Evening star., 1934-12-16

The installation was conducted by
Past Master George F. Hoover. A
past masters jewel was presented
to James L. Padgett by Past
Master Thomas Barr.
The stated meeting of December
19 will be called off, due to Grand
Lodge meeting.
Women's Clubs of the District, spok\
on The Madonna and Child in Art"
illustrated with the De Medici prints
in colors. John Lee Higgins gave
readings.
Members of the circle will be guests
at the January meeting, at the home
of Mrs. Ellis Logan, 1861 Crescent
place.
Girls Friendly Society.-Epiphany
Branch will hold its Christmas party
tomorrow evening. 1t is expected a
member of the Americanization
School will tell of Christmas in her
native country and will wear native
costume and sing some of her own
Christmas songs.
The branch will give party De-
cember 10 to the % residents of the
Epiphany Home, on Massachusetts,
avenue. The home Christmas tree
! will be trimmed and each member
of the home will receive gift and
candy. The Glee Club will assist.
The Senior Club of the diocese
| will meet at the National Center,
1888 New Hampshire avenue, Thurs
day evening.
Takoma Park Women's Club.-The
annual entertainment by the Music
and Drama Department will be held
at the Takoma Elementary School
Tuesday evening. The program will
| include guest artists, Eduardo Case,
Latin American tenor, and George
| Worgo, first violiniSt of the National
| Symphony Orchestra. accompanied
| by Mrs L. E. Metcalf and Miss Helen
| Williams.
Two plays will be presented by the
Drama Department..
The Garden Department will meet
at the home of Mrs. L. M. Spray,
420 Whittier street, tomorrow at
1:3O pm. Mrs j. N. Quinn will talk
on Christmas Plants and How They
Grow" and Mrs. w. H. Burk will
| present some original ideas on the
subject of How Gay Green Vines
Will Brighten the Home"
The Executive Board will meet
December 81 at 2 pm, at the home
of Mrs. j. Frank Hopkins, 100 Phila-
delphia avenue, to complete plans for
the work of the new year.
The Writers League of Washington
will meet at the Thomson Community
Center Thursday evening. The pro-
gram consists of short stories by Miss
Evelyn Crane. Miss Lindsey. Miss
! Aldrich and Miss Elizabeth Layman.
Verse by Miss Anna PrieStley and
Charles Cottingham.
A group of humorous stories were
read at the last meeting by Mrs. L. W.
Tilton, Mrs. Aldrich, Miss Margaret
Bailey and Miss Gladys Smith. Verse
was given by Mr.. johnson and Miss
Graves. Mrs. M. H. Irish presented
some market suggestions.
The Capitol Hill w. c. T. U. met
at the home of the president Wednes-
day, Mrs. ]. L. Bixler presiding. The
devotionals were led by Miss Anna
Tilton. Miss Georgia Robertson re-
viewed the book, What About Alco-
hol?"
Women's City CIub-The Member
ship Committee will be hosteSses at a
tea today in honor of new members.
A dinner debate on the equal rights
amendment to the Constitution, now
ready to be presented to Congress, is
planned for Wednesday at $50 o'clock,
with Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president
of the District of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs, presiding. Mrs.
Rebekah Greathouse will speak for
| the amendment and Mrs. Elizabeth
Friedman will speak against it.
At a short-story contest dinner on
Saturday at which Pendleton Hogan
was guest speaker the following mem
bers of the club took prizes: First,
Mrs. Edith Sears; second. Miss Jessie
G. Lane; Mrs. George Perkins and
Mrs. A. R. Hodgkins, honorable men
ton. The remaining stories will be
heard at a meeting of the book hour
section next Tuesday at 4:45 pm.
Soroptimist Club-At the business
meeting at the Willard last Wednesday
| the following officers we're elected:
Marjorie Webster, president; Matte
| Gibson, first vice president; Paula
Everhart, second vice president; Elva
Mcnamara, recording secretary; Es-
telle Zirkin, corresponding secretary;
Lilly Tyser, treasurer; Edna Hoffman
and Alice Thomas, directors. The
| installation banquet will be held jan
uary IL, when the South Atlantic
region, which comprises the clubs now
organized in nearby Maryland and
| Washington and the North Atlantic
region, which includes clubs in Phila-
delphia, Pa, and nearby counties, will
all get together in one grand cele-
bration.
The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules
was received on Wednesday evening by
Mime. Bessie Edison. The meeting was
opened by the president, M. William
J. Wallis, and the following program
was given: Vocal solos-"Si mes Vers
Avaient des Allies" by Hahn, and
| "Obstination,' by Fontenaille, Nine.
Bessie Edison. Piano accompaniment
| by Nine William j. Wallis. Recita-
tions-"La Patrie" (the love of country
in the different ages of a mans life),
and "L'Amour," by Rosamond Girard,
Nine. CASTOR de Bouy. Piano solo
Hungarian Rhapsody No. q of Liszt,
Mile Elizabeth Gates. Reading from
"Conferiencia," Henri Bergson, Phil
Iosophe," M. Henri Lazard. Comedy in
one act-"L'Amour de Fart" by La
biche, played by Nine. Bessie Edison