Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
mann, Arthur McCreight. William Skill
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| ton and William Sanderson.
ESPERANTO CLUB. "INTERNAcIA."
The Esperanto Club. 'Internacia.' met
Stewart building, 9Th and ID streets
northwest. The program for the winter
was discussed and the December Pro-
| gram announced as follows: December 8.
Mr.. Guimont. on Evolution of Human
Liberty; December Is, Mr.. Mayer. on
Electricity is the Foundation of Life;
| December -. Mr.. Babcock. and Decem-
| Der %. Miss Kuhlmann, subjects to be an
nouilced later. Discussion of papers will
i follow.
All persons interested are invited to be
| present.
FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.
| DR.. George F. Bowerman. librarian. is
| announced to give an address on the
4 work of the local Public Library in the
/ Public Library, Saturday morning, No
vember 30. at IL o'clock. at public
| meeting under the auspices of the Dis
| trict of Columbia Federation of Women s
! Clubs. All interested arc invited to be
present.
! JOHN LINDSAY CHAPTER, D. A. r.
| The John Lindsay Chapter. D. A. r..
was entertained Tuesday by Mrs. J. Edison
Briggs registrar, Maple Square, $40 South
Carolina avenue. The regent. Mrs Ellis
| send monthly payments toward the sup
!! port of a probation officer for the Juvenile
| Court, and also to the womens auxiliary
clinic. and to contribute to the fund for
| restoring the chancel of Broad Creek
| Church. Prince Georges county. Md.
| The program, Colonial Customs" was
/ informally introduced by the vice regent
| Mrs. James Wright Clarke, followed by
| grandmothers to the women of today. led
| by Mrs. Louisa kenan Locke. Musical
| numbers were given by Miss Marion Cra-
! mer, Miss Flora Briggs and Mrs. Wal
/ ter Hamilton and violin solo by Robert
| Briggs. Greetings from California were
presented by Mrs. Nellie Harper from
| Martha Washington Chapter by the re-
| gent Miss Nabers, and a message from
| the state regent by Mrs. Emig. Mrs
| Augustus Knight compared the present
| century and its work with the past. and
| the grandmothers of today with those Of
| fifty years ago. Mrs. Matthew Trimble
| told Of the elaborate household necessi-
! ties of her grandmOthers day. and the
domestic industries of that time. Mrs.
| Henry Sawtelle paid a beautiful tribute
| to the grandmothers of today. Mrs.
! Charles Windle told about the customs
! in Pennsylvania: Mrs. Walter Hamilton
ed by her grandmother. Olivia Briggs.
| The husbands of the members were
guests. After a luncheon, the company
| adjourned to the ballroom, where the
Virginia reel, the minuet and the dances
of the early days were tripped until an
early hour. At previous meeting the
| chapter was entertained by Mrs. Walter
Bloedorn. 2725 18th street, the regent.
] Mrs. Ellis Logan, presiding. A musical
| program was given by Miss Flora Briggs,
Mrs. Walter Hamilton. Miss Alice Dan
| gerfeld and Edward Stitt. Clayton Emig
gave a travel talk on his recent Euro
pean trip: Mrs Emig, president of Gov.
Thorn Thomas s. Wells I,o: Society; C. 4, r.; told
! Mrs Rob Roy McKahen gave a talk
abort the Juvenile Court. Mrs Julian c.
Dowell, regent of Marcia Burns Chapter,
addressed the chapter. Refreshments
were served.
WENDELL WOLFE CHAPTER, D. A.
| The November meeting of Wendell
Wolfe Chapter. D. A. R.. was held Nom
| day evening at the home Of Mrs. H. w.
Beinap on w street; with Mrs. Belnap
Bertha Frances Wolfe, regent, presiding.
After the usual reports Of officers and
committees the chief business of the
| evening was consideration OF the va
| rious matters brought before the Dis
trict Of Columbia b. A. r. conference.
which was held at the home of the state
| regent the week of October 1924. The
| work Of the Juvenile Court committee Of
the District d. A. r. was Endorsed. and
assist in paying the salary of an addi-
| tional probation officer Of the Juvenile
Court. A sum was also donated to fund
for beautifying the grounds of Memorial
the work Of the District committee on pa
triotic education. and voted to buy a
copy of the book which has been prepared
| for the teaching Of citizenship to the chill
dren Of foreign-born parents. All ia
vored projected street railway leading
to Continental Hall and promised to work
| for it,
Roll-call responses were concerning CO.
lonial amusements. Miss Phoebe Slime
played a piano solo, and all the members
| took part in a parliamentary drill led by
| the regent.
During the social hour the hostesses
served refreshments
DOLLY MADISON CHAPTER. D. A. r.
Dolly Madison Chapter, d. A. r. met
| Tuesday evening at the residence Of Mrs.
job Barnard. Miss Gusts, the regent, pre-
| siding. Favorable action was taken upon
| a motion to contribute to the restoration
of the pulpit of old Broad Creek Church.
In memory Of the late Mrs. Charles OAR
| win, who was associated with this work.
| the chapter pledged itself to the amount
OF w toward the support of a probation
officer for the Juvenile Court for the
! coming year. Following the business
hour program of music was contrib
uted by Miss Doing in a group Of Irish
| ballads and by Miss Edith b. Athey at
| the piano Judge Barnard recounted a
recent trip with Mrs Barnard to tragic
Valley Forge, now converted into a me.
mortal park.
| special feature was the reading OF
| an original poem by Miss Eliza Tulioch,
humorously descriptive of the chapter 5
| recent trip to Leesburg, Va. Mrs. Arthur
| Call Is a newly added member Of the
| chapter, and waiting list assures a full
| membership. Refreshments were served
and a social hour enjoyed.
RICHARD ARNOLD CHAPTER, D. A. r.
| Richard Arnold Chapter, D. A. R., held
a recent meeting at the home Of Mrs
1 Alexander NJ. German. on kilbourne
place. The regent, Mrs. Mary st. Clair
Blackburn, presided. AS a means OF in
give a card party before Thanksgiving
Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins, an honorary
member, was present and extended an in
Nltation to Join the Daughters of 1912
The pleasure of the social hour was aug
| mented by the presence of four pros
pectiye members.
! CAPITOL HILL LITERARY SOCIETY.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
Monday at the home OF Capt. and Mrs
j. Il. Hart, 515 B street northeast. The
| president, Mrs. Marion Guild Walporte
presided over the business Of the evening
after which she called Capt Hart to the
chair. The subject discussed was on cur
! rent events, and DIR. James Mckee. who
| has recently returned from Kansas. made
| an address on Mexico. Others who spoke
were James A. Frear Of Wisconsin. Col