Evening star., 1936-12-20

Hans Christian Anderson, will be
given under the direction Of Mrs.
Earle B. White. Manuele Genearos
Of Alice Dean Junior High School
will sing "Gesu Bambino" and Con-
tique de'Noel." Miss Catherine Muir
ray will accompany him.
Mrs. Roland Whitehurst will be
hostess at the tea tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Fay 8. Holbrook, Mrs. Z. w. Nc
Comas, Miss Maxine Girts, Miss N.
Faye Woodward, Miss Dorothy 8. Vas
tine and Miss Mary Mount will pour
tea.
A buffet supper will precede DR.. 81
mons musicale at 8 O'Clock. The pro.
gram will be given by the orpheus
Quartet.
Mrs. Evelyn Norcross Sheriff., fea-
ture writer and poet. will give an tn
formal account of the New York
Times book fair, recently held in
Center, at the Tuesday
evening book review meeting.
Miss Madge Lane Cooke will review
Live Alone and Like It," by Marjorie
Hills, at the morning book review
section Thursday at II am. Miss
Elizabeth Carhart will read short
stories by Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
Miss Mercedes Berry will be hostess
at the Christmas dinner dance Satur.
day at O'Clock. DR.. Edith Allen II
in charge of the old-fashioned dance
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gin at $50 O'Clock and continue or
into the new year.
Mrs. David Segel will be club hostess
for January.
Washington -Cultus Club - Mrs,
George w. Harris, 3l07 Woodland
drive, was hostess Tuesday at the an
nual Christmas party. A skit, THE
Night Before Christmas" was given by
Mrs. Clifford K Bergman, Mrs. Henry
Teller Cooke, Mrs william r. Myers,
Mrs. j. Ramsay hewitt, Mrs. Henry
Polkinson, Mrs. William H. Sholes,
Mrs. William M. Steuart and Mrs.
Augustus Taylor.
Mrs. Ralph Barnard led in singing
of Christmas carols.
Junior Hadassah - Rabbi Isadore
Breslau, president Of the Washing
ton Zionist District, addressed the
at their Chanukah celebra-
ton last Monday night at the Jewish
Community Center. He related the
story Of the Feast of Lights. DR.. Ma
than T. Landes pronounced the bless
ings upon kindling the Chanukah
LIGHT. A playlet, THE Lighting Of the
Candles" was presented by Eliza
beth Mensh. Toba Shloss. Charlotte
Turk, Sylvia Cohen, Ethel Shulman,
Gertrude Plescow and Bluma Karp,
the latter leading the singing Of Hail
the Maccabees," "Mooz TSur" and the
Yiddish song, "Chanukah, Hoy Cha
The program concluded with
the singing OF the Hatikvah, which
was followed by the dancing of the
Hora.
Miss Sophie Baynard, president, an
nounced the class in modern Jewish
history will be held tomorrow from
8 80 pm. to $50 pm. under the direc-
ton of DR.. Bernard Pernikoff. Com
mencing with the meeting, Monday
nights will be Junior Hadassah night.
and Immediately following the ad-
journment of the history class busi-
ness meeting of the unit will be held.
Plans have been completed for a
dance at the Mayfower Hotel Febru-
ary7.
The Beth EL Talmud Torah Sister
hood was organized recently to find
ways and means to foster Jewish edu-
cation for Jewish children in the
area. Rabbi Volkman ad-
dressed the meeting.
Officers elected were: President,
Mrs. Ida Shulman: vice president.
Mrs. Anna Hidnert; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. S. Karmazin; treasurer,
Mrs. I. Alper; financial secretary, Mrs.
Arthur Lastfogal.
They will be installed Tuesday at
pm. There will also be an enter
tainment.
The Research Club held q banquet
1t the Mayfiower Hotel last Monday
in honor of the new assistant super
Of schools DR.. Robert L.
Haycock. DR.. Harvey Smith and Mrs.
Chester Holmes.
DR.. Charles c. Tansill, professor Of
history at American University, was
the guest speaker. Other diSting-
liShed guests included DR.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Ballou, DR. and Mrs. Robert
L. Haycock, Mrs. Henry Grafton Doyle,
Miss Jessie La Sale, DR.. and Mrs.
Harvey Smith, DR.. and Mrs. Chester
Holmes, and Mrs. Charles c. Tansill.
Girls Friendly Society-An admis-
sion service was at Holy Comforter
Branch Sunday evening at which the
following were admitted: Elsie Baker,
Margaret Barry, Helen Brooks, Vir-
,inia Cromwell, Winifred Denty and
lean Donovan. The members of this
branch have completed large num-
,er Of stuffed animals for the Epis-
opal Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital
Is part of their Christmas work.
This afternoon members of Epiphany
Branch will make their Christmas visit
% the Aged Women's Home. Miss
0ashiell and Mrs. Jean Donaldson,
10Th members of the Story Tellers'
Club of Washington, will furnish the
On Monday evening
,he branch will hold its annual Christ
mas party, with Misses Eva and
Katherine Whitcomb in charge. The
members also plan a Christmas party
Tor women at Epiphany Home. The
senior members are in charge Of the
plans for this party.
A tea and open house was held Sum-
day afternoon at the National Center,
with Miss Elizabeth Keyser In charge,
and the members of st. James, Bowie
and Ascension-T Trinity Branches as
sisting.
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