Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06
A MONG THE CLUBS

The Optimist Club held a meeting at the
Universalist Church Tuesday evening at
o'clock. Capt. De Coster, the president
called the meeting to order, and after the
secretary, Mr.. T. P. Wilgus, read the min
utes Of the last meeting. announced the
names of four applicants for membership.
A motion was made and carried to ADMIT
them.
Capt. De Coster was in charge OF the pro-
gram, and announced Mr.. George w. VAIL
a student of the Peabody Institute OF Bal
timore, who played two waltzes from
Chopin.
DR.. Couden, chaplain of the House Of
Representatives, gave personal reminls-
cence of the war of How we captured the
leader and four Of the band This was
followed by story of the war by Capt De
Coster, who was comrade-in-arms OF Dr.
Couden, which might be called THE MIX
Riot" Mrs De Coster recited I've Joined
the Iron Grays' and 1.-The Childs Prayer"
Judge Strobeck gave a talk, and Mr.. Vail
closed the program with piano solo.
Among those present were Capt. and Mrs.
De Coster, DR.. and Mrs. Couden, Mr.. Van
Schaick Mr.. and Mrs Williams, Mr.. T. z.
Wilgus, Mr. Frances Evarts, Mrs. Robins,
Mr. and Mrs. Mathews, Miss Blanche Pu-
Curry, Mr.. Fleming and Others
The chairmen of the various committees
appointed by Mrs. Carrie E. Kent, presi-
dent of the Equal Suffrage Club Of the Dis
trict, for the coming convention are: Mrs.
Carrie e. Kent, platform committee; Miss
Annie Boyd Barr, music committee; Mrs
Laura Coope usher committee; Miss En-
ma M. Gillett, collection committees; DR..
Clara MacNeughton. banneret committee;
Mrs. Mary l.. Talbot decoration commit
tee; Mrs. Helen Rand Tindall, finance COM
mittee; Miss Mae Ruth Norcross, rest room
committee; Miss Ida Ffnney Macville, In
formation committee; Misses Eva c. Nor
cross and Floyd MacMurray are appointed
pages during the convention.
Misses Louis and Hazel Helmsen and Miss
Ellie E. Newton were the hostesses at the
''at home" at Wimodaughsis Tuesday even
ing. About sixty guests were present. Miss
Alexander played the plano and the young
people danced and played games.
The Wyoming Federation of Women's
Clubs is the last formed federation in any
state or territory of the United States. 1t
Is made up Of twelve clubs, eight of which
are from Cheyenne, and Mrs. Frank N.
Shiek is the president. 1t was organized at
the Carnegie Library in Pittsburg.
The regents of the various chapters of
the District D. A. r. held a meeting at
their headquarters Wednesday evening,
when partial arrangements were made for
the celebration of Washington's birthday.
Among the numbers Of the program will
be addresses by the president Mrs.
Fairbanks, and Senator Hepburn of
Idaho. Senator Jas. T. Dubois Of Idaho
will tell the story of the flag" and the
chaplain general, Mrs Teunis Hamlin, will
pronounce the invocation.
Among those present Wednesday night
were Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main, Mrs
Ellen Spencer Mussey. Mrs. Marsh, Mrs
Chas. Brown, Miss Wilcox, Mrs Cleve-
land, Mrs Louise Bacon, Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Lewis, Miss Mallett and Mrs. Nyong
At a recent meeting of students of the
Washington College Of Law arrangements
were made for the seventh annual banquet
under the auspices of the class Of 1905.
Miss Florence Fittings Is the president,
and will be toastmistress.
A delegation consisting of Mrs j. Ellen
Foster. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, Miss
Helen Varrick Boswell, Mrs. Gallighan and
several others called on Secretary Taft in
his rooms at the War Department during
the past week Their object was to discuss
with him the conditions existing in the
Philippine Islands The Secretary informed
them that in the provisions for education
by the government, girls were given the
same opportunities as men, and that next
year as many girls as men will be sent to
the United States to be educated. Hereto
fore 1t has been impossible to find fifty girls
WHO are Tar enough advanced IN their
studies to enter American schools
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, president of the
District Women's Suffrage Society, declined
to sign the petition asking that Mr. Reed
Smoot be dismissed from Congress Mrs.
Lockwood sent copy Of her refusal to Mr..
Smoot and he called at her office to thank
her in person.
At the meeting OF the Society for PhiIo-
sOphical Inquiry at the Columbian Uni
versity Mr.. Hyland C. Kirk gave a review
of the recent work by Prof. Shaler of Hary-
ard, entitled THE World and the Indiyid-
ual: Consideration Of Life and Death -
The discussion was participated in by DIR.
J. Macbride Sterrett, Dr. e. e. Richardson
Rev. Frank Sewell, Mr.. VIM. J. Coleman.
The Congenials gave their February dance
at the National Rifles Armory Thursdav
evening. when about 300 people were pres
emit. The Congenals orchestra of which
Mr. w. A. Butler Is director, rendered
Mr. JOS. E. Simpson. president; Miss Mabel
Jacobs. vice president; Mr.. Louis G. Oster-
mayer secretary, and Mr.. Louis A. Spless
treasurer. The members are Misses Jennie
Boyer, Anna G. Castle Annie DoWney
Bessie Johnson, Dena Meninger, Leona
Meyer, and Messrs. Hugh Augusterfer.
Charles E. Castle John A. Fogle. Vivian
F. Holt, William Miller and George Schulz.
The District Woman Suffrage Associa-
WHAT HE WOIITD RATHER !