Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-28
THE WOMEN'S CLUBS

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The District Federation of Women's Clubs
will meet tonight at the W. c. T. U. head
quarters, 522 9th street northwest. Mrs.
Barroll, wife Of Commander Barrou, U. 8.
N, will speak on some phase of club work.
She Is delegate from Connecticut to the
D. A r.
The Study and Pleasure Club will hold
its regular meeting tonight at the home OF
its president, Miss Olivia Hall.
The last meeting of the W. N. P. A was
held at the home of Mrs. Belva A. Lock-
wood. with the president, Miss Frances
Graham French, in the chair. Committees
reported as follows: Publication bureau.
Mrs. Cromwell; ways and means. DR.. Bur-
rift; printing, Mrs Sperry; visiting, Mrs.
B. A Lockwood. Mrs Emma Shaw Col
dough of Providence r. l.. was elected to
active membership and made vice president
for Rhode Island. Mrs. Sarah Chase Gass
Of this city was made an associate member.
The meeting of March will be Journalistic
In character. The president has selected ap-
propriate topics which the members are to
enbody in "papers'' Of from 100 to $50
words. They are to be written on. square
paper, that can be filed in portfolio.
The w. w. w. Club held its final meet
ing of the season Thursday evening. The
president, Miss Ella Speare Moore Is Ill
with typhoid fever. As soon as she Is able
she will go to Atlantic City to recuperate.
The members will continue their club work
individually and resume their meeting In
the early fall.
At the last meeting of the Federal Wo-
mans Equality Association, Miss Dabney
read a paper descriptive Of Filipino women.
After quoting from various authorities to
show that they are not only superior to the
native men In business ability and moral
character, but have always held rela-
lively high position In their own society
and local government, 1t was resolved that
the association request the government of
the Philippine Islands to give women what
ever of the elective franchise as may be
conferred on men,
Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby of this city has
conceived a new plan for placing a woman
suffrage ticket before the country. This
plan proposes that after the party nominal
lions have been made a woman suffrage
committee shah go over the lists or the
nominations, investigating the standing ON
the suffrage question Of each man pro-
posed, and from these nominations make
I'D a ticket composed of the men most
favorable to the cause whose names appear
on the several tickets. This ticket Is to be
placed before the people and both parties
urged to scratch the names that do not
appear on the woman's suffrage ticket,
substituting the name OF the opposing cam
didate; while woman's suffrage men would
vote the straight woman's suffrage ticket,
thus helping the suffrage nominee Of either
party. This Is claimed to be better than to
attempt a woman's suffrage ticket outside
of existing parties. After few elections
Mrs. Colby believes that parties would
look to 1t that their candidates were right
on the woman suffrage question.
The Round Table held a Lenten meeting
last night when the usual collation. was
omitted and a special feast Of reason given
instead. The origin Of the penitential pun
ishment was discussed from an ecclesiasu-
cal and historical standpoint, and Mrs.
Henry B. Martin read a carefully prepared
article, in which she gave an account of
the fasts and other penances Of pagan Eu-
rope before the early days Of the Christian
church. Miss Mary Spalding quoted from
old authors showing how hermits tasted
for other reasons than atonement for sins,
and Mrs. Eleanor Trainor gave an interest
ing description of the fasts Of some of the
most illustrious saints Of the Christian
church At Its next meeting the Round
Table will make up for last nights fast
with a feast, to which a number of friends
Will be invited Miss Mabel e. Starr. the
recently elected president, has resigned be-
cause Of the Illness Of her mother. who
needs her entire care, and Miss Spalding
was elected in her stead.
The local branch of the Alumni Associa-
ton of Lake Erie College for Women, To-
Gated at gainesville, Ohio met Wednesday
afternoon at the home OF the president,
Mrs. Walter S. Chance. Nearly all colleges
and universities are well represented In
Washington. but Lake Erie College seems
to be especially connected with the life of
this city. The three Ohio Presidents of the
United States were more or less closely
connected with this school A niece of Mrs.
Hayes was one Of the early graduates.
President Garfield. who lived only a few
miles away. celebrated his last birthday,
which occurred soon after his election. at
the college. President Mckinley was ever
a friend Of the college. and frequently an
honored guest. The history of the carna-
ton which he always wore. and which has
closely linked with Lake. Erie. One of the
classes Of the early nineties chose the late
President as their honorary member. Their
class flower was the carnation, and on
visit to the college the class decorated him
with the carnation, and ever after remem-
bered HIS birthday with box of the fra
grant flowers.
1t is also interesting that two members
Washington. The president Is Mr.. James
r. Garfield. lately appointed head of the
bureau OF corporations in the new Depart
n ent Of Labor and Commerce. The Right
Rev. William A. Leonard. DID,, bishop Of
Ohio and formerly pastor Of st. Johns
Church, this city. Is also a member of the
board Of trustees. Three former teachers
at Lake Erie are resident in Washington.
Washington branch of the Mt. Holyoke
alumnae; Mrs Marcus Baker and Mrs. EN-
len Wright Nesbit.
Among the aIumnae are Mrs S. M. Nc
Cullough. Miss Emma NJ. Gilett, Mrs Wal
ter 8. Chance, Mrs. Albert B. Bushnell.
Miss Clara q. Burner, principal of the
Johnson Public School; Mrs. Joseph w.
Wilton. Mrs N. Worthington Dorsey, Mrs.
Frederick c. Bryan and Mrs. Frederick w.
Ashley.
Mrs. Charles w. Newton. daughter of