Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-24

toinette Cattna and Miss Belle Van Nes
Mrs. Clayton Emig, chairman, Go,
Thomas Welles Society, reported that tn
Junior Society was entertained by Mr..
Clarence E. Curtiss The meeting wa
called to order by ringing small Eng
fish bell 800 years old. The children ar
making scrapbooks and gifts for poo
children Of the city. Miss Rosalie toll
Christmas stories. Six new member
were admitted. The senior branch wa
entertained by Miss Helen Hopkins o
Park road. Two new members were ad
United. Miss Elizabeth Pierce gave a.
address on THE Flags of Our Nation.
Mrs r r. McKahn told of historical
churches in Virginia Miss Hopkins
Miss Evarts and Miss Nelson contribute,
TO the program
After the business meeting, the topic O
the evening being Women in Temper
ance Reform" Mrs. Hugh Phillips CAV,
short resume Of the yearly growth OF
temperance laws commencing with tn,
first one enacted, when in 1912 the colon,
of Maryland passed law punIshin.
drunkenness by fine of 100 pounds o.
tobacco. Mrs. Charles Grandfield, re
gent Of the chapter. told of the work ac-
complished by the late Mrs. Jane Elier
Foster. regent emeritus of the chapter
Mrs Emig spoke of the life of Mrs. Mary
III. Hunt, former director of the bureau
of scientific temperance invests alton
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis gave an in
formal talk on the non-alcohoiic congress
held abroad last September. the speaker
and Mrs Edith Smith-Davis being the
only women in the party of twelve dele
gates appointed by President Taft. Music
was furnished by Miss Elizabeth Pierce,
Mrs. Morgan Lewis. Mrs. Clayton Emis
and Mrs. Enslow. Mrs. Benton G.. Deck
er was admitted to membership. Refresh
ments were served.
The National Catholic Woman's Circle
held its weekly meeting Monday evening
at the Public Library under the director
ship of Mrs. Margaret l.. CoOpe.
Miss Marie kribs was the speaker of
the evening, her topic being MY two
trips to the Shrine Of Lourdes.' Miss
Kribs distributed pictures of little Berna-
dette and the spring, the arrival of the
train filled with invalids and the carry
ing of them by litter to the Grotto of the
Virgin. and the placing of them in line
for the passing of the eucharistic process
sion, at which place she was an eye
witness to ten miracles. Miss Kribs de-
scribed the nature of each ailment as she
saw 1t. and the appearance Of same di-
rectly after the miracle took place, which
she said neither she nor any one pres
ent seemed to understand.
Miss Jennie Bailey read the Bible nara
tive Of the visitation or the SALVATION of
Elizabeth, as the artists inspiration for
the sabject Of the third Of the series Of
stained glass windows. the gift Of VIII
liam and Mrs. Schwing. The evening
closed with the reading of a poem, by
Mrs. Elva Lougee, entitled Peace, or
Christ in the Andes" dedicated to the
The Italian Social Club of the Christ
Child Society. at a recent meeting, elected
the following officers for the coming
year: President. Michael Cavalier; vice
president. Humbert Letora; secretary,
Miss Nellie WHALE: treasurer. Miss Go
vans; master OF ceremonies, Joseph
Lawrence Maggie; musical director, Miss
Hockensmith.
The members of the club will give the
first dance OF the season January 5, at
their clubhouse. 219 street northeast.
chaperoned by ladies Of the Christ Child
Society.
Our Flag Chapter. D. A. R., for its
Samuel N. Barker. formerly a member |
Of the chapter, but now the regent of |
Pulaski's Legion Chapter of Maryland |
Roll call was responded to by short |
Of revolutionary times Mrs. Ellen Spen- |
Ger Mussey, who was presented to the |
chapter by its regent. Miss Duncanson, |
as the only dean of a woman's law col |
lege in the world, read a paper ON His
toric Washington interspersed wi h per- |
sonal "reminiscences. AS chairman of the |
National D. A. r. magazine committee |
Mrs. Mussey gave interest ng Information
ment Of the official organ of the society. |
Mrs. Edgar Allen, as chairman of a :
committee to raise money for the Me-
mortal Continental Hall fund, reported |
chapter treasurer as the result of a re-
cent entertainment. The attent on of the |
chapter was called by Mrs. Howard L. |
Hodgkins TO the marble bust of Mary /,
Daughter" TO be placed in the hall. and |
It was voted. upon motion OF Mrs. A. G. |
Wilkinson. that s. be sent for the fund |
being raised to pay for this bust. The |
letter from the joint committee of the |
tn ee Indianapolis. Ind, chapters regard !
ing the change of name of the president |
generals room was discussed and unani- |
mously voted to be laid upon the table |
Miss Carolyn E. Gon favored the COM |
pany with two solos. The presence of |
the president general. Mrs. Matthew T. /
Scott. an honorary member of the chap
ter, for the social hour added to the |
pleasure Of the occasion. Young students |
OF the Chevy Chase Seminary and men, |
bers of Pulaski Legion Chapter were
present and assisted in entertaining the |
guests.
At the last regular meeting of Burn
side Relief Corps, No. 4. the follow |
ing ofhcers were unanimously elected: /
President. Mrs. Marie H. Smith; senior /
vice president. Mrs. L. House: junior
vice president. Mrs. Alice Stein; treas
urer. Mrs. Emma L. Newton; chaplain,
Mrs Ida A Andrews; conductor, Mrs.
Anna z. Hoagland; guard, Mrs Jo-
sephine Seibold; secretary, Mrs. Anna
5. Hamilton; delegates to department |
convention, Mrs. L. Gruber Mrs A. G.
Dickinson. Mrs. Rose Noskey Mrs E. |
L. Dean and Miss NJ. NJ. Harper; alter
mates, Mrs. Nettie Lyon, Mrs c. L.
Maxwell, Mrs. Kate Miley, Mrs Ida A. i
Andrews and Mrs. s. willard !
A vote OF thanks was rendered Mrs.
Mary E. Noerr for her faithful serv
ices during a membership of nineteen
years. Mrs. Mary NJ. North made a 1
short address.
The social meeting of the League of
American Pen Women, which was the |
last one or the year. was held at the
home OF Mrs. Nannette Paul on Park
road. Mrs. Anna S. Hamilton, president
had spared no pains to furnish an at
tractive program, which carried out the
idea OF a symposium of experiences of II
early workers in the journalistic field
BY request, Mrs. Paul read a poep /
written by Mrs G. p. Gilman in reply /
to Kipling's Female OF the Species
Mrs. Margaret s. Burke, the founder
of the league. was the first speaker. and /
her narrative abounded in witty aIlusions Il
10 early failures in her chosen WORK
and showed how she finally accompIished /
success. Mrs. Garrett Noel WILEY of /
Tennessee read two original poems. NJ
Mary S. Lockwood was the next speaker
giving many pathetic and some am sing
things in the path of a woman writer
Mrs. Mary II. North read, by request |,
selections from one of her books. a |
Prairie Schooner" Mrs. Clara B. Colby