Evening star., 1934-05-06
Delphians.

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"a and was later entertained at
luncheon by Mrs. William Earl Clark
in her home in Spring Valley.
The meeting May will be held at
the Hamilton Hotel at 10 am. The
subject is "The Rome We Inherited"
Mrs. L. A. Meyer will be the leader
and Mrs. l. L. Stromont the Delphian
traveller. The Family Of Caesar as
Emperors" will be Mrs. j. Ward Man
kin's subject The Flavian Line" by
Mrs. w. J. Graham; Five Good EN-
perors," Mrs. Finis Garrett; Pagan
God and Christian Emperor" Mrs.
Elwood Seal; THE Barbarianizing of
the Empire, by Mrs. William S. Ham,
mers.
Gamma Chapter met at the Shore
ham Hotel Monday. The president.
Mrs. Alice Eliot, presided and pre-
sented the past president. Miss Emma
Hoffer, with the jewel. The literary
program, Modern Romances in the
Making" was led by Mrs. Ella G.
Prescott.
The following topics were given:
Medieval Literature" Mrs. Evelyn B.
Buckley; Songs of Deeds" Mrs. Eve
lyn Haller; The Song of Roland"
Miss Ellen Bulger; "Beowulf," Miss
Emma Hoffer; The Round Table
Knights" Miss Sophia Lunceford.
The presidents summary followed the
literary program.
The next meeting will be held at
the Shoreham Hotel May Z. at
BIS pm.
Theta Tau Zeta Chapter will meet
tomorrow evening at the Hotel Clar-
idge. The topic for discussion will
be The Athens Of Pericles." with
Miss Gertrude Upton as leader.
Subjects will be presented as fol-
lows: Fifth Century Athens" Miss
Edith Aldrich; THE Acropolis of
Athens" Mrs Eldridge johnson;
Public Life" Mrs. Margie Markley;
Private Life" Miss Estelle Anthony;
Festivals" Miss Mary Bostik: "Athe-
nian Education" Miss Mary williams,
and The Peloponnesian War" Miss
Loduth LIE Raw.
THE Triumph Of the West" under
the leadership of Miss Iva Menafee,
was the subject for study at the meet
ing held April 30.
National Capital Chapter will meet
Wednesday morning in Jelleff's Little
Theater for the study of Religious
and Political Developments Of the
Renaissa nee"
Mrs. A. c. Christie, leader. will fol-
low the presidents resume with a dis
cussion Of THE Influence Of the
Printing Press"
Topical reports will be handled as
follows; Medieval Germany" Mrs.
J. B. Hartley; The Reformation"
Mrs. Grant Barnhart: "Chaucer's
England" Mrs. Ida L. Tuve; England
Of the Renaissance" Mrs. Retta May
bee; THE Making of Switzerland"
Mrs Arabelle H. Norton; Spain" Mrs.
A. M. Day; Erasmus" Mrs. E. H.
Erickson. and The Low Countries"
Mrs. Allan Scott Wolfe.
George Washington Chapter.-Mrs.
J. K. Freiot will be leader at the
meeting Wednesday at the Hamilton
Hotel at 10 o'clock Mrs. Clarence
West, president, will give the Pre-
liminary Survey"
Greek Comedy" will be the sub
ject of the topics to be presented on
the program. ''Old Comedy" will be
given by Mrs. Charles B. Heineman;
analysis of The Birds Mrs. A. B.
Manly: Middle and New Comedy"
Mrs. Alexander H. Bell; "Miranders
Plays" Mrs. Eugene c. Brown;
Character Of New Comedy" Mrs.
Clyde De Bender; THE Brothers," by
Mrs. j. B. Trew.
Mrs. A. B. Manly, chairman Of the
camera exhibit, announces the culmi-
nation of the art years study and
this exhibit in that connection, which
will be part of the program. Judges
will be Miss Clara r. Saunders, chair
man Of the art section of the Woman's
City Club; S. H. Matthews, treasurer
of the Washington Photographic So
ciety, and Walter w. Hicks, from the
National Association of Master Photo
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