Evening star., 1932-04-24
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

/ women composers who are attending the
Festival Of Music in connection with the
biennial convention OF the League OF
American Pen Women.
| The regular tea will be tomorrow at
pm. Mrs. William Slade VIII speak
on "Highlights of the Dedication OF the
Folger Shakespeare Library and MIS-.
Lucius C. Clark will be the hostess.
Miss Harriet Ahlers will conduct the
study group, s pm, Tuesday, In adol-
escent education.
The book review section. under the
direction of Mrs. Edwin GrlsWold
Nourse, will have book review Inurs-
day at II am.
The Hospitality Committee will give
a club luncheon Saturday at l p.p
Mrs. William J. Cooper was e1ecteo
president: Miss Maxine Girts, recording
secretary; Mrs. Wilson Compton treas,
urer, and Mrs. Harris T. BALDWIN ana
Mrs. George B. Woods, directors.
Women's Guild of American Univer-
sity.-A group Of members met IN the
! Wonen'S Residence Hall TUESDAY 1or
| their regular business meeting. Mrs.
Peter M. Anderson presided. Plans were
made for the redecoration OF the Wom-
| ems Residence Hall and Tor glIt 10
| the university. Mrs. Arthur Chrlstle
| announced her group VIII holo Iooo
| sale May T. Mrs. George B. Woods pre-
| Sented the following new members; MIS-:
| Charles Schoomaker, MRS. CIarepei
| Thomas Mrs. Lainer P. McLachlen, Mrs.
! D. A. Thornbury, Mrs. Leo M. Paulger,
| Miss Ruberta M. Olds, Mrs. benjamin
| Sullivan, Mrs. Isaac R. Hit, MISS Dor
othy Randolph, Miss Dorothy Wun, MISS
Mary Rose Feagins, Miss CorneIa Cot
| ton, Miss Ethel Stiffer, Miss Hazel Fea-
gins, Mrs. William T. Evans, Mrs. W. E.
Emley, Mrs. wilson Compton, Mrs
Glenn F. Rouse, Miss Isabel Stone and
Mrs. T. B. Robinson.
Twentieth Century Club-The litera-
ture section, Mrs. George Putnam chair
man, will meet tomorrow at pm. at
the home Of Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith,
3249 Newark street. Mrs. Frederic E.
harrington will give talk on The Best
of the Seasons Drama" For guest
reservations notify Mrs. Johnston B.
Campbell.
The nature section, Mrs. Leo D. Miner
chairman, will take walk along the
towpath from Sycamore Island to Cabin
John Wednesday. Take car marked
Cabin John" at Dupont Circle at 10
am. Meet at Sycamore Island Station
at 1890 am.
The regular board meeting, Mrs. w.
W. Husband president, presiding, will
be held at IL am. Thursday at the Y.
w. c. A.
Delta Sigma Chapter of the Delphian
Society met at the Shoreham Hotel
April is. The president, Mrs. w. B.
Hays, presided. Mrs. Homer Hendricks
led the literary program. Mrs. c. c.
Caylor gave the Delphian Traveller.
Other ladies participating were Mrs. G.
E. Pugh, Mrs. David Bethune, Mrs. L.
M. Fuller, Mrs Nails and Mrs. George
Quirk The president gave a summary
on THE Brave Days of Old" and The
Story of Hannibal and Its Political
Sequels." Mrs A. W. Stalker from
Rochester, N. Y, a visiting Delphian,
addressed the meeting.
The next meeting will be May 2 at 10
I'm. at the Shoreham Hotel Mrs. Guy
Mason will be the leader.
The Cultus Club met Tuesday at the
home Of Mrs. Henry Polkinhorn. After
luncheon the club was called to Older
by the president, Mrs. Charles Demonet.
Mrs. Steuart gave a paper on THE
Origin of the Violin" and Miss Karr,
who has recently returned from trip
abroad gave talk on the "Mannerisms
and Customs of the Different Coun-
tries" also the Legend of Saint Chris |
toforo." Mrs. Yount and Miss Polkin-
horn were guests.
The Washington Readers Club.-The |
sixteenth annual banquet commemorate |
ing the birthday anniversary of William |
Shakespeare will be held April 26 at |
the Kennedy-Warren, 3133 Connecticut |
avenue, with the reception at $50 |
o'clock
The program is a talk on Memories |
OF My Stage Experiences" by Robert |
Downing, Shakespearean and classical |
tragedian; group of Shakespeare songs |
by Edward c. Ha1bach; a scene from |
Romeo and Juliet" featuring Elizabeth |
M. Phillips and Esther Waldron, and a |
reading by William E. Bryant of the |
1nstigation scene from Julius Caesar" |
act ], scene 2. The reading of quota
tions from Shakespeare will be a fea-
ture Of the occasion.
Ladies' Guild of KeniIworth-Mrs
Joseph BraShears entertained the Guild |
at her home, 1910 Kenilworth avenue |
northeast. The meeting was in form of |
shower, given for Mrs. Edith Warden, !
recent bride. Lunch was served by
the hostess and her assistants, Mrs. |
Heinlein and Mrs. Grace Parent
The next meeting will be at the home
OF Mrs. Harry Kent Ord street north |
east, April 27, at 80 pm.
Lincoln Woman's Relief Corps held a
short business meeting Monday, after
which the members went to the home
OF Mrs. Marion Lewis, chaplain of the
corps, to pay their respects to her on
her birthday anniversary. Refreshments
were served by Mrs Anna Horn, Mrs,
Mamie Campbell and Miss Ruth Scott,
Mrs. Cora Mandy. president of the
corps, presented Mrs. Lewis with gift
from the members and basket of
mowers from Mrs. Myrtle Buckler, senior
vice president.
The next meeting will be held at
Woodman's Hall, 935 Grant place, May
2, at 7:45 pm.
Giris' Friendly Society.-Rev. Mr.
Wills conducted the Epiphany Branch
admission service Monday night in
Epiphany Church. The following were
ADMITTED as members: Sallie McMullin, |
Catnerlne Harper, Dorothy Bonner.
MARY stewart. Frances Burch. Mary
HoWells and Elsie Sillings. Vivian j. |
Parks became a senior member and |
the following were admitted as branch
associates: Mrs. Mary Bonner, Mrs. |
Edna G. Wood, Mrs. Lyle E. Dow and |
Mrs. A. E. Umholtz. Miss Clara Nourse |
announced the Holiday House was open. |
Miss McCuen will be the speaker.
The st. James Branch, Bowie, will |
have a three-group Colonial play Nav
ID, followed by dancing.
The Associates Conference was held |
In New York City from April II to 19. |
SOroptimist Cuba luncheon meet
ing was held at the La Fayette Hotel
Wednesday, with President Nell Hy-
song presiding. The guest of honor, |
Representative Clifton Woodrum, sang
several numbers, and the guest speaker, |
Orcella Rexford, numerologist, spoke on
Whats in Name?" Other guests in
cluded Homer Rodeheaver, DR.. Rexford |
and several other guests of members.
Those attending the regional confer |
ence IN Phledalphia are President Hy-
song. Mary Catherine Lewis, Grace