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Show j CLUBl Drama Club. The Drama club Is meeting today at the Maids' and Matrons' rooms with Mrs. George W. Barlow and Mrs. Herman Her-man B. Way as hostesses. A splendid program is being given. University Club. Tonight at the University club a dramatic recital will be given with Mrs. Charles Roadman of Minneapolis as the star. Several dramatic readings read-ings will be given by Mrs. Roadman1 beginning at 8:30 o'clock and nil members mem-bers of the club and friends aro invited. in-vited. The club is planning a presentation of a theatrical production in a local theater to be given in the near future. Edgar Selwyn's "Rollng Stones" is the name of the play and the best talent tal-ent of the city will be called upon to assist in presenting the drama. Mrs. Amber Kinyon, Miss Helen .Scowcroft. Miss Mary Woolley and Miss Dorothy Wright will be among those on ihe casL A. Q. M. Club. On January S the A. Q. M. club met at the home of Miss Marguerite Norton. Nor-ton. Election of the officers for 1918 was the business of the meeting. The following members wero elected: elect-ed: Mary Read, president; Gwen Cantwell, vice president; Marguerite Norton, secretary; Myrtle Cantwell. treasurer; Maud Rabe, organist, and Lillie Oborn, chorister. All were present pres-ent except Mrs. Helen Stephens who was excused. Delicious fruit cake and hot apple pie were served. On January 15 the club met with Miss Sarah Jones. An Orpheum party par-ty to take place the following Friday night was discussed and arranged for. Hot chocolate and hot dogs were the refreshments served. On Friday, January 18, the club met with Mrs. Read. Mrs. Cantwell, Mrs. Jones, Vivian Cantwell. Walter Read and Fred Rabe as invited guests, enjoyed en-joyed a vqry delightful evening at the Orpheum with refreshments afterward after-ward at tho Ensign drug store. Much laughter and frolic was enjoyed throughout the evening. Every one expressed ex-pressed themselves as having an exceptional ex-ceptional pleasant evening. On Tuesday, January 22. the club met with Mrs. Fred Rabe. Sowing and social chat was participated in after which mincemeat pie was served. The next .meeting of tho club will be held with Miss Read when the girls may bring friends. G. B, N. Club. Miss Mabel Robinson was hostess to the G. B. N. club last Tuesday evening eve-ning tho young ladles spending tho time very profitably, knitting for tho Red Cross. Miss Robinson served tempting luncheon.' Vincent Chautauqua Circle. j Friday afternoon. February S, the Vincent Chautauqua circle will meet in the council chamber' of the city hall at 2 o'clock instead of 2:30, tho usual hour. Mrs. Alice Shurtlift will have the program in charge. Goethe's "Faust." "Tho Arabian Nights" and "Don Quixote" will be the chapters taken up. "The Greatest Books in the World," by Laura Spencer Spen-cer Porter third in tho list of the classical year's study is the book being be-ing taken up at present. Red Cross Unit of Women of Woodcraft. Wood-craft. The Red Cross Unit of Ogden Circle No. 58, Women of Woodcraft, met at the home of Mrs. Frances Huss, 2158 Adams avenue Wednesday afternoon of this week and held their election of officers for the ensuing term. Mrs. Francis Huss was selected as chairman; chair-man; Mrs. Sarah Ranson, secretary; Mrs. Susie E. Grlflln, treasurer. After the general business, light refreshments re-freshments wore served. The next meeting wjll be held at the home of Mrs. Susie E. GrifTln, 2S29 Grant avenue. February 1, when all members of tho Red Cross unit of Ogden Circle No. G81 are requested to bo present. Each lady is asked to bring her thimble as Red Cross sewing sew-ing avIU be done. Home Industry Club Mrs. Fred Williams of 2870 Wall avenue and Mrs. D. D. Smith wore hos-tessos hos-tessos to the Home Indus'try club last Wednesday afternoon. Because of the illness of Mrs. J. s. Carver, president of the club, Mrs. J. W. Wilcox presided and a business meeting was held. Tho business session was followed by card games, four tables being arranged. ar-ranged. Tho honors were given Mrs. Hinchcliff and Mrs. Coop. Later a two course luncheon was served. The club's next meeting will be held at tho home of Mrs. Jos. Bingham, 319 Twenty -eighth street on February 30. W. R. c. Social Club. The Social club of the W. R. C. and friends were entertained Friday afternoon after-noon by Mr3. John Ingobretson at her home. 1978 Steele avenue. High five was played, tho lucky ones being Mrs. Newoy, Mrs. Boaumeistor and Mrs. Brown, after which delicious refreshments refresh-ments were served by tho 'hosiers. Home Culture Club. The Homo Culture club ladies will meet at tho downtown Red Cross rooms, Thursday, January 31. Child Culture Club. The twentieth anniversary of tlic Child Culture club was fittingly celebrated cele-brated on Thursday aftcnioon qr this week at the lovoly and spacious home of Mrs. Bertha Ecclcs on Jofferaon avenue. Mrs. Ecclos Is in California but turned her homo over to her club members for this annual event. Mrs. Orson Douglas and Mrs. Joseph Scow-croft, Scow-croft, Jr., received during tho afternoon. after-noon. Mrs. Parley Wright, attired in a costume beyond description, took charge of the meeting and the first number was an address of welcome by tho prosident, Mrs. Edmund Orson Wattis after which Mrs. Ford gave a vocal selection. "The Capture of Kaiser Bill by Uncle Sam" was tho title of a little skit by. Mrs. King and Mrs. Dan Pugh and this was followed by a vocal selection by Mrs. Stevens. Mrs. Robert Moyes gave the second chapter of the story "The King's Daughter." The story was written by Mrs. Moyes and was very Interesting. Mrs. Turner gave a pleasing piano selection. Ono of the entertaining features of the affair was the telling of fortunes by a soothsayer, Mrs. J. G. Falck peering peer-ing Into the crystal ball, for the benefit bene-fit and thorough amusement of the club ladies. No end of merriment was caused by Mr3. Falck's readings of the past, present and future. Mrs. Jool Harris, in her usual pleasant pleas-ant manner gave a very clever rhyme which introduced a series of comical verses given by Mrs. J. U. Eldredge, Jr., each member of the club being remembered. re-membered. A guessing game of rhymes rhy-mes was followed by a recitation by Mrs. Kennedy and a vocal duct by Mrs. Fred M. Hess and Mrs. Stephens, Later in the afternoon the ladles were ushered into the ballroom of the Eccles' home whero games and dancing danc-ing were enjoyed and as a fitting close to ono of tho most delightful affairs ever heid by the club, delicious refreshments re-freshments were served by Mrs. Joseph Jo-seph Scowcroft, Jr., and Mrs. Orson Douglas. Queen Esther Chapter Red Cross Auxiliary. The Red Cross auxiliary of the! Queen Esther chapter No. i, O. E. S 1 meets on Wednesday of oach week in the Masonic club rooms and spends a few busy hours in sewing and knitting. knit-ting. Thus far they have done splendidly, splen-didly, having turned in to the Red Cross society 110 sets or 575 bandages. 3C bed shirt3. 14 Jackets, 6 bathrobes. , 42 sweaters. 38 pairs of socks. 23 pairs of wristlets, 20 mufflers. 30 Christmas . packages and $150 which was taken in , by soliciting for Red Cross members during the campaign. This has been accomplished since late last November, Novem-ber, The Masonic club rooms arc equipped equip-ped with sewing machines and on the day the auxiliary meets, rapid work is "done. Mrs. Plumer B. Haslet is chairman chair-man of the auxiliary'; Mrs. George Thiel has charge of the bandage work. I Mrs. C. A. West of the knitting and Mrs. J. M. Dills has charge of the Red Cross sewing. Pact Noble Grand Club. Mrs. Brown will entertain the Past Noble Grand club at their next meeting, meet-ing, Thursday, February 21. Acacia Club. Ladies of the Acacia club met last Monday evening in the Red Cross rooms in the First National bank building and spent a busy few hours in muslin bandage work. The club has discontinued its literary meetings until October and will devote the time to Red Cross work. Sempre Mucical Society. Miss Alberta Wright will be - hostess hos-tess to the Sempro Musical society at its meeting next Saturday, rcbruary 2. A finely arranged program will be given. Fidelus Club. I Miss Dorothy McGaw will en-! en-! tertain the Fidelus club girls at their next meeting, Friday, February 1. Central School Red Cross Workers. Tho schools of the city have been a recognized factor In doing splendid Red Cross sewing and knitting and especially worthy of mention is tho I Central Junior high school on Adams 'and Twenty-fifth street, the 225 girls who are instructed in needlework by Miss Florence Crompton having completed com-pleted a vast amount of Red Cross sewing during the past few weeks. For the last six weeks the girls have worked work-ed on bandages and up to two o'clock Friday afternoon of this week they had completed 774, the majority of ; these being of the more difficult style. Five pillows were made and considerable consider-able Red Cross knitting has been done. The number of bandages turned out by the girls of the Junior high school in the length of time taken, is said to bo the largest of any school or organization organ-ization in tho city. |