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Architecture" written by Mrs. Schneider
who was absent.
Mrs Appleton Clark read an original
sketch on the woes of the modern archi
tect trying to build to suit a woman of
ideas, and the ludicrous finale. Miss Belle
PETIT grew. who has just returned from
trip around the world. gave an inter
esting talk on the Parsees: their manners
customs, intelligence. wealth and gen.
erosity. The speaker gained her personal
knowledge from being entertained in their
homes. Beautiful embroidery from Bonn
bay was displayed. and after a luncheon
the club adjourned.
'The Inequalities of Life" was the sub
Ject for discussion at the meeting of the
Blavatsky branch of the Theosophical So
ciety Thursday evening. It was stated
by the students that man is evolving in
three ways-physicaHy. mentally and spir-
ftually. Some progress is made In each
with life In one or all of the lines of
evolution: many eXistences on earth are
necessary for the full development of man,
hence We are born unequal and die un-
equal, but each stage Is what 1t should be
under the basic law of life-that of cause
and effect.
of F. H. Mckee. 1i20 21st street north
west. January 3. Thirty-two members
and six visitors were present and Presi-
dent A. 8. Perham was in the chair Roll
call was answered with New Year reso-
lutions in rhyme. The paper of the even
ing. read by William Emerson. was en-
titled. Mental Therapeutics" The paper
dealt with each phase of the various
schools of therapeutics, and was dis
cussed by DR.. Brown. DIR. Brumbaugh
I'D foLr -
view and by DR.. Baker, DR.. Gallagher and
F. H. Mckee from other points. After
recess a reading was given by Miss Emily
Doherty. entitled John Henry's Night
mare"
The usual social hour was enjoyed The
hostess. Mrs. F. H. Mckee. served re-
freShments.
pleasant evening was passed at the
third meeting OF the Eastern Dramatic
Club, held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
kilmartin. After the business of the club
had been attended to. in the course of
which several officers were elected. a neat
little sketch was given by Mrs. Norma,
Miss Maude and Master Robert Kilmar-
TIN At the close there was dancing. fol-
meyer and Mr.. Eugene Walters furnished
the music.
An enjoyable entertainment was given
the meeting. held Wednesday evening, at
the residence of DR.. and Nine. Eager.
Mile. Prud homme read lie train des
maris." by Adrian Vely. Mile. Leavitt
gave as piano solo a waltz by Chopin.
Mr. Window read lie Queteur," by
ChamDf1eury. and Mr. Barramian read
LES Plaintes du Souff1aur. by ZamacOis,
which caused considerable merrment. The
unique feature of the entertainment how
ever. was tOmbola. in which there were
- h1ov, ,1re.
prize. This was arranged by Mile. Becker
and Mile. Gwinn. assisted by DR.. Hig
gins The attendance was unusually
large.
At the annual meeting of the Crescent
Benevolent Association, held at Pythian
Temple. Sunday. the following officers
were elected for the coming year: j. f.
Willig. president; George Ruhl, vice
president: George B. Ostermayer, record
:ng secretary Fl. A. Burr. financial Sec
retary; George Maier, treasurer; NJ j.
Fersnger. Sergeant alarms: j. Louis
Wege. assistant sergeant-at-arms. At the
of the meeting the customary
banquet was held and enjoyed by the
arge number of members present.
Sixteen members of the Capitol Hill
History Club met Wednesday at the resi-
dence of Mrs. j. Dague THE Ancient
City of Memphis. was the general SUBJ
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read paper on ''The Glor.es and Ruins
Of Memphis" after which each member
present brought out many facts relative
TO that city. Mrs. WhaIey was elected
4 member of the organization. Arrange
ments were concluded for a club BAN
quet to be given later in the month.
The Builders Club of the Rhode Island
Avenue Methodist Protestant Sunday
School met, Friday evening at the resi-
4 H. Il.
west. The following officers were elected:
Vice president. Earl Jones: secretary,
Darwin Tyree: treasurer. Cecil Weeks.
Howard Baird was elected member
The feature of the evening was de-
hate on. the subject. Resolved. That the
Panama Canal VIII Be More Useful to
the World Than the Suez Canal" The
speakers were Harold Burley
and Victor Tyree. affirmative, and Earl
Jones and Darwin Tyree, negative. The
judges decided in favor OF the negative.
At the Oriental Esoteric Center. l443 9
street. the subject of the lecture Sunday
was 1.-The Initiates of the Orient In
the heart of Asa. Miss Marsiand said.
there exists civilization which. for
thousands of years. has known no devel-
opment. Whole communities live secluded
on the heights of the Himalayas. under
SO ideal and wonderful that we
can. with difficulty conceive of It's posi-
DiHty. lnOSe VINO compose lHeSe COM
munities the speaker stated. have been
men as we now are. but have outstripped
their fellows and reached the goal of wis
COM so that thy are practically divine in
their attributes. and have attained to
Nirvana. So great is their compassion
for suffering humanity. however. that they
have made the great renunciat:on, and
are content to remain in touch with earth
to guide evolution and to preserve the
know edge of the truth. Wednesday even
ing. the subject was Peace in the Daily
Life" to be enjoyed by every one who Is
able to live unselfshly, for the good eof
all.
The Freon Club held its first social of
the new year Thursday night At the home
of the president. Freon Eugene Curtis
1O11 IL street northwest. Progressive
euchre was enjoyed until the host inter
rupted the game to invite his guests TO
the dining room. After feast. at which
toasts were given by the officers of the
club and general good-fellowship reigned.
the F'reons returned to the parlors and
resumed the game. Mr.. Harry Herbert.
a guest. won the first prize. which was
awarded with presentation speech by
Freon Grubb. the social chairman. Dr..
W. c. Killinger. the new member, won
le .booby prize. Messrs. VIII and
Harry Herbert took flashlight photo |
yra phs OF the club and their guests, and
afterward a general entertainment fol- |
owed. in which Mr.. Jack Healy gave sew
,ral recitatons. AS the Freons departed
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