Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24

ports OF the social. press. credentials and
visiting committees were handed in. The
essayist of the evening. Mrs Edith Sage
Emerson, read a paper on THE Nile" in
which she took her listeners on a trip up
that river. starting at Cairo and ending
at the dam of Assouan. Remarks being
called for by the president. Mrs. Duffie.
Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Frear. Mrs. Baker, Mrs.
Muller and Miss Bennett responded. Vocal
selections. My Dreams" and Sing Me to
Sleep" were given by Miss Amy kibbey.
ments. There were thirty-two persons
present.
The Sunshine Club of Washington,
under the auspices Of its president. MISC
Eva Jackson. gave musical and literary
entertainment Friday at the Home of the
Blind. 915 street northwest. The even
ing opened with a "a ly hymn, Let a Lit
tie Sunshine H." and closed with a
CHORUS. There Is Sunshine in My Soul
To-day" The program was as follows:
Recitation. Jenkins on a Picnic" Miss
Florence Callahan; vocal solos, "One Lit
tie Woman" and Dreaming" Mr.. Kis-
singer: piano so.os. Autumn Sunshine"
and over Hill and Da.e.' Miss Amy
Leavitt; recitation. "Persimmons," Mrs!
Lillian Chenoweth: violin solos. with
piano accompaniment. Meditation" and
''Traumerei," Mr.. Streeter and Miss Peck:
vocal solos. Cradle Song and Break,
De
tation. Seeing Things at Night" Miss
Florence Callahan: vocal solo. The Moon
Has His Eyes on ,You." Mrs. Reiss; vocal
solo, selected, Miss Jackson; piano solo,
selected, Mrs. Reiss.
The rooms were decorated with sun
flowers, the clubs emblem. Among those
present were Mrs. Chenoweth. Mrs. Ma
bors, Mrs. Chewing, Mrs. Gddings. Miss
es Chewing, Hayes. Ryan. Paxton.
Phelps, Garner, O'Brien. Moor. Mrs. Park
HoH Mo- run
per- Miss Callahan. Miss Mary Moss, and
Messrs. Comic, Patch. VermIl.ion, Chewn-
ing, Moor and Drs. Thomas and Reiss.
The members Of the Excelsior Literary
Club and their friends assembled in the
reception room at Freund's wednesday
evening to celebrate the twentieth ami
versary of the club Half an hour was
spent in social intercourse. interspersed
with music and the singing OF My Coun-
try. IT'S Of Thee" by all present. At $3.50
o'clock Miss Culley. seated at the piano,
sounded the signal for entrance to the
banquet hail. and to the music of a march
the members and guests entered and took
their designated places. Wit and humor
ran high, and many pleasant reminis-
cences of former bancuets were called to
mind. At the clos, of the supper the
president, Mrs. J. Penney Engle. referred
to the good feeling among the members,
and spoke feelingly of those absent ones
prevented. by misfortune and sorrow,
from. partaking Of the pleasures of the
evening. She introduced Mrs. McCreery,
the toastmistress, who took charge of the
program. Mrs. McCreery stated that In
the absence of Mrs. NayIor she would en-
deavor to fill her place. and proceeded to
give the club history from its first incep-
ton twenty years ago to its present
growth and status. Mr.. Muller followed
with a either solo. and for encore gave
1.-The Flower Song" Miss Bennett re-
sponded to "Our Aims" and outlined the
social and intellectual aims of the club,
and at the conclusion Of her remarks the
guests. rising. sang a stanza of Aud
Lang Syne." pledging each other in
sparkling water. Mrs. Foster gave a
witty response to Sphere of Woman
Mrs Emerson's Busy Clubwoman"
caused general laughter. DR.. Margaret
Huddleston, responding to Our Twentieth
Anniversary" gave many reminisce noes
and defined the work of the club. WON
ans Place Is Everywhere was answered
by Mrs Dufiice, and "A Mothers Infiu-
ence" by Mrs. Hawkes.. Woman's Clubs
ELECTED poetical selection from Mrs.
Willis. Mrs. Main, president of the Fed
Grafton Of District Clubs spoke about the
university scholarship. and the efforts OF
the District clubs toward founding 1t.
Last. but not least, the president an
swered to The Need for and Place of
Womans Clubs"