Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07

The last regular meeting of the Women;
Single Tax Club of the District of coIumbia
was held Monday at tie home of Mr.. an6
Mrs. John Hansen, on Oak avenue, Takoma
Park, Md. The hostess entertained the
members at dinner at 6 O'Clock, and at s
O'Clock the meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe.
The business transacted was the election
of officers for the ensuing year and of dele
gates to the annual convention of the
Womens National Single Tax League, to be
held in Philadelphia, Pa, June 15 16 ant
II, 1905. Mrs. NJ Lora Coope was elected
president Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe vice pres
ident, Mrs. Gertrude Metcalf Mackenzie re-
cording secretary and Mrs Joseph Harrison
Root treasurer. The delegates to the con.
vention elected were Mrs. Coope, Mrs. Nun
roe, Mrs Ida Farrar, Mrs. Margaret c.
Lohr and Mrs Hansen, with Mrs. c. S
York and Miss A. A Bowen alternates.
Among the visitors were Miss Van Hook
Mrs. Harrison of New York Mr. and Mrs
Lee of Takoma Park, Mrs. Reinhardt Mr.
and Mrs Frost and Mr.. Rose.
The Study and Pleasure Club gave its an
nual May outing Wednesday in the Rock
Creek woods. The party of young people
chaperoned and provisioned, left the city al
o'clock in the morning, the trip being
made in a private bus. the use of which
was donated by Mr. Z. b. Miller jr al
whose home in the suburbs they were en-
tertaired at dinner in the late afternoon
The w. w. w. Club held its closing meet.
ing of the season Thursday night Wher
Mrs. B. II. Bell, president of the club, re.
viewed the proceedings of the past veal
and mapped out the plan of work for mex
autumn. Miss B. Carson read a paper en-.
titled Things We Have Done" and Mr.
followed will toll
Things We Have Done and Wish We
Had Not" The disclosures created gen.
eral merriment.
The officers elected for the coming year
in addition to Mrs. Bell, are: Gertrude Ma.
son, secretary; Ralph Carter, director OF
programs, and Lottie Ball, treasurer
The autumn meeting of the club will be
held the first Thursday in October
The Jolly Twelve" held their fourth
meeting of the season Monday evening at
the home of Miss Katie Shaw, founder and
first president of the club. The evening was
opened with a program of a general char
acter and closed with dancing
The present officers of the club were
elected recently and will serve for two
years They are: Frank P. Johnston, pres
ident; Myra Barnes, vice president; Ella
Simons, secretary, and Harold Davis, treas
urer.
1t was decided at the last meeting to dis
continue dancing next season. In place OF
illustrated talks and musical selections
The especially invited guests Monday were
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. B. Smith, Miss Rose
Stephens, Miss Katharine Spearman and
Messrs. John B. Ellis and Frank Cole. The
Jolly Twelve will hold their final meeting
of the season June 10.
The Excelsior Musical and Literary Club
held Its May social at the home of its
founder and first president. Mrs. A. H.
Frear, 223 Sth street northeast The hostess
was assisted in receiving her guests by NJ IS
Cecile Sayles. member of the Good Tenn
plars' juvenile temple department. Wien
the parlors and halls were well filled with
elubwomen and their friends. the ripple of
greetings and May day chit-chat was sus-
pended by call to order from Mrs B f.
Hawkes.. president. who, after dispos.ng of
@ few preliminary questions of business.
turned the meeting over to the direction of
Mrs. Sarah c.. Turnbull, mistress of cere-
monies.
The program was opened with piano re-