Evening star., 1934-04-01
The Delphians.

Roosevelt, Delta Sigma, Delta Tau
Zeta, Alpha zeta, Columbia and
George washington Chapters will join
In their annual Spring get-together
at a luncheon at the Shoreham Hotel,
May 49, Several prominent speakers
will be the guests.
Mrs. P. M. Chichester, president of
the National Capital Chapter of
Delphians. opened the discussion at
the Wednesday meeting in Jelleff s
Little Theater with a resume covering
the Writers of the Renaissance
Period" Others on the program were
Mrs. D. A. Campbell, leader for the
day, described the Social Life of the
Fourteenth Century as Shown in the
Lives of Its Great Authors, Chaucer,
Langland, and Petrarch.' "Chaucer's s
Literary Apprenticeship, as shown in
his Parliament of Fowls. House of
Fame, and Translation of the Romance
OF the Rose" Mrs. A. C. Christie; Mrs.
E. H. Erickson. exposition Of the
prologue" Of Chaucers Canterbury
Tales" Mrs. A. S. Wolfe, Life of
William Langland" "Petrarch. the
First of the Humanists," Mrs. Ida l..
Tuve; Mrs. Grant Barnhart, Petrarch's S
Ascent of Mount Ventoux" Mrs. A.
M. Day, synopsis of Petrarch's Letter
to Posterity." Mrs. Charles F. Schoon-
maker, reading of his "Sonnets" to
Laura.
Mrs. Benjamin D. Hill was a guest.
Renaissance Fiction and the
Chronicle of England. France and
Spain" will be the subject April IL,
with Mrs. e. H. Erickson as leader.
Following the meeting, the chapter
will hear an illustrated lecture by DR..
George Duncan, archeologist, on
Egypt and Palestine" at the Young
Women's Christian Association, 6l4
E street.
Alpha zeta Chapter met at the
Y. w. G. A. Wednesday morning to
study German and Early French
Painting" The vice president, Mrs.
A. E: Gottshall, presided.
Fhe leader Mrs. Edward L. Davis.
brought many pictures by these
artists, which were studied and dis
cussed by the chapter members.
Topics presented: "The Cologne
School," Mrs. A. c. Harden; "Swab-
ian and Nuremburger Artists" Mrs.
r. G. Roark, The Life of Holbein, 4"
Mrs. George N. Walker; "Albrecht
Durer," Mrs. L. A. Puckett; Begin
nings of French Painting Mrs.
William Weber.
After the meeting members visited
the Phillips Art Gallery.
The next meeting will be held
April II to take up French Paint
ing" The leader will be Mrs. A. c.
Harden.
Gamma Chapter met at the Shore
ham Hotel March 26. The president,
Miss Emma Hoffer, presided. Miss
Irene Westerman was in charge of
the literary program. THE Judg-
ments at a Blow was the subject for
discussion. Miss Lulu Adams pre-
sented the plot diagram, Miss Clara
Dickerson gave resume of Act
I, Miss Evelyn Kay gave the story
of Act II. and Mrs. Alice c. Eliot of
Act. III.
Officers elected were, president,
Mrs. Alice c Eliot; vice president,
Miss Julia Gilbert; secretary Miss
Irene Westerman; treasurer, Mrs.
Q. N. Fansler; seminar board, chair
man, Mrs. Ella G. Prescott; first as
sistant, Miss Sophia Lunceford; Sec
ond assistant, Miss Evelyn Kay.
The next meeting will be held at
the Shoreham Hotel April at 8:15
pm. The literary program, The Pit
From Which We Are Digged," will
be in charge of Mrs. Ella G. Prescott.
George Washington Chapter feted
the retiring president, Mrs. Eugene
c. Brown, at a luncheon at the
Hamilton Hotel. Mrs. j. K. Freiot,
past president, gave greetings Mrs.
Eleanor Wilson, field secretary of the
National Delphian Society, gave
greetings. in original verse Mrs. c..
Linton, member of Columbia Chapter,
told of attending a meeting of the
Federated Delphian Chapters in New
York City.
Mrs. Clarence J. West was elected
P1No2OClGs It4l IL mcy, NlCG
president; Mrs. Chester Swope, secre-
tary; Mrs. William Liddle, treasurer;
chairman of the seminar board, Mrs.
Fred F. Golden, with Mrs. Carolyn
Rask and Mrs. J. K. Freiot assisting
Drama will be the course of study
for the third years program. The
first meeting was held Wednesday
morning, with Mrs. George Lilly as
leader. Mrs. West presided, giving
the resume Of the topics presented. In
support of the National Symphony
Orchestra, SIS was presented as a
contribution from the chapter. The
camera exhibit will be held at the
meeting of April l8.
Mrs. Clyde De Bender will be the
leader at the meeting Wednesday at
the Hamilton Hotel at 10 o'clock. The
dialogue and action of "Oedipus the
King will be the subject of study.
Topics for report will be given by
Mrs. Alexander H. Bell. Mrs. Eugene
G. Brown, Mrs. Robert w. Howard,