Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01


House was so successfully carried out
3 years ago. To carry out the ides
literary symposiumS will be held the
second Friday during December, jan
uary, February and March at 4:3O
O'Clock, the date for the first one being
December IS. On these occasions the
members of the league and friends will
be given an opportunity to hear discus
| sionS of literary topics by men and
Assisting Mrs. Smith with her plans
| are the president, Mrs. E. Richard
Gasch! the chairman and vice chair
| man OF ways and means, Mrs. Nina
Swain Reed and Miss Patricia Poe
Bennett, and the following committees
Hospitality, Mrs. Edward Nelson Ding
ley, Mrs. w. S. Ruckman and Mrs. Lily
r. Hunt; tickets, Mrs. Evelyn Sheriff.
and Mrs. Anne G. Manchester. The
sturentS' group will assist in serving
The Coffee House is open to the gem
eral public. Tickets will be on sale every
afternoon at the studio from to 6
o'clock.
| Home Economics ASSOciation.-"I
would rather iron two American dresses
than one sleeve of this DRESS" said Miss
Emma Veitech of CZechoslovakia, as
she appeared in native costume before
the textile and clothing section of the
association this week. Others who dis
cuSSed the economic and artistic phases
| OF European costumes were Sylvia Paw
| louSch and Karla DrokeS, also from
Czechoslovakia: Gertrude Thomi, from
| Switzerland, and Miss Lembach from
| Denmark.
Miss Madge j. Reese, Office of CO.
| operative extension work, United States
Department of Agriculture, who has
recently returned from her second offi-
cial trip to Hawaii, presented interest
ing Japanese and Chinese costumes fea-
| turing the materials, construction, orna-
| mentation and historic interest of each
costume. Miss Sarah USuda of George
town modelled In the tropical japanese
costume for young women, while Miss
Marion Lee wore Chinese costume.
Miss Leonila Lloyd wore ceremonial
| Japanese robe Of early date and various
members of the home economics as
| ISOLATION modelled in rare Mandarin
| Chinese robes and other Oriental cos
| tunes. The closing feature of the
evening was the artistic queens hula
danced by Miss Isabel Hogg of Homo
lulu, Hawaii, in native Hawaiian cos
tune.
Columbian WOmen.-At meeting on
Tuesday, two women prominent in the
professional world will be the guests of
honor and speakers. Miss Olive Dennis,
service engineer of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, will tell of Historical
Sidelights of Railroading." Miss Mar
garet T. Stevens, associate editor Of the
Baltimore & Ohio magazine, and author
Of the pageant given at the fair Of the
Iron Horse, will talk on Women in
Railroading." Members of the Women's
Athletic Association of the George
Washington University will act as
hoSteSSes. The meeting will take place
in room /, Corcoran Hall, the social half
hour starting at o'clock. Miss Eliz-
abeth Cullen, the president, will preside
at the meeting and will receive the
guests, together with Miss Dennis and
Miss Stevens.
At the meeting the finance committee
will make q report on the proceeds of
the treasure hunt recently held for the
benefit Of the scholarship fund.
WOman's Club Of Chevy Chase, Md
The music section, Mrs. E. HutSon Rus
sell, leader, gave the first musical tea
Of the season at the home of Mrs.
Charles v. INLAY on Livingston street.
Monday afternoon. The program was
arranged by Mrs. j. J. Underwood, as
sisted by Mrs. Francis NJ. Shore and
Mrs. Henry N. Brawner. The program
began with several piano solos by Mrs.
s. Jay McCathran. Mrs Ruby Potter,
accompanied by Mrs. Clara Wolff, sang
soprano solos. Miss Jean Westbrook,
accompanied by her brother, Frank s.
Westbrook, jr., played group of violin
solos. Mrs. Charles Speaker, pupil of
the Theater Arts School, gave several
readings. The program was brought
to close by Mrs. Ralph c. Wilson, con-
tralto, accompanied by Mrs. Roger
Wells. Mrs. James L. Bernard was
chairman Of the committee serving tea.
The art section met Tuesday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Leifur Mag
nusson. The guest was Mrs. Henry K.
Bush-Brown, who gave a talk. Mrs
Frank H. Bryson was appointed secre-
tary OF the section. Mrs. Arthur 3.
Gilbert, Mrs. John Boyle, jr., and Mrs.
BrySon served tea.
The December bulletin announces for
the first week in December, on Monday
and Wednesday, instruction classes IN
French in the Chevy Chase Branch Of
the D. c. Public Library. On Tuesday
a nature section walk from Chevy Chase
Circle at 10 am, and at 1880 pm.
q meeting Of the social section at the
Service Club House at Walter Reed
| General Hospital, when Mrs. Maude
Smith Harding viii serve luncheon.
The juniors will meet Thursday after
noon at 4:3o with Eleanor Combs, Fri
| day the civics section will meet at 10
am. in Chevy Chase (Md) Library,
under leadership of Mrs. Charles D.
Curtiss. There win be reports Of COM
mittee chairmen and sewing for char
ity. The speaker will be Mr.. ThoiV as
w. Pyle, principal of the Bethes IA
Chevy Chase High School, whose sub
1ect viii be "Our Own School Prob
lems."
Women's City Club.-Members of the
club are invited to come to the club
house, % Jackson place, this afternoon
from 4:30 to 6 O'Clock to the club tea.
Members Of the hospitality committee.
Of which Mrs. William Lee Corbin is
chairman, will act as hostesses. Guest
privileges can be arranged when at
tending.
Tomorrow afternoon at 1880 the ex-
ecutive board of the Monday auction
and contract bridge section will meet.
| Regular play at 1870, with lecture on
contract following the meeting. Mrs.
j. Edwin Reid, chairman, announces
new members Joining each week.
Mrs. Mabel Whitmarsh and Mrs.
| Lucy Fortune will be hostesSes for the
month of December for the Tuesday
| evening free and easy auction and con-
tract bridge section. All club members
interested in the art Of playing bridge
are invited to the Tuesday evening
meetings. Miss A. Hazel Swift, chair
man; Miss Media Ann Martin in charge
| OF guest register. Guest privileges.
| Guests Tuesday were Mrs Charlotte
Jones, Mrs. w. G. Waldron and Mrs.
! Stella Williams.
Mrs. John Allen Munson, chairman of
the thimble section, reported the help
| ing OF two needy families reported to
the section. Sleeping garments and
small dresses were completed and sent
to these homes. Mrs. Munson urges
that more members of the club join iii
this very necessary work, since with
| the coming of cold weather the calls