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pity or sadness that those conditions
could exist, and not just laughter.
THIS, of course, does not alter the
fact that Tobacco Road" is a
theater item which should be seen
The people and the places and the
conditions which Mr.. Kirkland and
Mr.. Caldwell have brought to the
stage are not pretty. to be sure, but
the manner in which they have pre-
sented them Is excellent. Or maybe
it isn't necessary to say that about
play in its fourth Broadway season.
Florence Gerald and Merryl Borden,
Of the company at the Belasco, Incl
dentally, contribute some skillful
playing. The former is properly apa-
thetic as Ada Lester and Miss Borden
does exceedingly well as the lass whose
face was her misfortune.
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VIII SON OPP: Colonial yiIlage
WllA1OIN Arlington Va.
"ONE IN A MILLION"
With SONIA HEINE and ADOLPHE
MENJnT1
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Tobacco Road" Returns
AS. Belasco's Attraction
Dramatization by Jack Kirkland of Erskine
Caldwelps Novel Is Still an
Important Theater Item.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

TAYLOR HOLMES certainly
MI night of
Tobacco Road which
Beaco imply might
knowledge
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first performance gave promise Of,
achieving both goals, provided 1t re-
ceives the benefit of some adro!t
play-doctoring.
Whatever the future of young Mr..
Tiller's opus, it is guaranteed to supply
Playhouse audiences this week with
q generous splash OF comedy Of the
domestic or f1reside variety, to lm-
press upon their minds two especially
clever characterizations and to con-
vince the local citizenry once more
than our native drama groups are
capable of turning out productions
well worth the tax.
"Satan's in the Pantry" is a comedy
situation patiently awaiting the third
act curtain to be solved, rather than
q rapid-f1re tale Of its way to no.
where. Yet I thought the wait
pleasant enough and agreeably pune
tuated with laughs, and the roles Of
Mrs. Spippin. an amiably daft house
wife, and Esme, her maid-of- all work,
are two for the book, as the boys say.
These refreshing characters were
ably portrayed last night by Ann Gar
rett (understudy for Maud Howell
Smith, who was absent because Of ILL
ness) and Anne Ives, while their main
support was offered by Arthur Rhodes
as Mr.. Spippin Of the old King
Smith Playhouse Spippins, and Helen
Shields and Harry Schonrank as the
tngenue and straight man Of the
piece. In addition to half dozen
other members who should be given
honorable mention If all good things,
even credit lines, did not have to come
to an end, the cast included a cat
courtesy Of the District Pound" pos
sessed of stage presence which I
predict will save it from going the
way of all stray belines.
"Satan's in the Pantry" Is shrewdly
staged by s. Wesley Mckee, and the
setting by Hugo linden Is another of
that gentleman's masterpieces of real
ism.
SINCE this department took up the
practice Of writing letters to it
self, which is the next step just be-
fore muttering in ones beard, every
one has been heard from except our
redoubtable burlesque expert, who
now puts in his oar for the sharks
to snap at. We give you &C. A. NJ:
Dear J. G. (meaning Jay Car
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and mostly dust and dirt. And Mr.
Holmes and his associates chewed not
a little scenery during the course of
last evening. It must leave muddy
taste in the mouth.
Comparisons, Of course, are odious,
not to mention impolite. Leslie How
ard found this out not so long ago
when he opened his Hamlet" the
same time John Gielgud opened dn
Hamlet" But odious or not, COM
parsons do leap up at times and
shout for attention. And you can't
think of Jeeter Lester in Tobacco
Road" without thinking of Henry
Holmes an unfortunate victim of your
memory.
MIR. HULL is one of the more skilled
" practitioners of the theater art
and his Jeeter was a character that
employed all of that skill Mr..
Holmes is an actor with a world of
both experience and ability, to be
sure, but in the central character of
Jack Kirkland's dramatization OF
Erskine Caldwell's novel he could
use some of the slyness of humor and
considerable Of the subtlety with
which his predecessor endowed the
part.
This tendency to everyday a bit, to
shout at times where a whisper would
do, which is shared by Pitt Herbert
(who plays Dude Lester), William
Bishop Gas Low Bensey) and Winnie
Phillips (the Sister Bessie), is not
exactly conducive to attaining the
mood which Tobacco Road" has
seemed to attempt. 1t makes the play
into something Of rip-roaring COM
edy and nothing more, when the in
tent was to show an accurate df a
bit theatric) picture of the life of
these Georgia share-croppers. There
is much that is humorous in the play.
Of course, much that is uproariously
funny, but it all was meant to gain
laughter with an underlying twinge of
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UNIVERSAL TO MARK
81. R. GRANGER MONTH"
Studio Will Honor It's Popular
Distribution Manager
During April.

During April.
A PRIL will de designated ~. r.
Granger month" in the moving
picture industry. The New Universal
is selling the occasion of Mr.. GRAIN
gers fourth year as general manager
OF distribution of Universal to pay
him this honor and it is also Afford
ing an opportunity for every exhibitor
In the United States to register his
appreciation of the straightforward
and friendly dealings which have
characterized Grainger's business
life, spanning almost the entire his
tory of moving pictures.
Granger entered the moving pic
ture business as agent for "Cabiria, I"
which was the first feature length
picture to be handled in the same way
broadway shows were handled when
they went on the road.
Granger was also the Western di-
visional sales manager Of the old
Edison Talking Pictures. In success
sion, he became general sales mana
ger for Thomas H. Ince, assistant to
Winfield Sheehan in the Fox Corp,
organizer of Micky Neilan Produc-
tions, representative of Charlie Chap
lin in the distribution of many of his
most successful pictures and vice
president and sales manager of the
old Goldwyn Co. Then he joined
Fox as general sales manager in
1924. In 1888 Mr.. Granger resigned
from Fox and shortly thereafter
joined Universal as general manager
OF distribution for United States and
Canada.
j. r. Granger month will be ush-
cred in March 28 with the release of
Top OF the Town." Universal's
greatest production effort of the year.
The month will see also the greatest
advertising, publicity and exploitation
drive ever undertaken by Universal.
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY

TODAY.
Meeting, Jefferson Parent-Teacher
Association, Jefferson Junior High
School, Sixth and D streets south
west, 8 pm.
Gard and bingo party, Die Starf-
facherin Thomas Circle Club. 1925
Massachusetts, avenue. $50 pm.
Meeting, Concord Club, Hamilton
Hotel, pm.
Dinner, Federation Of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs, Hamilton
Hotel, $50 pm.
Dinner meeting, Five Hundred Club,
Hamilton Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Dance, Fidelity Chapter, No. 10,
o. e. s.. Hay Loft, 1925 Massachusetts,
avenue, 8 pm.
Meeting, Fourth Degree, Knights
Of Columbus, Mayfiower Hotel, 8 pm.
TOMORROW.
41d12S4ACOA4, SAsAtuA SluD,
Hotel, 1880 pm.
Luncheon, women's National Press
Club, Willard Hotel, / pm.
Luncheon, Optimists Club, May
flower Hotel, 1880 pm.
Dinner, Brightwood Chapter, No. AZ,
o. e. S., Almas Temple, 4:30 pm.
Dinner meeting, National Press
Club Post, No. 20, American Legion,
National Press Club, $50 pm.
Meeting, Force-Ross Parent Teach
er Association, Force School, 8 pm.
Banquet, United Spanish War Vet
Grams, Mayflower Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner, Weather Bureau Masonic
Club. May1ower Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Georgia Avenue Business
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Tow about a look at "The Front
Il Page" just in case you've
forgotten.

forgotten.
It's the tale. you know, OF
the reporter par excellence, Hildy
johnson, who wanted to trade one set
of woes for another. He wanted to
get married and quit the newspaper
game.
But he stopped in the press room
Of the municipal courts building to
say good-by to the old gang on his
run while on the way to the train
that was supposed to carry him to
marital bliss. He was all alone in the
room when an accused murderer, Que
to be hanged the next night, escaped
and slid in through the window.
That was too much for Hildy. He
had story on his hands, and as any
newspaper mans spouse or beloved
will tell you, that is fatal to any and
all dates, engagements or appoint
ments to be married
Members Of the Washington Civic
Theater, which will present the play
for week, starting Wednesday night
at the Wardman Park Theater, are
having themselves a whale Of a good
time with it.
There are no newspaper men In the
cast, but there are two newspaper
women, Marge Rice and Dot Lewis.
There are endless discussions as to
whether the boys wear their hats in
press rooms or take them of or
whether they even have hats. They'd
better wear hats on the stage, else
the customers will mistake them for
gentlemen.
There's poker game in the first
act, too. that seems to be being done
in realistic fashion at rehearsals.
Couple of players bank accounts are
screaming.
The Montgomery Players beat WAL
ter Hampden to town with this sea-
sons Ibsen. He's on the way with
Enemy Of the People," but the
nearby Maryland group has beat him
to the draw with The Pillars of So
ciety," to be done Saturday night.
The group has been rehearsing for
nVe weeks, under the direction OF
Martha williams. Clifton Whyte is
playing the leading role and other
principals are Jane Piummer Rice,
Burgess LIE Sourd, Margaret B. Key
hoe, Doris Dewey Day, Peggy VOL
haupter, Marie Horning, Patricia
Lucas, Edward Northrup, Leland j.
Williams, Irving M. Day, Howard
Bandy, Edmund E. Soper, Francis
LIE Sourd, Frank S. Fowler, James
Cremins, David Wolhaupter, Jean
Smith and Margaret Day. Principals,
huh? Looks like somebody stuck in
q mob scene.
The players will stage the play
Friday night for the patients and
staff Of Walter Reed Hospital and
the Saturday performance will be for
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Mems Association, City Bank branch
1908 Georgia avenue, 8 pm.
Meeting, Women's Bar Association
Mayfower Hotel, 8 pm.
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Capitals Drama Groups
Civic Theater's Front Page Opens We'd
nesday- Montgomery Group to Do Ibsen.

the public, at Leland Junior High
School.
The Alexanders are dividing the
male lead honors In the Pierce Hall
Players forthcoming production Of
THE Last Warning" One Of the
Alexanders is Paul Alexander, whose
last work with the group was in THE
Ghost Train" last season, and the
other one is Alexander Bell.
Howard Wentworth, who has staged
two comedies for the players this
season, now is engaged in the task
OF telling them how to make their
thriller as thrilling as possible. And
the publicity department now admits
that J. Gordon Dahlem is doing the
settings" instead Of whatever it was
they said last week. He's being aided
by large bottle of aspirin (advt.) =,
it is reported, because one of his tasks
is to reproduce what will look con-
vincingly like Q tarantula on the
loose.
"Fourscore or more beautiful girls"
are promised for the 1887 edition of
the Chevy Chase Frantics," this
year titled 1892 or What Have
You" to be presented at the Ward
man Park Theater March 4. The
girls, Of course, are students of the
fashionable Chevy Chase School.
1892 or What Have You" is to be
political burlesque. as have past
editions Of the annual show. It has
been written and directed by Isabelle
S. Harrington, and Barbara Bramwell,
the musical director, has turned out
the words and music for many Of
the tunes.
There's variety in the one-act play
program planned by the Players Club
Of Washington Community Center for
presentation Wednesday night at
Powell Junior High School.
The first play is an out-and-out
drama, entitled Brothers" It will
be followed by "Moon-Signs," the tale
Of a chap who never did anything
unless "the moon was right" and
the program will be closed with "He
Amt Done Right by Nell," a piece
IN the ancient melodrama manner.
Curtain Is scheduled for 8:15 pm.
H. M.
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Rileyville Widow Dies.

RILEYvILLE, Va, February Is
Especially Funeral services for Mrs.
Nancy Beahm, 80, of Rileyville, widow
Of Andrew j. Beahm, were held from
her home yesterday, with burial in
the family burial ground. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. l. A.
Knott and Mrs. A. ]. Young.
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SHORT ILLNESS FATAL
TO AGRICULTURE CLERK
Mrs. Ethielinda Walton Was
Widow of officer Killed in War.
Funeral Tomorrow,

Mrs. Ethielinda Walton, AZ. of 1907
Twenty-second street northeast, a
clerk in the Department of Agricul-
ture, died yesterday after q short Ill.
ness in Sibley Hospital.
Mrs. Walton was the widow oi
Lieut.. Ivan o. Walton, who die dur
ing the World War. She is survived
by son, Charles H. Walton; he. par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. SAINT
myers, and two brothers, George and
Reigart Santmyers, all of this city.
Funeral services will be held in
Hines funeral home. 2901 Fourteenth
street, at 2 pm. tomorrow. Burial
will be in Arlington National Gene
terry.
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RETIRED FARMER DIES

Eugene L. Howard, "a, Buried at
Dayton, Md, Today.
DAYTON, Md, February Is
Funeral services were to be held in
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Glenelge, this morning for Eugene L.
Howard, IA, retired farmer and life
long resident of Howard County, who
died in his home Friday after a para
lytic stroke. He is survived by his
widow, Martha; Four sons, Clarence,
Norman, Nimrod and Edwin, and two
daughters, Mrs. r. H. Groomes and
Mrs. David Hoffman, all of Dayton.
Evening star., 1937-11-21
BUS ROUTE SOUGHT
FOR SHERIDAN PARK
Brightwood Citizens Seeking Aid
for Community Through D. c.
Traffic Officials.

Bus service for residents Of Sheridan
Park, in the vicinity of Fort Stevens,
is being sought through the Bright
wood Citizens Association.
The citizens favor a bus service
starting from Georgia avenue and
Piney Brand road NV. and routed
down Piney Branch road to Thirteenth
street and thence south to the center
Of the city. At the present time resi-
dents are compelled to travel over
three books to the Sixteenth street bus
or eastward to Fifth street to take the
Takoma buses.
The reason for requesting that the
starting point be Georgia avenue and
Piney Branch road Is that If the pres
ent Takoma bus service Is shifted in
part over this route buses would be
filled to capacity before reaching
Georgia avenue. which is the present
complaint Of residents Of the Bright
wood section. east Of Georgia avenue,
who are unable to board buses either
along Fifth street or Madison street
Possibility Of loop in the Sheridan
Park area Is also advanced. II buses
could be operated during the morning
and evening rush hours. to accommo-
date this section. The Brightwood
Citizens Association Is taking the mat
ter up with the District trafnc author
tiles.
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ing the sale Of three tokens for Is
cents.
SOUTHWEST-Sub Of .
sales tax in lieu Of the present busi-
ness privilege tax voted.
CHEVY CHASE - Criticized both
the Capital Transit Co. and the Pub
lie Utilities Commission during dis
cussion on the token rate increase:
objected to the order permitting the
sale Of six tokens for so cents rather
than three for Is cents and at the
same time charged that decrease in
service had been noted shortly after
the fare increase became effective.
The Dahlgren Terrace, Congress
Heights and Sixteenth Street High
lands groups also met, but did not act
on city-wide problems.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
THE following associations are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, November ~.
Georgetown Parish Hall, st.
Johns Church. 8 pm.
Mid City-Thomson School, 8 pm.
North Capitol - Mckinley High
School. 8 pm.
Society of Natives - Washington
Club, 8 pm.
Friday. November rs.
Anacostia-Anacostia Junior Senior
High School, 8 pm.
Burroughs - Burroughs School,
8 pm.
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APPOINTED SECRETARY
PLAN TO BE WEIGHED

A change In the constitution Of the
Chevy Chase Citizens Association,
which would make the office Of secre-
tary appointive rather than elective,
as 1t is at present, will be considered at
the next meeting Of the organization.
The change was proposed at the last
meeting by Lewis Radcliffe, q member
OF the associations Executive Com
mittee. It will be considered at the
next meeting of that committee, which
will report on 1t for consideration by
the full association, method Of pro-
cedure provided in the bylaws.
Under Mr.. Radcliffe's proposal, the
secretary would be appointed by the
president, subject to confirmation by
the Executive Committee. He declared
that If this was done the president
could select person for the post with
whom he could work more readily, as
often when that post Is filled by elec-
ton some one is chosen who does not
live near the president or does not
know how to MI . particular presi-
dents wishes exactly.
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EV1EW OF Cne CIVIC week from
- Thursday. November II, to
Thursday, November 18:
4 BRIGHTWOOD - Endorsed
federation action asking rehearing
on the increased token rate; opposed
use of old tuberculosis Hospital as an
adjunct Of Gallinger or as a sani-
tarium.
CONNECTICUT AVENUE-Opposed
increased street car token rate: asked
that the Office of peoples counsel be
filled by appointment by the Presi-
dent.
MOUNT PLEASANT-Adopted
resolution favoring passage Of a bill
in Congress making diphtheria inmu-
nization compulsory in the District:
opposed the street car token increase.
SIXTEENTH STREET HEIGHTS
Unanimous opposition to the business
privilege tax was voted: also voted in
opposition to any increase in the 1899
budget over the present budget unless
fully justified"
INTERPRETATION CONFER
ENCE-Heard talk by Thomas S. Set
tie. secretary and legal adviser of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, on the means of closer
cooperation between the District and
the surrounding metropolitan area in
nearby Maryland and Virginia by COM
pacts between the local governments.
STANTON PARK-Denounced pro-
posed establishment Of a cat and dog
hospital on Massachusetts, avenue NE.
between Third and Fourth streets; op-
posed the recent increase in street car
tokens.
LINCOLN PARK-Indorsed the
movement Of the District Motor Club to
establish course of study in District
schools that would train young WASH
ington students in safe automobile
driving; indorsed the Community
Chest; opposed the street car token in
crease
SOUTHEAST COUNCI1-Indorsed
the resolution submitted by the Lin
coin Park Association relative to the
safe-driving course; resolution adopted
requesting that the proposed monu-
ment to Marconi, inventor of the wire
less, be placed in Southeast Washing
ton; made plans for a membership
drive comprising the 10 associations
affiliated with the council, the drive
to run from January through March.
PETWORTH-Indorsed the recent
increase in street car rates.
CITIZENS FORUM OF COLUM-
BIA HEIGHTS-Upheld the action
of the federation in asking q rehearing
on the increased token rates Of the
Capital Transit Co.: voted to join the
District Suffrage Association; elected
officers and appointed committee
chairmen: requested that the Office Of
peoples counsel be revived.
CONDUIT ROAD-Opposed the in
street car token rate, at the |
same time indorsing a move request
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BOYS CLUB WORK
TO Be DISCUSSED
Six Northwest Associations
to Make Plans for Rec.
reation Center.

A meeting Of the Boys Club Com
mittee, composed Of delegates from
six citizens associations in Northwest
Washington, has been called for Tues
day evening by Samuel ]. Flickinger.
president Of the Friendship Citizens
Association and chairman of the COM
mittee.
Represented on the committee by
two delegates each are the Chevy
Chase, American University Park,
North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills.
Richmond Park and Friendship Citi-
zens' Associations. The meeting will
be held in Woodrow Wilson High
School at 8 pm
To be discussed at the meeting will
be several proposals for affiliation
with various types Of boys clubs, such
as the Police Boys Club. the Com
munity Center and the Washington
Boys Club, Mr.. FIckinger stated. The
club was formed last year by the
Friendship Association, but boys from
areas included in other associations
are members, he said, and these aago-
Citations will have voice in the final
decision as to aflliation.
Although some sentiment In the
neighborhood favors either the Police
Club or the Washington Boys Club
type Of organization, the majority Of
those interested seem to be in favor
of the Community Center type. Mr..
Flickinger said. The club already
meets three times week at the Wool
row Wilson High School under direc-
ton of the Community Center, he
pointed out, and it may BE wise to
continue this arrangement.
If it Is decided to keep the club
under Community Center direction
the meeting will be devoted to dis
cussing methods Of cooperating with
the regular instructors assigned to
that department, Mr.. Flichnger an
nounoed.
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CHkIRMEN ARE NAMED
BY SOUTHWEST HEAD
Eighteen Appointments Of Group
Leaders Announced by Harry
8. Wender.

The appointment of the chairmen Of
the 18 standing committees Of the
Southwest Citizens Association was
announced yesterday by Harry g.
Wender. president Of the association.
They are as follows:
Boys Club Committee. Maj. Robert
A. Mcclure; Boy Scout Committee,
Samuel A. Leishear; Commercial De-
velopment Committee, Robert D. Mar.
shall; Education Committee, ]. M.
Schaffer; Hospitality Committee, Mrs.
Mark w. Gray.
Housing Committee, j. p. s.. Neigh;
Library Committee, Mrs. Bessie Par
rish; Laws and Legislation Committee,
Harry s. Wender; Membership Com
mittee. Miss Libby 8. Lewis; Parks and
Waterways Committee, Pryor e. Hef-
ner.
Police and Fire Committee, William
w. Leishear; Public Celebrations Com
mittee, Capt. jeremiah A. Sullivan;
Public Health Committee, DR.. Leon s.
Gordon; Public Utilities Committee,
Joseph Schneider.
Public Welfare Committee, Mrs.
Walter S. Ufford: Recreation Commit
tee, DR.. Paul Hyman; Safety Commit
tee. Hugh 8. Smith; Streets and Lights
Committee, Raymond E. Robinson.
Evening star., 1937-11-21
STERNBERG COURT
CEREMONY FRIDAY
Southwest Citizens and
Housing Committee Plan
HouseWarninq.

HousewArming ceremonies for
sternberg Court, the most recent low
cost housing development in South
west Washington, will be held next
Friday with the Southwest Citizens'
Association and the Clara D. Neigh
Committee for Better Housing co-op-
Grating in arrangements.
The rites will start with an inspec-
ton tour Of the court, located at O,
p and Third streets and James Creek
Parkway s.W., at 4 pm, music at
4:30 pm. and the housewarming pro-
gram at s pm.
To Honor Sternberg.
Surg. Gen. George M. sternberg, in
whose honor the court Is being named.
was . well-known Army surgeon and
bacterioloeist. Led by his studies to
sanitation work. he helped organize
the Washington Sanitary Housing Co..
builders Of Sternberg Court, In 1904,
and was its first president. South
west citizens remember him as one Of
the most active workers In a cam
paign to clean up" Washington
slums.
Appleton P. Clark. jr., president Of
the Washington Sanitary Housing,
will give tribute to Gen. Sternberg
at the housewarming.
Canon Stokes to Talk.
The principal address will be given
by Canon Anson Phelps Stokes, chair
man Of the Washington Housing AS
sociation. Harry s. Wender, president
of the Southwest Citizens Association,
will extend greetings on behalf Of
Southwest Washington.
Messages from Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt and Mrs. DreyfH Barney
will be read and Mrs. Flora McGill
Keefer will sing during the program.
DR.. Leroy A. Halbert. chairman Of
the Clara D. Neigh Committee will
preside.
Groups cooperating include the
American Association Of University
Women, the Barney Neighborhood
House. where the ceremonies will be
held in case Of rain, the Women's City
Club and the Monday Evening Club.