Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19

the league this afternoon at 4 80 o'clock.
She will tell of the folklore and sing
the folksones of Norway and Sweden.
dressed in her native costume. Mrs.
Virginia Buford. member of the
league and pianist. will accompany
Nine. Nfathea Members Of the diplo-
matte corps from the Scandinavian
countries will attend.
! The Thursday night salon will be
turned into Washington authors
night" under the direction Of Mrs
Elizabeth Burgess Hughes Co.lister.
assisted by Mrs. Ida Donnelly Peters,
Mrs. Hugh Irish, Mrs. Peggy Albion and
Miss Katharine Wooten as vice chair
men. Men and women OF Washington
prominent in writing circles will be
asked 10 Join the league IN formal
get-together and talkfeSt
Mr. John George Butcher will give an
illustrated travel talk on Romantic
Germany" Saturday at 8 pm. at the
clubroonls The lecturer comes through
the courtcSy OF DR.. Anita MarlS BCggs,
who has brought him here to give his
talk al the private screening of "Ro-
mantle Germany" for diplomatic, off,
cial and social Washington TO be given
in honor of the new German Amb2S-
sador. Friedrich Wilhelm Prlttwitz
Miss Alice Heaven. chairman Of the
round table. which met during the week.
announces that the essay competition
on MY Experiences in the League
which is open 10 all members. will close
March 6. The length OF the manuscript
must be from 500 10 1000 words.
Essays must be submitted unde. a pen
name inclosing the authors name as
In other league contests. A drama from
Ann Charlotte Darlington's "Yelenka
the Wise" Spanish Days IN California :"
an article by Isabel Shepard and poems
b. Nancy North were read Al the last
meeting. The next will be held Feb
ruary 20,
The juvenile literature group Will
meet with Miss Ruth Forney. chairman.
al the c!ubrooms Monday at pm
Tuesday. Miss Irene Juno will conduct
the regular meeting of the music section
az 8 pm.
The poetry group held lis meeting
under the chairman for the evening
Mrs. r. Woodland Gates. The Chaunt
Royal was discussed
MIS- Amanda E. Hall Broanell read
several Of her own poems at the CO.
temporary literature review. Of which
Miss Agnes VIM Is chairman Books
H@A "@'N &>ASbs Ri'S"Nis
or. Miss Rcbacca Dial and Red SKY
at Morning" reviewer Miss Ruin
Peterson.
Ho&teS8es for the Thursday night
salon were Miss Patricia Poe Bennett.
chairman; Mrs Elizabeth Burgess
Hughes Collister Mrs Ida Donncliy
Peters, Mrs. Ellis Logan, Mrs. Nancy
North and Miss Katherine Hill! Nelson
Johnson. Assistant Secretary of State.
spoke on The Department OF State.
Its Functions and Activities"
A tea vas given Ill honor Of Nine
adSki-Tauscher BY the league Dip
lomatlc. official and social Washing
ton were invited 10 meet the prlma
donna. DR.. BoggS received. assisted by
MISS Bennett, Miss Alice Hutchins
Drake Miss Elizabeth Mall0tt Rarney
Miss Irene Juno and Mrs Peggy AL
b!cn E0steSseS we're Mrs Do.o'hT
Watson Miss Genevieve Hendricks.
! Mrs, Walter Bruce Howe. Mrs. Edward
Stone, Miss Helen Colhoun. the cX-
. ecutiVe board and the music group
Mrs. &. w. Allen presided ~ the tea
table
The fellowship evening and reccp-
ton TO new members was under the
direction Of Mrs F. w Davidson
chairman Of the short story section
! Original work was read by Miss Leila
| Green. Miss Bertha Hebb and Miss