Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
AMONG THE CLUBS

The Catholic Conversation Circle held a
meeting Friday evening at its headquar-
tiers. FOG 18th street. the home of Capt.
and Mrs. Harry Goope. The topic dis
cussed was Church Vessels Miss Ethel
Colford distributed pictures Of the chalice,
ciborium. paten, monstrance. etc. for
study purposes. Miss Katharine Kirby.
as director for the evening. read a paper
giving the history. uses and significance
of the vessels. and then called upon each
member of the circle to describe the pic
ture of the vessel which sh, held and
give a brief history of same ga hered
from the paper which she had heard
read.
The Short Story Club met Tu sday even
ing the program being arranged by Mrs.
w. d. Mckenzie.
The meeting was called to order at $40
by President Wilder, and the minutes of
the previous meeting read by the secre-
tary and approved by the club.
The story of the evening, entitled THE
Story of a Little Boy" treating the pa
thetic side of the child labor question in
a vivid and forceful manner, was read by
Mrs. w. X. Houghton.
Humorous Rotations. EMIT ed 'Eatfn'
Day and How Jimmie Took Care of
Baby" were given by Miss Raymond and
Miss Wilson
The essay of the evening. 1.-The Serious
Short Story" was prepared by Mr.. W. ID.
Mckenzie. and covered a wide range
of helpful study comparison and illustra-
ton
The musical program consisted of a solo
by Mr.. William Tyler Page, entitled Ora
Pro Nobis,'' with Mrs. Page at the piano.
"Fledermous (Strauss), by Mss Ruth
Bower and Spring Song" (Grieg), by
Miss Dorothy +. Ki!koff.
A poem was read by Mr.. Page, entitled
"A Wall of Lost Umbrella Humor-
Gus anecdotes We're tod by DR.. Harvey
and Mr.. Pittman PulSifer.
The names of Mrs. F. B. Young and
Miss Hobson were proposed for member
ship.
The League of American Pen Women
held it's first midmonth meeting of th'
season at headquarters. 1347 l. street
northwest, Monday evening. Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes, librarian. reported the
league library as now accessible at the
new Headquarters and its recent &C
QUESTION of Hurlbut's STORY Of the Bible. y
Mrs. Della Hine Mertz presented to the
league an autograph copy of 'PoS ms. by
Orion T. Dozier, souvenir OF the inter-
national League of Press Clubs, Blrmlns-
ham. Ala. October, 1907.
Mrs. Juliette NJ. Babbitt exhibited sew
eral publications, containing the work of
members o. the league. among which was
the holiday number of the Mail and
Times, Des Moines. Iowa. from its literary
editor, Miss Emile Blackmore Stapp.
Miss Stapp. who is a member of the l.. A.
P. w. has brought out a holiday EDITION
of her popular book for children, Bread
and Lass s. Miss Emma ]. Hughes
read a letter from Mrs. E. Cora DePuy
of Detroit, Mich, announcing an authors
sale benefit, Under the auspices of the De-
troIt Women's Press Club. and asking for
autograph copies of works from Amerl-
can and European authors.
The literary program which followed
was supervised by Miss Elizabeth A.
Hyde, second vice president. Give the
Best You Have" an inspiring essay by
MS Ida Browne Amerge of Cliftondale,
Mass. was read by Miss Hyde. The
Parting of the Ways" a story by Miss
Emile -Blackmore Stapp. was presented
by Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. descriptive
sketch. "A Visit to Kirk Munroe,' by
Miss Pearl V. Sinclair, was read by Miss
Anna B. Patten. Two poems were also
contributed by Miss Sinclair, Her One
Magic word" and a Madonna Lullaby.
Mrs. Virginia King Frye read an "Orien-
tai Travel Letter." by Miss Marie F.
Ryerson of the Newark Evening News,
describing her journey from Hongkong
10 Manila.
The principal paper of the evening was
by Mrs. Annie A. Wilder, wife of Prof. L..
H. Wilder, president of the Short Story
Club, entitled Poetry as a Vehicle of
Expression in Literature" Mrs. Wilder
RECEIVED the thanks of the league for her
paper.
Mrs. c. L. Macauley closed the evening
By singing. to her own piano accompani-
ment, several Scotch airs.