
formerly Solicitor for the State De.
partment and later legal advisor to
the Chinese government, his address
Is looked forward to with interest
AT the last meeting of the Federation
OF Women's Clubs Mrs. Aitchison was
elected delegate to the biennial con.
Vention or the General Federation,
Whlcn VIII meet next month at Grand
ftapids. Mich. AT the April meeting of
the Political Study Club the nominal
ing committee will report and present
names TO be used on the annual cleo
ton ballots. AS almost every office
is TO be filled with a new officer be.
cause Of the limit of the tern, of
office provided in the bylaws. the
coming election will be of great inter.
est to the club members. As usual.
there will be tea after the business
April IS.
The HOusekeepers' Alliance met
April 5. First there was the usual
board meeting, at luncheon, at the
new Y. w. c. A. headquarters, Seven.
teenth and X streets. Mrs. William
r. Chamberlin, president. presided.
Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Parks, Mrs. Moss.
Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Tassin were
delegates to the May meet.
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