Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
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The Richard Arnold Chapter, D. A. R.,
held its first meeting of the year Sep
TENDER Is, with the vice regent, Mrs
George Tarplitt Sharp, in Cleveland
Park. The regent, Mrs. Blackburn, pre-
sided
The Junior League of Washington met
September II at it's permanent quarters
in the Home Life Insurance building, the
vice president, Miss Solomon presiding.
The main business involved a coming
dance, the advance details. plans, etc.
Several committees reported. The COM
mittee on printing had the tickets printed
Tor the affair. Also an order for adver-
Using posters. dancing programs, hat
checks and refreshment tickets were
placed in the hands of the printer The
committe on ads submitted its report.
An appeal was made to help out a
charity case. and money was ordered to
be sent. 1t was decided to have an en-
tertainment in January, but no definite
action was taken Messrs. Mincosky and
Cohen were appointed to see If the
Pythian Temple could be engaged. The
absentee committee reported and several
cases were given attention. :
The literary program opened with the
Junior League song. Mr. Blatt offered
another humorous letter, and Mr.. Min
cosky an article on Base Ball." Miss
katsman rendered solo, and Mr. ker-
shenbaum read an original poem de-
scriptive of the leagues last outing to
Great Falls.
A special meeting of the executive
committee of the tate Equal Suffrage
Association of the District was held at
the Portner Monday for the purpose of
discussing the preliminary work of the
state associations and outlining plans
for the national convention, to be held
in Washington this year. meeting will
be held early in October for the purpose
of naming delegates. 1t was announced
that special concert would be given by
the Pilgrim Girls of Boston, Mass, who
are touring the south, and committees
were appointed to act for the
various auxiliaries, the state asso-
citation, Anthony League, the Po-
litical Study Club. the Stanton
Club and the District Women's Suffrage
Association The Poindexter bill, which
provides that men and women of the
District should share alike in the con-
ferred powers thereof, was discussed and
majority of the executive committee
decided that the bill would be presented
to the national convention, which will
meet November l. Mrs. Belva A. Lock-
wood delighted the members present with
an account of her recent trip abroad
Mrs. Hendley. president of the Anthony
League, spoke of the efforts of the
league in the futherance of the work of
the State Equal Suffrage Association, and
told of the plans of the Anthony League
for the next year regarding classes for
educational advancement and entertain
mentS and lectures to be held at the
Portner during the coming year.
The Young Willing Helpers Club met
last Sunday in the American Home Life
Insurance building. President Michael
Clepatch presided. The following were
appointed on committee to be
known as the Outside committee. >
which will have charge of all affairs.
such as balls, dances and excursions.
Maurice Bernstein, chairman: Messrs.
Katz and Garfinkle and Misses Fem
stein and Clepatch. The following were
appointed on a committee to be known
as the inside committee" which will have
charge of all the sociability to be had
for the members and visitors: Miss Sophia
Luch, chairman; Misses Hyman and
Funger and Messrs. Hillman and Stear-
man. Ten dollars was ordered to be
given to a poor widow through a COM
mttee consisting of Miss E. Bass, chair
man; Miss Sophia Clepatch and j. Katz
The following were admitted as mem
bers of the club: Misses Minnie Green
berg. Sadye Friedman. May Garfinkle,
Hilda Goldstein, Clara Haas and Ella
Rosenblatt and Messrs James Witt, Sam
uel Haas, Harry Goldenberg and Ben
Stein. A dancing and musical program
followed. Henry Weinstein gave a few
selections on the piano and Messrs. New
saltz and Bachrach sang.