Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-02-04
News and Activities
Of Washington Clubs
CONTINUED From Eighth Page.)


Mrs william MCGEE, chairman; Mrs.
Rose Mulcare, DR.. Ella r. Fales, Mrs.
Mary Male, Mrs. E. z. Rollins and
Miss Marion Smith.
The Society of Free Lance Writers
will meet Thursday evening at the
Shoreham Hotel Short stories by
Mrs. w. T. Willis and Maj. Edward
Dyer and a chapter from the forth
coming novel of DR.. Andre Beneteau
will be critically discussed.
Felix Conrad Schwarz, president Of
the society, will initiate three addi-
tional classes in short-sto1y writing
under auspices of the Community
Center Department. A class in
Fundamentals" will be given on Mon
day evenings, starting February 5, at
the Roosevelt Center. Advanced
classes will be given on Tuesday eve
nings, starting February 6, at the
Thomson Center and on Wednesday
evenings, starting February IA, at the
Roosevelt Center.
The Curley Club literary circle will
meet Tuesday evening at the home OF
the Misses Gertrude. Isabel and
Edythe Conner in Alexandria. Va.
Miss Isabel Conner, chairman. will
preside.
The Five Hundred Club will be en-
tertained Friday evening at the home
Of Miss Anne Smith, SOB A street
southeast.
A Valentine dance will be held at
the Curley Club Tuesday evening,
February IS, at Continental Hotel.
AL members and friends Of the mem
bsrs are invited to attend. A local
orchestra has been engaged for the
occasion, and dancing will continue
from 9 O'Clock until midnight. A
special feature of the evening will be
Q valentine prize waltz
Miss Gertrude Conner, editor OF the
club paper, the Chronicle, was hostess
to the members of her committee
Monday evening.
Members Of the music guild were
entertained Tuesday evening at the
home Of the chairman, Miss Helen
Morris, in the Embassy apartments.
Miss Edna Moreland will entertain
the group Wednesday evening at her
residence, BIS Rittenhouse street.
A party for the benefit of the Arch
bishop Curley scholarship fund, was
held Wednesday evening at the I'M
maculate Conception Church audi
torium on N street.
Miss Mary L. MCGEE, president OF
the club, presided at the last business
meeting of the club at Continental
Hotel. The following new members
were received into the club Michael
Morgan, Miss Margaret Berrang, Miss
Frances Malloy and Miss Gilda
Bonucelli. Other members recently
admitter to membership are Miss
Mary Ann Kane. Miss Cecilia Nc
Grath, Miss Fabiola Marx, Miss Mer-
Yill Gross, Miss Mildred Cross, Miss
Helen F. Honan and Miss Helen
O'Neill. The next regular business
meeting Of the Curley Club will be
Thursday evening at Continental
Hotel at 8:15 pm.
The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules
met on wednesday evening at Stone
leigh Court, the hostess being Ger
maine, the Little French Girl" The
meeting was opened by the president,
M. William ]. Wallis, after which
Mile. Kay Morrison gave two piano
solos. prelude in D Minor, by
Mendelssolln, and Minute Valse," by
Chopin. The hostess then sang three
old French songs, to a piano accom-
paniment by Mile. Morrison, "Le
temps des cerises," "Vous etes 81
jolie," and "Chantons les amors de
teanne." The principal feature Of
She program was q causerie by M.
bore Walten. "L'art ct Architecture
6'Italie," illustrated with original
MINIS by NJ. Joseph Sorrell. The pro-
gram CLOSED with the ''Marseillaise, )"
sung by those present.
Washington Branch Of American
Association Of University Women
DR.. Charles Edward Russell, dis
ttnguished man OF letters, will talk
Informally on the reform movements
he has known and participated in
during his life at $50 o'clock tonight.
Miss Jean Dean Cole will be hostess
io1 the evening and will introduce the
speaker. Buffet supper will be served
n the lounge.
Mondays tea win have ~ guest o.
honor and speaker Gideon A. Lyon.
Associate editor Of The Evening Star.
His subject viii 30 ~Ten Thousand
Editorial Pages" Mrs. Louis A. Mac
kahon will introduce the speaker.
me hostess for the afternoon will be
Mrs. Ellis A. Yost. She will be as
listed by members from the South
Atlantic division Of the club.
Tuesday Of 7:45 pm. the art and
travel group, under the direction Of
Miss Louise L. Newell, will continue
the study Of French cathedrak and
works Of art in Paris illustrated with
lantern slides.
Wednesday at II am. the history
M drama group, under the direction
Of Mrs. Horace Torbert. will discuss
%she stoops to Conquer" In its set
ting as an eighteenth century Eng
tsh play. Mrs. q. II. Chasmar Will
had the discussion.
wednesday night ut Z O'Clock din
mar In honor Of James Champerlln
Carter, an American engineer who
took a company Of rs men into Rus
sia and worked with them there Tor
two years. will speak on IAN Ameri-
can Business Mans Viewpoint on
Russia" and will show pictures OF the
country. Mrs. William John Cooper.
president of the club, will preside.
Mrs. Basil Manly will introduce the
speaker.
Thursday sk II am. the book re-
view section win meet under the d.
section a A6xs. Herbert A. Whitney.