Evening star., 1928-12-07
SOCIETY
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tation of those in charge to make the
affair more enjoyable than ever.

The Art Promoters Club will resume
the weekly dinner this evening at
O'Clock in the Playhouse Inn, at 1914
n street northwest, when Mrs. Gideon
A. Lyon will be the guest of honor and
will speak later at the round table con-
ference on journalism and the short
story in the Oriental studio adjoining,
followed by other speakers. No cards
have hcen issued.
delightful event or the early Winter
season Will take place Thursday night
in Barker Hall OF the Young Women S
Christian Association. where the dis
tinguished American stage star, Edith
Wynne Matthis0n. will appear in a
CrarrG recital under the auspices OF
the etQht chapter of the association,
IUr the benefit of the maintenance fund
for 1929.
Miss Matthison. celebrated for her wide
experience in classical and Shake
spcarean roles, is a great fayorite with
WashingtOnianS, and on her many ap-
ptaTanccS here in recital has greatly
added to her former laurelS on the stage.
She will present in recital form many
Of her greatest stage characters, as
plays Of her husband. Charles Ram
kennedy, with whom she has recently
appeared all over the country.
The presidents of the eight chapters
Of the association. assisted by Mrs. rred
T. Wright and Miss Mary Weaver Fox,
are in charge of the arrangements Tor
the benefit recital and tickets Tor the
event are being issued through the
chapter presidents and at the aSsocia-
ton at Seventeenth and K streets. The
committee on arrangements 1or MISS
MatthiSon'S appearance Thursday nlght
includes Mrs Arthur B. Heaton, Cleve-
land Park Chapter; Mrs. Ben I. WEB
Ster. Chevy Chase Chapter; Miss Kate
White. Dupont Chapter: Mrs. Thomas
Mitchell Mount Pleasant Chapter;
Mrs. d. Edward Clarke. Park View
Chapter Mrs George HarSCh, Piney
Branch Chapter; Mrs. George Gordon
SeibOld, Princeton Chapter, and Mrs
William A. Leetch, Georgetown Chap
ter.
The admission tickets sent out by
the committee are eXchangeable at the
Young Women'S Christian Association
for reserved seats, if desired. The de-
mand for seats already is very great.
The performance will begin at 8:l5
o'clock.
The Iowa Society will hold its first
meeting of the season Thursday at
O'Clock in the Willard. Hotel.
Coy. Gen Horace M. Towner OF Porto
Rico will be the guest of honor. An
interesting musical program has been
arranged, at the conclusion of which
a reception will be held for the governor
and the congressional delegation. Dane
ing and cards will follow until mid
night. Representative Harry E. Hull is
president of the society and Miss M.
Louis, at the Roosevelt Hotel, is secre-
tary and has charge of guest cards.
Miss Margaret West heads the COM
mlttee of ushers foI the benefit per-
formance of Cornelia Otis Skinner, who
will present a program of her original
character sketches in Memorial Con-
tinental Hall, Saturday, December IS,
under the auspices Of the Smith College
Club of Washington. Among the men,
bers of Miss Vests committee are Miss
Georgiana CroWther, Miss Margaret
Davenport, Miss Phoebe Fleming. Miss
Eleanor Hard, Miss Florence Keyes,
Miss Eleanor Relyea, Miss Elizabeth
Simms and Miss Anne Sturgis. Mrs.
Henry A. Willard, at 1888 K street, has
charge of the tickets for this benefit