Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21

The Capitol Hill History Club met Wednes-
day at the home of Mrs. A. D. CASTOR with
seventeen members present. The resigna-
ton of Mrs. ]. E. Jenkins was accepted and
Mrs McGehee elected a member of the club.
Papers on the history, resources and in
dustries of Florida and Alabama were read
by Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Glass. Bio
graphical sketches were read as follows:
Jefferson Davis" Mrs. Mclaughlin; Gen.
Joseph Wheeler by Mrs. Condra. and
Capt. r. P. Hobson," by Mrs. Burkhart
Mrs. Cushman read a paper on Coral
Reefs"
Mrs. ]. w. Hall gave an interesting ac-
count of Cotton Culture"
Continental Chapter. D. A. R., held its
business meeting at the Ebbitt House Mon
day evening. Mrs. Georgiana S. Rogers was
elected delegate to the d. A. r. congress,
with Mrs. j. p. Carmody and Mrs. Thomas
o. Taylor as alternates. Mrs. Lillian r.
Messenger and Mrs. Alonzo Skunk were
elected alternates to the regent. Mrs. Mary
C.. Beach, Mrs. Dudley 3. Hutchins and
Miss Edith L. Kelsey were elected to mem
bership
Reports were received from Mrs. Alonzo
Skunk and Miss Sydney A. Duffle upon their
experiences at "Neighborhood House." Mrs
Lillian r. Messenger, the historian OF the
chapter, has written book of historical
poems, part of the proceeds to be given to
the Continental Hall fund. The chapter
:
House Monday evening, January 20. Those
present were: Mrs. Mary c. Beach, regent
Mrs. Sylvester Burch, Miss Emeline w.
Gift, Mrs. John Doyle Carmody, Mrs WILL
lam r. Lowe, Mrs. Horace X. Fulton, Miss
Mabel L. White, Miss Alice NJ. Apple Mrs.
George Marsh, Mrs. P. P. Pealer, Mrs.
Charles Leith, Mrs Della Rich, Mrs. A. J.
Brown, Mrs. E. II. Holbrook, Mrs Emma
S Hemmick, Mrs. A. E. r. Hausmann,
Mrs. Anna S. Hamilton, Mrs. Sarah Lloyd
Miss Cornelia L. Lloyd, Mrs Charlotte Pine
Mrs. w Irving Vinal. Miss Edith Kelsey,
Mrs. d. F. Wright Mrs. Nellie H. Barrett,
Mrs. NJ. E. Reeves. Miss Fannie Lee Reeves
| Miss Sydney A. DufIie. Mrs. Alonzo Skunk,
Mrs. ]. p. Carmody, Mrs. Nathaniel A. JET
| fras, Mrs. Thomas o. Taylor, Mrs. George
ana S. Rogers, Mrs. w. j. Taylor, Mrs
Lillian R. Messenger and Mrs. Nellie e.
Barrett
Constitution Chapter held its January
| meeting at the residence of its registrar,
Mrs. Brumbaugh, 905 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., Tuesday evening, with a full attend
| aIce of members After the routine bust
ness the chapter was entertained with vio-
lin and piano solos.
The study program for the evening was
from the Constitution regarding the pow
ers OF the judiciary: The topics included
| Supreme Court. Circuit Courts District
| Courts. Court of Claims, Territorial Courts
| and Supreme Count of the District of Co
| lunbia. They were treated by Mrs. F.
| Adele Chase, Mrs. Morgan Lewis Mrs
| Cettna, Mrs. Pittman and Mrs. Mussey.
| Harmony Council, No. 10. Daughters OF
| America, gave an entertainment Monday
| evening. Professor Ryan's orchestra play
| cd for a limited time and the children were
| ca CHI and all encored. Mrs. Kidwel played
an instrumental solo, alpine Glow" Phoebe
| Croker recited THE Dead DOLL" little
| Leonora Callan sang THE Rolling Chair
| and Ellsworth Cox recited Ten Little Mig
gers" Miss Huneke played the Chariot
| Race Miss Mabel Croker recited 1.-THE
1Ylt6C
| by Mr. Oliver: Miss Marguerite Callar
| played Robins Return" Mrs. Dorsey re-
| cited Arlington" Leonora .Callan gave
| tambourine dance. the music played by hel
| sister: Mrs. Woodhill sang Comm
| Through the Rye" accompanied by Prof
| Huntress; Misses Grace and Ruth Harvey
! violin and piano selection; Mrs. Ashton
mandolin solo, and Mr.. Oliver a rag time
| solo. Cream and cake were served by the
| young men of the council.
| The Congenials have issued cards fol
| their monthly assembly. Thursday evening
| February i, at National Rifles armory.
The Abracadabra Club met Wednesday
| January II, with Mrs H. e. Williams a.
the Windsor, 1425 T street northwest
| Twenty-Five members responded to roll cal
| with quotations from Longfellow. Mrs. F
| b. Brock, second vice president presided
| The program opened with vocal solo b,
Miss Alice G. Chandler entitled "Loch
| mond." This was followed by sketches
| from writer's on the life and poems OF Long
fellow relating many Incidents which lex
him to write many of his famous poems
With this paper was some personal com