Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-03
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

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fourth of its lecture series. Gideon A.
Lyon, associate editor of The Star will
talk on How to Write the Travel Ar
ticle" January 7 at 8 O'Clock at the
Art Galleries, 1106 Connecticut ave-
nue.. lone Mooney and Jean Pritchard
will read short stories, followed by
critical discussion.
The Executive Board appointed the
following officers to the Free Lance
Club Publications Board: Felix Conrad
echwarZ, editor; DR.. Andre Beneteau,
Mai Edward Dyer and Col. Edmund
Sayer, associate editors.
The Newcomb Clubs annual Christ
mas party was held at the Battery Park
club house. 1t was Husbands night,
and they assisted the hostesses, Mrs.
B Peyton Whalen and Mrs A. B. FoS-
ter, in serving refreshments. Games
were INDUCED In and prizes awarded to
Mrs. J. Henry Brown and William Ross
Dellett.
The president, Mrs. Benjamin Potter,
presided at a short business session. 1t
was voted to send hard candies to the
Social Service League to be used in
filling Christmas baskets. One hun
dred and one cretonne bags were de-
-iivered to Walter Reed Hospital by
members of the club. They were re-
ny N1D. IlCCNf WIN WAC lIOSlCoo
for THE Grey Ladies' md the visitors
were conducted through the wards by
MRS. Bates.
Mrs. Bernard Spille Of Edgemoor was
welcomed into the club.
The Washington Readers Club will
meet January 4, with Virginia Bayly
Blassingham presiding. The program
includes Mary Randolph Ruff, reading
I To-
Elizabeth M Phillips, reading Spring Is
Here. With Poems and Bathtubs" (Will
Rogers. P. J. Altizer will give short
talk Oh the poet Margaret Widdemer,
followed by two numbers by that poet,
read by Alice E. Robinson-viZ, THE
Housekeeper" and The Modern Woman
to Her Lover" William B. Crowell will
read My Last Dollar" (Stephen Lea
cock. w. Alfred Falconer will give
short talk on Percy Mackaye, followed
by scene from Mackaye's play Jeanne
d'Arc," read by Dorothy A. Lawrence.
The District of Columbia Auxiliary of
abe Womans National Sabbath Alliance
was entertained by Mrs. Ellis Logan at
1861 Crescent place last Tuesday. A
tribute was given to the life and mem
DRY of Mrs. John w. Thompson who
served this organization as vice preSi-
dent for nine years, and who died July
23 Mrs Wintemute william Sloan
gave an outline of her recent trip to
the Orient.
The hostess was assisted in serving
refreshments by Mrs. F. C. Brinley, Mrs
Colin Livingstone, Mrs Henry Fenno
Sawtelle, Mrs. Eva CriSSwell, Mrs. Will
liam La Varre and Mrs. Robert Clay
Sheriff..
The Welsh Society recently elected
officers as follows: Fred l.. Harris, presi-
dent; Harry S. Evans, first vice presi-
cent; David Breese Jones, second vice
president; Edith A williams, secretary;
Katherine E. Williams, assistant sec
rotary, and Eunice Jane Thomas,
treasurer.
The entertainment consisted of sing
ing by the welsh male quartet, DR..
Thomas Elias, Griffith Evans, David
Breese Jones and William J. Hughes,
with Mrs. Harry Eckloff presiding at
the piano. Wilfred Smith sang. The
Madrigal Singers, under the direction of
Mrs John Milton Sylvester, gave a
program.
Columbia Chapter of the National
Delphian Society will meet January 7
at 10 am. at the Hotel Hamilton. The
leader of the day will be Mrs. w. S.
Graham. The Delphian Traveller will
be given by Mrs. Robert Mancill. Topics
as follows: Conditions on the Eve of
the Conflict" Mrs. Frank Stewart;
An Enemy's Portrait of Hannibal"
Mrs. George Norris; Western Civiliza-
ton on the Brink of Ruin" Mrs. w. j.
Patterson; THE Battle of Trebia," Mrs.
George Post; 'Rome's Vengeance" Mrs.
Arma E. Rush, and Results of Con-
nlIeSt " Mrs W VIZ
Columbia Floral Circle will meet to-
morrow at ! pm. with Mrs r. G..
Spiker, 1916 Euclid street. Miss God
frey, assisting hostess.
Twentieth Century Ciub.-The inter-
national outlook section, Mrs. George F.
Bowerman, chairman, will meet tomor-
row at 2:l5 pm. at the Y. w. C. A.
Charles G. Ross, Washington CORE
spondent Of the st. Louis Post-Dispatch,
will speak on THE Coming General
Disarmament Conference at Geneva"
Miss Myra Hendley will report on recent
events in Italy, where she spent the
past Winter.
The French section will meet We'd
nesday at 2 pm. at the Y. w. c.. A.
During the afternoon the members will
visit, in imagination, the establish
VI II dllOo III Il al lo
Mrs. Francis l.. Halves, chairman, will
direct the conversation.
The monthly meeting of the club will
be held Thursday at IL am. at the Y.
W. c. A. George e. Sokolsky, former
editor of the Far Eastern Review, in
Shanghai, will speak on "Manchuria.
The Executive Board of the Horace
Mann Home and School Association in
rInsn .s. x,ryN .aat to- ka tnn rn
ers' room of the school January at
10 am. Plans will be discussed for the
business meeting January 10.
The Wesley Heights Child Study Club
will meet January at the home Of
Mrs. Robert Mccullough, 1925 Klingie
street. Assisting hosteSses will be Mrs.
H. L. Parish and Mrs. Max j. Proffitt
The speaker of the evening will be DR..
j. c. Eckhardt whose subject will be
THE Relation of Character Education
to Child Health"
The Curley Club held Christmas
party Tuesday evening in the Contlnen-
tai Hotel A song and dance was given
by Billy Woodward, accompanied at the
piano by Rudolph Moeller. A comedy
recitation was given by William McGar-
Vey, while several vocal selections were
rendered by Clement OlepeI, acCoHlPa-
MED by Miss Marietta Dawson. Miss
Catherine Pearson gave a dance spe-
cialty, followed by the playing Of sew
erai selections by an orchestra composed
of Miss Marietta Dawson, pianist Miss
Mary Cayanaugh, violinist, and Fred
erick Brady, violinist. Roland Hyland
and William McGarvey, impersonating
Santa Claus, distributed presents.
An at home" meeting will be held In
the Continental Hotel January IA.
Arrangements have been completed
for a dance at the Continental Hotel
January l6.
The Progressive Seniors will hold a
emi-monthly meeting Wednesday at
1880 pm. in Y. w c. A, Seventeenth
and K streets. An invitation is ex-
tended to men and women who are in
terested in leisure time activities CO.