Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13

| The President and Mrs. Wilson will re-
| ceive the General Federation of Women g
\ Clubs while the organization is here IN
session. April R1-24. Other entertain
| ments being arranged, as social con-
trast to the work of the council, are
| trip to Mount Vernon, reception by the
| District Federation of Women's Clubs
and trip to Baltimore, where the visit,
ors will be the guests of the federated
clubs of that city. The general council
will hold its sessions at the Raleigh
The thirteenth meeting of the Washing
| ton Cultus Club was held Tuesday aft
ernoon at the residence Of Mrs. Arthur
| Copeland. 1928 Morrison street, Chevy
of a paper. "The Beginnings of Art and
| Science" by Mrs. Charles F. Nesbit: an
! essay upon 1.-THE Netherlands" by Mrs.
! Appleton Clark. and a talk upon Elem
| members responded to roll call with
| quotations from Carlyle's "Translations. -
| The Mary Bartlett Chapter. D. A. R.,
gave its annual dinner in honor of the
| state regent and state vice regent Tues
day evening at the Powhatan. After the
| toast to "our president general with re-
| grets at her absence and our assurance
that her memory will ever remain fresh
In our minds Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood.
Days of the Society," Mrs. Draper, toast
| mistress, called on the state vice regent,
Mrs. Wallace Hanger, who responded,
and Mrs. Swormstedt, chairman Of the
Carolyn Wells. Mrs. M. V. Richards,
vice regent of the chapter, made an ap-
peal for the children in the southern
mountains which included letter from
dustrial School. Miss Helen Northrup
told of the work among the deaf girls
at Gallaudet College, closing her talk
with the rendition of America in signs,
while Miss Elizabeth Peet read the poem
aloud; aloud Mrs. H. r. Simpson, one of the
really true stories. Others present
were Mrs. w. v. Cox, president of the
National Society. d. F. P. A; Mrs. Rad
clife. Mrs: Eagan, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs.
Pulsifer, Miss Brown, Mrs. Young, Mrs
and Miss Kern, Miss Beall. Mrs. Bryan,
Mrs. Fowler, Miss Merwin and Miss Pea
cock.
The District of Columbia Woman suf-
frage Association met Thursday in the
parlors of the Portner. Mrs. William E.
Andrews, president of the Federated
Clubs of the District. spoke of the fed
eration's work for clubhouse for all
the clubs
The Federation of Women's Clubs will
entertain the Woman's Council. which
will meet here April 21-24. The bureau
of information will be located at the Ra-
leigh tomorrow and Tuesday.
The Columbia Heights Art Club was
entertained Thursday at the home of
Mrs. F. Carl-Smith. Mrs. ]. Finney
Engle was chairman for the day. A pa
per on the Irish drama was given by Mrs
Edward Hardy. Belfast was the subject
of a sketch by Mrs. NJ. A. Winter. Mrs
J. Finney Engle recited portions of
Synge's thinkers Wedding and Mrs. ].
d. Croissant told of an incident she wit
messed in a Belfast store. Others speak
ing on Irish subjects were Mrs. NJ. E. S.
Davis, Mrs. Sarah Wolhaupter, Mrs. Au-
gustus Knight and Mrs William Ethell
Mr.. Carl-Smith. husband of the hostess
exhibited his recently finished portrait Of
the late Mrs. de B. Randolph Keim,
which will be unveiled at Continental
Hall during the coming d. A. r. Con-
gress.
After adjournment refreshments were
served by the hostess, assisted by Miss
Norcross. Among the guests were Mrs.
F,aber Stevenson of the Philo-Classic
Club. Mrs. Carl l.. Cooper and Miss Ruth
Norcross of the League Of American Pen
Women.
The ''at home" to the members of the
Anthony League and of the American
Womans Republic was held Tuesday at
the Portner. Miss Genevieve l.. Porter
and Miss Hughes contributed piano and
violin numbers DIR. Cora Smith King
told of the experiences of the women
of the state of Washington in their
work for suffrage.
At the meeting to be held Tuesday aft
ern0on at the POrtner Mrs. Jackson will
city last Sunday.
The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules met
Wednesday at the home of the president,
ed with a sonata by Grieg. Mile. Selena
Dortch: and was succeeded by the fol-
lowing numbers: "Recits Humoristiuues
ct Calembours." Charles Rivot; reading,
piano solo. Poem Mcdowell, Mile
Becker. The club is preparing three
act comedy to be given at the Play
house later In the spring.
The Woman's Single Tax Club met
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Ju-
liza A. Thompson. 1900 18th street north
west. The meeting was called to order
by the president Mrs. w. F. Swanton.
and the club was addressed by Miss
Francis S. Crosby and E. W. Oyster on
The Slums of Washington" It was
stated that the death rate among infants
In many of the alleys is excessively large
while among the correspondingly poor of
provement in the death rate is observed
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs
w. l. Swanton, Mr.. and Mrs Judson
King. Mr.. and Mrs w. d. Mackenzie,
Mrs. Jennie T.. Monroe. Mrs Julia A.
Thompson, Mrs. Ida Woodward. Miss Ad-
die Clark. Miss Julia Woodward, Mr.. E.
w. Oyster, Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Shidy,
Mrs. M. E. Lohr, Mrs. l.. Mccartney. Miss
Ada Rhodes. Mrs. Maude Upperman,
Prof. Charles Newburg, W. c. Wallace
e. j. Dakin Miss L. Ross, H. D. Hutton
and G. B. Rose.
Lafayette Corps, No. TO- W. r. c.. en-
tertained Commander Bricker of La
fayette Post. No. 20, on his SEVENTEEN
birthday with a banquet Wednesday
night. The table was decorated with
carnations and a birthday cake, illumi-
mated with seventy candles in national
colors, gift from Commander Brokers
wife. One hundred and fifty guests were
seated at the table. There were musical
selections by Mrs. Diver and songs by
Mr. George Tucker.
Mrs. John II. Stokes, president of the
Philo Classics. made an address at the
| recent Afternoon With Scott" held at
| the home of Mrs. G.. w. Atkinson, 18th
and Q streets northwest. An informal
reception was succeeded by papers re-
| lating to the life and literary work Of
the Scotch writer. Mrs. Russell Bowen
| read a paper descriptive of Scott as man
and author; Mrs. Matte Queen Ewing
| selected The Waverly Novels" for her
| subject, and Mrs. Sallie Price Ferren in
troduced Miss Whitmore of Boston, who
spoke OF her recent travels in the "Scott
country" During the social hour re-
freshments were served. the color scheme