Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-19
AMONG THE CLUBS

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The Theosophical Society held Its regu-
lar Sunday evening meeting at the head
quarters at 222 street southeast The
president. Mr.. A. ]. Corey, opened the pro-
gram with reading selected from the
Bhagavad Gita. Mrs s. NJ. Mcdonald. the
secretary. read the report of the last meet
| Ing and the Round Robin letter, which
save report Of the work done among the
| other branches; also a paper written by
| Mr. III. Hotcher entitled Suggestions for
| Branch Work. The rest of the evening
was devoted to the discussion of the les-
son, ''The Evolution of Consciousness"
The Alumni Association of the Washing
ton College of Law held meeting in the
| college rooms at 1903 New York avenue.
| Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Nannette B.
Paul, the president, presided.
The Wimodaughsis Junior Club. which
| meets each Saturday, has increased its
membership to fifty, and those included
| studying the various branches that have
| been adopted with enthusiasm. Those pre-
siding over these studies are: Miss Grace
Newton, Mrs Scrbner. the Misses Clements.
| Miss Blazer and Miss McDanold A similar
club is about to be organized for the older
people. which will probab be called the
| Wednesday Club
The Academy of Forty held its monthly
| meeting at Wimodaughsis Thursday even-
| ing. when the subject discussed was What
Reforms Are You Actively Interested In and
| Exactly What Have You Done to Further
Them, With What Results? Mrs. Edna Nj.
| Slater the director. was in the chair. This
| association was organized in February.
1895, and has been active worker.
| director is appointed for each session. who
announces the topic for discussion before
| each session.
The woman's Club of Kensington held its
regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth M. Townsend Friday afternoon. The
| responses were selected from eighteenth
| century writers and later Mrs. Anna G
| Merrill read a paper on the Literary Life
| In the Eighteenth Century" Mrs. Bronson
talked on music and Told the History of
| the Piano." and Mrs. Kumler read paper
| on How the United States Cares for the
| Red Man."
| district executive meeting of the w. c.
| T. U. was held in the headquarters at 522
9th street northwest Wednesday morning,
| when the District president, Mrs. Clinton
Smith, presided. The board of trustees and
| many of the superintendent of the various
| departments were present.
| A meeting of the District D. a. r. was
held last night at the Ebbitt House with
| the District regent, Mrs. Charlotte Emerson
Main, in the chair. Amendments were pro-
posed to the constitution to be considered
| at the congress which will be held in April.
| The l. gents of the various chapters of the
| District were present, and as 1t was an open
| meeting many members attended.
The New Church Educational Associa-
| ton gave a reception in the rooms of the
| Washington College of Law Thursday even
ing to Rev. Louis P. Mercer of Cincinnati,
| with Mrs. Hannah B. Sperry as hostess.
| The officers of this association are: Mrs.
Eugene E. Stephenson. president; Mr. AL
| bert M. Prentiss, vice president; Mrs. Han
nah Sperry. secretary, and Miss Virginia
| Fletcher, treasurer.
st. Louis club women maintain the only
| play grounds in the United States for col
| ored children Mr.. Booker T. Washington
| was so impressed with the work of this
| playground that he has engaged one OF
gee. The work is the favorite measure of
| the widely known Wednesday Club. it be-
| ing the special work of the scurrent topics
| session.
The Womans Army and Navy League
| held meeting in the lecture room of the
| Church of the Covenant Thursday morn
| ing with Mrs. George M. Sternberg, the
president, in the chair. This league has re-
| ceived urgent requests for books and mag
azines for the of soldiers in the Phil
| ippine Islands and in Porto Rico and are
| collecting all that can be had from Wash
! ingtonians. especially those who about
| to close their homes and leave the city
|
| sent to Miss Morse, 1888 Goth street.
The Washington City kindergarten Club
held it's regular monthly meeting last even
ing at the Cairo. Mrs. A. NJ. German, host
ess. The president Miss Susan Plessner
Pollock, presided and after the business
meeting read paper on Richard Wagner's
"Parsifal,'' adapting the great thought of
the opera to the Kindergarten principles
laid down by that other master German,
Frederick Froebel discussion of the sub
ject was followed by reading entitled
Mother" by Miss Nan Fletcher. Among
those present were Miss Pollock. president;
Mrs. William F. Hoffman. first director.
and Miss Mary Morgan, secretary of the
club: Miss Welesca Pollock. Mrs. John Con-
nynge Mrs. r. S. Hopkins. Miss Fletcher,
| Miss Wood. Miss Edith German and the
members of the class of 1904 of the Wash
ington City Kindergarten Normal.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met at
the home of Mrs. Chas w. Schneider
Thursday afternoon, March II. Mrs. Pylas
was chairman for the day. The work of
Vedder in the Library of Congress was the
| topic of paper by Miss Mary L. Hadley,
under which art in Washington was dis
cussed.
Hundreds of people can talk for one who
can think; but thousands can think for one
who can see'' was the theme of a paper
upon the Art in the Netherlands by Mrs.
c. w. Schneider. who has just returned
from studying the works of the old Dutch
and Flemish masters in the art galleries OF
New York and Philadelphia.
AS a number of those present had visited
the principal galleries in Europe, the dis
cusson that followed these papers was in
teresting and instructive.
Both papers were illustrated by reproduce
lions of the work of the artists mentioned
Mrs Charlotte E. Main spoke OF the
works of Ruisdaii and Teniers. saying
"Ruisdail is said to be the most dstin-
guished figure after Rembrandt.
Mrs Ellen s. Cromwell also addressed the
club and said 1.-THE papers proved that IL
was not necessary for Americans 10 go
abroad to study the works of the masters.
Mrs Morgan spoke Of the solid gold head
dresses of the German women and Mrs:
McCreery read anecdotes in the life or
Charles Dana Gibson. Mrs Doris spoke OF
Dunbar, the sculptor, and his works
Mrs C. NJ. Fisher told of the Dutch in
Janan and Mrs Seip read an article upon
tulip culture in the Netherlands and how
single bulb, the 'Semper Augustus WAS
sold for as much 5000.
Mrs James brought in a picture OF
the lily culture in Bermuda. and how this
culture was started by a woman. Mrs.
Pyles exhibited portraits of Shakespeare.