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j and Nine. Jusserand, Viscountess BenoiSt
day Countess de Chambrun, NJ. and
| Nine. Peretti de la Rocco, Mrs. John Hay.
NJ. Charles Symon and NJ. Emile Casteur
of the Belgian legation, Miss kean, Mrs.
Carl Joerissen, Mrs. j. Hartman, Miss T..
| Jennings, Mrs. j. c. Butler. Mrs +. HaS-
ner. Mrs. b. Micou, Mrs. J. w. Spencer.
Mile. Eugene LebschutZ. Miss Siebert
and Mile. Limoges. The lecture was de-
lvered by M. Gustave Michaut of the
| Paris University. His subject was lie
| Lyrisme de Lamartine." He showed the
poet i'll his best pieces, in which he sings
:, Of love, OF the divinity and OF the nome
Trinity class of the Catholic Women's
Circle" held its semi-monthly meeting
Monday al headquarters. 1O6 nth street
| northwest, under the dlrectofshlp or Mrs.
| Margaret l. Coope.
| The life, history and martyrdom Of the
/ -Four Great Virgins of the Latin church.
| as sketched in the Catholic Encyclopedia,
! was read by the members i'll turn, follow
| ing which a general conversation enSued
upon the distributed copies of the works
| of the old masters and their treatment
of 1.-The four virgins as subjects OF leg
endary art, presenting ST. Agnes, with
lamb. patroness of maidenhood; St
Agatha and Mount Etna, patroness against
/ fire; st. Lucia, with lamp, patroness OF
celestial light or wisdom st. Cecilia, with
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music, together with the historical ana
devotional treatment in art of ST. Cecilia
| as presented in the colossal mosaic figure
| in the apsis of her church at Rome, and
| the statue of st. Cecilia Lying. Dead,
/ by the sculptor Stefano Maderno.
Marcia Burns Chapter. D. A. r., held
! it's January meeting Wednesday after
noon at 1920 Calvert street, Mrs. Won
| Dachenhausen, Mrs. Freeman and Mrs.
| Thorn hostesses. The regent, Mrs. Ellis
| Logan, presided and the subject was
Women of Today in the Life of To-
| day Mrs Henry W. Freeman of Chi
/ cage told of the success of Jane adams
and Hull House, Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood
/ gave an outline of the women of foreign
| lands, Mrs. Emily Moore, vice president
| spoke of the New England woman: Mrs.
| Smallwood, state regent urged the neces-
sity of the curfew law, Mrs Pepper pre-
scented the women of the past generation
and Mrs. Gates the rights of women in
the District of Columbia from legal
view. Mrs. Kuehling presented the chap
ter with a photograph of the old David
Burns cottage. A social hour followed.
Mrs. Ellis Logan chairman of the art
committee of the District Of Columbia
Federation of Woman's Clubs, and men,
Der of the art committee of the general
federation. announces an art symposium
to be held Wednesday, February /. at
pm, in the parlors of the Portner. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all interested
in the progress of art study and develop
| ment. The program is as follows: Reports
from federated clubs: American Fed
Grafton Of Arts Miss Leila Mechlin;
The Corcoran Gallery and School"
Miss Messer: The Missionary Influence
Helpfulness of the Loan Collection of
| Pictures From Our Libraries. Mrs.
| Engle; THE Colored Supplement" Mrs.
Edith Kingman Kern; ''The Work of the
(,ol, lit, Ar@ Cj,,1, Nfrc tnln
Deborah Knapp Chapter. D. A. R., of
| the District of Columbia met Wednesday
| evening at the residence of Mrs John
| M. +. S. Davis, presided. Important bust
ness was transacted and plans formu-
| lated to hold a e1chre for the benefit of
the chapter and chapter house. As the
meeting was business one, no papers
were given
The Washington Classical Club met Fri
day afternoon at the Mount Vernon
Seminary, when Prof. Jesse Benedict Car
ter. director of the American School of
Classical Studies in Rome. talked in
formally about student life in Rome, and
especially the work of the American
School of Classical Studies.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
Monday with Mrs. Blanch Sanborn at the
Iowa. Mrs. E. Y. Carr opened the pro-
. IL
lowed by several papers on Greek My
thology," the subject of the evening
They were contributed by Mrs. Carr.
Mrs NJ. NJ. Gordon. Laura Bryson, Mrs.
Frear. Mrs. Sanborn, Mrs. A. II. Frear
and c. S. Hardy Prof. r. c. Kenny
sang an original composition, Mr.. White
read two poems, Mrs. j. Benson and A.
II. Frear sang duet, accompanied by
Mrs Frear, and Miss Edith Sanborn
played piano solo. Remarks were made
by Prof. Kenny, DR.. Pehoon. DR.. Mchee
and j. Davis.
Mrs. Josiah Quincy Kern, second vice
president of the League of American
Pen Women. is in New York attending
the child welfare conferences and ex-
hibit at the list Regiment Armory,
which will continue until February 10.
Der Geselig-L iterarische yerein Social
Literary Club met at the home of its
| president. Miss Anita Schade, 26l1 Mess
more place northwest. January 2f. 4
| large gathering. comprising members and
| friends of the club. listened to the fol
| lowing program: Address, the president ::
| piano solo. 'Polonaise," Lezchetizk Miss
| Iverna Child; "Ya, So Sind Su." comedy
in one act by r. Tarosy, with Miss Schade
| as Hermine Miss Clara HinZen as Clo-
| tide, Mrs. J. F. Strauss as Nina, Miss
| Katherine Dannhoff as Gregor, and Miss
Irving as Netti: soprano solo, Die Lor-
y
reading from Moderne Lyrik," Ernest
| Bruncken; piano solo. "lmpromptu," by
| L. Schubert Miss Irverna Child, and Die
| Gevatterinnen," operetta by August
| Schaeffer, with Miss Amy G. Leavitt and
Miss Anita Schade in the leading roles
/ Burnside Corps. W. r. c.. members met
| Wednesday evening in their hall, all the
| newly elected officers present. the presi-
| dent. Mrs. Alice Higgins presiding. The
| evening was full of business, formulating
| bership received. showing a renewed in
I terest in the work of caring for the
needy veterans and their dependent ones.
| The following is list of the officers
| installed January II: President, Alice
/ HlSgens; senior vice president. Alice
/ Slime. junior vice president, Margaret j.
| Gallaher; chaplain, Katherine McMoni-
! gal. treasurer. Emma l.. Newton tsiXth
| term; conductor, Sarah G. Jacobson,
| guard, Mary Y. Noerr: assistant guard.
/ Rosa Noske. patriotic instructor, Ada q.
Dickerson; press correspondent, Elizabeth
1 G.. Months: musician. Mary \. Leonard;
]; Ritner. Josephine Seibold and Miss Lee
| Douglas; installing officer Ida j. Hart.
| Installation being completed. after their
| usual custom, they joined with Burnside
| Post. G. \. r., in a program of music,
/ heart heart talks of the old veterans,
who feel their ranks are thinning each
year. and a bountiful collation. served
| 10y the comrades.
| The Short Story Club met Wednesday
| evening. President William TyleS Page
| called the numbers of Z program which
was prepared by H. W. Selah and opened
| with q niano solo ."rhe Dancing Doll. :