Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-17

| Davis: press. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs
Rich: hospitality. Mrs. Root and Mrs.
/ Mackenzie: general entertainment, Mrs.
| Houghton and Miss Farrar.
At the conclusion of the business meet
Ing carefully prepared paper on Book
VII Of Progress and Poverty''-The JUS
T.. Morrison Of Linden. Nd and was fol-
| lowed by a general discussion of the sub
| ject by the members.
The music of the evening was furnished
by Miss Lee Patterson, whose plano solo
was her own composition.
! Refreshments were served after which
| thu meeting adjourned.
! -Four new names were added to the roll
Of membership at this meeting Among
| those present were Mr. and Mrs. George
| II. Smiley. Miss Lee Patterson, Mr. and
Mrs. w. s. Heath, Mr.. and Mrs William
D. Mackenzie, Or. Alexander Kent of the
| Peoples Church. MIR. Martin Brink. Mr..
| Hovey and Mesdames Jennie L. Munroe.
! Ethel Cohen. Cora Thompson. George r.
! Davis. Holm. Rich and Arnold and DR.
! Mary L. Morrison.
I The semI-annual election of officers of
the Girls Friendly Club of the First Pres
/ byterian Church was held Tues day night.
/ The following officers were chosen: Miss
| blanche Williams. president: Pauline
horhelsen, vice president; Kat herne VII
| liams, recording secretary: Ida Montanye
| financial secretary; Mrs. G. F. Glossreu-
/ ncr. treasurer Ruth Fitzhugh, sentinel;
julia Alexander. reporter. Many resolu-
TONS were adopted and plans made by the
mem oerS to accomplish various lines of
work for their church the coming six
months.
The Phlo-Classics We're entertained Fri
day afternoon by Mrs. A nderson b. Lacey
The study for the year is Irish literature
/ \ series of three talks has already been
given. The Dawn of Irish Literature"
! by Mrs. Court F. Wood: Irish Literature
in the Middle Ages" by Mrs. J. Penney
Mrs. w. G. Eldrtdge. This series prepar-
! ed the club for a. lecture this week by
| Prof Phillip +. Gerry on The Golden
| Age OF Irish Literature" Speaking specif-
| calv Of st. Patrick and his place In his
! tory. the lecturer emphasized the i'm
| portance of ST. Patrick's Influence on the
| national thought and the literary value of
| his work
| The Catholic Conversation Circle held
meeting Friday night at its headquar-
| ters. IoR 18th street. the home of Capt.
and Mrs. Harry Coope The theme dis
cussed was Church NeStments." their
origin. uses. significance. coiors. Mrs.
! Ida Colford director for the evening
distributed pictures of dalrnatics clasu-
bles and copes for study purposes. Those
winning most admiration were the stolen
Ascoli cope. returned to Italy by J. Pier
pont Morgan. and the angelic suit of vest
I ments.
Each part of this suit represents
scene from the Holy Scripture brought
out in relief by threads OF brown silk
rich gold brocade. and it was more than
I eleven years in completion.
A number of Petworth people met at
the nome of Mrs. Anna NJ. Baden. 1892
| Illinois avenue. Friday night and organ
lied themselves into euChre Cub. Those
present were Mr., and Mrs. John Abbott
Mr.. and Mrs. William Abbott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. James
King, Mr.. and Mrs. William n Crom-
we'll Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Bently. Mr..
and Mrs. II. F. Baden. Mr.. Jesse Langley,
Miss Helen TAYLOR. Miss Net;ie Taylor
and Mrs. Baden. No name has as yet
been selected for the club
The Oriental Esoceric Center. 1443 @
street. held its usual meetings last week
On Sunday evening the subject The
Inner Life In the inner life. the speak
er stated, when its principle is we'll un-
derstood. there are no longer any
problems. fears. doubt anxiety. In
speaking Wednesday evening The
Will. Miss Marsland said that the truly
great the one who could. by
virtue OF his will. control himself under
all emergencies. and not. as is generally
understood the man VINO could rule
others for his own advantage. There
was large ate ndance at the Thursday
evening study class. when Mrs. Florence
S. Duttie gave description OF the various
bodies of man. dwelling especially on
their coors. from tie thick. muddy
browns. green's and reds of the unde-
veloped man to the pure living light seen
to encirci- the saint and the Master.
| The BIoomingdale W. c. 7. L. met
| Thursday with Mrs. A. G.. Proctor of 10l
r street northwest. the president, Mrs.
howard, in the chair Devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Mrs, w. "A. Bal
lard. Mrs. Proctor read letter from
Mrs Everett. former superintendent Of
the L. T. L.. but now of the E5enezer
Home del Rio. Tenn. Mrs. Everett
moved to Del Rio several months ago 10
engage In missionary work, and writes
| encoura gingly OF the l.. Z. l.. work. MIS-.
Giles. district superintendent of the Ora
die Roll. gave talk. Mrs. Pyles re-
ported chat she invested the money on
hand in her department for thirty-two
dresses, which were distributed among
the babies of Crittenden Home. The cor
responding secretary was authorized to
send a letter of coincidence to Mrs.
Llewelyn the death of her husband.
Two new members were added to the
roll--Mrs Stanton and Mrs. Horn,
The Women's National Press ..ssocia-
ton held meeting at the Public Library
Friday, Mrs Cromwell. the president. in
the chair Following the business of the
evening. a description of the birmingham
convention. held October 81 to % was
given in detail by Mrs. Ken, one OF the
delegates who finished with a poem
written by Mrs. Rolmtree of Birmingham
! Ala, and read by her at the opening of
, the convention.
Chapter B. P +. O., met with Mrs
Maud s Ethel Wednesday. At ! o'clock
a luncheon was served. three visitors be-
| ing present. AT 80 o'clock the chapter
| was called TO order by the president. Mrs
| Myra Mccoy Andrews. After the regular
| business Mrs Andrews gave the report
| of ner Trip to the supreme convention at
! Brooktield. No, which was of great i'm
| portance to every +. r. o., and special
| pleasure to Chapter b. The decision to
| create the educational fund to ed.:cate
young women for high purposes met with
| approval.
| Mrs. Story Of CPS A street utheast was
! hostess to the Wheel Club Tuesday after
| noon. Study In art was the feature, fol-
| lowed by the naming of the canary bird
| presented 10 the hostess by her husband.
| Those present were Mrs. Potwin, Mrs.
! Wood. Mrs Severence. Mrs. Woodrow.
! Mrs Ellis. Mrs. Simpson, Mrs Story. Mrs.
! Fulton, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Babcock, Mrs.
| Abbott and Mrs. Wickharl. The absent
members We're Mrs Brown and Mrs.
, Wheeler, attending the missionary con-
vention: Mrs. Rrumbaugh, Mrs Sawyer
| and Mrs Gallagher.
The regular meeting of the Blavatsky
! branch, Theosophcal Society in America,
was held at 1913 l. street northwest
/ Thursday evening The subject Tho