Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-15
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| The annual meeting of the League OF
American Pen Women resulted in the fol-
lowing election Of officers for ensuing
| year: President, Mrs. Rachel TOngate
Beck: first vice president, Mrs. Anna San
born Hamilton; second vice president,
| Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Blanche Tyler Beaton; as
| sstant corresponding secretary. Mrs.
! Emma V. Triepel; recording secretary,
Mrs. J. o. Estabrook; treasurer. Miss Jes-
| sic A. Griswold; auditor, Mrs. Virginia
King Frye: librarian, Mrs. Susie Root
| Rhodes; historian. Mrs Annie Wilder;
| reporter. Mrs. LYDIA j. Young Withee-
| Miss Marie f. Ryerson of East Orange,
| n. j., recently elected president of the
| New Jersey Woman's Press Club, was
made the league representative for that
| state. Miss Ryerson sails for Europe IN
July. Miss Jennie Chaplin was made state
| Representatives for Colorado, and Mrs Cor
nelia Templeton Jewett of Illinois, who Is
going to Alaska. was made representative
| for that territory. Otherwise the repre-
| SentatiVeS are unchanged.
| Miss Elizabeth A. Hyde, the retiring
president, made a strong report and all re-
GREETED the ending of the presidential
| term of this officer, who has filled the
| chair acceptably and is loved by all the
members. Mrs. Edith kingman Kern, as
of the comic supplement. made an inter
esting report. Mrs Rhodes. librarian. re-
ported many new additions to the league
| library and Mrs. Wilder, historian, show
| ed the work of the members during the
| past year.
Mrs Annette B. Paul. LII. E.. and Mrs.
Josephine Arnold Rich were admitted to
membership.
| The College Women's Club held its third
annual business meeting at the Womans
building of George Washington Cniver-
sity Saturday evening. May Z. The read
| ing of reports and election of officers
were in order.
The following officers were elected:
President. Mrs NJ. A. Martindell; first
vice president. Miss Mabel Lasher: sec
secretary, Mrs. Karl c. Corley; treasurer.
Miss Fanny b. Manning; past president
Mrs. f. G. Wilkins; advisory board, Mrs.
Ross. Mrs. Dolliver. Mrs. Chestnut, Miss
| Ramage, Miss LOuks. DIR. Thomas. Miss
Barnett, Miss Bristol, Miss Clark, Miss
Patten, Miss Pierce and Miss Forbes.
| The Short, Story Club met Tuesday
night at 522 9th street northwest with
| President l.. H. Wilder in the chair and
| in charge of the program. The contribu-
| tors were Mrs. Ida Lair. in SOME BIZ
peds l Have known: Miss COrnelia Lou
Mrs. c. Austin Thomas, '-Sammie Peters
| Visit to Washington; Mrs. NJ. NJ. Met
calf. What i Did for rheumatism
Mrs. Virginia King Frye. Just Kids:
Miss Jessie A. Griswold. Pearls of Wit
on String of Philosophy
The musical features were mandolin
solos. selection from Yankee Consul
and an arrangement of Carl Bohm. by
| the piano by Mrs. Annie A. Wilder; the
Thomas Mandolin Club. consisting Of
Mr.. and Mrs c. Austin Thomas. Miss
Cole. with Mrs. Van Casteel at the piano.
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| Sohrab. who rendered some quatrains
| from Omar Khayyam' in Persian song.
| with English translation, this being of
| distinctive interest.
| been made by the committee-Prof. Kirk.
| Miss Lloyd and Mrs. MISUNDERSTANDING
| the recent death Of Miss Mary A. Ben
nett and recognizing her long and valued
| services to the Short Story Club, she being
| one Of the charter members. A letter of
appreciation from Mrs. V. Shinn was pre-
| scented of action taken by the club at the
| last meeting in the illness of DIR. Shinn.
| and the president voiced an expression
of regret at her absence from the meet
| ings.
| Among visitors present were the 'Syr-
ian guest" Dr.. Faduei Moghabghab; DIR.
Fareed, a Persian physician, and Mira
Sohrab of Ispahan. Persia.
The May meeting of Potomac Chapter,
d. A. r.. was held at the home of Mrs.
u.
The election of officers followed the reg
uar business, and the following ladies
were elected: Regent, Mrs. Wanamaker;
vice regent, Mrs. Quirolo: recording sec
Rotary, Miss Clark; corresponding secre-
| tary, Miss Keathly; treasurer, Miss Hud
son; registrar, Miss Bodell historian,
Miss Gilhllian; chaplain, Miss Branch.
| The retiring regent, Mrs Ludlow, who
has recently been elected recording Sec
rotary for the District of Columbia, gave
| in her report a concise review of the
| chapters growth and progress. Miss
Hurd of Franklin: Tex, gave several
piano selections. Mrs. Jones and daugh-
| tiers of Nashville. Tenn, were among the
guests of the evening.
| At the last regular meeting of the Lee
| gion of Loyal Women plans were laid
for Memorial day. the legion preparing,
as in past years. to do its work of love.
The president. Mrs. Olive C. Johnson, ap-
| pointed several chairmen of committees
! to carry on the work mapped out. The
| legion was well represented at the an
| nual meeting of the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs Mrs. l..
| W. Calver will represent the legion as its
| director, and Mrs. Ada II. Weiss as
chairman of the social committee. The
past month of the present year has been
| an active one for the legion. Membership
| has been added and the usual relief work
carried on.
| The Capitol Hill History Club met
| Wednesday afternoon at the residence Of
| Mrs. l.. B. Slime, 300 LIST street north
west There was a large attendance of
members and several visitors present.
! Mrs J. C. Weldon read a paper on
| Admiral Cervera. Mrs. +. NJ. Beatty,
| formerly a member of the club. gave a
| talk on Spanish people Of the Philippines
as she had observed them while residing
| there.
| After adjournment refreshments were
served by the hostess.
| The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
Monday evening at the home of Mrs
| Bryson, TIA 18th street northeas, The
program was opened with a trio by Mr.
and Mrs. A. ii. Frear. accompanied by
| Mrs J. Benson. after which several sub
| jects were written on slips and passed
around for each member to draw a topic
upon which to make a short talk Those
| called upon to speak or announce their
subjects were Mr.. Hunter. Mr.. Gordon,
Mr.. Walport. Mr.. E. v. Carr, Mrs. Wal
port. Capt. Hart, Maj Lawrence. DIR. Nc
Kee, Mrs. f. v. Carr, Mr.. Bridekamp
and Mr. A. H. Frear. Miss Bryson gave
| reading. by request, entitled "Aux
| Italiens." A piano duet was rendered by
Mrs. A. II. Frear and Mrs. Z. v. Carr.
| The meeting adjourned with a vote Of
| thanks to the hostess
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