Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10

forum luncheon on Thursday at 1890
pm. at the Y. W. C. A. The speaker
will be Ivan C. Weld, president of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
His subject will be What Inauguration
Means to the District" All members
of the club are invited, and reservations
for luncheon must be made by Tuesday
evening.
The nature section will have an out
ing on Wednesday to Dyke, Va. 1t VIII
meet at Mount Vernon Station, Twelfth
and Pennsylvania avenue, at $50 am.
The George Washington University
Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, wife of the
president of the George Washington
University, gave a tea in honor OF the
Columbian Women on Tuesday after
noon. from 4 to 6 o'clock, at her home
in Tracy place She was assisted by
the officers and committee chairmen OF
the Columbian Women.
Miss Elizabeth Bates, assistant super
intendent of schools of Los Angeles. a
house guest of Mrs Marvin, gave tax
to the members. At the meeting reso-
buttons were adopted expressing the re-
gret of the Columbian Women for the
death of Miss Mary Charlotte Priest,
who was first president OF the organl-
zation when 1t was founded in 1894. and
for the death of the Rev. Cannon j..
Townsend Russell, brother OF Mrs.
Robert Bolwell.
The League of Republican women
conducted two centers of hospitality
during the four days of the Inaugural
ton. an information bureau at the
willard Hotel which furnished pro-
grams. folders and general information
to hundreds of people. The members
of the league also kept open house at
the Republican national committee
headquarters in the Barr Building SAT-
urdav. Sunday. Monday and Tuesday,
and served tea every afternoon to of1l-
cial guests and members of the league.
On Tuesday the president of the league,
Mrs. Hartman, was guest at the luncn-
con of the Republican national COM
mittee. and went with it to be re-
ceived by President and Mrs. Hoover at
the White House. On wednesday the
league gave a luncheon and reception
for Mrs, Edward E. Gam and the wom-
An members of the Republican national
committee at the Washington Club.
Representatives from 35 States were
present and responded to the introduce
tions by the president. Mrs. Hartman.
Mrs. Gam gave a few words of greet
ing. followed by Mrs. Speel. national
committeewoman for the District of CO.
lumbia. who welcomed the guests. AT
the reception following the luncheon
over 200 members and guests called to
meet Mrs. Gam and the members OF
the national committee. The league
sent regrets to Mrs. Hert, national COM
mitteewoman, for her unavoidable alb
sence by reason of illness.
The next meeting of the league Will
| take place March 18 at the Washington
Club at $3.50 pm, when the subject OF
| the forum will be THE Government oil
| the District Of Columbia"
| Political Study Club-Mrs. Frank
Morrison, president, presided at the ex-
ecutive meeting held at the Willard
Hotel March 6.
The following were presented for
membership: Mrs Gusts r. Perry, Mrs.
| s. Reed, Mrs Henry Albers, Mrs. Henry
Gordon Clay. Mrs. G. E. Cappelear. Mrs.
Gertrude Bischoff and Mrs. w. N. Tay-
| lor.
The chairman of program announced
| that Senator Duncan U. Fletcher OF
Florida will speak on "The Merchant
| Marine" at the next meeting. MISS
Esther Melick will sing, accompanied
nv Mrs. Madeline Kilerlane. Mrs. Jer-
ONE ] Iightfoot was appointed chair
man of the committee to arrange Tor
the annual breakfast which will be
given on May 20.
The Shakespeare Society Of Wash
! ;peton will meet tomorrow evening IN
| The auditorium of the Corcoran Gal
| lerv of Art at 8:l5. William E. Bryant.
vice president of the society, Will pre-
| side. IN, -,
George B. Woods, Phi. D., dean OF the
College of Liberal Arts OF American
University. whose subject Will De 'Sonae
Problems of King Lear.
The Dramatic Club of the American
University. under the direction OF Prof.
WIN Hutchins, will present act /. scene
/, of the tragedy King Lear Inc
| cast will be: Lear King of Britain. wiz
Hutchins: the King of France. James
swan. the Duke of Burgundy, S. Carl
| ton Ayers: the Duke of Cornwall. SAM
,,eI Bilbrough: the Duke OF Albany
| CLYDE Williams; the Earl OF kentS, w
willis Delaplain: the Earl of Gloucester,
Iouis Young: Edmund. James Johnson;
| a herald. Ronald Mclaughlin: men at
arms, Carl Levin and j. Harold Rlg-
| gle pages, Irene Dezendort ana Jane
Rice; Goneril, Lucille Sparks Regan
Delsie Appelana; Cordelia, CIarioei
| Eaton.
The American War Mothers led the
natriotic section of the inaugural pa
rade. They occupied cars, preceoeo
| nv their colors banner and natlonai
service flag, carried by two soldiers, TWO
sailors and two Marines, flanked by an
| Army nurse and yeomanette-tnese
eight representing the sons and daugn-
| tiers of the War Mothers who served IN
| the World War. Among those partlc1-
Mating were five national officers, IN
| Guiding the national president, Mrs
| Thomas Spencer Of Milwaukee; MRS
| William Marshall of Philadelphia, Mrs
| I,ottie Haas of New York and Mrs. M
c. O'Neill of Washington. A successful
card party was given for the oeneilt OF
| the chapter by Mrs. Eudora Sheehan
| of the chamberlain At the next meet
ing of the chapter, March %. the speak
ers will be Mrs. Harriet Rigdon and DR..
/ Bolivar Lloyd.
The Housekeepers' AIliance.-A meet
! ing is scheduled for March Is. pm.
at the Y. w. c. A.. Seventeenth and
| x streets. An illustrated lecture. using
motion pictures, will be delivered by a
/ representative of the Rayon Institute
of America. New York City, on the
DEVELOPMENT of the Rayon Industry.
and a collection of rayon fabrics will
be exhibited.
The Washington Readers Club met
/ March S at All Souls Church, Sixteenth
and Harvard streets. In addition to
the business of the club, Mrs. Gladys
Riley was elected an active member:
The subject was Comedy and Tragedy
and Wiley o. Ison presided. A dis
cussion of the theme of the evening
was started by Margaret Lendner Nc
Mullen and an open forum was con-
Quoted in which many members spoke.
LEANS Farewell to Jacob" by Pearl