Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15

Thursday evening The Friday evening
class in the study of consciousness con.
tinues Its work.
The Capitol Hill History Club met Wed.
nesday at the home of Mrs. II. B. Mattox
There were fifteen members present. Papers
on, the history, resources and industries OF
Colorado, Nevada and Arizona were read
by Mrs. c. F. Wood, Mrs. Charles Glass
and Mrs. o. o.. Briggs Mrs. A. d. Castor
read paper on The M9rmons; Mrs: w
E. Cochran gave a talk on Irrigation
and Mrs. D. S. Shook read paper on The
Canyon Of the Colorado
The Columbia Heights Art Club and a
number of Invited guests were entertained
Thursday afternoon by Miss Bertha Gould.
In addition to a fine musical program Miss
Gould had provided for the entertainment
of her guests a parlor talk on Turner
Miss NJ. G.. Bennett read a paper on "Japa-
nese Masks and Their Uses" At the close
of the afternoon the guests were provided
with a buffet luncheon in the dining room.
At the last meeting of the recently organ
ICED Alpha Phi Alpha Club, held at the
home of Miss Laura Talks, 737 Fairmont
street. a number of new members were re-
ceived. Among them were Walter Guthrie,
Edwin Trey, Irwin E. Smith. Melvin r.
Walters, NJ Kerlin A. S. Reinford and
Lieut.. J. Zimmerman. The report of the
committee on charitable work showed that
distress among the poor during the past
month had been relieved by the donation of
provisions, fruit and medicine for the sick.
The following were present: Miss Monette
Hallam, Mr.. William w. Greene. Mr.. Leon
ard F. Ruoff, president; Miss Ray Fisher,
secretary; Misses Laura Talks Grace
Walters, Josephine Eckstein, Marion Camp
bell, Iris Masters, Pearl Costinett, Eta
Ray Miriam Hammer, Amy Rhinestone,
Minnie Curtis and Anna Ettenger, and
Messrs. William s. Dulin, Gary Walters,
W al
and Elmer L. Trey.
The regular monthly business meeting of
the Y. P. C. e. Society of the Ninth Street
Christian Church was held at the residence
of Miss Emily Smith. GIG street north
east, Tuesday, the 18th, with Miss Virgie
Raymond presiding. Several important
business transactions were attended to,
and the meeting night was changed from
the second Tuesday TO the second Monday
in each month. The next entertainment
to be given by the society VIII be In the
form of a Japanese tea. After the business
meeting VAS over social hour was spent.
The Bioomingdale Athletic Club held a
business meeting yesterday at the home OF
Mr.. George e. Gonard, 10 Q street north
west.
AT the previous meeting at the home of
Mr. Lawrence B. Appleman, sc Nj street
northwest. Messrs. Kennedy A Meek, VIM
cent Lynch and William Loveless We're ad-
were Messrs. Arthur E. Redfeld. Charles
E. Busey. Raymond s. and Charles .
Tompkins William n. Hammett. George f..
Gonard, Nathaniel T. Worley, Lee L. Tur-
ner, Lawrence B. Appleman Paul A Hines,
Arthur e. Birkle, Edgar r. Baker. Joseph
B. Corridan and Frederick II. Houck.
The fourth lecture in the course in
Household Economics was given at WI
modaughsis Wednesday by Miss Burbank,
graduate of the Teachers College, Column
bia University, New York. The different
methods of cooking were outlined and de-
fined: Boiling, cooking In wafer at the
boiling point; simmering, cooking in wa
ter below the boiling point: stewing, cook
ing in small amount Of water. frying,
cooking In deep fat; sauteing, cooking IN
a small amount of fat
Most articles of food contain more than
one food principle, each of which must be
considered I'm its preparation. As vegetables
are among the most abused articles of food,
the speaker devoted some time TO that sub
ject Sugars and minerals are soluble IN
water, and vegetables containing these
should not be soaked or cooked In too much
water Beets should not be cut and allowed
to bleed before boiling. Spinach should be
cooked in It's own juices. Strong vegetables.
In much water. rapidly. in an open kettle
The celIuiose. or fiber. of vegetables Is soft
ened by cooking IN hot water and by the
addition of acid Soda, is often sup
posed, does not soften the ceilulose, but as
sists the process by softening the wafer
by Miss Jacobs, supervisor of cooking In
the public schools, will be most valuable
The BIoomingdale ". C. r. II. held it's
meeting at the home OF Mrs. C.
G. Abbot, 80 @ street. Thursday, the 18th