Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09

son. The routine business having been con-
cluded, the literary features were given In
These consisted Of dissertations on 1.-The
| Island of Panay" by Mr.. H. c. Kirk and
Eugene Field by Mrs. G. H. Ide. The very
appreciative remarks which followed the es-
say upon the much-loved poets were them
selves followed by refreshments
The Columbia Heights Art Club was en-
| tertained In the parlor OF the Westminster
Thursday by Mrs. Thomas Bowman, the
| corresponding secretary Of the club Mrs.
John Stokes, president, presided. 1t being
| business meeting, no visitors were pres
ent. The entertainment committee reported
! progress as to the euchre to be held soon
IN the parlors Of the Portner for the pur-
pose of raising money to Qerpetuate the
TO the best work of the students of the
composition class in the Corcoran School
| of Art. After the business of the club,
| which consumed most of the time of the
meeting, a parliamentary drill on the de
pendent motions was conducted by Mrs.
| Martha L. Cissel and Mrs Martha L.
| Schneider. Owing to the lateness OF the
| hour, the responses to roll call were Inn
| tied. Mrs. AlphonZo Hart, an associate
member of the club. has invited the mem
| bers to meet with her on December ID, and
| the paper on Local Art and Artists has
been postponed until after Christmas, Mrs.
| Cissel giving her paper on Saint-Gaudens
| instead.
The previous week the club met at
| the home of Miss Mary Bennett November
| 80. The president opened the meeting and
| announced Mrs. Calvin Nelson as chairman
! for the day. The art notes were
on Mural Art" and paper on this SUBJ
| ject was prepared by Mrs. Ada I. Clark,
| but owing to her continued illness she was
| unable to return to the city in time to read
| 1t before the club. but sent 1t to her sister,
Mrs. Evelyn c. Morgan, former president
of the club, who presented it for her. Ex-
| tensive travel abroad In which much time
| had hppn SDeOt in the study Of cplahraf ed
| frescoes, added greatly to the interest Of
the paper, in which the history Of mural
art was carefully disclosed.
| During discussion a clipping was read
criticising the frescoes in the Congressional,
| Library for depicting scenes, mainly allie
| gorfcal stories from ancient NEUROLOGICAL
| legends, instead of representing the COM
| merce and industries of America. Miss
Mary Bennett read an interesting account
of her visit to the city of the. Pharoahs, an
| cient Memphis, and gave a discourse upon
the history of this Oldest recorded city of
| which we have any knowledge. During
her travels in Egypt Miss Bennett collected
many excellent photographs, which she
| used to illustrate her paper. Mrs. Chase,
''Katie's Letter" Mrs. NJ. Landon Reed
gave talk on Health and Self-Culture.'
The Short Story Club at its recent semi
| monthly session was entertained with pro-
| gram prepared by Mrs. NJ. L. Willis, which
was enthusiastically received by the large
| audience.
| The music was contributed by Mrs. Chas.
S. Hyer, who played THE Chase of the
Witches Mrs. Edgar G. Wright and Mrs.
MacConchie, who together sang Il Would
| That Ny Love-" Afterwards and 1.-The
Red Rose" with Mrs. Hyer at the piano.
| The story of the evening, read by its bril-
| liant author, Miss Mamie Warder, was en-
| titled THE Good Samaritan and was
combination of love, jealousy, revenge, du-
plicity and depravity, portrayed with real
ictIn foil n Hoo hon, fylyn nrip
| inal poems, ITO Fair Capri suggested
by his recent visit, and ITO the Morning
Moon
Miss Frances Youngblood recited in dra-
matte style AUX Italiens" and "Laska."
Mrs. Christine w. Dunlap read an original
humorous domestic sketch based on the
| senseless jealousy Of the young wife, called
"Allan's Secret" Mr. Pitman Pulsifer,
| clerk to the Senate naval committee, closed
the program with series of non-serious
| stories, an always bright feature of the
evening when Mr.. Pulsifer responds to the
| A floral remembrance from the club to its
first president of twenty years ago, now ly-
| ing Ill at her home. $40 H street, was Or
dered sent to Mrs. L. A. Crandell on
Thanksgiving morning Judge Geo. Baber,
Mrs. Mary c. Baber, Prof. Leonard How
ard Wilder formerly of the Chicago Uni
versity, and Mrs Wilder, Miss Mary Childs,
Mrs ]; M Woleott, Hiss Emma Magruder,
Mrs. w. X. Houghton and Mrs. VIM.
Trauty were admitted to membership in the
club.
The Excelsior Literary Cub was enter
tained at the home Of Miss M. c. Bennett
Tuesday afternoon, when a goodly number
| enjoyed the program. The subject of the
essay, THE Formative Period of Our Gov
eminent" was ably handled by Mrs. N. c.
Beaton, a great-granddaughte Of Judge
Joseph Jones of Virginia, who was largely
glimpse of the stirring scenes and events of
our nations life, beginning with those
which led to the revolution and ending with
| the adoption Of the federal Constitution.
The musical numbers were given by Mrs.
Frear. After a lengthy discussion upon
the revision of the constitution the club
adjourned to meet with Mrs. Edwards,
15l2 r street northwest.
The Laurels celebrated the second ami
versary of their club on December at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Delcher, 21O 10th
street southeast. Games were played and
afterward refreshments were served. Each
guest received a souvenir either Of gilt
framed picture or a bisque tobacco box.
The Washington branch of the Theo-
sophical Society held its regular meeting
at its headquarters. 900 A street southeast,
Sunday evening. The meeting was opened
w. Baker gave a resume of the previous
lesson on ''Telepathy." The lesson, Sc
lected from "Theosophy and the New Psy-
chology," dealt with the various methods
man could be developed. Wednesday even
ing the class on the Pedigree of Man"
continued it's work, taking for its subject
the various classes Of naonads Friday
evening the election of officers for the en-
suing year was held and resulted in the
election of ]. Harry Carris, president; Dr.
w. w. Baker, vice president; Mrs S. M.
Macdonald, secretary; Mr.. Reynolds, treas
urer, and George s. SHIRLEY, librarian. Mrs.
Florence s. Dufiie was elected press re-
porter for the Washington branch. A
committee consisting of Mrs. Duffle, DIR.
Baker and Mr. Reynolds was appointed to
draft a resolution expressing the apprecia-
ton of the branch for the long service of
its former president, Mr. A. ]. Cory, and
regret that circumstances compelled his
withdrawal from active service.
An open meeting and informal reception
to the League of American Pen Women
and it's officers was held with Mrs. La Sale
Corbell Pickett at its new headquarters in
the reading room of the Ontario last Mon
day evening. At the business meeting pre-
ceding the reception, with Mrs. Virginia
King Frye, president, in the chair Mrs
Evelyn Clark Morgan was elected CORE
spending secretary, in pace of Miss Eliza
| beth A. Hyde, which action was rendered
necessary by the protracted illness of Miss
| Hyde for whom much sympathy was ex-