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guests at a dinner OF the
L Washington branch Of the
American Association of University
Women Wednesday evening, when DR..
and Mrs. Eben Eybers will speak. DR..
Eybers is head of the department OF
education and psychology, University
of South Africa, and Mrs. Eybers Is
active in the social, educational and
reform work of that country. South
Africa; Its People and Its Problems"
will be the subject of their talks.
DIR. John Donaldson, professor OF
political economy, George Washington
University, will be honor guest and
speaker at the international relations
dinner Tuesday. He will speak on
international Sterilization of the
Dollar"
Mrs. Randolph Blinn, whose pen
name Is Ethel Houston, will be guest
speaker at the creative writing section
tomorrow at pm. The meeting will
be open to all members and guests.
The American University mixed
chorus, under the direction of James
McLain, will sing Christmas carols to-
morrow afternoon at tea hour. A
business meeting will follow.
The junior group will have a din
ner bridge Thursday at $3.50 pm.
The Government business and the
individual study group will meet in
room 401 Tuesday at $3.50 pm. Mrs
Woytinsky will discuss America
Recovery Progress"
The social welfare study group will
meet with DR.. May in room 401 We'd
nesday at II o'clock. The drama
study section will meet at the same
time in the lounge. Mrs. Winters
Haydock will discuss some predeceS-
sors and contemporaries Of Lope de
Vega.
The Martha MacLear poetry section
will meet Thursday at II o'clock. Mrs
w. H. Mckinney will discuss and
read from the works of the French
symbolist poets La Forgue. Samain
Kahn, Regnier and Valery. Miss Julia
McCord will present the poems OF
Yer Haeren. Peguy, Gregh and Clau-
del. Mrs. John J. Noonan will read
several Of the lyrics in the original
The poetry contest will close jan
uary Is. Prizes will be awarded at
q dinner February II. Information
regarding the contest may be OBJ
tanned from the English departments
Of the various institutions or from
the A. A. U. w.
Miss Betty Macdonald Miller, edu.
cational supervisor of the Federal art
project in the District Of Columbia
will talk on Japanese art at the meet
ing Of the art appreciation section
Thursday evening.
Children Of the members will bring
gifts for the needy to the Christmas
tree tea December 81. A special pro-
gram will be arranged for the young
people.
The Orpheus Quartet, under the di-
rection of Otto Torney Simon, will
give program of Christmas music
following club supper December q
at 6 o'clock.
The Washington Readers Club viii
meet at All-Souls' Church Tuesda!
night, Esther Marshman presiding.
THE Star" by Florence Kinsley
will be read by Katherine Sherwood
Ada Louise Townsend will read selec.
tions from "Pickwick Papers" Selec.
tions will also be rendered by Prof
Charles s. Richardson. "The Birds
Christmas CAROL will be read by Miss
Gertrude Walter. Christmas songs
yI-i11 ho eyiUor, hv
companied by Mary c. Tighe. Eliza
beth L. Bugbee will give readings
Scenes will be shown from the
Coventry Nativity Play" Those
taking part in the play will be P. J.
Altizer, Virginia Bayley Blassingham
Callie c. Ison, Eva Hurd Willis, Ada
Louise Townsend and Clarence E
Ruebsam.
The District of Columbia U. d. C..
Convention was held at Confederate
Memorial Hall, 1922 Vermont avenue,
December 2. Memorial services were
In charge Of Miss Frances Shirley,
chaplain. Rev. Walter M. Lockett
OF Arlington, Va, delivered the ad-
dress. Miss Lillian Chenowith rem.
dered vocal selections, accompanied by
Miss Bailey.
Mrs. Richard A. Allen was re-
elected president. Other officers elected
were: First vice president, Mrs. George
Alexander; second vice resident, Mrs.
Harvey Ball; third vice president, Mrs.
William BarStow; recording secretary,
Miss Ora Smith; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Agnes Roueche: treasurer,
Mrs. Fred Louis Volland; registrar,
Miss Laura Sansbury; historian, Miss
Margaret Daniel; parliamentarian,
Mrs. Ralph Pendexter; chaplain, Mrs.
w. o. Owen; auditor, Mrs Eugenia
z. Rollins; Custodian, Miss Ethel
Berry. and recorder of crosses, Mrs.
c. K. Schock.
The Washington Unit Of Junior
Hadassah will present q Chanukah
program at the Jewish Community
Center tomorrow at 8:15 pm.
Miss Sophie Baynard, president, an
nounces Rabbi ISadore Breslau, presi-
dent of the Washington Zionist dis
trict. will be the principal speaker.
DR.. Nathan Landes, president of the
Washington Young Judea Senior
Council, will chant the traditional
blessings upon lighting the Chanukah
candles.
The program has been arranged
by Miss Elizabeth Mensh and Miss
Rebecca Rosenblum. Refreshments
will be served.
The annual dance will be held at
the Mayflower Hotel February Z.
The class in Modern Jewish His.
tory" Is being held on Thursday from