Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
AMONG THE CLUBS

A'iSiop, "ic VI representative BISHOP Oh
Michigan. The following were elected Off
GERS for the coming year: President, Mrs.
Myra Mccoy Andrews; vice president, Mrs.
Virginia j. Swinburne; recording secretary
Mrs. Maud Ethel; corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Clara B. Movers; treasurer. Mrs. Min
ME E. Seeds; chaplain, Mrs. Mary E. N.
kingsley; guard, Mrs. Hortense 7. Triller;
journalist. Mrs. Fannie H. Nelson.
FoEowing the election and business ses-
sion Mrs. Helen D. Orion read a paper on
The Poets Laureate"
A social hour was spent in the tea room,
during which Mrs. Augusta T. Long was
welcomed back, and goodbye was said to
Neb.
The Short Story. Club held session
march IL at the club home. SO 9th street
PRESIDENT F. v. DeCoster was present and
announced the program, which was pre-
pared by himself and proved to be pleas
1ngly entertaining. Mrs. D. 8. Corser of the
washington Conservatory sang, without
piano, two contralto solos, ishing'' and
Just Little Bit of String" two numbers
much enjoyed Mrs. Gomprecht sang to her
own accompaniment "Oh, Thou Divine Re-
deemer, Daddy" and, by request, my
Old Kentucky Home" which selections re-
| celNed enthusiastic recognition.
The story of the evening, read by its au-
thor, Mrs. L. ]. Young Withee, and emit
ted "A Masonic Talisman," was founded
on the experience of Washington woman
who, with her three children, was saved
from from death or captivity by the display Of
this mystic emblem of a fraternal brother
hood. =.
The Midnight Reverie," an original
poem renectiye In mood and imaginative in
character, Was read by Mrs. Leonard H.
Wilder. Mrs. NJ. L. Willis read an original
| humorous paper, Mr.. Bradburys Fad"
Miss Bessie +. Dunn recited 1.-THE Bobo-
| link with good limitations of its trilIs and
notes.
Miss Emma Magruder, whose Special
| ues are recitation and imitation, gave re-
anstic impersonations of "C.ass in Elocu-
tion," reciting The Execution of Mont
| rose" with all the facial workings and
wonderful gestures of bashful boy and
| girl beginners in this interesting study.
The Washington branch of the Theosoph
ical Society held its regular weekly meet
ing last Sunday evening at it's headquar-
| ters, ~ "A street southeast, the president,
j. Harry Carnes, presiding. AS previously
decided, the branch began the study of
karma, or the law of cause and effect as
| related to the life of the individual-"As
We sow, so shall We reap" The discussion
on all the planes of existence and the in
| nuence of thought on the evolution of man
The Wednesday class continued the study
OF the birth of intellect in man through the
aid of perfected men, the product of past
chains Of worlds. Friday night the class
| on the science of the emotions continued
| its work.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
Monday evening at the residence of Dr.
and Mrs. James Mckee, The Plymouth,
with the president, Mrs Gordon in the
chair. The paper of the evening entitled
The New Woman was read by Mrs. M NJ
Gordon It was discussed by Mr.. John
Bryson, Major George Lawrence Cant.
| Mckee, Dr. James Mckee and Capt j. E.
Hart.
Mrs. Mckee gave an account of her own
| experiences as a voter in one of the west
ern states, where woman's suffrage pre-
walls. Miss Laura Bryson gave a talk on
THE Woman of the New Era
At the next meeting the gentlemen of the
society Will have charge of the program.
The subject chosen for the lecture before
the Oriental Esoteric Center at 1443 Q
street last Sunday was Latent p Yers in
Man. the position of man in the scale of
evolution and the means which he can
take for improving himself for strength
ening his will, and refining the grosser
and more material energies of the body
into the subtler, spiritual powers-the way
to pass from vice to virtue. On Wednes-
day evening another aspect of the same
subject was reviewed in the talk on The
Man of Will" The body is to the man of
will servant, it was argued, to be con-
sidered, fed clothed and cared for; but
| never to express an opinion as to what
should or should not be done. 1t should
not be allowed to control the supply Of
nerve force, is but too generally the
case. The man Of will alone has the iudg-
ment necessary to know when and how to
1berate this force, as well as how much is
needed by the organism every emer-
gency.
Mrs. Mary Litz Parker, president of LIN
coin Circle, entertained last Wednesday
evening in honor of the national president
of the G. A. r.. Mrs. Dalton of Kansas,
vile, Pa, and the new president of Lin
| coin Circle, Mrs. NJ. D. Lincoln. Among
those invited to meet them were the presi-
dent of the Woman's National Press As
ISOLATION. Mrs. Cromwell, and Mrs. Belva
Lockwood Bishop and Mrs. Sabin, DR..
| and Mrs. Stutz, Judge and Mrs Atkinson,
Miss Clara Litz, Miss Avery, Miss Harry,
Miss Emma Wheat, Mrs. o. Thompson,
Mrs. NJ. Hall, Mrs. Raush, Mrs. McKillip,
Mr.. and Mrs Reginald Beall, Mrs. Fink,
Gen. Robert and Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Parker
played several piano solos. Cornelia Parker
gave violin SOLO
Mrs. Lincoln, the new president, was the
recipient of many beautiful flowers
The Columbia Heights Art Club was en-
tertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Lacy
in her apartment in the Portner, Mrs. VOL
happier, the vice president, presiding. The
art paper by Mrs. Doris was entitled IL
Illustrators and Cartoonists,' and traced the
evolution of the art from Cruikshank to the
present day. Mrs. Engle's historical paper,
'Heliopols, the City of the Sum-" gave a
description of the city that was old when
Mrs. Clarke gave two humorous recita-
tons. Miss Finney contributed a vocal
number, Sing Me to Sleep" and Mrs
Chase sang God Bless YOU
The Capitol Hill History Club had sur
prise" luncheon Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. ]. c. Weldon, after which the regular
meeting was held with nineteen members
present Mrs. Charles Glass read a paper
on Brazil" Mrs. H. B. Mattox gave a
book review of THE Soldier of Fortune"
and Mrs 1. B. Meyers read a paper on
"VeneZuela.''
The Excelsior Literary Club held its
weekly session Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. J. E. Bradley. Responses to
roll call brought forth quotations from ia
nous authors. After the reading of the
minutes by Miss Wood, a piano solo was
| given by Mrs. ]. H. Cunningham
The first paper on the program Of the day
was The Growth of Nation" given by
Miss A. NJ. Chamberlain. She spoke of the
industrial, agricultural and educational
growth, comparing the early educational
|, advantages with the magnificent schools
and universities of the present Mrs Seeley
read an amusing account of the ubiquitous
tin can; how 1t was found in nearly every
country of the world and serving for nearly