Evening star., 1933-02-12
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

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The next meeting will be held at The
home Of Mrs. Henry F. Offterdinger.
Gamma Delphian Chapter will meet
at the Shoreham Hotel tomorrow eve.
ming. The topic, Spanish Painting
will be under the direction of Mrs. Ella
G. Prescott. The program will consist
Of History and Geography of Spain,
by Mrs. Alice Eliot; Spanish Primi-
tives," by Miss Olive Newbold; Span
ish Temperament" by Mrs. Evelyn
Haller; italian Mannerists," by Miss
Ellen Bulger; "The Golden Age Of
Spanish Painting" by Miss Julia Gil
bert: "Calvert's Estimate Of El Greco,
by Mrs. o. N. Fansler; Study of Pic
lures by El Greco" by Mrs. Jesse
Krause; ''Velasquez," by Miss Emma
Hoffer: "Velasquez's Portraits of Chill
dren and Typical Group Pictures" by
Miss Lulu Adams; "Murillo," by Miss
Mary Wolford, and Study of Pictures
by Murillo," by Mrs. Harry Sears After
the literary program the president, Mrs
Esme M. Lackowicz, will give a sum-
mary Of the evenings work.
Columbia Delphian Chapte will meet
az the Hamilton Hotel at 10 o'clock
February Is, with Mrs Bishop as leader
The subject will be Russian Art" The
topics are: Beginnings of Russian Art, y
Mrs. Elzey; "The Norgorod School" Mrs.
Howell; Study of Pictures of the Nor
gorod School" Mrs. lie Hew; Eight
ovIyy o%a
Painters" Mrs. Graham; Historic
Paintings" Mrs. Huntington: Latin
Russian Art" Mrs. Horne; Religious
and Sermon Pictures" Mrs. Jansky, and
Painting Of the Ewel of the Century
DR.. Finnegan. The presidelt, Mrs. Roy
G. Miller, will follow with her resume.
VoteIess District Of Columbia League
Of Women Voters.-Mrs. Lee Parkinson
presided at the meeting Of the Execu-
tive Board at the Women's City Club
February 3. Reports were given, among
which was one by Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
Friedman on the legal status Of women
in Spain.
Mrs. Henry Chalmers, co-chairman
of the Committee on International Co.
operation to Prevent War, made brief
report on her impressions Of the
Eighth Conference on the Cause and
Cure OF War, recently held in Washing
ton, to which she was a delegate. A
meeting for the purpose Of having the
two delegates, Mrs. Chalmers and Mrs.
Partridge, present fuller report will
be held February II at 4:30 pm. at the
home Of Mrs. w. c. Joflnstone, 9l2
Nineteenth street, to which all men,
bers are invited.
The Department of Efficiency in Gov
ernment Mrs. Edna Johnston, chair
man, held a tea at the home of Mrs.
Charles L. McNary, Hay-Adams House,
Tuesday afternoon.
Federal Taxes" was the subject of
Miss Susan S. Burr of the United States
Treasury. Mrs. Edna Johnston, Mrs.
Charles l.. McNary. Mrs. Elizabeth S.
Friedman, Mrs. E. w. Spaulding, Mrs.
Samuel Horne, Mrs. Gardner jackson,
Mrs. Thomas Howerton and Miss Olive
Geiger, who comprise this department.
are planning an afternoon on District
taxes for March Z.
District Of Columbia League Of Amer
lean Pen Women.-Alethea Todd Alder
son, chairman of the poetry evening, will
conduct her next meeting in the studio,
1706 L street, February IA at 8 o'clock.
Miss Anderson will read and discuss
some OF her original poems, and other
members of the group will read some of
their poems.
Salon francais, Wednesday $50
o'clock, Nine. Felian Garzia, chairman,
has arranged a program. M. Laurie,
vocal and guitar selections; Sue laramie
will play the piano, and M. Leon Dos
tert will speak.
Mrs. Miriam B. Hilton, chairman of
the drama evening, which meets In the
studio February II at 8 o'clock, has Sc
cured E. de S. Melcher of The WASH
ington Star to speak on Trends of the
Motion Picture"
The Excelsior Literary Club met
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Walter
Asmuth, 1901 Warder street, with the
president, Mrs. Alice v. Creque, in the
chair. A paper on Language and
Literature of Sweden" was given by Mrs.
Matte Queen Ewing.
Petworth Woman's Club.-The liter
ature section will meet February 13 at
8 pm. at the home Of Mrs. T. Tincher,
20 Grant circle, Mrs. Evans and Mrs.
Jarvis assisting The topic of the
is Massachusetts," Mrs.
Knox, Smith and Cavanaugh will pre-
sent the program.
On February 16 the civic section will
meet at 8 pm. with Mrs. C. D. Keller,
4109 Fifth street, Mrs. Thomson assist
ing. Mrs. Stone and Miss McDevitt will
have charge of the program.
The home section will meet February
II at 1870 pm. at the home of Mrs.
w. B. Patterson, 422 Randolph street,
Mrs. Evans assisting. Influence Of the
Radio on the Home" will be the topic
presented by Mrs. G. Fisher.
Washington Chapter Hadassah.-The
annual donors luncheon will be held
February % at the Jewish Community
Center. Mrs. Sidney Wiseman, chair
man Of the committee in charge, gave
q report at a special board meeting
Mrs. Samuel w. Halprin,
president Of Hadassah, viii be
the guest speaker.
special meeting of all the circles, ladies
Of the G. A. r. was held at the Willard
Hotel February 4. National President
Josephine Mahar inspected the circles.
Chairs were filled as follows: Rebecca
L. Blaine of Lincoln Circle, senior vice
president; Ella w. Southard of Grant
Circle, junior vice president; Miss Byrd
Milligan of Mckinley Circle, secretary;
Minnie E. Curtiss Of Beck Circle, treas
urer; Olive Van Wagenan of Beck
Circle, chaplain; Miss Smith of Grant
Circle, patriotic instructor; Emma F.
Hayward of Grant Circle, conductresS;
Miss Foster of Lincoln Circle, guard;
Beatrice F. Deeds of Lincoln Circle, as
sistant guard; Clara Mckee Of Beck
Circle, musician.
Besides Mrs. Mahar there were pres
ent Margaret Hopkins Worrell, national
junior vice president and registrar of
Beck Circle. and department commander
of the G. A. r., Judge j. A. Shepherd
The national president appointed Re-
becca F. Blaine president of Lincoln
Circle as assistant national correspond
ing secretary, Clara Mckee, president of
Beck Circle, as assistant national press
correspondent. The national president
was presented with gifts from the four
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