Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31
THE WOMAN'S CLUBS

Confederacy organized last winter, held its
monthly meeting at the home Of Mrs. Cal
laghan, Grant Place. last Wednesday after
noon. Certain amendments Of the constitu-
ton were discussed and the delegates who
were elected to attend the annual conven-
ton held in Charleston were Mrs. Munroe,
Mrs. Hickey Mrs. Covington and Mrs
Smith.
The first open meeting Of the season or
the Federation Of Woman's Clubs will be
held this evening at 500 9Th street north
west. when a vote will be taken to decide
the question of the admission Of the WASH
ington Section Of Jewish Women, who have
been active workers for the cause OF the
Russian Jews. Mrs. Joel Hilman Is Its
president and Mrs. Hetty Abraham its sec
rotary.
Mrs. Fairbanks, president general Of the
D. A. R., is making tour through Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska. Colorado. Ohio and In
diana to attend the state conferences, and
will return to this city early in November.
A meeting of the joint committee from the
different suffrage societies of the District
of Columbia was held at the WimodaughS1s
last Wednesday afternoon at o'clock to
make arrangements for the observance OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady stanton's birthday an
niversary.
Miss Susan Plessner Pollock gave re-
ception to the members and friends OF the
kindergarten Club at her home on . street
yesterday evening to celebrate the annlVer-
sary of the birth of it's founder, the late
Mrs. Pollock Miss Minnie Daugherty of
Baltimore read 'Froebers Mother Play,
and Mrs. Maud DeCamp and Miss Octavia
Green gave musical numbers Souvenir
cards Of it's founder were presented by the
hostess. The ladies were received from 80
to $50 and the gentlemen from $50 to $50.
About seventy-five guests were present and
among them many of the prominent club
women of the District.
Mrs. Agnes Lewis Smith, vice president of
the International Press League for England,
and her sister, Mrs. Margaret Gordon, have
returned to England after a tour through
the principal cities of the east.
Miss Ida Finney Mackrille vice president
Of the Woman's Suffrage Club. left last
Monday for few weeks in Atlantic City.
She has resigned as member OF the COM
mittee appointed to decide on the Elizabeth
Cady Stanton Memorial, owing to the con-
dition of her health.
Mrs Grace Boynton Logan, member of
the Thursday Literary Society, gave a read
ing for the blind last Monday on THE Ma
donna in Art
Mrs Virginia Moore, Mrs. Pittman and
Mrs Berry, who were elected delegates to
attend the national convention of the Union
Veteran Legion Auxiliary, held in Dayton,
Ohio. last week. have returned to Wash
ington.
Mrs. Emma Hayward, Mrs. Tryon, Mrs.
Hoffliger and Miss Lillian Norton were on
Gently given by the Ellen Spencer Mussey
Tent Of the Daughters Of Veterans at the
Spanish War Veteran Hall. Mrs. Elizabeth
Tyler sang and Mrs. E. Spencer Mussey
nrrn nFf ha
tiers of Veterans" Gen. Legg and Gen.
kimball, who were guests, also made
speeches.
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster. president Of the
Woman's National Republic, has gone to
Canada to visit her sister, Mrs. Charles
Pierce. who is seriously i'll.
Unique invitations in rhyme, printed on
a square of brown pasteboard, have been
issued for the Halloween party to be held
by the Edith K. Roosevelt Auxiliary of the
Spanish War Veterans this evening.
A meeting Of the alumni association of
the Washington College was held in Vino
daughsis headquarters last Thursday even
ing. Mrs. Jennie ]. Munroe is the presi-
dent.
The Beneficent Society of the Peoples
Church gave surprise house arming to
Mrs. Kent at her rev home on T street at
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sum of money to her for the church. About
forty ladies were present Mrs. Hattie E.
Abbott is the president, and Mrs. George
r. Davis the secretary of this society.
The Excelsior Literary Club held its
weekly meeting at the home of Mrs Engle,
IH North Carolina avenue. THE Tax on
Persian CATS was one of the current topics
discussed. 1.-THE Period of the Reforma-
ton" was the subject of the paper of the
meeting, read by the hostess. and later she
read "Tauler,' a selection from Whittier,
Mrs Henry Baker was admitted to mem
bership which is limited to fifty, and is
now full. Light refreshments We're served
and the meeting adjourned.
Miss Vance, assisted by Mrs. Saxton and
Mrs Bowdle, received at the rooms of
Wimodaughss last Wednesday from 3 to s
Miss Bowdle sang The Red. Red Rose
Where the Heather Blooms" and INV
"Sweethearts Coming Home Today"
The meeting of the Congress of the D. A.
r. is postponed until April and will be
held the week on which April 10 falls in
order to celebrate the anniversary of the
firing of the first gun of the Revolution.