Evening star., 1928-01-08

guest Of Miss Carolyn Jackson IN hcr
home at Chevy Chase.
Mrs +. A. u. Hancock. Miss Evelyn
Weems and Mrs. Lily X. Hunt.
The Saturday book review will he
given at the clubrooms Mt pm
Books to be reviewed will I've Shining
Hours" by Or. Mary Meek Atkeson,
reviewed by Rebecca Dial: The Time
of Man." by Elizabeth Maddox Rob
erts. reviewed by Mrs. Lily r. Hunt,
ard What Affirmation Shall Use?
reviewed by the author. Mrs. Eliza.
chairman. will receive the guests, as
sisted hy Mrs. NJ, +. Adams. Miss
Viola Offutt. Miss Susan &. Parker,
Miss Clara NJ. Breed, Mrs. Nellie a.
Parkinson. Assisting Mrs. Lilly Hunt
will be Mrs. e.. w. Allen. Mrs. Amelia
Barr and Miss Janet Num-.
Group meetings for the week will
he: Poetry. Mrs. Nelling T.. Feally.
chairman for the evening: Mrs. Ida
Donnelly Peters. chairman of markets,
as speaker. Special feature section.
Mrs. Victoria Faber Stevenson. chair
man: DR.. Mary Meek Atkeson as
Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe. chairman,
Friday evening at S o'clock.
The Washington Readers Club
met Tuesday at : pm. In All Souls
Church. The president. w. r. Bryant,
called the meeting 10 order and ex.
tended to members and visitors New
Year greetings.
Committee reports show the club In
fiourishinS condition and much in.
All a
Subject Of the evenings program
Fire Mr. Bryant presiding. He
spoke of the varied members who
had written on this subject and gave
n dramatic selection. THE Fire
Fiend.' by c. ID. Gordette. which was
TO have been read by Prof Charles
Richardson. but Illness prevented his
being present.
The Fire Worshippers. by Henry
Van Dyke. was read by Miss Grace
Bromley I'm the Chimney Corner" !"
was well rendered by Mrs. Elsie Ste
phens Gordon. Mrs. Grace Ross Cham.
berlin read Stoves and Sunshine" by
Eugene Field. also selection. sac.
Arnold read "The stove" by Mr..
Pickthail Mrs. Emily Frech Barnes
substituted for Prof. Townsend. who
was indisboscd. and read How He
Saved st. Michaels." dramatic
poem bs NJ. A. r. Stansbury.
Closing the program. scene In
two episodes. The Flight for safety"
adapted from THE Last DAYS of
Pompcii." arranged and directed by
Ada Louise Townsend had the follow.
Ing attractive cast: Nydia. the blind
girl. Ada Townsend: lone. Aphenian n
maiden. Lulu Adams: Giancus.
Aphenian nobleman. Leslie waudby.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
December - at the home OF Mira. W.
II. Metz. Mrs. w. Ranno assisted the
| hostess. After luncheon the regular
business meeting was called.
A paper on ''Fuegian Archipelago"
| and Ocean Currents was read by
! Mrs. Slime, and Theodore Roosevelt
in South America" by Mrs. +. n.
Foitz.
| The meeting adjourned. To meet
January II with Mrs. J. II. Moyer.
voteiess ID. e. League of Women
VOters--An important event OF Jant-
airy In tho Third Conference on the
Cause and Cure Of War. 10 be held
tt the Hotel Washington. from the
| 18th 10 the 18th. inclusive. Delegates
l
| League have been announced aa: nrs.
| Edward r. cosIigan. District presi-
/ dent: Mrs. Louis Rrownlow, Miss
| Dorothy Detzer. Mrs. Charles McNary.
| second vice presidents: Mrs. Lester
| Newman. Mrs. Albert n. Putney, Mrs.
| George A. flicker. Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell. Mrs Thomas Sidweii and Mrs.
| Laura e.. Williams. first vice presi.
| dents. Members who arr not delegates
| may attend the meetings upon pay.
ment Of small sum. and IL is hoped
that large number will take adyan.
| tsge of the opportunity.
| Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. who IN
to preside at the conference. will he
| dinner TO be given by the District
League ON January ~. pm. The
| dinner VIII he held ut The y. w. e. A..
at Seventeenth and X streets. Special
announcement Of further details Will
| be made later.
These members who expect tn at
tend the conference will hnd II OF
great benefit 10 be present at Mrs.
Albert II. Putney's ciass on arbitra'
| tion. 10 he held January IL. at liam.
also at the Y, W. &. A. This meeting
| is one Of series which Mrs, Putney.
| chairman of the District League Com
mittee on international Cooperation
To Prevent War In conducting. Dates
of other meetings VIII be given In the
papers.
ON Tuesday evenings. O'Clock. the
talks by the National League are
| being broadcast by the National Brond.
| casting 20. locally through WItc, and
are intended tn acaiaint voters with
| things they should know about their
Government,
The Community Club Gf I.and6ver
held Hs December meeting AT the
home Of Mrn Myrtle Smith. with the
president In the chair and good at
tendance Of members.
Miss Agnes Dnvali. county socini
| service worker. told 0f her work
| and brought close 10 attention the
great need of soeiat service wnrk In