Evening star., 1935-02-17
NEWS OF LOCAL CLUBS

G. A. wednesday. The program OF
entertainment was in charge Of Mrs.
Frances Gutelius Smith, who gave q
piano solo. Miss Marie Bentivoglig,
q member Of the Zonta Club Of Sid
ney, Australia, was guest speaker.
Guests included Mrs. Thomas Rim
skier Of Carlenville, ILL.,; Mrs. George
Hulett Of Princeton, N. j.; Mrs. Dora
B. Haines, Washington, D. c.; Mrs.
Katharine B. Lang. washington,
D. c.; Miss Winnifred Thorpe and
Mrs. w. L. Guteluis.
The Cleveland Park w. c. T. U.
met with Mrs. Burnett, 291i Porter
street. Mrs. Chesteen Smith gave the
devotional talk. The president, Mrs.
William j. Peters, presided. Reports
were given by the following chair
men: Mrs. D. s. Bradley, motion pic
lures; Mrs. Hiram K. Green, flower
mission, and Mrs. Lille Laurence,
literature.
Mrs. L. B. Houff and Mrs. Percy
Bailey were received as new mem
bers and DR.. Arthur G. Christie as an
honorary member. Mrs. Gertrude
Hoag, district treasurer, was the
speaker. The February IS meeting
will be held with Mrs. Hiram K.
Green. 3O10 Forty fourth place, at 2
o'clock.
The CercIe des Precieuses Ridicules
met Wednesday evening at the Bur-
lington, the hosts being M. Harry D.
Harradon and M. Charles H. Probert.
The meeting was opened by the presi-
dent, M. William ]. Wallis, and the
following program was given:
Reading, Les Trois Baisers,"
Legende Ecossaise, by Jacques Frehel,
M. Charles H. Probert. Violin solos,
"Tambourin Chinois," by Kreisler;
"Slavonic Danse," by Dvorak; "Sere-
made Espagnole," by Charminade-
Kreisler; Inca Dance" and "Sere-
nata Inca" (the last two numbers
arranged by the artist, M. Arsenic
Ralon, accompanied at the piano by
Nine. Ralon. Reading, an episode
from "Gaspard," by Rene Benjamin,
M. Pierre de Chauny. Anecdotes,
Nine. Manuel Cambouri; informal re-
marks, M. Dore Walten. Piano solos,
"Jardins SOUS la Pluie" and "Poissons
dor" by Debussy, and 'Moto Per-
petuo," by Alkan, Mile. Elizabeth
Winston. Comedy, La Farce du
Cuvier." played by Nine Manuel
Cambouri, Mile. Amelie Garet and NJ.
Harry D. Harradon.
Women's City CIub.-The Member
ship Committee will be hostess today
to the members of the club who were
recently elected.
Mrs. Harry Lee Parkinson will pre-
side at the Civil Committee forum
luncheon Thursday at 1890 o'clock.
Elwood Street, director Of the Board
Of Public Welfare, will discuss the
work of that board.
On February 19 at 4:45 pm. Theo-
| dore Hall will speak on Books and
Reviewing"
Glasses in swimming and bowling
are now being formed under the
sports section.
At the meeting at Ais pm. Tues
day. Sanford Bates, director Of the
Bureau Of Prisons, spoke on the
Modern Trend in Penalty"
At the board of directors meeting
at pm, a Nominating Committee
was elected to choose candidates for
Offices expiring In May The follow
ing members were named on the
committee: Miss Martha Lane, chair
man; Miss Laura Berrien, Miss
Catherine L. Vaux, Miss Margaret
Vail, Miss Mary Gott, Miss Lulu Pur-
cell. Miss Mary A. Brewer, Mrs r. H.
Keller and Miss Elizabeth A. Hayden.
Mrs. Anne Tillery Renshaw was the
honor guest at the business and pro-
fessional section dinner Wednesday
with Mrs. Elmer M. Noyes presiding.
Miss Renshaw spoke On the "Philoso-
ply Of Robert Browning" reading
many Of his poems.
The SoroptimistS met at the Willard
Hotel Wednesday, Miss Marjorie Web
ster, president, presiding. The club
proposed and adopted the motion to
support "The Seeing Eye" This is an
institution which trains dogs as COM
panions for blind people and which
are highly fitted to take the place Of
the human seeing eye"
Scholarships have been offered to
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ments by the following members of the
club: Training at the Emergency
Home for Children, by Mrs. Jean Ben
nett; course in secretaryship at the
Temple School, by Mrs. Caroline
Stephen: the choice of the following
at the Marjorie Webster School, by
Miss Marjorie Webster-physical edu-
cation, school Of speech, commercial
art or school for secretaries; course in
art work, by Lulu Lybrand; course in
hotel management or food manage
ment at the Lewis Hotel Training
School, by Mary Katharine Lewis, and
a business course, by Mrs. Laura
Waters.
The Faculty Women's Club and the
men Of the faculty Of American Uni
versity will entertain the students who
have made scholastic honors during
the past semester at q buffet supper
today at the home Of Chancellor and
Mrs. Joseph M. M. Gray on the uni
versity campus. Miss Cornelia Cotton
is chairman Of the arrangement.
Chapter H. p. E. O., met Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. c. A.
Cornelson, Tilden Gardens. The
speaker of the evening was DR.. Mary
Dabney Davis of the Bureau of Educa-
ton. Other guests were Mrs. John
w. Gwynne. Chapter F. E., Waterloo,
Iowa; Mrs. Otto w. Croy, Chapter A.
| M, Missouri; Mrs. T. Bruce King,
Chapter A. B., Central City, Nebr.;
Mrs. Harriet D. Burnside, Chapter D,
Washington, D. c., and Mrs. Edith
White and Miss Marjorie Bumps, both
Of this city.
The next meeting will be held Tues
| day, at the home Of Mrs. J. E. Vol,
4701 Brandywine street.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
No. I, Daughters Of Union Veterans
Of the Civil War, met at $50 H street,
the president, Mrs. Alice Meade, pre-
siding. Special guests were Mrs. Ma
| tilda Roberts, national president of
| the Daughters of Union Veterans;
Mrs. Matte r. Tucker, national
treasurer; Mrs. Louise Hultz, Craw-
fordsville, and Mrs. Mary Sollenberger,
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