Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20

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your activities.
Womens City Club.-Members and
guests will assemble at 430 o'clock this
afternoon at tea at the clubhouse, ~
jackson place. Each section of the
club has been invited to have one MEM
Der of the respective group as assisting
hostess. All club members are invited.
Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, director OF the
club chorus, announces the celebration
of the third birthday anniversary with
a banquet in the ballroom of the club
tomorrow at $50 pm. Mrs. Lyons Will
preside. Mrs Joseph M. Stoddard,
president of the District of Columbia
Federation of Music Clubs, will give an
account of her attendance at the feS-
rivals in Munich, Salzburg and Bay
reuth. Miss Jessie MacBride. former
music critic for local newspaper and
ct present publicity chairman for the
Junior Theater of Workman Park, Will
talk on experiences of her trip abroad.
Other club members who have soJourned
in Europe will give five-minute talks on
their experiences. Mrs. J. G. Byron,
Maryland State president of Federation
of Music Clubs, will be the guest Of
honor of Mrs. C. A. Gardner at the
dinner. Mrs. Merritt o. Chance will
be guest of the section. Reservations
open until II am. at the club desk. All
club members are invited.
Mrs. J. Edwin Reid, president of the
Monday bridge section, will be hostess
tomorrow afternoon to members of the
section when party day" is observed.
Donald Craig will be the honor guest
and speaker at the meeting of the cur
rent events section Tuesday at 4:50
pm. Mrs. Grace Ross Chamberlin will
Introduce the speaker. All members Of
the club are invited. Guest privileges.
Members of the club who are guaran-
tors of the new Community Drama
Guild are Judge Mary O'Toole, Mrs.
Virginia White Speel, Mrs. Merritt O.
Chance, Mrs. Edith Sears. Mrs. Edith
o. Fitzgerald, Miss Ethel Bagley Miss
Anna Laws, Miss Mary E. Lazenby, Mrs.
william j. LaVarre, Mrs. Fannie O..
Merchant, Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, Miss
Grace Osgood, Mrs. E. E. Hilton, Miss
v. S. Benjamin, Mrs. Edith O. Heidel,
Mrs. j. Leo Kolb, Mrs. Grace Ross
Chamberlin, Mrs. Gladys Middlemiss,
Miss Gertrude Walter, Miss Fay Bentley,
Mrs. Goodwin P. Graham, Miss Florence
Ward. Mrs. I. B. Dodson and Mrs.
Elinor Oke. THE Dover Road" will be
at the new Mckinley High School,
January % and "a. Many club men,
bers are also listed in the subscribers
roster, and win attend in groups.
Mrs. Edith Ogden Heidel. chairman
OF the drama unit, Is author of the
drama Empty Arms" one of the two
one-act plays to be presented at the
club Wednesday. January 80, at 500
pm, in an initial production. It Is the
seventh play from this authors pen.
Mrs. Heidel is well known in dramatic
activities, winning four times in sue
CesSion the Arts Club prize, and last
year the prize of the Drama League
of the District with the play Cattle"
which was presented at the Wardman
Park Theater. The other play to be
given, comedy called "It," is a story
of artists and is said to be clever and
amusing. Players for both the acts
have been chosen from the drama unit
with the addition, of Ed Muth, Paul
Hunter and Rawley Donohue, who acts
In and directs the comedy. Mr.. Dono-
hue also arranged the music.
Mrs. Charles Alger, chairman of the
law and legislation committee, will pre-
side at forum luncheon to be given
Saturday, January 26, at pm. Dis
trict Legislation" WIN be the subject un-
der discussion. Active members of the
committee are Miss A. D. Hechmer,
Miss Virginia Diedel, Mrs. Bertha Tay-
lor Voorhorst, Mrs. Lawton Miller, Miss
Mary Atkins, Miss Margaret Vail, Miss
Laura Berrien. Mrs. William Lee Cor
bin is chairman of the forum luncheon
committee. Committee members are:
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, Mrs. Ell
lis Meredith, Mrs. Charles Alger, Mrs.
In ~V,ln
and Miss Phyllis Robinson. Members
Of the club are invited to make reser-
vationS. Guest privileges.
Mrs. Frederic Whippler, chairman of
me community chest committee, is
urging that club members make their
contribution to the chest through the
club committee. In this manner a re-
port of contributions could be made to
the club. Thursday afternoon Mrs. e.
wood Street, wife of the director Of the
Community Chest, met with the club
committee, giving a talk on the sub
ject. A group Of more than 20 club
members are listed for campaign &C.
tivity. Attractive posters have been
placed in the clubrooms as reminders
the work Of Mrs. Helen Montague
Tuesday evening free and easy auc-
ton section gave party. an annual
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house betterment committee. Members
of the club interested In the art of
playing bridge will find instruction
given from to 8 o'clock. Guest priv
1leges. Miss Media Martin has charge
Of the guest register.
Presidents Day. will be observed
Thursday afternoon, when Mrs. Mer-
rift o. Chance will meet members in
formally from to o'clock.
VoteIess District of Columbia League
of Women VOters.-Mrs. Lyman B
Swormstedt is chairman of the COM
mittee that is sponsoring card party
to be given February %, at the Willard
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, league
president, and Mrs. Clara w. Smith
committee secretary, will assist. Sub
chairmen are Mrs. HARDWOOD, ticket
distribution; Mrs. Laura A. Bradley
ticket printing Mrs. Louis Ottenbery
prizes; Mrs Charles L. McNary, pa.
tronesses; Mrs. Helen Gardner Cotton
equipment; Mrs. w. G. Harlee, candy
and Mrs. Grattan Kerans, publicity.
Mrs. Doyle announces new commit
tees for further activity--Revision OF
constitution, Miss Florence Stiles, chair.
man: Mrs. George Eastment Mrs. w
G. Harlee. Legal status Of women
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell, chairman
Mrs. Jennie O. Berliner, Mrs. j. Blaine
Gwin, Miss Bonnie M. Custenborder
Mime. Knynitski, j. Lester Pollock
Nominating-Mrs. George Kicker, Mrs
John M Hager. Mrs. Louis Gutenberg
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