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DELPHIAN SOCIETY

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Roosevelt Chapter will meet at the
Raleigh Hotel next Tuesday at 10 am.
The subject of the program will be
"Shakespeare's Contemporaries" Mrs.
Gladys B. Middlemiss, president, will
preside and give a preliminary survey.
Mrs. William Earl Clarke will be the
leader.
Topics are as follows: Life and
Work of Jonson." Mrs. Lawson A.
Meyer; THE Silent Woman" a play,
to be read by Mrs. William T. Gill,
Mrs. William S. Hammers, Mrs. j.
Ward Mankin and Mrs. I. L. Stor-
mont; THE Masque," Mrs. William
Graham, and "The Masque OF Queens,
Mrs. Elwood H. Seal.
Iota Phi Delta Chapter met Thursday
at the Shoreham Hotel. A study OF
the Seventeenth Century Painters OF
Flanders and Holland" was continued
under the leadership Of Mrs. Elmer
F. PETER. The resume was given by
Mrs. Alexander Wylie, vice president
Of the chapter, who presided.
The artists, Peter Paul Rubens, Sir
Anthony Van Dyke and Frans Halls;
the influence of their environment and
travels; versatility and characteristics
Of their paintings were interestingly
discussed by the members.
The next meeting will be held March
S at the Shoreham Hotel.
Gamma Chapter will meet at the
Shoreham Hotel tomorrow at S:15 pm
The study of Some Narrative Poems
will be taken up under leadership OF
Miss Irene Westerman, with the fol-
lowing program: THE Eve of st.
Agnes-Keats," Miss Lulu Adams;
King Robert of Sicily-Longfellow,
Mrs. Evelyn Bright Buckley; 'The
Gardeners Daughter-Tennyson," Mrs.
Alice Eliot; THE Day Dream-Tenny-
son." Mrs. Esma Maybee Lachowicz:
"The Prelude-Wordsworth," Miss
Sophia Lunsford; Critical Estimate
Of the Prelude" Mrs. Viola Snyder;
Summary" by the president, Mrs. j.
Leroy Elliott.
Columbia Chapter elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. George M. Nor
ris, president; DR.. A. M. Finnegan
vice president; Mrs. Alan r. Horn
secretary; Mrs. H. B. Linton. treas
urer: Mrs. Charles lie Hew. Mrs
Charles S. Eisinger and Mrs. Frank M
C+,orf Seminar Roard
The next meeting will be held March
S at Woodward & Lothrops at 1o
am. The subject will be "Stories
From Egyptian Literature" under the
leadership of Mrs. w. w. Spaid
Topics for report will include Stories
of Various Epochs," Mrs. Charles Le
Hew; Egyptian Life in Egyptian
Stories" Mrs. Robert F. Mancill;
"Tales of Magicians," Mrs. Wilson B
Nairn; THE Peasant and the Work
man." Mrs. George H. Post; 'The
Doomed Prince" Mrs. Frank M
Stuart; "Satni and the Mummies,
Mrs. Knute Bjorka.
Mrs. George M. Norris, president
will preside and at the close of the
meeting give summary of all topics
Kappa Sigma Chapter will meet
next Tuesday at 10 o'clock at the
Shoreham Hotel.
The subject will be 1.-The Modern
Worlds Heritage From Judea," under
the leadership of Mrs. Walter j
Greenleaf, with the following pro-
gram: 'The Bible as Literature" Mrs.
G. F. Loughlin and Mrs. Fletcher
Cannon: Hebrew Poetry" Mrs
Joseph P. O'Connell and Mrs. Samuel
Lauderdale; Wisdom Literature u
Mrs. Clifton Housley and Mrs. Joseph
Curry; Stories of Social Life" Mrs
William A. Shannon and Mrs. Ira N
Gabrielson; "The City of Jerusalem.
Mrs. H. Hickman; "Solomon's Tenn
ple," Mrs. j. G. Hefty and Mrs. Paul
e. Steigner; Hebrew Contributions
to Civilization" Mrs. F. j. Lotus and
Mrs. Ralph Teunis.
National Capital Chapter met Wed
nesday at Jelleff's, Mrs. c. M. Godfrey
president, in the chair.
Mrs. Guy A. Ramsdell. leader, in.
troduced the subject, ''The Oriental
Tale" Mrs. Grant Barnhart told Of
''The Character of Arabian Nights,
Mrs. James Brooks, Oriental Infiu.
ence in Occidental Literature; Mrs
e. H. Erickson, "The Tale of Joodar";;
Mrs. T. A. Huntley, Character
Analysis of Joodar";; Mrs. T. F. Law.
Reflections of Arab Life in This
Story" Discussion followed by
Mesdames Retta Maybee, T. j. Rice
Allan Scott Wolfe and c. M. Godfrey.