Evening star., 1914-11-22

proclamation.
The business meeting was follow ed
by the customary social hour in which
refreshments were served by the host
ess.
MARTHA WASHINGTON CHAPTER
d. A R.
Martha Washington Chapter. D. A. r.
met Tuesday evening at the residence
of its treasurer Mrs. Mathers, on K
street. the regent, Mrs. Clarence E
Curtis. presiding. When the notices
for this meeting were sent out each
member was requested to bring a pic
ture of herself as an infant, and after
the routine of business was transacted
these pictures were brought out, mixed
up. and a beautiful plate, painted and
donated by the hostess, was offered as
a prize to the one guessing correctly
the greatest number of the present
names of these infant pictures. The
prize was won by Miss Nellie Love
Miss Nabers presented the chapter
with a stocking to hold the money to
be contributed by its individual men,
bers as Christmas Offering toward
the building fund of Memorial Con-
tinental Hall.
A piano solo by Mrs Tighe, a recita :
ton by Mrs. A. NJ. f. Johnson. and a
vocal solo by Miss Abbott. accompa-
MED by Mrs. Blanche Tyler Beaton, con-
cluded the program. Refreshments
were served by the hostess.
LUCY HOLCOMB CHAPTER, D. A. R.
The Lucy Holcomb Chapter. d. A. r..
met Tuesday evening at the home OF
ncrthwest The program was devoted
to the Red Cross work. Mrs. E. Il.
townsend read paper showing the
origin and history of the Red Cross
society, and explained the work being
ACCOMPLISHED by that organization.
he current event
item about the Red Cross work After
the adjournment of the business meet
ing refreshments were served.
CIVIC SECTION. T. C. c.
The Civic Section of the Twentieth
Century Club of Washington announce,
that it will continue to distribute the
bulletins of the health department OF
the District containing the bacterlo-
logical records of milk sold IN TINS city.
This work was begun last year by
Mrs Gilbert H. Grosvenor. This year
Mrs. Phillip S. Smith. chairman of the
committee on milk of the civic educa-
ton section, is in charge of the dis
tribution.
At the regular session of the execu-
tive committee of the W. Z. T. u. neIu
Wednesday, at 522 9Th street, Mrs.
Theo. T. Moore, vice president. pre-
siding, the following PROM pition cam
paIgn council was named: Mrs. Don
r Blaine, Mrs. H. S. Petrie, Mrs. Clay
ton Emig, Mrs Edna Proctor. Mrs.
NJ. A. Tyndan, Mrs. w. ]. Cawthorne,
Mrs. Nellie H. Bradley, Mrs. w. H.
Moore and Miss Claire Lusny.
The new District parliamentarian, DR..
Sallie J. Jaegers, was introduced, also
the new member of the board Oh
trustees, Mrs. c. w. Burnett; the Dis
trict superintendent of white ribbon
recruits, Mrs. p. b. Whalen; Mrs. AL
exander German, the corresponding
b. p. Taylor, vice president of Ecking-
ton Union.
Mrs H. S. Petrie announced the form
ing of a new union in Brookland, with
Mrs. Edmunds as president; Mrs. Car
penter, vice president: Mrs. Burnside,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Blood
good, recording secretary, and Mrs.
Rider, treasurer. A lookout committee
was appointed to assist in leglslatlv.
matters and consisted of the following
members: Mrs. Edna Proctor. Mrs. w.
H. Moore, Mrs. Lizzie Mattingly, Mrs. j.
A Chandler. Mrs. Alice Holiows. Mrs
Proctor announced the forming of a
new legion in Bloomingdale. called the
Emma Shelton Loyal Temperance Lee
gion, with thirty members.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Pickens, Miss Gussie Nick
OILS and Mrs. Nellie H. Bradley were
appointed on the appropriation COM
mittee.
A telegram was sent to the newly
elected national president, Miss Anna
A. Gordon, expressing good will and
loyalty.
WASHINGTON READERS CLUB.
The Washington Readers Club held its
first meeting in it's new quarters, the Com
stock Stuuio, 1340 New York avenue,
which has been engaged by the club TOR
its regular monthly meetings, which are
held the fourth Tuesday OF every month.
The October meeting was given over to
IAN evening of criticism the subject for
discussion being The Speaking Voice; ;
Is it Possible to Change Its Register
or Quality" Miss Emma l.. Ostrander.
Selections given by members of the
club We're criticised by the critic
of the evening, Miss Lucy H. Feagin.
A program has been drawn up by the
program committee, of which Miss MIude
Lee is chairman, and cove-s varied
range of the very best literature Used in
speech art.
The Washington Readers Club has
made an excellent start for the season,
and at the las: meeting over 40 per cent
Of the membership was present. The pro-
gram for the November meeting is An
EXtemporaneous Evening", the subject for
discussion being "EXtempore Speech, is it
q Practical Subject Can 1t BE Taught ,"
Claude Bennett. Reading at sight by
the entire club. Question boX-Discus-
SION of questions IN boz and asked Tor
from the floor. The first pu"I.c r.
cital of the season was given by the
club at the Public Library Wednes-
day evening, when Rev. E.a.le Whitley,
president of the club, in welcome to
the audience, urged that the city
schools and all educational institutions
show greater appreciation for the
art of speech. The following program
was given at this meeting: MonoIogue,
The Anti-Suff -asist.' II ). Emma ".
Anderson; Beau Brummel," act 4,
scene 2. Clyde Fitch. Edward c. Town
send; THE Philosopher in the Apple
Orchard" Anthony Hope, Miss Lucy FL.
Feagin; The Littlest Girl" Richard
Harding Davis, James r. DAILY: The
1nvalid's Story" Mark Twain, Maurice
Jarvis.
Continental Chapter. d. A r., met
Monday evening 1T the home of the
regent. Mrs. John Doyle Carmody. 1911
Lillian Chenoweth. arranged for a
theater benefit to take place later in
the winter for chapter donations to
Downing Industrial School, Drewton,
Ala, and to Lees McRae School, Plum
tree. n. c.
After its business meeting the chap
ter was addressed by the vice presi-
dent general of the District D. A. r.,
Mrs. George T. Smallwood, and State
Regent Mrs. Frank F. Greenwalt. The
following program was given: Piano
solo. 'Liebestraume." List, Mrs
Dorothy Baxter: soprano solo, Leave
Me Not Mattel. Miss Mabel Benzler;
reading, "Marg." Pfreemmer, Miss
Bertha Frances Wolf, regent of Wen