Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07


and that June II has been listed as League
| OF American Pen Women day. 1t Is de-
| sired that the members may rally from
| far and near, and make this an occasion
for social greeting and intellectual cheer.
| 1t was also reported that the District of
| Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs
has appointed Mrs. Evelyn Clark Morgan
former president of the L. A. p. W., as
Its delegate to the national arbitration and
| peace congress. which meets in New York.
April 1911 The L. A. P. W., in conjunc-
| representative, selected Mrs Grace Thomp-
| son-Seton and Miss E. Marguerite Lindley
of New York city and Mrs. Mary E. will
kins Freeman of Metuchen. N. j.. as addi-
| tional peace congressional representatives.
| The corresponding secretary was in
| structed to write letters. expressing the
| sympathy of the league. to two of its mem
| bers. Mrs. Grace MACEDONIAN Cooke and
| Miss Alice MACEDONIAN, who sustained in
juries In the destruction by fire of Helieon
! Hall. the residence Of Upton Sinclairs so
| cialist colony. near Englcwood. n. J.
Miss Elizabeth A. Hyde. having regained
| her health, has resumed her duties IS
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Evelyn Clark
Morgan being obliged to resign her official
duties on account of her projected foreign
! tour.
! The annual business meeting of the
| AbracaGabra Club was held Wednesday
evening at 30 q street northeast Mrs
Charles G. Abbot being the hostess. Sew
| eral guests as well as twenty nine mem
| bers We're present, and the president. Dr.
| James Mckee. was in the chair With the
| exception of one member, who gave a ma
| ture poem. the responses and roll call took
| form of names of nature writer's and in
Guided an interesting variety from Mother
| Goose and Van Dyke" AS both the nom
| nations and elections of officers were car
ried on by written ballot, the voting proved
lengthy process, although at times
| very merry one. This ponderous business
was lnterspersed with musical trios-Mrs.
Packard at the piano. Mr. Abbot playing
the cello and one of the guests the flute.
| The following officers were elected for
the. season of 19O7S-the sixteenth in the
clubs history: President, Mr.. Aurestus s.
Perham; first vice president, Mr.. Charles
q. Abbot; second vice president, Mrs. Fen
,elon B. Brock; secretary-treasurer Mrs
Harold T. Dougherty; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. James Mckee, chairman execu-
tive committee, Mr.. Harold T. Dougherty.
The four additional members appointed to
serve on the executive committee We're:
Mrs. Charles G. Abbot. Mrs. G. NJ. Brum-
baugh. Maj and Mrs. George C Potwin.
Dr. Baker proposed the names of Mr..
and Mrs. Emerson for membership. At the
close of the business meeting Mr.. Abbot
favored the club with vocal solo, and
Mr.. Harold T. Dougherty read paper on
Walks nthe District of Columbia. This
dealt with two short tramps in the north
west, as we'll as the following five longer
ones-cross- country from Forest Glen to
Chevy Chase, stopping en- route at the old
Jones place, Clean Drinking Manor, Dullt
in 1850; Rrock Creek and Geological parks;
the Potomac river region; old Fort Stanton
and Cedar HILL the Frederick Douglass
estate In Anacostia. Several members made
remarks called forth by the paper, after
which the meeting was adjourned for re-
freshments and sociability
The following members were present: Mr..
and Mrs. Charles G. Abbot, Dr. and Mrs.
Barber. Mrs. Fenelon B. Brock. DR.. and
Mrs. G. NJ. Brunbaugh, Mr.. 8. A. Clarke.
Miss Emily Doherty. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
T. Dougherty, DR.. Charles w. Gallagher,
Mr.. and Mrs. George r: lde, Mr.. Hyland
C. Kirk. Mrs. Loretta w. McCreery, DR..
and Mrs James Mckee, Mrs. Edwin A.
Packard, Mr. and Mrs. Aurestes S. Perham,
Maj and Mrs. George c. Potwin, Mrs. Jen-
ME Sterne, Mrs. Myron L. Story, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry E. Williams.
At the Oriental Esoteric Center 1443 Q
street the usual meetings were held last
week In Sundays lecture "Inspira-
ton" the speaker said that thoughts were
links uniting the seen with the unseen.
1t is the power of thought which gives
form to the more subtle ideas, so that we
see them consciously pictures. Man can
draw from this thought-world. which is
crowded with vibrations of every kind and
description. that inspiration which he needs,
and it Is indeed by this means that many
of the worlds greatest inventors have
cOnsummated their discoveries. The in
ventor remained ignorant of whence came
his inspiration, but had he been aware of
his powers and able to use them conscious
ly, able to draw from the unseen that which
he pleased under control of his will, much
Of the uncertainty, delay and partial fail
ure which mark the usual evolvement Of a
new idea would be eliminated. All the
worlds stored-up thought is ours for the
taking, and our thoughts, directed by a
strong will, the instruments which
connect the seen with the unseen.
The Columbia Heights Art Club held its
monthly business meeting with the Misses
Barlow at the Royal. The subject for study
for the ensuing year was discussed. the
majority deciding upon Persia. An cleo
ton of officers held, resulting in Mrs.
Walhaupter as president, Miss c. Barlow,
vice president Miss Barlow recording sec
rotary: Mrs. Bowman, corresponding sec
rotary; Mrs. Emerson, social recorder: Mrs.
Whitall, treasurer: Mrs. Lacy, director to
federation. Mrs. Stokes, Mrs. Davis, Mrs.
Engle Mrs. Doris and Mrs. Sep compose
the executive committee. The retiring
president. Mrs. Stokes, made speech, after
which refreshments were served.
Mrs A Y Casanova was the hostess of
the sem-monthly meeting of the Critten-
ton Wheel Club Thursday 1t was an after
noon with music. The members present
We're: Mrs Story, Mrs. Potwin Mrs. Her
furth, Mrs. Wiclham, Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs.
Simpson, Mrs. Fulton, Mrs. Severance, Mrs.
Brown. Mrs Brumbaugh. Mrs. Tracy Mrs.
Bovee, Mrs Donnelly, Mrs. Casanova, Mrs.
Steiner and Mrs. Wood.
Wednesday evening the Triple M Society
of the McKendree Methodist Church was
delightfully."- entertained by the Misses
Rouse at their home 495 Maryland avenue.
This society is a comparatively new branch
of the many social features, and is rapidly
making itself known about the city. 1t
holds meetings twice month at the homes
of the various members.
The Excelsior Literary Club was enter
AIr- unro n1Sfr of hnr-h Trro
Tuesday afternoon, the president, Mrs.
Emerson, presiding. In answer to roll call
responses on Thomas Jefferson" the sub
ject of the day, brought forth many in
teresting quotations. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read by Mrs. DOVE
BY special request the hostess sang The
Brook" Mrs. A. II. Frear accompanied
on the piano. The essay of the afternoon
by Mrs Addie w Foster entitled Thomas
Jefferson" called attention to the fact that
the only memorials to the author of the
Declaration of Independence are a de-
lapidated granite obelisk over his neglected
grave at Monticello, a bronze statue and
Declaration of Independence di-
scription Of a personal view of Monticello
Mrs. Seeley read an essay upon Prof
Morse in which she sketched the struggles
of the inventor of the telegraph until Con-