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The April meeting Of the Political
Study Club was held at the National
Suffrage headquarters The president.
Mrs. Laviria Hauke Engle, was hostess
for the day. The work for the month
was the study of the laws of the differ
ent states relating to women. two states
being assigned to each member.
No doubt the apparent Indifference of
a few women TO the suffrage question
arises from their ignorance of existing
laws affecting their vital interests.
The Political Study Club urges upon
all women the necessity of informing
themselves in regard to such laws
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
with Rev. Mr.. Kelley Monday evening
The president, j. w. Davis. announced
that members would each be given time
to state their favorite hobby. Capt. Hart
MAJ MAJ; LawrenSe, DR.. Mckee and Mr..
by Mrs. Walporte Mr.. Carr. Mrs. Boyn-
ton. Miss A. Mel. Smith. Mrs. Rose
Iownshend and Miss Peabody. Rev. Mr..
keeley gave humorous talk on "Phre-
nolosy. Mrs. James Mckee gave paper
on The Madonna in Art" illustrated
with copies of celebrated masterpieces
The Pleasure Seekers" a recently or
ganized social club of Anacostia, gave
their initial dance at the Masonic Hall In
Anacostia Thursday evening. 1t was pa
tronized by large number of friends and
acquaintances of the club members and
dancing was enjoyed until midnight. The
following are the names of the club men,
bers: Mr.. Benedict E. Finotti, president;
Miss Agnes c. Hicks, treasurer; Mr. Her
bert r. Haar, vice president, and Miss
Margaret c. Louden. secretary; Misses
Agnes Wathan. Eva Haar, Estelle Latch
ford, Rosina Finotti, Irene Mise and Fan
ME Gator Messrs Robert E. Hicks, Ford
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Lowry, George Gray and Harry Hardy.
The District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs met at the Dolly Madison
House Saturday night, Mrs J. L. Engle
in the chair. large attendance greeted
the w. c. r. L. members as they gave
their papers Alcohol in medicine was
handled scientifically by Mrs. Lauretta
kress. Mrs. c. j. Fernal told Of the
work in temperance being accomplished
by the motherS' clubs. Mrs. Carrie Fer
nandeZ gave am excellent paper from the
Loyal Temperance Legion, showing how
the children are helping prohibition. Mrs.
c. l.. Ewing sang the new temperance
song, Well Make the Map All White"
and Mrs. Clinton Smith gave report on
prohibition in the District of Columbia.
Prof. Willis of the forestry division spoke
of Our Friends the Trees showing how
important it is for them not ito go dry"
Mrs. e. NJ. Pepper represented the d.
OF {. +. w. {. at the mass meeting held
Thursday by the National Civic Fedora
ton.
Livingston Manor Chapter, u. A r..
held it's April meeting "Wednesday evening
at 1872 Ii street. Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs.
, Goble being hostesses. After routine
business was transacted the following
their guests: The Battle of Lexington"
Mrs. Charles Goddard: piano solo. Mrs.
Horace Mcintosh; "Washingtons First
Inauguration" Mrs. John Hoyt.
Two new members were admitted and
the name of one applicant was referred
to the membership committee.
The Unity Club met in regular ses-
sion at So 9th street northwest We'd
nesday evening. with crowded parlors
and with President l.. II. Patterson in
ihe chair. The address of the evening
was by S: B. Donnelly. public printer.
on Technical Education He compared
the higher development of skilled in
dustrial Europeans with our unframed
workers. 'Switzerland.' he said, rs the
poorest country economically. yet Switz-
erland in skilled manufacturers eXcels
all countries in Europe. In the princi-
pality of Wurttemberg, Germany, coun-
try as poor as Switzerland il is shown
that the standard of living. considering
the life and customs of the people, is
good; with their high skill in frugality
and economy they live well on small
income. Their common staples are bread
, and beer. Apprentices to trades are
, obliged by law to continue their studies
at the night industrial schools: they are
also assisted by government, and re-
duced rates on street railways pro-
vided. This country. poor and isolated
as it is, holds is own in competition
with America He further said that
''the Skilled mechanic in our own coun-
try now is only found in the repair
shops. Mr.. Donnelly made d strong
plea for the education of our artisans
to fit them to earn livelihood, through
the establishment Of night trade and in
dustrial schools throughout our land.
At the close unanimous vote of thanks
was rendered Mr.. Donnelly for his able
and instructive address.
Judge +. p. Seeds ndorsed in a few
earnest words the technical education
of our youth under government super
vision.
4 The musical features included soprano
solos. My All and Sing. Smile. Slum-
Vivian Wood, accompanied by Miss
Stella Raymond; songs by Miss Elise
Ruebsam, Sing Me to sleep and Can
You Forgive, Can You Forget (Myslik):
piano selections by Mrs. Ellen Vockey
seifert; recita.ions by Mrs. D. J. Rob
erts, Miles Standish's Courtship parody
in the German dialect, and an encore.
In the Spring; recitation by Mrs. Jo-
seph +. Cotton, Angelina Johnson; rec
itation by X. NJ. Gitt. Rivals (Dun-
barr, and an encore. WILDLY Malone
both humorous, and a monologue by Mrs.
Seifert.
The District of Columbia Federation of
Womens Clubs will hold its annual meet
Ing next Wednesday. May 8 in the vestry
room of the Hebrew Temple, Sth and
streets northwest. The morning session
will open at 1890 o'clock and be occupied
with reports of officers, chairmen of COM
mttees and presidents of clubs. The art
ernoon sessionswill open at o'clock with
roll call of delegates after which the
convention will elect annual officers.
E. c. Reynolds delivered an address
Sunday Matter and Consciousness
before the Washington branch OF the
Theosophical Society at 222 A street south
east. The speaker said that all matter
possessed consciousness to some extent,
the amount displayed increasing in ac-
cordance with the complexity of the or
ganism. The human waking conscious
ness appears to be the result of Vibra-
ton taking place in the physical brain
and higher body. If these vibrations are
harmonious the resulting consciousness
is pleasant: If they are discordant It is
painful. With the development of higher
bodies. higher forms of consciousness be-
come manifest: thus feeling and emotion.
once the highest form of consciousness,
become merely an aspect of the mind as
the intellect develops. and as conscious
ness takes on Il new dimension at a still
higher level the intellect will in its turn
become merely a subordinate feature of
that broader life.
Chapter p. p. T.. o. met Wednesday
with Mrs. J. Q. Kern, at the Albert. with