Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
DANCE AFTER A FEAST
Business Transacted by Local
Patriotic Society.
IT WAS LADIES' NIGHT"
SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
ENTERTAIN.
Rauschef's Scene of Pleasure and Merri-
ment-Change in Date of the
Annual Meeting.

! meeting of the District of Columbia Society
| of the Sons of the American Revolution
| and fully two hundred of the sons greeted
| as many of their wives. sisters and sweet
| hearts. Rauschers was the scene Of the
meeting and the evening was marked by a
| fine program and concluded with refresh
! ments and dancing.
| From until $50 the guests were received
| by the president general of the national So
| ciety, Judge James D. Hancock of Penn
| sylvania, and by a committee of the local
| society. after which the local president,
| John Paul Earnest, called the meeting to
| order and announced that business would
| be dispensed with except that revision of
| the constitution would be acted on. This
| was to the effect that hereafter February
! % be set as the date of the annual meeting
| and vote of the entire membership result
ed in but one negative.
! After an invocation by the chaplain, Rev.
| Thomas S. Childs, D. D., and the presenta-
non OF the colors male octette sang
| Bedouin song and in response to great ap-
| plause gave an encore. The voices were:
| Jacob Scharf, James G. Taylor, William A.
| Don1er, Eugene E. Stevens, George s.
| Cooper, George Scharf, B. Frank Meyers
| and Charles w. Moore, accompanied by D.
| G. Pfeiffer.
| The president general then made a for
, mai address, in the course of which he re-
] leiitu " the oDJectS Vi the society anu lOIu
| his audience that there was no grander mo-
| tive in the breast of man than patriotism
| He said that since the foundation of the
| society in 1889 there has been a growing in
| teTest in its objects and that today there
| was no better spirit of patriotism any
| where on earth than among the members of
| the society. He spoke of the growth of the
| society and of its work and congratulated
| the members on their progress.
| Patriotism" he said establishes a pro-
| found reverence for the institutions of this
country; it makes for good citizenship and
| a higher Americanism.
By Way of Pleasure.
! His remarks were received with tremend-
| Gus applause. Vocal music followed, after
which Mr.. Clifford x Bergman, the car
| toonist gave an interesting exposition Of
the manner of depicting public men by carl
cature, interspersing his drawing with per-
| tinent stories of the men whose faces he
Drought forth with crayon. a drawing of
| the president general was received with a
! tremendous ovation for the clever artist,
| who made the hit of the evening.
The specially invited guests included
Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks, president gen.
eral of the Daughters of the American
Revolution; Judge Hancock, F. P. B. Sands,
president of the District of Columbia So
ciety of the Sons of the Revolution; Will
liam l.. Jones, president of the Pennsyl-
vania society; Col. Robert w. Guthrie and
Mr. c. X. Bergman. Mr.. Jones was un-
able to be present.
Mrs. Fairbanks came late and at the
urgent call of those present made short
address, In which she referred to the work
of the Sons and Daughters" speaking
feelingly regarding the patriotic motives
which prompted the formation and continu-
alton of both these organizations. Mr..
Sands and Col. Gutherie also answered calls
for remarks.
The Committees.
,rt,o
was as follows: On meetings, William H.
Bayly, chairman; Col F. c. Bryan, Thomas
w. Lockwood, jr., Wallace D. Mclean. Dr.
Wallace Nef. William H. Pearce and
Thomas p Randolph.
Music, William a. Domer chairman; Eu-
gene E. Stevens and DIR. Frank A. Swart-
out.
Reception and floor, DR.. Loren B. T.
Johnson chairman; James A Bailey, DR.
Frank L. Biscoe, DR.. j. Breckenridge
Bayne, Arthur Blanchard, r. r. Bennett,
| Paul Brockett, Sidney /. Besselievre, DIR.
L. D. Carman, John Doyle Carmody, DR..
| Ira w. Dennison. Louis A. Dent, Dr. H.
| H. Donnally, A. r. Duvall jr., S. NJ. Ely,
John E. Fenwick. Edward S. CLAWS, Frank
P. Greenawalt, F. w. NJ. Graham, A. ].
Green, w. b. Harrison, Richard P. Halves
| c. L. Himebaugh. r. S. Hume, Isle s.
| Lipscomb, Crandall Mackey, DIR. Charles c.
Marbury, Henry B. Mirick, Langdon Moore,
Fred d. Owen Andrew Parker. Charles o.
Samson, John Speed Smith, w. H. Somer-
veil, A. D. Spangler, DIR. S. G. Staples, E.
B. Stocking, John B. Thompson, Henry v.
Tulloch Philip Walker, DR.. Samuel E.
Watkins. DR.. Joseph S. Wall, B. H. War
| ner, jr., Thomas H. Yeager.
Those Present.
Those present included: Mr. L. L. Will
liams, Mr.. Leon L. L. French, Mrs. c. A.
Williams, Mr.. II. B. Moulton, Mrs. H. B.
Jrn w
G. Martin, Mr.. R. NJ. Patrick, Mrs. r. NJ.
Patrick, Mr.. F. E. Grice, Mrs. 1. T. Moul-
throp. Commander G. w. Baird U. s. NJ;
Mrs. G. w. Baird, Mr. Sidney /. Besseliever
Miss Jessie NJ. Besseliever, Mr.. William J.
Rhees, Miss Flora Rhees, Mr. A s. Per-
brigadier general. U. s. A.; Mr. J. NJ Nc
Coy, Mrs. j. NJ Mccoy, Col Oh. Chaille-
Long, Mr.. II. Morris Husband, Mr..
Albert d. Spangler, Mrs. Albert D. Spangler,
Munroe, Mrs. Charles w. Richardson, Mr..
J. G. Greenawalt Mrs. ]. G. Greenawalt,
Mr. Frank r. Greenawalt, Mrs r. F. Wat
kins, Mr.. w. Frank Clark, Miss Gorham,
Mr. John w. Titcomb Mrs. Titcomb Mr..
Foster r. Greene, Mr.. Wallace G. Foster,
Mr.. J. B. Thompson, Mrs. ]. b. Thompson,
Mr. Otto Leubkert, Mrs. Leubkert, w. w.
Tillinghast, Mr.. Jones. Mr.. r. E. Burgess,
Miss May ID. Jack, Mr.. Luther r. Schriv-
ener, DR.. C.. F. Whitney, Mrs. C. F. Whit
ney. Miss Mabel Whitney, Mr.. Sands, DR..
Horace Coleman, Mrs. Dr. McKimmie, Mrs.
f. Coleman, Mr.. Otis J. Eddy, Mrs. DR..
Brenizer, d. b. Wainwright, jr., Mr.. d. G.
Pfeffer Mrs. ID. G.. Pfeiffer, Commander.
John II. Moore. L. S. N; Mrs. John II.
Moore, d. w Harrington, NJ. D.: Mr.. Will
| liam a. Miller. Mrs. William A.
! Miller, Mr.. S a. Clarke, Mrs. L. b.
Brock. MI: a: p. Clark, jr., Mrs. A.
| p Clark. jr.. Mr.. w. ID. Groesbeck, Mrs.
| w. ID. Groesbeck, Miss Helen r. Biddis,
| DR.. David T. Day, Mrs David T. Day. DIR.
j. S. Wall, Mrs. H K. Fowler Mr. John
| Paul Earnest, Mrs. John Paul Earnest. Miss
| Colwell DR. G. r. Brewer. Mr.. John E.
F'enwck, Mrs. John E. Fenwick, Mr.
| Thomas R. Raines Miss Orline Fenwick
| Mr.. FL. n. Saxton. Mrs. II. N Saxton. Mr..
| II. A. Smith. Mrs Il. A. Smith Mr. Henry
| p Holden. Miss NJ. G. Mccarthy, Col. Will
| liam A. Meoy Miss Edith w. Meloy, Mr.
! William A. DeCaindry Mrs. William A.
| DeCaindry, Mr.. William ID. Searle, Miss
| Eva Towles, Rev. T. S. Childs, d. D.. Miss
| Childs Miss Helen p. Childs. Mr.. James E.
Mayors. Mrs. James Il. Mayors. Col. Weston
| Flint, Mr.. A. Howard Clark, secretary gem
eral: Mr.. ]. Fl. Jennings, Mrs. A. Fl. Jen-
nings. Mr.. Henry l.. Bryan, Mr. Henry NJ.
| Walter Mrs Henry NJ. Walter, Mr. D. b.
| Wainwright Mrs ID. b. Wainwright. Mr..
! Edwin Allston Hill. Miss Mary Louise
| Smith, Mr.. George B. Pitts, Miss Mary C.
| Mr. I'll NJ