Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

The League of American Pen Women
| met Monday at s pm. at the Public Ii
| brary. with large attendance OF mem
bers. and with the president, Mrs. Edith
| Kingman Kern, presiding.
One new member was elected, Mrs
Katherine NJ. McLennan of this city
| Letters from out-of-town members were
read. among them Mrs. Grace Hortense
| Tower Warren OF Honolulu. H. l.. and
Mrs. Ida Vera Simonton of New York
| and a poem entitled THE Mountain and
| the Plain" by Jennie Chopin Of Denver
| Col. The league Endorsed the play Dam
| aged Goods" 1t was decided to read and
study the play in league meeting In
| the near future.
| Mrs. J. 0. Estabrook spoke OF her art
work and exhibited many of her draw
| ings. Mrs. Ruth Everett Beck read a
chapter from her book, which Is soon to
| be published. The league members were
| received at the White House Friday, and
afterward Mrs. Kern. president Of the
| league, gave a tea in honor of visiting
members. Talks were given by Mrs.
Lottie Cove Norton of kearney, Neb.
Mrs Rutledge Smith Of Nashville, Tenn.
and Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe Of this
city.
The Hospital Branch of the District
Society of Sunshine and Community
! Work was received for its April
| meeting by Mrs. s. W. Morris. Mrs.
Two new members were admitted,
| Mrs. Aimes and Mrs. Henry. During
the social hour Mrs. Robert Stone sang
several solos and refreshments were
| served
! The mid-month meeting Of Martha
Washington Chapter. N. S. d. A. r.,
was held Tuesday evening at the resi-
dence Of the regent. Miss B. E. Nabers.
After a short business meeting, at
which several new members were
elected. program was rendered, as
follows: Piano solo. Mrs. Dorothy
Houchens Baxter: soprano solo. Miss
May Adele Levers: tenor solo. f. Tay-
Tor Chewing: recitation, Miss Bertha
Francis Wolfe. regent of Wendell
Wolfe Chapter; contraito solo. Miss
| Lillian ChenOWith. Each one kindly
responded to several encores, giving
The evenings enjoyment was continued
| in the dining room, where the beau
| fully decorated supper table was pre-
sided over by Miss Nabers. Mrs. Cheno-
with, Miss Levers and Miss Chenowfth.
Among those present were Mrs Gus
tavus Werber. Mrs. NJ. F. Milligan,
Mrs II. f. Barnard. Mrs. May b. Alb
bott. Miss Hattie Birge. Miss Rebecca
Emery. Miss Ida M. Peck. Miss Flynt.
Mrs. A. E. NJ. Johnson, Miss Anna S.
Macdonald. Mrs. Mary A. Birge, Mrs.
Blanche Tyler Beaton. Mrs Theodore
Levers, Miss Francis Abbott. Miss Nell
Love, Mrs Elizabeth Chenowith, Miss
Annie Birge. Miss Sadie Hanney, Miss
NJ. A Carson and Miss B. e. Nabers.
| Lafayette. No. 10, w. r. c.. was visited
Monday evening by the department presi-
dent. Mrs. Title d. Entrikin. and her
! staff The regular order of business was
conducted, including the initiation OF a
| new member. Complimentary speeches
were made by the president and each
member Of the official staff. and were re-
sponded to by the corps president, Mrs.
Kruger After the salute to the flag the
business meeting was declared closed and
| refreshments served.
A meeting of the social and red letter
day department of the w. c. T. u. In
memory Of Neal Dow, was held Tuesday
| evening at Ills Virginia avenue south
west Mrs. Mccarthy. the assistant SUI
perintendent. presided. Mrs. Don p.
Blaine spoke OF conditions in the Dis
trict, showing map, the only one in ex-