Evening star., 1908-01-19
AMONG THE CLUBS


7O6 11th street northwest the home Of
Capt. and Mrs. Harry Coope. The first
part of the evening was devoted to our
Non-Catholic Friends. and the exquisite
tribute paid by them to our beloved dead.
the Rev DR.. Stafford and the Rev. Father
Mcguire, Clippings from all the local
newspapers containing their names and
descriptions of their presence at the
funeral services their testimonials. and
the ringing of CHIMES. were distributed
and read by the members. and resulted in
a spontaneous standing vote of appreci-
aticn in recognition of the beautiful spirit
manifested by all The clippings were or
dered to be preserved in the records of the
circle. The rest of the evening was de
voted to The Last Supper" in art. Mrs.
Coope distributed copies of paintings by
famous artists. with scriptural quotations
relating TO the eubjsct.
Mrs Colford gave a description Of the
painting by Farrari: Miss Mabel Knight.
by Giotti. Miss OToole. by Ghir!andalo;
Miss Florence Colford. by Del Sarto. Miss
| Mildred Hewitt. by JuStis of Ghent; Miss
| Kathryn Kirby. by Tintorett: Mrs. Lohr.
by Tiepolo:, Miss Dillon. by Remenschnei-
| der. and Mrs. Coope, the most famous OF
| all Last Suppers, by Leonardo da Ninci.
copies of which are scattered over the
whole civilized world, and of which there
| is a perfect copy in marble on the lower
part OF the altar in st. Patricks Church
of this city.
I The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
| January II at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frear. 223 Sth street northeast. The meet
/ ing was attended by many members ana
several visitors.
/ After the transaction of the business be-
/ fore the society. a literary and musical
! program was given. An interesting paper
was read by Mrs. Frear on the subject
/ Time. Slips Of paper containing num-
| bered SUBJECTS prepared by the president
of the society were drawn by the mem
J bers and visitors present and as the num-
/ bers Were called each person responded
with a talk not exceeding three minutes
on the subject drawn. as follows: Mr..
Frear. 'Our Fleet to the Philippines;
Mrs. William S Wand!ey, DO we Lead
Others Up to Our Ideals by Living Them
Ourselves?' Mr., Jesse W. Tull. Wash
| ington as a City of improvements and
/ Advancement" Miss Amelia Smith, In
tuition" DR. Kirk. Thought as An Ac-
tive Force" Mr.. Walporte, Beauties of
Great Fails Mr. Bryson, Has Novel
Reading a Moral Tendency" Mrs Hicks.
''If You Know Anything Good and Fruit
full Tell II" Mrs. Beaton. Should Free
dom Of Expression Be Encouraged by
Debate?" Maj. Lawrence, ''Resu,ts Of
| We Not Have More Freedom OF
| Thought DR.. Mckee. Activity in Ma
tional Affairs; Mrs Walporte. The New
Union Station" Mr.. William S. Wandley,
should Foreign Languages Be Taught
| In Our Public Schools?. Capt. Hart
Should the Press Be Free?" Mr.. J. w
Davis. (Which Is Preferred. the City or
| Country" Mr.. c: S. Hardy, should me
Motto. In God. we Trust, be hestoieu "
Our Coins?"
Two pleasing violin selections were
played by Mr.. Harry Wood. accompanied
| by Miss Louise Wood as pianist A piano
recital was given by Miss Eola Burchnelo,
and two piano duets by the hostesses, MIS-.
Frear and Mrs. Carr.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at the
CAPITAL street, Tuesday afternoon, with
thirty four persons present After the
usual business program. the president,
Mrs. j Finney Engle. spoke on @ @eluo
Spirit" which elected response from
members. and led to heart to heart
talk on the best methods o. promoting
club interest.
Mrs Kent, after the conclusion of the
discussion. spoke briefly on the rartcl-
patton of mothers in the proposed District
temperance movement, and referred
among otter things to prison reform. and
the m,ve.nen. in England for the better
ment of the condition of working E:rls.
Roll call elected interesting responses,
notabls items the subject of Egypt,
the course of study for the year. The presi-
dent then introduced Mrs. j. Ellen fos-
ter. who gave a talk embodying her eN-
psriences N the orient. Mrs. Foster rap
idly sketched conditions existing in Japan
China and India drawing comparisons be-
tween The character and government o.
these various people. The club thanked
Mrs Foster by a rising ote. Music by
Miss Nellie Hodges and Mrs. ]. Harry
CunninghaIl aoded largely to the interest
of the meeting At the close refresh
meat:s were Seived.
The Louisa Adams Chapter, D. a. r.,
net at the Darlington Tuesday sven.ng-
| with Mrs. q. c. Larrar and Mrs. !. r.
Wolfe. Delegates for the continental con-
gress ID. A r. were elected: Mrs.
~ IL Jnlf altprnafeS
Mrs. Gilbert NJ Hustled Mrs Charles S.
| Bundy, Mrs. Catherine G. Farrar. A So
cia hour followed. with refreshments.
The Friday Morning Club will give a
concert January "a. The program is to
be entirely Of modern German composers
The suite for violin and piano in four
movements by Edward Schutt will be
played by Mrs. Bertha Lucas Stoddard
vioinste, and Miss Virginia Besto-. pian-
iste
At the Oriental Esoteric Center. 1443 Q
street Miss Marsland delivered a lecture
Sunday evening on Light From the ORR
ent.' or the oriental as compared with the
orthodox doctrines of the day. These diff
fer. the speaker said. rot so much in the
truths they each put forth but rather in
the breadth of the horizon and field they
cover In the orient. il was said. attention
has always been devoted TO a knowledge
of the nature of God and the soul of man,
as psychology. should do we'll to learn
from those who have gone over the field
before us. Wednesday evening the talk
was on THE Power in Man to DO and
| Be-" power which though latent in
most men. can nevertheless be awakened
| BY rigid discipline and development Of
| the moral nature.
The Columbia Heights Art club was
| entertained by Mrs. Andrews. 1903 Fair
mont street Thursday. The art study
| for the day. Italian Architecture" was
| discussed by all present. The view was
| held that churches and cathedrals had alb
| sorbed all the beauty and picturesauenass
| o. design, and that domestic architecture
| lacked both the charm and comfort of
| English and American homes.
The historical paper, THE Battle of
| Marathon. was given by Mrs. Ayers
| Some of the members who had visited
! the spot said that mound of earth with
| out inscription, marked that historic
| field.
Mrs George F. Tobey of Nebraska ac-
| companied by Mrs. Andrews, sang Just
| for Today" and responded to encore with
| "A Cradle Song
Afte- this a social hour was passed
| and refreshments were served.
| Lessons in Daily Lisc'' was the subject
| discussed by the members of the Blavat-
| ky branch of the Theosophica1 Society
| Thursday evening. II was said in part
| bv the studants. that earth life Is a
| great school in which God the teacher
! gives TO each human soul the needed les
! SON His method of teaching is through
| the law Of cause and effect. operating In