Evening star., 1937-01-03
YARPER SIBLEY. president of
i the United States Chamber
/ of Commerce, will be the
II sneaker at the regular month";


L L speaker at the regular MONTH
ly meeting of the Twentieth Century
Club at II o'clock Thursday morning
at the Y. W. c. A. Mr.. Sibley has
Just returned from a tour of South
America by airplane, spending most
of his time in Argentina and Brazil
and attending the Pan-American
Conference at Buenos Aires as an un-
official observer for American busi-
ness He will give his impressions OF
business and economic subjects re-
lating to South American trade.
The Orient will be the subject of
consideration at the meeting of the
international outlook section tomor-
row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
Y. w. c. A. Frederick Moore, news
paper correspondent and an adviser
to the Japanese government, who has
just returned from trip Of several
months to Japan and China, will
speak about Japan and Manchukuo
Mrs. Edwin G. Nourse. member of
the club, will tell about her trip to
China and other Oriental countries
during the past Summer.
Deutscher liter arisher Verein.-In
observance of the 150th birthday ami
versary of Carl Maria Won Weber, the
following program recently was Of
fered to members and many guests
at the home of the president, 1929
Rhode Island avenue: Address by Her
bert Blankenhorn of the German EN-
bassy; reading, Wagner at. the Grave
of Weber" Anita Schade; "FreiSch-
metz" overture" by Weber, played on
an electric phonograph; two ariaS from
the operas "Freischnetz" and "Wie-
genlied," by Weber, sung by Norma
Simonson, soprano, accompanied by
Dorothy Radde Emery; lecture on
&C. M Won Weber," by Henry Gregor.
composer-pianist. who also played va
riations, and the "Euryante" over
ture, by Weber. on the piano, and the
"Oberon" overture, by Weber, re-
corded by the London Symphony un-
der the leadership of Albert Coates.
The Columbia Chapter of the Del
phian Society will meet at 10 am.
Thursday at Pierce Hall. Sixteenth
and Harvard streets, to discuss French
opera. Mrs. George H. Post is leader
for the day. Other topics are: EARLY
French Opera" by Mrs Maude E.
Thatcher; The Work of Gluck," by
Mrs. Elizabeth R. Davidson; "Cheru-
bimi," by Mrs. James G. Yaden; Les
Huguenots," by Mrs. H. B. Linton;
"Gounod's Faust" by Mrs. William
S. Graham; Saint Saens," by Mrs
C. M. Jansky, jr, and "Mignon," by
Mrs. George Ellis.
Mrs. George NJ Norris, president,
will give the summary
The Takoma Park Women's Club
will meet Tuesday in the town hall
of the Fire Department Building.
Luncheon will be served at 1890 by
Magathan, chairman: Mrs Joseph A.
Becker, Mrs. Charles H Davey, Mrs
F. G. Umhau, Mrs. Frank A. Rich
mond, Mrs. William Robinson, Mrs.
William Ransom, Mrs. Frank A.
Nickols, Mrs. Anthony Hutchinson,
Mrs. Harry I. Houston and Mrs. Gilbert
Sward. The guest speaker will be Mrs.
Alexander B. Trowbridge, who will
speak on 'The American Woman's
Responsibility"
The government study department
will meet Thursday at l pm. at the
home Of Mrs. Vernon S. AuId, III
Holly avenue. Mrs. John B. Mertie
Is chairman.
The duplicate bridge class will meet
Friday at pm. at the home of Mrs.
Roy Ferner, so Whittier street.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club-A dinner meeting will
be held tomorrow at $50 pm. at the
Hamilton Hotel. The International
Relations Committee will present Mrs.
Dorothy Benedict as guest speaker.
Mrs. Benedict was living on the Island
OF MaJorca and saw the outbreak of
The Spanish war. After the talk there
will be the usual club meeting and
discussion.
Mrs. Ada Jean Bennett, chairman
OF the International Relations Com
mittee, will be assisted by the follow
ing members: Mrs Caroline Stephen.
Miss Alice Terrell, Mrs. Pauline Ever
hart and Mrs. Mabel Sakis.
WOmen's City CIub-Mrs. EVELYN
NorcroSs Sheriff., feature writer and
poet, will give an informal account
Of the New York Times Book Fair"
recently held in New York at the
Rockefeller Center at the book hour
on Tuesday at o'clock. She will
include excerpts from addresses of
distinguished poets and authors.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president, will
preside at the business meeting on
wednesday at 8 o'clock. DR.. Edwin C.
Barnes will resume his lecture-recitals
on "Milestones in American Music" on
Friday at 4:45 pm.
The Rowac Club will hold its next
meeting on Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Don c. Smith, 3615 Chesapeake
street. The assistant hostesses are
Mrs. j. c. Smith, Mrs Harold B. At
kinson and Mrs. James A. Hendrix.
Ihere Will be luncheon at pm, fol-
lowed by meeting in charge of the
public welfare section The chairman
Is Mrs. Ernest P. Krick. The speaker
for the meeting will be Mrs. Eta Mae
Russell, Juvenile Court worker with
the Woman's Council of the Federation
OF Churches Mrs. Russell will speak
on her work with the council.
Petworth Woman's Club-Miss Mary
Z. Downey, chairman of the Library
Committee of the District Federation
of Womens Clubs, will be the guest
speaker tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
ct the Petworth School, Eighth and
Shepherd streets, taking for her SUBJ
ject THE Evolution of the Library"
Mrs. Ernest Grant, managing di-
rector of the Tubercular Association
Of the District of Columbia, will speak
on the sale of seals.
The education section will act as
hostess for the evening.