The Washington herald., 1912-11-03
AMONG THE CLUBS

Club. Of this city. Of which Mrs. Ly-
man q. Swormstedt Is president, met at
the home of its section leader, Mrs.
Josiah Quincy Kern. last Tuesday
evening. Mrs Mary Hannah Johnson
Claxton. wife OF the United States
address on the alarming percentage of
illiterarcy in the United States. sup
porting her statements by statistical
comparisons with other countries. She
also told Of the movement begun in
Chicago last July to federate the Col
lege Women's Clubs Of the United
States. she being present at the con-
ference as one of the founders OF Ahe
movement. She suggested that such .
federation Of college women could. by
their concerted action. greatly de-
crease II not entirely eradicate Hitter
acy in the United States.
Discussion followed, led by the pres
ident. Mrs. Swormstedt. Mrs. Claxton
was able to give many helpful sug-
gestions. owing to her wide experience
as an educator. She has been a leader
In the development Of library work in
the South. especially in cooperation
with public schools. 1t was she who
began and developed the free library
system in Nashville. Mrs. Claxton Is
also a writer for the Journal Of Edu-
cation and the magazines.
At the close OF the informal discus
sion Of Mrs. Claxton's address the
hostess. Mrs. Kern. served a collation.,
expressing her appreciation Of the CO.
operation she has received from her
section four). about forty Of whom
were present. and urging the members
to remember to wear their section
colors. the red. white, and blue" at
all the general meetings Of the College
Womens Club
Livingston Manor Chapter. d. A. R..
met at the home Of the regent Mrs. c. ".
Brown. Wednesday, October 80. at go D.
m. An interesting feature was the pre-
sentation to the chapter of a gavel made
Of wood from one OF the houses Of the
old French settlement at Frenchtown, Pa,
now Asylum. The gavel was sent TO the
chapter by Mrs. Edward L. Smith. Of
Towanda. Pa. The historian read a most
interesting paper written by Miss Jean
Hasden. Of Wilkesbarre. on the settle
ment Of Frenchtown and the colony Of
aristocratic French emigres who lived
there.
The regular programme fer the day was
as follows: Piano solo. Miss Hardesty:
paper. Benedict Arnold (Mrs Perry)
read by Mrs Wesler: paper. ''Braddock's
Campaign" Mrs. Nagle. The responses
to roll call were "Old Trails"
The National Catholic woman's Circle
held its weekly meeting in the east study
room Of the Public Library on Monday
evening. Miss Lillian Connell addressed
the circle on the art Of Michael Angelo
as painter, illustrated with photographic
reproductions Of the ceiling in the Sistine
Chapel The members of the circle gave
snort sketches Of the lives of the prophets
OF the Old Testament as they appeared in
the pictures. j. F. Burg, Of Brookland,
ID. C.. gave a talk on the Art of the
Dresden Gallery" and exhibited an orig
inal Madonna by Carlo Dolci Mrs. Coope
gave a talk on the great series of Charity
Pictures" by Murillo. together with a
short sketch Of the life Of Murillo. Mrs.
Coope announced that throughout the
month Of November visitors would be well
come to the meetings. held in the Public
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
Monday evening at the home Of Mrs. John
Bryson. IA Twelfth Street Northeast. The
president. Mrs. Daisy Tranty, occupied
the chair.
The subject under discussion was the
recent International Congress- on Hygiene
and Demography.
DR.. H. J. Bryson. Dr.. James Mckee,
and Mrs. Mckee made addresses Others
who spoke were Mrs. Tranty, ]. W. Davis,
Ind Capt J. A. Hart
The musical programme consisted Of a
vocal solo by A. W. Jett. accompanied
by Miss Helen Jefferies. and a piano solo
by E. v. Carr. The next meeting will be
held on November II at the home Of Mrs.
H. Frear, % Eighth Street Northeast.
Burnside Relief Corps. No. 4. held a
meeting at the home Of the
president. Mrs. NJ. H. Smith. 1913 Column
bia Road. last Friday evening 1t was
decided to give a card party on Novem-
Der u. at the D. A. r. Hall This will
DO special event and no business will
be transacted at that gathering.