Evening star., 1909-02-07

MANY pllotuSfdpIlS, tdld pittuttS, hc"o-
paper cuts, etc.
| The Women's Single Tax Club was en-
tertaincd Monday evening by Mrs Cora
! Davis Thompson at the Rochambeau
/ Musical numbers were given by Mrs
! Helen Calhoun Crouch Miss Helen W
Hane Frederick \. Fletcher and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas and the guests were Nj.
and Mrs. Spencer Heath, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles ~ Metcalf, Mr.. and Mrs. \. G.
Mesdames Jennie l.. Monroe. lila Broad
way, Mary Arnold. Josephine Rich. Mar
saret Lohr, g. G. Andrian. Mary +. Mer-
rill, l.. NJ. Ross, G. RiXfOrd w. d. Mac
kenzie, Ethel Cohn, Susanna Berry, Misses
| Belle Paine, Violet CoXen, Lille y. Ross,
Prof. f. VIII, Prof. Charles Newburgh,
Prof. F. NJ. Noa, George r. Davis, George
+. Rose, d. G. Sherman, l.. 2. Shidy, \.
NJ. Ambrose.
The Jolly Dozen were entertained at a
barn dance at the residence of Miss Dor
othy Miller. 14O1 New Jersey avenue
northwest, last Thursday evening. Five
new members were received into the club.
| They were Miss Anna ForSberS, Miss
| Ethel Curran, Mr. Ralph Judd, Franklin
Burr and Howard Bowers. \ resolution
of regret and sympathy was passed re-
garding the death OF the mother of one
OF the club members. Officers for 1853
were elected follows: Elmer Hopper.
president: Inga l.. Forsberg, vice presi-
dent; Beverley Garrett, treasurer, and
Gertrude Msrsden, secretary. Dancing.
games and refreshments concluded the
evenings entertainments Those presen mt
were Louise kleak. Johnnie Palmer Ed
na kidwell. Nathaniel Worley. Inga and
Anna Forsberg, William Head. Dorothy
Miller. Gertrude Marsden, Elmer Hopper,
Bessie Thomas. Beverley Garrett, Earle
Mattingly, Ralph Judd, Franklin Burr,
Ursula Keller, Frank Davis. Howard
Bowers, Margaret Jones and Ethel Cur
ran.
The Columbia Heights Art Club held its
regular monthly busiu css meeting at the
home of the vice president, Mrs. Sarah
j. Croissant. In the absence OF the presi-
dent. Mrs. Wolhaupter, the vice presi-
dent presided. The monthly reports of
the officers were approved, these reports
showing the club to be in prosperous
condition and assuming new activities.
This club will join the League for the
Decoration of the Public Schools and it
goes on record supporting the pro-
posed bill for the establishment of a
childreu's federal bureau. The loss by
! death of the treasurer, Mrs. Clement
Whitail, was referred to in a feeling
manner. After several beautiful tributes
had been paid to Mrs. Whital!. the club
elected Mrs. Arthur Stanley Wheeler to
ill the uneXpired term. After "a parlia-
mentary drill conducted by Mrs. Foote
and Mrs. Wheeler the club adjourned TO
The fourth meeting of the Michaelan-
gelo Society of Belcoult Seminary was
held Wednesday evening in the assembly
/ hall of the institution. The exercises.
which were in the nature of students
| recital, consisted Of vocal and instrument
/ tai selections by Miss Sue Bell Morrow,
Miss Marjorie NJ. Lent. Miss Clara Nor
veil, Miss Elizabeth Burke Miss Martha
Allison, Miss Ruth landlord Miss Gussie
a
Gladys Smart. Miss Mae Belle Cosby,
/ Miss Marjorie Fowler, Miss Marian Chap
man, Miss Lucille Jagvies and Miss Eliza
| beth Robinson. Readings We're given by
Miss Vivian Wocdcock
By the invitation Of the Secretary of
the Navy the Capital Camera Club was
the guest Of the United States Naval OBJ
servatoiy Monday night. Under the
charge of their officers about thirty mem
bers reached the observatory building at
80 o'clock. Mr.. Peters of the observa-
tory took charge of the party conducting
it to the tWelve-inch observatory where
he explained the working of the equato-
rial mounting of the telescope and the
machinery for moving the dome. The
perfect balance of the mounting and the
ease with which the huge instrument
could he shifted excited the admiration of
the visitors. The method of using the
telescope as a Photographic camera was
also explained and how the plateholder
was inserted. With Il fast plate it re-
qulred, on an average, about one hour s
exposure to make Il negative, the ma
chinery Of the equatorial keeping the star
in the same position on the plate during
the entire exposure. The visitors were
then shown a nebula in the sword hand
of Orion. invisible to the naked eye, which
seemed to be quite a large star cluster,
and some other celestial wonders OF
these the most interesting were Jupiter
and his moons: the great dog star Sirius,
the double star Castor and the moon un-
der a very high magnitication. which
made it look like a great relief map. 1t
soon grew cloudy and the observations
came to an end. The members of the club
greatly enjoyed their visit the success of
which was mainly due to Mr.. Peters
The Freon Club held it's regular meeting
last Thursday evening at the home of
Freon G. l.. Gable. 452G 9th street north
west. With the exception of one person
1.-THE entire membership was present Quite
a good deal o. important business was
! transacted The social chairman an
Inounced plans being perfected for the next
social. Thursday evening. which is the
Freons' valentine party. to he held AT
the home of w. c. Herbert. 41fa 9th street
northwest He said the committee had
worked hard to make this social one of
the best yet. Several friends of the MEM
bers will be invited After the meeting
the host conducted the members to the
dining room. where light repast was
served The next regular meeting will
be held at the home of Freon Curtis, Feb
ruary It.
A meeting of the Pheta Pheta Club was
held at the residence of Miss Mary Rice,
GA G. street northeast, last Wednesday
evening A business meeting was held and
officers for the coming year were elected
as follows: Nathaniel Worley. president:
Edith Maddux. vice president: William
Conboye, treasurer: Inga L. Forsberg.
corresponding secretary; Frank Davis. re-
hold a barn dance at Miss Glovers. Feb
ruary 26. Games were played and prizes
awarded TO Bessie Mackenzie and Frank
Davis. Those present were Misses
Inea Forsberg, Bessie Mackenzie, Mary
Rice Edna Faye Helen Woods. Kathleen
McElfresh. Edith Maddux and Messrs.
Nathaniel Worley, William Conboye.
Frank Davis. James Faye and Walter
Simpson.