Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
NEWS OF THE. CLUBS
CONDUCTED By MAMIE LANCASTER.

Japan, and recent events in other
countries. Those who will assist Mrs.
Harrington as hostesses are Mrs. Rob
ert Sterling Yard, Mrs. o. l.. Veerhor,
Miss Myra Hendley, Mrs. Thomas w.
Sidwell, Mrs. Glen Jones, Miss Zenaida
Merriam, Mrs. Will Barnes and Mrs.
Grosvenor Jones.
The parliamentary law section VIII
meet Tuesday at IL am. at the Wom-
ems City Club, % Jackson place. Mrs.
William II. Heron, chairman of the
section, will give lesson on ITO Post
pone to a Definite Time" and THE
Previous Question" after which drill
will be given with first Mrs. VIII c..
Barnes and later Mrs. Gift Richards
in the chair.
At the French section on Wednes-
day luncheon will be served at 1890
at the Women's City Club, during
which Miss Marie Leontine Becker will
tell of her travels in France last Sum-
mer. Miss Elizabeth NJ. Carhart,
chairman, will preside.
At the Midwinter reception of the
club, which took place Wednesday,
Mrs. Philip S. Smith, president, was
assisted in receiving by several of the
past presidents. They were Mrs. David
White, who served in 1900 and 1901;
Mrs. U. G. B. Pierce. 1907 to 1909; Mrs.
Thomas w. Sidwell, 1918 to 1915; Mrs.
Edward B. Clark, 1915 to 1917; Mrs.
Lyman B. Swormstedt, 1919 to 1921;
Mrs. William III. Heron, 1921 to 1923;
Mrs. Frederic Z. Harrington. 1928 to
1925. Assisting Miss Miller in the
dining room were Mrs. d. A. Skin
ner. Mrs. Frederic B. Pyle, Mrs. AL
fred Brooks, Mrs. Leonard L. Harter.
Mrs. Frank Ballou, Mrs. Rutland
Beard and Mrs. Richard Washburn.
League of American Pen Women
The first literary symposium of the
Old English Coffee Shoppe. which has
been revived by the pen women of the
District, will be held at the clubhouse
Friday from 4:30- to pm. The
name adopted is "Hoot of the Owl
Coffee Shoppe." 1t will be remem-
bered that at these coffee shoppes,
which We're so popular in London af-
ter the EliZabethan renaissance. the
literary folk gathered for inspiration
and exchange of ideas. It is planned
ternoon during the months of Janu-
airy, February and March. The talks
will be informal and will cover the
field of literature in a general way,
that of the United States by Ameri-
can men and women of letters, as
well as of foreign countries by &C.
credited diplomatic representatives.
The speaker and guest of honor next
Friday will be Ismail kalem Bey,
charge d-affaires of Egypt, whose sub.
ject will be Egyptian Literature" A
literary discussion will follow. In
vitations for subscriptions have been
mailed to the members of the League,
as well as to many other persons in
social and official life in Washington
AT the meeting of the story group
tomorrow night j. Lewis Moneyway
will address the group on the subject
Plot" The mystery story. two chap
ters of which have already been writ
ten, will be continued. Mrs. William
Wolff Smith is chairman.
The members of the fine arts group
are asked to meet at the Corcoran
Art Gallery Tuesday at pm. to
study the water color exhibition of
Washington artists. Mrs. Ellis Logan
is chairman of this group.
The music group will have it's first
meeting of the New Year on Tuesday
at 3 pm. at the clubhouse, Mrs. SADIE
Catherine Coles, chairman, presiding
Mrs. Warner Gibbs will discuss the
subject of Voice Culture" and Miss
Clara NJ. Breed 1.-THE History of Mu-
SIC" There will also be a program Of
instrumental and vocal numbers. All
members interested in music are in
yited.
The group for the study Of parlia-
mentary law, under, the direction of
Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe, will meet
Thursday night at the clubhouse
Mrs. Ellis Logan has issued invita-
tions for reception Saturday after
noon from 5 until Z at her horhefon
Crescent place in honor of Mrs. Will
lam Wolff Smith, president of the
District League Of American Pen
Women. Among the guests will be
the officers of the National League and
the past presidents of the National
and District Leagues.
The first chatting dish supper of the
new year will take place Sunday, jan
uRry 8, at the clubhouse at pm.
A dramatic program viii follow.
At the regular meeting last Mon
day evening the members enjoyed
program of Christmas carols given by
the st. Patrick's choir under the di.
reotion of Miss Jennie Glennan. Spe-
cial numbers were rendered by q quar-
tet consisting Of the following: Edna
Howard, soprano; Celia Fforavanti,
contralto; Roydon J. Dixon, tenor, and
James Nolan, bass. Little Helen May
Bloedorn entertained with a Christ
mas costume dance entitled False
Bluette."
The members of the league and
their friends are invited to q tea this
afternoon at 5 o'clock at the club,
house by the faculty and graduating
class OF the Renshaw School in honor
Of Mrs. Anne Tillery Renshaw.
The Shakespeare Society will meet
tomorrow evening at the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art auditorium, Seven
teenth and New York avenue, New
York avenue entrance. Dean George
B. Woods, professor of English, and
dean of the College of Liberal Arts,
in American University, will address
the society on shakespeare as a Con-
ventionalist." Announcements will be
made relative to the production of
Much Ado About Nothing" to be
given in cooperation with the English
Speaking Union. Those interested in
Elizabethan literature are invited to
attend.
The Washington Readers Club will
meet Tuesday in the alliance room.
All SouPs Church. Subject IAN Eve.
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