Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
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The Mothers Neighborhood Circle omitted
its semi-monthly meeting Thursday after
noon last but will give social hour
next Thursday evening in compliment to
the president of the circle, Mrs. Eileen An
derson, who is about to make a protracted
visit to her old home in Kansas. While
Mrs Anderson will retain her office until
the annual election next November, she will
be Represented by Mrs. Harriet w. Will
lams, who Is also the secretary OF the
circle
Mr.. and Mrs Mahaney of Kentucky ave
nue. southeast entertained the Laurels the
past week.
The regular meeting of the Unity Literary
Club was held at the Y. Nj. &. A. parlorS
Wednesday evening last the president, Col.
William Emerson, occupying the chair At
ter the discussion of business matters the
speaker of the evening, Mrs. Ellen Spencer
MuSSey, was introduced. Her theme was
Uniform Legislation for Child Protection"
which she treated in her usual eloquent and
sympathetic manner.
She said the District was sadly remiss in
laws for the protection and guidance of it's
little ones and that there was an mpera-
tive need for the enactment of a legislative
system embodying compulsory education,
child labor, and court for juvenile delin-
quents. AS far back as 1864 limited school
law was enacted, she said which is not en-
forcible. and for forty-one years nothing
has been done in this direction. There are
at present. she declared, 5000 children In
this District not attending school. Thirty
four states of the Union have placed them
selves on record in compulsory education
laws, and recent English visitor expressed
his surprise that on Boston Common. be-
tween the hours of and 3. no children
were to be seen, showing that they were In
school. She believes congressman are not
alive to the vital necessity of protection and
guidance for our little highway waits and
street arabs and need enlightenment to OBJ
tain favorable consideration toward the en-
actment of the necessary laws.
In response to a question whether IL would
be a benefit to the District of Columbia to
exercise the right OF suffrage, Mrs. Mussey
said she was opposed to such a measure as
more than 30 per cent of It's property be-
longs to the United States. She did not
think the affairs of the District would be
any better managed than they are under
the present government system.
The following miscellaneous program was
rendered: Mrs. Bryan gave a piano solo,
The Brook: with an encore; Mrs Field
haus sang Forest Worship" from the Ger
man of Abt. with Miss Eta Jackson as ac-
companist; encore, a quaint little Austrian
cuckoo sonel: 1.-THE Water Wheel" by Mrs.
Isabelle B. Chase, to her own mandolin ac-
compartment, responding with a little Irish
song. Kitty and Ben a vocal solo, Sing
Me to Sleep" Miss Lyddane Little Mar
garet Euwood expressed the poetry of mo-
I'm NAdi iuIil6sS Win ner songs. Il Am
Shy and Billy" ACCOMPANIED by Miss
Ethel Smith on the piano This was fol-
lowed by recitation by Mrs Chase
-Wnere we Used to Be" with THE Little
Boys Pocket and The Chickens" as en-
cores ''
Mrs f. NJ. Willis entertained last evening
IN the parlors Of the Portner the Excelsior
Club at its monthly social Miss Ward rem
dered piano solo. The Dying Poet" by
Gottschalk; Mrs. ]. Finney Engle read the
Watermelon Stockings" Miss Gladys VII.
6ehs9n gave a song and recitation: Miss
Minshall sang Your Voice" and "SIumber
Boat; Miss Mary c. Bennett read extracts
from Heine. and Mrs. Chase gave a musical
recitation and the "Old-fashioned Readinp
School," Mr.. S. X. Hall recited est. peter
AT the Gate" and The Sprggins Family
Mr.. and Mrs Frear sang The Old Home
and medley.
Miss Nellie Besseleve will entertain the
trolley Euchre Club April % Miss NAV
Wells was the hostess at the last meeting
when prizes were awarded to Miss Annie
Hoffs. Miss May Wells Mr. Harry Hap,,I-
ton and Mr. George Evans. Refreshments
and dancing were enjoyable additions Ia
cards. Other guests present included Miss
Irene Pole, Miss Josephine Mccoy. Miss
Bessie Steinle. Miss Glen Wells and Messrs
George Evans VIII Kemper Edward E,oI
ter Samuel Pole and Mr. Barker
The officers of the recently organized and
Incorporated National Society of the Fine
Arts are Charles ]. Bell. president: Mon
signor O'Connell. rector of the Catholic Uni.
versity, and Prof. c. w. Needham president
OF the George Washington University. vice
presidents; Bernard r Green, treasurer. It
Wayland Vaughan. secretary. and coun-
ell composed OF Messrs. A. j. Parsons. Jo-
seph c. Hornblower. w. II. Holmes and
Edward l.. Morse. Next season the society
will hold monthly meetings at the home OF
members and frequent lectures will be
given, together with exhibitions of all
branches Of the fine arts, Though the pres
ent board OF officers is composed entirely