Evening star., 1933-03-26
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

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The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules
was received March Is by Mile. Marie
de Porry and Mile. Hazel Priest. The
president. M. William j. Wallis, pre-
piano solos, "L'Alouette" of Balicikirew
and waltz in E Minor" of Chopin.
Mile. Martha E. Bocoreselski whistled
La Danse des Tournesols." by Mac
Clynont: "L'Oiseau Bleu." by Clare
Hummer, and "Berceuse Chinoise," by
Bowers. The piano accompaniment was
played by Mile. Marie de Porry. The
principal number on the program was
comedy by Desarbres and Nuitter,
played by M. Carlos Blume, M. and
Nine. Pierre de Chauny, M. and Nine.
william j. Wallis and Mile. Margaret
Window. "A concerto by Liszt was
played by M. Latimer Washer and Mile.
Eleanor Hulburt. pianists.
Dcutscher Literarischer verein.-A
program Of music was offered March
18. Helen Neumeyer-Perry, contralto,
sang an aria from Goring Thomas
opera "Nadeschda" and a group of
three "Glieder," by Strauss and Wolf,
Marjorie Davis accompanying her on
the piano; Mime. Louise Continho played
Besthoven's "Appassionata," later ap-
pearing in native Portuguese costume,
when she gave piano compositions by
Portuguese composers: young Violinists
Roger Podisky and Henry Bird played
compositions by Schubert. Kreisler,
Chaminade, De Bsriot and Wieniawski;
r. w. L. Scheltema read q chapter from
the novel, From the Life Of q Good
for-Nothing." by Eichendorff; Use Kotz
recited Spring poems and the president,
Anita Schade, spoke about the aims of
the German group of the Chicago 1888
World Fair, of which Washington,
D. c., branch had recently been Or
ganized for the purpose to help raise
a fund to make a worthy representa-
tion of the important part the Germans
played In the making Of our history
Miss SchRde is the chairman of the
Washington, D. c., branch and will give
a series of lectures on Our Early Ger
man Settlers" in Lutheran churches
and in clubs.
The Argyle Study Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Marian M. Hillman,
3031 Sedgwick street, Tuesday, at
o'clock. The paper on Home En-
gineering" will be given by Mrs. Henry
Thurtell.
The Women's Auxiliary to the Rail-
way Mail Association met at the Cap
itol Park Hotel March 20. Mrs. F. l.
Glen. Bellehaven, Alexandria, Va, was
taken in as new member. Mrs. F.
c. Gardiner gave a report on the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation meeting
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bags finished for the boys at Walter
Reed Hospital Mrs. w. M. Collins
spoke on the Federal pay cut bill. 1t
was voted to go on record at the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation as op-
posed to the proposed amendment to
the Constitution giving women equal
rights with men. Mrs. J. R. L. Beane
gave an illustrated talk on Mount
Vernon.
On Thursday the auxiliary enter
tanned Mrs. william J. Burke of Dor
chester. Mass. first division vice presi-
dent of the National Association, at q
luncheon and social at the home of
Mrs. B. N. Burleyson. president.
The Excelsior Literary Club met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of the
president. Mrs Alice v. Cregne, 1875
New Hampshire avenue. Mrs. Julia
Webb assisting hostess. The program
consisted of talk and description on
the life Of Rembrandt" the Russian
painter, by Mrs. R. j. Bates.
The next meeting will be held April
4. at 2 o'clock. The recent death of
Mrs. Henry Churchill-Cook, a past
president, was announced.
Petworth W0man's Club.-The educa-
tional section met March 20 with Mrs.
B. j. Waldo. Mrs. G.. E. Hudson and
Mrs. E. c. Magdeberger were assistant
hostesses. Miss Mary Frank. principal
of the Petworth School. who had charge
Of the program, presented Mrs. Eliza
beth K. Peoples. director of the Com
munity Center Department. who spoke
on the history Of the development of
the community center, its aims and ac-
complishmentS. Mrs. Viola Thomson
gave current events.
The philanthropic section met March
81, at the home of Mrs Martha Wilt
berger with Mrs. E. P. Lecraw as as
sistant hostess, and the Red Cross unit
met March % with Mrs. Lyster Dewey.
The art section met March % at the
Petworth Methodist Church. with Mrs.
S. A. Swiggett, chairman Of the
division Of art of the District of
Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs
as guest speaker. Luncheon was served
after which the members accompanied
Mrs. Swiggett to the exhibit of the work
Of washington artists at the Corcoran
Art Gallery.
The music section met March % in
stead of March %, as scheduled. Mrs.
G. Eder Reed was the hostess assisted
by Miss Ida O'Neal.
The executive board will meet Thurs
day evening with Mrs. LeVerne Beales,
chairman of the educational section.
Mrs. Otto Hammerlund. chairman of
the art section, will be assistant hostess.
The Woman's Club Of Sixteenth
Street Highlands met at the home of
Miss Ellen Golden. on Longfellow
street. Mrs. H. v. Lansdale read an
article, Recent portrait of Eleanor
Roosevelt" by Isabelle Layton. Mrs.
Percy l. Balch entertained with an
original paper, Modern Poetry"
The next meeting will be held at the
street, when Miss Golden will be pro-
gram chairman.
American Association Of University
Women-The tea tomorrow at O'Clock
will be in charge Of the Education
Committee. with Mrs. Basil Manly as
hostess Dr. Martha MacLear will in
troduce the speaker. Mrs. Florence
Warson Olesen. who will speak on the
Institute for Foreign Students at the
University Of Berlin"
Mrs. Martin A. Morrison will be the
hostess at the musicale Wednesday at
8:15 pm, when the program will be
presented by courtesy of the Tuesday
Evening Music Club with Mrs Florence
Howard as director and Marjorie Davis
as accompanist
The International Relations Commit
tee and the past presidents of the Col
lege Women's Club will give a dinner