Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

| ton of Women's Clubs will be held Febru-
airy IS at the w. c. T. U. home, on 9th
| street. The civic usefulness of this organl-
zation continually increases, 1t Is claimed,
| and its president, Mrs. Hannah B. Sperry, is
| adding so signally to the interest of the
| monthly meetings, that, as an instance, the
last was the largest of it's record, with the
| exception of annual sessions.
Mrs Charlotte Emerson Main, treausrer OF
| the federation. who was recently elected
| regent of the District chapter, d. a. X,
| possesses a pleasing personality, as wei as
what is generally known as "a good heao
] for business" and will doubtless prove
worthy successor to her predecessor, MRS.
| Mary s. Lockwood.
Mrs. May Whitney. Emerson read two
| original and clever little sketches not long
ago in the Pavilion of the Blind at the
| Congressional Library and made what
| Young OSric' would call palpable MT.
| The theory that love is microbe served for
| the plot of one, and for the other the au-
! thor introduced a fake cripple who ac-
counted for his agile escape from his purn-
| ing shanty by telling story to mt the title
| "Remsens Cure"
The Woman's League of the National Ju-
Nor Republic, of which Mrs. FAIRBANKS Is
| pI esident, is doing substantial work 10
gether with the Nomans League of Baltl-
more it has put up new buildings IN place
| of the ones that, were burned so that the
| forty-four Citizens of the repupllc at An
| Portable than they were before their con-
| Migration, which was considered such
misfortune al the time. The associate mem,
| bers of the league raise $50 monthly TOWARD
| the maintenance of the republic, ana the
directors consider that those women VINO
are inclined to help others to help thenl-
selves, can find no more fruitful! heid lor
their philanthropy then by cohtriou ing 20
the league the annual membership Zee OIL
So.
The Matrons' Club held its regular meet
ing Tuesday at the home of Mrs M NJ.
Jones of East Capitol street: Mfs. En ~, -
Stevens gave a historically interesting ue
scrption of the home life of the roman
mother and Mrs. Thomas Hunter redu i; d
poem of The Mother of the Grachl.
The members decided to vary their usudi
summer program by spending their vacation on
month at Harper's Ferry instead Oh Atidiltit .
City, as has been their custom Tor the p"s'
five years.
The "Give What You Can Club held an
extra meeting last night for the purpose Oh
applying immediate RELIEF to 1amliy "iose
destitute condition was discovered yesler-
day morning by one OF the nenp s lie
dollars for room rent and money for half
ton of coal and groceries were coAecteu,
and several members arranged 10 sehu
other necessaries and suitable clothes
Miss Mollie F. Anderson entertained the
Travellers at their regular meeting Tuesday
night washington and English Parks
served as the subject for the first paper,
and Miss Nellie Watkins read description
of the scenic beauties of the Yellowstone
National Park and the ridescent colors of
the Grand Canyon. Mrs. Myron Wheeler
read an able paper reminiscent OF her tour
through Switzerland and her attempt 10
climb the Matterhorn-a failure or whlch
she owned to being proud of, in that she
enjoyed her experience more than she dlu
her success later on.
The Illinois Daughters who are COM
ing to the continental congress, to open
here February %, are particularly proud of
their pins. They are made of blue enamel
and gold, and the principal decoration is
the eagle seen on the seal of the state of
Illinois.
The NJ. NJ. NJ. Club will meet Monday
evening at the home of Mrs F. E. Evans.
The usual business session Will be omitted
and valentine program given instead
The origin and authenticity of the saint
and legends connected with him will be
told by Miss Emily Givens, Mrs. Alice May
and Miss Evelyn Peters. My Valentine"
a poetical effusion, by Mr.. John E. Evans,
will be recited by Jack Hunter, and valen-
tine love songs will be rendered by different
members of the club
The statement that J. Pierpont Morgan
owns the original manuscript copy of Rus
disproved by the Current Topic Section of
St Louis at its last meeting. This treasure
is the property of Mr.. BiXby of that city,
who also includes in his collection Perry's
original dispatch, I'VE have met the enemy
and they ours original copies of
Dickens and Thackeray and an old Greek
manuscript of the New Testament, illumi-
mated by hand and done at Contantinope in
1900. Mrs. BiXby is member of the club.
The last of an interesting series of parlor
lectures, with colored views, was given last
night at the home of Mrs. j. j. Allen on P
street. "A Negroes Life in Dixie Land"
including dozen and more views of his
home, his work and his religion-the pic
lures Of the cotton fields and bush meet
ings at revivals being particularly fine.
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
| ton have recently issued a pamphlet which
| has the distinction of being the only report
| of a woman's organization to be published
| by the government printing office Its pro-
| motion to official binding is due to the act
| of corporation three years ago, which re-
| quireSsthat the society shall report annual
| ly to the secretary of the Smithsonian In
| stitute concerning it's proceedings" A
| glimpse of the feud caused by the claims
| of Original founders is given as follows:
LAS the meeting of August 8, 1890, was
| one of preliminary organization where Off
| GERS were appointed and a constitution
| adopted, it is simple matter of law that
| the existence of the society began at that
|
| of 1898, which declared Miss Eugenia Wash
| ington, Mrs Ellen H. Walworth and Miss
| Mary Desha, the founders of the organiza-
| tion awarding them medals as such. Re-
| alizing the fact that before many years the
| first workers in this great society will pass
| away, and with them all opportunity for Sc
| curing the true history of these early years
| we, the officers of the first national body,
| desire to declare the truth of the foregoing
| history, and herewith sign our Names
| The dissensons that have at times married
| the harmony of the congresses have sub
| jected the Daughters" to no little ridicule
| from outsiders who have no sympathy with
| their organization, but they have accom-
| plished much actual good, it is said, and are
| laying plans continually for spreading their
| work in every direction. The money raised
| has been used to place monuments over the
| neglected graves of many revolutionary
| heroes; they gave about three-fourths of the
| 81 600 raised by the National Mary
| Washington Memorial Association to put in
| place the monument at Fredericksburg
| Va, to commemorate the life and charac-
| ter of the mother of Washington, and they
| are making a valiant effort in behalf of
| Continental Hall. The fund for this pur-
| pose now amounts to over 1000.
The John Hart Chapter, Children of the
| American Revolution, from Pttsburg will
| be represented at the national congress