Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

paper, which Miss Marietta Little pre-
sented
BY vote of the club America was Sc
iected as the subject for next years
study. Responding to roll call. Mrs. VOL
haupter told of the treaty of Limerick.
MISS Little read poem on Prayer and
Potatoes Mrs. William Ethel spoke of
Barney Castle and Mrs. Evelyn Pegius.
president of the Art and Travel Club of
jackson, Tenn, brought greetings from
her club After adjournment refreshments
were served by the hostess, assisted by
Mrs. J. NJ. Willis, Mrs. Marion r. Little
and Miss Clara E. Doris. Among the
guests were Miss Helen M. Cunningham
and Mrs. E. w. Clark of ST. Adams. w.
Va Mrs. j. Eakin Gadsby and Mrs.
The Anthony League and American
Woman's Republic had an at home gath
erlng at their headquarters, the Portner,
tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Marie A. Wat
son gave an address on THE Power of
Thought and the Wisdom of Fore
thought" A successful class in parlia-
mentary law, German and French has
Just terminated. new class in public
speaking will begin Wednesday. at 2:3O
O'Clock in the afternoon: also the mem
bers of the Republic and Anthony
League are invited to attend the Saturday
afternoon class in parliamentary law by
Mrs. Nannette B. Paul, at the New viii
lard, at $3.50 o'clock.
The March meeting of the Marcia
Burns Chapter d. A. r.. was held at
the residence of Mrs. Julian c. Dowell,
Mrs. Margaret B. Moore, presided. and
| a warm greeting was given to Mrs.
Charles Perley Smith, who has been alb
| sent for year. The historian, Mrs.
cluded extracts from the will of George
Washington: Mrs H. X. Averill gave sew
eral historical incidents; Mrs. William
henry White gave two readings and Mr.
Ben Dowen treated the chapter to III
Trovatore" ON the player-piano Mrs.
W. j. Ethel presented the claims of the
day nursery and dlspensary on N street
southwest. and the sum of s. was
donated to that charity Mrs. Ellis
Logan founder of the Marcia Burns Chan
ter, presented to the chapter a gavel made
| from the timbers Of the Key mansion re-
Gently demolished. The hostess. assisted
py her sister and Mrs. Logan, served re-
| freshments.
Mrs: G. D. Ellsworth entertained Con-
stitution Chapter D. A. r., Tuesday
evening. In addition to large number
| OF members. there were also many friends
| Oh the hostess present. Mrs. Brum-
haugh, registrar general, d. "A. r.: Mrs
Ellis Logan and Mrs. Winston. guests.
and Mrs Van Casteel. a member who has
not been able to attend recent meetings.
each each gay gave few words of greeting. Miss
DnAaoe.n WINSTON played Witches
Pierce chaplain general, D. A. r.. gave
a talk on her revolutionary ancestors Mt
the close OF which she sang THE Sword
OF Bunker Hill" Miss Van Ness read
Spring Has Come Again., and Mrs
Warren Gibbs gave groun of songs
''Four-Leaf Clover" The IliIv and e..
Rose" and ''slumber Song" and as an. an
encore encore. From sS I the Land of the sky-Blue
hour followed and refreshments We're
| served.
| Deborah Knapp Chapter. d. A. R.. held
us monthly meeting with Mrs. John II.
M. z. s. Davis, presided. Three new
| members We're elected 10 the society. Mrs
Janett e. Donahue, mrs. Mary F. brown
and Mrs Caroline F. b. Gregor. Dele
gress We're elected as follows: Mrs. M
5. Davis, delegate; Mrs. John n
stokes, first alternate. and Mrs Fred ID
| Hcisler, second alternate.
The members of Continental Chapter
d.. A. r.. and their friends were enter.
| tanned by Mrs. Elizabeth Chenoweth a.
| her home, $50 Sd street northwest Mon
| day evening. March II. The regent. Mrs
Marsh. presided. Reports of officers and
SoAhHittceS were given. An appropriation
was made for Continental Hall
The chairman of the committee on natri
otto education gave short history of the
| chapters work in that line, after which
an appropriation was made for scholar
ships at Brewton, Ala. A member gave
| scholarship to boy at Plumtree, N. C..
as a memorial. Another member gave
| prize for boy in this school for the
best essay on the history of North Caro-
| lima from the first settlement to the
| close of the revolutionary war. After the
| business session Miss Lillian Chenoweth
presented a musical program.
| A committee representing Capt Molly
| Pitcher Chapter, d. A. r., attended the
| closing exercises of the Thomson Night
School Wednesday evening. The chapter
| having donated prizes to the two pupils
making the greatest Improvement i'm PEN
| manship during the past year, Mrs r. w.
Holt, the regent, presented the first prize.
| consisting of S. in gold, to Katrina Preli.
and the second. $3.50 in gold, to Lillian
| Pittel.
Hope for Him.