Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29

man. Mr. Trus. Otis Porter, Edwin
! Bateman Morris. DR.. Alexander Henne-
mann. DR. John Wilkinson. DR. Moore
and Hugh Irish.
A tea was given Wednesday for Miss
Maurine Watkins, author OF the stage
i production, Chicago" Miss Watkins
has had unusual success for a young
woman. her first play being produced
when she was Ia years old Miss Wat
kins came to the league as the guest
| OF Miss Elizabeth Mallott Barnes Re-
ceiving with DR.. Anita Maris Boggs
/ were Mrs Ernest Thompson Seton. ma
! tional president: Miss Barnes. Mrs,
Estelle Moses, Miss Maurine Mckernan.
Miss Patricia Poe Bennett and Miss
Evelyn Weems Presiding at the tea
table were Miss Helen Calhoun, Mrs.
Richard Gasch. Miss Willard Howe.
Miss Iva Sullivan and Mrs. Lily r.
I Hunt.
The league maintains library for
! the benefit of Its members under the
direction OF Miss Helen Calhoun. Miss
Calhoun has arranged 10 have Mrs. Nj.
l. Seideman assist her on Mondays
! from II 80 10 1890 and Fridays from
$3.50 to $50 Members wishing to OBJ
tain books may do so at this time. In
order TO keep the cards up to date Miss
/ Calhoun asks that books that have been
borrowed and not recorded be turned
in as soon as possible,
Maj Robert II. TAFT OF the Bureau
OF Commercial Economics. gave an H.
/ Illustrated travel talk Saturday night
| His subject was Unknown Newfound
land" These lectures are given through
the courtesy of the president. DR.. Anita
Maris Boggs. DR.. Boggs sponsors
series OF diplomatic evenings in honor
OF the Ambassadors and Ministers OF
! the corps. Once a month she brings her
speaker into Washington In time TO
give the League OF American Pen
Women the benefit OF the lecture before
II is presented To diplomatic Washing
ton. Mai TAFT was brought here 70
! speak this evening in honor OF the Am
bassador from Great Britain. Sir Esme
| Howard
The round table. OF which Miss Alice
Heaven Is chairman. will meet Tuesday
| at IL 80. Twenty-one members are
| now enrolled in this section. A conf
| petitive essay Is 10 be written and pre-
| scented by this body at the next fellow
ship meeting. Any member in the
may obtain further information by
communicating with Miss Heaven OF
attending the round table.
! The drama group will meet February
/ | at 8 pm. Mrs. Estelle Moses, chair
man. In the afternoon the first of
the series OF non-members' book re-
views viii he given. Miss Agnes Winn
/ has selected three OF the outstanding
books OF the hour tn be reviewed.
! The monthly business meeting will
be held in the clubrooms, ll08 Six
/ tenth street. Monday at 8 pm. Every
member interested In club welfare Is
requested 10 be present
! The Writers League Of Washington
I viii meet at the Thomson School Fri
/ oav, q pm Those on program are
Mrs. ID w. Thayer. history OF the or
ganization Mrs. Everii Murphy. part
story. Mrs. Jane Love. story: Miss Tur-
ner verse Miss Hopson. synopsis.
! Al the last meeting the annual cleo
ton OF officers was held with the fol-
/ lowing result: President. Mr. M Hugh
/ irish: vice president. Miss Marie Dali
! las secretary treasurer. Mrs D. w
| Thayer. and assistant secretary. Miss
Katherine Hopson.
The short story contest was closed
and the result may be announced at
the next meeting. Plans were made
for writing n composite story
Mas Patterson and Mr.. Snider were
accepted as members.
Miss Evelyn Crane read a story The
King Looks Out OF the Window II
was we'll written and interesting II
evoked considerable discussion
Felix Schwarx read valuations. one
of his pen pictures. n midget story
! which Is In demand nj present
The sixteenth Street Heights Club
met Tuesday with Mrs Harry l.. Stroh
74lo Alaska avenue. Miss Oenevleve
Hendricks was the guest speaker OF the
afternoon. her topic being. The Life
Of an Interior Decorator" Other
guests we're Mrs. Charles Mayors. Mrs
Thomas Humphrey. former member.
Mrs, Grange Mrs. O. Il. Sweet and
Mrs. G. 3. KoontZ. The next meeting