The Washington herald., 1911-01-29
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

| The New York State Woman's Club
| held its regular monthly meeting at the
Rochambeau. with the president. Mrs
| A. S. Hamilton, in charge. The pro-
granlme for the evening was in charge
! of Mrs Mary c. Chase and Miss NJ. Doris.
! Current events relating TO literature. his
| tory, and politics Of New York State
were discussed. The membership of the
| club is limited, and three new members
were recently added to its roll Mrs. Mar
! garet Hampton. Miss Elizabeth MCCord
and Miss WeGer. Miss Langford read a
humorous sketch Of life in an apartment
| house in New York City. The principal
subject for the winter IS The prominent
women of New York State" and for the
| evening Mrs. Russell Sage was the topic
Miss Purdy presented most interesting
paper on THE Russell Sage Founda
| tion. and said. in part:
When Russell Sage died the people
wondered how much money he had left
and wha; he had done with it. The Sage
| fortune amounted to S54l13.S0o. and of
this Mrs. Sage had sshTS,SN. In three
years from the death of Mr.. Sage S20.0o0.-
COZ had been used for the benefit of man
kind OF the benefactions of Mrs Sage
ton for Improvement Of social and liv
ing conditions and it is said to b" the
greatest purely phlanthropic expenditure
of the world. and il is Increasing yearly
by $iJ0.0Oo interest. This is the beginning
of a campaign to get at the roots of pow
erty and kill them"
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
Monday evening at the residence OF Mrs
Blanche Sanborne. The programme was
opened with piano solo by Mrs F.. V.
Carr, after which the subject of the even
ing was taken up on Greek mythology.
Several papers were read by Mr.. F.. "
Carr, Mrs NJ. NJ Gordon. Miss Laura
BrySon. Mrs Laura White. Mr.. Arthur
Z. White, Mr. A. H. Frear, Mrs. Blanche
Sanborne. Mrs \. II. F'rear, and Mr.. c.
s Hardy. Prof. r. c. kenney rendered
vocal solo entitled Elsie being an
original composition.
Der GeSellig nterarische Verein tSocial
Literary Club, met with Miss Schade. its
president, on Saturday evening last.
when a delightful programme was Of
fered. TIA. so sind Sic comedy by
Rudolf TaroSy. was presented in cred
liable manner by the following members
of the club:
Gregor Miss Katharine Dannhcfr: Her
mine Miss Clara Hinzen; Clotilde. Miss
Anita Schade: Nina, Mrs. John r.
Strauss. and Netti. Miss Leavitt. other
numbers on the programme were: Piano
solos. "Polonaise. LeschetiZky, and
'Impromptu.' by Schubert. Miss Iverna
Child reading from "Moderne Lyrik.
Mr.. Ernst Bruncken: soprano solo. Die
IoreIei." by List Mrs. II. Smart. and
the comical duet The Two Gossips."
by A. Schaeffer sung by Miss Leavitt
and Miss Anita Schade
Rethbone Superior Lodge No. %
knights Of Pythias. Friday night at the
regular meeting in Pythian Temple pre-
sentel Past Chancellor Edgar g Snyder
very fire coffee percolator. in token of
the efficient service he has rendered the
lodge. Mr.. Snyder was taken COM
plctely by surprise and responded in
feeling terms. Vice Chancellor Maj. ".
o. Owen. L. s. A. retired. was present
and gave an interesting account OF his
service on the frontier against the In
dams and the establishment of the first
hospital in the Philippines. Short address
IS were made by George w Haley, grand
master-at-arms: Otto Hauschild. chan
ceior cC mmander OF Union Lodge: A. w.
IIeeke. chancellor commander OF Franklin
Lodge. No. =: Albert kahlert. past grand
chancellor of SyracuSianS Lodge. No. 10;
Ben TarrantinO past chancellor of CO.
lumbia Lodge, No 26: and several of the
members. A smoker followed the ad-
dresses.
Rathbone Temple. No. S. Pythian Sis
tiers, at a meeting in Pythian Temple
last night. made final arrangements for
a euchre party and musical to be given
by the members for their friends on
February s. Six candidates were taken
into full membership in the temple and
short talks on the work for the ensuing
year We're given by several officers. The
committee on the euchre is as follows:
Mrs. Virginia Matchctt, chairman: Mrs.
+. a. David. Mrs. Albert kahlert, Mrs.
Frank Marks and Mrs. Robert De Lay.
Lincoln Camp No. > Sons Of Veterans.
L. S. A. initiated four recruits last
week at their regular meeting held at
man, of Cushing Camp. had charge of the |
initiatory ceremonies, and William II. !
Raymond, William A. Raymond, William |
E. Doble. and James r. Hayes were the |
recruits. A number of the members of |
various posts OF the department of the |
Potomac. G. A. R.. were present and |
made short talks Col l.. W. V. Kennon. |
L. 5. A. made an address on the !!
peninsula campaign during the civil war |
This is one of a series of addresses Col |
Kennon is giving on the battles won and |
lost during the civil war and how the |
results might have been changed.