Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
AMONG THE CLUBS


Single Tax Club was held at the home of
Mrs. York and Mrs. Houghton, 10 @
street northwest. Monday evening It
was announced that the woman's suffrage
hearing would be held before both the
House and Senate committees on the fol-
lowing morning and all who were inter-
ested In this reform movement were in
vlted to attend. Mrs. Munroe. as dele
gate to the New York convention, at
which the National Single Tax League
was organized last November, reported
that the league was ready for active
work and invited all friends Of the cause,
irrespective of sex. to become members
of the National League. After the bust
ness meeting the Conclusion of Henry
Georges Progress and Poverty" was read
by Mrs. George r. Davis and a general
discussion followed until refreshments
were served Those present besides Mr..
and Mrs w X. Houghton and Mrs c. S
York were Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Heath
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter 1. Swanton, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. w. Ramage. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam D. Mackenzie. Mrs. lila Broadway,
Mrs. d: c. Knight Mrs. J. L. Munroe.
Mrs. Mary J. Arnold. Mrs. Josephine
Rich Mrs. George r. Davis, Mrs Mar
garet LOhr. Mrs. Catherine Wheeler. Rev
Alexander Kent Rev. Hugh Kelley,
Messrs. T.. J. Dakin. Fred Moore. Martin
Brink, George B. Rose. Leland Shidy,
George A. Warren and James D. Kirk
patrick.
At the Oriental Center. 1443 Q street.
the Sunday evening lecture was entitled
THE Tongue of Criticism Miss Mars
land said that most people talk too much
In referring to the adage that lone mend
fault is worth twenty find-faults" the
speaker stated that it is good to examine
our conversation and thoughts daily to
see whether we are truly leaving other
people to live their lives their own way.
fors criticism kills all moral progress
1.-The Man of VIII was the subject We'd
nesday evening. Every day, the lecturer
said, brings opportunities for practice in
the training and subjugating of the
senses: to eat what one does not like to
look at a centipede without shuddernS,
to touch a peach skin if the feeling be
disagreeable. etc.
The Catholic Conversation Circle met
Thursday al the home of the preside mt
IO6 18th street northwest. Mrs COope
gave a detailed report of the successful
Catholic art exhibit held recently under
the auspices of the circle and announced
that the public is again invited to be
present March 10 at 7:3O when Mr.. Philip
Gerry will make an address on the life
and work of ST Patrick Miss Agnes
Carroll gave description of The Sta
tons at st. Pauls Passionist Monastery,
Pittsburg, Pa; Miss Clare Dillan, those of
Erie. Pa; Miss Grace Connolly, the mar
bic ones at ST Patricks, this city: Miss
Kathryn Kirby, Fuerstein's celebrated
modern stations: Miss Mildred Hewett,
those at the Apostolic Mission House:
Miss F. Hardness. description of Lenten
church veStments.
Among those present were Mrs. Coope.
Mrs. Mary Virts. Miss Mildred Hewett,
Miss Mary A Fax, Miss Glare Dillon.
Miss Kathryn Kirby Miss X. G. Connolly,
Miss Frank Connolly. Miss F. Hardness.
Auxiliary 81, L. L. v. L.. met at the hall
of the w. G. T. T.. SD 9th street, where
future meetings are to be held.
After a short business session Mrs
Flora A. Lewis. chairman of the enter
tainment committee, took charge. and the
remainder of the evening was spent So
cially.
one meeting in each month a social affair.
members to be selected from time to time
to give papers on their personal expe-
riences during the civil war. if they were
living during that time. On this occasion
members whose surnames begun with A
and B were invited to speak and the fol-
lowing responded:
Mrs Harriet A. Allison described her
trying position as the wife of Union SOL
der stationed in the south at the close
of the war; her husband being connected
with the freedmen's bureau in North
Carolina at that time.
Mrs. Fredericka Bailey gave some inter-
esting accounts with regard to her hus-
bands service. she being too young to
have any personal experiences.
Mrs Anna f. Ball read an entertaining
paper on the impressions she received as
a little child seeing the troops march TO
the front.
Mrs. Dora e. Carpenter, who returns