Evening star., 1932-01-10
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

- VIII =, meet tomorrow evening at the
Ehorehsm Hotel. The topic for dis
cussion. under the leadership Of Mrs
Prescott, will be "Hellenizing the An
cient World" The following reports
will be given: THE Delphian Trav-
eler," Mrs. Leroy Elliott; Philip of
Macedon," Miss Clara Dickerson:
Alexander the Great" Miss Lulu Ad-
ans; "Alexsnder's Empire and Its In
f1uence," Mrs Mary Msthiot; Greek
Religion" Miss Olive Newbold Greek
Philosophy" Miss Mary Wolford;
''Current Events" Miss Emma Hoffer.
The District Sunshine and Community
Society met with Mrs. Parker Cook,
. 1871 Emerson street, Monday, with the
following assistants: Mrs. Bernard,
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. George
Cook and Mrs. Fairless. The president,
Mrs, Ernest GUIDE, presided. Mrs. Ed
ton Women's Clubs, gave a talk. Miss
Lydia Burklin of Friendship House
spoke on the Community Chest No
tice was given that February 90 was
the day selected for the Sunshine pro-
gram over Station WJSV The card
group will meet with Mrs. Ivan Riley
1858 Madison street, January 81. The
hostess for the next meeting, February
l, will be Mrs. E. M. Gustafson, 1904
1ISHIeeIlLu SGIeet.
The Shakespeare Society will meet
tomorrow at the Corcoran Art Gal
lery at pm. Rev. W. Coleman Nevils,
president of Georgetown University,
will speak on The Roman Matron"
He will be followed by a group of
players under the direction of Mabel
Owens Wilcox in scenes 2. and 4
from act " Of Winters Tale" The
scene Of action is Bohemia and has
the following cast: PoIiXenes, King of
Bohemia, Leslie Waudby; Florizel,
Prince Of Bohemia, Kent Dyer: Camil-
10, Lord of Stella, Orrin Elliott; Au-
tolycus, q rogue, Walter E. Thorne;
old shepherd, reputed father of Per-
dtts, George Finger; Clown, his son,
M. F. Reese; servant, Frank Megill;
Perdita, Princess of Stella, living as
a shepherdess, Kate Tomlinson; Dor
cas-, Grace Robinson; Mopsa, Helen
Tucker, and Musician, George Roth.
The Petworth Womans Club met
January 4 at the Petworth School,
with the president, Mrs. Holm, pre-
siding
Mrs. Hammerlund, chairman of the
art section, reported the December
meeting and told of the talk given
by Mrs. E. Ray, State director of the
Maryland Womens Clubs. The next
meeting of this section will be January
%, at which time a trip to the Sears
Roebuck Gallery, 1106 Connecticut
avenue, is planned There will be a
special exhibit of Egyptian porcelain
on display, loaned by the Egyptian
legation.
Mrs Waite, chairman of the litera-
ture section, gave a report of that
section for December, at which read
ings were given by Mrs. Norcross, Mrs
Crum and Mrs. La Fever The next
meeting of this section will be January
IL, when Hamlet" Will be read and
reviewed.
Other reports were read by the vari-
Gus chairmen and special reports by
Mrs. Waldo and Mrs. Stewart.
lecture will be given at the Mount
Pleasant Library January IL, at 2
o'clock, by Ella May Powell.
Mrs. Holm made a request for Gre
tonne to be made into bags for the
boys at Walter Reed.
The club is planning a card party to
be given both afternoon and evening
January 29 at Joppa Lodge Hall.
Miss Anderson, general secretary of
the Y W. G. A, gave short talk on
the Community Chest.
The educational section was in
charge Of the entertainment. The male
quartet OF the EpWorth Methodist
Church sang and Mrs. John Patterson, |
jr., entertained with an amusing skit
Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 3, La
dies of the G. A. R., held an instaIla-
ton OF officers at the Willard Hotel last
Tuesday night. The occasion also
marked the closing of two-year term
of office as president for Mrs. Oscar
Bergep, She was presented with the
past presidents badge and many tokens
OF appreciation for her services.
The new officers are Miss Rebecca L.
Blaine, president; Mrs. Robert w. How
ard, senior vice president: Mrs C. L.
Hood, junior vice president; Miss Nellie
Q. ColclaAer, treasurer; Mrs. z. ].
Deeds, secretary; Mrs Oscar A. Ber-
gren, chaplain; Mrs. Gustavus A.
Weber, patriotic instructor; Mrs. Percy
Parker, conductress; Miss Beatrice
Deeds assistant conductress, and Mrs.
E. Y. Fischer, assistant guard.
several past presidents attended in
cluding Mrs. Mida Peabody, who assist
ed in the installation and also read two
original toasts: Mrs. Austain T. Avery,
Mrs. Sarah E. Deeds, Miss Beatrice
Deeds, and Mrs. May D. Iightfoot.
League of American Pen Women
Mrs. Helen Orr Watson, chairman,
short story evening, announces an in
teresting program for the members of
her group January IL at O'Clock, Mrs.
Florence Barnes will discuss require
ments Of certain popular magazines.
Mrs. Maud Hanscom will speak of
metric Scansion.
Some books of Lott will be discussed
by Nine. Felian Garzia, chairman Les
Causeries Franchises, January l3 at 4:30
o'clock.
The da.e Of the tea to be given in
honor of John Martin, dramatic critic
of the New York Times, has been
changed from January IA to January
81. That night at the Carolina Nc
Kinley Studio Mr.. Martin will deliver a
lecture on the Fine Art of Acting"
Mrs. Edna Webb Miles exhibition of oils
and water colors continues until jan
uary l6.
The Excelsior Literary Club met Tues
day at the home of Mrs. G. B. Green,
1869 Columbia road, with the president,
Mrs. Charlotte Beaver, in the chair.
paper on THE Youth and Manhood OF
George Washington" was read by Mrs.
D. j. Donovan.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Clarence Langley, 57O9
Ninth street, January 10.
Twentieth Century CIub.-The fol-
lowing new members were admitted at
the last meeting, Mrs. w. w. Husband,
president, presiding: Mrs. Francis j.
Nickels Mrs Robert P. Reeder, Mrs.
F. T. F. johnson, Mrs. ]. w. Frtzzeu
and Mrs. Albert w. Atwood.
The parliamentary law section, Mrs.
Edward B. Clark, chairman, will meet
tomorrow at IL am. at the Y w. c. A.
Mrs. Sidney Thompson will conduct the
drill on THE Previous Question and
ITO Lay on the Table"
The music section, Mrs. Eugene
Byrnes, chairman will meet Tuesday at
ii am at the Y. w. G. A. Mrs. Miriam
Hilton, vice chairman, Will give the sec
ond lesson on THE Speaking Voice"
after which there viii be violin recital