Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

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together" November 19 at Hotel Roose-
velt and the monthly P. e. o. noon
luncheon November 90 at Woodward
g. Lothrop's dining room All resident
and nonresident members of the sis
terhood are invited to attend both
gatherings.
The Zonta Club was entertained this
week at luncheon in the Raleigh
Culver of Montreal. Quebec. Mrs.
Culver delighted the members of
the club with readings depicting the
rural life of the inhabitants of the
Province of Quebec, the majority of
which are of French-Canadian extrac-
| ton. There were present also Nine.
Jan Papane&, wife of the attache of
the legation of Czechoslovakia, guest of
Miss Elizabeth Haney; Mrs. Ralph
Richards, guest of Miss Frances Gu
telius Mrs. Arthur K. Jones and Miss
Georgia E. Bauer. guests of Mrs. Sarah
E. Summers. and Mrs Nellie A. Brown,
Salisbury had as her guest Miss Isabel
K. Macdermott, editor of the PAN
American Bulletin. Miss Macdermott
| asked the club to take special note
| that on December IL there will be
! opened one of the most important pan
American conferences ever held, called
! by the President of the United States,
the delegates to which are Ambassa-
doris and other diplomats of 81 coun-
! tries. Arbitration will be discussed as
a method of solving inter-American
difficulties. DR.. Ida B. Earhart. pres
| ident, advised the club that the recent
rummage sale, held to increase the or
! ganization fund, had been very sue
cessful.
The WOmen's Home Club of North
! Beach. Md, will meet at the Thomas
| Circle Club Tuesday evening. Your
Hobby" will be the subject of the pro-
! gram.
The League of Republican Women
held a meeting by invitation of the pres
| ident. Mrs. E. A. Hartman Monday at
the Washington Club. Two hundred
and forty members were present. The
| large assembly room was decorated with
| Autumn leaves and many flowers, among
! them fine chrysanthemums from Mrs.
| Jardine, wife of the Secretary of Agri-
culture. Mrs. Hartman made an adj
dress of welcome and called for re-
port of the treasurer, Mrs. Lightfoot
stating that the league contributed in
many different ways to the campaign
VI.
pitality committee gave a report of IL
meetings held during the Summer by
invitation of different members of the
league at their homes: Mrs. James j.
Davis, Mrs Marion Butler. Mrs. E. Nell
son Dingley, Mrs. Encs Newman, Mrs
Charles Alger Mrs. Howard lie Roy,
Mrs. r. H. McNeill, Mrs. Thomas Sid
we'll, Mrs. William Fitch Kelley. Mrs
Sidney Cloman and Mrs. Edward F.
Colladay. The thanks of the club were
voted to Mrs. Butler. her committee and
the hostesses who had combined to en-
terrain the league so delightfully."-. Mrs
Flora McGill Keefer aroused enthusi-
asm in the audience by her spirited rem
dition of THE Battle Hymn of the Re-
| public" Mrs Hartman introduced Ed
ward F. Colladay, national committee
man of the District of Columbia, who
spoke on the progress of the campaign
and the question of suffrage for the Dis
trict. Mrs. Virginia White Speel. ma
tional committeewoman for the District
founder and honorary president of the
! League of Republican Women, outlined
future policies for the club. The re-
cording secretary, Miss Alice Whitaker
moved that two kilograms of confidence
in their election and appreciation of
their conduct of the campaign be sent
to Herbert Hoover and Senator Charles
Curtis. This motion was unanimously
carried. Mrs. Ruth Smith Stahl sang,
She and Mrs Keefer received in &C
acknowledgement bouquets of Columbia
roses Mrs. Hartman introduced Sam
uel j. Prescott. State chairman of the
District, who thanked the club for it's
cooperation in the work of the cam
paign and expressed appreciation of it's
aid and encouragement. Mrs. Harri-
man introduced Mrs Edward E. Gam,
sister of Senator Curtis and a men,
Der of the league. who gave an inspiring
address. pledging her future interest
and cooperation in their work Mrs.
Keefer and Mrs. Stahl closed the meet
ing by leading the singing of THE Star
| Spangled Banner"
Tea was served by four vice presi-
dents of the club, Mrs. Samuel j. Pres
colt, Mrs. Cuno Rudolph, Mrs. Louis
A. Dent and Mrs. Percy D. Hickling,
assisted by Mrs. Marion Butler and
Mrs. William Fitch Kelley.
The next meeting of the league was
announced to take place January 10 at
| the washington Club at pm, when
important business which has been
postponed for campaign work will be
discussed and plans made for the Win
ter work. The league now has a men,
bershlp OF nearly 400, with additions
continually being made.
The American Association of Univer-
sity Women are bringing to Washing
ton, not merely to the club members,
but to the public at large, most in
teresting review of the modern trend in
culture. In all art, whether drama.
music, literature, dancing, painting or
sculpture, there are today new forms
which-though they may disturb our
standards-are remolding our ideas of
beauty. The association has arranged a
course of six lectures by specialists in
various fields of art, each to explain the
new tendencies in his or her particular
work; for instance, the founder and