Evening star., 1936-05-31
DELPHIAN SOCIETY

The Columbian Society will meet
Thursday at 10 o'clock at Woodward
& Lothrops. The topic for discussion
will be "Anglo-Saxon Stories" The
president, Mrs. George M. Norris, will
give the Introductory comment.
The leader, Mrs. C. M. Jansky, jr.,
will discuss THE Spirit of Anglo
Saxon Literature" Other topics are
"Pre-Christian Stories" Mrs. Knute
Bjorka; "Cynewulf's Elene," Ca) The
Author and His Purpose" Mrs. J. H.
Dellinger; (b) "Constantine's Conver-
sion," DR.. A. M. Finnegan; (c) "Elenes
Quest" Mrs. William S. Graham, and
(d) The Sequel to the Finding of the
Cross" Mrs. H. Huntington.
Gamma Chapter will meet tomorrow
evening in the Shoreham Hotel, with
Mrs. Pearl Friede presiding.
The subject will be The Greek
Romance" under the leadership Of
Miss Lulu Adams. The topics for dis
cussion are The Characteristics of
Greek Romances," The Aethiopica,"
The Plot" The Characterization"
Reflections of the Age" and The
Style and Local Color
These discussions will be led by Miss
Mary Wolford Miss Clara Dickerson,
Miss Ellen Bulger, Miss Sophia Luns-
ford, Mrs. Winifred Davis, Mrs. Evelyn
Haller and Mrs. j. Leroy Elliott.
Kappa Sigma Chapter will meet at
the Shoreham Tuesday morning. The
subject. Of discussion will be Athens
Political Death and Cultural Immor-
tality." Leader, Mrs Fletcher Cannon.
The topics will be presented by the
following members: Mrs. Ira j.
Gabrielson, Mrs. Ralph Teunis, Mrs.
Joe T. OConnell, Mrs. Joseph Curry.
Mrs. w. K. Hackman, Mrs. E. Paul
Steigner, Mrs. w. A. Shannon. Mrs.
w. j. Greenleaf, Mrs. s. M. LAUDER
dale. Mrs. C. W. Housley. Mrs. J. G.
Hefty and Mrs. F. j. LOTUS.
Iota Phi Delta Chapter met at the
Shoreham Hotel for the discussion Of
Russian Art" with Mrs. Welton B.
Hutton as leader of the program. The
president, Mrs. G. Fred Coles, presided
and gave the resume. Mrs. Ralph Tun-
mis- of the Kappa Sigma Chapter, was
a guest.
Officers elected were: President, Mrs.
Alexander Wylie; vice president, Mrs.
H. H. Hulbirt; recording secretary.
Mrs. William Hills; treasurer. Mrs. Earl
G. Taylor; chairman of the Seminar
Board, Mrs. Carl H. Smith; first and
second assistants, Mrs. Elmer L. PETER
and Mrs H B. Brooks
The chapter was entertained at
luncheon by Mrs James L. Bates.
Other guests were Mrs. S. L. Parmele,
Mrs. Bates mother; Miss Eva Adams
and Miss May Belle Adams, who gave
the second part of her talk on
Drama"
The final meeting of the season will
be held Thursday at the Shoreham
Hotel.
National Capital Chapter met We'd
nesday in Jelleff's Little Theater for
the first program on German opera,
with Mrs. T. A. Huntley, vice presi-
dent, presiding. Mrs. T. j. Rice, lead
er, opened the study with introduce
tory comments on Mozart and Wag-
ner
Mozart and German Opera" "The
Marriage of Figaro" Don Giovanni
and The Magic Flute" were discussed,
respectively, by Mrs. Charles w. Arth,
Mrs. T. F. Law, Mrs A. H. Norton
and Mrs. A. C. Christie. "Wagner's
Contributions to Music" ''Lohengrin"
and Tristan und Isolde" we're pre-
sented by Mrs Guy A. Ramsdell,
Mrs. P. M Chichester and Mrs. T. A.
Huntley.
Wagners "The Ring of the Nibe-
lungs" will be the subject of study
and discussion at the last meeting
for the current year, June 10, at tR
Pheasant Farm Inn, Ednor, Md. Mrs.
A. S. Wolfe will be the leader. with
Mrs. Edward Stevens, Mrs. Fred Cat
lett, Mrs. E. Wade Ball, Mrs. Retta
Maybee, Mrs. Annabel Brooke and
Mrs. H. A. Latane presenting the
topics.
Officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. Theodore Alan Huntley, presi-
dent; Mrs. Allan Scott Wolfe, vice
president; Mrs. Guy A. Ramsdell,
secretary; Mrs. Arthur c. Christie,
treasurer; Mrs. Edward Stevens, chair
man of the advisory board; Mrs. Je-
rome B. Hartley and Mrs. Peyton
Moncure Chichester, assistant mem
H.. 1t .I,,s.