Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

WOmen's City Club-The CUSTOMARY
Sunday tea, arranged by Mrs. Truman
Able, chairman, and Mrs. Bruce Baird
vice chairman of the hospitality com.
nittee, will be given in the clubhouse
TINS afternoon from 4:30 to o'clock
Mrs. George w. EaStment and Mrs
John Allen MunSon will preside at the
tables, assisted by Mrs. Laura A. Bradley
and Mrs. l. B. Dodson. Guest privileges
may be arranged at desk.
The Women's City Club will celebrate
Its ninth birthday anniversary November
is, by a tea to be given in the after
noon from 4:30 to o'clock, when the
president of the club, Mrs. Merritt O
Chance, Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, Mrs
Whitman Cross. Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt
Mrs. Gladys Ball Middlemiss will be
hoStesseS. All club members are In
vited to the tea and have the privilege
of bringing friends. An elaborate pro-
gram is being prepared for the evening
entertainment, which will begin at
o'clock and will be open to members
only. who must show their membership
cards at the door. The birthday party
committee consists of Mrs. Merritt o.
Chance, Mrs. Truman Able, Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest. Mrs. Gladys Ball Middle
miss, Mrs. Grace Ross Chamberlin, Mrs.
Regina Schmidt, Mrs. George w. East
ment, Mrs. Susan Baker, Miss Roberta
Tull, Mrs. Frances Merchant, Mrs. Edith
Ogden Heidel, Mrs. Lyman B. Sworn
stedt and Mrs. Bruce Baird
The Drama Unit will give its first
program of the season under the direc-
ton of it's new chairman, Mrs. Edith
Ogden Heidel, on November %, at 500
pm. Two one-act plays will be produced:
Barbara" by Jerome K Jerome,
directed by Mrs. Charles B. Hanford,
will have the following cast: Mrs Phyllis
E. Stewart, Miss May O'Toole, Robert
Miller and Leslie Waudby The charac-
tiers in Elizabeth Gales comedy Boost
ing Bridget" will be portrayed by Mrs.
Gladys MiddlemisS Miss Lucienne
Stroker. Miss Ida Garrett Mattingly,
Miss Thelma Schmitt. Miss Una O'Con-
nor, Miss Roberta Tull and Miss Nell
V. Price. During the intermisSion, Miss
Marjorie De La Mater will give vocal
selections, accompanied by Mrs John
De La Mater. Mrs. Elizabeth Read is
the Drama Units new stage director
The current events section, Mrs Will
liam E. Chamberlin, chairman, will
have for its speaker. November Is, e. B.
Johns, formerly connected with the
Army and Navy Journal, and author of
Preachers, Politicians and Pacifists."
Mr.. Johns will have for his subject,
Current Events in the Army and
Navy" The current events section
meets the second and fourth Tuesday
of each month at 4:50 pm.
John Clagett Proctor will be guest
of honor and speaker at the second
District History subscription dinner to
be given November II, at $50 pm, Mr..
Proctor is chairman of the Permanent
Committee of Marking Points of Historic
Interest in the District of Columbia. His
talk will cover the period from 1901 to
1920. Reservations limited to 100.
Miss A. Viola Smith, Trade Commits
sioner of the Department of Commerce,
stationed at Shanghai. China, will be
the speaker at the subscription dinner
of the business and professional wom-
ems section on November 81, at $50
pm. Miss Katherine Pike. Chairman of
the section, will preside.
The child welfare committee, Mrs.
Lawton Miller, chairman. will give a
subscription luncheon, Thursday Mo-
vember %. at 1890 pm. at which Dr.
William r. White, superintendent of
st. Elizabeth'S Hospital. will be the
guest of honor and speaker having for
his subject. THE Family"
Mrs. William Lee Corbin, chairman of
the forum luncheonS committee an
nounces luncheon Saturday, November
"a, at l pm. Thomas B. Gaines. creator
and eXpounder of vitaiic breathing, will
be the speaker. His subject will be.
How to Grow Younger, Handsomer and
More Charming"
The Monday Bridge Club had its
formal opening of the season November
5. the chairman, Mrs. j. Edwin Reid,
presiding. The meeting was very sue
cesSful one socially and there were many
new enroliments. AS a token of appre-
ciation and esteem, Mrs Reid was
presented with a basket of flowers by
members of the section At the tea
following. Mrs. Frederick Yates presided
at the table assisted by Mrs. William H.
Osburn. The next meeting will be held
November II. Roll call will begin
promptly at las pm.
A treasure hunt and trophy feast will
be given by the Hiking Unit of the
sports section. Miss c. Virginia Diedel
chairman, this afternoon. Those wish.
ing to participate will meet at the club
house. Cars will leave at 80 pm. and
proceed to the Dover House, estate of
the Lord Baltimore, an hours ride from
this city, where the hunt will begin not
later than pm. Miss Helen G. O'Neill
is general chairman of the sports
section.
Twentieth Century CIub.-The music
section will have its first meeting this
season Tuesday, November Is at IL am
at the Y. w. c. A. The subject of the
program is Bird Songs" given by Mrs.
Miriam Hilton and Mrs. Paul Bleyden.
All members Of the club interested in