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be held at the Shoreham, the next
date being January IA.
The Washington Readers Club Club
gave Christmas entertainment
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Gertrude
Mustain was in charge of the pro-
gram and the readers were Mrs. Con-
stance M. Goodman, Mrs. Katherine
L. Sherwood and Mrs. Rosemary Ar
mold Elliott. Mrs. Grace Hazard Wor-
melle was the soloiSt.
A comedy, 1.-TWO Naughty Old La
dies" was played by Miss Harriet
Bryant, Mrs. May Jameson Bryant,
Mrs. James F. Hartnett, Miss Ada
Louise Townsend and H. Stanley
Protheroe.
Girls Friendly Society.-The Dio-
cesar Council will meet January II
at the Church Of the Epiphany parish
house.
st. Paul's (Rock Creek Branch met
last Monday evening, when Miss Ethel
Lamond taught how to make Christ
mas candies.
The Epiphany Branch gave the
residents of the Epiphany Home their
Christmas party last Wednesday.
After the tree trimming. carols were
sung by the Glee Club and DR.. ze-
Barney Phillips recited Moore's
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
little Aubyne Umholtz sang a carol,
composed by her mother. Adolf
Torovsky accompanied and directed
all of the singing.
The Washington League for the
Hard of Hearing will give Christmas
party for members and their friends
at the club rooms, 1116 Vermont ave-
nue., next Saturday evening. There will
be no lip reading class December "a
or December 81. The orchestral re-
cital which was to have been held
December 10 and was postponed on
account of bad weather will be given
January IA.
Gamma Chapter, DeIphian Society,
met at the Shoreham Hotel Monday
evening. The vice president, Mrs.
Ella G. Prescott, presided. The liter
airy program was led by Mrs. j. Leroy
Elliott, the subject being Figures of
the Italian Renaissance" Topics
were given as follows: Medieval
Rome" Miss Clara j. Dickerson; 1.-The
Kingdom of Naples" Mrs. Pearle r.
Friede; Renaissance Standards"
Miss Irene c. Westerman; Beatrice
d'Este," Miss Lulu Adams; Isabelle
d'Este," Miss Ellen Bulger; "Vittoria
Colonna," Mrs. Harry Sears; 'Lucrezia
Borgia," Mrs. Evelyn Bright Buckley;
"Clarice Orsini," Mrs. Esma Maybee
Lachowicz, and "Savonarola," Miss
Mary e. Wolford.
The Executive Board, National
League of American PEN Women, was
rendered a party by the national
president, Mrs. Victoria Faber Stew
enson, at her home. $3.50 Nineteenth
street, Tuesday evening. Christmas
carols were sung and original poems
were read. A buffet supper followed.
Curley CIub-Following the busi-
ness meeting next Thursday evening
in the Continental Hotel, a Christ
mas entertainment will be held. Vo-
cal and instrumental musical selec-
tons will be rendered, while one
act play, Christmas Visitors" will
be given by the Curley Club Players.
under the direction of Luke F.
O'Reilly. Those taking part in the
sketch include Miss Mildred Matti-
more, Miss lone Hayes, Vincent Raf-
ferty and Robert OLeary. Each
member of the club must bring gift,
for presentation to another member.
A Christmas dance will be held at
the Lee House for Saturday evening.
The Washington Zonta Club held
business meeting Wednesday at the
Y. w. c. A. Christmas donations Of
food delicacies were brought for the
pantry shelf of Friendship House.
The annual Christmas party will
be held at the Dodge Hotel Decem-
ber 26, from z to IL o'clock. Dinner
will be served at 7:30. Guests may
be invited. Telephone or send res
ervations to the Dodge Hotel not later
than December "A.
The Soroptimist Club and its Sec
ond Venture Club were guests Of the
willard Hotel last Wednesday night
at Christmas party, with Claudia
Brown as hostess. The new club was
presented by Miss Mary Burke, pres
ident, and accepted by Mrs. Edna K.
Gasch, president Of the Soroptimist
Club. Mrs. Jean Bennett, regional
director, presented the charter to the
new club which was accepted by Miss
Ruth Baker. An American flag was
presented to the club by Mr.. and
Mrs. John s. Bennett.
DR.. p. A. Wilson, pastor Of Colum-
bia Heights Christian Church, was
the guest speaker. Mrs. John Syl-
vester and her Madrigal singers rem
dered Christmas music. 0ifts were
presented to the members.