Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
AMONG THE CLUBS

| Monticello Chapter, D. A. R., was or
ganized Wednesday evening. with the fol-
| lowing officers: Regent. Mrs. Mary c.
| Beach; vice regent. Mrs Josephine c.
Hansmann: recording secretary. Mrs
| Alice Cox Bennett: corresponding secre-
| tary, Mrs. Gertrude S. Place; registrar
Mrs. Marie Van Hoot Smith: treasurer
| Mrs Delpine F. Wright: historian. Mrs
Anna NJ Aldrich. Twenty-six members
were enrolled and four applications for
membership were made by candidates
whose papers will come before the board
| in October.
The District of Columbia Chapter Of the
| Daughters of Founders and Patriots of
| America held its last meeting of the sea-
| son at the home of Mrs. Buckley, in Wen
ma. Va. June 1. Business over, Family
| Traditions" was the order of the day, and
the exploits of seventeenth century an
| cestors were repeated to the amusement
| and edification of all present. Guests ~of
the chapter were: Mrs. Bracket, national
vice president: Mrs. Franklin Sherman of
| Ash Grove. Va. a member Of the Vir-
gtnia chapter. and Miss Vernon of Wash
| ington. Members In attendance: Mrs.
Miss Catherine Barlow. Mrs. Cora Bacon
| Foster, Mrs. Noble Newport Potts. Mrs.
NJ r. St. Clair Mrs. Julian c. Dowell,
| Mrs. Henry Is. Arms and Mrs. james Nc
Nabb.
The Lcaeuc Of American Pen Women
met Monday evening at the Public Lii
hrary. with Mrs. La Sale Corbell Pickett.
! attendance of members. After reports
| from various officers. Miss Grace Adele
Pierce of Los Angeles, Cal. and Miss
and Mrs Elizabeth Robbins Berry We're
| elected to membership. Mime. Marie Won
UnschuldLazal was elected to member
| ship i'll the league at the mid-mOnth meet
ing in May.
The Short Story Club closed its season
with banquet at the Ebbitt House Tues
bers and guests were seated. Prof Hy-
| land Clyde Kirk acted as POSTMASTER.
Toasts were responded to as follows:
TT, 1.-The FL Flag ,a Mrs C. w DunlaR ;;,i POLICY p%s
Short Story Club" Prof. Kirk; "symp-
| toms of Writing" Dr. Harvey: Stories
l Intended to Write" Mr.. Mackenzie;
Liars l Have Met Mr. Pittman Pull
Clark; 'Puns and Punsters," Mr. H. p.
Holden: The Men," Miss Rea Woodman
| THE ladies'" Maj DeCoster and Mr..
Leonard J. Carver. Sonnets were reed by
Mr.. A. G. Heaton. An original poem. by
Mrs. Rachel Tongate Beck. called Under
of Lost Umbrella by Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Metcalf. Mr.. Richard Lew Dawson re-
cited THE Regatta on the Styx." Mr..
Charlton Howarth, accompanied by MIS-.
| L. II. Wilder, sang, Queen of the
Earth" EILEEN Allannah" and number
| of encores. An election of officers was
held, Prof. Leonard II. Wilder was re-
elected president. Mrs. Rachel Tongate
| Beck was elected vice president Mrs NJ.
NJ. Metcalf for her thirteenth term as
recording secretary Miss Mildred P.
Henault. corresponding secretary: Mrs. J
l.. Young Withee, press reporter. Plans
| were made for a gathering at the home
of Mr.. William Tyler Page, at Somerset
| Heights, Md, in July.
| At the Oriental Esoteric Center, 1i43 .
street the lecture Sunday evening was on
the subject of Thought Transference." a
| telepathic power which. Miss Marsland
! said, was daily becoming more general
and better understood Many persons in
| the present age are having experiences
| which might be clasSed abnormal, and
| which tend to show that thought, properly
| directed, can be materialized, and that
the trained will of man can send his
| thought irrespective of distance, to any
| place he desires. The work of DR.. Bara-
| due in Paris was commented upon, ana
| mention was made of an instrument
| which he has constructed to measure and
| accurately record the vibrations of the
| ether caused by thought and the various
| motions, when a person with weak VIII
| approaches his hand to the dial where a
magnetic needle is dellcately poised I'M
mediately the needle is detected and the
degree recorded on the dial. A strong
will marks higher. Wednesday evening
| the lecture was on The Astral Plane. ,
| If we would understand the teachings OF
| occultism. with respect to phenomena, 1t
is essential that We learn something about
| the astral plane, Miss Marsland said, be-
| cause this plane, though invisible. Is the
| cause of all the activities and appear
| ances of the physical world
The Columbia Heights Art Club held its
| final meeting of the season at the home of
| Mrs. Staley. The president, Mrs. VOL
| happier. presided and full membership
| of the club was in attendance. After
making the usual provision for its annual
| prize to the art student showing the most
progress in composition work In the Cor
coran School of Art the club listened to a
berlain. subject. Art in Iron and Other
Metals" The essayst. in discussing her
subject. declared the japanese to be the
| first artists in iron and bronze, as shown
by the sacred furniture of their ancient
| temples. Mrs. Myra Mccoy Andrews pre-
scented paper on Persia in 1nterna-
| tional Relations" which was listened to
with interest by the members. who have
| been studiously following the fortunes of
| that country the past year. Three origi-
nal poems were contributed by members
of the club-"The Veteran, "by Mrs. Edith
| Sage Emerson: 1.-The Sunbeam" by Mrs.
Freeman II. Chase. and ''Inspiration,' by
Mrs. John n. Doris
The hostess served refreshments and the
club adjourned to meet the first Thursday
| in October.
| The Sunshine Club gave a musical and
| literary entertainment at the Home of the
Blind. 915 f street northwest. Thursday
evening. The parlorS were tastefully
decorated with roses. daisies and ferns
and the walls were hung with sunshine
notices and emblems.
! Miss Amy Leavitt presided at the piano
). and Misses Duffy, Grady and Prof. Ger
muller of the Polytechnic Institute as
sisted with the musical program as fol-
lows: Duet, Sunshine AS You Co. Miss
Lillian Chenoweth and Miss Eva Jackson
vocal solo. Mona (Stephen Adamsl,
Miss K Grady: piano solos. Two Larks''
| U4eschetisky) and Etude Opus % No. l
| tChopin), Miss Susie Duffy: dramatic
reading Sunday Fishing" Miss Waters;
plano trio. Joy in Brdland' Germuller).
Miss katherine Grady. Miss Susie Duffy
and Prof. J. p. Germuller; vocal solos.
"AIi. Let Me Dream" CTaylor). The Mis-
sion of the Rose" (Cowen). Miss Lillian
Chenoweth: piano solo, Mr.. Hole: read
ing. "a Sure Remedy" Mrs. Laura Nc
Carly: vocal solos, May Morning
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