Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
DELPHIAN SOCIETY

Roosevelt Chapter will meet at the
Raleigh Hotel, Tuesday at 10 An, to
discuss Restoration, and Eighteenth
Century Drama" Mrs. Eleanor vii.
son, district secretary, will be guest
of honor. Mrs. Lawson A. Meyer will
be the leader. and Mrs. Gladys B.
Middlemiss, the president. will preside
and give a preliminary survey Of the
subject.
Topics-"Relation of Drama to Pc.
litical and Social Life" Mrs. !. L.
Stormont; General Character Of the
Late Stuart Drama" Mrs. Edwin A.
Halsey; Later Stuart Tragedy" Mrs.
Elwood H. Seal; Types Of Stuart
Comedy" Mrs. William T. Gill; Con-
greve, and His Love for Love-" Mrs.
FINS Garrett; The Country Wife,"
Mrs. j. w. Mankin; Eighteenth Cen.
tury Dramatists," Mrs. william J.
Graham; The School for Scandal"
and analysis Of the acts, Mrs. william
Earl Clark and Mrs. William 8. Ham.
mers.
National Capital Chapter met ct Jel-
leff's Wednesday. French Opera" was
the subject and Mrs. P. NJ Chichester
the leader. Mrs. H. N. Dorman re-
ported on Early French Opera; Mrs.
Fred Catlett, THE Work of Gluck":
Mrs. Allan Scott Wolfe, "Cherubini";
Mrs. Thomas F. Law. Les Hugue-
nots";; Mrs. w. c. Welburn, "Gounod's
Faust -; Mrs. H. A. Latane. Saint
Saens," and Mrs. T. A. Huntley.
"Mignon."
Taking part in the discussion were
Mrs. Jerome Hartley, Mrs. A. H. Nor
ton, Mrs. Floyd B. Olcott, Mrs
Thomas Rice. Mrs Charles Arth and
Mrs Wade Ball. The president. Mrs.
C. M. Godfrey, presided.
Iota Phi Delta Chapter met ut the
Shoreham Hotel. The program was
under the leadership of Mrs. Earl G.
Taylor. The president, Mrs. G. Fred
Coles, gave the resume.
The subject, French Painting, From
Poussen to Delacroix." with sub
topics, was discussed by Mrs. Alex
ander Wylie, Mrs. John A. McAneny,
Mrs. Harold F. MAGELLAN, Mrs. William
Hills, Mrs. Walter M. Bane, Mrs.
James L. Bates and Mrs. H. B. Brooks.
Study of pictures by Mrs. Carl H.
Smith. Mrs John A. McAneny, Mrs.
r. L. Spire, Mrs. Elmer F. PETER, Mrs.
Welton Hutton, Mrs. H. H. Hulbirt
and Mrs. w. M. Bane.
Mrs. E. Paul steigner and Mrs. Jos.
eph Curry of the Kappa Sigma Chap.
ter were guests.
Theta Tau Zeta Chapter met in the
Shoreham Hotel and had for discus.
sion Restoration Drama" The pres
ident, Mrs. Gertrude Upton. presided
and gave the preliminary Survey.
while Miss Grace Meyer was leader.
Miss Barbara Ann Suffer discussed
Relation Of Drama to Political and
Social Life" Mrs. r. x. johnson gave
General Character Of Late Stuart
Drama" Miss Estelle Anthony, 'Lata-
Stuart Tragedy and Comedy: Miss
Lucy Omohundro, "Congreve." and
Miss Iva M. Menefee and Miss Kath.
eryn Doherty gave outlines Of the plays
Love for Love" and THE Country
Wife"
The next meeting will be tomorrow
night at the Shoreham Hotel.
Delta Sigma Chapter met at the
Shoreham Hotel last Monday. The
subject discussed was "A Dramatic
Romance and a Modern Epic" under
the leadership of Mrs. Cranston.
Topics were given by Mesdames
James, M. o. Hayes, Boyd and Nails.
The next meeting will be May 4.
Leader, Mrs. Bates.
The Gamma Delphian Chapter took
up the second topic Of their new years
study Monday evening at the Shore.
ham Hotel, THE Hebrew Story Of
Judith" being the subject.
The chapter has transferred mem.
Der. Mrs. Marie Swinsou, and, a.
visitors, Mrs. Hall from Columbia
Chapter and Miss Wright from
Greensboro, N. g.