Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONDUCTED BIZ MAMIE LANCASTER.

ANNIE LANCASTER.
| house Friday at 6:15 pm. for the an
nual dinner meeting and election.
The present officers are: Mrs. James
Fisher, vice president; Mrs. W. L. Holt
recording secretary: Mrs. James A.
Rolls. corresponding secretary, and Miss
Angie Beckwith, treasurer
The University of Michigan women
are interested in the Elsie Hadley White
educational fund, and have q senior in
the university who will graduate in
June.
The Twentieth Century CIub.-There
Will be no meeting of the art section
tomorrow as scheduled, owing to the
| absence from the city of the speaker,
Mrs. Gilbert GroSvenor.
The art section was the guest of the
Art and Archaeology League Saturday
evening at Gunston Hall. Mrs. Mitchell
Carroll spoke on Greek Women in
Legend and History"
The archaeology section will meet at
the home of its leader, Mrs. josephine
Lowe, 1922 Woodlcy road, Tuesday at
2:45 pm. Mrs. Charles H. Merwin will
speak on EARLY Habitations of Euro
pean Man"
The nature section will have an in
door meeting at the Y. w. G. A. We'd
nesday at pm. Mrs. Robert Reese Of
Alexandra will tell about the birds seen
by President Roosevelt In the White
House grounds.
New members admitted to the club
at the January meeting were: Miss
Margaret Mould, Mrs Hugh Cummings.
Mrs. Arthur Seaton and Mrs. Edward
Keys.
The Woman's Alliance of All Souls
Church tUnitarian) will meet Friday
evening. pm. in Pierce Hall, Fifteenth
and Harvard streets.
Clifford K. Bergman, cartoonist Of
The Evening Star, will give talk at the
meeting, which is joint session of the
Woman's Alliance and Laymans League.
Mr.. Bergman will display with words
and charcoal the high and humorous
lights of 10 presidential campaigns from
President Cleveland to Mr.. Hoover in
which he has participated.
A string quartet organized by Mrs
Rowland Dyer will furnished music. A
social hour will follow, with Mrs.
Edward Horton, hostess.
Daughters Of Union Veterans of the
Civil War, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey
Tent, had its public installation jan
uary 7, when Jennie L. Hamilton, in
stalling officer, had for her assisting
staff all past tent presidents. The re-
firing president, Ollie c. Johnson, pre-
sented each of her retiring officers with
gift of appreciation and had the
honor Of receiving her past presidents
badge from Mrs. Rees, who, with Judge
John Rees, commander chief, of
Broken Bow, Nebr., were guests. Mrs.
Hamilton, who voluntarily retired after
IL consecutive years, received many
beautiful tokens for her long, untiring
service The new officers installed were
President. Miss Ellen NJ Meyers; senior
vice president, Anna c. Horn; junior
vice president, May F. Lands; chap
lain, Edith r. Bugbee; treasurer, Kath-
ryn G. Rain; council members, Jennie
L. Hamilton, Margaret Bradt, Addie C..
Hickman; patriotic instructor, Mary v.
Fauth; secretary, Anna Hage: guide,
Grace T. Newlen: guard, Martha Man
gum; assistant guard, Dora Peake;
press correspondent, Norma Budke: nu-
stefan, Hermione Sutton; color bearers,
Anna C. Ecker, Cora L. Mandy, Nan
Slattery and Charlotte M. Cary.
Miss Meyers was indicted into office
by Past President Miss Hamilton, as
sisted by Mrs. Mary Van Ness Fauth.
became a resident of this city. During
the past year she took course in the
School of Politics conducted by the
D. G. League of Republican Women. She
is past matron of Bethany Chapter, No.
"a, Order of the Eastern Star.
The Abracudabra Club met Wednes-
day evening at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Edison L. Whitney, on Oakwood
Terrace, with the first vice president
Mrs. oliver H. Hillman. presiding. The
responses to roll call were Famous
Beauties" DR.. Whitney gave an ac-
count of his trip to Europe during the
past Summer Mrs. Frank s. Ray gave
book review of Rugged Water" by
Joseph Lincoln. After a social hour the
club adjourned to meet next on the
occasion of its annual banquet.
Park View Women's Cuba travesty
on New Year cabaret party was the
feature of program given at the meet
ing held January 8. The hostess OF
the evening was Mrs. George Evans of
752 Rock Creek Church road, assisted
by Mrs. Charles Ruoff and Mrs. Koob.
Mrs. Evans presided at the business
meeting Due to the illness Of several
chairmen, committee reports were
limited.
Mrs. Smith announced that the next
meeting of the read, mark and learn
committee will be held at the home of
Mrs. I. E. Clark, 1914 Farragut street,
the evening of January %. The pro-
gram will be devoted to American music
and will be presented by Mrs. Todd
Mrs. Koob was placed In charge OF
obtaining the names OF those desiring
to attend the District Federation meet
ings each month.
Mrs Dalwick, civic welfare chairman
was authorized to request the TRAFFIC
Bureau to place stop signs on Park
place at each corner from Rock Greek
Church road to Kenyon street.
All members were in costume and
| following the adjournment of the bust
ness meeting the evening was turned
over to Nine, Dahlwig MRS. George
Dalwick) as manager of the cabaret
| The hostess was Nine. Yvette (Mrs
| Ivy Ashburn) The program opened
with the latest jazz arrangement OF
the sextet from Lucia de Hammer
moor" given by the newly formed JAZZ
| orcneStra consisting OF Miles. SalSOn
Murrois and Dahlwig (Summer, Muir.
ray and Dalwick). Senorita de Ia
Stitt MRS. Edward Stitt) appeared In
Spanish dance and was followed by
recitation with the orchestra assist
ing. The orchestra rendered severa
/ hits.
Nine. Yvette offered a prize for the
best. 1929 resolution. The prize wa:
won by Mrs. Brooks. During refresh
ments, which were served at cabaret
| tables, Nine Yvette and Nine. Dahlwie
sang several grand opera selections.
The evening was voted great sue
cess and was closed with most un.
usual exercise, the unwilling of a recen
presentation to the president, statue
Of the only woman who liked to write
.