Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
CONTINUED From Twelfth Page)

New York City. Other guests were Mrs.
Clarence Smith and Miss Ruth Taylor,
also of New York. and Mrs. Robert H.
Mcneil of this city.
Woman's Club Of Bethesda.-The last
entertainment of the year under club
auspices will be an evening OF music
and drama to be presented Friday eve
ming. 8 O'Clock, at the Bethesda School
auditorium on Wilson lane by the
drama section Of the fine arts depart
ment The University of Maryland
Glee Club will be the musical attraction, |
and as this will mark its initial appear
ance in suburban Washington, univer-
sity alumunae and friends are expect
ed to be present in large numbers 10
greet them. Two short plays, Living
Up to Martha" by Mrs. Edwin r. Etz
and THE Strong Tower" by Anne
Darlington, will be presented Mrs. Etz
play, which was prize winner IN the
recent Arts Club play-writing contest,
will be directed by James Otis Porter OF
Washington. with Mrs. Mauoe PoWeil
Smith and Miss Louise Massey as clup
representatives in the cast. Mrs. Geor-
ria Maury Morse Mrs. Rowland 8
Marshall Mrs, w. j. Peters and John
Knox make up the cast of the second
pIay. The we'll known work OF Mrs
Morse and the recent success OF MRS.
Peters, Mrs. Marshall and ny Knox ~
the presentation of the play, Inc
Duchess Saws Her Prayers" which won
second place in the tournament at the
WASHINGTON Drama League few weeks
ago. assume worthwhile performance.
on Nav the club will be hostess
To- the Montgomery County Federation
of Womens Clubs, the annual meeting
of that organization being scheduled 10 |
take place at the clubhouse on that
date. Mrs. John A. Fleming is chair
man of the committee in charge of the
luncheon to be given for the ofhclal
board of the federation. All club women
of the county are invited to attend the
meeting.
The all-day meeting of the hospital
committee. Mrs. w. J. Peters chairman,
will be held this month on May 10,
fromAl0 am. to 4 pm. Mrs. L. g. Pro- !
bert, county hospital chairman. Will ad-
dress the group, which will include rep
resentatives from the Woman's Club OF
Friendship Heights and Somerset and
the Woman's Auxiliary of All Saints !
Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase. TINS
will be the last of the sewing meetings |
of this committee for the year.
The work of the club for the year
will be brought to a. close on May a. !
when the last regular meeting on the !
calendar will be held at the clubhouse |
at 10 am. There will be short musl-
cal program, arranged by Mrs. Henry |
w. Classic. chairman of music. Elec-
ton of officers will take place at this
time.
The washington Readers Club will
hold its next meeting on May 8, in
stead of May 7, as previously scheouleo'
in Peirce Hall at All Souls Church,
Sixteenth and Harvard streets. The
business meeting will begin at pm,
and the entertainment will follow at
$50. "Pantomime and Rhythm" Will
be the theme of the evening, and Helen
Augusta Calhoun will preside.
The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase,
Md.-About 10 members of the nature
section, under the leadership OF MRS.
Harold G. Moulton, motored Tuesoay
to the Summer home OF Mrs. VICTOR
Whitlock at Sherwood Forest. A picnic
luncheon was enjoyed and the ladies'
studied the birds and early Spring |
flowers to be found there. The section
will meet again on Tuesday morning |
at Chevy Chase Circle for walk.
Wednesday evening the Music Sec
ton gave its Spring concert IN the
auditorium of Wesley M E. Church.
This section, which has given number
of splendid programs during the sea-
son, added still another to its record,
under the direction Of Mr.. Herndon
The Music Section will meet tomor;;
row. pm, at the Congressional
Country Club for luncheon, when the
leader of the section, Mrs. VIM. Lyles
Ofutt, will preside. The guest OF
honor will be the club president, MRS.
William C. Dennis. On the following
Sunday the Music Section wiz give
the Sunday concert at the cup;
Thursday afternoon the junior Sec
ton, Mrs. Hoover Hanger, leader, gave
n silver tea at the home of the president,
Miss Mary Jane Allen on Rittenhouse
street. Receiving with the hostess was
her mother, Mrs. Edgar Poe Allen, and
Mrs. Hanger. A short musical program
was given by Miss Richie Mclean, con-
traIto. accompanied by Miss 1leen
HAYES. Miss Hayes also gave several
piano numbers. Mrs. Dennis, president |
Of the senior club, presided in the din
ing room. =,
The May luncheon committee VIII
meet Tuesday at 10 am at the home OF
Mrs. Thomas l.. PhilltoS on Meadow
lane. At IL o'clock the membership |
committee will meet at the nome OF |
Mrs. Karl C. Corley, and at 1880 pm. |
the social section will meet at the nome |
of its chairman, Mrs. George r. MIX
kelson on LenoX street. =,
Wednesday the executive board VIII |
meet at the home of Mrs. Burton Nc
Colon for luncheon and the last board |
meeting of the year. The assisting nos
tesses will be Mrs. G. D. Snow and Mrs.
George w. M. Vinal
The following members Oh Llle CluO
hove been appointed delegates to the |
annual meeting of the Montgomery |
County Federation of Women's Clubs to |
be held at Bethesda, on Tuesday, Mrs.
William C. Dennis, Mrs. Alexander |
Ashley Mrs. Thomas Mcdonald, Mrs. |
Joseph Travers Mcguire and Mrs. r.
Harvey Sargent The alternates are |
Mrs. Eugene E. Stevens, Mrs. Marvin |
harrington, Mrs Vinal, Mrs. Richard |
B. Clayton and Miss Grace McEwen.
League of American Pen Women.
This afternoon there will be a meeting |
of the Junior League at $3.50 o'clock at |
the clubrooms at which awards Will be |
made for creative work The councillors |
for the league, Mrs. Eugene Collister, |
Mrs. w. W. Badgely and Mrs. c. |
Leonard Chambers, will be present.
Tomorrow night Miss Myrta Ethel Ca
wood, second vice president in charge |
of creative group activities for the COM |
ing year, will meet with the chairman |
of the groups at 8 pm. at the club
rooms for the purpose OF organizing |
various groups and discussing future |
plans.
The last meeting Of the fine arts |
group for this season will be held |
Thursday at pm. at the clubrooms. |
The guest speaker will be Mrs. Gilbert |
Grosvenor, who will give a talk, MY |
Summer Trip Through Siberia and |
Japan" illustrated with colored slides. |
Mrs. C. Leonard Chambers, chairman. |
of this group cordially invites all men, |
bers and friends to be present.
All manuscripts and paintings entered |