Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12

Charles Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Glass, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Mattox. Mr..
and Mrs. Whaley. Mr.. and Mrs. d. ].
Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. l.. b. Slime. Mr..
A. c. Webb Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Weldon,
Mr. and Mrs. c. F.. Wood. Mr.. and Mrs.
B. c. Yorks, Mrs. o. H. Briggs. Mrs. w.
| f. Cochran. Mrs. Demarry Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Metcalf, Mrs. Ida B. Myers Mrs. J. Z.
Nichol. Mr.. Wallace Nchol, Mr.. Leo
Roberts. Miss Marian Mccoy. Miss Julia
Mccoy, Miss Ursa Yorks, Miss Mabel
| Webb. Miss Lula Nichol. Mrs. A. G.
CASTOR. Mrs. George B. King and Mrs. c.
+. Mccoy
Abraham Lincoln Circle. No. g. G. A. r.,
Mrs. Peabody president, gave a large
| euchre party Wednesday evening at 1nl2
Massachusetts avenue, the home Of the
| chaplain of the circle. Those who won
prizes were. ladies, Mrs. La Rogue. Mrs.
Tyler. Mrs. Parkes. Mrs. Hutchinson
and Mrs. Hendrix; gentlemen. DR.. Burson
Mr.. c. c. Bowan and Mr. Bergh.
| The Columbia Heights Art Club met at
| the home of the president. Mrs. Sarah
Wolhaupter. Thursday. The executive
committee, Mrs. J. F. Engle. chairman
| had selected the topics on Grecian history
| for the coming year. These We're reviewed
and adopted by the club. The subject for
the day was The Persian Drama" by
Miss Catherine Barlow.
| The art subject brought out some inter
esting facts as to the use of aluminium
from delicate lace to its important use in
the building of the American yacht the
| Defender. which held the cup in 1880.
| Mrs. F. H. Chase was voted an asso-
| ciate member.
| At the Oriental Esoteric Center. 1443 @
| street, the subject OF the talk Sunday
| evening was The Existence of God -
! Reviewing the history of religion from
| the earliest times the lecturer said that
! all men. of whatever epoch. have sought
| after God. each according to his own pos
| sfbilities, and the god of each race has
been the conception which that people
was able to form of that infinite and in
visible something which lies just beyond
| their power of conception. The human
mind is always reaching out after the be-
yond, for. whatever we try to conceive.
there IS always a further horizon which
we cannot attain This is the reason
why worldly pleasures fail to satisfy.
| There is no possible satisfaction in any
| thing less than the infinite.
! Wednesday evening Miss MarsIand
spoke on Kali Youga'' and the new era.
which was said to be already beginning
The Excelsior Literary Club met at the
residence of Mrs. Gordon Sth street
northeast. Tuesday afternoon with thirty
t persons present
/ dent Mrs. Enge who called on the. vari-
! Gus committees to hand in their monthly
reports. The president then gave her
monthly address. in which she spoke of
| the growing interest in club work re-
ferred to the scholarly essays gwen by
| the members and by Mrs. Thirkield BY re-
quest. and thanked the hostesses enter
tanning the club for their courtesy and
efforts to promote the welfare of the or
ganization. The subject of work for the
club year 1908? was taken up and dis
cussed. Miss Chamberlain, chairman OF
the year book committee gave a detailed
report of available literature and maps
and suggested that a brief map outline be
a necessary part of each historical eff
fort.
Delegates to the convention of the Fed
Grafton of Clubs were then chosen. as
follows: Mrs. Duffie Mrs. Webb and
Mrs. Muller. delegates: Mrs. Parker, Mrs.
Norris and Mrs. Nailor alternates
The study of Egypt was taken UP. and
Mrs. Nalor gave a reading descriptive of
the ruins of Karnak. of Philae, tn pearl
of the Nile the shrine of Isis. of Mariet-
ia and other historical points. Miss
Chamberlain spoke Of the Rosetta
Stone" Mrs. Robinson on the "Obelisk
of Karnak'' and Mrs. Seely of Egypt.
the land of Mystery
After adjournment the hostess served
refreshments.
The musical program given by the
younger members of the Marcia Burns
Chapter. d. \. R.. Wednesday at the
Shorehanf was one of the most ert ain
ing given by that chapter \ great part
of the credit was due to Miss Edna 81 g
by. who was in charge. The chorus If
young ladies gave Middenberg's Lula