Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-07

| IN thirteen OF NGem. Inc clubs
planning for even Hbetter results for the
coming summer. Mrs. Samuel A. Ammon,
treasurer of the joint. committee, was in
Washington to attend the congress of the
d. A. r.
The Scandinavian Club gave its first ball
Monday night at Robinson's Hall. The
| members have been very generally con-
graduated upon its social success.
Mrs. Mary Coleman, the well-known club
woman of East Washington, left yesterday
to visit her old home in Dakota. While
there she Will read paper before the Wo-
| mans Club of Reidyille on the club life of
Washington.
| The Study and Pleasure Club omitted its
usual meeting this week because of the i'll
ness of Miss Catherine Bailey at whose
| nome the meeting was 10 have been held.
The Woman's Progressive Immediate Re-
lief Association of the District of Columbia
| was incorporated Wednesday. The incorpo-
rators are Ann Howell, Sarah E. Brown
and Emma Holstead. The officers for the
ensuing year are Anna Howell, president;
Rachel Veiny, vice president; Sarah E.
Brown, financial secretary; Emma Hol-
stead recording secretary; Mary E. Brown,
chaplain; Florence Davis, sergeant-at-arms
| and Ella Williams, treasurer. The associa-
! ton has for its object the maintenance of
fund from contributions of individual
members to provide for its members in
The South Washington Literary Club held
| its bi-monthly meeting Tuesday night, when
the members were entertained by Mrs.
Marcia Wheeler Davis with an account of
her travels in China and the Philippines.
She Illustrated her talk with a number of
photographs and sketches. together with n
collection of shells, coins, draperies of crepe
ana silk and newspapers from China and
Japan. Mrs. Alice Morrison read from
ropes translation of Homer's "Illiad" and
Miss Janet Neale recited Tennyson's
Brook" Among the members present
were Mrs John w. Baker. Mrs. H. II. Mes
| senger, Mrs. Irene Stephens. Miss Rather
inc Montgomery, Miss Marila Hughes and
the Misses Alice and Grace Messenger.
The League of American Pen Women held
its regular monthly meeting at the home
of Mrs. La Selle Corbell Pickett. the Cum
berland, Monday evening, March .. Mrs.
Minnie Maxfield Sands of Illinois and Miss
Bessie Agnes Dwyer of Texas were elected
to active membership. The following pro-
gram was given: Our Members and What
They Are Doing" Mrs. Juliette NJ. Rabbit;
Review of the Poems of Mrs Lillian
Rozella Messenger" Mrs Christine w. Dun
lap; The Place of Women in Economics"
Mrs Eva Mcdonald Valesh; National Cur
rent Events" Mrs. Emma V. Triepel, and
Women Writers of Washington" Mrs.
NJ d. Lincoln. Mrs. Corbell sang Mary
of Argyle" and 1.-THE Rose of Allendale."
and Mrs. Daviette Corbell Ficklin played
from Chopin, Wagner and modern COM
posers.
The Womans Single Tax Club of the
District of Columbia held its March meet
ing Monday evening at the home of Miss
Bessie Dwyer, at 1915 21st street north
west, and was entertained by a most in
structve and interesting program, which in
Guided piano solo by Mrs Henrietta NJ
Davis and five-minute papers or talks on
Ernest Crosby by Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe.
Edwin Markham by Miss Flora Raymond,
Hamin Garland and James A. Herne by
Mr.. A. Upperman, John Crosby by Mrs.
Margaret l. Coope, Henry George, jr., by
Mr.. Byron w. H. Holt, William Lloyd Gar
rison, Louis F: Post and Bolton K. Hall
by Prof. Charles Newburgh, Father Nc
Glynn by Miss Bessie Dwyer and Ella
Wheeler Wilcox by Miss Gertrude E. Met
calf. AT the conclusion of the program re-
freshments We're served. Among those
Pauline Hansen, Mrs Mary r. Fuller, Mrs.
Marie Holm Heath. Mrs. Margaret l.
Coope, Mrs. Charles A Metcalf, Mrs. Hen
rietta NJ. Davis Mrs. NJ. o. Agnew, Mrs.
Dwyer, Adelia Bowen, Nellie Nolan, F.
Cadet, Nellie B. Mitchell, Lucetta Flower,
Gertrude E. Metcalf, Prof. Charles New
burgh, DR.. ]. S. Newburgh, Messrs. Byron
w. Holt, Harry Coope, A. Upperman, w.
8. Heath, William Boyd, Martin Brink and
]. T. McMurray.
The Excelsior Literary Club met Tues
day afternoon, with Mrs. ]. Finney Engle,
704 North Carolina avenue southeast.
Eighteen members and three visitors were
present. The hostess carried her hearers
with her as she vividly portrayed Shake
speare and his works The characters in
THE Tempest were specially taken up
and commented upon. Each member was
given quotation from Shakespeare on a
lettuce leaf (paper), which was read. Miss
NJ. c. Bennett followed with remarks
the same subject and also read an article
on 1.-THE Curfew Bell" Mrs. NJ. L. Willis
last meeting.
The ladies subsequently repaired to the
dining room, where dainty refreshments
were served.
The w. w. P. Club met last night with a
full attendance of the forty members.
Church and charitable work was discussed
and plans for line of new action sug-
gested. After refreshments were served an
informal program OF music and Rotations
was given by the members and several OF
the guests, among whom were Miss Grace
Stephens, Miss Mollie Hunter and Messrs.
John Weber and E. B. Coles.
The Woman's Social Union of South
Washington met last night at the home OF
Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, with the president,
Mrs. w. E. Smith, in the chair A musical
program was given by Mrs. f. L. Allen.
Miss Luella Wade and Messrs +. L. Allen
and James Morrison; and Miss Mary PIERCE
played several solos on the violin. Among
the visitors present were Mrs. b. F. Frank
lin, Mrs. H. F. Ball, Miss Myra Franklin,
Miss Nettie Sparks Miss Harriet Kelley
and Mr. John Harrison Carter Of Alexan-
dria.
Mrs M D.. Lincoln entertained the CO.
lumbia Heights Art Club ON Thursday az
ternoon at her residence. 904 Massachusetts
avenue. Mrs. AIphonso Hart was chairman
for the day. The music rendered. by Mr..
Sidney Olmstead was highly appreciated by
the members and guests. motion to
amend the constitution at the next business
meeting was carried Topics on current
events and the art notes for future study
were discussed.
There goes man who's life Is nothing