Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-27
D.CClub Groups
Plan Open House
On New Year
Washington and Arts
Clubs VIII Hold
Receptions Friday

Both the Washington Club and
the Arts Club are among local Or
CARNATIONS which traditionally hold
all open house on the New Year to
welcome members and friends.
The Arts Club reception is sched-
uled from 5 to 7 pm. Friday at the
clubhouse at 20l7 I street NV. for
members and guests. Eggnog, cof-
fee. tea, fruit cake and sandwiches
will be served throughout the receiv-
ing hours.
Mrs. George H. Girty, chairman of
the Hospitality Committee, will head
the receiving line, assisted by Mrs.
Charles Bittinger, vice chairman,
and members of the committee.
These include Mrs. Norman T. An
derson, Miss Elizabeth Baldwin, Mrs.
Anne Albert Best. Mrs. Carl Casey,
Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax, Miss Julia
Gardner, Mrs. Samuel A. Kimberly.
William J. McManus, Mrs. Charles
S. Piggot, Miss Clara R. Saunders,
Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, Mrs.
Frank B. Steele, Miss Anne Touhy,
Mrs. Mary E. Valentino and Harold
Allen Long.
Bedford Brown, the newly elected
president, and Mrs. Brown, as we'll
as DR.. Hans Kinder, former presi-
dent, will be among those attending.
Washington Club
Reception Friday.
The Washington Club will begin
its traditional reception at 5 pm.
Friday, when Mrs, Frank Forest
Bunker, president Of the club. will
head the receiving line. She will be
assisted by Miss Grace Burton. first
vice president; Mrs. Cloyd Heck
Marvin. second vice president; Mrs.
c. Willard Hayes, treasurer, and
members of the Board of Governors,
including Mrs. Douglas P. Birnie,
Mrs. James Gordon Cumming, Mrs.
William Thornwall Davis, Mrs.
Joseph Fairbanks, Mrs r. winston
Holt. Mrs. James Shera Montgom-
cry. Mrs. George Clymer Shaw, Mrs,
William r. Smedberg, Mrs. William
Charles White and Mrs John Cham
berlain Wilson.
Although the club at Seventeenth
and K streets NV. is a popular
place for holiday entertaining by
members, the only other scheduled
event for the week will be the Mon
day morning book chat at II am.
tomorrow when Miss Burton will
review Country Christmas" by Paul
Hoffman and "Lidice" by Edna st.
Vincent Millay.
Other Groups Plan
New Year Parties.
Several other club groups are plan
ming New Year parties, among them
the District division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy which
will entertain from to pm.
Friday at Confederate Memorial
Hall. 1922 Vermont avenue NV.
Among those receiving with the
division officers will be Mrs Robert
Bachman Of johnson City. Tenn,
recently elected registrar general,
and Benjamin Hefferron, Confed-
crate veteran. who is residing at
the John Dickson home.
Past division officers will pour.
Two scholarship girls" will be
among the guests: Miss Mary Caro-
line Eliot of Vassar, who won a
national award two years ago and
Miss Jane Stevens. who is in train
ing at Garfield Hospital on the
award recently presented by the
District division. Kent Kuhn, WIN
ner of the Sidney Lanier essay con-
test, also will be a guest.
The District branch, League of
American Penwomen, will hold its
New Year reception from to 7
pm. Friday at the studio, with new
members as honored guests.
Open house will be observed by
the Washington branch, American
Association of University Women,
from 3 to 6 pm. Friday at the club
at 1884 I street NV. Miss Ruby
Nevins will be the hostess.