Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

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Drama Guild, which starts January 20.
Miss Skimp Sits Still" written by Miss
Alice Heaven, is q comedy sketch. The
cast will include Amy Clement Leavitt
Gertrude Lyons, Thelna Schmitt
Phyllis z. Stewart and Frances Dol
mage, and Is directed by Edith Sears
Membership cards are tickets OF admis-
sion. Guests arranged for at the desk.
A new study group is forming. with
Mrs. Edith Sears as leader, in class
in pantomime and dramatic expression
Time will be given to physical work,
voice improvement and articulation and
diction. All interested members are in
vited to join.
Or. Ada Wahlen, chairman Of the
newly formed dance section. announces
the first dance sponsored by this unit
will be given Saturday evening at 9
o'clock in the ball room of the club
house. Assisting in the ARRANGEMENTS
are Miss Media Ann Martin, Miss Elva
Mcnamara and Mrs Edith Oriani FttZ-
! gerald. Cards are now available at the
| club desk or from members OF the COM
mittee.
The bord of directors meeting will be
held Tuesday evening. Mrs. Merritt Q.
Chance. president, will preside.
| Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, chairman OF
the Community Chest committee, in
vites club members who can assist in
the campaign to join this group. The
the metropolitan unit, of which Merritt
o. Chance is chairman.
Miss Adela Heaven, chairman OF the
Red Cross surgical dressing unit, in
vites all interested members to join the
class in making surgical dressings,
which will meet every Tuesday and
Thursday evening from 1880 to $50
o'clock at the Memorial District Chap
ter house, Seventeenth street between D
and e streets.
Mrs. S. johnson Poe. president of the
Women's Club of Baltimore, Is West
Mount Vernon place, invites all club
members to avail themselves of the re-
ciprocal relations, recently established,
and visit the club when in Baltimore.
Mrs. Julia Bannigan, chairman of the
circulating library, has arranged for a
book review to appear in each issue of
the club bulletin. Miss Agnes VIM re-
views Grandmother Browns One Hun
dred Years" in the January number.
Several new books have been added to
the library shelves also.
Mrs. John Allen Munson, chairman of
the thimble section, announces the
meeting of Wednesday was devoted to
the making Of sleeping garments, ging-
ham dresses and romperS, which will be
sent to one of the several charitable
homes this section gives such assist
ance. New members at this meeting
we're Mrs. P. L. Mast and Mrs. L. W.
Walker. This section meets to sew for
charity" every Wednesday at IL am. In
the new Solarium.
In reporting the New Year party given
by the Monday auction and contract
bridge section Mrs. j. Edwin Reid
chairman, announces awards made in
the following order: Mrs Charles Will
cox. Mrs. Corbin Thompson. Mrs. j.
Edwin Reid. Mrs. T. H. Dawson, Mrs
Estelle Campbell and Mrs. C. E. Sener.
The meeting tomorrow will be at 1870
o'clock.
Miss S. Pearls Jencks will be hostess
at the Tuesday evening free and easy
auction section, with Mrs. Mable Whit
marsh assisting. Guests at the last
meeting were Mrs Estelle Downs, Mary
Ellen Lipps and Nellie Marshall.
Mrs. J. X. Freiot, chairman Of the
Friday Card Club. announces leaders
in scores last week we're: Mrs. c. H.
George Eastment. This week Mrs. G. H
Claudy. Mrs. Lawrence Becker and Mrs.
E. A. Gillin. This section meets at / 80
O'Clock each Friday, when Mrs. Freiot,
chairman, gives a talk on the latest
developments in. contract bridge.
American Association of University
Women-Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt
will be, hostess at the regular Monday
tea which will be followed by a branch
meeting at o'clock. On Tuesday at
4:3O o'clock the American Association
of University Women delegates to the
conference Of the cause and cure OF war
will be honor guests. at tea. Local
delegates of the A. A. U. w. will be the
irl trgi11 ho oily M
Wednesday at 4:30 o'clock. The dele
gates and members and their wives at
tending the convention of the American
Association of College Professors will be
the guests of honor at this function.
Dean Mary Loise Brown of American
! University will be the hostess. She will
be assisted by the wives of the local
members and delegates who are afflli-
ated with the A. A. U. w. On Friday
at o'clock there will be a French
| luncheon.
Study group meetings for the week
are as follows: On Monday. at 2 pm,
the pre-school education advanced
group under the leadership of Nell
| Boyd Taylor. assistant educational sec
rotary of the American Association OF
University Women, will meet at the
Washington Child Research Center, 1925
Columbia road On Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock, the pre-school beginning
group will also meet at the research
center. DR.. Kathryn McHale, educa-
tional secretary and acting director OF
| the A. A. U. W., will meet her group
at GAS on Wednesday morning at the
clubhouse, 1884 I street. The French
classes under the leadership OF Miss
Elizabeth Carhart will meet on Tuesday
and Friday at 2:30 pm.
Clothing and Textile Section of ID. C.
Home Economics Association meets TO-
| morrow at 4 pm. at the Bureau OF
Home Economics. There will be round
table discussions and exhibitions OF ed
ucational illustrative material iof
teachers of clothing. Members OF this
I section are requested to bring Sug-
gestions on illustrative material.
The second general meeting OF Home
Economics of D. c. will be held Jaru-
airy 16 at pm. at the Red Cross au-
ditorium. This meeting is a Joint
meeting with the Dietetics Association.
The speaker for the evening Is DR..
Walter j. Eddy of Teachers College OF
Columbia University. The subject,
Some New Factors in Diet" is
timely one and of interest to every one.
All members are urged to come ana
bring their friends.
Phil Sheridan Corps, with Phil Sheri-
Dan foSt, mstalleo onceTS 4uesoay
night before a large, patriotic gat. err
ing. For the eigth term, Samuel G.
Mawson was indicted commander by
Department @. M. Gen. E. D. God
frey, who also installed the following;
w. c. Butler, senior vice commander;
Frederick ShortSleeves, junior vice
commander; Stephen F. Hamilton,
quartermaster: DR.. Henry A. Johnson.
surgeon; Frederick Klein, officer of the
day.
The chaplain, Theodore F. Brown,
| and the adiutant were absent.
Preceding the induction service, DR..
Harry Dunbar. department inspector,
made a favorable report on the condi-