Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

varied program, including card playing
on the balconies for those who do not
dancing all through the early morning
hours. Several Oriental dancers have
been engaged for the affair. and a
short play, written by one of the club
members, is scheduled. Only 100 tickets
are available, and those wishing to at
tend should make reservations at once
by mail to the Art Promoters Club,
Carlton Hotel. The Oriental festival
has always been popular among elder
people, as well as with the Junior set
in the Capital. Guests are reouested
to come in costume, although this is
not obligatory. Nine. Josephine C. de
Lagnel will head the receiving line. and
the patronesseS for the function include
Mrs. Arthur B. McCrone, Mrs, Robert
Kidd, Mrs Robert Beresford. Miss Ma
talee Lake and Miss Constance Adams.
The exhibit OF paintings by Theodore
j. morgan. unoer auspices of the Art
promoters Club, will continue until the
last week in February. The paintings
are hung on the mezzanine floor of the
Carlton Hotel, the new Headquarters of
the CLUB, and may be seen there any
day.
Twentieth Century CIub.-Represen-
tative Louis C. Cramton of Michigan,
whose bill carrying an appropriation of
$l6,UOO.OOO for park and playground de-
velopment has passed the House Of
Representatives, spoke before the mem
bers OF the Twentieth Century Club at
It's last meeting; Admitted to member
ship In the club were Mrs. Arthur
Wheatley Palmer, Mrs. David A. Rob-
ertSon, Mrs. Gertrude Janney McPher-
son, Mrs. Frederick w. Palmer and Mrs.
Joy Elmer Morgan. It was voted to pay
to the Community Chest $3.50.
The study class Of the French section
Will meet at the residence Of Mrs. Mary
K. Lamberton, Florence Court. tomor-
row at 10 o'clock, with Mrs, Francis L.
Halves as leader.
THE Arboretum" will be the subject
of DR.. Frederick v. Coville's talk before
the garden section, which meets Tues
day evening at the Y. w. c. A. at $3.50
o'clock. DR.. David LumSden will speak
on Lawns and Shade Trees" Club
members, as we'll as members of the
section, will be welcome and may bring
guests, but are requested to commune
cate with the chairman Mrs. Benjamin
E. Smith, or the secretary, Mrs. Howard
L. knight, for reservations on account
of hospitality arrangements not later
than Monday night.
"Un Bourgeois Gentilhomme," by Mo-
liere, will be read by the members OF
the French section, Mrs. Frederick E.
harrington leader, at its meeting on
Wednesday at the residence of MRS. l..
H. Reichelderfer, 1851 Crescent place,
at 8 pm. The members Of the study
class Of the French section and mem
berS of the club who are interested in
the reading are especially invited.
The nature section will have an OUT
| ing Wednesday to Arcturus, Va, and
will meet at the Mount Vernon Station.
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
at $50 o'clock, with Mrs. l.. D. Miner
as leader.
p Fashions in Biography" will be the
subject or DR.. George Harvey GEM
mer's talk before the members of the
section of education, Mrs. Thomas w.
Sidwell, leader, which meets on Thurs
| day at IL am. at the Y. w. C. A. DR..
Genzmer is assistant editor of the Die
| tionary of American Biography with
Offices III the Hill Building.
ITO Reconsider and to Rescind" will
be the subject of the leader. Miss Emma
T. Strider's, talk before the members
of the parliamentary law section on
Friday at the Y. w. G. A. at IL am.
A talk on Bach chiefly was the sub
ject which Mr.. Louis C. Potter gave be-
fore the members of the music section,
with illustrations on the piano. Mrs.
Potter sang several songs. Mrs. Walter
E. Hilton takes the section while Mrs.
Byrnes is in Europe.
There will be card party at the
Washington Club March 4 at 2 pm. for
the benefit of the Americanization Or
ganization. All members of the club
are cordially invited to attend.
| Over 200 members of the civic sec
ton of the Twentieth Century Club and
their guests attended the meeting and
{ luncheon at which Fritz Leiber, the
Shakespearean actor, spoke on Wednes-
day last at the Mems City Club. Mr..
Leiber attended the luncheon also. The
speaker told of the plans for q pro-
longed engagement in Chicago, where he
will begin next season to give Shakes
pearean drama for several months, COM
| ing East to perform in Pittsburgh
| Washington, New York and other cities
for week or possibly more.
Prior to his speech Mr.. Samuel Kauff-
man announced the selection of the
Twentieth Century group as winners in
the Community Chest contest, of which
Mrs. Charles z. Watson is the head
Mr.. Kaufman paid a high tribute to
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