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tique" OF Beethoven. The program of
the February meeting will include a
study OF the Bronte sisters.
District Of Columbia Economics As
sociation.-The Home Makers Group
will meet at 10:30 o'clock February /,
at 1884 Eye street. Mrs. F. D. Dill
Ion will lead the discussion.
Curley Club.-A Valentine dance will
be held at the Continental Hotel
February IL.
members Of the Card Party Committee,
at her residence, Ais Thirteenth
place northeast, Tuesday evening A
card party will be held at Sacred Heart
Church, Sixteenth and Park road,
February IT.
Miss Gretchen Baden. entertained
members of the committee empowered
with authority to revise and amend the
constitution at her home. 208 Sixth
street southeast, last Monday evening.
Francis A. McCann, chairman of the
Honorary Membership Committee, en-
tertained members of the Executive
Committee, at his home, 1l02 Eighth
street. Thursday evening.
National Capital Chapter, Delphian
Society, met at Jelleff's Little Theater,
Wednesday, the president, Mrs. H. A.
Latane, presiding. The program, under
the leadership Of Mrs. Grant S. Barn
hart, was a continuation of pre- Shake
spearean drama. Mrs. Latane gave the
preliminary survey, and the topics dis
cussed were as follows:
George Peele, by Mrs. H. B. Callahan,
Robert Greene, by Mrs. A. c. Christie,
Tragic Drama Of Kyd. Mrs. H. N.
Dorman: Christopher Marlowe, Mrs.
T. j. Rice, and DR.. Faustus, by Mrs
T. F. Law. Mrs. w. c. Welburn gavs
a reading from Faustus, and Mrs Rice
a recitation from The Merchant OF
Venice" Mrs Anderson of Virginia
and Mrs Waddell of Birmingham Ala,
were visitors.
Mrs. w. c. Welburn, as leader, Janu-
airy IL, introduced the subject of Pre-
Shakespearean Drama, assisted by Mrs.
Jerome Hartley, Mrs. P. M. Chichester,
and Mrs. Knowlton, who spoke on
early English comedies and tragedies.
Lyly as a dramatist and "Endymion.
A report was given of the work of the
Shakespearean Society. to which Ma
tional Capital Chapter was invited.
The next meeting will be February
8, Mrs. E. H. Erickson, leader.
Women's City Club.-Mrs William w
Committee, and Mrs. GLADYS B. Middle
miss, chairman of the Special Drive
Committee, will be in charge Of the
tea today. when program of folk
music will be given by Nine. Camilo
Hcioc -lyhnSa husband is resident l.
missioner of the Philippine Islands.
A series of four card parties. for the
benefit of the house betterment fund,
will be given tomorrow and Tuesday
afternoons and evenings. House Com
mittee hostesses for the special home
dinners" to be served those days, are
Mrs Grace j. Leimbach Mrs. M. H
Tghe and Mrs John H. Harwood
At the monthly business meeting
Wednesday evening the club will elect a
nominating committee, which will NOM
mate the candidates for Office to be
elected at the annual meeting in May
National League of American Pen
Womep-Mrs. Clara Keck HefleboWer
national president, on February II will
be the guest of Mrs. Helen Sherman
Griffith author at the latters home in
Philadelphia. and the following day
will be honored at a luncheon to be
given by the Philadelphia branch of
the League Of American Pen Women.
On February IA. she will come to Wash
ington to be the guest-speaker before
the Bethesda Woman's Club. when her
topic will be Motion Pictures" Also
that day she will be guest of honor at
the literary bridge which is to be given
for the benefit of the leagues club
house fund, with Mrs Richard Hoxie
and Mrs. Robert Clay Sheriff. as Joint
hcstesses. A musical program will be
given and tea will be served. On Feb
ruary IS, she will open the celebrity
Hotel. This breakfast will be given in
honor Of The newspaper profession.
The Alpha Zeta Chapter Of the Del
phian Society met Wednesday at the
Mrs. George N. Walker, in the chair,
Several guests were present. among
them. Mrs Wilson, resident secretary
of the Delphian Society, and Mrs.
Miller Of the Columbia Chapter
The literary program, The Legacy OF
Mesopotamia," wss led by Mrs George
Milne, who gave a review of Baby
lonia's contribution to civilization. Mrs
Louis A. Puckett was the Delphiar
traveller, telling of the trophies of
Babylon and Nineveh. Others who took
part in the program and discussion were
as follows: "Assyrian Ascendency." by
Mrs. c. H. Curl; "Assyrian Triumph
and Defeat" by Mrs. Edwin Davis;
New Babylonia." by Mrs. C. D. Backus;
City CT Babylon" by Mrs. r. Page
Irving. and "Babylonian Literature" by
Mrs. Samuel Montgomery
The next meeting will be February
8, with Mrs. Samuel Montgomery as
leader.
The Gamma Delphian Society met at
the Shoreham Hotel Monday evening
The president, Mrs. Esme M. Lachowicz
presided. The topic, German and
Early French Painting" was under the
leadership of Mrs. Jessie B. Krause.
The Cologne School was described by
Miss Clara Dickerson, "Swabian and
Nuremburger Artists" by Mrs Ella G
Prescott; THE Life of Holbein," by Mrs
Alice Cushman Eliot; "Albrecht Durer,
by Mrs. Bertram G.. Moore; "Lochner
and Durer's Madonna" by Mrs. Mary
G. Mathiot; "Holbeins Portraits" by
MlSS Evelyn hdy, OuTeT HdllltlIlB dIC
Engraving" by Miss Julia Gilbert; Be
ginnings of French Painting" by Mrs
o. N Fansler, and "Clouet's Portrait OF
Francis ]" by Miss Emma Hoffer. Mrs
Lillian Bernhardt Of Baltimore gave a
talk on THE Most Outstanding Con-
tempary Artists"
The next meeting will be tomorrow
evening.
The Washington Soroptimist Club
held its weekly luncheon at the Lafay-
cite Hotel Wednesday. Mrs A. J. Dris-
col. secretary of the Thomson Com
munity Center, gave brief talk on Jhel
work with boys clubs.
The honor guest and speaker was Col
U. S. Grant who gave comprehensive
talk on "City Planning" Earl Nails
tenor. accompanied by Mrs. Jewe
Downs, a member of the club, sang.
The luncheon, February l, has beer
postponed. A memorial will be held
that day to the late Lieut. Nina Van
Wrinkle mast president of the Washing