Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05

Schmidt, Mrs. Helmuth, Mrs. Denisan, Mrs.
kremor. Mrs. Dismer, Mrs. Sickels, Mrs.
Altsmere, Mrs. Schiller, Mrs. Ruseher, Mrs.
Hebner, Mrs. Rocker, Mrs. Vogt Mrs. Dau-
trick, Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Jacobs.
The Ladies' Benefcent Society of the Peo-
pies Church held a meeting in the apal t.
mentS of Mrs. Henrietta Davis at the PEN
hurst Wednesday afternoon. Mrs, C. L.
York. the president. was in the chair and
the other officers present were Mrs. H. B.
Bisbee. corresponding secretary; Mrs. VIM.
Houghton, recording secretary, and Mrs. e.
M. Abbott, treasurer. Arrangements were
made for entertainments to take place in
the near future and refreshments were
served. Among those present were: Mrs.
William Tindall. Mrs. Carrie e. Kent, Mrs
c. L. York, Mrs. Bisbee, Mrs. Henrietta
Davis, Mrs. Louis Lee, Mrs. Greyhouse
Mrs, Curtis, Mrs. c. e. Bebo, Miss Crosby
Mrs. William Houghton, Mrs. Talbot and
Mrs. Robinson.
An executive meeting of the Equal Suf-
frage Association of the District was held
IN the apartments of Mrs. Kate Ward Burt
at the Mt. Vernon Flats Sunday after
noon. Reports were read from the various
committees that were appointed for the
convention work. and Mrs. Burt. the Dis
tr1ct treasurer, gave an account of the
FUNDS In the bank since the recent conven-
ton.
Among those present were: Mrs Carrie
y. Kent, Mrs. Helen Rand Tindall, Mrs.
A..
Dr. Clara McNaughton, Miss Emma M. Gill
lett and Miss Catherine Fleming.
Mrs Belva A. Lockwood has recently
received letters from the National Wo-
mans Relief Society of Salt Lake City and
from the Relief Society of Hiram Stake of
Utah thanking her for the recent stand
she has taken in the Smoot case, by re-
fusng to sign the pledge sent out by the
mothers congress and other societies in
reference to Senator Smoot. Each COM
munication was signed by the officers of
the societies.
The Federation of Women's Clubs of the
District held a meeting at the W. c. T. u.
headquarters Saturday evening, with the
president Mrs. Hannah B. Sperry, in the
chair. Reports were made by the various
committees appointed in connection with
the federation meeting to be held in st.
Louis in May.
The Excelsior Musical and Literary Club
was entertained Tuesday afternoon by
MRS J. l.. McCreery, at her home, No.
Zoz 1lth street northeast. Mrs. Jennie Fos-
ter, president, presided and directed the
clubs routine business. Mrs. M L. Willis,
recording secretary, supplemented the min
uteS with reading of the report by Mrs.
Engle, director in the federation, which re-
ferred to several phi1anthropic movements
engaging the attention of that federated
body at its latest meeting, and which noted
the fact that nearly one-third of the MEM
workers in Excelsior Club.
Miss Flora McCreery directed the roll
call in the quotations and current events
series Responses were given by nearly
every one present. They traversed diver
sified fields and embraced many instructive
themes; they touched briefly upon the
lives and achievements of kings and queens,
happy and unhappy; the records of poets,
philosophers and teachers in many lands
MISS Semaj de France Boce entertained
with an amusing dialect recital, and Miss
Efhe Darnall gave piano selection.
Ihe main original paper, sketch of the
lie and labors of Victor Hugo which re-
ce1Ved close attention and appreciative
comments, was read by the hostess The
sketch opened with statement of an emil
nert author that ''of French literatur
taken as whole it may be boldly said
that 1t is not the wisest, not the weightiest.
certainly not the purest and loftiest, but
1t Is by all odds the most brilliant and in
terestng literature in the world" and
closed with quotations from Hugo.
There were present, besides those al
ready mentioned, Mesdames F'rear. Phelps
Jennie Parker, Sheets, Charlotte Cox of
Philadelphia, Hawkes., Baker, Murray.
Iurnbull, Emerson, Webb and Robinson,
the Misses Chamberlin and Seeley and Mr.
S. w. Russell.