Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
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for this month is a reception to be
gwen by the new officers to the retir-
ing officers on Thursday evening. April
Is. Much interest is being displayed
In the present art exhibit at the club
rooms, representing the work of the
following artist members: Mrs. Florence
EStabrook, water colors: Miss Clara Hill,
sculpture; Miss Blondell Malone and
Mrs. W. S. Ruckman, oil painting. The
public is cordially invited to view the
exhibit.
At the Columbian Women meeting
Tuesday Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent of the George Washington Uni
versity, made his annual address to the
membership. DR.. Marvin gave an In
teresting account of the progress of the
university during the past year and
plans for the future. During the social
hour preceding the meeting Mrs. C. E.
Hill and Mrs. William Carl Ruediger
acted as hostesses. The Girls Glee Club
of the university under the direction
of Robert Harmon, sang group of
songs. The announcement by Mrs.
Wiley, president of Columbian Women,
of gift from Emil Berliner to the
scholarship fund was greeted with en-
thusiasm. Mrs. Wiley also announced
the presentation by Miss Edna Clark
Of picture of the original thirteen
members of Columbian Women. The
picture will hang in the Columbian
Women headquarters. 1t was an
nounced that DR.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Munroe have invited the Columbian
Women to be their guests at their home
in Forest Glen for the May meeting.
Mrs. Elmer Louis Kayser, chairman
Of seating for the banquet. reported that
the number of reservations which have
been made thus far is unusually large.
Indications are that the banquet, which
will take place on Thursday at the
Chevy Chase Club, will be an outStand-
ing success. The following new men,
bers were elected Mrs. Frank w. Ballou,
Miss Clarabel r. Barnett, Miss Clara
w. Herbert, Miss Ann Snure. Mrs. AL
bert Warren, Mrs. Trueman Nicholson
Mrs. Mary Arnold Baer and Mrs. E. c.
Brokmeyer. A welcome guest at the
meeting was Miss Elizabeth Wilson, for
ner president of Columbian Women
who came from Radcliffe, where she is
studying for the degree of doctor of
philosophy. to spend the Easter holi-
days in Washington.
The Washington Readers Club met
April 2 at All Souls Church, Sixteenth
and Harvard streets. The usual bust
ness meeting included the appointment
of a nominating committee for new Off
GERS, consisting of Lenora De Grange
Virginia Bayly Blassingham, Violet
Person, Leslie Waudby and Mrs James
F. Hartnett. Two associate members,
Mrs. Caroline Wells Hall and Miss Jane
Wilson, were received into the club, and
Mrs. Florence Lyon was reinStated as an
active member The theme of the eve
ningS entertainment was Romance and
Drama" and Margaret Lendner McMuI-
len presided. Mrs. Helen Augusta CAL
houn started the program with Como, -
by Joaquin Miller Emma L. OStrander
gave Pauline Pavlovna" by Thomas
Bailey Aldrich. Alice j. Whitcomb told
the story of The Year After" by Fiske.
Wiley o. Ison recited Just YOU" by
Elizabeth Gordon. William B. Crowell
read Love and Prudence" by Story.
Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips read "A Nice
Correspondence by Frederick Locker.
The program was closed by humorous
playlet. "A Romantic Interval" in
which Mrs Grace Chamberlin took the
part of Mrs. Benson and Mr. Wiley
o. 1Son represented Mr.. Benson. The
members of the club presented a purse
containing SIS in gold to Ada Louise
Townsend, as an Easter gift. in token
Of her long services to the club in writ
ing and producing plays and other ar
tlStlc entertainment. The Shakespear-
can banquet will be held this year at
the Kenesaw, Sixteenth and Irving
streets, April %, at Z pm. Tickets may
be secured. from William E. Bryant
chairman Of the program committee.
The Maryland, Virginia and District
Regional Group of Catalogues and
ClassiflerS met at pm. April 2, at the
library of the Bureau of Railway Eco
Monies, Transportation Building. Miss
Ellen A. Hedrick, chairman presided.
The following program was given:
Cooperative cataloguing as exempli-
ned by. the catalogues of the Bureau
of Railway Economics. by Richard H.
Johnston; recataloguing the Vatican
Library, by Charles Martel; the Bureau
of Railway Economics Library, by AL
fred B. Lindsay. Officers were elected
to serve for two years: Chairman, Miss
Mary Louise Dinwiddie, University of
Virginia Library; vice chairman, Miss
Mary Lou Williams, Enoch Pratt Free
Library of Baltimore: Secretary-treas-
urer, Miss Belknap Severance, United
States Patent once Library; members
OF the advisory council-MiSs Abbie F.
Gammons, Goucher College Library;
Miss Jane Cooke Library of Congress
and Miss Mary Roberts Lloyd, Public
Library of Richmond, Va. Miss Harriet
Pierson was appointed chairman of a
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meeting In Washington of catalogues
during the American Library Associa-
ton in May.
Woman's Club of Bethesda,-Mrs
Gilbert GroSvenor will be the speaker
at the April meeting of the club, to be
held Tuesday al 2 pm. at the club
house. She will give an illustrated talk
on her recent trip to Russia and Japan.
.
shall, acting chairman, asked members
OF the club to watch for announce
nents soon to be made of dramatic
events at the clubhouse on May and
4. Mrs. 9. W. Imirie, chairman of ways
and means, announces that her COM
mittee will sponsor a dance Friday eve
ing. April 10, at the clubhouse.
The Bryn Mawr Club will meet to-
morrow from 4 to 6, with Mrs. Norman
Smith, 1910 Tracy place
The annual 'old book SALE" which the
club will hold from May 8 to May IL, is
being managed under the Craftsmanship
OF Mrs. Edgar Buckingham, who will tell
OF her plans at the meeting.
The Soroptimist Club Cancelled its
weekly luncheon at the Hotel La Fa-
yette, and instead attended the luncheons
Of the presidents of the International
Civics Clubs at the Mayfiower Hotel, on
April i. Thirty-five members of the
club were present. The board of direc-
tors held its monthly meeting at the
ONCE Of the president, Mrs. Harriet
Hawiey Locher, Earle Theater Building.
headquarters Of the Soroptimist Club.
on Thursday evening. The monthly
business meeting of the club will be held
wednesday, pm. at the La Fayette
Hotel. A committee of Soroptimists
has met with the Zonta and Quota
Clubs In order to formulate plans for
joint dinner to be held in the near flu
ture.
The University Of Minnesota Associa-
} ton will entertain at a dinner dance