Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

semi-monthly meeting Monday evening in
the cabinet room of the New Willard
Mrs. NJ. l.. Coope, the president, in the
chair. The topic was THE Rise and De-
velopment of Gothic Architecture" with
special attention to cathedrals. by the
Rev. DIR. John Montgomery Cooper Of st.
Matthews. this city. Photographs of ia
nous cathedrals were distributed for il
lustration
Danas Ave Maria was sung by Miss
Agnes Downey, soprano, accompanied by
Miss Jennie Glennan. organist of St
Matthew'S. This was followed later by a
buffet supper was served, after which the
hostesses Mrs. Charles A. McGilley and
Miss Josepha LANCE, held a reception, as
sisted by Mrs. J. J. Cooper, Mrs. P. P.
Mullett. Mrs. NJ: l.. Coope. Miss Mary
the guests Rev. DR.. j. ]. Cooper of st.
Matthew's, Rev. A. p. Doyle. c. 8. p. of
the Apostolic Mission House and the Rev.
J. c. Kennedy Of Rome. Italy. Among
those present were Miss Henrietta x.
Herman, Miss Margaret V. Geogan. Mrs.
l.. NJ. keneaster, Miss Emma Lowell,
Mr.. Lowell. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nc
Gilley. Mr.. and Mrs: J. J: Cooper. Mr..
Harry Coope. Mrs. T. H. Carter, Mr.. F.
Fisher, Miss Janet Richards. Miss Mat
tie Fisher. Mrs. Ida NJ Colford, Mrs. p.
p. Mullett. Mrs. Margaret c. Lohr, Miss
Ethel Colford Miss Violet CoXeh, Miss
y
Mary Fax, Miss Mary MCGEE. Miss Mamie
Maisack. Mrs. Z. f. Fisher. Miss Kath-
arine Kirby, Mrs. Bessie n. Alexander,
Mrs. Mary E. Virts. Miss Mabel Knight.
! Miss Mildred Hewett, Miss Marie kribs,
Mrs. Elizabeth Roddy. Miss Roddy, Mrs.
+. Bryan. Mrs. II. Claude, Miss OLeary,
Miss H. OLeary, Miss J. OConnor Mrs
Lougee and Mrs A. c. Sheehan.
The Capital City Branch Of the Theo-
sophical Society met Sunday evening at
1917 IL street northwest, on which oc-
| casion Mrs. Florence Duffie delivered an
address on ''Karma' "karma, the
speaker said. lis the law OF cause and
effect, the working of which is summed
up by ST. Paul. who says: Whatsoever a
man soweth that shall he also. reap. Man
sets into activity thoughts, desires and
actions, which, operating as causes. show
effects in character, are instrumental in
determining environment and heredity,
surround him by opportunities or limita-
tons, attract to him friends who love
or foes who hate. Man by his own free
choice creates his destiny. which. how
ever, he can modify by using other kar
mic forces at will. Accident. chance or
miracle" the speaker said, has no
place In realm of law. where all effects
are seen ]as the natural consequence Of
forces operating under intelligence to
calculated result"
The members of the Ex We lie Club met
| Wednesday at the home of the vice presi-
dent. Miss liberia Thorn. 6 9TH street
southeast. Miss Mabel Hartmann and
Victor Jaeger and Ray Barrick gave sew
.ral vocal selections A recital was also
siven by Miss Anna Sheridan. Arthur
Erick acted as POSTMASTER. Those pres
emit were the president, William
Boyd; the vice president, Miss Ill
berta Thorn, and the treasurer. Miss
Katie Thompson. and Miss Irene Frick,
Miss Irene Wade, Miss Mabel Hartmann
Miss Edna Boyd, Miss Ethel Pryor and
Aloysius Stormont. Fred Lake. Arthur
| Frick. Ray Barrick and Victor Jaeger.
Miss Anna Sheridan and John. Lesch were
visitors to the club
The Excelsior Literary Club met at the
home of Mrs. Alfred Wood. 1712 Corcoran
street, Tuesday afternoon. with Mrs Flor
ence Duffie presiding. The study of Latin
America was resumed. Mrs. Woodford
|G. Mcdowell delivered an address on
''Incan Art and Industry in which she
reviewed the salient points of Incan civil
cation. Mrs. Vedantus Edwards followed
with paper on the "Oroya Railway"
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Gordan gave paper on
Lake Titicaca."
The German Language League. of
dent, met last night at Carroll Institute
Hall. The special feature OF the program
was comedy, "Blondine and Brunette"
by l.. StaritZ, produced under the direc-
ton of Miss Anita Schade, who repeated
her success of two years ago in the char
acter of BlondHe. Miss Bertha Gericke
was also in the cast.
The Nightingale Dancing Club gave