Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
AMONG THE CLUBS

evening. October 20. Mr.. r. A. Phillips
read paper on THE Origin and History
of the Potomac Literary Club" In which
the development of that organization
from its inception i'm 1868. was outlined ir
a manner most interesting. Mrs Beal
followed with an impromptu talk, ir
which her experiences as member OF
| the club for many years past were related
in a very entertaining manner. A SONG
very appropriate to the occasion, Auld
| Lang Syne," was then rendered by Mrs
| Charles A Woodhead. who was accom-
panied by Mrs. Helen V. Seifert. after
which the club listened to Mr.. Boyce who
| had much of interest to bring before the
members in regard to the transactions OF
the club during the early years of Its or
ganiZation.
Mr.. Henry T. Statham favored the au-
dience with the prologue from II Pagli-
acct" and in response to an enthusiastic
encore rendered 'Musica Proibita. Mr.
Statham was ably accompanied on the
piano by Prof. Atkinson. Mr.. Terry
spoke of his experiences with the club,
| after which Mr.. Charles A. Woodhead
sang the Laird o. Cockpen." accompanied
| by Mrs. Seifert. and responded to an en-
core with The Powder Monkey the
program was concluded with the read,ag
by President Frank NJ. Hoadley of what
purported to be an anonymous letter re-
ceived by him, inclosing humorous con-
| ception done in clever rhyme of the status
of the Potomac Literary Club forty years
hence.
Refreshments were then served by the
executive committee.
The District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs will hold it's first meeting
for the season October 81 at I:3O pm. in
the parlor of the Hotel La Fetra, and not
at the Riggs House. as previously an
nounced. Owing to a recent bereavement
in her family. the corresponding secreta airy
will not be able to send out cards. but all
clubwomen are cordially invited to be
present
The Excelsior Literary Club met at the
home of Mrs. +. Ide Muller. 1867 street
southeast, Tuesday afternoon. with the
president Mrs. Florence Duffie. in the
chair. There were present tWenty-e1ght
members and one visitor. After the
usual business routine the lecturer of the
day, Mrs NJ NJ. Gordon, read paper
entitled Bird s-eye View of South Amer
ica," in which she rapidly reviewed the
various South American republics, giving
interesting facts in connection with each
along geographical and historical lines.
At the close of the lecture number of
pictures Of noted buildings and monu-
ments were passed among the members.
Mrs. Alexander followed with a paper as
to the best lines of travel by steamship
to South America, naming the various
places touched describing the steamships
and the accommodations afforded to pas
sengerS with other items interesting TO
prospective tourists to that country. Mrs.
Frisbe then read an article on the build
ing of the Panama railway. describing
the suffering endured by the prospectors,
the loss of life to foreign laborers, the
feats Of engineering. the cost and the
interest Of the United States government
in its construction. Apropos quotations
were given at roll call many of them
being paragraphs from THE Land of To-
morrow" by John Barrett. At the close
of the literary program the members ad-
journed to the dining room, where the
hostess, assisted by Mrs. Wright and Mrs
Smith, served refreshments.
At the Oriental Esoteric Center. 1443 Q
street northwest, Sunday evening Miss
Marsland spoke on THE Oriental Teach
ings." Certain portions of the orient, the
speaker said. have been for ages, and are
now, the cradle of religion, philosophy
and esoteric science. Any germ of truth,
| if it be truth. that may be found as the
| nucleus of any creed or cult can be fitted
| into the great structure of universal truth
as propagated by the true oriental teach
| ings, for these are so great and broad as
| to include both religion and religions"
| The subject Wednesday evening was:
Man. Present and Future" The opinions
Of the world, as regards man, the lee
turer stated. are almost as varied as there
are men to form them. On the one hand
will be found those who claim that he
is thing of evil a son Of the devil, and
on the other hand are those who claim
that he is the SON of God. and between
these two extremes will be found every
shade of opinion. In the orient the teach
ing has ever been Man, know myself.
A new impulse will be given man and he
will turn from the materialism in which
he has been stepped for the past many
centuries to broader and deeper study
of the invisible. to the development of his
inner forces, and the esoteric laws that
govern the universe about him.
The first Of the regular dances of the
Kapitatonians Club was given October
16 at Mrs. Dyer's. The floor committee
was composed of Messrs. John Walker,
Walter NARROW and Karl Rathvon.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society held
its first meeting OF the esason October II
at the home of Mrs. Beaton, 1O3 Sd street
southeast. The meeting was called to
order by the president, Mr.. ]. w. Davis;
prayer was offered by the chaplain, Mrs
Boynton, and after the transaction of
| the business before the society Mr.. VIII
liam G. Hunter gave a lecture on
Dickens"
Remarks on particular works Of the
author were made by Capt ]. E. Hart,
Mrs. Walporte. Mr.. Battison and others.
Mrs. Beaton entertained the society with
piano solos and Mrs. Gordon. the retr-
ing president. spoke VI the prospects Ol
the society for the coming year. Although
several Of the members are still out Of the
| city. the parlors were well filled with
members and guests of the society. .
| The auditing committee of ST. Joseph s
Auxiliary. No. g. knights Of st. John.
| met at the home of Miss Nellie Bresnahan
| at 173 Massachusetts avenue northeast
| Thursday evening. After working hard
over books. the committee was agreeably
| surprised when cream and cocoa was
| served by their hostess. who was also
chairman of the committee. The commit
| tee consists of Mrs. NJ. C. Ratchffe. presi-
dent; Mrs. Mary Lomeyer, treasurer; Miss
| Agness Reidy. financial secretary; Miss
A. NJ. Barrett. recording secretary: Miss
Irene A. Mattingly.
| At the last meeting of the Capital City
Branch of the Theosophical Society Mrs.
Florence Duffie gave an interesting adj
| dress on "Esoteric Christianity" The
| speaker referred to the hidden side of all
religions and to the mysteries of CLASH
| cal and historical times when rites, cere-
monies and litanies conveyed to the in
| itiated certain deep truths about divine
things which were not revealed to the
multitude. That the Christian religion
has such a deep. hidden side. never re-
vealed to the masses, Is very evident to
the searcher into the early history of the
church. for the mysteries of Jesus" are
referred to by early Christian writer's who
reiterated the warning of Jesus, mot to
| cast pearls before swine" The necessity
| of graded teaching for men at different
stages OF evolution rendered such 'mys-
teries" not only possible, but a necessity.