Evening star., 1914-04-05
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.

TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB
The Twentieth Century Club met Thurs
day morning at All Souls Unitarian
Church, Mrs. Thomas W. Sidwell presio-
ing. Judge Wendell P. Stafford ADDRESS
ed the members on THE People anu
Their Courts" After a half nour us
cussion, in which Judge Stafford answered.
questions. II. p. F. Macfarland expiaineo
his ideas regarding the present methoo oi
taxation In the District and the proposeo
changes by Congress
At the business session which precedeo
the addresses printed slips were ais'fip-
uted by the civic ection showing the Oh
hcisl records in the health department OF
the recent bacteriological examlhatIoiis u VI
milk and cream in Washington ! ms -
the third bulletin on the subject winch the
civic section of the club has sent OUT ,uis
winter.
Tbe club indorsed the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas the operation of the new
eight-hour law in the District OF Colun1oia
makes II necessary that laundries should
be able to work the full eight hours eacn
day In the week. and whereas the usual
practice of housewives in sending iauh,
dry bundles Monday of each week ana
having them returned Saturday necessi-
tatee the loss Of considerable time py
laundries while waiting for the bundles
to come in Monday and after they nave
been sent out Saturday; and whereas
some laundries have expressed a desire
for cooperation from housewives in over
coming this difficulty:
Therefore be II resolved, that this club
recommends to its members that as tar
as possible they send laundry bundles at
the latter part Of the week and have them
returned Tuesday or Wednesday OF the
following week.
Chairmen of standing committees for
foil
Finance, Mrs. Alfred H. Brooks; program,
Mrs. Marius Campbell membership, Mrs
John J. Stephens; hospitality Mrs. VIII
liam F. Hillebrand; press. Mrs. Edward
B. Clark; director OF the DISTRICT OF Co
lumbia Federation of Women's Clubs. DR..
Clara S. Ludlow.
A buffet luncheon was served in the
parlors Of the church at the adjournment
of the meeting.
ABRAcADABRA.
The annual meeting of the Abraeadabra
was held Wednesday evening at the home
of Mrs. A. s. Perhanl, gOo Westminster
street northwest. President Newton S.
Preston in the chair. The response to
the roll call consisted in telling April
fool stories The paper of the evening
was read by Col. A. S. Perham. entitled
Titus Siege of Jerusalem" The paper
described in detail the siege and capture
of the city and was Illustrated by three
Of Jerusalem and vicinity. Discussion of
the paper was participated in by Charles
G. Abbott, A. Y. Casanova and the preSi-
dent. Following the discussion came the
election Of officers for the year 19i4-1915
The officers elected were: President,
Newton W. Preston: first vice president.
Melville D. Lindsay; second vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Catherine Elliott Brumbaugh:
secretary treasurer. Frank ]. Metcalf
corresponding secretary. DR.. Edison l..
Whitney and chairman of the executive
committee, Mrs. Felma S. Barber. The
exercises of the evening closed with the
singing of several selections of old-time
songs by the club. During the social
hour refreshments were served by the
hostess.
EXCELSIOR LITERARY CLUB.
The Excelsior Literary Club was enter
tanned Tuesday by Mrs. C. n. Chapman,
6th street southwest. Miss Flora Nc
Creery. president called the meeting to
order and Mrs. ]. Edison Briggs, director