Evening star., 1912-11-17

The Short Story Club met Tuesday
evening President L. H. Wilder presid-
ing. The program arranged by Mrs VIII
der. was participated in by Mrs. Ida
Lair, who read the principal story, An
Automobile Wedding Trip Amid the Scenic
Splendors Of Southern California: Prof.
L. H. Wilder read The Sorrows of SYM
pathetic Soul" illustrating it by most
humorous story: DR.. Thomas Calver gave
three original short poems, Lines to the
Automobile humorous; Sliding Down
HILL" a romance of wartime, and semi
facetious plea for Equal Suffrage, and
Mr.. Metcalf. whose metrical suggestions
i'll an ode TO Woman was read by
Mrs Wilder
Mrs. c. S. York read the first chapter
of the composite story which is to run
daughter. Mrs w. X. Houghton.. en-
titled THE Last Man. Mrs. c. A
Thomas will try to locate the missing
gentleman in chapter ., two weeks hence
lah, were appointed as the credentfal
committee. and Mrs. 4. l.. Ham made
chairman of the reception committee. The
musical numbers We're rendered by e \.
Wilkins, who sang Happy Days. "Oh,
Dry Those Tears and a serenade. with
as accompanies on piano and violin.
Mr.. Wilkins and Mrs Davis gave vio-
lin and cello duet, while Mrs. Davis gave
several violin numbers.
The Samuel Gorton Chapter, Daughters
of the Amer can Revolution, he'd its No
vember meeting Monday evening at the
home of DR.. j. +. Collins, 130o Sd street
northwest. After a business session
piano solo was played by Mrs. Moore and
of q Revolution
was read by Mrs Morrow. Mrs. Collins
rendered two pianola selections and the
chapter adjourned for social hour.
Refreshments We're served by the hostess,
Miss Mary Terry.
A combined business and social meet
ing of Captain Molly Pitcher Chapter. D.
A. R., was held Monday afternoon. Miss
Mildred Yaeger, 1855 Newark street,
Cleveland Park. entertaining the chapter,
Mrs r. Winston Holt the regent, in the
chair. 1t was unanimously voted to
take scholarship in Maryville College
for the coming year. After the business
meeting bridge was enjoyed until O'Clock,
when the hostess served refreshments,
Mrs. Wallace Hanger, vice sta.e regent
assisting Mrs. 9aeger in the dining room.
The Womens Single Tax Club met
Monday, with Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe,
at her apartment in the Cecil. Mrs.
uul Je reported IndC all arrangements
for the meeting to be held under the
auspices of the club at the Public
Library November %. and to be ad-
dressed by Herbert S. Bigelow, chair
man of the la e constitutional conveu-
tion of Ohio, had been perfected. She
stated that the subject of the address
would be "Old Institutions and New
Ideas"
After some informal discussion as to
the best plan to further single tax
L.
by H. Martin Williams, reading clerk
of the House of Representatives. who
had just returned from Missouri. where
in the late election over eighty thou
sand votes had been cast for the sin
gle tax amendment Mr.. Williams said
that in his work of over thirty years
for tax reform he never felt more en-
couraged.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Metcalf, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shidy. Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Swords, Mrs.
Gertrude E. Mackenzie. Mrs. Julia
Thompson, Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe, Mrs.
l.. NJ. Titus, Mrs. Nj. j. Arnold, Mrs.
Josephine A. Rich, Mrs Jessie l.. Lane.
Miss Francis Crosby, Miss Ida Rhodes.
Miss Lily A. Ross. Charles Newburgh,
II. Martin Williams. George A. Warren,
w. C. Wallace and George B. Rose.
The National Catholic Woman's Cir
Gle met MONDAY IN tnS fuDllC
Mrs Margaret L. Coope presiding. The
speaker of the evening was Miss Olive
Gibbons, her theme being "Biograph-
ical Sketch Of Leonardo da Vinci." and
his works in the field of art, special
attention being paid to 1.-The Last Sup
stated, was the model chosen for the
passion play at Oberammergau.
Mrs Coope distributed a large num-
ber of copies of masterpieces, Show
,f q
apostles surrounding our Lord, in the
scene OF the Last Supper" giving the
name of the artist, the material used
and the place where the original is to
be found. Many visitors were present.
The Columbia Heights Art Club was
entertained Thursday by Mrs. Roberl
Bruce Bare Mrs. F. Carl Smith being
chairman for the day. paper on Books
and Irish Illumination" was given by Mrs.
remarkable of these works, a seventh
century copy of the four Gospels, known
as the Book of Kells, which is claimed
to be the most beautiful book In the
world Mrs Sarah A. Wolhaupter gave
a sketch of Brian Boru, the hero king
of the eleventh century. during whose
reign the Irish succeeded in freeing
themselves from the yoke of their DAN
ish invaders. Roll call developed many
interesting anecdotes, comments and quo
tatlO0S on the SuDJtCtS VI tilc ocy- <hltCA
adjournment refreshments were served
by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Samuel
ID. Hardy and Miss Marjorie Bare.
Among the guests present We're Mrs.
Julia Emerson Wiksell, Miss Alice M.
Kern and Miss Clara f.. Doris.
The November meeting of the Wash
ington International Language Society
was held Monday evening al the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Hiworth, 1912 12th
street. Mr.. Hilworth, the American rep
resentatiye of the Union for the Inter-
national Language and president of the
local society, presided. and at his sug-
gestion much of the routine business of
the society was carried on in the inter
national idiom The president announced
his intention to publish small journal
as the official organ of the local body,
provided the society would support his
efforts The society voted its support.
Three whose names We're proposed at the
last meeting were elected as new mem
bers: Herr Steiner and Messrs. Danforth
and Hoover. Q. Steiner of the Swiss
legation entertained the society with a
deIiphff,u narrative of the movement as
II exists in Switzerland. reading in
The International idiom by Mr.. Easter
brook of an original biographical sketch
of men prominent in the movement con-
cluded the literary program.
Patriots Memorial Chapter, Daughters
OF the American Revolution. was enter
tanned Thursday at d dinner given by
Mrs J. Eakin Gadsby at her residence
on Georgetown Heights. The dining and
lra wing rooms were decorated with