Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
NEWS OF THE CLUBS
Continued From Tenth pagel

attention to the meeting of the build
ing fund committee on Monday at
O'Clock, at the home Of Mrs. George F.
Mikkelson, on West Lenox street. On
Tuesday morning the nature section will
have a walk from Chevy Chase Circle,
starting at O'Clock, and at 1880, the
same day, the social section will have
business meeting at the home of Mrs.
George A. Finch on West Virgilia street,
the members bringing their own sand
witches for the very informal luncheon.
Thursday the juniors will meet at
the home of Peggy Cromwell on East
avenue. Friday morning at 10 the civ
ics section will meet in Chevy Chase,
Md, Library, with the leader, Mrs.
Charles D. Curtiss, presiding. The men,
bers will sew for the club charities,
while reports are made by chairmen
of the various committees. The guest
speaker of the day will be Mrs. Edith
c. Salisbury, whose subject will be
Household Budgets" There is to be
q special food sale of homemade bread,
rolls, pies and salads.
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to-
morrow, l pm, at the home Of Mrs.
Mary E Eppelheimer, 1927 Hiatt place
northwest Mrs. Harlow and Mrs.
Goode hostesses.
The Washington Club.-Mrs. Gladys
NJ. Petch, a distinguished lecturer and
broadcaster of Oslo, Norway, will open
the February Tuesday mornings at the
Washington Club with an illustrated
lecture. THE Story of Trip to the
North Cape"
On February IL Lieut.. Col. U. S.
Grant, Sd, viii present to the club
"The Plan for Washington and Its
EnvironS," illustrated.
The third Tuesday morning Mrs.
William S. Culbertson, wife of the U. S.
Ambassador to Chile, will give Per
sonal Experiences in Rumania and
Chilli
A musical program will be given
February IS, with Celia Fioravanti,
soprano, and Rhea Watson Gable,
pianist.
On each Monday morning there will
be an informal book chat On February 3
Orlando" by Virginia Wolf. and the
Incredible Marque," by Herbert Cor
man. February 10, "a Lincoln Morn
ing"
Takoma Park WOmen's Club will
meet on Tuesday at l o'clock. Evelyn
Davis will talk on The New Dance as
a Means of Physical Development for
Children and Adults" and Mrs. Winnie
Barrovs will give q talk on Being
Secretary to Women's Activities at
George Washington University" The
meeting will take place in the Takoma
Park branch Of the Public Library.
Please note that the regular meeting
viii begin at / instead of 1870.
The art department held its January
meeting at Takoma Hall. Mrs. r. 7.
Cotton, Mrs. Albert Lingle, Mrs. Ralph
Tarbett, Mrs Herbert l.. Stoddard and
Mrs. Rose Wisner were hoStesSes for
this occasion. Miss Dorothy Stokes,
who is in charge Of the department of
prints in the Public Library, spoke to
the department on her work. The
Public Library has yearly circulation
of over 10000 mounted prints, in
Guiding collection of copies of subjects
in the Phillips Gallery. AS visual in
formation is Of more importance than
oral these prints are Of value in the
Americanization Schools.
The literature department held its
regular meeting at the branch library.
January Is. Drums" q story of the
Revolutionary War days, and March
ing on dealing with the Civil War.
were reviewed by Mrs. Albert Lingle and
Mrs Ethel Lamond. James Boyd was
the author of both books.
On Friday, January II, the executive
board met for luncheon at the home of
Mrs @. l. Jackson, Mrs. Alexander
Wetmore and Mrs. Frederick G. Lin
coin assisting.
The music department met at the
home of Mrs. Melville G. Lindsay jan
uary %. The program was given by
Mrs. Frederick G. Pratt. The subject,
Sonata Forms, " continued the study Of
musical appreciation. Mrs. Waldo
Schmitt assisted at the piano.
Card parties will be held at the homes
of the following members: On Friday,
February IA, Mrs. A. Wetmore, 204
Maple avenue; Mrs. Nellie Taylor, 120
Albany avenue; Mrs. Ralph Tarbett,
407 Carroll avenue; Mrs. Gilbert Jack
a~-kf. ~.
Ferner, so Whittier street. Members
wishing to play are asked to call any
one of the hostesses and secure reServa-
tons. Mrs. Doran S. Plat Is chair
man.
Ohio Girls CIub.-Mrs Ethel J. Hess
president of the Ohio Girls Club was
hostess at a tea last Sunday from to
o'clock at her home, 1925 Shepherd
street northwest honoring the club
sponsor, Mrs. Frank B. Willis, wife of
the late Senator Willis of Ohio.
Receiving with Mrs. Hess were Mrs.
Roy A Haynes. Mrs. c. B. McClintock,
wife of Representative McClintock;
Mrs. Grant E. Mowser, wife of Repre-
sentative Mowser of Ohio; Mrs. H. w.
Kitzmiller and Mrs William Hamilton
Bayly, all Of Ohio. Assisting at the tea
table were Miss Kathryn Kelly, Miss
Arista Huber, Miss Martha Beach and
Miss Aline Fenner. Others assisting
the hostess were Miss Edna Miller, Miss
Grace E. Young, Miss Ruth Talbot
and Miss Fausta Puffenberger.
Miss Phyllis Hawkins played a num-
Der Of piano selections during the tea.
Miss Dorothy Hennessey gave several
readings. Miss Janice Kelly also en-
tertained with musical numbers.
On February IA the Ohio Girls Club
will give a Valentine party at Thomas
Circle Club, followed by a Colonial
costume dance on February % at Colo
NAL Hotel, to which all club members
and their friends are invited.
Abracadabra Club met Wednesday
evening in celebration Of its thirty
eighth birthday anniversary. A BAN
quet was held at Tilden Gardens, fol-
lowed by an informal program. The
and jokes. Musical numbers were con-
tributed by Miss Annette Smith, Mrs.
Melville D. Lindsay, soprano; DR..
Charles G. Abbot. cellist, and Mr.. M.
D. Lindsay, violinist, as well as several
old songs sung by the club as whole
The next meeting of the club will be
with DR.. and Mrs. Edison L. Whitney.
District Of Columbia League Of Amer
lean PEN Women.-An interesting ex-
hibit of paintings by Miss Elise T. Clark
is now hung at the league studio and
will remain until February 8. One of
the pictures, study Of bittersweet. was
sold the first day Of the exhibit Host
esseS who will serve during the after
moons at the studio this week are Mrs.
j. Irving Steele, Mrs. j. c. Watson, Miss
Susan Baker, Mrs. Florence Willard
Day and Mrs. Bertha Taylor Voorhorst.