Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

Potomac Literary Club inaugurated Its
forty-fourth season Tuesday evening
Frank VI. Hoadfey. president, presiding
Rev. Frank NJ. Thompson, pastor OF
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, gave
an address on the life and times of OIL
yer Cromwell. The speaker described
the Lord Protector OF England as sol
der. statesman and Christian. and SET
forth the estimates of historians of diff
ferent shades of belief. Miss Isabel Hen
derson played a piano solo, "Rigoletto,'
and Miss Frances Kohlmer recited Les
sons in Culinary Art" and The Cucum-
ber." Alden Potter sang Tostfs Good
bye followed by an encore in German
Sing Me to Sleep Raymond Gilbert
and Miss Gilbert gave a violin and flute
duet. Springs Awakening" and ths
'BarcaTole," from Tales of Hoffman
Miss Frances Kohlmer concluded the pro
gram with two soprano solos, accompa-
MED by Miss Isabel Henderson. Refresh
ments were served.
Patriots Memorial Chapter, " :. D. A
r. held its first program meeting of the
season Tuesday evening, at the residence
of the vice regent Mrs. George +. Small
wood. 210I ) street The meeting was
public, and, despite the rain there was 2
good attendance. The members responded
to roll call with current topics. DR. Sal
lie Jones Jagers, the parliamentarian OF
the chapter, gave a parliamentary drill
The speaker of the evening was DR.. vii.
liam f. Davidson. superintendent of pub
nc schools, who gave g talk on the devel-
opment of American citizenship. He car
Fled tho audience through four stages OF
evolution, which he termed savageism
baroarism. civicism and humanism Ht
said that the Daughters of the American
Revolution had made their good infiu.
ehces factor IN every great civic move
ment OF the present
White House Chapter of the American
Womans League met Tuesday evening
IN the parlors OF Mrs. Belva 4. Lock-
wood. go street northwes, Ia Va
class was conducted by Mrs Nanette r
PAU, whose class in parliamentary law
free to all league members was a fea-
ture of last year.
Two motions were put and carried for
two committees, one. headed by Mrs
George Newton, to cooperate with the
new Regents Corporation. and the other
To lay plans Tor regular Chautauaua
class, connected with the CHAPTER a CON
tract already having been entered into
between the original c. L. s. C.. and the
American Woman's League lady man.
ayers. by which all members of the
league have the privileges of the readina
course for a trif,ing sum.
Mrs. Lockwood reported SO raised b.
this chapter toward thes endowment fund
OF the educational department of the
league. and letters We're read showing the
Importance OF this fund, that the great
art academy and other courses besides
the Chautauqua might be placed on
firm financial basis
The new president of the league Mrs
Mabel Lewis, wrote, congratulating Mrs
Lockwood on her appointment 'e>Senatoi
OF the American Woman's RepuDIIc from
the District.
The third annual meeting of the Wash
ington Classical Club was held at the
Mount Vernon Seminary, 100 NJ street
yesterday afternoon at o'clock. DIR
George Horton, American consul genera
to Smyrna, who was for years consu
general in Athens and later in Saloniki
and is the author of several well known
works bearing on modern Greek fife, was
the guest of the club. and gave an ad
dress ON Life in Modern Athens" Ar
informal reception to DR.. and Mrs. Hor
ton followed the lecture. The present
officers of the club are Mitchell Carroll
president; George L. Raymond, Henry
6handelie, s. J.; John D. -.laguire anG
Miss II. May Johnson. vice presidents