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An inclement evening with a small at
tendance and an interesting program ar
ranged by Miss Mildred P Henault were
the features of the Short Story Clubs reg
ular semi-monthly session February 23 at
| its parlors, 80 9th street. President l..
H. Wilder. recovered from his recent In
ness, presided. The story of the evening,
Sues Calling written by Mrs. Bert
Russell. in the authors absence. was
read by the recording secretary, Mrs. NJ.
| NJ. Metcalf. The musical program was
contributed by Miss Elizabeth NJ. Dar-
lington. who gave the vocal numbers, and
| Miss Elizabeth Taggart, pianist. Miss
Mabel Louise White read an original poem
dedicated to her mother on her birthday
Young" r. P. Evans rected a selection
| from the Lady of the Lake"-the old
harpists description of the battle In the
! Highlands as narrated to the dying Rod
| eric Dhu being his text. The lost man.
| uscript of Prof H. C. Kirk proved d1sap-
pointing to his waiting audience, but the
writer's characteristic humor during his
unsuccessful search through multitude
of pockets turned the mishap into mrth.
The Capitol Hill Literary Club met Fri
day evening at 200 East Capitol street
the Leading Lights Of the World Born in
February" Miss Daisy Allwine read a
paper on the early life and home Of
Washington: Mrs. M. NJ Gordon a paper
on THE Women Of the Washington Fam
ily"; an address was made by Maj.
George Lawrence: Miss Anna MacLaran
Smith gave the names and a few lines
to many of the famous men born under
the sign OF Sapricornus: Mrs. Nor
man G. Beaton contrasted musical COM
positions of Wagner and MendeIssohn:
Miss Amelia Boynton gave Whittiers
'Ode to Longfellow." and claimed Wash
ington's birthday was February IL. on
toric records: Prof. Kenney gave verses
to THE Fleet" and sang several airs to
harp accompaniment; songs by Mr.. and
Mrs. Frear and Mrs. Carr: recitation by
Kelley. Capt. Hart, Mrs Bryson. Mr.
Hardy. Mr.. Gordon, and a summary Of
events of the month by the president. J.
W. Davis.
The Capital City Branch of the Theo-
sophical Society met Sunday morning at
the headquarters, 1517 II street north
west on which occasion DIR. w. w. Baker
delivered an address on "HoW to Utilize
Our Forces-the Divine Powers Of the
Mind The speaker showed the part that |
sensation plays In the development OF
thought, and traced the evolution Of the |
FIVE senses to their present state OF &C
tivity. stating that not until these have
DeeH DTOu&nt 10 an almost l0nnlte 0e- |
gree of perfection and two other senses. |
still latent In the mass Of people adder |
will man achieve the perfected condi- |
ton that nature has planned for him. !
The wonderful potency Of thought power |
in directing the currents Of rational life !
and how waves Of thought influence the |
popular mind when directed by we'll |
trained, powerful thinkers were interesting
points brought out by the speaker, as |
also were the possibilities of the develop
nf pht tron nd laI
method of its cultivation.
The Unity Club met at 80 9Th streetd
Wednesday night. with l.. H. Patterson |
presiding. The program opened with a
piano solo. Chopins Rainbow Prelude"
by Mrs Ellen Vockey seifert. and "Oh,
Thou Beloved Star" from "Tannhauser'
as an encore. w. E. Andrews of the
Treasury Department was the speaker Of |
, the evening l1I and gave gave an unusually inter,
He clothed his subject with popular in
terest and gave much information rela-
tive to facts and figures: Mrs Piper sang
THE Dying Rose" with. her sister. Miss
Susie Gundlach. at the piano. Miss Elise
Rubesam contributed two numbers,
Loves Sorrow and Love Me and. the
World Is Nine" Cyrus E. Cook was
senF frea Kob In Roy and Tu5a1syb G4h
Evans gave in his fine baritone voice
Anchored" and for encore "AH Through
the Night Mrs. Joseph E. Cotton was
pleasing in her dialect recxationS and
humorous stories Of the old plantation
days, while Mrs. Seifert gave a fine rem
dition of "William Getz.' The evening
closed with collation..
The Excelsior Literary Club met at the
home of Mrs. Frances Smith, 1875 B
street southeast, Tuesday afternoon. with
the president in the chair The study of
Latin America was resumed. and lecture
on 1.-The City of Buenos Aires.' by Mrs.
]. D. F'risbie, the essayist Of the day. was
read by Mrs Webb. The lecturer gave
in a panoramic way description of the
city it appears to the modern traveller
and included an account of the chur ches.
hotels, clubhouses, pleasure resorts and
private homes Of the people.
The discussion which followed brought
out many points which added to the in
terest of the subject. Roll call ELECTED
responses. notably one entitled What
Our Fleet Has Done." by Mrs. Florence
Barringer. Mrs. Frances Smith sang two
solos.
The Eastern Musical and Dramatic AS
ISOLATION met at the home Of Miss Alma
Beck, so Sd street northeast, Tuesday
evening, when the board of directors de-
cided to take up Immediately the
study of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera.
Pirates Of Penzance." The object of
this association which was recpntIy add |