Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
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The new year season Of the Potomac
Literary Club was -ushered in Tuesday al
80 9th street northwest, when w. H. H
Smith. chief clerk Of the bureau of steam
engineering, Nevy Department, delivered
lecture on The Homeward Voyage OF
the Battleship Fleet" being the second
| half OF the story OF the famous trip
around the world. With beautifully col
| ored stereoptican slides. showing life
aboard ship, storms at sea and sights
| and incidents at the ports of the various
countries visited, Mr.. Smith held his
| large audience at intense interest at all
times.
The entertainment feature Of the pro-
gram was in charge of Mrs. Florence H
Bacon. who presented Prof. William Wall
Whiddett. choir director Of the First Con-
Chapel" playing his own accompaniment
and responded with Good Bye" Miss
Elva Davis. soloist of the Lafayette Pres
byterian Church of Baltimore, sang The
Sweetest Flower" to the accompaniment
OF Prof. Whiddett. and for an encore
ITO Ny First Love" and TITS Time
Should Talk to Your Mother
Milo Atkinson recited NO News
'tStammering," and Yesterdays Train .
and concluded his recitations with various
negro dialects.
At request Prof. Whiddett sang when
You Speak to Me-" and in response
Light of My Soul" Miss Davis conclud-
ed the program with THE Boat Song .
The club extended vote of thanks to
Mr.. Smith and the other participants for
their excellent services.
Refreshments were served and President
Hoadley announced as the refreshment
committee for the February meeting the
following: Mrs. 8. Marie Boyce, Miss
Emily Parrish. f. W. Weaver, H. III.
House and 8. X. Hail.
The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules met
Wednesday evening at the residence OF
Mile. Lucy Ogden. The entertainment
consisted of q reading Les Renseign-
Leavitt; q monologue 1.-THE Troubles of
Women" by ]. Lewis Monaway. and a
one-act comedy entitled Fin de Ball.
by Mile. Jeanne Paul Terrier. which was
charmingly acted by Nine. Dore Wolf
steiner as Rosalie Lambert, and Mile.
vallOn.
Continental Chapter. D. A. r.. met JAN
uary Ii, at the Arlington. 1t was de-
| cided to give card party for the benefit
of the three children the chapter has
| adopted and who are now in one of the
southern industrial schools. The principal
business Of the evening was the election
| of a delegate and alternate to the Con-
| tinental Congress, which convenes in
April The alternates to the regent were
as follows: Mrs. j. Mcdonald Stewart,
Mrs. Sallie ?. Clarke. Mrs. Lillian Mes
senger, and Mrs. George Marsh.
Mrs. Adelaide X. Lowe was elected
delegate with the following alternates:
Mrs. Caroline Taylor. Mrs Martha E.
Leith, Mrs. Elizabeth Chenoweth and
Mrs. Harriet H. Gerber.
| The Crittenton Wheel Club was enter
tanned by Mrs. Pauline Potwin, 2842 9th
| street, January 10. Mrs. Mary w. Story
presided Stories. readings and a men,
DRY test occupied the afternoon. In the
| latter. Miss Fouse, a guest. won the
| prize. The guests of the club were Mrs.
G. L. Laws of Lincoln. Neb., Miss Clara
Fouse of Philadelphia, and Mrs. d. r.
| Lowell
The Columbia Heights Art Club ne,
January ID at the home of Mrs. w. T.