Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

license law to triumph. ana When we
read that a license has been granted to
| open saloon directly opposite our Bust
ness High School. 1t is high time for the
| club women of Washington 10 bestir them
! selves. The child labor law. Juvenile
| Court and the punishment o. parents who
are held responsible for the offenses COM
mitted by their children: the compulsory
education law. and the growing work OF
patriotic education among the children of
! foreigners, are all along the same lines.
| The afternoon program was opened with
! vocal music by Miss Mary Helen Leefe,
! accompanied by Miss Tozier. Mr.. w. E.
Andrews gave some suggestions on What
Women Should Know. About National Pol
! itics.' from the standpoint of knowledge
is power" and without mention o. equal
| suffrage.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey gave a re-
sumo of the property laws of the District
as they affect women. and Mrs. Charles
! W. Stewart of the Navy Department Ii
brary. made al address on "Esperanto:
Its Origin and Growth.
! The meeting closed with the election of
delegates to the Biennial convention of the
, General Federation of Woinen's Clubs, to
be held in Boston in June. follows: Mrs.
Charlotte Emerson Main. DR.. 4. f. Port
man. Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood and Mrs
| Hannah r. Sperry. Mrs. Ella S. knight,
| Mrs NJ. Z. g. Davis and Mrs. II. II. Bar
. roll
The officers Of the federation for the en-
y d.
president; Mrs. Kittie r. Pepper. vice
president: DR.. \. f. Portman. second vice
president: Mrs. Florence Duffey. record
ing secretary; Mrs. Laura V. Mccullough,
! corresponding secretary: Mrs. Myra F.
Rosenau. treasurer: Mrs. Helen r. Tin
dali. auditor. and Mrs. Ellen S. Crom-
well, general federation secretary.
American Pen Women was held at head
quarters 1347 l. street. Monday evening,
/ the president, Miss Mabel Louise White.
presiding. Reports were presented. after
for the ensuing year: President. Mrs. La
i Sale Corbell Pickett; first Vice presi-
dent. Miss. Elizabeth a. Hyde: second
vice president. Mrs. Rachel Tougate Beck:
| corresponding secretary, Mrs. Edith King
man Kern; assistant corresponding secre-
| tary. Miss Mary E. Torrance: recording
secretary. Mrs. J. o. Estabrook: treas
llrer, Miss Jessie A. Griswold; auditor,
LYDIA j. Young Withee; historian. Mrs.
annie A. Wilder; reporter. Mrs. Helen H.
| Gardener. No change was made in the
state representative. Attention was called
to copy of the Boston Budget and Bea-
| con. containing a picture OF Mrs. Marian
Longfellow O'Donoshue. a former presi
dent of the league. and notice Of her
paper on Some New England Women of
| Colonial Days. recently given before
meeting OF the Massachusetts Society Of
Mayflower Descendants at the Hotel Ven
/ dome, Boston, Mass.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at the
residence Of Mrs. Barringer Tuesday aft
ernoon with the president, Mrs. Engle in
| the chair. Special reference to the pre-
vious lecture by Mrs. Jennie Parker. enti-
tied The Explorer In Egypt" was made.
but all work on Egypt was omitted and
the session devoted specially to business
and the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year. After the various officers and
committees had handed in their annual
reports the president read her annual ad-
| dress In which she reviewed the work
for the year. expressing satisfaction with
the results attained, remarking upon the
spirit of unity and love which pervaded
the club and closing with an original
| toast to the "E. l.. c.
| Mrs Webb won the honor of being
present at every session of the club dur
| ing the year.
! The balloting for officers resulted in the
election of Mrs. Florence ,Duffie president:
/ Miss McCreery. first vice president; Mrs
Mcdowell, second vice president: Mrs.
Robertson. third vice president; Mrs.
Frances Smith. recording secretary: Mrs.
Hawkes.. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
! Seeley. treasurer; Mrs. Webb press cor
respondent. and Miss McCreery, director
| to the d. e. w. +. G..
Miss Chamberlain, chairman of the wear
| book committee, spoke at length on the
subject of the next years work, and
! thanked her associates In the work-Mrs.
Hawkes.. Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Duffie and DR..
! Huddleston-for their valuable assistance
! After adjournment the trustees served
refreshments.
Responsibility" was the subject of the
| lecture given by Miss Marsland at the
Oriental Esoteric Center. 1443 Q street
| Sunday evening. Is man responsible
being: To whom is he responsible? What
makes him responsible? How far is he
responsible? Can he escape from his re-
| sponsibilities? There Is not religion or
community Of men of standing, Miss
Marsland said, which does not make man
responsible for his actions after his ar
! rival at maturity. This responsibility 1t
was said arises from the power innate in
man Of free will or choice between good
and evil. 1t is this power. undeveloped
| though 1t Is In many, which constitutes
! the difference between man and the ami
NAL, who has no such power, and who
| consequently Is not held responsible. Man
is responsible for his every thought mo-
| tive and action. but he must not regard
the fruits Of such actions; enough that
his motive is pure; his responsibility ends
| there.
! Wednesday evening the subject of the
! talk was The Law of the Ternary.' The
ternary, or trinity Miss Marsland said. is
! the base OF all the plans of the universe.
+ Everywhere We see pairs Of opposites in
/ nature IT. The constitution of every be-
! Ing, In his environment in the universe;
we have light and darkness. heat and cold
|
| extremes where it Is neither light nor
dark. but twilight. lukewarm. Thus We
learn that things which are in appearance
| opposed have always point of contact
which unites the qualities of both. and
secondly. that two Opposites are but diff
| ferent degrees of one and the same thing
| The special characteristics Of each of the
first three numbers We're described and
examples given in explanation Of the law.
! The Legion of Loyal Women and its
| friends We're entertained Monday evening
by talk on old Mexico by Mrs Apple
| ton Clark. jr. Mrs. Clark had with her
many Mexican curios, and showed to the
audience the manner In which they were
used by the Mexicans. Miss Bessie lde
! gave several piano selections Refresh
ments We're served and IL pleasant social
/ hour followed. A few evenings previous
! TO Mrs. Clark's talk OH old Mexico the le-
slon listened to paper on New Mexico
/. by DIR. Alkaline Portnlan. DR.. Poftman.
| having spent some time in Mexico. was
Well Versed In the wonderful resources
and beauties of thai part of the world.
DE- Portntin Is a member of the Legion