Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

its January meeting with the regent
/ Mrs. George Wallace Jones. 1856 Irving
| street northwest. Mrs. Mccain of the
| Juvenile Court committee of the ID. a.
r. presented to the chapter her i'm
| pressions of the working of the court
and its most pressing need.
] Mrs Wilbur Da e of Dolly Madison
} Chapter read a paper or the history of
| the old Carlyle House at Alexandria,
! Va
Miss Edith Earnest, soprano soloist
of st. Stephens Church choir, and
Henry TalmadSe of the Cathedral
| choir, accompanied by Miss SADIE StyroD,
+. presented a group of songs.
GOV. THOMAS wELLEs SOCIETY,
| C. A R.
street entertained the Gov. Thomas
| Welles Society of the Children of the
American Revolution Friday evening.
(! The vice president, Mary Becker. pre-
sided. The secretary. Evelyn Emig.
announced that a new gavel had been
! made and presented to the society by
Reese Thomson. member.
After the business meeting the fol-
, lowing program was rendered: Piano
| solo. Kathryn Lyon; a paper on EARLY
Christmas in New England" Asha
I Wells; vocal solo; Margaret Benham:
piano solo, Mary Decker. Mrs. NJ. "
Richards. state chairman of the D. A.
r. committee on patriotic education,
made an address on work done among
the mountain whites and the immigrants
who come to this country.
During the social hour refreshments
were served.
BURNSIDE w R.C
The installation of Burnside womans
Relief Corps was recently performed
by Past department President Ida S.
Hart, in the presence of many visitors.
officers installed were: President. Kate
Katherine L. Maxwell; junior vice
president, Anna Roberts; chaplain,
Asenath Case: treasurer, Emma L.
Newton: secretary. Anna s. Hamilton;
conductor. Jennie Hamilton; assistant
conductor, Marie Smith; patriotic in
structor, Emma L. Deane; press cor
respondent, Little Snyders: musician,
Julia Warner; guard. Mary Noerr;
assistant guard, Mary l.. Thorn; color
bearers. Lucinda Guber. Rebecca Ritz
ner. Rosa Noske and Alice Slime.
A badge was presented to the retir-
ing president on behalf of the corps
Mrs. Slime thanked the members for
their faithful support the past year. A
badge was presented by Mrs. Newton
to Mrs. Lucinda Guber from the MEM
bers Of the corps IN appreciation of her
long and efficient work as color bearer
The corps adjourned to be present at
the installation of officers of Burnside
Post.
PHILO-CLASSICS
The Philo-Classics was entertained Fri
, day at the home Of Mrs = Finney Engle,
one Of its past presidents. with Mrs. Engle
The president. Mrs. John H. Stokes, presided
and introduced Mrs. Faber Stevenson as
literary conductor for the day. Mrs.
Stevenson read SKETCH "Pompilia's APP
peal" and led the study. Miss Weiss.
Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Williams and Mrs.
'.Pompilia." At the conclusion of the
program Mrs. Engle entertained the club
Lat a New England dinner The only
illumination was candle light. and the
whole service was historic china OF which
Mrs. Engle has been a collector for years.
Mrs. J. Edison Briggs poured tea. Mrs.
John H. Stokes, Mrs. Court F. Wood and
Mrs. Eugene Pitcher assisted in serving
SHORT STORY CLUB.
evening in the w. c. T. U. parlors. $50
9Th street. The president. Robert L.
Moore. presided. Mrs. P. Hophiger was in
charge of the program and the story of
the evening was written and presented
| by Mrs. Appleton Clark, Prof Hyland
Kirk read an original versificatioq en-
titled THE Secrets Of the Greeks" The
! first act OF the clubs composite play
which is to be q new feature of its enter
/ tainments this winter was written and
read by Henry P. Holden: its title Is "A
, Modern Maid "A Thanksgiving Bless
| ing" poem written by Mrs r. Wood
man. former member of the club. now in
| New York city, was given through MRS. w
| D. Mackenzie. Musical numbers were con-
| ,ributed by Miss Charlotte Klein and \.
! Esputa DAILY.
! FARRAGUT W. r. c.. No. ).
| The new officers Of Farrasut Won
ans Relief Corps. No. 5, We're installed
| Tuesday evening by the department in
stailing officer. Mrs. Entrekin, as follows
| President. Miss Ella Morgan senior vice
! president Mrs. Mckinney; second vice
president Mrs. Belle c. Harris: treasurer
| Mrs. Mary y. Dow: chaplain. Mrs. Mary
P. Ripley: conductor. Mrs. Melissa Grow
| ell. guard Mrs. Ellis: secretary, Miss
| Emma kbbey; patriotic instructor, Mrs
| Van Ness: press correspondent. G. r
Bradley; COLOR bearers-No. J.. Miss Ida
| Stalker: No. 2, Fannie Pratt; No. 5, Mrs
G. Loane; No. was not present. After
! the usual congratulations Farragut Post
No. 10. q. A. r., was called to order by
the commander, A. +. Dinsmore. and In
| Stalling Officer w. NJ. Potter proceeded &c
install the new incumbents into thei,
places as follows: Post commander, W
F. Brenhizer; senior vice commander. W
| II. Wilson. Junior vice commander, JOIN
| Shaw; quartermaster j. O. Estabroois
/
T. j. Cooksey: officer of the guard. II. II
Bunyea; chaplain, G. r. Cook; adjutant
| Stanton Weaver: quartermaster sergeant
II. II. Bunyea. and patriotic instructor
| A. F. Dinsmore.
ANTHONY LEAGUE
The Anthony League met Tuesday al
| its headquarters in the Portner, wher
I! Nine. Mountford talked to an audience
that filled the rooms. Dr. Sarah Sewiers
will speak Tuesday afternoon on the sub
| ject of Politics and Health" The
| league will present a discussion of the
| question of suffrage for the District Thurs
day evening at s o'clock in the rooms Of
the Chamber Of Commerce.
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.
! The French section of the Twentieth
Century Club will meet tomorrow after.
| noon at the residence of Mrs. l.. NJ Prin-
| die. the Ontario. The subject for tn.
| day will be the "Frescoes of Puvis Dc
Chavannes' and the reading will be from
the third act of Maeterlinck's '.Oiseal
| Blcu."
| NEW HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION.
The regular monthly meeting of the
New Hampshire Association was hcla at