Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-30
W9MEi.F|GHT
WINCH PRICES
Leagne in Washington Max
ing;Nar on Alleged
Food Trust
IN GEORGE CLINTON.

living has been Endorsed here by mos
of the wdmerfs clubs. which include
ia their Membership many women
high in otiI$al and social life. Tho
Woman's' Anti-Food Trust league has
Mrs n Henderson wife of former
Senator Henderson OF Missouri. a.
PRECEDENT
Among other reforms the members
OF the society pledged themselves TO
abstain from purchasing meat. This
will be no hardship for Mrs. Hender.
son, who for years has been a vege.
tartan and an advocate OF simple Nv.
ing Her dinners are among the
smartest affairs In Washington. but
neither meat nor wine Is served.
The Henderson home is always
spoken OF as Boundary Castle, as II
Is just beyond Florida avenue. the for.
mer boundary line OF the city, and II
ia perched on top OF Sixteenth street
hill. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson have
built a dozen handsome homes near
them. some OF which are occupied by
representatives OF foreign powers as
legations and embassies. One OF the
largest houses Is the residence OF Sec.
rotary MacVeagh
Poured Her Wines Into Cutters.
Two or three years ago Mrs. Hen
derson invited 10 her residence a tent
Of the order OF Rechabites, OF which
she is a member The guests poured
into the cutters OF Sixteenth street
the priceless wines from her cellars.
since which time she has stood for
total abstinence as we'll as vegetarian
ism. Mrs. Henderson has convictions
and the courage that should 20 with
them, and In making her the presi.
dent OF the Anti-Food Trust league
success for the movement was prom.
lsed
Mrs Henderson several years ago
put her ideas into book which she
called The Aristocracy OF Health
The book has been translated into
Chinese through the influence Of for.
mer Minister WI Ting-fang. who ia a
great admlrer of Mrs. Henderson's
views on simple living Mrs Belva
Lockwood. who AZ one time was a
candidate for the presidency of the
United States. is also a member OF
the organization. a. Is also Mrs Mary
5 Lockwood, who is prominent In d.
A r circles
Great Womans Club.
The Twentieth Century club OF
Washington occupies the place In the
national capital that the Womans
club holds In Chicago The Washing.
ton organization was formed by won.
en- members OF All Souls church, /
which is attended by President Tart. /
but II long ago widened It's scope and
its membership II is nonsectarian |
and II includes In its membership
women OF all churches.
Wives OF scientists and Of men hold.
ing prominent positions In the govern.
ment service form a large percentage I
Of the membership OF the Twentieth |
Century club. It's president until the
election the other day OF Mrs Guion /
Miller was Mrs John +. Wilkie. who, |
with her husband. the chief OF the |
United States secret service. was IN /
Ill ten wears ago resident OF chi. /
cago Mrs Nikie has taken a Iead. /
Ing part In the club and social lie
OF Washington ever since she came 10 +
this city She was elected to INC
presidency OF the Twentieth Century /,
club 10 succeed Mrs { G.. q. Pierce. L
wife OF the pastor OF the presidents
church
The club was formed to promote
liberal thought education and phi. +
lanthropic work nearly twenty Years
ago. ana It has teen an important .
3 tor In the civic lie OF the capital /
ever since II has had TOR It's pr.,t. /
dents women who have been connect. /
ed with all the movements intended /
TO better the lie OF the community IN /
which the club make. It's Influence
felt
Sunday Entertaining Discussed
The question OF Sunday entertain. II
tanning Is being discussed again in
Washington. The "wide-ogen" sun.
day came TO the capital with the for.
eign element and has steadily spread
until the Americans VINO give din.
ners. breakfasts and parties on tho
first day OF the week outnumber tho Il
aliens
There was one notable obIector in
the diplomatic set 10 the continental Il
Sunday, and that was the wife OF the
former Norwegian minister. Nine
GUIDE. who established In the Nor.
wegian legation a strict Observance n,
the Sabbath day She neither accent.
ed nor extended Invitations to fesfiy,.
ties on Sunday
II Is we'll known that Mrs Tar, do II
plores the Increasing tendency toward
Sunday merry-makiug She atterN
regularly either St Johns church on
Lafayette square or All Souls INT Il
tartan church, where the president
worships
Holiday Long kep; Up.
nna ~ III. L.. - .----l II