Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

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delegates from thirty-one states. was
marked by great enthusiasm. After the
business meeting. during which it was
voted to renew their subscription TO the
Single Tax Review, the study of Prog
ress and Poverty" was resumed, Mr. w.
$ Heath giving a talk on the inadequacy
of superficial reforms while the eVil Of
land monopoly remained. After a gen
raj discussing of the progress being MADE
by the cause in Eng and and the I'M
provemants resulting from the reform re
freshments were served. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Root and MISS
Jennie Root. Mr. and Mrs W. S. Heath,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter 1. SWanton, Mrs.
Mary ]. Arnold, Mrs. Josephine Rich.
Mrs. NJ w Ramage, Mrs. Jennie l.. Nun
roe, Mrs Catherine Wheeler, Mrs. Mar
garet Lohr. Mrs. W. D. Mackenzie, Rev.
Hugh Kelley, Mr.. Martin Brink, Mr..
Ralph Hovey and Miss Eppie Lewis.
The meeting of Blavatsky Branch, Theo-
sophical Society in America. was held at
No 1913 l. street northwest Thursday
evening All the members present dis
cussed freely the subject of the evening.
which was The Problem of the lmper-
feet
The first December meeting of the
Crimochre Pleasure Club was held
Wednesday evening at the home of Miss
Gertrude Hierling, in Southeast Washing
ton After the business meeting was ad-
iourned and Miss Josie Hierling elected a
member by a unanimous vote the club in
dulsed in games. Those present were
Misses Hierling. Niemeyer Rittershofer.
Toole and J-mhow and Messrs. Burch,
Gaddis, Parsley, Schrott and Toole. The
club gave theater party Wednesday
evening Those present were Misses
Toole. Umhow, G.. Herring, j. Herring,
Niemeyer Rittershofer and Messrs. Toole,
Schrott, Parsley, Burch and Gaddis
The first meeting of the Green Sod Club
since early in the summer took place Sun
day afternoon, when it was entertained
by Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm +. Rideout at
their neWehome in Alta Vista, Nd. About
twenty-five members of the club boarded
the special car. which left Georgetown at
l O'Clock. Three of the members who had
taken extended trips during the summer
gave short talks. Mr. H. Walter Schulz,
- y had spent tour months III ok .ahoJnd.
telling interesting facts about that sec
ton of the country; Mr.. Gus Schmidt, who
had been some months in Goldfield. New.
telling of his experiences there during and
previous to the recent troubles, and Mr..
Rideout told of his trip into Canada.
There was vocal music by the club quar-
II. solos by Miss Fitzgerald Of Bosom
and Miss De Ricci Griffin of this city and
instrumental selections by Miss Loretto
Griffin. Mr.. William II. Smith and his
son Vernon. residents of Alta VISTA add
ed much to the pleasure of the afternoon
by several delightful readings.
A business meeting of the organization
was held, during which there was an cleo
ton of officers and plans were made for
the social and literary meetings to be
held during the coming winter months
The members returned on the special car
about o'clock.
Mrs William Tindall entertained the
Political Study Club at luncheon Friday
last and in the afternoon a business ses-
sion was held at which the president,
Mrs Mackril.e, presided Mrs Engle re-
ported the only date on which Mrs. Cob
Gen Sanderson, the suffrage Of Lon
don. England. can be secured loNlecture
in Washington. and it was decided to
have her come on that Ga.e, the lecture
to be at the New Willard.
Miss G!llett visited the club and re-
ported the work that had been done in
connection with the bill introduced into
Congress to secure a limited suffrage
in the District in behalf of women voting
equally with men should such a bill be-
come a claw, and she outlined the plans
for petition and other work which is
being formulated.
The club voted unanimously to approve
this legislative work and pledged its
assistance. Mrs. Davis then read the
paper for the afternoon, the subject being
THE Initiative and Referendum" and a
discussion followed
Freon Clubs meeting was held Thurs
day evening at the home of h. L. An
dreSen, GA l. street northwest. The