Evening star., 1928-05-13
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

am at the home Of Mrs Edward G,
Thomas. KirkSide, Silver Spring. MIS-
Lyman =. Swormstedt will be in charge
Of entertainment and Mrs. Louis Simon
IN charge of luncheon, Each will be
assisted by a large committee.
The Shakespeare Society held its last
regular meeting of the SEASON May Z.
when Prof E. F. Ericsson on the uni-
versity of Maryland gave an interest
ing and instructive paper OH The
Regulation of the Press in tse Eliza
hetnan Period" The dramatic num-
Der consisted Of cne:umed scene from
King Richard Ill" directed by Gar
Lady Anne and Richard were excel
lently portrayed by Mrs. Aurora Poston
and Mr. Ruebsam.
The president, Dr. E, v. Wilcox.
called a special meeting OF members
for this afternoon at his home. 33
West Irving street, Chevy Chase, for
important business.
The banquet, which closes the season,
will be held May l6 in the Young
WomenS Christian Association Build
inc. Seventeenth and Is streets. inc
speaker will be John J. DAILY, dramatic
critic of the Washington Post, whose
subject will be The Relative Appeal
of Shakespeare and Modern Plays.
Mrs. Carolyn Norton Bost, contralto,
accompanied by Miss Louise Dickens.
will sing two groups of Shakespeare
lyrics. "Hark, Hark, the Lark" Who
Is Sylvia" 20 Mistress Mine" and
Come Away Death" The Willow
Song" and There Was Lover and
His Lass
The souvenir programs will have
prints of photographs taken by DR..
wilcox of the handsome Shakespeare
monument in Sydney, Australia.
The banquet is open to Others than
members and terms may be had of
Mrs. E. V, Wilcox.
League Of Republican Women of the
District of Columbia.-Mrs. James j.
Davis. wife of the Secretary OF Labor,
opened her home to the members OF the
league and their invited guests Monday.
Mrs. E. A. Hartman, president OF the
league, received, assisted by Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. Alvin r Hcrt. vice chairman Of the
Republican national committee, and
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, newly elect
ed national committeewoman from the
District of Columbia.
Prior to the reception reports were
read from representatives OF the party
| from MARYLAND and Virginia relative to
prediction work in their respective
States.
| A program of songs was rendered by
Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl. soloist OF the
First Congregational Church.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick was the guest
of honor and speaker Mrs. McCor-
mick sketched the rise of the Repub-
| lican woman voters in Illinois through
| the medium of small clubs. in town.
ships. municipalities. and on to the
larger units and eventually the State.
| The speaker was well qualified to tell
/ this story, having recently felt the bene-
/ fit of such compact organization In her
| election in the primary as representa-
| tive at large to the National Congress.
| Four cabinet ladies listened to Mrs.
| Mccormick, the hostess. Mrs. Wilbur,
Mrs. Jardine and Mrs. Hoover, who. no
doubt was making notes.
Assisting in the dining room were
Mrs. Charles T. Deneen. Mrs. Guy d.
Goff, Miss Grace Burton. Mrs. Marion
Butler and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman.
At the recent meeting of the execu-
tive body of the league report was
given OF the work of the legislative
committee, with Mrs. Charles Alger as
chairman. This committee functions
during the session OF Congress and has
the duty of bringing TO the organiza-
/ ton digest of pending legislation.
A letter congratulating Mrs. Virginia
White Speel on her election to succeed
Mrs. Harry Wardman as national COM
mitteewoman was authorized Flowers
were sent TO Mrs. Frank Mondell, who
has been III. Flowers were also sent TO
Mrs, James J. Davis In acknowledgment
of her courtesy to the members Of the
league.
The next meeting of the league will
~ A a. Cf
Marion Butler.
The American Association of Univer.
sify Women.-The speaker at the Mon
! day tea will be Mrs. John Ihlder whose
work in reviying the old beauties OF her
garden enables her TO speak with au-
thority on her subject for the afternoon
Small Gardens and Their Possibilities
Mrs. Edward Browne will introduce the
| speaker. and the f1ostcsses for the after
noon are Miss Nellie Brown and Miss
| Claribel Barnett. assisted by Mrs.
Ernest r. Burchard, Mrs Avery Coon
| ley Mrs. Fernando Cuniberti Miss
Carrie May Davis, Mrs. Harry A. Hay
wood and Mrs. T. M. Knappen.
| Monday at 7;45 pm. the advanced
| pre-schOol study group will meet and on
| Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 the beginners
pre-school study group will hold ses-
! HAOSl Vii at .tO
Mrs. Norman Titus will lead the round
table on international relations
| DR.. Winifred Richmond OF st Eliza
beth's will give her last lecture Of the
| year in closing the course on Modern
/ Approach TO Problems OF Personality"
| on Friday al 7:4S pm. at the club house.
Her subject will be Modern Views OF
/ Personality" and there will be time for
discussion and questions
District Of Columbia Chapter.
Daughters of Founders and Patriots of
| America. held It's May meeting at the
Methodist Building. the hostess being
| Mrs. Quincy A. Gates. The president.
Miss Lillian A. Norton. presided. An
| nnal reports Of officers were given.
Two new names were presented for
membership. The following officers
we're elected for the ensuing year
President Miss Lillian A. Norton, vice
president. Mrs. Leon H. Herbert, re-
cording secretary. Mrs. Stephen J. Muir
piiy; corresponding secretary Mrs. Ed
son l.. Whitney: treasurer. Miss Marian
White; registrar. Mrs. Francis A. St
Clair. historian, Mrs Grace r. MeekB:
color bearer Or. Laura b. G Hawkins
chaplain, Mrs Ellsworth A, Corhett.
c0uneiiorg-~terms 70 expire 1881
Mrs. Redwood Vandcgrift Mrs John
O. Christopher and Mrs. Margaret q
De Wolf: 10 I'LL vacancies Ia terms 10
expire 1880. Mrs. Charles v SticfeI and
Miss Eunice Whitney. The president
distributed printed copies of the ad-
dress of welcome Of the national prcGi-
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