Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10

of the Associated Charities in the Dis
trict. under the title of "A Social Work
. kenzie concluded the program with a talk
on, The Single Tax and the Socialist
Tears and "A-wearying for YOU. were
rendered by Miss Lillian Lewis between
the other numbers on the program. Re-
freshments were served. Those present
We're Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Houghton, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter I. Swanton. Mr. and
re Heath M sh and Mrs. Mr. Charles and Mrs
Metcalf, Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Mac
kenzie, Mrs. II. c. Bebb. Mrs. C. j. Lewis,
Mrs. Kate Potter. Mrs. Jennie l.. Mum
roe roe, Mrs: Julia Thompson. Mrs. G; S.
Hare, Misses Ethel Tibbetts. Lillian Lewis
Lily Ross. Flora Raymond May S.
Brooks. Prof. Hyland c. Kirk, Prof
William NJ: Coleman. Rev. Edwin Evans,
Messrs. Elias J. Dakin, A. L. Cotton,
George b. Rose and Charles r. Adair.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter. D. A. R.. held
the home of Mrs. Charles F. Waring,
III T street northwest. The regent Miss
Bertha Frances Wolfe, presided, and
there was large attendance of men,
Elizabeth Todd Chase and Mrs Ada
Mills Payne. Roll call responses concern
ing Men of Affairs During the Revolu-
I1onary Period were very interesting
TWO original papers were presented, one
| on 1.-THE Churches Of the Southern Colo
Mes by Mrs. Clara A. Slime. and the
other by Miss Jessie Frances Hayden on
The Churches of the Middle Colonies"
Alfred G. Eldridge rendered piano solos
During the social hour refreshments We're
served
The Washington Readers Club. for the
study OF expression. met Saturday even
ing In the parlors of the Dolly Madison
House. The subject for study was THE
Natural VS.. the Trained Orator. Maui
rice Jarvis gave a talk on this subject,
which was followed by general discus
sion by club members. A program of
selections from famous orations followed,
the various numbers being presented bv
William H. Saunders, Claude Bennett and
Wiley o. 1son, respectively. The sub
1ect for study at the next meeting will
by members Of the club will be held
Wednesday evening at SIS at the Public
Library. The dramatic readers will be
Misses Violet Pierson, Lenora De Grange
Nellie Fletcher and Messrs. Edwin CAL
low and Maurice Jarvis The public is
cordially invited.
Mrs. Mary Eleanor Brown, 1411 X
street. was hostess of the Crttenton
Wheel Club Thursday afternoon. Visiting
guests were Miss Hinchcliff of New
York, the Misses Woodburn of Boston
Mrs. Chafee of Brookville, Ind; Mrs
Mary III. Perry, returned missionary from
Sivas. Turkey; Mrs. F. c. Mcintosh and
Mrs. Emma L. Robertson. Miss Hinch-
cliff told of Crittenton work in New York
city, and Mrs. Perry gave personal ex-
perlences OF missionary work in Turkey.
She said: The government of Turkey
Is Moslem. The Moslem is anti-Chris-
tan and we get no converts from among
them. Our work is among the Ar
menians.' Refreshments were served.
George H. Thomas, Woman's Relief
Corps, No II, met Friday evening After
the business was over the president sent
a committee to George III. Thomas Posts
room to invite it's members to the corps
hall for an informal at home, where
service was given In honor of George
Washington's birthday. The post was es-
corted in by the patriotic instructor and
r.bearers. Mrs. Dorsey, chairman of
the executive committee and patriotic in
structor, with her committee. gave the
non Bells" read by the president, Miss
Jennie Stretch; Sketch in Washington
Life, read by Senior Vice President Mrs.
Lola Julian: talks were given by Past De-
Post Commanders Thatcher, Hawthorne
and Langham, and a humorous reading
by Mrs. Tillie D. Entrikin Patriotic
songs We're sung. and refreshments con-
doughnuts and coffee were served The
program was closed by the singing of
America" and salute to the flag.
The Sewing Circle of George H Thomas
Corps met with Mrs. Olmstead, SIG b
street northeast, when twenty members
enjoyed luncheon and social hour A
business meeting was held. showing fine
results from the sewing basket Past
Department President Agnes Keller was
a caller. Past Department President Nora
B. Atkinson was out for the first time
after her severe illness.
The Stanton Suffrage Club held its
monthly business meeting March at
the home of Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe, with
Miss F. M. Gillett in the chair. Mrs.
r. l.. Taylor. wife Of the representative
at-large from Colorado, gave an in
formal talk on the practical workings of
woman suffrage In that state Mrs.
Jennie L. Munroe added her own OBJ
servations on the same subject. and Miss
Florence Etheridge reported for the legis-
lative committee on the proposed new
method Of taxation for the District of
Columbia.
The Housekeepers' Alliance will meet
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Miss
Maderia's, 1890 10Th street. Mrs. Robert
NJ. La Toilette will speak on Matters
of Interest to Women
DIR. A. J. McKelway, secretary of the
National Child Labor Committee. will
give free illustrated lecture, Child
Labor in the United States: It's Extent
and It's Evils" tomorrow evening at the
Public Library. under the auspices of
the District of Columbia Womans Suf-
frage Association.
At the College Women's Club tea, last
Monday afternoon, Mrs. Befbert Brown
was hostess and Fraulein Marguerite
Loreberg gave a musical program on the
piano. Mrs. Hickock will receive at the
tea tomorrow.
Death of Father George O'Brien.
CRAWLING, Mich, March 9-Rev.
Father Gooroo n'Pr;ou an instructor