Evening star., 1928-11-18
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

noon from 4:30 to 6 o'clock in honor o
the new members, Mrs. Nina G. Val
Wrinkle and Miss Jessie Dell will pre-
side at The tea tables All club mem
bers are invited Guest privileges cal
be arranged al the desk.
The drama unit Mrs. Edith Ogde'
Heidel, chairman, will present two one
act plays Friday November %, at s:2
pm. Barbara" by Jerome <. Jerome
will be directed by Mrs. Hanford
wife and eo-star with the late Charlie
r. Hanford. Shakesperean actor, ant
we'll known to Washingtonians. In
cluded in the cast will be Leslie Waudb,
and Robert Miller the latter the WINNIE
of the flrsrt prize in the community
center contest of last season Mrs. Ida
Garrett Mattingly. who plays the lead
inG roll in Boosting Bridget. was to
seven Years a member of the Little
Theater Co in Allegsn, Mich, and alst
with the Wright Players Stock Co. II
Kalamazoo. Other members of the cas-
are Mrs. Phyllis E. Stewart. Mrs
GLADYS Bal Middlemiss, Miss Lucienns
Stroker Miss Thelma Schmidt, MIS-
INA O'Connor. Miss Roberta Tull anc
Miss Nell " Price Miss Marjorie De
La Mater will give vocal selections, ac-
con1panied by Mrs. John De La Mater
Cards may be obtained at the CLUB
house.
Miss A. Viola Smith trade commits
eioner of the Department of Commerce
who is on leave from her station II,
SHANGHAI China. will be the guest OF
honor and speaker at the business anc
professional women's subscription am
ner. November q, at $50 pm. MISS
Smith. a graduate Of the washington
COLLEGE of Law is active in women
clubs, being chairman of the joint COM
nittee of Shanghai womens organlza-
tions. in which capacity, while en- route
to the United States. she stopped OF et
Honolulu and participated in the Pan
Pacific Womens Conference. She Is
also chairman of the editorial board oi
the Pan-Paciflc Monthly. Miss kath-
crime r. Pike. chairman of the section
will preside.
The child welfare committee, Mrs
fsawton Miller chairman, has arranged
for series of seven lectures to be given
at luncheon meetings held in the ciup.
house at IL 80 pm. The foremost child
SPECIALISTS in the country will be the
speakers. At the first meeting, to be
held Thursday. November q, DR.. VII
liam A. White, superintendent OF St.
Elijah Hospital, internationally
known psychiatrist and author of many
hooks on nervous and mental diseases,
viii be the guest of honor and speaker,
having for his subject. The Family.
Hereafter the child welfare luncheon
meetings will be held on the second
FRIDAY of each month.
Thomas 3. Gaines. discoverer and
eXpounoer of vitalic breathing and au-
thor of numerous books on health SUBJ
jects. will speak at the luncheon to be
given BIZ the forum luncheon commit
l. Of ~
will have for his subject Secrets of
Youth and Beauty" Mrs. William Lee
Corbin. chairman of the section, will
preside.
The Junior section Miss Helen VIII
bar chairman, announces. an informal
tea dance to be given Thanksgiving day
from 4:30 to $50 pm. Miss Phyllis
Robinson will serve as hostess, assisted
By members of the junior section. A
cordial invitation is extended to those
uho do not dance to drop in after the
foot ball game and join in the holiday
nnerrin1ent.
The second regular meeting of the
Monday Bridge Club was held Noven1-
Der IL. the chairman, Mrs. j. Edwin
Reid, presiding The attendance was
large and many new members enrolled.
An enjoyable social hour followed the
sided at ths tea table, assisted by Mrs.
NJ NJ Dolmage
The free-and-easy auction section,
Miss A. Hazel Swift, chairman, had as
recent guests Mrs Charlotte Jones. Miss
Shipp. Miss Gates, Mrs. j. r. Burns,
Miss Pansy Olney and Mrs. Whitman.
Beginners are instructed in bridge play
ing from s to o'clock every Tuesday
svening Miss Media Ann Martin and
Miss Elva Mcnamara are the hostesses.
Mrs. John Allen Munson. chairman
Of the thimble section, announces that
the card parties held afternoon and
evening of November 2 yielded sufi-
cient funds 10 purchase many yards Of
material to be made into garments for
destitute children housed in charitable
institutions In the District of Column
hia. The section now has 33 working
members. More contributing members
are needed.
Twentieth Century Club.--The art
section will meet tomorrow, 2 pm, at
the auditorium of the Freer Gallery
Dr. Carl Whiting Bishop, associate
curator in charge of archaeological field
work in China, will speak on THE De-
velopment of Chinese Art" Unusually
beautiful slides will be shown. Sao-Ke
be the guest of honor.
The French section will meet with
Mrs. Katherine Seip, the secretary and
treasurer of the section, at 1894 Lanier
place, Wednesday at 8 pm. Nine
Kurkdjie will read French selections
and conduct the conversation class
Mrs. Hawes will also read. The new
chairman of the section, Mrs. Frank
Rutter, will preside.
The nature section will make a trip
TO Dyke and vicinity Wednesday at $50
am, meeting at Mount Vernon Sta
tion. Mrs. Leo D. Miner will conduct
the party.
Pursuing plans for a study of the
needs of Washington, an enthusiastic
group of 70 members of the civic sec.
tion, with Mrs. George E. Kicker in the
chair, met last Thursday to listen to .
talk on the Architectural Plans o!
Wsshington's Proposed Municipal Cen
ter given by Albert Harris. Mrs
Albert Prentiss, chairman of the clear
city committee. announced committee
of eight to assist in the work. Mrs
Thomas West is secretary and treasurer
of the section.
The American Association Of Uni
versity Women is uniting with music
lovers all over the world in honorins
the Austrian composer, Franz Schubert
who just 100 years ago died at the age
Of 81 years. Tomorrow evening at 81;
o'clock the club will have a formal eve.
ming musical arranged by Miss Mar,
Isabel Kelly The program will be f;
lecture recital on Schubert and thu
German Lieder" and several of thu
composers songs will be sung by Ben.
janin Yoe Morrison. Miss Kelly vii
play from the Fantasia" for the piano
torte and the George Washington String
Quartet will give variations on the sons
Death and the Maiden" The Schuber
song, Ave Maria" will be played or
the violin by Hermann Weihe. Mem
sassn5 5uIIq Ggu slsc
Owing TO this concert in the evening
ttaere will be M rArnnrann at the Mnn.