Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
THE CLUBS

meeting for the season TUESDAY evening"
The program. largely a musical one, was
arranged by the chairman OF the program
committee. Mr.. H w. Selah. The open
ing number was a piano solo by Mrs FL
len Vockey Seifert, who gave THE Car
nival Of Venice" Mrs G. l.. Macauiey
sang The Valley of Chamonix, acting
as her own accompanist.
The story of the evening, laid in New
England in the last years of the eigh-
teenth century. and founded on actual
happenings in the lives of her ancestors,
was written and read by Mrs. j. l.. Young
Withee, under title of "A Lost Child"
Mrs. Helen Woodhead, accompanied by
Mrs. siefert sang as contralto solo,
Going to Market
Mrs. c. L. Macauley recited an appeal
for remembrance. under title The North
American Indians.
Mr.. Charlton Howarth. accompanied by
Mrs. L. H. Wilder. sang 1T Was. Not
Thus to Be- and later MY Queen.
Mr. Leonard ]. Carver read an original
noem Of dramatic power called AN Incl
dent"
A review Of the work Of the club for the
year shows twenty-one original storles'
eighteen poems and ten essays on the
membership Of 100 persons. many OF
whom have done published work during
the season, and an improved financial
status.
at the Ebbitt. at which officers will be
elected for the coming year.
The Columbia Heights Art Club held its
annual garden party at the home OF MIS-.
John HYDE After an informal reception
the president, Mrs Sarah Wolhaupter.
introduced Mrs. Jessie L. Engle. who gave
an art talk on artistic Doorways and
Stairways" Mrs. Engles talk was Illus
trated with views Of doorways, halls and
stairways of historic homes. homes\of
authors and homes of magnates from the
colonial period to the present. In the
discussion which followed Mrs. Stokes
contributed an article on the stairway OF
spoke of the Sacra Grand Scala Rome
and Mrs. Hyde presented beautiful pho
tographs of the grand approaches to the
sacred shrines of Japan.
The next feature was a paper by Mrs.
Anna Bowers Morgan. Continuing the
chronological studies q Persian history
Mrs Morgans theme was THE Golden
Age of Islam" Much interest was mani
tested In the discussion which followed.
Mrs. Rachel Tongate Beck was then in
of the effect of Mohammedanism and
Buddhism on both individual and national
life during a long residence in oriental
countries. Mrs. Beck's comparison be-
tianity was regarded as pertinent.
The company was then invited to the
drawing room. where musical numbers
were rendered by Mrs. H. D. Moulton
and Miss Winifred Hyde.
Mrs Hyde was assisted In serving by a
beyy of pretty girls. The members pres
ent were Mrs. r. Bruce Bare. Mrs. John
D. Croissant, Mrs. M. E. 8. Davis. Mrs.
John Doris. Mrs J. Finney Engle, Mrs.
Mrs. William E. Morgan. Mrs. John H.
Stokes, Mrs William X. Sauber. Mrs.
Arthur Stanley Wheeler. Mrs. Clement
Whftall and Mrs. Sarah Wolhaupter. The
guests of the club were Mrs; Rachel Ton
William Burton Green. Mrs. Thomas
Johnston. Mrs. A. NJ. McLachlen. Mrs.
III. D. Moulton and Mrs. J. w. Van Horn.
A meeting of the Woman's National
ing at the home Of Mrs. H. B. Sperry, 1887
@ street northwest, the president, Mrs
Ruth NJ G. Pealer. in the chair. In the
absence Of the recording secretary. Mrs
Josephine A. Rich. that office was filled
by Mrs. Florence Adele Chase. The treas
urer's report by Mrs. e. Maynicke Still
man was adopted. An interesting report
was given by the librarian, Miss Ellen B.
Foster. The president gave q report FOR
the committee on printing. the chairman
detained at home on account of the III
ness of her husband, Capt. Portman. and
stated that the year books would be is
sued shortly Mrs Chase outlined the
program to be given on forestry at the
biennial meeting of the General Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs at Boston In
June, and stated that she expected to be
present at that meeting. Mrs Ellen 8.
Cromwell spoke for the committee on
publication, and a general discussion was
had on the proposed changes In the by
laws OF the General Federation. The sec
rotary read letter from the Persian
poet and author. Mira Ali-Kuli Khan.
At the conclusion of the business ses-
sion the association was entertained by
Mrs. Florence Adele Chase. who gave q
personal experience in metropolitan news
gathering. For an encore she recited an
original poem. THE Soul of a Woman"
Mrs. Helen G. Sparhawk gave rendi-
ton of the poem. THE Woman in the
Neon" her own composition. She pref
aced her recitation by exhibiting a pic
ture Of the woman In the moon from the
brush o. Mrs. Stillman.
Upon motions by Mrs. Ellen s. Crom-
we'll and Mrs. Lydia Adams w illiams, .