Evening star., 1903-10-24
THE WOMAN'S CLUBS

calfe yesterday evening and elected OIL
GERS for the coming season. Mrs. Geo. r.
Davis, who was the president last season,
thinks it probable that this association will
not join the League of Debating Societies,
in which they tied with the Capitol Hill
Literary Club for the possession of the cup
last winter. This club is composed of
twenty-five members, and the meetings will
be held at their homes.
A meeting of the Woman's Single Tax
Club is held the first Monday of every
month. The work of the club this winter
will be a review of Henry Georges books.
At previous meeting Mrs. Coope read
report of the national womans single tax
convention, held in New Haven. The Off
GERS are: President, Mrs. Jennie l.. Mum
roe; vice president Miss Florence Ray
mond; secretary, Miss Gertrude E. Metcalf,
and treasurer, Mrs. Lora Coope.
The Thursday Literary Society held a
Mrs. E enc E. Stephens, Chevy Chase
Circle. rs. Bliss read a paper on The
Origin a. / Development of German Music
to the Ell shteenth Century" which was IL
lustrated by musical numbers. This asso-
citation meets every Thursday during the
season, and this year thorough course in
German will be the object of their study.
The officers are: President. Mrs. Eugene e.
field; secretary, Mrs. John Callahan; exec
utive board Ms. S. N. Hayden, Mrs c. S.
Clark, Mrs. Grace Boynton Logan, Mrs.
c. L. Bliss and Mrs. E. Clyde Shade.
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood. president of the
Woman Suffrage Association, will read a
paper entitled Shall We Have Suffrage in
the District of Columbian at a meeting OF
the socialist party tomorrow afternoon.
A meeting of the Jolly Heart Club was
held at the home of it's president Mrs.
Annie Welcker, 1928 18th street northwest,
last Wednesday night at o'clock. The
game of hearts was played until 1890, when
refreshments were served, followed by I'M
promptu recitations and music The mem
berS of this club are Mrs Annie Welcker,
Mrs. F. V. Killman, Mrs. A Daetz, Mrs. l..
lehman, Mrs. John Vogt, Mrs c. Martin
Brand and the Misses Minnie and Katie
Georges.
At late meeting of the Woman's Ma
tional Press Association the ladies who
were chosen to represent that organization
at the annual meeting of the District Fed
GRAFTON of Woman'S Clubs, which is to be
held in this city November Is, are: Miss
Fannie Graham French, the president; DR..
Alice Burritt, the director; Mrs. Grace Por-
ter Hopkins, Mrs. Charles M. Pepper, and
DR.. Adalne Portman, delegates; Miss Hetty
Abral I'm, Mrs Mamie G.. Davis, and Mrs.
Clora B. Colby, alternates.
From February 10 to IS the National
American Suffrage Association, of which
Mrs. Gait is the president, will hold meet
ings at the National Rifles Armory to cele
brate the eighty-fourth anniversary of Miss
Susan B. Anthony's birth.
The Current Literature Club, of which
Miss HOrtenSe keableS is the president and
Miss Matson the secretary and treasurer,
met at the Wimodaughsis last Tuesday
night, when the members gave reminiS-
cences of their summer vacations.
The Womans Alliance Club, founded for
the purpose of studying Unitarian Gtera-
ture, meets every second Friday in the
chapel in All Souls Church. Mrs. l.. l..
Bacon is the president.
The members of the International Press
Union held a meeting at the home of Mrs.
M. S. Lockwood during the early part Of
October. Letters were read from the vice
presidents for France, Germany and Italy
indicative of the work accomplished in
those countries. Nine. Marie Martin of
LIE Journal des Femmes, in Paris, gave no.
tice of this meeting in that journal. Frau
Prof. Schoenfiiess of Munich sent an essay
which will be read at later meeting Of
this body.
The ladies of the Excelsior Literary Club
met at the home of Mrs. l.. NJ. Willis, 14l1
n street northwest, last Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Rowell read a paper on
Frederick the Great and in connection
with it Mrs. Frear played The Battle Of
Prague Miss Mary Bennett read de-
scription of her visit to the palace of Sans
Souci, during which she stated that the fur
niture and surroundings were preserved as
in the days of Frederick the Great. This
program being concluded, the hostess led
the way to the room containing her antique
furniture, consisting of a bed which be-
longed to Nellie Gusts and curtains made
by Martha Washington, an ancient clock
and minor pieces that had been in her fam
lily for fifty years.
The Missouri Ladies Literary Society
was entertained October 10 by Mrs. kather-
inc Newsome, 625 Florida avenue northeast
Miss Hayme read paper on THE Life,
Works and Fame of Homer Mrs. Conck-
ling read essay on Greek Art and Miss
NJ. Cardell spoke on Ancient Greek"
Those present were Mrs. Andrews, Mrs.
Austin. Mrs. Burkhart Mrs. Conckling,
Mrs. Dean. Mrs. Mabry, Mrs. M. Cardell,
Mrs. Newsome, Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Single
ton Mrs. Tomlin, Mrs. Witten, Miss Hayme
and Miss NJ. Cardell.
Mrs. Silverthorn, Miss Bessie Silverthorn
and Miss Babb:tt We're the hostesses at the
reception held at the Wimodaughsis last
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Silverthorn
sang "FIowor of the Alps Miss Metzler
sang The Journey Is Long" Miss Callahan
recited Jenkins on Picnic and Mrs Sill
verthorn and Miss Bessie Silverthorn play
ed a duet from Grieg.
The Capitol Hill History Club met the af-
ternoon of October q, with Mrs. w. E.
Cochran. 1920 Massachusetts avenue north
east with the president. Mrs. A. C. Webb,
presiding There We're present twenty men,
berS and one visitor, Mrs. Hildreth.
The roll call Current Events Relating to
Italy" brought forth various gleanings
from papers and magazines. Mrs. B. F..
Maricle read a paper on Ancient Mythol-
ogy and Religion of Rome and Mrs. D. j.
Roberts on THE Rise of Spartan Power
and Famous Spartans." After the transac-
ton of routine business the club adjourned.