Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07

are held the first sa4arday b each month.
| The Mistletoe Out Club held its first meet
| ing at the Mistletoe Inn, 1910 Massachu-
| sets avenue northwest, Wednesday even
s n after r9Sas 81 q E p the sss
| the second prize was awarded to Mrs.
| Larity, vocalist; the gentlenans first prize
was won by Lieut.. Foster. the second prize
i by Capt. Love. Refreshments were served
| by Miss Arentrue.
| The officers elected were: President,
| Capt. Love; vice president Col Dalphin;
secretary, Gen. Hayes; treasurer. Miss
| Somervill.
The "Neighborhooda Folksn held watch
| meeting New Year eve at the home of
west The evening was interspersed with
| games, recitations and graphophone selec-
lions. Those present included. in addition
| to the host and hostess Mrs. Moseley Miss
| Eva Hillyard, Miss Florence Hillyard the
Misses Clara. Sadie and Vivian Rucker,
Miss Lillian Acorn. Phil Moseley, Frank
| Hillyard. Samuel Thornton, ]. w. Reynolds
and Robert Acorn.
| Mrs. A. M. Adams of the Mothers Sew
| ing Guild is spending January at her old
home in Chicago.
| The Merry Co Founders" have decided
! to change the name of their club which
was organized several winters ago. when
4 the members were SCHOOL DOyS and girls.
| Having attained the dignity of maturity
and feeling that the object of the club is
not properly explained by It's title, they
| met Wednesday evening to consider an
other designation. A unanimous vote
was given to the name suggested by one
of the members at former session and
the organization will be known from this
| time forward as 1.-The Resident SET Pleas
| ure Club" unofticiaily as the R. s. P. c.
The club elected it's future officers r.
+: Roundle, president; Miss Alice Marks,
vice president; Miss Kate Harris, secre-
| tary and James Madison treasurer Meet
| ings will be held twice each month instead
of weekly as heretofore.
rs the woman's Club movement on the
Mrs. Corinne s. Brown has Just asked
that question In an address before the So
cial Economics Club of Chicago, of which
sn .ev rs prominent member. She says:
vital topics are avoided by most Of the
organizations; tea and waters are given
preference over matters requiring work
ana thought. Too much attention is paid
70 good clothes and the social side of cIuh
life There Is a tendency to deal with the
merely pleasant and failure of the wo-
men to trust themselves wv
She announced In her resume of present
clup duties that all that a club president
mas to do under the present system is to
wear nice clothes and be able to paw car
rare every day to visit other clubs
The Columbia Heights Art Club was on
tertained by Mrs Clement Whitbaii en- on
Thursday, January B. VII
After the regular order of husinass an
entertainment committee consisting of Mrs
schneider, Mrs. Stokes and Mrs Sein was
appointed to arrange for the social featureS
OF the season. reception will be given
py the club on February IA to its members
ana friends, and illustrated lecture hy
MISS Longfellow a little later in the win
ter. Plans for a trip to Europe We're dis
con, ana an entertainment by the art
Womens Clubs was announced nv the
chairman of that committee, the object of
which is to raise funds for a prize to be
offered at the annual exhibition of tho
works of local artists
The responses to roll-call were Interesting
and varied. Among the subjects discussed
were: An article from the Camping Out
look upon the botanical gardens: changes
in the Tower of London, Washington's Val
ley Forge prayer, done in bronze by James
Edward Kelly; diseases of fish the new
bronze doors of the Boston public library
by French. the fall of Port Arthur. and
other interesting current events
Mrs. Chase brought greetings from
the Nineteenth Century Club of Bangor,
Me- and reported that much interest had
been shown by that club in the method of
studying art in the Columbia Heights Art
CUB, and further information upon this SUBJ
lect was requested by it's members Mrs
Evelyn clark Morgan president of the
League of American Pen Women extended
an invitation from that organization to
the Columbia Heights Art Club to attend a
lecture to be held at their headquarters at
18th and Pennsylvania avenue
Mrs. Katherine B rney Seip will entertain
the club at her home Thursday, Janu-
airy II, where an interesting musical pro-
gram VIII illustrate one of the papers of
the day, which is upon the great COM
poser Sebastian Bach. Mrs. w. E. An
drews Will read this paper, and Mrs. Seip
will give paper upon Frederick the
Great.
At the Alhambra, 1914 Pennsylvania ave-
Hue, occurred one of the most pleasing and
successful receptions that graced the adj
vent of the new year. The home of Capt.
William Emerson and his charming wife,
Mrs. Edith Sage Emerson, was thrown
open to the members of the Unity Liter
airy Club and their friends, who seemed 20
be legion. The parlors were artistically
decorated with the club colors-red and
white, with 'Old Glory draped across the
bay window. In one of the parlors. be-
htnc screen of palms, was an invisible
orchestra, consisting of harp and violins
whose soft, sweet music contributed much
to the pleasure of the evening.
The receiving party consisted of the Of
foers and official board-Capt. VIM Emer-
son, president: Mrs. Christine Walton Dun
lap, vice president; Mrs Edith Sage Emer-
son. recording secretary: Mrs S. A. c.
Bartlett, corresponding secretary; Miss EN-
ma Hayward, treasurer; Mrs. c. Louise
Hurlbut, auditor; Mr. VIM. Slaughter Mrs
Mary Lyddane, Col. G.. H. Patrick, Mr., C,
M Edelen and Miss Catherine HemmicN,
directors.
In the dining room the club colors again
prevailed. Huge punches of scarlet bios
sens and white carnations were eyery-
where. Red and white ribbons draped the
Chandelier and were caught at the four
corners or the table. A large silver can
dc pra with red candles and silver and
req shades graced the center. Miss Myrtle
Mason Miss Emma Hayward Miss Marian
r Moss, Miss Bessie Silverthorn and Miss
Stricken served the refreshments.
;, The exercises of the evening were en-
nVened by little Miss Margaret Ellwood
VINO gave one of her fairy dances and
song entitled, Come Play With Me-" and
nY Miss Ross, who gave recitation. Il
Won't Cry Any More
Inc reception continued from until il |
2 m, and among the numerous callers were
captain Glover, DR.. Joseph Bullock, Mr.
a. q. Heaton, Major Beebee, Mr.. Howell
Miller OF Washington Va; Dr. and Mrs.
Barker OF the Chevy Chase school. Mrs.
:; n McGonigle Mrs. Briscoe Mrs. Clara
=; Hoxie OF Boston, Capt and Mrs Pealer, |
mrs. and Miss Mason, Mrs. Silverthorne.