Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08


to be held Tuesday afternoon at thu
home of Mrs. B. M. McKelway, 2071
Park road, when Miss WI will talk OF
Sun-Yat-Sen. The study group OF
Japan will be held February II at 212l
New York avenue at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Charles l.. McNary is chairman
Of committee planning card part!
to be given early in March. The Execu'
tive Board meeting held a luncheon
meeting Friday with Mrs. Edna John
Ston, first vice president, presiding.
The Writers League Of Washington
will meet at the Thomson Community
Center next Friday evening. The fol.
lowing program has been arranged
Short stories by Miss Corrinne Hay
Mrs. L. w. Tilton, Felix SchWarZ anC
Mrs. E. M. C. Rittue and verse by Miss
Anna Priestley and Miss Lillian Graves
Miss Kathryn Hopson presided over
the last meeting. The annual election
was held, as follows: President, M
Hugh Irish; vice president, Miss Marie
Dallas; secretary-treasurer, Miss Kath.
ryn Hopson; assistant secretary, Clark
Palmer Cole.
Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief Corps
met February 2 at the Woodmen's Hall
935 Grant place. The February 16 meet
ing will be held at this same place.
The Forty-second Annual Convention
of the Woman's Relief Corps, Depart
ment of the Potomac, will be held in
Pythian Temple February II to 20, first
meeting at 730 pm. February II. On
Thursday evening reception in honor
of the national officers of the G.. A. r
land w. r. G. will be held at the
Raleigh Hotel at tbs o'clock, followed
| by banquet.
| The corps will participate in a me-
mortal service to be held at the Lin
coin Memorial at IL o'clock February
| 70; also in the evening at patriotic
service at the First Congregational
| Church.
Ohio Girls CIub.--Mrs. Ethel j. Hess,
president, announces the annual ban
quet will be held at the Mayf1ower Ho-
tel next Saturday evening. Miss Arista
Huber is chairman of the Banquet
Committee, and reservations are in
charge of Mrs. Minnie Stackhouse
Craig.
The monthly dance is scheduled for
February 81 at the Colonial Hotel.
The Washington League for the Hard
of Hearing met Monday evening. Plans
for the drive for funds" which closes
May /, were discussed. Miss NJ A.
Matthews and Miss Elizabeth Sargent
are sponsoring bridge party to initiate
the drive at the Rochambeau Apart
ments, BIS Connecticut avenue, Febru-
airy %. Weekly class practice will be
held tomorrow at 8 pm. at 826 Con-
necticut avenue.
The District of Columbia Chapter
American War Mothers, held a social
meeting at the Hamilton Hotel. The
president, Mrs. K. Morrison, presided.
The program was arranged by Mrs.
Sarah E. Deeds and included piano Sc
Helen Haltigan, Miss Edna Jones and
Mrs. Edna Hillyard Howard. Mrs.
Evelyn Thomiades accompanist. A talk
en- the Haskin Information Bureau was
given by Mrs. Agnes Newman.
The Argyle Study Club met at the
home of Mrs. Frank Burger, 1919 Della
field place. An address on Haiti was
delivered by Mrs. Paul Richmond, jr.
The next meeting will be February 10
with Mrs. Marian Hillman, Tilden Gar
dens. Luncheon will be served at
o'clock Mrs. A. H. Horton will read
paper on THE Basque Country"
AIOysian Club.-Miss Katherine Do
friends January 90.
The monthly meeting of the round
table discussion group was held Febru-
airy I, at pm. Rev. Louis OFT gave a
talk on the recent encylical issued by
the Pope on Marriage"
The Dramatic and Athletic Commit
tees are sponsoring a Valentine card
party and dance at the club house, Al
Eye street, Thursday evening.
The monthly meeting of the club will
be held Tuesday evening at the club
house.
Educational Section Of the American
Association of University Women will
sponsor a dinner in the interests of edu-
cation of the public schools of the Dis
trict of Columbia, at the club house,
February Is, at O'Clock. The guests
of honor will be Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle a member of the Washington
School Board; DR.. Frank w. Ballou, SUI
perintendent of schools, and Mrs. Bal
lou; Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant
superintendent of schools, and Mrs.
Kramer; Dean and Mrs. w. G. Ruedger,
from the Department of Education at
George Washington University, and Miss
BesS GoodykoontZ, assistant commits
sioner of education.
The speakers will be Carl lessen, from
the Office of education; DR.. M. Margaret
Stroh, professor of English, Wilson
Teachers College. and Miss BERTHE
Backus, principal of the Powell Junior
High School.
The presiding officer will be Mrs.
Verhoff, president of the club, and the
toastmistress will be Miss Jessie La
Sale, assistant superintendent OF
schools.
The Washington Readers Club met
Tuesday. Business was conducted by
Mrs. May Jameson Bryant, vice presi-
dent. w. Alfred Falconer, president,
read a paper on 1.-THE Contribution of
the Negro in Literature and Music"
with illustrative selections from Negro
poets, assisted by Lillian Chenoweth, in
interpretations of several Negro spirit
uals. Katherine L. Hartnett rendered
selection, Parliamentary Law" followed
by vocal number by Cyrus E. Cook;
dramatic selection by Emma A. JordanF
and readings by Wiley o. ISon; Miss
Ada Louise Townsend gave readings.
Upon invitation of the Shakespeare
Society of washington the clubs dra-
matte talent are preparing condensed
presentation of Shakespeare's THE
Comedy of Errors" to be given March
Q, at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, I'M
der the direction of Miss Ada Louise
Townsend.
Twentieth Century Club.-The music
section will meet Tuesday at IL o'clock
at the Y. w. c. A. A costume recital of
old English songs will be given by
Dorothy Ness Tyler, assisted by Kathe-
rine Cullen at the piano.
The nature section will meet at 1890
am. Wednesday at the Connecticut
avenue entrance to the Zoo for a trip
through the Zoo.
The civics section will meet at 1890
o'clock Thursday at the Wv. &C. A. The
speaker will be Charles w. Eliot, I'd, of
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins
will speak on housing conditions in the
alleys of Washington.
ROwac CIub.-Mrs. Harvey Wiley