Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Among
the Clubs

| IcStiIt MIS-. GtOfSc W. NehAhN' 'A'
meeting to order and the following men,
mers responded to roll call: Mrs. Charles
| s. Bundy, vice regent: Mrs. Bowker. re-
! cording secretary: Mrs. Randolph u
| Hopkins. historian Mrs. Leon Herbert.
treasurer: Mrs. Lillian Hustled Roome
! chairman program committee. and Mrs.
McConville. the hostess, with the name
I of her male ancestor having the rank OIL
| general in the revolutionary war
During the meeting it was stated that
| three of the chapter memberships. Gil
| bert NJ. Hustled, Mrs George W. Jones
| and Mrs. Randolph u. Hopkins-had re-
| ceived national committee appointments
| 1t was also remarked that locally the
| chapter represented by Mrs. WIZ
| liam =. Sturgeon, music committee; MISS
| May Hustled, historical research commit
| tee, and Mrs. George w. Jones, magazine
| committee.
| Mrs. Lillian Fl. Roome read an original
| paper on the colonial homes in New York.
| in which especial attention was given TO
| the Van Cortlandt home near Peeksklii,
which, so far as known, is the Oldest
| home in the United States occupied con-
| tinuousIy from colonial days to the pres
| ent by the family whose name mas mace
! 1t famous.
Mrs. Roome visited this home during
| the past summer, and in descrlblnS II TO
| the chapter paid a tribute to the house
| keeping Of the Van Cortlandt women,
| which. she said. was the only way she
| could account for the wonderful state OF
| preservation of the colonial furniture ana
| bric-a- brac with which the house was
| literally filed, and which, she was in
| formed by the present mistress OF the
| house Miss Van Cortlandt, had remained
| in the one home ever since they were puf-
| chased and brought to this country by
| her ancestors
There is also in this home a remarkable
| collection of portraits of the owners of
| Van Cortlandt Manor, interesting as
works of art as well as pictures of the
from colonial to twentieth-century days.
| After the meeting Mrs. McConville en-
| tertained her guests at supper IN Odd
| Virginia style" assisted by her sister,
| Mrs. Keith of Alexandria, Va.
Mrs. Josie Slicker Of Jeanette. Pa. ma
| tional secretary of the Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic, is in the
city for the purpose of inspecting the 10
cal circles of the order.
At the G. A. r. Hall Monday evening
during the inspection of William Mckin-
ley Circle, No. 2. Mrs. Slicker made an
address in support of the petition to Con-
gress for the construction and malnte-
nance of a national home in Washington
for soldiers widows. She cited many in
stances of the pitiful condition OF SOL
diers' widows beca use of the mainte-
nance by the government of homes for
that the burdens of war fall most heav-
lily on the wife and mother who are left
at home.
Mrs Elizabeth Donehoo of Mckinley
Circle, who has charge of the petition,
supplemented the address by remarks
along the same line.
Mrs. Julia w. Leavitt. chaplain of the
circle, paid a tribute to the motherhood
of the nation, without which. che said,
there would be no soldiers to fight it's
battles" Mrs. Traphagen of Grant Cir
Gle also gave a talk.
At the close of the meeting a bouquet
Of carnations was presented to Mrs.
Slicker by Mrs. Julia w Leavitt on be-
half Of Mckinley Circle.
The West End w. c. T. T. held it's
monthly meeting for November at the
home of Mrs. E. w. Cheesman. Reports
We're given by the various superintendent
of the different departments after which
a parliamentary drill was led by Mrs. T.
A. Williams. Aid was asked for the
Home of the Aged in Georgetown, for
which some contributions were made
Refreshments were served by the host
ess, aided by several Of the young men,
berS present.
met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Ramsburgh at the Portner. Five new
members were admitted. and final ar
engagements were made for a sale to be
uelu DIT the NOME Oh the regent, MIS-. =.
w. Brown, 1411 street northwest. The
program for the afternoon was as fol-
lows: Roll call responses, members of the
constitutional convention; vocal solo, Mrs.
HAYES HAYES: paper, TT The Formation Of the
Rebellion" Mrs. Lacey. After some dis
cussion of the papers the meeting adj
journed with the singing of The Star
Spangled Banner"
The New England Women of Wash
ington held it's regular monthly meet
ing Monday evening at the home of
E. Bourne, 1853 Kilbourne street Mrs.
Berthe M. Robbins. the president, pre-
sided, and there was a good attend
ance. Miss Harriette Revere Edgar was
admitted to membership. Mrs. Char
lotte Emerson Main gave talk on her
recent visit to Alaska, illustrated with
maps and picture post cards. Miss Eliza
Colman Tulloch read poem on Thanks
giving. The society is planning for a
reception in the near future to New
Englanders in Washington
The Short Story Club met Tuesday
evening at w. c. T. U. parlors, 522 9Th
street northwest. it's president, Prof L.
p. Wilder. presiding. A resume of the
previous meeting. including outlines of
the opening chapter Of an interesting
feature Of the the, clubs contiguous per-
given by Mrs. Nj. M. Metcalf, the re-
cording secretary The entertainment
was in charge Of H. w. Selah, and
varied in character. Prof. Wilder read
an original poem, "A THANKSGIVING
hymn; Mr.. Milan presented 1.-The Gre
nation Of Sam MCGEE" and The Shoot
ing of Dan MCGUIRE two poems by the
young Canadian writer Malcolm Duncan,
from his Poems of a Sour Dough-" por-
traying the humor and tragedy of life
among the gold-seekers of Alaska.
"A Voteless City" comprised a care
fully prepared paper by Mr.: w.
to establish suffrage in the District
of Columbia. its partial success
and complete failure, and the causes
thereof. A clever chapter, No. 2,
of the Composite Story was con-
tributed by Mrs. c. A Thomas. read.
in her absence, by Prof. Wilder. The
musical numbers comprised a piano selec-
ton by Miss Miriam Selah, 1.-The Rose l
Gave Me-" Mignon, and "Sing Me to
Sleep" all by Mrs. A. G. Drake; selected
numbers for plano being: Edward Shuts
ITO My Beloved and a selection from
one of Grieg's suites by Mrs. Jennie N.Y.
son Lind. The quantity humorous story
In rhyme depicting the odd wooing and
winning of Sarepta, by ''Thomps," the
hired man. was given by F. c.. Barbour
closing the evenings program.
Dr. Elnora c. Folkmar will give a
Heart to Heart" talk with girls at ST.
Marks branch of the Girls Friendly So
ciety, in the parish hall of the church.
Sd and A streets southeast. Tuesday