Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
AMONG THE CLUBS

The Unity Club met at the w. c. T. u.
parlors Wednesday evening. with Presi-
dent L. H. Patterson in the chair and
Frank NJ Hoadley in charge OF the pro-
gram. The recording secretary presented
a letter of sympathy written, pursuant to
instructions, to Mr.. NJ. M. Thomas, in the
loss o. his wife, Mrs. Nellie Thomas, an
esteemed member of the club. The feature
of the evening was an address on The
Peace Conference at TIL Hague, by Gen.
George B. Davis, judge advocate general,
who participated in the proceedings
throughout He gave clear exposition
of it's historical and legal features, of the
quaint Dutch city where the tribunal metz
of the court and the Queen of the Neither
lands; the personnel of the conference.
and the work attempted and achieved.
There were forty-fOur different states or
nations represented, forty-fOur different
languages spoken, with forty-four d11er-
ent ways of looking at things. The work
of this august tribunal was done through
four committees, French being the lingual
meeting ground, and the grave problems
that presented themselves were ably dis
cussed, but no oratorical effects were OBJ
served
There were huge difficulties to contend
with and overcome, and while all these
great strides, however, were made in their
accomplishment, and large results were
achieved. Cen Davis received unani-
nous rising vote of thanks for his able
and instructive address.
After recess, the miscellaneous pro-
gram was presented. MI. T. B. Easily
sang a solo, by Allitsen, and YOU" as an
encore, with Mrs. Jackson at the piano.
Mrs. A. G. Drake artisticalIy rendered "A
Madrigal' by Arthur Harris, and an en-
MIGHTY ka a Pnao - nv NoUin bQr
accompanist being Miss Esther de Coster;
Miss Rickie Mclean, a cOntralto Soloist,
gave "A Dream" by Bartlett, with an en-
core. The Rosary accompanied by Mrs.
Sefert. Masters Willie and Oscar Ziet-
Ter sang comic songs, with Miss Ida Ziet-
Ter at the piano.
Recitations were given by Miss Rosetta
Clark, How Saccary Set a Hen," and
The Power of Prayer" Mrs. Ellen
Vockey Siefert's monologue. Jack" and
her encore, "Sheridan's Ride" were mas
terly. Mrs. Oehm and Mr.. Clark present
ed amusing sketches. 'In a Lunatic Asy-
lum' and humorous play on words.
The New Hampshire Association met
Monday in the W. c. T. U. Hall, SO 9Th
nent speakers, Judge Edgar Aldrich Of
New Hampshire and Mr.. c. G. Abbot.
Judge Aldrich's address. which eulogized
a long list Of grand old New Hampshire
men anu WHICH, tOlQ OI d LlSGIluR n0lQ
the Fitchburg station. before it was open
for service in Boston in 1S49, which lasted
from o'clock in the afternoon until late
at night, and at which there were scores
of famous New Hampshire men, delighted
all
Some of the many of whom he spoke were
Levi Woodbury., son Of Daniel Webster,
Franklin Pierce, John A. Dix, Gen. Louis
Cast Samuel Appleton, William Plumber,
James Bell, Gen. James Miller, hero of
I Man -
Chippewah: Gen. Dearborn. Benjamin b.
Cheney, Levi p. Morton. Austin Connor,
Benjamin F. Butler. William Pitt Fes-
sender. Horace Greeley, Charles A. Dana
of the New York Sun and Zachery
Chandler. At this meeting Daniel Web
ster made two great speeches At the
close of this address was a piano solo,
Regatta Venezia,' by Mrs. Packard MIR.
c. G. Abbot, who delivered the second ad-
dress. told of the part he had taken in
northeast of Tahiti, to make observations
concerning the recent eclipse. He told
! of the difficulty Of landing men and
scientific instruments upon the coral in
erous sea. of the despotic governors OF
those South sea islands, and of the huge
green turtles upon which they subsisted
for a while. The program was followed
by a social hour. during which pie and
coffee was served.
The District Federation of Wome n s
Clubs at its last meeting pledged itself
anew to the principles embodied In the
congressional bill for the regulation of
| child labor in the District of Columbia,
believing that in this. as in other mat
tiers of reform. the Capital city should set
the example for the country at large.
DR. Henry j. Harris of the United States
bureau of labor. the chief speaker Of
the evening traced briefly the investiga-
tons that led to the framing Of this
bill and especially emphasized the need
of regulating the age when boys may
enter the so-called street trades, as sta
tistics show that two-thirds Of the chill