Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-17

last Thursday, at 1907 G street northwest.
The Chapters of the Order of the Eastern
Star have united to hold a fair. which will
last two weeks. The committee appointed
to represent the Esther Chapter is Mrs.
Carolyne Handy, chairman; Mrs. S. M.
Queen. vice chairman Mrs Charlotte M.
Pine, secretary, and Mrs. Garry B. Allen,
treasurer.
Prof. H. c. Kirk. who has been appointed
president of the Short Story Club. has ac-
cepted and expects to be in the city to at
tend the meetings. Mrs. Charles a. Met
calfe was appointed vice president; Mrs.
Maria l.. Willis treasurer; Mrs E. May
nicke, corresponding secretary, and Miss
Gertrude Wilmington has succeeded Mrs.
Metcalfe as recording secretary. Mrs Met
cafe had held the position for seven years.
The first meeting will be held October q.
al the home of Mrs. George C. Chapman, for
members only.
Mrs. E. S. Davis, president of the Ladies'
Union Veteran Legion will return from
Kittery. Maine. the last of October.
Miss Mary c. Bennett of the Excelsior Lit
erary Club will not return from the state of
New York until late in the season, owing to
the state of her health.
The Unity Literary Club will hold it's first
meeting November 4. and will continue to
meet every other Wednesday during the
season. Rev. George Ross is the President;
MRS. Norma bedlOH, secretary ana LII
Jessie Shaffirt, corresponding secretary
The Farragut Corps held meeting last
Monday at 447 East Capitol street during
which the members entertained with music
and imprOmptu rotations. The officers of
the club are Miss Emma kibbey, president;
Mrs. Clara Kalstrom. vice president; Mrs.
Julia Roberts. treasurer: Mrs. Marion Par
kerr senior vice president, and Mrs. Jennie
Parker, junior vice president; Mrs. M. A.
Ripley chaplain. and Mrs. Elizabeth L.
Bradley. conductor. The club meets the
second and fourth Mondays of each month.
The Grant Circle of which Mrs. Fanny
Page is president and Mrs. Emma Holbrook
secretary, will meet the second and fourth
Tuesdays of every month at the Grand
Army Hall. At the meeting last Tuesday
the majority of the members were present,
and Patriotism was the theme Of CONVEX
Sation.
meeting of the Abracadabra Club last We'd
nesday. The program was: walt Whit
man." by Mrs. G. R. Ide; "Automobiling,"
by Mrs Fenelon Brock, and Reading" by
Mrs tiyron l.. Story. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs Myron l..
Story, G2S street southeast October 2S,
when the program will be: "A Colonial
Dame" by Miss C. A. Van Doren; New
Orleans and the Mardi Gras.' by Mrs M.
L. Story. and Current Topics. by Mr.. F.
w Scott.
The Woman's Club of Kensington will
hold it's third meeting at the home of Mrs.
Katherine Fenton, corresponding secretary,
1.-The Mother Country and Her American
Children" by Mrs. Elizabeth M. Bronson;
''Music-English Folk Songs" by Mrs.
Theodore Cunningham, and Our Military
and Naval Schools" by Miss Elijah beth
Perry
The American Chapter. D. A. R., of which
Mrs. Patty Miller Stocking is president, will
The Pine Tree Club will hold it's meetings
this season the first and third Saturdays of
the month
A meeting of the Columbia Heights Art
Club was held at the Portner, in the apart
mentsC of Mrs. S. Young, recording secre-
tary, last Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs Katharin Seip read a paper on ''The
Origin of the German language" Mrs.
Fannie w. Garner read the art Notes on
Ludwick Knaus and the Foresters," pic
ture in the Corcoran Gallery. Mrs. Fred
Matheson, formerly Washington girl, but
now of London, gave talk on art in gen
eral and of Herkimer in particular. Miss
Lucy Holmes rendered Beethoven's "Sonate
Pathetique" and sang an Ave Marie" and
He Was a Prince" Mrs. M. L. Schneider,
the founder of the organization. and its
present honorary president announces that
the object of it's members is not to become
great artists themselves, but to cultivate
their artistic taste and make the artists of
Washington more appreciated. Mrs. AL
fonso Hart was elected a member of the
executive board, but has resigned on ac-
count of her health, and Mrs. Schneider will
take her place The next meeting will be
at the home OF Mrs. Eleanor H. b. Tower,
26O6 University place, October %.
Mrs Blount, president of the Pro Re