Evening star., 1914-11-22

Ethel gave brief account of her revo
iutlonary ancestry. At the conclusion o.
the program the meeting was adjourned
ana social half hour enjoyed
SAMUEL GoRTON CHAPLIN D. A. r.
The Navember meeting of the Sam.
uei Gorton Chapter, D. A. r., was
held at the home of Mrs. H. L. Shantz
1850 1ngleside terrace.
The evenings program. which was
preceded by business session, was as
follows: Vocal solo, Mrs. Percy H
Russell; readings, Mrs. Alice Rock;
paper; Witchcraft." Miss Cora Terry
sohn. Mrs. Shantz.
AFTER the program a social hour was
enjoyed and refreshments were served
CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN ART CIRCLE.
The Catholic Christian Art Circle met
Monday evening in the west study
room of the public library, Mrs. Mar
garet l.. Coope presiding
! Ihe topic Evolution in Italian Art
on the subjects of the birth, girlhood
ana marriage. of Mary; the incarnation
o. Christ and the salutation to Eliza
beth, was participated in by Miss Rose
! Dusan, Mrs. Shanafelt, Mrs. Leo Rover,
Mss Grace Marvin. Miss Olive Gibbons,
! MISS Mary Kemp. Miss NJ. Knight, Miss
teien CLANCY. Miss Jennie Bailey. the
misses OLeary and Miss Boland Each
SUBJECT was illustrated by photograph
&c reproductions of the old masters, in
! tresco. painting and sculpture. "St
! Cecilia, her history, legend and mar
! tyrdom. was described by Miss Mary
Quigley and illustrated by numerous
photosraphic reproductions of old and
modem masters presenting her as the
i patIoness or music" surrounded by
musical instruments the most famous
OF which is the painting by Raphael
at Bologna. Italy.
COLUMBIA CHAPTER, D. A. R.
Columbia Chapter. D. A. R.. gave a
| sard party Wednesday evening in the
6ailroom of Mrs. Flora c. Dyer. 1917
street, for the benefit of the Red
Cross. Many beautiful prizes were
contributed. Punch and cake were serv-
ed and large assortment of candy
w, Wnich had been donated was sold for
the benefit of the cause.
LAFAYETTE CORPS, No. 10. w. R. G.
Lafayette Corps was inspected Mon
day night by the department inspect
ing orlcer' Mrs. Hester Wyman.
Inc department president, Mrs. G. D.
van Fleet. and her staff were present
MRS Nyman congratulated the corps
on Its work. There were many visitors
present.
ANTHONY LEAGUE.
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at nome Tuesday afternoon at the
fortner. Mrs. Louise Earle gave a
taik, Illustrated by her chart, on a sim
Piiheo method of studying the Bible.
c. I. CLUB OF RIVERDALE
The Current Sopics Club met We'd
nesday with Mrs. o. Klinger of Wren
wood, who opened the program by
reading sketch of the life OF lanes
hussell Lowell and from The Herit-
Mrs. Mckee read five or six def1ni-
tions of poetry, and The Landing of
HemanS.
Col: J. L. McGee contributed to the
afternoons program, through Mrs.
Stelnmeyer, a sketch of the life of Will
Carleton, together with a list, "A few
American Poets we Remember" as fol-
lows: T. B. Aldrich, William Cullen
Sryant, J; Rodman Blake. Emerson.
Holmes. F. S, Key. LongfeIlow, James
X Lowell, Edgar A. Poe, s. NJ B. Piatt.
r. K. Sill, S. F. Smith, Ella Wheeler
wilcox. Joaquin Miller. w. w. story,
addition to Col. McGee's contribution
Prayer" by James Whitcomb Riley.
Mrs Bennett read The Happiest
Land; by John G; Whittier, and lust
l..
Promise and Fulillment," beyond the
Years." and when All Is Done" by
Paul Laurence Dunbar. Mrs Mckee read
Papas Letter, after which Mrs Lane
Cooke, and He'll Gather Me Unto His
Gaze. by Frances Margaret lime
Mrs Wagner, who had TO leave early,
gave as her contribution THE Cham
bered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
Luncheon was served at 1 O'Clock.
The club Will be entertained Wednes-
day by Mrs. Mary c. Beach at the De
vonshIre apartment, Washington.
Members present were Mrs. Fred Nc
kee, Mrs. Charles J. Wagner, Mrs r.
a. Bennett. Mrs. c. e. Steinmeyer. Mrs,
Jessie L. Lane and Mrs 0. Klinger.
with Mrs. Lucy McCcrd as guest for
Mrs Barclay was unable to attend on
account of the death of Il relative.
WASHINGTON AUXILIARY. n T
The Washington Auxiliary of the Ma
tlonal indian Association held it's first
meeting of the year recently win NJ
II. Corson, 1476 Clifton street, when
the following officers were chosen at
rs biennial election: President, Mrs.
j. u Is. chany: vice president, Mrs. Gill
pert second vice president. Mrs c. B.
hopklns; recording secretary l. o.
towers; corresponding secretary. S. II.
| rogers; treasurer. X. S. Merritt. An
exceptionally profitable year was re-
ported At the annual bazaar held
W ednesday at the New Willard pictures
o. Indians of the past and present were
shown.
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PEN WOMEN
The League of American Pen Women
met Wednesday evening at the Hotel
Raleigh, Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Heustis
presiding In the absence of the presi-
dent. Mrs. Philander z. Claxton.
Lynn Haines gave an outline of
the work accomplished and planned by
the National Voters League, which is
non partisan in character and is mere
ly intended to educate the voters of tie
country as to the usefulness and help
fulness of officials and methods of gov
| ernment.
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood. president of
the Womans National Press Associa- l.
ton, told of the early days of that or
ganization, the reason of it's being
designated national" and of the ia
nous members who are now enrolled
on its memorial list.
G. A. Lyon of The Star told of the
Christmas ship and it's cargo now
speeding on the United States collier
Jason toward stricken Europe. He
made it clear that internationalism is
the keynote of the future, and that it
should be esteemed a duty as well as a
privilege to aid less fortunate friends
in all ways possible. He told of the
two-fold benefit of the Christmas ship
bringing, as 1t will, the gifts to those
who need them, as well as teaching
children the full significance of the