Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09


the presentation of three one-act plays
for Friday evening at $40 o'clock. 'The
MouSetrap" will be directed by Gertrude
Walter and the cast includes Edith
Chase, Frances Dolmage, Margaret Ora
ham, Gladys MiddlemisS, Gertrude Wal
ter, Thelma Schmitt and John Ray.
Untrue to Type" will be given under
the direction of Nadine l.. Gallagher
and the characters will be protrayed by
Priscilla Bunker, Florence Christman
ana Paul Eschner. Nell Price will direct
the play Lights of Happyland," and
Grace Ross Chamberlain, Thelma
Schmitt, Mary E. Lazenby and Ted
Clyde Osterhaus will take part. All are
invited to attend.
MRS. j. Edwin Reid, chairman of the
MONDAY auction and contract bridge
Sectlon, announces a st. Patrick's
party Tor tomorrow, with luncheon at
| o'clock. after which the entire mem
oership plans to play progressive bridge
Judge Mary O'Toole will preside at
the annual st. Patrick's day dinner to
De given Monday evening at $50
o'clock, March II, in the ball room of
the club house.
Members are being seated in the
order OF their reservations, which are
now being made at the desk.
The Federation Of WOmen's Clubs
drama section will present three one
act plays, Thursday, March 20, in ST.
Paul's Hall. 1921 v street DR.. E. Clyde
Shade. director of the Takoma Park
Players, will present The Valiant" by
Halworthy Hall and Robert Middlemas.
The players are E. Clyde Shade, Harry
w. Richards, Rudolph Wilson, Paul r.
Mittix, Warren Lawson, Mary Alex
ander. Mr. Paul r. Mittix, leading man,
was associated formerly with the Little
Theater in Indianapolis.
Mrs. Henry Sawtelle will direct mem
bers of the c. A. r. in the minuet. A
comedy, Kitty Give" acted by Miss
Kate TomlinSon, Martin Scrange and
John D. Long, will be presented along
with Followers" presented by the
Masks, the alumni association of Cen
trail High School Mrs. William La
Varre, finance chairman, has tickets for
distribution, and, with Mrs. Edith
Sears, chairman of drama, has COM
pleted plans for the evenings program,
to which the public is invited.
Mrs. w. A. WinklehauS, chairman of
the department of American homes, an
nounceS that Mrs. John D. Sherman,
past president of the General Fedora
ton OF Women'S Clubs, will address the
D. G. Federation at the monthly meet
ing, March "a, at the Roosevelt Hotel.
American Association of University
WOmen-Dr. Jessie M. Ferguson will be
hostess at the Monday tea, assisted bv
Mrs. Lucius c. Clark. Mrs. w. L. Corbin.
Miss Mary Louise Brown, Mrs. Paul
kaufman, Mrs. Ellery G. Stowell and
MRS. Adolph fucker. A branch meeting
will follow at 5 o'clock.
The French luncheon will be held to-
morrow at o'clock. The French con-
versation class will be at 2 O'Clock. and
VIII be Immediately followed by the
French geography class; topic, Gar
caSsonne, the Pyrenees and the Lower
Alps"
The pre-adolescent study group will
meet with the leader, DR., Kathryn Nc
Hale, Wednesday morning at GAS
o'clock at the club house.
Mrs. George F. Bowerman will review
The Incredible Marquis" by Herbert
German; 'Foursquare," by John Rath-
bone Oliver, and Field of Honor" bv
Dom Byrne, at the meeting Of the book
review group Wednesday. Mrs. William
Van Week will be the hostess at lunch
con following.
The pre-schooI education class, which
has consolidated its beginning and ad-
Vanced groups, viii meet Thursday eveS
ming at 8 O'Clock at the Washington
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road.
Reservations for the diplomatic lunch
con must be made by Friday noon.
Twentieth Century CIub.-"The I'm
DERIVING Principles Governing Invest
ments" viii be the subject OF Maj. Rob-
ert G. Jones, manager OF Murphy's
brokerage ONCE, tomorrow at 2 pm. at
the Y. w. G. A. at the meeting OF the
business section
Miss Sade c. Styron will present a
program Of piano music and a short
talk on evolution Of modern piano be-
fore the members of the club Tuesday
morning at IL O'Clock in Barker Hall.
Y. w. c. A. Mrs Walter e. Hilton
chairman, invites the entire. club to
attend.
Mrs. Hugh s. Cumming, wife of the
Surgeon General Of the Public Health
Service, will be the honor guest at the
civic section at luncheon on Thursday
at 1880 at the Y. w. C. A. She will
speak on the work of the public vel.
fare service. The program win Be-
under the direction Of Mrs. Richard Fay
Jackson, chairman of the committee on
visiting District institutions.
The civic section announces the clean
city campaign committee as follows
MRS. Truman Able, Mrs. w. p. Bal
lard, Mrs. F. w. Ballou, Mrs. d. p.
Bonner, Mrs. Emile Berliner, Mrs. z. r
Garter, Mrs. j. B. Campbell, Mrs. Proc
TOR L.. Dougherty, Mrs. Gilbert H. Gros-
venor. Mrs Sidney H. Thompson, Mrs.
Phllip 8. Smith and Mrs. Otto L. Veer-
hoff.
The election committee was an
pointed at the board meeting and is as
follows: Mrs. Will C. Barnes, Mrs.
Frank P. Leetch, Mrs. Harrison Std
ham, Mrs. F. w. BaIIou. Mrs. Newton
l. Collamer, Mrs. Austin Clark, Mrs.
Aoner H. Ferguson, Mrs. Henry C.
Newcomer and Miss Emma T. Strider.
d. c. League Of American Pen
Women.-An exhibit of portraits, the
work OF Mrs. Walter Miles, will open at
the studio today.
StS' tea at the studio Mr.. M. L. Lessen
rlng VIII speak on the restoration of
arlington House. The chairman, Miss
CARA Hill will be assisted by the mem
oers Of the art group.
Inc playwriterS' groups, under the
direction of Mrs. Edith Ogden Heidel,
VIII present a program on Tuesday
evening at o'clock. Mr.. william Lee
Corpin viii talk on Barrie" as
Gramatist, followed by production OF
barnes play, "Rosalind," with the fol-
lowing cast from the Marjorie Webster
school; Miss Edna Howard, Miss Nancy
Bartlett and Miss Margaret Dean. The
play Will be directed by Miss Louise
Lynch: An original play. Bait" by
MRS. Winifred Cullum, will also be
given, the cast including Miss Lucille
S"iit, Mrs. Charles FSrrar, Mr. Albert
vault, Miss Polly Fulton and Mr.. Will
lard Holbrook.
The fourth and last coffee house talk
OF the series will take place Friday
afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock, when the
chairman, Mrs. William Wolff Smith,
VIII present Mr.. William Rufus Scott,
VINO VIII tell Of his impressions of Soviet