Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

pkO4CooOA VI GuuCdblOu al OdtL1OhO
University, as guest speaker in the
studio in Stoneleigh Court Tuesday
night. Preceding this lecture fiction
problems will be answered by Ida Dom
nally Peters and Mary Meek Atkinson
Moore.
At 4:3O pm. on wednesday Les
CauSeries Franchises will be conducted
by Nine. Felian Garzia. All members
interested in French are privileged to
attend.
Mrs. Anna M. Poston Of the Columbia
Players will be the guest artist Of the
drama workshop Friday at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Poston will give an informal talk
on stage settings and later will present
a play, La Pobrecita," by Edith M.
Armstrong, who is chairman. of the
leagues drama group.
The Council Of Jewish Women Is pre-
pairing for a joint meeting to be held
in January with other Jewish women's
organizations of this city.
p. Z. o. SisterhOOd.-The January
luncheon of the District of Columbia
| chapters will be held Wednesday, at
1880 o'clock, at 1910 F street. All Wis
iting and non-afiliated members are
invited to attend.
The Shakespeare Society Of Wash
| ingtOn.-Dr. E. v. Wilcox, president,
i will read a paper from the newly formed
! Shakespeare Association of Japan to-
morrow when the society meets at the
Corcoran Art Gallery at 8 pm. H. H.
B. Meyer of the Library of Congress
will comment on books published within
| the year on Shakespeare, his plays and
his time. He will be followed by scenes
from The Tanning Of the Shrew," be-
| ginning after the wedding latter part
| OF scene 2, act III. The other scenes
will be IN Petrucio's house, including act
/ Nv, scenes !, 3 and 5, and q condensed
arrangement of the last scene of the
play. The scenes have been arranged
| and directed by Walter E. Thorne.
Others in the cast are Helen Webb Eel
Ter, Clarence E. Ruebsam, Leslie Waud-
| by; Irma Vaughan, w. Anthony Thorne,
Archie Keegin, William Hall, Arthur
| Ptttaway, Rupert Lille, Malvern Schoch,
Barbara Smith and Berthe Cline Co.'S
tunes for this production were de-
signed and executed by Mabel owens
| Wilcox.
William A. Shade, recently appointed
head of the Folger Memorial Shake
speare Library, was elected an honorary
member Of the society at the last meet
ing.
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to-
morrow at l O'Clock with Mrs. Mary
E. Hoover, 1854 Meridian street; Mrs.
Lula A. larry, assisting hostess.
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, Daugh-
ters of Union Veterans of the Civil War,
held a Christmas social December &c
at 800 I street. Mrs. Anna Horn, pres
ident, made an address of welcome and
introduced Mrs. Cora Mandy, chair
1 OdIoFfnf Gf h
any Baptist Church sang, accompanied
at piano by Mrs. Percy Taylor; solo,
Charles Weber: play, by Addie Hick-
man, Irene Graf, Charlotte Cary, Isa-
bella Bontz, Nan Slattery. Katherine
Rain, Helene Temple, Esther Lippold
and Margaret Brandt w. H. Wells,
as Santa Claus, distributed presents to
all.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Lamb
skin Club will convene at the North
east Temple next Thursday evening to
elect officers. Mrs. Mollie Fosson. pres
ident, will preside over the meeting.
At Christmas the auxiliary sent lamp
| to the children's dormitories of the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home in
memory Of its secretary, Mabel Stark,
who died September "a.
| The Washington Alumni Chapter Of
| Alpha vi Delta will meet with Mrs.
j. H. Durham, 2109 q street, Tuesday
at $3.50 pm.
The TakOma Park WOman's Club
will meet Tuesday at / o'clock at the
Takoma Park Public Library.
Mrs. Mitchell Carroll, faculty mem
Der of George washington University
will address the Art Department of the
club Thursday, on with Virgil in
italy," at the home of Mrs. James
TAYLOR, 100 Albany avenue. Assisting
hoSteSses are: Mrs Dwight Avery, Mrs.
Lloyd Biddle, Mrs. Arthur Gordon, Mrs.
Joseph Becker and Mrs. Charles Davey
Those desiring transportation to Mrs.
Taylor's should be at Takoma Park
Library at 12:45 o'clock.
The Free Lance Club meets January
8 at 8 o'clock at Thomson Community
Center, Twelfth and L streets. Short
stories will be read by Vice President
lone Mooney and by Felix Schwartz
instructor of English In Takoma-Silvel
Spring High School. A short socia
period viii follow.
American Association Of University
| WOmen'S Club.-There will be q tea
tomorrow from 4:30 to pm. 1t viii
be a reception for the new members
The tea Is being arranged jointly BY
the Hospitality, Membership and Pro-
gram committees, with the assistance Of
| the president, Mrs. Veerho1. Those
who viii be in the receiving line are
Mrs. Otto Veerhof, Mrs. Paul Howe
Miss Blanche Halbert, Mrs. George
Woods, Miss Belle Rankin, Mrs. Joshua
Evans, DR.. Winifred Richmond, MISS
Mary Anderson, DR.. Louise Stanley
Miss Annabel Matthews, Miss Goody-
koontz, DR.. Taylor Jones, Miss Adelaide
Baylor, Miss Jean Cole, Mrs. Henry l.
Rainey, Mrs. William Corbin, Mrs
Lucius Clark, Mrs. F. w. Davenport, Dr.
McHale. mrs. George Akerson, DR..
Caukin and Mrs. Fred Tryon.
The book review section will meet
January at II am.
There will be a diplomatic luncheon
January 10 at l PM, at Whlch Lne
speaker and guest of honor Will be DIT.
Don Juan B. Sacasa, Minister from
Nicaragua. His subject VIII be Bolvar'
the Hero of South American 1ndepend-
ence" Reservations should be MADE
by pm.
d. C. Federation OF WOmen's Clubs
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt presided at
meeting Monday at the Roosevelt. MrS:
Harvey w. Wiley gave an account OF
her recent trip through Florida. MIS-.
Virginia White Speel spoke on the
federation's cooperation with city or
carnations in their effort to abolish
alley houses. An appeal was made by
Mrs Speel for the financial support
of the federated clubs should an in
vitation be accepted to meet in Wash
ington in 1882, the bicentennial cele-
bration year. The federation voted to
support Mrs. Speel, the General Fedora
ton director, in this measure. Clubs
will be invited to cooperate.
Mrs. Ellis Logan outlined the plans
of the department of education for the
coming two years, and announced
meeting to be held January 10 at 2
o'clock in the Mount Pleasant Library.