Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-07
Among the Gibbs.

Among the Gibbs.
| The League Of American Pen Women
held its annual meeting at the Public
Library Monday night, with the presi-
dent, Mrs. Rachel Tongate Beck, presid-
ing. Reports upon the work of the past
year were accepted as made by the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Rachel
Tongate Beck: first vice president and
in charge of the yearbook and printing.
Mrs. Anna Sanborn Hamilton; second
vice president and in charge Of program,
Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Blanche Tyler Beaten;
assistant corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Emma v. Triepel, recording secretary,
Mrs J. o. Estabrook: treasurer. Miss
Jessie A. Griswold; auditor. Mrs. Vir-
sinia King Frye: librarian. Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes; historian, Mrs. Anna A..
Wilder.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are: President. Mrs Anna Hamilton;
first vice president, Mrs. Edith Kingman
Kern; second vice president, Mrs. Annie
A. Wilder: corresponding secretary. MIS-
Blanche Tyler Beaten: recording secre-
l " o.
responding secretary Mrs. p. v. Triepel;
treasurer, Miss Jessie A. Griswold; au-
ditor, Mrs. Virginia King Frye: librarian:
Mrs. 8. r. Rhodes: historian. Miss Mabel
Malotte Barnes. The council consists Of
the past presidents-Mrs. Juliette NJ. Bah
bitt Mrs. Theodore Cunningham, Mrs
s. r. Rhodes, Mrs. v. X. Frye. Miss M
L. White. Mrs L. Sale Gorbeh Pickett
| Committees were appointed, as folloWs:
Social. Mrs. A. Wilder, Miss Mae Ruth
Norcross; program. Mrs: s. II. Rhodes.
Mrs. Nannette Paul: influence OF comic
Miss Elizabeth Malotte Barnes: child
welfare, Mrs. M. G. Bonham, Mrs. Jere-
miah Curtain: courtesy. Miss Elisabeth
Hyde; printing. Miss Elizabeth Griswold;
house, Mrs. J. o. Estabrook and Mrs.
J. A. Rich; representatives. District OF
Columbia, Mesdames. Beck, Frye, sea
brook and Paul; representatives to third
National Peace Congress in Baltimore,
Mesdames Beck and Kern a,n,,d ana 1e1 M,ss
Congress. Mrs. NJ. G.. Bonham; repre-,
sentatives to the National Educational
Association, to be held in Cleveland. and
to the National Press Association IN
follows: California, Mrs. Nellie b. Eys-
ter; Colorado, Mrs. Ella c: Adams; Con
necticut, Miss Elizabeth T. Nash; Dis.
and seabrook: Florida. Mrs. Lewis B.
SANFORD; Illinois. Mrs. Carrie J. Bond;
Kentucky, Mrs. Zylla NJ. Cardin: Massa-
chusetts, Mrs. alice H. Christopher;
Michigan; Mrs p. Cora ssx, nuruy y.b Mmns-
Mrs. Amanda l.. flanders; New Jersey,
MISS Marie F. Ryerson: New York. Mes
DANES Grace G. Seton and Jessie 3. Com
molly; Oklahoma; Mrs; Matte tue. n. u f,cS;
and Mary Temple Jamison: Tennessee.
Mrs. Kathrin Haden: South Dakota, Mrs.
IT.. r. Eastwood; Texas, Mrs. II. {. L.
German: Virginia, Mrs. Lucy c. A: pud-
ley: Washington, Mrs. Lura r. b. smith.
Monticello Chapter had its May meet
ing at the residence of Mrs. Burkholder.
| 1920 M street, when the annual election
Mary c. Beach. regent: Mrs. Alice C..
Bennett, vice regent: Mrs: Georgiana
Rogers. second vice regent: Mrs. Joseph
inc G.. Haugmann, recording secretary:
| Mrs. Arthur r. Burkholder. corresponding
| urer; Mrs. Morris b. Kistler. registrar !:
Mrs Rebekah j.. Barclay historian, and
| Mrs. Achsah l. Loomis, chaplain.
1t was decided to give $12 toward main
tanning the foreign night school.
There was a large attendance. Mr..
| Burkholder, the host, gave a varied mu-
| steal program. Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood.
| state regent. made an address on "Fa-
nous women VI thc I~eSoiutiOH' LIZ.
| lowed by Mrs. Mussey, Miss Grace NJ.
Pierce and Mrs. Mary c. Beach.
Refreshments were served by the host
ess.
| The closing dance Of the season of the
'Imps." attended by almost 700 people,
| was held at the National Rifles Hall
Wednesday evening. During all the
waltzes a moonlight effect was produced,
and in one of the dances snowstorm
| was produced by feeding confetti into
/ electric fans. Corsage bouquets and souve-
mir programs in the form Of Imps' PEN
narts, colored black and red, were dis
| tributed. The supply of the latter, how
| ever. was exhausted before O'Clock. Mu-
| sic for the dance was furnished by sec
/ ton of Haley's Atlantic City Steel Pier
Orchestra, under the personal direction OF
| w. A. Haley. The reopening ball OF the
! next season will be held in September.
! The Capitol Hill Literary Society has
arranged meeting for tomorrow even
ing at o'clock in the Public Library
The president OF the society. Mrs. Wal
porte. will lecture. The public is invited.
The May meeting of Wendell Wolfe
Chapter, D. A. R.. was held at 1890 Irv-
| ing street. Mrs. Helen Morrison Hall,
hostess and the regent, Miss Wolfe, pre-
siding. After the usual routine business
the annual election of officers was held,
which resulted as follows: Miss Bertha
Frances Wolfe, regent: Mrs. Ida Eliza
Frances Hayden, recording secretary:
Mrs. Mida Perkins Peabody, correspond
| ing secretary: Miss Sara Elizabeth
Stephens, treasurer: Mrs Mary Welker
Burton, registrar; Mrs. Sarah Smith Nor.
row, historian; Mrs Clara A. slime. chap