Evening star., 1928-10-21

president and members of the executive
board will be present to greet them IN
formally. Guest privileges have been
extended to members who have friends
they desire to present.
The business and professional sec
Mon. of which Miss Katherine Pike is
chairman has arranged special din
ner In honor of Miss Elizabeth Humes,
assistant trade commissioner of the De-
partment of Commerce. stationed in
Rome. italy. who on official leave, Is
visiting in the United States. Miss
Hazel Swift of the Department of Com
merce is in charge of the dinner ar
rsngementS for $50 Wednesday eve
ming. Miss Humes will be the princi-
pal speaker. Others from the Com
merce Department will speak briefly.
Numbers are limited Cali desk clerk
for reservations.
Mrs. j. Edwin Reid will meet with the
club members in an organization meet
ing tomorrow at 80 pm. of the Mon
day bridge section. Mrs. A. B. Wilson.
secretary. will report. Rules for playing
will be determined. Members registered
in previous seasons are especially invit-
ed to enroll with this section and all
members of the club who play bridge
are invited to attend
Miss Media A. Martin. hostess for the
i
and-easy auction section, reports the
following guests have attended the
meetings of this section to date: Mrs.
A. Baumann, Miss Clara Baumann, Miss
D, z. Holt, Mrs. Samuel Titcomb, Miss
Elizabeth Groves. Mrs. c. Jones and
Mrs. w. A. Millspaugh of Providence
Plantation Club. Providence, r. I. In
struction in bridge is given from 8 to
Q o'clock each Tuesday evening. Miss
Hazel Swift is chairman. Members of
the club are invited to attend single or
make up their tables for the evening.
Guest privileges, conforming to the
house rules.
Mrs Grace Ross Chamberlin. cnair-
man Of the current events section, will
he present in the ballroom of the club
to greet members in the regular meet
ing of this section. Club members who
attended these meetings regularly last
year are invited to enroll again for the
season. Notable speakers were heard
at each meeting and promise is made
that history will repeat itself. All club
members are invited. Guest privileges
are also extended for meetings of this
section.
A busy group, are members of the
ehimble section, planning to meet the
needs and working to that end. for
little folks of several charitable homes
In the city. An electric sewing ma
chine huns under the guidance of Mrs
/, B. Dodson, vice chairman of the
group. Mrs. Lawrence Becker and
Mrs, M. r. Cole engage in the cutting
of little garments. Mrs. L. J. Sauls
secretary; Mrs. j. S. Tassin, treasurer
Mrs. John Allen Munson is chairman
card party under way for November
has Mrs. c. C. Gable and Mrs. L. A.
Becker as co-chairmen. Other men,
berS active In this section are Mrs.
C.. M. Vosbury Miss Agnes Carleton,
Miss Abby johnson. Miss NJ. E. En-
nerich. Mrs. j. F. Callbreath. Mrs.
Grattan Kerans. Mrs. George H. Brown.
Mrs. Norman E. Ives, Miss F. B. De
Kraft Miss M. L. Gilman, Mrs. John R.
Briggs. Mrs. Gladys B. Mid6lemiss,
Nine. Strocker. Mrs. bod johnson, Mrs.
Martin, Mrs. Kengla, Mrs. browne. Mrs.
Emma Hughes. Mrs. Frances Williams
Mrs. William c. McSparren. Miss Lucille
Gefll and Mrs. Helen Montague. Con-
trthuting members are Mrs Merritt O.
Chance. Miss F. B. De Kraft. Mrs
George Futlev. Mrs. Norman Ives. Mrs.
William Ia Ware, Mrs. A. 3. Stewart
Mrs. J. P Calibreath. Miss Hortense
Keables. Mrs. Cecilia Ward. Mrs Sarah
Duvree. Mrs Bessie M. Packard, Miss
Mate H. Lewis. Mime. Marie Boulay-
..
Strocker Mrs. Levery and Mrs. G.. M.
Er1merich. Mrs. John r. Briggs, in
iured in an automobile accident has
been remembered with flowers and visits
from members of this section. The Sec
ton is working up 100 yards of gingham
into dresses for small children. Fifteen
sleeping garments were completed last
week.
Judge Mary O'Toole will preside at
forum luncheon to be given in the
clubhouse Saturday, l pm, when the
question of capital punishment viii be
discussed. Rev. DR.. Abram Simon, Rev.
Father Hurney of st. Patricks, Rev.
George W. Dow, director of the Epis-
copal city missions, and others In short
talks will present their views of the
question. Discussion thereafter will be
led by Mrs. Caroline B. Stephens. Mem
bers are invited to come prepared to
take a snappy and Illuminating part
In the open forum. whether for or
against, since the intention of the
chairman is to make this luncheon the
beginning of serious effort to bring
about reform in this mode of punish
rnent Mrs William Lee Corbin Is
chairman of the forum luncheon COM
f1ittee, who are arranging series Of
such affairs to be held during the conf
ing season, where interesting subjects
and prominent speakers will make up
the program. Reservations are open.
Mrs. Andrew Stewart, chairman OF
the public health committee, and Mrs.
Lawton Miller. chairman of child well
fare, are cooperating in planning an
extensive program in these lines of ac-
tivities.
Mrs. Clare r. Wilson, chairman of
Arr1ericanization, Is again lending her
services at the Americanization school
and giving assistance wherever needed.
The French section is now organized
and classes were resumed in earnest
this week The heavy enrolment ne
cessitates classes three evenings a week,
which are divided into beginners, inter-
mediate and advanced The French
dinner each Tuesday evening is increas-
ing in popularity, due to the interest
ing people who attend. These dinners
are held at pm, preceding class in
struction. All club members interested
In French are invited to join this group.
A play will be given under the auspices
of this section later in the season by
the members. Nine. Boulay yAnderson,
from France. instructs. Miss Susan
Baker is chairman
Mrs. Jamie o. Berliner, chairman of
the Spanish section, has resumed the
teaching of the advanced classes in this
language and Miss Virginia S. Benja-
min instructs the beginners. An invi-
tation to enroll in these classes is ex-
tended to club members interested in
the study of Spanish.
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, director of the
club chorus announces the organization
of this section for the seasons work.
Meetings will be held in the ballroom
Of the clubhouse on Monday evenings.
Of1Cers of the section are: Mrs. Ger
trude LYONS. chairman; Mrs. Eleanor
Baker Spencer, first vice chairman;
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