Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

will preside at the meeting to be helc
tomorrow, at IL o'clock, at Hotel Roose-
welt. Following the transaction of bust
ness and committee reports, the pro-
gram will be in charge of Mrs. J. Frank
Wilson, chairman of the committee or
poetry. Miss Elizabeth Ellicott Poe
book editor of the Washington Post
will be guest speaker and will give g
short resume of current poetry, md
ing with talk on her kinsman, Edgar
Allan Poe. Mrs. Arthur Seaton, chair
man Of music, will have as guest artist
at the morning session Mrs. Mabel New
Williams, concert violiniSt. Mrs. Vir-
ginia White Speel, General Federation
director, will give report of the board
meeting of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs, held at General Fedora
ton headquarters January z to 10.
Mrs. Vylla Poe Wilson, club editor OF
Che Washington Post; Mrs Margaret
Poe and Miss Elizabeth Ellicott Poe will
be honor guests at luncheon following
the morning session.
Mrs. Brooks Fletcher CMarion Up
toni, wife of Representative Fletcher of
Ohio, will give group of songs at the
tended to all club women to attend the
sessions.
Women'S City CIub.-New members
will be honor guests at the tea given
this afternoon from $50 to O'Clock in
the club house, % jackson place. All
club members are invited to drop in
to greet the new members. Present
membership cards. Guest privileges
arranged at desk.
Mrs. William Lee Corbin, chairman of
the Wakefield unit, will preside at the
local history dinner Friday, at $50
O'Clock, in the ball room. The history
of the Washington family, and particu-
larry of the ancestral seat at Wake
field. will be discussed by Charles
Moore, who will use slides showing FAM
lily portraits as well as scenes. All
club members are invited to make res
ervations or attend the after-dinner
talk. Miss Mary E. Lazenby is chair
man.
Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, chairman of
the Community Chest committee, has
registered with her for work in the
campaign for the Chests 1880 funds
Mrs. William Peyton Wright, Miss
Grace Osgood, Mrs. Fred Repetti, Mrs.
L. c. Steward, Mrs Meta Cole, Mrs.
John Moore, Mrs Edith Sears, Mrs. 1.
B. Dodson, Mrs. Frances Williams, Mrs.
Marie Gilman, Miss v. S. Benjamin,
Mrs. John H. HARDWOOD, Miss Regina
Drown. Mrs. Mary Golden and Mrs. c.
day brings additional proof of the wis
dom of creating a Community Chest
The benefits of this plan are already
so apparent that it is believed WASH
ington people will feel increasing salts
faction in its success.
Mrs. Laura A. Bradley, chairman Of
the forum luncheon committed. an
nounces Walter Hinton, aviator, ex-
plorer and author, as guest speaker at
Cat
8, at / o'clock. Mrs. Merritt o. Chance
president Of the club, will preside. Since
reservations are limited to 100, those
unable to obtain luncheon places are
invited to the after luncheon talk.
Miss Amy Clement Leavitt, well known
In Washington literary circles, carried
the title role in the comedy Miss
Skimp Sits STILL" given by the Com
munity Drama Guild Wednesday eve
preSsly for her by Miss Alice M Heaven
Other club members taking parts in the
play were Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, Thelma
Schmitt, Frances Dolmage, Phyllis
Stewart. Edith Oriani Fitzgerald, Grace
Ross Chamberlin and Gertrude Walter.
Mrs. Edith Ogden Heidel directed the
play. Mrs. Gladys Ball Middlemiss is
chairman Of the drama unit.
Mrs. j. Edwin Reid, chairman of the
Monday auction and contract bridge
section, announces this section will
meeting last week the series Of lectures
on contract bridge was closed.
American Association Of University
Women.-Mrs. Joshua Evans will be
hostess at the Monday tea, in honor
of Mrs. Winnie @. Barrows, secretary
Of woman student activities at George
Washington University. A dinner I'M
der the auspices of the education COM
mittee VIII be given on Saturday eve
ming at o'clock at the club house,
1884 street, at which DR.. Robert Har-
vey Gault. professor Of psychology at
Northwestern University, will speak on
Soviet Russia as Saw It." DR.. Gault
Is director of the Gault Vibrotactile
Laboratory and is the inventor Of the
Gault teletactor, an instrument for
teaching people to hear through the
skin. Reservations must be made be-
fore 8 O'Clock Friday evening.
Study group meetings for the week
are as followe: PreSchool education
advanced group. Monday at 2 pm:
leader, Nell Boyd Taylor; beginning
group, Thursday at 8 pm. Both these
meetings are held at the Washington
Child Research Center, 1925 Columbia
read.
ETedoOIeScent group, WEDNESDAY
morning at 9:45, at the club house.
1884 street, under the leadership of
DR. Kathryn McHale.
French classes at 2:3o pm. on Tues
days and Fridays. the class on Friday
preceded by a French luncheon at
o'clock; leader, Miss Elizabeth Carhart.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt, as chair
man, has just completed arrangements
for a debate between Thornton Wilder
and Hugh Walpole to be held at Con-
st,tution Hall on February II at 8:i5
O'Clock. This debate is being held
under the Joint auspices of the Com
munity Center Department and the
washington Branch of the American
Association of University Women. Tick
cts will be on sale at T. Arthur Smiths
the American Automobile Association
and the New willard Hotel. The sub
ject Is: Resolved, That reading great
literature and drama throws a better
light on experience than reading great
history and biography"
District of Columbia League of Amer
lean Pen WOmen.-This afternoon the
monthly musical tea will take place
at the studio from 4 to o'clock, when
Felian Garzia, pianist, will give a pro-
by Beethoven. Schumann, Chopin, De-
busy, List and Saint-Saens. Mrs.
Dawson Olmstead, chairman of the
music group, will be assisted in receiv-
ing by the president, Mrs. e. Richard
Gasch. Others who will assist at the
tea table are Miss Myrta Ethel Cawood,
Nine Felian Garzia and Miss Dorothy
Gatchell. whose art exhibit is still at
the studio.
Tomorrow evening the regular bust
ness meeting will be held. On Tuesday
evening the children's literature group,
Mrs Helen Orr Watson, chairman, will
meet. and Wednesday evening Mrs. E
@. Cullum will meet the members of
the short story group. The monthly
fellowship tea will be held at the studio
nm Thursday afternoon at Am o'clock