Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-12

| Kirk. Colonel Kaffirs Experience in Quest
of Pedigree; recitation, by Mss NJ lar
garet Haywood. He Marched with the
| Colored Regiment Band. and for recall.
! The Bootulack;" reading. by Mrs. Mary
| O. Agnew. The Education of The jap.
and of a personal letter from frenu in
| Japan; Miss Corinne Tunstal favored the
| audience with piano solo. Chants Sans
| Paroles" and for recall gave lie Re-
tour her own composition; story. by
| Mrs. Geo. c. Chapman. The Idol of the
| People" or MY First Meeting of the Pres
| dent was read by Miss Bertha +. Wolfe.
| followed by a song by Miss Foole. The
Queen of May and an encore. Paradise
Mrs. M l.. Tanner read two poems.
Doubt and ''rhe Veterans Education;''
recitation by Mr.. j. II. Whitaker. The
Girl Who Loved Him So and bill is in
Trouble ard an original poem by Prof
! Hyland G.. Kirk. 1.-THE Army Mule
Among those present were: Mr.. J. IA.
Whitaker Miss Gertrude Wilmington. Mrs.
f. Maynicke Stillman. Mrs. +. l.. Barr'n-
ger. Prof. II. C. Kirk Miss Gertrude "a
Metcalf. Mr. C. f. Wager. Miss Corinne
Tunstall. Miss Bertha F. Wolfe, Capt and
Mrs. W. w. Case. Mrs. Mary A. AgnAw.
Mr. and Mrs c. A. Metcalf Mr.. M. Schnei-
der. Miss Margaret Haywood Miss Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. a. Tibbetts. Capt. Fred. L.
Dean. Mrs. Gertrude Buckingham Thomas.
MIR. c. Austin Thomas. Miss Mary G. Ben
rett. Mr.. and Mrs Blake. Mrs. Brown,
Miss Harriet A. Bosmer. Miss Bell c. Saun-
ders, Mrs. NJ. w. Long. Miss Il. Raatz Mrs.
/. c. l. Evans. Mrs. f. NJ. Willis. Mrs. c. 8.
York. Mrs. NJ w. Houghton. Miss Lew
ellyn Flowers. Miss Josephine @. Adams.
Miss Jenny NJ. Judge. Miss Lucille V. Gar
rett.7 Mrs. Thomson. Mrs. Sims Mr.. ana
Mrs. J. NJ. Schneider. Mrs. Meilinger, Mrs
~ Campbell and Mrs. S. Nj. Vale.
Miss Julia T. f. McBlair who for the
last fifteen years has been secretary of the
Woman's Club of this city. was elected in
St Louis this week by the board of lady
managers of the St. Louis exposition
hos tess of the women'S building or lady
managers home y large number of APP
plications had been made. but Mss McBlair
was elected without solicitation on her part
Miss McBlair is a woman of much expert
ence and broad culture. The members OF
the board are consratulating themselves
that they have secured a woman of such
social status for the position of hostess OF
their building
The Elk ,esior Musical and Literary Club
was entertained Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
Alex Kent at her residence. 26 7 street
northwest. Mrs. Addie Foster. president.
conducted the proceedings and opened the
door to varied club contributions. Mrs. NJ.
l.. Willis, recording secretary, called the
roll for quotations, and read a letter from
former member of the club. Mrs. F. NJ
Cherry, and a press clipping explaining that
she had recently changed er name to Mrs.
Frank Robson. and was living at White
Bear Lake MINI. The secretary accepted
the trust to respond for the club in let
ter of Fluctuations to Mrs. Robson. The
club accepted the invitation from MIS-. j.
w. Bulla to hold its, next meeting at her
home 412 street southeast, and the offer
of Mrs. Thomas Robinson to entertain at
the social fixed for Monday evening, the
DIST instant
The responses in the quotations series
were general. Mrs. NJ. j. Frear quoted
from a pastors farewell sermon, in which
the preacher referred to certain indications
that love among the flock was none too
deep; that his salary was too short. and
quite slow. Mr.. S. w. Russell. the nom
voting member. quoted in behalf of his
brethren the frank acknowledgment that
lives of great men all remind what a
lot we owe our wives: little women get be-
hind and make something of our lives
The hostess introduced Miss II. Juhlien,
who gave several piano recitals. She then
related a recent interview with Mr.. Well
Ter of the board of charities, in which the
need of legislation to make room for and
to keep all children in school was consider
ed. and stated that Mrs. NJ. NJ. Metcalf. a
cne-time president of the club, would read
an original paper Mrs. Metcaff took the
members along with her, in her paper, OF
a trip to the Pacific coast, and all over
California and adjoining states. Miss
Chamberlain. who was to have conducted
a parliamentary drill. gave the class some
points about the lesson. which, she stated,
would be taken up at meeting in the
near future.