Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31
THE WOMEN'S CLUBS

The Washington Whist Club, Of which
Admiral Van Reypen is president and Mrs.
Hawley, wife of Senator Hawley, is vice
president, meets every Monday evening
throughout the winter, beginning in No
vember. at the Woman's Washington Club,
on 1 street. This club is composed of both
men and women. AS the members are
about the best whist players in Washing
ton they are always sure of a good game
The winners wear trophy pins until they
are beaten by other competitors. There are
no stakes.
The Crawford Whist Club composed en-
tirely of women, meets also at the Wash
ington Club Wednesday afternoons. One
evening in the month each member is priv
LEGGED to invite gentleman player.
Frozen Nature was the subject of a
talk given by Mrs. F. F. Graham last night
at the meeting Of the N, s. club at her
home. on East Capitol street. Miss Kirby
gave an imitation of bird calls, and Mrs
Marion E. Spaulding recited Tennyson's
Brook. The program for the spring was
laid aside, to be decided upon at a later
meeting.
The Academy OF Forty was organized in
1895. It's object is the announcement of re-
fined conversation in choice and accurate
Language. Its sessions are held monthly.
with outings for recreation whenever de-
slranle. director is appointed for each
session, who selects the topic and an
nounces 1t in advance. Every academist is
expected to be prepared to speak intelligent
ly upon some branch Of it.
The officers for this year are: Mrs. Emily
s. M. Chisholm, magister; Miss Annie Nj.
Cocks, vice magister; Miss Mary F. Terry,
repositor; Mrs. Ida NJ. Colford scribe and
Mrs. E.. H. Andrew, correspondent. There is
a board of censors composed of Mrs. Ruth
G. D. Havens Miss Belle c. Morris and
Miss Ida M. Meyers. The Academy of Forty
has been affiliated with Wimodaughsis for
the past seven years.
The Current Literature Club, which Is
also affiliated with Wimodaughsis, extends
a cordial welcome to visitors 1t meets on
the third Tuesday evening of each month,
when reviews Of books and magazine ar
ticles and sketches of writer's and illustra-
tors are presented.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president of
the National Suffrage Association, has gone
to New Hampshire and will remain in that
state for the remainder Of the winter in
charge Of the Women's campaign for the
constitutional amendment for woman suf-
frage which is to be submitted to New
Hampshire voters March 10. From New
Hampshire Mrs. Gait will got to New Or
leans to attend the annual convention Of
the Suffrage Association, to be held in that
city in March.
The Ladies of the Maccabees of the Dis
tTlCC OIL OOluIuDld WILL uOlu d CLASS JUlUl
initiation about the middle Of February.
The state commander has offered prize to
the hive securing the largest class for the
occasion.
Mrs Lillian M. HOLSTER of Detroit, Mich,
the supreme commander of the Ladies' of
the Maccabees, will be at the New Willard
about February IS, where receptions and
public meetings will be held.
One evening this week the members of
an uptown club were waiting for the chair
man to announce the evenings discussion.
Somebody played on the piano to fill up the
time. Several Of those present started cur
rent topics, but when a club has made up
it's mind to devote it's session to talks
and note books anything ordinary pals
Several members had brought friends to
witness their literary doings, and there they
sat around in the depressed silence that
fairly saturates organized functions when
any little thing goes wrong. And still the
chairman did no. come.
Finally, one young woman suggested that
it would be a good idea to ascertain who,
out of so many learned people, knew most
about SO common thing as an apple, and
that she would furnish the prize 1t was
at least excuse for using note books,
and so, with an all-around apology for their
childishness, they started with the apple
that Paris awarded to Venus, the apple
that Eve gave to Adam, William Tells
apple and so on, until they became amazed
at the circulation t IN seripsure 1tt history tory
When the chairman arrived wkxh her
apology the first business transacted was
motion to include this novel history hunt
as a feature of the club. 1t was decided
that only the most ordinary subjects We're
to be selected, and that they would begin
Immediately with the personal history Of
the horse
The Department of the Potomac Women's
Relief Corps will hold it's annual conven-
ton next Tuesday night in Grand Army
Hall, 1412 Pennsylvania avenue. Orders
have been issued by Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd,
president of the department. Mrs. Lodusty
J. Tayloe Of LIE Seur. Mimi. national presi-
dent and her staff will be present.
Mrs Oldroyd will give reception Thurs
day evening at her home, SIC 10th street
northwest, for the members of Potomac
Women's Relief Corps and the G. A. r.
The Young Mothers Club met Tuesday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs F. B. Nor
gan, the president, who presided. The meet
Ing was opened with an informal program
Of child's son9s. Then Mrs. Keeling read