Evening star., 1928-12-09

D0Well, MRS, olive Johnson, MRS
Martha Mangun, Mrs. Flora Plum, Mrs
Ehie Thomas. Two alternates were
elected at this meeting, Mrs. Hattie
Canada and Mrs. Mary Keeier, Mrs
Ida Oldroyd was nominated but de-
cilned the ofiice of treasurer, which she
has held for eight years, giving good
reasons, which were finally accepted by
the corps.
The post will be entertained at the
next meeting following a short business
session
Among the visitors were Miss Jennie
L. Hamilton, past department president:
Post Comdr Samuel G. Mawson, Com
rades Bonney, Brown, Parker and
ShortSleeves.
Woman's Club Of Bsthesda.-Miss
Jessie Snow of Baltiilore, executive sec
retary OF the League Of Nations Nom
partisan Association, who has lately re-
turned from Geneva. will be the guest
speaker at the December program meet
ing Of the club on Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Snow comes at the invitation of
the department Of International rela-
tions, Mrs. William M. Gamble, chair
man, and her talk will be in the nature
OF side lights on the recent League of
Nations conference.
There Will be no committee day in
December, the absorbing interest of the
club members this month being a CON-
munlty project sponsored by the fine
arts department, of which Mrs. Maude
Howell Smith is chairman. This is a
pageant, THE First Christmas" story
in music and tableaux, of the Nativity,
to be presented at the clubhouse on
Sunday December 10, at 2:30 pm
Mrs. Thomas W. Pyle, head of the drama
group, is directing the rehearsals, with
the assistance of the following MEM
hers OF her section: Mrs. Elisha Han
son, Mrs. L. l.. Nicholson, ir Mrs. b.
F. Elmore and Mrs. n. s. Marshall
The othsr sub-chairmsn under fine
arts, Mrs. Edwin u, Etc, art; Mrs
Henry w. Classic, music, and Mrs. John
B. Bennett, literature, are working with
Mrs. Pyle in their respective fields.
Outstanding cooperative work is being
done by the NeWconb Club of Bethes-
da, several members of this, the pioneer
local club, beng included in the cast
and invaluable assistance being rem
dered by this organization In various de-
tails Of the preparation for and per-
Torrance Of the play. The script will
be read by Mrs Smith, fine arts chair
man. This is planned in its entirety
as community service, there being no
admission charge, and the silver Offer
ing at the door going to local Christ
mas charity.
A nesting of the motion picture COM
mittee, Mrs Nina Church Bfann, chair
man, was held Tuesday at the home OF
Mrs, George Unmacht, vice chairman of
the group. Plans were formulated look
ing toward a concrete effort to encOuf=
age the showing of good pictures in
local theaters, stress being laid on the
Importance of eluhwemen by their in
fluenee helping to so mold public opin-
ion that only worthwhile films will
satisfy the community taste.
The Weman's Alliance of All Souls
Church (UnitaFian) will meet Decem-
ber a., ii a,Hi,,, In Pierce Hall,
Fifteenth and Harvard streets. DR..
ElWeed Street will address the Alliance
on.the Community" Gf1est,"
A cordial invitation is extended to
visitors.
Luncheon will be served at / pm,
Mrs. Albert Bowen. hostess.
The Zenta Club was entertained at
its weekly luncheon in the oak room
dt Tile kbdlClsA "wednesday ny MISS
Anne Sugar, eight-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Sugar of this
city, a young musician, who gave an
analysis of Bach's two-part Invention
No. in C Minor" and followed this by
the playing of three of Bach's two
part Inventions and Raff's "Etude
Melodique in A Flat"
The members of the club also had
the privilege of listening to a talk by
DR.. Minna C. Denton, bead of the
home economic department and pro.
fessor of home economies in George
Washington University, on Courses in
Cookery"
Miss Jane Bartlett had rs guests two
members of the Chicago Zonta Club,
Miss Olive Rabe, attorney at law. and
Miss Wendy Hungerford: Mrs. Eliza
beth Huebfcher, a vocal solaist of
Washington, was the guest OF Mrs.
Emily @. Dickinson, MRS. z. D. Ainslie
was the guest Of Miss Elizabeth M.
Haney, Miss Ida Lind was the guest
of Miss Elizabeth A. Hummer. and