Evening star., 1934-03-18
The Delphians.

george washington Cnapter. - MIS-.
J. B. Tiffey will be the leader at the
meeting wednesday, at 10 o'clock, at
the Hamilton Hotel THE Art Of
Illumination Will be the subject OF
study. Taking part in the program
will be Mrs. Alexander H. Bell, whose
subject will be Development Of the
Art OF Illumination; Mrs. J. K.
Freiot, Methods and Subjects; Mrs.
Fred Golden, The Significance Of
Art to the Layman"; Mrs. A. B. Man.
ly, Meaning Of Form in Art: Mrs.
George Liddle, The Elements Of q
Work Of Art Composition: Mrs.
Robert W. Howard. art and the Spirit
OF Its Era" Study Of pictures will be
under the direction of Mrs. George
A. Lilly and Mrs. Chester Swope. Mrs.
Eugene c. Brown will give the resume.
Election Of officers will follow.
Alpha Zeta Chapter met Wednesday
morning at the Y. w. C. A. to con.
tinue the study of Dutch painting.
The president, Mrs. Harry thinner.
man, presided. Mrs. c. H. Curl, who
was leader for the morning, showed
pictures by Dutch artists, Rembrandt,
De Hooch, Macs, and Paulus Potter.
Topics presented for discussion were:
Rembrandt the Artist" Mrs. A. G.
Harden; "Rembrandt's Works." Mrs.
A. E. Gottshall; THE Dutch Genre
Picture" Mrs. G. H Milne; The
Little Dutchman," Mrs. William
w b e r; Some Dutch Landscape
Painters" Mrs. G. N. Walker. A tour
was made to the Corcoran Art Gallery.
Landscape and Still Life In Dutch
Painting" will be the subject for study
March 28, at the Y. w. C. A.
Gamma Chapter will meet at the
Shoreham Hotel, March 10, at 8:15
pm. The literary program, "SpaniSh
Drama" will be under the leadership
of Miss Julia Gilbert. Topic reports
will be as follows: Character Of the
Spanish Drama" Mrs. Ella G. Pres
colt; 'Lope de Vega" Mrs. o. N.
Fansler: "Calderon," Miss Mary G.
Wolford; Life Is q Dream" Mrs.
Mary Mathiot; Three Judgments at
Blow" Act /, Miss Ellen G. Bulger.
Delta Tau Zeta Chapter will meet
Monday evening at the Arlington
Hotel. The program, THE Sea Kings
Of Troy and Crete" will be in charge
Of Miss Lucy c. O'Mohundro. Sub
jects for presentation and discussion
will be given by members.
Columbia Chapter met at the Ham.
ilton Hotel, March IS. Mrs. John
Howard Dellinger, president, made ths
following appointments: Parliament
tartan, Mrs. Roy c. Miller; time keep
er, Mrs. Charles S. Eisinger; critics,
Mrs. M. K. Campbell and Mrs. Willie
May Howell; hospitality, Mrs. c. M.
Jansky; reporter, Mrs Wilson Nairn.
The fourth years study, Medieval
History" was introduced by Mrs. Dell
niger in a resume of ancient history
leading to the time of the Middle
Ages which was defined by the leader,
Mrs. Otis w. Elzey. The following re-
ports were given on the general
theme: "Our Debt to the Middle
Ages: TN Government" Mrs. q. NJ.
Jansky: In the Position Of Women"
Mrs. Otis Johnson; In Literature"
Mrs. Charles Lehew; In Architec.
ture," Mrs. H. B. Linton; 'The Pre-
Christian World" Mrs. Wilson B.
Marin; "Stoic Philosophy" Mrs.
George H. Post; Early Christianity"
Mrs. Arma r. Rush; "Tertullian's De-
fense." Mrs. Maude e Thatcher
The next meeting will be held at
the Hamilton Hotel, April 5, at 9:30
am.
National Capital Chapter.-"Famous
Figures Of the Italian Renaissance"
both men and women, were the sub.
ject for study and discussion ct the
Wednesday morning meeting In Jel.
leff's Little Theater. Mrs. p. N. Chi.
chester, president, gave q survey OF
the period. followed by 0 preliminary
outline Of the great benefits deriving
from the Renaissance age, by tho
program leader, Mrs. A. j. Maxwell.
Others on the program were: Mrs.
w. C. Welburn, Mrs. Charles w. Arth.
Kingdom Of Naples; Mrs. c. M.
Godfrey, Renaissance Standards";
Beatrice d'Este," Mrs. lone Knowl-
ton; Isabella dEste," Mrs. H. A. La
tame; Mrs. Floyd B. Olcott, "Vittoria
Colonna"; Mrs. Arabelle H. Norton.
"Lucrezia Borgia"; "Clarice Orsini,"
Mrs. T. j. Rice; "Savonarola," Mrs.
A. s. Wolfe.
Mrs. Eleanor Wilson, field secretary.
addressed the chapter at the close Of
discussion. Other guests were Mira.
Margaret M. Fuller, assistant 6eld Sec
retary; Mrs L. s. Wolfe, Mrs. u. r.
Anderson, and Mrs. A. r. Miller.
Mrs. D. A. Campbell will be leader
Of the meeting March 28.
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