Evening star., 1909-02-14

sressional Information Bureau, enfivened
the audience with some tricks of the
trade. President L. II. Patterson gave an
interesting personal experience and s. X.
Hall related some pertinent incidents An
excellent musical program was rendered.
Miss Stella Raymond gave a selection from
nCavalieria Rusticana." with Miss B. L.
Tegeler as accompanist. and, for an en-
core sang Sweet Roses Bring Dreams
OF You" Miss Raymond also sang to
her own accompaniment Bonnie Sweet
Bessie, and Miss Tegeler gave a piano
rseltatio1; pha1. Dance OF the Demons"
Song" and responded to an encore with
when the Roses Bloom" Miss Bessie
Dunn read a humorous creation. "The
Cremation Of Sam McGee."
The Short Story Club met at $50 9Th
street Tuesday evening last. with the vice
president. Mrs. Rachel Tougate Beck,
presiding in the absence Of President Will
ns was given M M by Mrs. s'07y virginia ei iae KING
Frye, Loves Message" Mrs. Rachel
Tougate Beck read q sketch, Dolores
Love. THE Departure Of Rustic Ram
bier was poem written and rendered
by Prof. E. c. Kenney. James L. Money
way proved himself an adept in dialect
monologue recitation, giving 1.-The Tele-
phone" and responding to a recall. THE
musical features were plano solo.
DAILY. solos by Miss Stella Lewis. Love
Me and the World is Mine" and "The
| Last Hope Charles H. Black sang a
'Bedouin Love Song" and for encores
THE Man with an Elephant on His
Dance William Tyler Page sang Day
light is Waning and My Love is Like a
Rosary"
| The Dolly Madison Chapter, D. A. R..
of which Mrs. Wendell p Stafford is re-
| gent, was entertained Tuesday evening
| by Miss Harriet e. Mann, 1910 Massachu-
setts avenue: The program was largely
began with a violin solo by Mr.. Wagner
| and a vocal solo by Miss Merrill. fol-
lowed by Col. John Tweedale reading
Lincoln's Gettysburg address and Walt
tain" Then followed a song by Miss
Ruth Doing and a paper on Lincoln by
Judge Job Barnard, bringing to light
I anecdotes and glimpses of the great
emancipator's character. After singing
| America" refreshments were served. The
visitors included Commissioner and Mrs
bennett and Charles @. Tirrell Of Mas
sachusetts.
The meeting Of the League Of American
Pen Women at the Ontario. which was tt
| have been held tomorrow, is postponed
| indefinitely on account Of the illness o
the mother of the president.
The regular meeting Of the New Yorl
| State Woman's Club held its meeting fol
this month at the Rochambeau, where tht
| members were the guests Of Mrs. Henry
| G. Hamilton, who is president Of the or
! ganization. The ladies from New Yorl
have affiliated for study Of their state
| historically and for mutual benefit.
The Columbia Heights Art Club me
Thursday evening with Mrs. William E
Andrews, 1923 Fairmont street. In addi-
| tion to being hostess, Mrs. Andrews wa.
also chairman for the day. Mrs. Robert
Bruce Barr gave the art paper. Painting
| in the North in the Thirteenth Century.
She traced the origin and use of stained
glass windows as phase Of the develop
ment of Gothic architecture churches In
| the earlier styles having had such light
ling arrangements as not to permit OF any
special treatment. The subject Of mural
point of view. Mrs. Ada l.. Clarke pre-
sented the historical paper. Temples and
Shrines." Mrs CIarke's descriptions were
very interesting because she had seen
many OF the places described. AS part of
the social entertainment, Mrs. Tobey Of
Mrs. Andrews accompaniment. After re-
| freshments the club adjourned.
| The Crittenton Wheel Club met Thurs
day with Mrs. Mary W. Story. 62s A
street southeast The ladies participated
in "a Brain Tea Party after which
they were invited to the dining room. The
guests were Mrs. Minnie Ide and Mrs.
Velma Barbee
the home of Mrs. o. II. Briggs, 622 c
street northeast. There were twenty-five
members and three visitors present. Mrs
| II. B. Mattox presided. The usual rou-