Evening star., 1936-01-12
News of Local Clubs

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The Literature Committee will
inaugurate a series Of book reviews to
be held at IL am. the First Wednesday
of each month. at the Georgetown
Library. The first will be given Febru-
ary 5 by Mrs. Helen T. Steinbarger,
readers adviser at the library.
Marietta Park Women's Club
Edward F. McGrady was the guest
speaker at the annual guest night
Tuesday at the home of Mr.. McGrady's S
daughter, Mrs. Alfred Fleming.
At the business session, which was
presided over by the president, Mrs.
Conrad A. Nix, the following appoint
ments were announced: Mrs. Joseph
Horning. entertainment chairman, and
Mrs. Lee D. Ritter, hospitality chair
man.
Miss Olive Long announces q card
party will be given at 2400 Sixteenth
street February at pm. The pro-
ceeds will be turned over to charity
work.
The combined section meeting has
been postponed to January 16, at the
home of Mrs. Nix, 440 Peabody street.
The North Star w. C. T. U. met at
the home of Mrs. T. F. Law, 1929
Varnum street, with Mrs. Edna Moody
Rochester presiding.
Mrs. F. S. Browne gave devotionals.
Mrs. o. U. Ports, Mrs. Grace Sanger,
Mrs. Clayton B. Corliss, Mrs. Millard
Yeatman were named as ushers for
the quarterly convention to be held
January II in the First Congregational
Church.
Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan spoke on
christian Citizenship" Solos were
rendered by Mrs. Arthur j. Richards,
accompanied by Mrs. w. L. Evans.
The Women's Auxiliary to Columbia
typographical Union is sponsoring a
card party at the Typographical
Temple, 423 G street, January II at
pm. Mrs. Ezzel, $3.50 Twenty ninth
street, will make reservation for you
and your party Of friends. All printers
and their wives and friends are in
vited.
The monthly meeting will be held
tomorrow at 8 pm.
American Association of University
W0men.-There will be a. recital to-
morrow at 3:15 pm, by Miss Del
phine Desio, the blind cellist OF
Washington, assisted by Mrs. EStelle
Gates. soprano, and Mrs. Louise Pres
colt Volland. pianist. Tea will be
served at AIS pm, followed by a
business meeting. Miss Edna A. Clark
will be hostess for the afternoon and
Miss Mary Howe, composer, has been
invited as guest of honor. Miss
Howe's composition, "Patria." has been
included in Miss Desio's program.
At 7:30 pm. tomorrow a meeting OF
the players will be held.
The evening book review will meet
Tuesday at pm. with Miss Ruby
Nevins, leader. Mrs. Frank Hiram
Smell will review Doctor Ibrahim, u
by John Knittel.
Wednesday at lis pm. a clut
bridge luncheon will be held At T
pm. the International Relations Com
| mittee is sponsoring dinner, follow
ing which Raymond T. Rich, directo,
| of the World Peace Foundation, vii
speak on Realism, Pacifsm, and Neu-
trality"
The junior group will hold its din
ner bridge Thursday at $50 pm. Miss
Pauline Yates Long is hostess. Tht
poetry group will meet in the lounge
Thursday at II am, with Mrs. Rich.
ard Hogue, leader. The general sub
ject for the next few months will bt
"The American Scene in Postwar
Poetry" Miss Violet McDougall ol
Oklahoma will read and discuss the
poetry of Paul Engle. Miss Elizabeth
Carhart will discuss that Of Waite,
Hard and Sara Cleghorn, both Ver.
mont poets. Miss Carhart will con.
trast the poetry of Sara Cleghorn with
that of the postwar period. Other
New England poets, Robert Tritran
Coffin, John Wheelwright, and Kim.
ball Flaccus, will be briefly discussed
by Miss Madge Lane Cooke and Mis-,
Ruth Evelyn Henderson. Mrs. E. A
Trager will read and discuss the poetry
of a distinguished Maine poet, Theo,
dore Morrison.
There will be French luncheon al
1890 pm. Friday. Miss Beatrice Bulla
will speak on her trip to Cuba ano
Bermuda. A playlet, Les Etriennes,
will be presented by Mrs John Var
Schaik and Miss Marion Thayer.
Curley Club.-Preliminary arrange.
ments have been practically completed
for the Midwinter offering of the
Curley Club Players, which will be ir
the nature of minstrel extravaganza
to be presented in Carroll Hall Feb.
ruary IL and IL. The players, under
the direction of Paul Messink, are re.
hearsing weekly. The proceeds will bt
applied to the scholarship fund of the
Curley Club for poor children @.
Washington.
| Miss Gertrude Connor entertained
members of the Chronicle staff at hel
home in Alexandria, Va, last week
while members Of the Executive Com.
mittee will gather for their meeting
January 20, with Roland J. Hyland
president, and Miss Dorothy Barrett
vice president.
At the meeting in the Continental
Hotel last Thursday evening plans fol
an Easter dance at the Shorehan
| April 16 were completed.
Women's City Cuban informal
tea will be given this afternoon, with
Miss Elva McNamara as hostess. The
board of directors meet Tuesday a.
8 pm.
Nellie Tayloe Ross, director Of the
United States Mint, will be the prin.
cipal speaker on Wednesday at 6:3(
pm. at the Business and Professiona
Women's dinner. Alvin w. Hall, di.
rector Of the Bureau of Engraving anc
Printing, will speak on Treasury
night" Frank A. Birgfeld, chief CLERK
| of the Treasury Department will also