Evening star., 1914-11-15
Days" The usual social hour followed.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess.


II. Lynch of Riverdale.
Mrs Bennett opened the program bE
reading paper on the lhhueH,e
Music" Mrs. S NJ. Adams gave nrisA
history of music and musical lhs'ru-
ments Mrs. Lane read of incidents IN
Mozart's life relating to his composing
his Requiem" Many stories were 'oio
of the good influence of music.
! Mrs Barclay sang GrandmolneF )
Advice" Il song published in 1883 Mrs
| Lynch and Mrs. Bennett sang se'er',
| old songs. Miss Susie Mulligan Pia4eu
and sang one of the latest songs any
| then many beautiful irish songs. ",'ioii
were much enjoyed. "Old Black Joe
| and ''Old Folks at Home were jolheo
| in by all present.
The next meeting will be held next
"Wednesday noon at Wrenwood. WI. Win
I Mrs Q. Klinger. This will be day
with American poets and each mem
ber will read or recite something from
her favorite poet.
Members present we're Mrs; : F; !, X: sts;r a'r-
never. Mrs. Il. 4. Bennett. Mrs. Fred
Mckee and Mrs. Jessie l.. Lane
At the luncheon the hostess was as
sisted by her little daughter Gertrude.
BURNSIDE w. X. c., NO. 4.
Burnside Woman's Relief Corps. No.
4, met Wednesday evening with large
attendance. President Kate FRANCES
Earle presided. All officers were pres
ent. Department Inspector Hester
man, Department Senior VICE IreSl-
dent Alice Slime. and members or the
department staff were in attendance.
Corps inspection showed credlta pie
work performed. Among the guests
were four past national offcers. Ike
marks were made by Past department.
Presidents Mrs Oldroyd, Tillie Entrlkin.
Mrs. North, Depa secretary Juiia
Mason Layton and other officers OF the
department and corps. Election OF ON
GERS will he held at the next 'nee'iiis *
of the corps. "A large attendance Is
desired.
John HALL CHAPTER. D. A, r.
John Hall Chapter, D. A. X, met
Tuesday at the home of the treasurer.
Mrs. f. H. Thomas, 1925 1Sth street
northwest, the regent, Miss Etheiwyn
b Hall, presiding.
The chapter voted 4 subscription OF
$40 to be paid for patriotic educa-
ton. the same to be sent to the Co.
lumbar Women to aid them in rais-
ing two-thousand-dollar scholarshlp
fund for the George Washington I'M
nard knapp, to be known as the Nell
lie Maynard Knapp scholarship fund.
The chapter will also aid IN raising
money for the Red Cross fund.
In response to roll call. the members
gave incidents in the lives of noted
men of the revolution. The recording
secretary, Miss Lulu Bassett Thorne
read a paper on the old Van Ness man
sion and the Burns cottage.
A musical program was given by MISS
Elizabeth Leckie, vocalist. and Mrs
Hall and Miss William Gatchell, plah-
lists
The names of three new members
were proposed, Mrs. William IL
Gatchell Miss Marie and Miss William
Refreshments were served by the
hostess.
DOLLY MADISON CHAPTER, D. A r.
Dolly Madison. Chapter met Tuesday
evening at the>home of the chapter
historian, Mrs. W. F. Dales. In the alb
sence of the regent. Miss Custis, the
vice regent, Mrs. Charles Dubois. pre-
sided After some preliminary busi-
ness was disposed of. the chapter, un-
der the leadership OF Mrs. Charles
Richardson, former state regent OF the
District, traced the development of
pottery from the earliest crude clay
utensils to the present-day works OF
art at home and abroad. The talk was
| Richardson's own collection. Miss
Schaaff contributed musical numbers
| to the program. Mrs. Bristol. wife
| of Bishop Bristol, formerly OF WASH
| ington, was among the guests social
| hour, with refreshments, concluded the
evening.
CAPITOL HILL HISTORY CLUB.
A large attendance of the Capitol
afternoon with it's president, Mrs L.
b. Stine, 1920 lst street northwest.
| Mrs. Jason Waterman, delegate to
the District of Columbia Federation of
! " omen's Clubs, made a brief report.
Mrs c. T. Mccoy opened the study
program with a paper discussing eli
mate, Flora and Fauna" Mrs. Water
man gave reading on Switzerland.
Mrs. Ellis Logan talked about relief
plans for the needy Belgians and of
the proposed mercy ship. The club
| turned over ten and one-half feet in
pennies toward a mile to Mrs. Logan.
! During the social period the hostess
refreshments.
| ECKINGTON W. c. T. L.
! The lexington w. c. T. L.. which
met recently at the home of Mrs Irwin
jR Vinton, 1925 I'd street northea st,
bership: Mrs. Frank Alexander, Mrs.
Nettie Bowden and Mrs. Basil Rawl-
| ings-
! A Loyal Temperance Legion for chill
dren from eight to sixteen years was
organized Monday by Mrs. Alvin Day
| at Lincoln Avenue NJ. +. Church, with
thirty children in attendance.
! A committee composed of Mrs. Edna
/ Onlander, Mrs }. W. Allison ana MIS-.
George Spidel was appointed to look
! into and arrange for a John Barley
corn moving picture show.
| An amendment to the constitution
was adopted, changing the date of the
meeting from the first Friday in the
month to the fourth Tuesday.
! Mrs. Edna Proctor. District Loyal
Temperance Legion superintendent,
was present, and gave encouraging re-
marks on her department
| Mrs Shelton, District president of
/ the W. G. r. L.. was presented with
the Church Courier" by the Ecl>ing
ton W. C. r. L. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ART CLUB.
| The Columbia Heights Art Club was
| entertained by Mrs. Robert Bruce Bare
| Thursday. The president, Mrs. Angus
| tus Knight, introduced Mrs. James Fin
| ney Engle as chairman for the day.
| The meeting was opened by the sing
| ing of America"
| A paper on Historic Bridges was
| given by Mrs. NJ. E. S. Davis Mrs. M.
| A. Winter presented paper on the
| Lewis and Clarke Expedition"
| The visitors were Mrs. Charles w.
| Glass, president of Philo Classics; Mrs.
| I. II. E,ntwistle. Mrs. William Peck, Mrs.
| Mccoy and Mrs. William r. Andrews.