Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19

Chapter G, p. E. O.-Mrs. Harry o.
Hine entertained April the members
at luncheon in her home, 1904 High
land place. Mrs. James Barnes and
Mrs. M ]. Hine were special guests.
A business session followed the lunch
con, when Mrs. Harry L. Underwood,
president, presided.
League Of American PEN Women
An exhibition of heraldic art will open
this afternoon in the studio at Stone
leigh Court. All those interested are
invited to come between 4 and $50
o'clock, when tea will be served. DR..
Jean Stephenson, president, and MIS-:
Grace Merrill Ruckman, chairman OF
art exhibits, will receive.
The poetry group will meet TUESDAY
night, under the Craftsmanship OF
Agnes Giles Newman, who will present
Ada Borden Stevens, poet and editor,
as guest of honor and speaker.
Nine Felian GarZia will conduct
les CauserieS Franchise at 4:3O pm.
Wednesday, when members who are
French scholars will meet for CONVEX
sation and literary discussion.
The Executive Board viii meet Friday
night at 8 o'clock.
Women's Guild Of American Univer-
aity.-Mrs. P. M. Anderson announces
that the next meeting will be held In
the chapel of Hurst Hall on the univer-
sity campus, April 81, at 1885 am.
Will HutchinS wir present short play.
'"The Day That Lincoln Died" previous
to the business meeting, which Will take
place at 1880 O'Clock in the chapel.
Luncheon will be served in the Womens
Residence Hall after the meeting.
The Woodbridge Book Club celebrated
It's fourth birthday anniversary April
IA at Tilden Gardens, on connecticut
avenue. At the place of each guest was
a flower from the garden OF the retlrlng
president of the club, Mrs. Charles
BOVINE. The guests were entertained by
a musical program and an instructive
talk on etchings and prints by the guest
speaker, DR.. George Bowerman, pubic
librarian of the District of Columbia.
The musical program consisted OF violin
selections by Mrs. Bailey and vocal
selections by Mrs. Fast. Both artists
were accompanied by Mrs. Easter on the
piano.
Mrs. Eppa Norris was chairman of
the Committee on Arrangements. She
was assisted by Mrs. Charles Bovine,
Mrs. Emmett Midkif and Mrs. James
Benfer, who was in charge OF the mu-
steal program.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. w. G. Wilson; vice pres
ident, Mrs. w. w. Stevens; secretary
treasurer, Mrs. Hawkins; parliament
tartan, Mrs. Neff; chaplain, Mrs. Emmett
Midkiff; librarian, Mrs. w. Putnam.
Writer'S RendezvOus.-Solon R. Bar
Der, editor Of Janus, gave talk on
poetry at meeting last Tuesday. Miss
Anna Priestley also spoke. Mr.. Barber
also read a review of a book OF poetry
by Mrs. Georgia Douglas johnson. Ed
ward j. Irvine, Miss Deshaies and Mrs.
johnson gave poems. The next meet
ing will be held May 5 at Thomson
School.
Radcliffe Club Of WashingtOn.-Mis
Bernice v. Brown, dean of Radcliffe
College, will be the guest of honor at a
meeting April % at the Cosmos Club.
Dinner will be served at $50 pm. Mrs.
Ellery Stowel, president Of the club,
will preside. Dean Brown will discuss
the past year, and will take up some of
the problems Of THE Deans ONCE"
Burnside Corps, Woman's Relief Corps,
met at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club, with the president, Mrs. Alice
Meade, presiding. The president, Mrs.
Meade, attended the Maryland conven-
companied by Mrs. Mary H. Wingate
of Kit Carson Corps and Mrs. Della L.
O'Brien of Burnside. Mrs. O'Brien,
who is a member of the national execu-
tive board, represented the national
president, Miss Kate G. Raynor, at the
convention, after which she installed
the Maryland Department officers.
1t was voted by Burnside that the
meetings will be held on the second
Wednesday of each month at the Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines Club. The
next meeting will be May Is.
The Shakespeare Society win cele-
brate the poets birthday anniversary in
a program at Epiphany Church, parish
hall, at 8 pm, April %. Prof. De Witt
C. Croissant of George Washington Uni
versity will speak extemporaneously.
The dramatic presentation will be Act
v, scene 2, Of Antony and Cleopatra, .
costumed and directed by Mabel
Owens Wilcox, who will also por-
tray the role of Cleopatra. The
rest of the cast is as follows: Char
mian, Kate Tomlinson; Iras, Rosemary
Arnold; Octayius Caesar, Walter E.
Thorne; Proculeus, Eldridge Monroe;
Dolabella, Orrin Elliott; rustic, Clar-
ence Ruebsam. The women's costumes
are made of materials recently brought
from the East by Mrs. Wilcox. Cleo
patra's gold-shot gauze mantle and the
gold cloth of her cap came from India.
The dresses of her two attendants are
of silk from Damascus, with girdleS of
hand-Woyen Bedouin sashes.
A group of players furnished pro-
gram April II for the Sixth PreSbyte-
rian Church.
An Introductory talk was given by Dr.
z. V. Wilcox, president Of the society.
This was followed by five scenes from
Twelfth Night" Those in the cast
were Dorothy A. Lawrence, Aaron N.
Rosenthal Clarence Ruebsam, Jennette
Seller, Maurice Jarvis and Leona
Schoyer.
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to-
morrow at / o'clock with Mrs. Mary E.
Eppelsheimer, 1927 Hyatt place, with
Mrs. N. D. Hughes assisting hostess.
The Writer'S League of Washington
will meet at the Thomson Community
Center next Friday evening at O'Clock,
at which time the awards in the poetry
contest will be given. The following
are on the program: Fred Mclaughlin,
Mrs. T. L. Jones and Miss Willard
Howe for short stories; Miss Gladys
Smith, an article, and Miss Anna Priest
ley and Miss Marie Dallas for verse.
Announcement was made at the last
meeting that Miss Marie Dallas will
retire May l and go TO her home in
Florida Plans were made for picnic
TO be held in her honor at Hams Point,
and if the weather is Indictment at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Irish.
Miss Willard Howe, who has recently
returned from trip TO the Holy Land,
gave some of her impressions Miss
Stella Hetrich, a member residing in
Reading, Pa was present.
A short story was read by Miss Kath-
ryn Hopson and Miss Georgia Redway
read a group Of verse.
The Mary Louise English Circle Of the
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