Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29

The League of Republican Women
entertained at tea Friday afternoon al
Republican headquarters, go Seven
tenth street. The president, Mrs. E. A
Hartman, received the guests, assisted
by Mrs. Virginia White Speel, chairman
OF the committee for the series of teas
which will be given each month during
the season. The tea table was presided
over by Mrs. william c. Hull Mrs. p
Reynolds, Miss Pauline Whitaker ano
Mrs. Harry Perry.
Tomorrow the league will entertain al
an unusually interesting luncheon al
the washington Club at / o'clock fol
members and invited guests. Mrs. Ed
ward A. Hartman, president of the
league, will receive the guests and will
present them to Mr.. William S. Culbert-
son, formerly Minister to Rumania anC
now the United States Ambassador tc
Chile, who will give an address on Eek
perienceS Of q Diplomat Abroad"
large number Of members of the league
prominent in social and political life
will entertain guests, among the number
being Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs
Wade Ellis, Mrs. Frazier Head, Mrs
Marcus Benjamin and others.
League of American Pen Women OF
the District of Columbia.-The regular
monthly board meeting will take place
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at the
studio. The president, Mrs. E. Richard
GaSch, is urging large attendance, as
much important business pertaining to
the work Of the league from now until
the close of the present administration
in March will be transacted. "Open
house" will be observed at the studio on
New Year day from until o'clock
when the president, members of the
executive board and committee and
group chairmen will be on hand to well
come the members and their friends
After the holiday season all the groups
will again resume their activities.
The second of the series of old Eng
lish coffee house talks will be January
10 at 4:30 o'clock. Mrs. William Wolff
Smith, chairman, will present as the
guest Of honor and speaker Mr.. Harry
B. Warner, who will not only speak, but
will also present an interesting film
The league has the cooperation of Mr.
viii Hays, director of the Motion Pic
ture Producers & Distributors OF Amer
lea, in putting on this entertainment
Owing to the large demand for tickets
the coffee house will be held in the Ma
tional Press Club Auditorium.
Among those who have taken tables
and who will serve as hostesses are
Mrs. e. Richard Gasch, Mrs. William
Wolff Smith, Mrs. Nina Swain Reed
Mrs. Edward Nelson Dingley, Mrs. War
rem N. Akers, Mrs. Ernest R. Grant
Miss Agnes VIM and Miss Patricia Poe
Bennett.
Le CercIe Francois de Washington
LES Precieuses Ridicules," was received
on Wednesday evening by M. and
Nine. Dore Walton at their home, 2030
Fifteenth street northwest. The meet
ing was opened by the president, M
william j. Wallis, and after the read
ing of the minutes Of the previous meet
ing by NJ Charles H. Probert Mile
Helen Walton sang two selections by
Hahn. She was accompanied at the
piano by Mile. Martha Stevens.
Nine. CASTOR de Bouy recited La
Patrie," by Edward Siebecker; "Le
Carillonner de NoeP' and "LAmour, y
Stevens then played piano solo, Mutt
de Mai" by Palingren, followed by "Juba
Dance" of Dett. Nine. Anne Yago Nc
Cooley continued the program with q
vocal solo, "Obstination," by Fonteneille
responding to an encore with mon
Occur S'Oeuvre a Ia Voix" from Sam
son ct Delilah." The piano accompani-
ment was played by Mile. Martha
Stevens. M. Arthur Lebel read LA
Statue dun Homme d'Etat," by Louis
Veuillot. He then joined with M. Will
dialogue, "A Ia Chambree," by Matrat
and Fordyce M. Henry Lazard gave sew
eral anecdotes under title of "Des
Betises ct Encore DIES Betises."
Twentieth Century Club will meet
January at IL am. in Barker Hall
Y. w. G. A., when w. B. Clarkson, as
sistant to the president of the CheSa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co., will
ments in the Telephone Industry" The
talk will be illustrated in part. Mr.
Clarkson will be the guest of the presi-
dent, Mrs. George F. Bowerman, at q
luncheon following the meeting.
Tomorrow at IL o'clock the beginners
class in French will meet at the home
of Mrs. Charles j. Brand. On January
the section of parliamentary law will
meet at the Y. w. G. A.. Mrs. Ellwood
P. Morey, vice chairman of the section,
will conduct the meeting, which will in
clude the diagram Of parliamentary
motions and the different classes Of mo-
tons and forms.
Council Of Jewish WOmen.-The close
of the year finds the members of this
organization looking forward to active
Pal IAClpdIVOIl III OLlc 1OIIAlCOHlulS OIlVc
of the Community Chest, which starts
early in January. The Juanita Nye
Council House, which was originally a
gift to the Council of Jewish Women
as an outlet for its social service activi-
ties in Southwest Washington, is an
active member of the chest and men,
bers Of the organization will take an
active part in the forthcoming drive.
The Writer'S League of Washington
will meet at the Thomson Community
Center Friday evening at 8 o'clock DR.
Lee will speak of the fairy tales of his
native land, and others on the program
are DR.. Barron. Fred Mclaughlin, Mr.
Coe and Miss Escher for short stories
and Mr.. Colcord for verse. All inter-
ested in writing are invited.
At the last meeting feature story
contest was announced, with three
prizes to be awarded. First prize, SIS;
second and third prizes of $3.50 each