Evening star., 1928-10-14

Women's City Club.-Members of the
membership committee. with the chair
man. Miss Ethel Bagley, will be host
esses at the tea this afternoon from 4:3C
until O'Clock The newly elected men,
pers and those approved at the Mid
summer board of directors meeting have
been specially invited. All club men,
bers are invited to attend. Mrs. Merritt
o. Chance, president. will be present to
meet the members informally.
Mrs. Laura A. Bradley and Mrs. Ly-
man B. Swormstedt are co-chairmen
who have completed arrangements for a
card party to be held afternoon and eve
ming, Wednesday, October II in the
clubhouse This is termed radio card
party, since the proceeds will be used
TO purchase the attractive radio which
has been installed in the ballroom.
Members can now listen-in to all events
OF national Importance. such as the elec-
ton returns on November 6. Reserva-
tions of tables for this party arc still
open. Refreshments will be served. and
an award will be made AT each table as
well as an attractive door award which
will be presented at the close of the
evening party. Mrs. Bradley and Mrs.
Swormstedt have charge Of tickets, Miss
Myrtle Bum and Mrs Wymond H.
Bradbury awards; Mrs. Edgar T. Brown,
cards and tables: Mrs. George Eastment.
candy Mrs Patrick Gallagher, commit
tee publicity.
The house committee. with Mrs. j.
Garfield Riley. chairman. has made the
clubhouse most attractive by redecorat-
ing and refTnishing much Of it. This
work was accomplished during the
months of club inactivity. and express
sions of admiration and approval of the
changes by members returning from
vacationing is heard in every quarter.
Miss Roberta Tull has accepted the
advertising Craftsmanship for the club
bulletin of which Mrs. Goodwin Graham
is editor and Miss M. Helen Palmer IS
associate editor. The cover design is
facsimile of the doorway of the club
house. % Jackson place. used during
the administration of Theodore RooSe-
welt as the temporary White House
while repairs were being made on the
White House proper.
Mrs Merritt o. Chance. president.
will be "at home" informally at the
clubhouse Thursday afternoon from 3 to
6 o'clock to members of the club Mrs.
Chance has invited all chairmen of COM
nlittees to meet with her at 4 pm on
this date Tea will be served.
William Knowles Cooper. who spoke
West" at the meeting of the current
events section Tuesday afternoon. was
enthusiastically received. Mrs. William
z. Chamberlin is chairman of this sec
tion, which meets on the second and
fourth Tuesdays each month. All club
members are invited to attend.
The thimble section meets each We'd
1esday from IL until l pm. to sew
for charity" Mrs. John Allen Munson
invites all members to have part in
this work either as active or contribut-
ing members A card party is being
planned for the afternoon and evening
OF November 2. Reservations are now
being made.
The Tuesday evening free-and-easy
suction section meets each week at 7:30
o'clock. Instruction in the science of
bridge is given from to o'clock. Miss
Hazel Swift is chairman and Miss Media
Martin hostess. assisted by Miss Five
Mcnamara. Mrs c. C. Cable instructs
Mrs. J. Edwin Reid, chairman of the
Monday bridge section. invites all club
members who play bridge to attend the
organization meeting for the season at
the clubhouse October % at / 80 pm.
Rules for playing will be voted upon.
Of1cers of this section are: Mrs. Reid,
chairman: Mrs Frederick Yates. vice
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vice chairman; Mrs A. B. Wilson, sec
retary; Mrs. A. B. Arnold. treasurer. and
Mrs. A. S. Maddox. Mrs. T. H. Dawson
and Mrs Edgar T. Brown, board men,
hers.
The first of a series of talks on the
history and government of the District
of Columbia will be given Saturday at a
dinner at $50 in the clubhouse by
Charles Moore. chairman Of the Fine
Arts Commission. who will speak on the
era of L'Enfant's planning The talk
will be illustrated with slide. Miss
Mary Lazenby, chairman of parks and
7o1ing, has arranged the program for
the series of historical talks, dividing
the history into four periods and secur-
ing speakers for each. Mrs. Merritt o.
Chance will preside. Reservations are
now being made. Club members are
invited to attend the after-dinner talk
II unable to secure reservations.
The classes in French and Spanish
have resumed study and are meeting
Kegularly with continued enrolment.
The drama and music sections are
under way and regular meetings are
being held
Members attending the business meet
ing Wednesday evening were invited to
tsrry after the close of the meeting and
partake of refreshments. Mrs. J. Gar
field Riley presided at the coffee urn
and was assisted in serving by members
OF the board and house committee.
Twentieth Century Club Notes.-The
nature section will have an outing We'd