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ing the proposed new clubhouse, AMI
every president of woman's club was
requested to help her formulate plans for
the early erection Of such building in
Washington.
The Unity Club met at the W. c. T. L..
parlors Wednesday evening with an ex-
celIent attendance. the president. Mr. l..
II. Patterson. In the chair. The business
routine concluded. Mr.. T. NJ. Sullivan
took charge of the program. Two piano
solos were given by Miss Rosalie Rous-
seau. Mr.. Sullivan then introduced the
speaker of the evening. Maj. James AL
bert Cla:k. who gave a strong address
on The Effect of immigration on the
Ethnic or Race Composition o. Our Popu-
lation." He treated his subject from ths
standpoint of interior knowledge gained
by government work along these lines.
10 Mai. Clark said there were two schools
in the United States at the present time
touching upon the subject of immigra-
tion-the pessimistic and optimistic His
views were clearly allied with the latter
school. in the building up of a great ma
ton through the mingiing OF diverse
bloods. Through the aid of several maps.
he showed the proportion of the various
European nationalities making up the
vast migratory movement toward the
western continent since 1920. He read
the opinions of several eminent men
upon the subject OF immigration. begin
ming with William Penn and including
George Washington. Emerson. DR.. Phil
lips Brooks, Senator Knute Nelson. An
drew Carnegie, President Eliot of Har-
ward University, President Roosevelt and
Others. He described the complex ma
uonality of which the English nation is
composed. and in closing expressed his
belief that in this clinical mingling the
greatest nation in all the worlds history
is being created, and that, despite the
vast immigration into this country since
1920. the noble principles of our early
colonists will always remain the determin-
ing factor in our civilization and national
character.
A unanimous rising vote of thanks was
accorded Maj Clark fo- his lecture.
Miss Frances Johnson san "Good-hve,
Sweetheart" and as an encore. THE
Sor2 Of the Burgomaster." accompanied
by Miss Rosalie Rousseau.
Mrs. Rosa l.. Townshend, by request
gave her rendition of "A Balky Mule. :
which closed the program.
Columbia Chapter. D. A. r., met Monday
evening at the Ebbitt House. The regent
Mrs. Sarah ]. s. Croissant. presided. Att
er America" was sung BY the assembly
piano solo. Mis- Maidee Ewer then
gave a vocal solo. Tanzas ''Your
Voice." and later, De Hordelot's "Invoca-
uon.' Miss Lucie Mortimer playel a
violin obligato to both songs. Miss Bar
DeT cl JNcHluChy lOlOWeO WIN d
ton ~ dialect. which elected two recalls.
Mrs. Mary s. Clair Blackburn gave ar
original historical paper in verse, entitled
1.-THE Victorious Army Of Two" descrip-
tive Of Rebecca and Abigail Bates, who
on September l. 1914. at Scituate dar-
selves. and giving the rollcall frightened
the approaching British into beating a
hasty retreat. Capt. Lee NJ. Lipscomb of
the Spanish War Veterans. who had been
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subject The Occupation Of Ame:ican
Troops in 1893 and 1899" He told of the
conditions of the people and their *
trem, poverty after peace was declaI red.
He also described the devastation of the
island by Gen. Weyler and gsve a history
Capt. LiI.scomb paid tribute TO the Amer
cans who assisted the Cubans a I'D
ha.:diea tfcir art,llery. The loyalty o.
American women who volunteered IS
nurses was remarked upol. and it WAS
gratifying 10 he chapter to hear him d.
late up the benefits that are being ac-
coni'i:shet: by the d. A. r. and other Pa
triotic srclet'es.
Mrs. Cha; .es n. Pepper then male a
few patti cite remarks. followed by Mrs.
Ballenger. recent of Manor House Chap
ter WHO brought the prog am to a c.ose
By telling o. her visit to Europe AMI of
the feantifu' tribite paid 'he Amertc:tr
flag al the coronation exercises of King
Edward Refreshments and the usua,
s,cial iloor followed.
Tho Wonan's Single Tax Club met We'd
,nesday evening at the home of Mrs. NJ.
W. Ramage. 1919 Columbia road. the
meeting having been postponed from Mon
day to avoid conflicting with Mrs. Cob
-Sanderson's lecture. Books and 8
of Progress and Poverty were taken
up for study and discussion. Mr.. Spen-
Ger Heath giving the address on the eighth
hrn ox,1 D0y af,,1~ 1o1kf~ TO-,
from the ninth. The origin of the single
tax phrase seeing the cat" was ex-
planned fer the benefit of visitors pres
ent. and at the conclusion of the study
of the book discussion followed between
the single takers and the socialists pres
ent. The exercises concluded with re-
fresfments. Among those present in ad-
ditfon to MI and Mrs. NJ. W. Ramage,
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Root. Mr.. and
Mrs. Spencer Heath. Mr.. and Mrs. WAL
Miilsap. MIR. and Mrs. William D. Mac
kenzie. Mrs Margaret Lohr. Mrs Cath
crime Wheeler. Mrs. Cora Thompson, Mrs.
Mary ]. Arnold. Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe.
Mrs. Ethel Cohen, Mrs Bradway. Miss
Sklovsky. Rev. Hugh Kelley, Mr.. Martin
Brink and Mr.. Ralph Hovey.
The at olic Conversation Circle was
entertained in Christmas week by the
secretary. Miss Clare Dillon. at her home.
c'.re topic for conversation was THE An
.luncsa1lon in Art" Mrs. Coope distrib-
uted written quotations of the scriptural
narrative or the subject and penny re-
productions of twenty different paintings
by famous artists. Miss Kathryn Kirby
gave the pames of the artists and the
slifferert schools represented A vote was
taken as to which painting was best liked
by those present, which proved to be IRA
AnRelicc's. the original OF which is in the
upper corridor. S. Marco, Florence. A
framed copy of the painting was presented
TO the hostess by the circle as a souvenir
of the subject and the meeting.
At the public meeting Sunday of the
Capital City Theosophical Society. Pyth-
ian Temple, a lecture on Salvation by
Character was delivered by Miss Ada
Townsend.
The lecturer examined the various the
ories in which faith. creed or forgive
ness of sins was governing factor and
contrasted them with salvation by char
acter. The latter. she held. was the true
method in view of the biblical teaching
that whatsoever a man soweth that must
he also reap. 1t alone, she argued, sat
isfied our sense Of justice. But as growth
of character is gradual and difficult
process. its upbuilding to an exalted level
would require more than one life here
where both sowing and reaping are done,
and this led her to accept series of re-
births for each individual as the mode
by which opportunity for progress was
afforded to even the sloweSt and least
developed
The Excelsior Literary Club met Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs Tranty
at the Avon The reports of the several
committees were handed in. after which
the president, Mrs Engle. read her
monthly summary. Beginning with a