Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16

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A. Davis, Ellis H Lee. Ralph e. Carpenter,
ThoS- B. Miliinix, Berth Woolsley, John
| Fairman. Logan H. Bennett. Max r. Ku-
| BATE, John Johnston and others. This
union was formed New Year eve and was
/ named the Randolf Union. after Mrs Luz
/ cius F. Randolph. superintendent of the
/ department of soldiers, sailors and marines
Among those present at the euchre party
at Wfmodaughsis were Mrs. Lehr, the presi-
4 dent: Miss Emma Gillet. Miss Mcdonald
Mr.. Morton Mcdonald. Miss Hazel Hels-
men and Miss Ella Newton. After the
games refreshments were served.
Mayhower Council. Daughters of America.
entertained the State Council at the head
quarters, at go Pennsylvania avenue,
Wednesday evening. The State Council in
cludes Mrs. Haley Merritt, state councillor;
Mrs. Annie bikes, assistant state councillor;
/ Mrs. Lille. Milstead. vice councillor; Mrs.
Elizabeth SeweIl. junior past state councillor:
Mr.. Farley. assistant junior past state
| councillor; Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, state
councillor treasurer; MIR. c. o. Behrer, state
councillor recording secretary; Mrs. Scaggs.
/ state councillor conductor; Mrs. Durham,
| state councillor inside sentinel; Mrs. Clark
| son. state councillor outside sentinel.
| The officers of Mayfiower Council who
| were recently elected and installed are Mrs.
May Gressell, councillor; Mrs. Maggie
| Strong. assistant councillor; Mrs. Julia
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Ball. assistant vice councillor; Mrs HALEY
wards Junior past councillor; Mrs HALEY
Merritt. assistant junior past councillor;
Mrs. Edith Gray, recording secretary; Mrs.
| Dora Rankin, financial secretary; Mrs.
Emma Roland. treasurer: Mrs. Rose Tins
ley. inside sentinel, and Mrs. Amina Ames,
| outside sentinel.
home of Mrs. Addie Foster Tuesday even
| ing, when the paper of the day was en-
| titled 1.-THE Louvre and was read by Mrs.
Edith Emerson She showed the diagrams
| of many of the buildings and concluded
| by an original poem called IAN Ode TO
Art" Mrs. Norris conducted the parlia-
| mentary drill and Mrs. Webb furnished
| the music. Refreshments were served.
Among those present were Miss A. N.
Chamberlain. Mrs. Florence Duffie, Mrs
| Edith Emerson Mrs. ]. Finney Engle. Mrs.
| Adde Foster, the president Mrs. Emma
| A. Hawkes.. Miss Flora McCreery, Mrs. H.
| Naylor, Mrs. d. l.. Norris, Mrs Jennie
! Parker. Mrs. Seely, Mrs. Julia Webb and
| Mrs. NJ. L. Willis.
| At a recent meeting of the Salamagundi
| Art Club Mrs. A. E. Heyle read a paper
| on Michael Angelo in which she gave
| a sketch of his work as sculptor architect
| and painter. Later the club will take up
| the work Of Angelo in detail. The rest of
| the evening was devoted to music and So
| cial intercourse.
| Congress is giving series of full compare
| tive readings before the Chevy Chase Read
| ing Class.
The kolonial Kard Klub was entertain
ed last Wednesday evening at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Hines. The usual
number of games were played. Mrs. Geo.
| E. Moore and Mrs. Burch winning first
| prizes. supper was served by the host
| ess- Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Orr, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hines.
Mrcy
| Miss Mayme Burch. Mr.. D. Volland, Miss
Blanche NJ Dart. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B.
| Bentz, Mrs. Burch and Mr.. VIM. Shelby.
| the home of Mrs. J. d. Croisant, 1717 Q
street northwest, Thursday. Mrs. John
Stokes presided. Two pictures in the Cor
| coran Gallery of Art "An Old Castle in
| Bavaria" by Louis Neubert, a German
| artist. and Castle Gondoffo. Lake Albano,''
by c. P. Cranch of Alexandria, Va, were
| selected for art notes by Mrs. Stokes. AS
Cranch's picture was painted over fifty
1 years ago. and Neubert's recently a fine
| opportunity of studying the difference be-
| tween the old and the new methods was
thus brought before the club for discus
| sion.
! The transformation OF the German en-
| pre- into moearchy, in which the power
Oh the sovereign was absolute. took place
under the 'Franconian dynasty" which
| was the subject of a paper by Mrs. S. A.
Volt jupiter
| Among the responses to ron call was that
the arts and all kinds of internal i'm
| pTovements began under this dynasty to
| take root" Commerce began to tsz
| toward the Rhine and the Elbe. '"rhe
| manufacture of cloth. the weaving of linen
| the preparation of leather. were among the
| special objects Of German activity at this
| period"
Two original poems were read by the
| members. An Ode to Mckinley by Mrs.
| e. c. Morgan. and "A Greeting to Ger
many" by Mrs. E. S. Emerson. Mrs Croi-
SAINT read Nuremberg" by Lengfellow.
and Mrs Stokes read "A Petrified Fern
Mr.. j. d. Crossant made few remarks
| complimentary to the club
1t being the anniversary of the birthday
OF the hostess and her twin sister, Mrs,
Davis. Mrs. Croissant read by special re-
quest. a poem that had been written in
their honor
The club then adjourned to enjoy and
admire the paintings. works Of art and
curios collected from all over the world
by the host and hostess during their travels
abroad.
The Audubon Society of the District of
Columbia has decided to hold its annual
meeting Wednesday. January 20, at CO.
,aat.na at 7;4s O'clock viii preeede the
OF the meeting will be the lecture by Rev
Herbert K Job. whose subject "A Trip In
to Florida will be Illustrated by lantern
slides the photographs for which were
| taken by Mr.. Job himself These slides
which were exhibited at the session of the
American Ornithologists' Union I'm PhiIa-
delphia, last fall. were pronounced to be
the finest ever shown there
Mr.. Job is an entertaining speaker and
an interesting writer. The lecture will be
| free to the public
A meeting of the alumni of the Virginia
POLYTECHNIC Institute held last night
at Hotel Fritz Reuter- for the purpose of
organizing an alumni association of Wash
ington- The meeting was largely attended
and great enthusiasm was manifested Mr..
w. c. Burnet presided and Mr. R. ]. Medley
acted as secretary.
The proposed university club was heartily
fndorsed, and delegates were appointed to
the central committee Another meeting
was arranged for the near future and 1t is
earneStely desired that all alumni shall at
tend They are also expected to commune
cate with the secretary, Mr.. r. j. Medley,
1896 Riggs place.