Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-07
THE WOMEN'S CLUBS

The woman's National Press Association
| held a symposium last night at the Riggs
House. Miss Frances Graham French, who
| recently succeeded Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood
| as president, is planning very interesting
| future for the organization, and last night
program was the first of series which
| will be both instructive and entertaining
| Letters were read from Miss Grace Slocum
who has charge Of the womans depart
| ment of the Providence Journal, and from
| Mrs Colcleugh of the same paper, who has
| been made vice president of the w. N. +.
| A. for Rhode Island regretting their In
| ability to be present.
J Among the papers presented were: The
| Woman Editor" by Mrs. Clara Bewick
| Colby, editor Of the Woman's Tribune OF
| this city; 1.-THE Editorial Staff" Mrs. H. B.
| Sperry, and THE Newsgatherer,' Mrs. r.
| A. Chase. Mrs. E. S. Binton, who has
crossed the ocean twenty times, told OF
woman Explorers in which she gave an
| interesting description of Gloucester Cathe-
| dral. Mrs. Peeler. the recently elected reg
istrar general, Daughters of the American
| Revolution, spoke Of Social Tact.
| This association, which Is the Oldest Wo-
mans press association in the world, was
| founded in 1882. and was awarded medal
and diploma for it's journalistic work and
| contribution to the Chicago exposition.
The District of Columbia Federation of
| Womens Clubs, which is doing substantial
good on many and far-reaching lines, held
| it's last meeting at Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union headquarters, in 9th
street. Mrs. H. B. Sperry. the president,
| presented request from Mrs. Milford OF
| Philadelphia, chairman of the forestry
| committee of the general federation, that
! the District name member OF that COM
mittee and Miss Frances Graham French.
president of the w. N. T. A, was elected
| that member.
| Mrs NJ L. Tanner of the public schools
| committee reported that though her COM
| mittee had spent much time and energy in
| trying to get the age limit removed from
| the law regarding the night schools of the
District, we must probably wait until the
| next Congress for legislation allowing the
| change.
| Mrs. Kent, president of the Equal Suf-
| frage Society, gave report of an interview
with a District official who asked her If the
women of the District would not favor laws
| giving the District suffrage. She answered:
Certainly not. We like the company we
| now have better than II the men were en-
| franchised and we left, as we certainly
would be, out with idiots, minors and GRIM
| inals We will do all we can to prevent the
| enfranchisement of men in the District.
! less the franchise includes the women"
} Mrs. Girard, vice president Of the Con-
necticut state federation and Mrs. Barroll,
| one of Its most prominent and active mem
! bers were present and spoke interestingly
| of federation work in their state. Both
ladies were here to attend the d. A. r.
congress and their kindness in absenting
! themselves from a portion of its closing
session. In order to address the District
federation was the subject Of vote Of
thanks.
At the March meeting Of the federation
It is hoped to give some time to the sub
ject of art. Mrs. Schneider of the Column
bia Heights Art Club will lead with a
short paper, and will be followed by talks
on art in its different manifestations here
n the District All c1nh ms pherS in
yited to these meetings, and though they
may not make motions or VOTE their ideas
may expect to receive the consideration
they deserve.
The federation will hold its next meeting
March % at $40 9th street northwest. The
plan-of-work committee will meet Monday
evening, March 8, at 321 Delaware avenue
northeast.
The Give What You Can Club held its
usual meeting Tuesday, when reports were
read by the members, showing the work
done during the week. Several poor fam
lilies were helped with coal and provisions.
One member provided poor invalid with
comfortable bedding and clothing. The
club will hold its final meeting of the sea-
son next week, but will reorganize on a
larger and more helpful scale in the au-
tumn. The members formed their club in
the early winter for the purpose Of helping
poor persons. Their record shows good
work done and it Is their desire to con-
Give what you can"
The Merry Go Founders" have included
literary addition to the features of their
club and will commence at their next meet
ing, March IL, Macauley's History Of
England 1t was decided at the last meet
ing that the M. G. o. would dispense with
their card evenings, so as to give more
time to the study of music, as the four
teen members prefer to rehearse together
more frequently than heretofore. The or
chestra now consists of two violins, three
banjos. one cello and five mandolins. and
the members are beginning to do creditable
work, considering the short time they have
devoted to concerted study.
Mrs. Marion E. Joyce was hostess Of the
Rosemary Card Club Wednesday evening.
Fourteen games were played in the pro-
gressive euchre contest. Prizes were won
by Miss Evelyn Baker and Mr.. Ronald E.
Day. After refreshments a musical pro-
gram was given by the members. assisted
by Mrs. Hopkins and the Misses Mary and
Ella Morrison, guests of the club.
The New Century Club held Its weekly
meeting Thursday at the home of it's treas
urer, Miss Jennie Williams in Mt. Pleas
ant. Thackeray's vanity Fair" was the
book discussed by the members, and Dick
ems "Old Curiosity Shop" was selected
for next week. Venezuela" and Alaska"
furnished subjects for brief articles con-
tributed by Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Clara
Fowler, ana MISS Fduilnes Wneeier gave
whistling solo, accompanied upon the piano
and violin by Miss Williams and Miss Ivy
Bell.
The Worlds Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold Its biennial convention,
from June to IL. in Geneva, Switzerland
Mrs. Howard Maltby of Syracuse, N. Y,
who was here for the d. A. r. congress-
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Ball,
the latter a former weli-known member Of
the w. G. r. q. OF Syracuse.
The Joint committee of women's clubs of
Pittsburg spent over $1,000 last year to
carry On the summer play grounds and
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