Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
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The Short Story Club met Tuesday
! evening at so 9th street. Prof. L. H.
Wilder presiding and Mrs. c. S. York
I'm charge of the program. The leading
story was by Rev. DR.. James 8. Lemon,
who has just returned from an extended
trip throughout the British Isles. 1t was
entitled Mental Phenomena Reduced to
Scientific Principles and was a unique
production, full OF surprises, mysterious
losses and strange recoveries and amusing
complications. The sequel. was left open
for determination of the members at
future meeting.
The essay by Miss Jessie A. Griswold,
her initial effort in that line. received
tributes of applause. DR.. Thomas Carver
gave two original poems, My Creed and
THE Truthful Chicken" an incident of
Mount Vernon. Mrs. l.. H. Wilder had an
amusing sketch, Taking the Baby's First
Picture" and Miss Ethel Tibbetts gave
an anecdote of short story compression
that elected much merriment.
The musical feature consisted OF vocal
solos by Mr. w X. Houghton, "Remem-
brance' fTema), and If Dreams Come
True" (Treyelyan), accompanied by Mrs
w. X Houghton, both numbers being
greatly enjoyed. Miss Virginia Houghton
evinced remarkable ability for young
j
of the Demons and "Narcissus.
Announcement was made by Mrs. Dun
lap of an accident that had befallen MISS
Margaret Hobson of the Bristol School,
and the secretary was directed to send
flowers and a letter of sympathy. Owing
to the resignation of Mrs. +. ). Reynolds
on account of i'll health, Mrs. Abbir L.
Ham has been elected to fill her place as
corresponding secretary.
The League of American Pen Women
met in the study room of the Public Ii
brary Monday evening, the first vice presl-
dent, Mrs. Rachael Tongate Beck, in the
chair. The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read by Miss Jessie A. tiriswold,
the treasurer Mrs. Bonham being alb
sent. Greetings from Mrs. Nellie Blessing
Eyster of Berkeley, Cal, were read by
Mrs Beaton. Greetings also were
Stutenroth of WATERFOWL, s. D.,
who has been spending the winter at Los
Angeles, Cal. Miss Griswold read letter
from Miss Mary B. Statham of Min
was presented from Miss Ruth Norcross,
who is visiting in the Canal Zone. Mrs.
Wilder, the historian, told of the visit
to Washington of Mrs. Sophie irene Loeb
her honor by Mrs. La Sale Corbell
Pickett Miss Grace r. Mckinstry of
Faribault, Mimi, has just finished for
the state government portrait of the
late GOV. JOHH "A. JODHSDts dllC dt the
recent meeting OF the National Editorial
Association large oil painting of B. B.
Herbert, it's organizer. was presented to
him. which was also the work Of Miss
McKinstry.
A welcome visitor was an out-of-town
member Stella Reid Crothers. who is
contributing a series of articles i'm a
musical magazine. Mrs. Emma Louise
Ashford of Nashville. Tenn. being rep
resented in the February number of the
same periodical and also in "Personah-
ties" with a picture of Eleanor Everest
Freer and her daughter. Miss Georgia
Rogers of New Hampshire was also a
welcome visitor. She is the corresponding
secretary of the Wofnan's National Press
sstciaticn.
Resolutions toward improving the comic
newspaper supplement We're read by the
committee chairman, Mrs Edith King
man Kern, and unanimously adopted by
the league.
Mrs. "nia A. Wilder, in the absence Of