Evening star., 1928-11-25

Inc EXCELSIOR LtGcrATy OAuD HlCb dt
! the home of Mrs. Emily Jarboe, Novern-
Der 20, Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle,
president. was In the chair. After
business session, the club adjourned for
the social hour. Mrs. Jarboe sang. ac-
companied by Mrs E. v. Carr. Refresh
mentS were served.
The next meeting will be held De-
cember 4 at 2 pm, with Mrs. William
Trauty, 1928 Park road.
The Burleith Garden Club held It's
November meeting at the home OF
/ Mrs. Everett Dix. In the absence of
the president. Mrs. Lucas. Mrs. Harry
Lee Parkinson presided. A talk. with
Wild Flowers" was given by DR.. Wherry
of the Department of Agriculture.
There will be no meeting of the club
| in December. After the business meet
ing refreshments were served during
social hour.
The Current Topics Club OF River
dale met at the home of Mrs. .Harleton
S. Bean November 8. The meeting
was called to order by the president.
Mrs. Edna M. Reinohl.
Mrs. C. E. Holmes gave a report, OF
the semi-annual meeting Of Prince
! Georges County Federation of Women's
Clubs.
Mrs, Luther S. NTunson. chairman of
international relations, having charge
of the program, introduced Miss Jessie
l.. Snow. executive secretary of the
Maryland branch of the League OF
Nations Non bipartisan Association Miss
Snow attended the meeting Of the
League of Nations at Geneva last Sep
tember, and gave an interesting account
of its sessions.
The club Endorsed the resolution of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs on the outlawry Of war.
There was meeting at the home Of
the president November Is of the
chairmen of the several departments
of work to plan the years program.
The guest Of the evening was Mrs.
DeForest Tinker of Little Falls, N. Y.
Members present were Mrs Edna M.
Reinohl, Mrs c. E. Holmes, Mrs. r. A.
Bennett, Mrs. E. w Bennett Mrs.
Wade Fowler. Miss N. E. Smith, Mrs.
Robert McCathran, Miss Susan Camp
bell, Mrs. John M. Harlan. Miss e.
Freeland, Mrs. w. E. Thorne, Mrs. J.
W. Bush, Mrs. T. S. Bean, Mrs L. S.
Munson and Mrs. Jessie l.. Keeley.
The next meeting will be held at the
home OF Mrs. Wade H. Fowler De-
cember 6.
The Suitland, Camp Springs and
Allentown Club met at the home OF
Mrs. A. G. Southworth Suitland, No
venber Is at pm. Mrs. j. r. Allen
presided. Twenty-four members were
present, with two guests Two men,
bers Joined at this meeting. After the
reports of the several committees, a
resolution on world peace. proposed
by the department of international
relations. was Endorsed by the club.
Miss Ethel NJ. Regon gave an inter-
market. The club voted to join the
market. Miss Regan's lesson was
Home Management" and she gave a
number Of ideas to tighten the work
in this very important department Of
the home. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Hutchinson at
Red Corners, with Mrs. r. M. Padgett
as hostess.
Washington Colony OF New England
Women.-The monthly meeting was
held at the home of the president,
Mrs. Natalie Fernald, 500 Taylor street.
Friday evening. The main feature of
the evening was the presentation to
the colony OF beautiful year books by
Mrs Hattie Palmer, the corresponding
secretary. The year books were not
only made by Mr.. o. Wendall Holmes,
donated to the colony by him. Two
interesting papers were read, one by
Miss Antoinette Peterson and one by
Mrs. Edison l.. Whitney. The colony
planned trip to Blue Plains to dis
tribute sweets to the inmates. A social
hour followed and refreshments served.
The W0man'S Auxiliary to the Rail-
way Mail Association held its monthly
meeting November II at the Capital
Park Hotel. The president, Mrs. r. D.
Apple, presided Mrs Arnold, chairman
OF the ways and means committee. re-
ported the card party held at Mrs.
Heffner's November 13 as very success
ful, both financially and socially. Mrs.
Fl. N. Link submitted paper on the
legislative needs Of the railway mail
service, especially emphasizing the steel
car bill, postal policy bill, an adequate
retirement law and the 44-hour per
week bill, known as the La Toilette
bill. Mrs. w. M. Collins gave a 10
minute parliamentary drill after which
the speaker Of the evening, w. M.
Collins national president of the Rail-
way Mail Association, was introduced.
His talk was on the railway mail serv-
Ice OF Europe es compared with that of
America.
The Washington Readers Club gave
an entertainment November is at
Barker Hall in the Y. w. C. A. Building,
when the following program was given:
Piano solo, ''Impromptu Opus CO. No.
4" tShubert, Mary C. Tighe; colonial
love lyrics, my Days Have Been So
Wondrous Free" and Beneath the
Weeping Willow Shade" (Francis Hop
kinson. first American composer). Julia
Culbreth Gray: "A Kentucky Cinde-
rella," an old nanny story IF. Hop
kinson Smith. w. Alfred Falconer:
"Iroquois Legend OF Indian Corn" (Ann
Virginia Culbertson). Helen Augusta
Colhoun, wearing an original American
lno1an costume: excerpts from some old
comic opera favorites, Grace Hazard
Wormelle, accompanied by Mary c.
Tlehe; reading. THE Cathedral Singer"
!James Lane Allen). Mrs. William C.
Johnson; a dialect number, Adam Nc
Adam" Scotch character sketch CAL
Ireo Ollvan0. and group of dialect
encores, Elizabeth M. Phillips; musical
novelty. "Wynken, Blynken and Nod
tEthelbert Nevins), and THE Funny
Little Gnome and His Big Bass Drum
(Neiolinger. Elizabeth L. Bugbce, as
sisted by other voices and by Nancy
Ellison as the gnome; a one-act COM
edy, 'Malindy's Ghost" ruth VIII
llams); cast, Lorenzo Worthinoton.
William E. Bryant: Helen Worthington,
Esther Marshman: Imogene Worthing-
ton, Virginia Bayly BlassIneham:
Slithers. the butler Eldridge Monroe
and Malindy. the servant, May Jameson
Bryant. The hall was filled and each
artist was cordially received.
Political Study Club met November
II at the Washington Club Mrs Frank
Morrison, president presiding. William
knowles Cooper gave a talk on Scan
dinaVian Countries"