Evening star., 1933-01-02

Beall. water colors by Charles Hopkin-
ings by John Sargent, drawings by
Carl Melchers, small bronzes by Ameri-
can sculptors, and an historical loan
exhibition of portraits Of George Wash
ington and his associates. On Decem-
Der the thirteenth biennial exhibition
Of contemporary American oil paint
if1gs, one of the classic art shows OF
the United States, was opened. 1t will
continue until January Is.
Lectures Presented.
The Arts Club of Washington. 20l7
street northwest, carried on during the
year in its usual manner. Lectures
were given by Mrs Eleanor c. Ander-
son, DR.. George C. Havenner, Percy
MacKaye. will C. Barnes, Justice Wen
dell Phillips Stafford, Theodore T.
Belote. DR.. Lyman L. Sexton. DIR. Will
liam M Mann, Emily Burling Waite
Manchester, Dr. William F. Fotz. Henry
K. Bush Brown, DR.. j. F. Schairer, DR..
Anita Maris Boggs, Mrs. r. winston
Holt, Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard,
Andre Cattaui, Mrs. Isabelle 5. Earring
ton, cambridge Crist, Miss Louise
Newell, Dr.. George S. Duncan, Mrs.
Fulton Lewis, Mrs Mitchell Carroll,
William Adams Slade, Mrs George X.
putnam, Miss Janet Richards, Miss
Grace Lincoln Temple, Mrs. Frank An,
derson, DR.. Stanley X. Hornbeck ana
Mrs r. D. Rands.
Mary Howe, Henry Smidt- -Gregor,
Betty Baum, Norman Fraunheim. Haze
Dorey. Helen Belt, Beulah Chambers
Dore Walton, Minnie F. Notz, Clelia
Fioravanti, Charter Hesiep. Elsa Louise
Marie G. HAM
sen. Anne Yago McGuffey. John Mar
Vile. Gertrude Trumbley, Lawrence
Downey. DR.. George e. Anderson. Eve
lyn Scott, Alix Young Maruchess, Willa
Semple. Charles Trowbridge, the Arts
Club Choral Group, the Arts Clup
Mixed Quartet and the Washington
String Quartet took part in the musical
programs of the club.
Eliot O'Hara, Elise T. Clark. George
Pearse Ennis, Felicia Howell, Frances
BENJAMIN Johnston, Peggy Bacon Ger
trude schweitzer, e. Claghorn; Edlth
Mccartney. John Whorf, Frank Me
pold. Herbert Hicks and other artists
exhibited paintings and drawings under
the club auspices.
The dramatic committee presented
Shaw's "Fanny's First Play and other
programs
The clubs Bal Boheme was held at
the willard Hotel February 9.
Pen Women Active.
The National League OF American
Pen Women, with more than two
thousand members, maintained ma
tional headquarters at the Willard Ho-
tel during 1892. Founded 35 years ago
by Margaret Sullivan Burke, Marion
Longfellow O'Donoghu and Anna Ham
ilton, Washington newspaper women,
the league now has So branches. Mrs.
Clara Keck Hefiebower OF Cincinnati
Is national president.
The biennial convention of the league
was held In April under the direction
of Mrs Grace Thompson Seton. An
art exhibition at the Sears, Roebuck
galleries was arranged by Miss Ethelyn
p. Cobb and Mrs. w. W. Badgley and
a music festival was conducted under
the management of Dorothy De Mnth
Watson. Contests in short story writ
ing, poetry, musical composition, art
and drama were sponsored by the
league and prizes given by Mrs Larz
Anderson were awarded. The District
branch of the organization founded a
craft group and the example now has
been followed by many other branches
Members of the league contributed
to the newspaper and magazine press
Of the entire country.