Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
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! Notwithstanding the Indictment weather
Tuesday evening Il large audience was
| present at the meeting of the Potomac
| Literary Club at fits headquarters. 90 9Th
| street.
| President Frank NJ. Hoadiey presided
and introduced the speaker of the even
| ing, Rev. Charles d. Bulla of Alexandria,,
both being members of the party of Wash
| lngton.ans who took the trip to the Pa
cific coast arranged last summer by the
| Epworth League.
Mr.. Bulla delivered a lecture upon THE
| Yosemite Valley which was illustrated
by stereopticon. following the route which
/ was taken by President Taft and party
but a few weeks later Mr.. Bulla pic
| tured the Bridal Veil Falls, where the
/ water drops $50 feet down the white gram
| lite rocks to the floor of the valley, VIII CHI
| is 1000 feet above the sea level. Almost
adjoining these falls the famous Ca
thedral Rocks and Spires. named from
| their resemblance TO the Duomo at Flor
ence, and directly across is the imposing
| FL Captain the silent guardian of the
valley. He next referred TO the Three
Brot hers. trio of mountains which the
| Indians imagined resembed frogs. Leav-
| ing the floor of the valley, In the distance
| is seen Yosemite Falls, wnere the water
has a sheer drop of over half mile, he
| started 70, the Mariposa Big Trees, pass
ing on his way Insp ration Point. Beau
| tiful views were shown of the Giant
! Seuuoias. especially grizzly 1iant "a
| wona and the Fallen Monarch, which are
| estimated to be at least 1900 years old.
and which rise to height q from 300 to
400 feet. their circumference averaging
! about 100 feet. Mr.. Bulla from data OBJ
/ tanned from reliable lumbermen and
builders estimated that at least fifty six
room frame houses could be built from
the Grizzly Giant alone. At the conclu-
l~Ia 80 III 1ax fan6 a 1.iS
| ing vote of thanks
| The program was continued by Mr.. 5.
| *. Hall recitng poem, The ROCK OF
| the Holy Cross which was a descrip-
| ton OF that peculiar work of nature in
| Colorado. Mr.. Henry T. Stratham, who
| spent his vacat on in London last sum-
mer. was SO much impressed with the at
titude of the English "chappies' that ne
| almost made the audience believe he was
| one of them when he recited 1.-THE Beast
| ly Eyeglass in Me Eye" Miss Helen Nc
| Gregor gave a pleasing rendition or
| poem depicting the wonders of the Yose-
!, mite Miss Minnie S. Brewer and Mr..
Frank P. Horner were elected to mem
| bership in the club. after which refresh
mentS were served
Lincoln Circle. No. l. Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic, held its
| installation of officers at the home or
Mrs. George +. Rowe, 3Oo * street north
west. Tuesday evening. The parlors were
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palms. Prominent among those who spoke
was Maj. George Lawrence. whose theme
| was the Battle Hymn of the Republic"
! Capt. Lemuel Warner read Robert niger
soils address to the Grand Army of the
| Republic. "A Vision of War" Mrs Ida
w Lawrence, inspector of Grant Circle.
! complimented Lincoln Circle on Its splen-
| did condition. She also gave a descrip-
| ton of administering the obligation of
Grant Circle June Z. 1909 in the execu-
| tive office to President Taft who is now
| a member of the Ladies of the Grand
| Army of the Republic. Two new mem
| bers were initiated. Mrs. Mida c. Pea
body. the retiring president, was the in
| staling officer. and was commended with
| a few well chosen words of praise for
| her past years work by the incoming
| president The following officers were
installed: President, Mrs. Isabella Sears:
| senior vice president. Mrs. Winnie Ream
| Hoxie: junior vice president. Mrs. John
| A. Logan: secretary, Miss Emily Glen
chaplain. Mrs. Jeanne Street: patriotic
| Instructor. Mrs. James w. DOGGY; con-
ductor. Mrs. Clara Avery: guard. Mrs.
Nellie Rowe; assistant guard, Mrs. Mar
| tina Avery; press correspondent, Mrs.
Helen Nelson-Doocy After the installa-
| ton buffet supper was served amid
toasts and music.
Mrs Marian Longfellow ODonoghue is
spending a few weeks i'm the city and
will be glad to greet her friends at room
i3 the Brunswick. She has recently been
giving course of six historical and six
literary lectures in Boston. and will re-
turn in February to deliver her illus
trated lecture on Longfellow in the
course being given at the Boston Public
Library.
The Excelsior Literary Club at it's reg
ular meeting Was called to order by the
president. and opened with the singing
of three verses of America all stand
Ing. The essay. of the day was read by
Mrs. Kent. To-day and Tomorrow of
Baja California After discussion of
the essay Mrs. Norris read a paper on
Resources and Industries of Lower Cal
| ifornia." This seemed almost a continu-
alton of the first paper, and was heard
with increasing interest to the end. Mrs
Allen gave a talk on Bird and Animal
| Life of the Peninsula Some talk on
the subject for next years study was
| followed by roll call, to- which only
| twenty members responded-the smallest
meeting of the year. Refreshments were
| served.
The Unity Club met at $50 9th street
| northwest Wednesday evening, President
| l.. I'll. Patterson in the chair. The min
by Mrs. Bartlett. in the absence of the
recording secretary. An excellent pro-
gram was presented. opening with piano
overture by Miss Olga Mellick, followed
/ w NoCdl SolO, answer IA. u. RODyn),
| by Miss Elise Ruebsam, accompanied by
| Mrs. Ellen Vockey Seifert The address
was given by Prof. Hyfand c. Kirk, his
theme being Individuality" a well sus-
| tanned and vigorous essay. written from
scientific standpoint. Some points he
made were illustrated with sea shells
| brought from the Philippine Islands
| Other features of the evening were in
strumental music (piano and vioins) by
Mrs. Bell and the Misses Dodge: vocal
solos, Dreams Make Men and Drink
to Me Only with Thine Eyes by Mr..
C. W. Bridweir, accompanied by Mr.
| Forest c. Grimes, and vocal solos, Were
] / STAR and THE Rosary" by Miss
Mary Mullen Young, to the piano accom-
paniment of Miss Reta Louise Young
| Humorous selections We're given by Mrs
j. e. Cotton: recita,ions, Handsome
| Girl Around the Corner and "A Fearful
| Fright" by Mrs. Ellen Cockey Seifert,
and other recitations by Mrs. Moore.
| A vote of thanks was extended to Prof.
| kirk and also TO the others who had par
| ticipated in the entertainment
| The League of American Pen Women
met at headquarters, 1347 l. street.
Wednesday evening, the president, Miss
! Elizabeth \. Hyde. presiding The pro-
gram was in charge of Mrs. Anna San
born Hamilton. second vice president.
The first paper presented was by Mrs.