Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
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The Unity Club met Wednesday night
at 522 9Th street. with President l.. H.
Patterson In the chair. the feature OF the
evening being the lecture by Mr.. Frank
E. auckland, Along the Mediterranean"
His snapshot word pictures carried his
audience from Gibraltar through the old
capital cities of Moorish Spain, with their
Saracenic architecture, to white-robed
cadiz by the blue sea; thence to Tangier,
across the waters to Naples. to Alexan-
dria and Cairo. and on to the Holy Land,
where many ancient cities were visited.
and to Constantinople. ending with
Greece and her isles. 1t was the lee
turer's initial attempt, and he spoke
without notes. On closing he received a
rising vote Of thanks for his highly in
tellectual and entertaining talk.
The further program consisted of a
piano solo by Master Walter Nash. Sal
Tor Boys Dream" which opened the
meeting, and was well played. Mrs.
Rosa L. T0wnshend sang Don Yo Cry
Ma Honey" to her own accompaniment;
a vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. Z.
Harris, Garden of Roses" accompanied
by Miss Helen NJ. Forker, with an en-
core ITO the End of the World With
You; piano solo, Melody in F." was
rendered by Miss Forker. and encore.
"Cavalleria Rusticana" Miss Grace Ross
recited a little Irish piece and as an en-
core, a darby dialect ghost story. win
ming much applause.
The secretary was instructed to write a
letter of sympathy to Mrs. Ellen Vockey
Seifert on the death Of her husband. The
an illustrated lecture on Panama. by
Mr.. S. B. Donnelly, the public printer.
one month hence.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
Thursday with Mrs Stokes in the Port
ner parlors, Mrs. Logan presiding. Mrs.
Cissel read the art paper Picture Gal
leries in Genoa" and Mrs. Staley the
historical paper, Genoa the Superb. In
teresting discussions supplemented the
papers, and the responses to roll call
were varied and instructive. A feature
of the social hour was three recitations
by Miss Harriet Marine of Baltimore.
Decorations of green with tiny silk Amer
lean and Irish national emblems and
bonbons shaped as shamrocks. pipes and
hats gave pleasing recognition of the
day.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
Monday evening at the residence of Mrs.
Blanch Sanborn, 1925 10Th street north
west. Having transacted regular bust
ness. Mrs E. T. Atwell of Fort Collins,
Colo, gave another talk of her travels
through Spain. especially the description
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of the evening, current events. was taken
up and discussed by Maj Lawrence, DR..
Mckee, G. H. Lyle and by other MEM
bers of the society. Mrs. 2. V. Carr
rendered a piano solo, Ave Maria" Re-
freshments were served by the hostess.
The Freon Club entertained a few
friends at stag card party at the home
of Freon C. L. Gable. 1926 9th street
northwest, Thursday evening. After the
completion of the card playing. a bache-
lor luncheon was served In the dining
room by the host, which was followed
by the narration Of original card stories
by Messrs. Samuelson, Hammer and
Monroe Freon Andersen, chairman OF
the social committee. presented prizes
baccarat; Freon Gable, winner at 800
and Freons Edmunds and Curtis, win
ners at duarf knup.
The executive committee OF the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union, at Its
regular business meeting held Wednes-
day. transacted quite important business
were made for temper
ance meeting, to be held shortly In the
Columbia Theater, with an ADDRESS by
Col. George w. Baine.
Also arrangements were made for the
quarterly convention, to take place FRI
day. April g. in the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. in response to invita-
tions to the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union extended by the womans
society and the board OF officers Of that
church. Changes were made in the con-
stitution of the branch formerly called
the "Y" but hereafter to be designated
as the Young Peoples Branch, since young