Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
THE CLUBS

Mrs. Clinton Smith. president of ,-.e w.
c. T. L. of the District Mrs. NJ. c. Henry.
| Miss Gussie Nichols and Mrs. Cawtl-orn
I are the delegates selected by the / al
organization to attend the annual conve L.
| ton of the National W. c. T. L.. to be
held at Denver October % to %. Mrs
! H. c. Balwin will arrange the trip and
see to the comfort of the party as far
| as Chicago, where the delegates will take
a white Ribbon special to the conven-
| ton city.
The October meeting Of the WOman's
| National Press Association was held Fri
day evening at the home OF MRS. Be-va
A. Lockwood The president. Mrs. Ruth
NJ Griswold Peaer. presided, and all the
officers except secretaries were present.
Mrs l.. ]. Young Withee was appoin ed
secretary pro TEN. Reports We're given
by the treasurer, Mrs. +. Maynlcke Still
man; librarian. Miss Ellen Foster, and by
Mrs Mary S. LOCKWOOD, chairman Oh
plan of work committee.
It was decided to take up the study OF
Journalism in the United States from
Early Times to the Present as the work
for the year. This will be supplenl nted
with occasional public lectures on kindred
topics.
~ J., was elected to membership. Mrs.
Baldwin Is a writer Oh cIlluTeH
and one of her recent books was presented
to the library of the w. L. p. a.
Mrs Mary S. Lockwood, who. with Mrs.
Josephine Arnold Rich. had beer elected
to bring reports from the tuberculosis
congress- gave an interesting sketch OF
the exhibits and spoke of the meeting
held under the auspices of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs the Monday
following the close of the congress. Mrs.
ReIva A. lockwood gave a report of the
Inv I fn ~
ternational peace congress held there last
summer at which she was present as
representative from the Peace Society of
the United States. Mrs. Lockwood at
tended every session of the congress. and
receptions. banquets, garden parties and
other entertainments filled the Intervals.
The homes of many of Enslands Oldest
and noblest families were thrown open
for these entertainments Mrs. cara %.
Colby. also a member of the w. L P. A,
was with Mrs. Lockwood at this time. AID
later took "a prominent part with the
suffraeettes. speaking for them in various
parts of England. Her speeches were we'll
received, and favorable reports in the
newspapers referred to her as ''the lady
from Oregon" Dr. Alice Burritt, who has
lately returned from trip to the holy
land spoke briefly of some of her eX-
periences and promised a longer report
in the future The association extended
a welcome to it's former president. hrs
Ellen S. Cromwell, who has lately re-
turned from summer visit TO Atlantic
CITY and New York. Miss Minnie f.
Mickey was appointed to membership
on the program and reception committees
At the recent meeting of the Capital
City Branch of the Philosophical So
| ciety at it's new quarters In the Mclean
building, DIR. AFRO J. Cory delivered an
| Objects and Benefits" 'Theosophy, or
divine wisdom" he said. teaches the
universal brotherhood of humanity, the
divine origin of all things and the evo-
luton of man from Il staty:of darkness
or ignorance to one of light or perfect
knowledge as the result of the expert
ences of many lives on earth The
| speaker gave short account of the ac-
| tiyities Of the society in America. In
dia Ceylon and other countries of the
| world In Ceylon over 10000 pupils at
tend schools founded and guided by
| members of the society, and 600 APP
plicantS for admission were turned away
last year from the Theosophic College at
Renares. India, for lack of accommodate
tons.
The Short Story Club held its first
meeting of the season Tuesday evening
in the parlors of the w. G. r. T., with
a record first-night attendance. The
president. Prof. l.. II. Wilder. welcomed
the members and outlined the aims of
the club for the coming season. which
lines in original essays. short stories
and poems. The absence of the record
ing secretary. Mrs. Myra NJ. Metcalf. was
deeply deplored. and the sympathy of
the club was extended to her in the re-
cent death of Il brother. Sympathy was
also expressed for Gen. William Beck in
his enforced absence through the loss of
a limb. Mrs. Rachel Tougate Beck, vice
president of the club. rected her poem.
| Under the Crimson Fire Tree" ana
Mrs. Appleton p. Clark gave some fea-
lures of the committee work at the re-
cent tuberculosis congress- closing with
an original poem, .'On the Committee. -
humorously descriptive thereof. Mr.
Harry w. Selah told about boating on
the Potomac, and recited .'On the Danube
River" The evening was largely de-
voted to short travelogues. Mrs. Blanche
Tyler Beaton had had the unique expe-
rience of travelling 1,S00 miles and
spending every night at home. acuuaint-
ing herself thereby with the numerous
picturesque places within days jour-