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The Excelsior Literary Club celebrated
the twenty-first anniversary of its or
ganization Tuesday evening by BAN
quet held in the rooms of the Y. W. c.
A. The members and their friends. stand
in garound the board. sang The Star
Spangled Banner" each waving small
American flag. While the courses We're
being served DR.. Margaret Huddleston,
the toastmistress, announced special
kilograms sent in her care to the men,
bers of the club from South America. Afri-
ca, Iceland and the north pole. These
were delivered by Mrs. William Webb.
who acted special carrier" One to
the president of the club read as follows:
THE fifty members of the Excelsior Club
have been wandering at large over South
America for the past eight months.
Please call them home before they own
the continent Signed, Barrett DlaZ and
Nabuco." Others were equally humorous
and caused much merriment. especially
one from Africa signed by Roosevelt call
ing on DR. Huddleston for medical assist
ance.
DIR. Henry Baker gave "reminiscences of
California. which included an account of
an encounter with a bear. Charles Nj.
Pepper added "reminiscences of travel,
among which were his experiences at
banquet conducted in the true Latin
American style. The first president of the
club, Mrs NJ. Y. FTear, responding TO
"Our Club" referred to the lofty ideals
held before the founders, and their reaii-
zation in the growth and usefulness or
the same. The twenty first president, mrs
Florence Dufie, responded with toast.
1.-The Excelsior, in which the following
hope was expressed
May the years OF the future. the years in the
past,
Tell OF struggle and triumph-the story
Until banner is Ylanted on attainment
proud height
With Excelsior emblazoned in glory.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Frear,
Maj. Duffie, Mrs. Duff1e Miss Ruth Duff
fie. Mrs, Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ
Pepper. Mrs Mcdowell, Miss Elizabeth
Mcdowell, Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Alexander.
Mrs. Seely. Mrs. Page. Mr.. and Mrs. Fer
ren. Mrs. McCreery. Miss McCreery, Mr..
and Mrs. Emerson, Miss A. NJ. Chamber
Mr.. and Mrs. Muller, Mrs. Wood, DIR. and
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Trauty. Mrs. Foster
DIT. and Mrs. Huddleston, Mrs. Owens
and Miss Williams of Baltimore. Mrs.
Smith. Mrs. Barringer. Mrs. Kenyon of
Kansas and Mrs. Webb.
The Current Literature Club of Vino
daughsis met at the home of Mrs. Mar
saret c. Lohr Wednesday. Miss Emma
Gillett opened the discussion. reviewing
Shrine. the Inner The Family and
Mr. Opp bringing out the salient
points of each story. Mrs. Garst, Mrs.
Rich and Mrs Lohr had one opinion of
Oliver Markham in The Testing of
Engers present interest is in Juvenile lit
erature and the benefit to accrue to chill
dren by placing the right kind of ltera-
ture i'm their hands Mrs. Arnold. Mrs.
discusse,. with Mrs Engel the minutiae of
the tea TO be given by the Political
Study Club later in the month.
The new headquarters of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association,
1923 II street northwest, is the mecca for
suffragsts coming here from all parts of
the country. Among the visitors who
have recently registered here are Miss
Charlotte Gorham and Miss Ruth Cor
ham, New Haven, Conn: Miss Alice Da-
Wis. New York city Mrs Charlotte A.
Jhlien, Utica, n. Y: Miss Eva c. Evers,
Miss l.. Waldo. New York city; Helen
Hoy-Greeley, New York city: Miss Maude
r. Babcock. Dunkirk, N. Y: Mrs. Lessis
w. Whiting. Hyattsville. Md. Mrs. Mary
Bentley Thomas. Ednor. Md; Mrs. Anna
o. Anthony. Leavenworth. KAN Miss
Frances Z. Gregory. Geneva. n. Y. Mrs
Jessie Waite Wright. Forest Glen. Md:
Miss Mary E. Worley. Harrisburg. Pa. :
DIR. George Blumer. New Haven, Conn. ,
Miss Blanche P. Kellum, Camden, n. j.. :;
Miss Eliza c. Tappan and DR.. Emily n.
Titus. Glen Cove. n. y, Mrs. Sarah l..
Wheater Mr.. John II. Wheater. Boston,
Mass; Mrs. P. Francena Maine and Mrs
Lydia y. Newhall, Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
with Mrs. Helen Boynton. ]. w. Davis
presiding. THE Inheritance Laws" was
the subject of the evening. Mr.. Hunter
stated the difficulties of disinheriting
legal heir and gave the Anglo-Saxon laws
OF descent of property. from which many
natural laws come. Miss Anna NJ l..
Smith gave paper on Family Laws vs..
Individual Laws" which was freely dis
cussed by DR.. Kirk. Maj. Lawrence, DIR.
Mckee and Mr.. Hardy. Mrs. Tauty gave
a fine original poem. The club Will close
its season with social at the home OF
DIR. and Mrs Mckee at the next meeting.
The Pocahontas Memorial Association
met at the Arlington Thursday for the
last time until autumn. The members of
the society have raised 5000 and want
Congress to add a like amount for the
erection of a statue to Pccahontas. Miss
Jane Randolph Codwise, vice president.
presided: Miss Anna Vernon Dorsey, cor
from non-memberS who are interested in
XBZthe work of the society. and circulars
containing information were ordered to be
printed and distributed.
The society was formed shortly after
the close of the jamestown fair by Miss
Mary Desha and Miss Lizzie McLan. the
latter being the president now serving
Other officers are: Miss Jane Randolph
Codwise. vice president. e. G. Glover
treasurer: Mrs. Garrison, assistant treas
uTer: Miss Mary Desha. secretary, Miss
Anna Vernon Dorsey, corresponding sec
retary.
The dramatic club formed of the stu
dents of GonZaga College entertained
la ge auden1e Wednesday evening with
Shakespeares Comedy of Errors" which
was well acted and beautifully staged
Seton l.. Darr and A. Henry Hallam, in
their impersonatioHs of the two Dromios
were laughaby good and were we'll as
sisted by company that would have done
credit to professionals. Gonzaga Hall Is
we'll equipped for such performances and
MANY notable entertainments have been
given on it's stage The cast was As fol-
lows:
Soinus, Duke of Ephesus. Joseph j.
Madigan; Aegeon. Herbert b. Andrew
Antipholus of Ephesus, J. Brison Norris;
Antiphous of Syracuse. Frederick r.
Donovan; Dromio of Ephesus. Seton L.
Darr; Dromio of Syracuse, a. Henry Hal
lam: Angelo, ]. Francis lgoe: Phalerio.
Joseph A. Fennell; Philo, Joseph A.
Genan: Gallus, Joseph T. X. f. Collifow-
er: Balthazar Rudolph j. Eichhorn the
Lord Abbott. Charles 7. Peck; DIR. Pinch,
Francis ID. O'Connell: Luce. Edward Wal
ton: page to the duke. Paul A. Winter;
Valerie Thomas +. Theodore; Stephano.
Francis j. German
Several beautiful selections were fur
nished by a string orchestra composed of
the aIumnae of Notre Dame Academy.
The audience included many clergymen