Evening star., 1928-03-18

charge of the program Mrs. Wilfrcd
| Baloom and Mrs Frederick M. Kerby
| gave short program In memory of the
| life and works at Thomas Hardy, Mrs,
Balcom discussing several articles about
| Hardy appearing in current magazines.
| Mrs. Kerby read selections from Hardy s
poems and lyrics.
| Mrs. Stowell. assisted by Mrs. Eugene
| E. Stevens and Mrs. Earle F.. Kelley,
| presented an interesting study OF the
best British and American short stories
| for 1927. Mrs. Stevens read one Of her
| own short stories. Mrs. Stowell and
Mrs. Kelley read number of carefully
| selected stories from Ernest Heming-
ways Men without Women" 1ona
| Gales yellow Gentians and Blue" and
Edna Ferber's Mother knows Best"
| The hostess, Mrs. Merrill, served tea.
The French section. under the leader
| ship OF Mrs. William 7. Brady, will
meet on Tuesday at the home OF Mrs.
J, II. Ray on Reno road. instead OF
| Tuesday the 27th. The speaker will be
| Mrs. Charles l.. Carhart. whose subject
| will be China" This meeting will be
! conducted entirely In French.
The March meeting Of the club will
be held on Wednesday In the Chevy
| Chase Presbyterian Church, Chevy
| Chase circle. beginning with luncheon
| at l2:45, The monthly business meet
| ing will be from until 3 pm, when
| the club will be addressed by the AM
hassador from Chile, Senor Don Carlos
Davila.
The Women's Alliance Of All Souls
| Church, Unitarian, will meet March %
at / am. In Pierce Hall. Fifteenth and
| Harvard streets.
The speakers at this meeting will be
Mrs. H. B. Learned, who will give her
| personal recollections of Mark Twain,
| and Mrs. Benjamin K. Smith who will
| speak on Thomas Paine. A cordial in
vitation is extended to visitors.
Luncheon will be served at o'clock,
Miss Henrietta Metzcrott hostess.
The Womans Community Club oi
kensingtan. Nd. met Monday. Dur
| ing the business meeting Mrs Lewis
Merriam read the revised constitution
| for the County Federation of Woman's S
Clubs, which, when approved by all the
clubs, will be adopted by the feder-
alton. A program was arranged which
| consisted OF vocal solos by Fred East
| accompanied by Mrs. Grimes, and Mrs
Welles Merriam, accompanied by Mrs
j. w. Trader. Miss Virginia Wade. a
member Of the Anne Tillery Renshaw
School of Speech of Washington, gave
a one-act play entitled Beau at Bath, "
by Constanea Mckay: Between Two
Loves" Glad for Spring" and Seven
Ages OF Man" Refreshments were
served by the hostess committee,
The literature department will meet
with Mrs John Lewis tomorrow at 2
pm. The music department will meet
at the home Of the chairman, Mrs
j. w. Trader, tomorrow. 10 am The
next meeting will be held March 26, at
which time new officers will be elected
for the coming year. 1t is hoped there
will be large attendance. On April
10 the club will hold a card party for
the benefit ~ the volunteer fire depart
ment. which will take the place OF the
regular club meeting,
Prince Georges County Federation oil
W0men's Clubs.-Busy days are ahead
for this group Of clubs, and there are
still many projects TO be undertaken
| before the close of The years work In
May. or paramount Importance at this
time Is the entertainment of the State
delegates on the occasion OF the bian.
nnal convention, May ]. and 3. al
the University OF Maryland. College
Park, when this county will be hostess
The officials at the university are Cos
operating To make this affair an event,
iul one. The president, Mrs. j. Enos
Ray. has appointed Mrs. Perry Boswell
OF Mount Rainier chairman of the hos
pitality committee, and one member
from each club will he asked To assist
her In formulating plans. II Is planned
to repeat The pageant. The Spirit oi
Woman In the Home" for one eve
lnss program, and II was voted To ask
a contribution Of SIS from all clubs moi