Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
AMONG THE CLUBS

| The Excelsior Literary Club held Its in
| itial meeting for the season of lSS-O9 at
| the home of Mrs. Florence S. Duffie. SOl
l street northwest. Tuesday afternoon,
Twenty-seven members and three guests
| were present.
| The literary program outlined for the
| new year Is a comprehensive study of the
| South American republics. Mexico and
| the isthmian canal. The social calendar
| also provides for evening entertainments,
| including conversational, musical and pa
| triOtic efforts, also a carnival and club
| banquet celebrating the twenty-tirst year
| of organization. The officers elected for
| 190S-O3 are: Mrs. Florence S. Duffie, pres
| ident: Mrs. Florence Barringer, first vice
| president; Mrs. Woodford G. Mcdowell,
second vice president: Mrs. Thomas Rob
| inson, third vice president; Mrs. Frances
Smith. recording secretary; Mrs. c. S. n
Seely, corresponding secretary: Mrs
Emma Hawkes.. treasurer; Mrs. julia
Webb press correspondent.
After the installation of the newly elect
ed officers the roll was called by the re-
| cording secretary and each member gave
a short account of the experience of the
summer season either at home or abroad.
The president then read a carefully pre-
pared paper entitled international Blu
| reau of American Republics" in which
she gave a brief outline of the year S
work. Some of the points dwelt upon by
the speaker were the growth of the Pan
American bureau, the efforts of noted
men, like Blaine and Root, to bring about
closer social. commercial and intellectual
relations between the United states and
| her sister republics; the gift of Carnegie
to build temple of peace where the
bureau could be permanently located. and
| the work of the bureau in distributing
pamphlets. writing letters and acquaint-
| ing the public with conditions in the
American republics. In conclusion the
| speaker urged the club to approach the
| study outlined in a broad and liberal
| spirit. SO that at the close of the year each
| member could deal Understandings with
| the problems arising between the United
States government and other American
| governments remembering that the mat
tiers in dispute between nations are moth
| ing, but the spirit that deals with them is
| everything" After adjournment the
Bishop and Mrs. John p: Duffie, served
| refreshments.
| The Indoor Outdoor Club of the Young
Women's Christian Association opened
the years events Monday evening with a
banquet. Booklets containing the program
for each meeting of the year served as
place cards and the tables We're at
tractively decorated in gold and green,
the clubs colors. The following toasts
were given: Our Girls" Dr. Ada r.
Thomas; The Other Girl" Miss Carrie
Smith; "Our New Members Miss Ardell
Payne; response. Miss Lena Richardson;
Our Bride Miss Alice E. Smith; re-
! Spouse, Mrs. James Macoughtry: "Our
Groom" Miss Elizabeth Beall; Our New
Secretary Miss Frances E. Chickering;
response, Miss Marguerite Morse; In
doers-O utdoers-Our Future" Miss Flor
tence NJ. Brown. Miss Bertha Paisley was
| most gracious as toastmistress, and later
introduced Mrs. w. H. Bayly. president
of the Y. W. c. A, and Miss Elizabeth
Pierce, chairman of the extension COM
mittee, who congratulated the club on
the suspicious opening of what promises
to be the most helpful year of the club s
existence. Those present were: Honorary
members. DIR. Ada r. Thomas. Miss Har-
riet Stratton Ellis. MISS Frances E.
IChickering; members, Misses Maysie