Evening star., 1933-12-03
NEWS OF THE CLUBS

Marietta Park Women's Club.-The
November executive luncheon was helo
at the home of Mrs. I. l.. Stormont. 6200
Fifth street.
The next business meeting of the
club will be held, December at the
home of Mrs. Fred G. Burgan, 55l6
North Capitol street, at pm.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at
the home of Mrs. S. L. Dorsey. 1869
Columbia road, with the president,
Mrs. Harry Newman, in the chair. A
paper on THE Life. of Jane Addams"
was read by Mrs. Emily Jarboe: recita-
tions by Mrs Matte Queen Ewing, who
also gave a short sketch of Francis VIII
lard and other famous women. Mrs.
Alice v. Creque. Mrs. Carr, Mrs. C. B.
Green, MS. Dorsey and Mrs. Julia
Webb spoke. 81
The next meeting will be held Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Green, 1869 Columbia road.
Deutscher Literarischer Verein.-Mem-
bers and guests met at the home Of
President Anita Schade. 1929 Rhode
Island avenue, November 18. Herr
Gerrit Won Haeften of the German en-
bassy spoke on Hermann Hesse, the
| Last Poet of the German Romantic
School,; a comedy, "Reelle Absichten," /"
was we'll acted by Anita Virginia
Mueller and Adaila Moth; Henry Gre
gor gave piano numbers; Herbert Bird,
violinist. played; Marie Sabarth spoke
on THE Life Of Mary Of Scotland" and
Anita Schade recited scenes from
Schiller's Maria Stuart" and Maxwell
Anderson's play, Mary of Scotland"
Columbia Chapter. DeIphian Society,
will meet at the Hamilton Hotel De-
cember 7. at 10 am.
The subject will be the French drama
"Corneille." Mrs. w. w. Spaid will lead
the meeting and Mrs. Knute Bjorka will
talk on the Development Of Drama In
France" Mrs. E. s. Brashears will tell
the story of LIE Cid" and Mrs. Roy
Clyde Miller will have charge Of the
play, lie Cid" Mrs. r. W. Geare was
a guest at the last meeting
Petworth Woman's CIub.-The music
section met TUESDAY EVENING CsrI vhd at the the
assisted by Mrs. w. H. Conway.
The Executive Board met Friday
evening. Mrs A. M. Smith, 312 Shep-
herd street, was the hostess, assisted
by Mrs. Ruth Mills.
The business meeting of the club will
be held December at the Petworth
School Building. The hospitality sec
ton, with Mrs. A. M. Smith as chair
man. will have charge of the entertain
ment features.
Petworth Woman's Club day will be
observed at the Florence Crittenton
Home. 4759 Conduit road, December o.
| Luncheon will be served at ! O'Clock
and a tour Of the home will follow.
Those desiring reservations notify Mrs.
j. K. Utley.
The Curley Glib will meet this after
noon at the home OF MISS Denise
Blancke, 26 Bryant street northeast
where they will be entertained al q
bridge tea. -, ,,
Miss Helen Morris will entertain
members of the music guild at ner noniv :,
in the Embassy Apartments, Inufsoay
evening, when Christmas hymns ana
carols will be rehearsed for speclai
| Christmas meeting.
| The Dramatic Committee, headed py
A j Agricola, will present COMEDY
drama at Gonzaga Hall, l9 Eye street.
December 13. The production. written
by Frederick jackson, is entitled "A Full
House"
At the last business meeting OF the
club, Miss Mary L. MCGEE, PRESIDENT,
presided. The following new members
were received: Miss Ethel Sweet, Miss
| Claire O'Neill and DR.. Louis j. Faust
| of st. Matthews parish: Miss Abble A.
Barry of St Patrick's parish, Mrs Al1reo
j. Smith of St Paul's parish. Miss M.
! Adriennia Montgomery OF Holy IIlnlty
parish, and Miss Mary Ellis Of st. James
| nj Il
! Head of Greenburg, Pa, was admitted
to honorary membership. Miss Berna--
dine Nesline was appointed chairman OF
| the Reception Committee, to take the
place of Miss Ethel Ammon. Frank
! Morgan entertained with tenor solo,
accompanied by Miss Helen Morris at
| the plano, Jack Morgan playing the
violin obbligato. Rev. DR.. Sheehan, as
sistant pastor of st. Patrick's Church,
representing the Community Chest, gave
| a brief talk
Miss Isabel Connor chairman OF the
literary circle. presided at meeting OF
that group Tuesday evening at the home
of Miss Monica Gordon.
! A THANKSGIVING eve dance was held
/ Wednesday evening at the Continental
Hotel.
The Five Hundred players met Friday
evening at the home Of Misses Irene and
Jessie Baehlert.
There will be meeting of the Chron-
icle Committee Monday evening at the
home of Miss Bessie Rupert, 4o7 Sixth
street northeast.
The District Division, United Daugh-
tiers OF the Confederacy, with Mrs Fred
L. volland as president, will meet We'd
| nesday at the Confederate Memorial
| Hall, 1922 Vermont avenue. There Will
be two sessions. at pm: p and at pm; m
services will be held for the veterans
and for the members Of the various
chapters who died during the year.
| The ceremonies will be in charge
of Mrs. Henry Gordon Clay, division
chaplain. At the evening session there
will be a speaker and program OF music,
concluding with the reading Of reports
and election of officers.
District OF Columbia League Of Ameri-
can Pen Women.-Mrs. Edson w. Briggs,
| artist, will be hostess and exhibitor to-
day from to o'clock in the studio
Assisting her will be Mrs. w. w. Badg-
lev. president of the District League;
Mrs. Bernard Gallagher. Mrs. William
P. French. Mrs Charles E. Riordon
Miss Clara Hill. Mrs. Theodore Tiller
Miss Pherne Miller, Mrs. Howell Car
rico, Mrs Ann Livingston Arkola
Nine. Felian Garzia, Mrs. Walter
Wyatt, Miss Marguerite Merigold, sec
ond vice president Of the league, and
Miss Elise Thomson Clark. chairman OF
art. The exhibition will continue
through December 9.
On December S, from to 6 o'clock
Mrs. Briggs will entertain at the studio
in honor Of Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman
of art of the General Federation Of
women's Clubs, and later the Sonneteer
Club.
The Poetry Group, of which Irene
Shirley Moran is chairman, will meet
Tuesday in the studio. Diana Powell
| will preside as chairman for this meet
ing. Florence Elizabeth Marshall will
speak on Greeting Card Verse Writ
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