Evening star., 1928-12-30
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

toration for reference and use of some
old Colonial records and books in Vlr-
ginia.
The next meeting of the national
board will be January %, at which time
there will be many out-of-town ma
tional officers and State regents present.
The Abracadabra Club met Wednes-
dav evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank j. Metcalf on Ingraham
street. The president, John M. Syl-
vester was in the chair. Responses to
roll call were current events" The
speaker of the evening was Arturo Y.
Casanova, who gave a paper on one
Casanova" who lived in Venice about
1850. The club sang Christmas carols
A humorous reading was given by
Joseph H. Bait. Following the social
hour the club adjourned to meet next
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
l.. Whitney.
The WOman's Club of Woodside was
entertained December 19 at the home
of Mrs. Howard DoZier, North Wood
side. Fifteen members and 10 invited
guests attended.
The club heard Prof Elmer L. Kayser,
secretary of George Washington Uni
versity, who talked at the conclusion of
the business meeting on the subject
THE Function of an Urban University"
giving examples of various universities
to illustrate his points. Prof. KaySer
told of ways in which university in
large city must adapt itself to meet
the needs and desires of the COM
munity. This adaptation takes place
not only in locality, but in curriculum
and in method and content of the
actual instruction.
The first meeting of the club after
the holiday will be January 2, at the
home of Mrs. w. f. Bradley and Mrs.
H. S. Elkins. Mr.. Elkins will speak at
that time on recent photographers.
Takoma Park Women's Club.-As the
regular club day falls on New Year day
the meeting is postponed until January
Is, when luncheon will be served at
the Baptist Church of Takoma Park
at l pm. to all paid-up members. A
program to which members and friends
are invited will follow. The ladies of
the art department have charge of the
meeting with Mrs. G.. I. Jackson as
chairman of the luncheon committee,
Mrs. Frederick Pratt chairman of the
program and Mrs. F. c. Lincoln chair
man of the committee for decorating.
The art department met December
13 at the home of Mrs A. Wetmore with
Mrs. E. P. Walker and Mrs. F.. C. Lin
coin assisting in serving luncheon.
TWenty-three ladies were present, and
the afternoon was spent in making bas-
kerry under direction of Mrs. Grove.
The bridge department met December
18 at the home of Mrs. Doran S. Platt.
This department will have charge of
card party to be given at the Takoma
Theater Hall January 90 at pm
The Housekeepers' Alliance met De-
cember Il at the Young Women's Chris
tan Association headquarters, and Mrs.
Ruth HanStord Snodgrass, president,
presided. After a. business session Miss
Georg1e Robertson read paper on the
effects Of tobacco and aspirin The
speaker OF the meeting was Frank G.,
Ashbrook of the Bureau OF Biological
Survey, Department of Agriculture, who
had as his subject THE Most Popular
North American Furs." Mrs. Snodgrass
sang Christmas songs, accompanied by
Mrs. S. T. Papas.
The SOrOptOmist Club was enter
tanned at its weekly luncheon at the
La Fayette Hotel Wednesday by Mrs.
Lloyd E. Harder, who rendered two
Christmas songs, "St. Nicholas Day in
the Morning" and There is a Song in
the Air" Her accompanist was her
daughter.
One of the members of the club Miss
Matte Gibson, superintendent of Chill
dren's Hospital, told of the Joy that the
toys sent by the club gave to the little
ones in the Children's Hospital.
Miss Nora Huffman had as her guests
at the luncheon Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E.
Harder and daughter; Miss Emma
Payne had~as her guest Miss Anna
BranSon, and Miss Esther McClary of
New York was the guest of Miss Mar
guerite Sitgreaves.
The club was entertained at an eve
ming party by one of its members. Mrs.
Jerome Lightfoot last night, at her
home, 1851 Wisconsin avenue.
The Writer'S League of Washington
will meet at the Thomson School Jan
uary at 8 pm. The president, NJ
Hugh Irish, will give talk on market
ing manuscripts, discussing the relative
value of the different markets from the
viewpoint of the writer.
The league welcomes to it's member
ship both professional writer's and as
pirants of ability who have not yet
arrived" The league meets every
other week on alternate Fridays. At
each meeting manuscripts are read by
their authors. Afterward the stories
are discussed and criticisms for i'm
provement suggested including advice
as to STABILITY and tentative markets
Once month there is an address by
an authority in some literary field The
league offers cash prizes to its members
for the best stories or verse submitted
The next prize contest for the best
poem submitted by member of the
league closes March /. New members
admitted to membership before that
date are eligible to enter the contest.
ANY one interested in writing in any