Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

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Lendner McMullen, Sarah Morrison
Smith, Maude Lee Hunt, Fred Z. Bar
bour, Helen Augusta Colhoun, zibbia
Christine Ford, Isabel Pechin Mac
Arthur and Prof. Charles s. Richardson,
with q musical number by Misses
Audrey and Mildred SimonS, and one
act play, THE White Dove" directed
by Elizabeth L. Bugbee.
Upon invitation of the Shakespeare
Society, the club has prepared con-
densed presentation of THE Comedy
Corcoran Gallery of Art under the di-
rection of Miss Ada Louise Townsend.
The members of the cast are Thomas
Cahill, Eldridge Monroe, William E.
Bryant, Mrs. Virginia Bayly Blasting
ham, Mrs. Esther Waldron, Leslie D.
Waudby, Walter e. Thorne, Clarence E..
Ruebsam and Miss Dorothy A. Law
renee.
The Chevy Chase Branch of the Ma
tional League of American Pen Women
will meet today at the Chevy Chase
Public Library at pm. The District
of Columbia branch has been invited
to attend. Mrs. Lucia Ramsey Maxwell
will give book review and Mrs. Kath-
crime j. Fenton will give a talk on
Flowers or Objectionable Signboards,"
with lantern slides.
Mrs. Richard Yates, president, will
preside, assisted by the hoStesses, Mrs.
David Mcpherson, Mrs. Emma W. p.
Slack, Mrs. Anton Cron and Miss Irene
June. Following the program tea will
be served. Alternating at the tea table
will be Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson, Miss
Cynthia Cleveland, Miss Victoria Cop
ping, Miss Louise Worden, Mrs. Mary
S. Parker, Mrs. Robert Bennett, Mrs.
Blake Van Leer and Mrs. Ernest r.
Grant.
ZOnta CIub.-Miss Gertrude Van Hoesen
presided at the luncheon at the Raleigh
Hotel last Wednesday and had charge
of the monthly business meeting. An
nouncement was made of a card party,
in charge of Miss Sue E. CAN'T, at the
Dodge Hotel, March 20, and benefit
concert to be given some time in April
under the direction of Miss Frances
Gutelius and Mrs. Leonore Reed. Miss
Jane Bartlett will manage a rummage
sale March 9 and 10.
A nominating committee, composed
of Jane Bartlett, DR.. Mildred Dickerson
McCallip, Mary Louise Brown, Edith c.
Salisbury and Telma Barnard, was
elected to prepare two tickets for the
election of officers and directors at the
annual meeting in April. Miss Jessie
McNlchol, member of the Zonta Club
of Boston, was a guest at the luncheon.
Mrs. Agnes Chase of the Bureau of
Plant Industry will give a talk of trip
to Brazil at the luncheon this week.
The National Capital Chapter of the
Delphian Society met in Jelleff's Little
Theater, February Is, the president,
Mrs. Charles F. Schoonmaker, presid-
H~c DaakI
pointed reporter, replacing Mrs. T. A.
Huntley, resigned. The leader for the
day was Mrs. Edward M. Beers, the
subject being a prelude to the story of
the Greeks Addresses on the subject
were made by Mrs. W. M. Dixon, Mrs
E. H. Erickson, Mrs. c. M. Godfrey,
Mrs. lone NJ. Knowlton, Mrs. r. A.
Casteel, Mrs. A. j. Maxwell, Mrs. o. A.
Bergren, Mrs. H. NJ Dorman, Mrs. A.
c. Christie and Mrs. Schoonmaker.
The next meeting will be March IL
at GAS am. Subject, Life in the
Homeric Age" led by Mrs. Bergren.
District Of Columbia Business and Pro-
feSsi0nal WOmen's Club.-Mrs. Concha
Romero James, formerly of Mexico, now
research and editorial assistant, division
Of intellectual cooperation of the Pan
American Union, spoke Tuesday eve
ming at the February meeting.
Plans were discussed for the observ-
ance of National Business Women's
Week, March to Il, in which local
merchants and business houses are be-
ing asked to participate by means of
window displays, special notices and
other means Of modern advertising.
The Excelsior Literary Club will
meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. e.
v. Carr, 923 Decatur street, Wednesday
at o'clock with literary and musical
program.
The Capitol Hill History Club met at
the home of Mrs. Austin February u.s.
Mrs. Patterson was associate hostess
The program following the luncheon
and business meeting consisted of vocal
solos by Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Selma
Klein. Mrs. McManus gave talk The
next meeting will be held March ii at
the home Of Mrs. Cunningham, 2l4 East
Thornapple street, Chevy Chase, Md
The Reba Barrett Circle, Florence
CrittentOn Mission, met at the home of
Mrs. William Stuart. A business ses-
sion was held and Mrs j. Edward Fow-
Ter presided. Mrs. Leonard Ohee gave
an account of the meeting of the board.
A box luncheon was served and bridge
was played. The March meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. H. B.
Landgraf.
The Cercle Francois de Washington
lies Precieuses RidicuIes) was received
Wednesday evening by Nine. C. L. G.
Anderson and Mile. Maud Scruggs at
the Pen Women's League After the
opening of the meeting by President M.
William j. Wallis, Nine. Anderson gave
a recitation; solos by Nine Ross John
son, accompanied at the piano by Nine
C. Augustus Simpson; NJ. Arthur Lebel,
humorous reading; Nine CASTOR de
Bouy, recitation; NJ. Dore Walten, cello
solos, accompanied at the piano by
Nine. Simpson; Nine. William j. Wallis,
song, accompanied at the piano by
Mile. Scruggs; Nine. Manuel Cambouri,
reading. The remainder of the eve
ming was given to French conversation.