Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
AMONG THE CLUBS

At it's eleventh meeting of the season
thirty-one members of the Abracadabra
Club were entertained on "Wednesday
evening at the home of Maj. and Mrs
George C. Potwin, go French street north
west. In response to the customary roll
call one member told the origin of the
popular Knocking three times on wood
for luck" 1t was primarily religious
act-the raps signifying the Trinity and the
wood the cross of Christ.
AS the opening paper was to be Weather
wise and Otherwise" by Mr.. Henry e. VIII
liams of the weather bureau, the other
responses were appropriately quotations re-
garding clouds and skies, including a great
variety ranging from the dignity Of Dick
ems to the fascination of the old woman
who swept the cobwebs from the sky
Mr.. Williams gave a brief sketch Of the
first scientific weather observations in this
country-those of Franklin, Jefferson and
Prof. James Madison of William and Mary
College-and then traced them down
through the origin and development of our
present weather bureau. During the dis
cussion following this paper Mr.. George X.
Ide gave a bright quotation from Rufus
Choate on New England weather.
DIR. Henry Baker read extracts from a
paper relating his experiences and OBJ
servations while in India. These dealt par
ucularly with the social conditions and
customs of the natives and with the curse
OF caste. Discussion brought out the fact
that the worst obstacle to the abolition OF
this evil is the attitude of England.
Two vocal selections were given by Mr..
Charles q. Abbot, accompanied by Mrs.
Packard. The club elected two new men,
bers-Mr. and Mrs ". Edwards-and voted
itu hare ~ lkv,,kH
forty-six to fifty. The guests were Miss
b. f. Enderle Of this city and Mr.. v. s.
Barber of Seattle.
The following members were present: Mr..
Charles G. Abbot, DIR. and Mrs. Henry
Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Amherst w. Barber,
Mrs. Fenelon B. Brock, Or. and Mrs g.
NJ. Braumbaugh, Mrs. ]. d. Croissant, Mrs
NJ. E. 8. Davis, Miss Emily Doherty, Mrs
Harold T. Dougherty, DIR. and Mrs
Charles W. Gallagher, Mr.. and Mrs George
r. Ide, Or. and Mrs. James Mckee, Mr..
and Mrs. Packard, Mr. and Mrs. Aurestes
8. Perham, Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Pierce Mai.
and Mrs. George c. Potwin. Mrs. Jennie
Stems, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron L. Story, Miss
{. A: Van Doren and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Z. Williams.
The League of American Pen Women
met in the study room of the Public Ii
DTary Monday evening last, the president.
Mrs. Virginia King Frye, in the chair A
portion OF the evening was spent In search
Ing through the various magazines for the
work of league members, a number of ar
ticles being found.
tie president read letters from Mrs.
Moore Murdoch of Texas. Mrs. Rachel
Tougate Beck, written from Camp Column
bia, Havana, Cuba, and letter of thanks
from Mr.. t. Jackson Seay OF the Indus
trial Educational League of the South, for
the assistance rendered by the l.. A. p A.
in promoting the recent benefit lecture by
Mrs. l.. ]. Young Withee, which, IL was
Stats: had been the means of adding many
dollars II the treasury of the educational
'eague. Mrs. Babbitt read a letter from
Mrs sadie kneller Miller of Baltimore Md,
written from Miami. Fla, and Miss White
read communication from William Ash
brook, secretary Of the National Educa-