Evening star., 1928-10-07
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

> ir1E. Mrs. c. C. Cable will assist in in
structing beginners from 8 until 9
| O'Clock. Mrs. Lawrence Becker, instruc-
/ tor. who was hostess during the Sum-
mer is taking a vacation trip to Chicago
until after the holidays.
The sports section groups have as
chairman. Miss Margaret Carmody;
gymnasium. Miss Virginia Diedel: hik-
ing. Miss Sue Peck; bowling, Miss Helen
G. O'Neill: riding, Mrs. Leon B, Hord.
Members interested in these sports as
we'll as swimming are signing up with
the various groups. making ready for
, the seasons activities.
Twentieth Century Club-The first
monthly meeting for the season was
held October 4. II am. at the Press
Club Auditorium. The speaker was DR..
Edwin E. Slosson. director Of Science
Service. who spoke cntertainingly
on the subject. Science in Poetry,
giving many illustrations. DR., SlosSon
was at one time literary editor Of the
Independent and associate professor In
the Columbia School Of Journalism, He
is the author Of many books, among
them Creative Chemistry. Sermons
of Chemist" and Snapshots OF
Science"
At the annual business meeting Of
the club in May the following officers
were elected: President. Mrs. George F.
Bowerman: first vice. president, Mrs.
Will c. Barnes; second vice president,
Mrs. Walter Husband recording secre-
tary. Mrs Sidney H. thompson cor
responding secretary. Mrs. Elwood }.
Way; treasurer. Mrs. Glenn S. Smith:
assistant treasurer. Miss Jane r.
NasI c L
Mrs. Ernest P. Bicknell. Mrs. Harvey
w Wiley. Mrs. Lyman B. SwormStedt,
Mrs. Caleb S. Miller. Other directors
elected in 1927 are Mrs. William H.
Heron, Mrs. Ellwood p, Morey, Mrs.
Joshua Evans, jr.. Mrs. Frederic E.
harrington. Mrs Gilbert H. Grosvenor.
Chairmen of committees and sections
appointed by the board of directors are
as follows: Program. Mrs. Francis
Walker; membership. Miss Grace Will
lis; finance, Mrs. James K. McClintock;
hospitality, Mrs. w. B. Brayn: press.
Mrs. Charles j. Brand: printing. Mrs.
Alfred H. Brooks: uShers. Mrs. Geof-
frey Creyke; social, Mrs. Paul Brockett
archaeology, Mrs. John Lowe: art, Mrs.
o. L. Veerhof: civicS, Mrs. George A.
Kicker; education, Mrs. Thomas w.
Sidwell; international outlook. Mrs.
Walter Husband; literature, Mrs. George
R. Putnam; music, Mrs. Eugene ByrneS;
nature, Mrs. Leo D. Miner; parliament
tary law, Miss Emma Strider.
The nature section is invited to Mrs
Bowermans country place Wednesday.
Members will meet at Twentieth and P
streets at ii am. Those who will
attend are asked to phone Mrs. D.
Agnew Greenlees. Mrs. Edmond Platt
or Mrs. S. D. Miner. so that arrange
ments may be made for transporta-
ton.
The first forum luncheon of the civic
section will be held at the Y. w. c. A.
Thursday, the 18th, at 1890 pm.
Gideon Lyon, assistant editor of The
Evening Star, will talk on the needs
OF Washington. One of the board of
directors of the new Community Chest
Association will speak briefly.
Mrs. Godfrey Creyke, chairman of
the ushers. gave a tea on Wednesday
for the newly elected members of her
committee, who are Mrs. Karl Fenning.
Mrs. Abner Ferguson, Mrs. Rutland
Beard, Mrs. Stephen Olop Mrs. L. L.
Harter, Mrs. Russell Mcbride, Mrs.
w. j. Peters, Miss Jenaida Merriam,
Mrs. A. F. Fowler and Mrs. r. D.
Stimson.
Mrs. George A. Kicker, chairman of
the civic section, entertained the ex-
ecutive committee of that section on
Monday at luncheon. Plans were dis
cussed for the work Of the year. All
members of the club are invited to take
part in what promises to be a most
interesting study for all residents of
Washington.
The Columbian Women of the George