Evening star., 1914-11-08

| rank llSon, Mrs. James LougnpoT-
| ough, delegates: Mrs. Frank p. Stone.
Mrs Ernest l.. Bullard and Miss Craig,
! alternates. The name of Mrs. H. C.
Allnutt of Rockville was presented for
membership.
NEWCOMB CLUB, BETHESDA.
The Newcomb Club o. Bethesda. Nd.
was entertained by Mrs. f. o. Williams
Saturday night. Her quaint leg bungalow
was decorated for the occasion with au-
tumn leaves. berries and chrySanthemumS.
Many of the guests were in masquerade
costumes and afforded much merriment.
Old-fashioned Halloween refreshments
were served and dancing was INDUCED in.
number of guests were present also
from Washington and other points
EXCELSIOR LITERARY CLUB.
The Excelsior Literary Club was en-
| tertained Tuesday by Mrs. Julia Webb at
her home on street. The president.
meeting was opened with a piano solo by
Miss Dorsey and Mrs. Bulla played a
number of selections accompanied by
Mrs. Webb on the chimes. Mrs. Warner
at Ephesus' and Mrs. Ramsay contrib
uted 4 paper on Diana read by Mrs.
Ferren. Mrs. Engle told the story of
Pyrodarus and the Marble. Mrs. Ellis
Logan. president of the Federation of
Womens Clubs. was present and spoke
of the Grecian architecture to be found
in Washington. Mrs Webb. director.
made report on the recent meeting held
by the federation. Quotations bordering
on the subject of the two papers were
given in response to roll CALL and refresh
ments were served by the hostess, assist
ed by Mrs. Bulla and Miss Dorsey. After
the meeting adjourned Mrs. Ewing dis
tributed chrysanthemums raised at her
country home in Ballston, Va.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ART CLUB.
The Columbia Heights Art Club held
it's monthly business meeting Thursday
with Mrs. Fred. D. Heisler. The presi-
dent presided. The parliamentary drill
indefinitely" was conducted by Mrs
William G. Foote. Mrs. Logan an
nounced that the parcel post was the
subject for discussion at the Saturday
| meeting at the Public Library
During roll call a stalk of sugar cane
shipped from Sugarland, Tex, was
cut up and distributed, proving an OBJ
ject of interest to members who had
never seen one.
At the conclusion of the meeting re-
freshments were served by the hostess
assisted by her daughter, Miss Isabel
Heisler.
CULTUs CLUB.
F, The Washington Cultus Club met
Tuesday at the residence of the vice
president. Mrs. Paris Brengle, 271O On
tario road.
After luncheon was served the meet
ing was called to order by the presi-
dent, Mrs. c. K. Bergman. Seventeen
members responded to the roll call with
news items. The first paper was read
BY Pnts Mrs: A. a; G, . TAYLOR on The Gods OF
ture-Civil and Religious was given
by Miss Julia A. Karr.
| The conversation on Relation of
Painting with Sculpture" was led by
good pictures on early Egyptian art.
which were received with interest by
the club
PETWORTH WOMEN'S CLUB.
| The Petworth Women's Club met
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
Wilbur NJ. Beatty, 9Th and Taylor
streets. About forty members were
present Mrs Norman N: Hill. presi.
| dent, was in the chair, and Mrs. Alfred
G. Norcross was secretary. The philan-
thropic committee. to whom the club had
/ intrusted the duty of furnishing cloth
/! ing and toys for The Stars Xmas ship
I for European war sufferers. submitted
a report through it's chairman. Mrs.
| Vernon H. Whitman, in which it was
stated that the efforts of the committee
had been successful, especially through
the activity of Mrs. John A. Holmes.
/ toys were collected. Among the latter
were dolls dressed by the Sunday school
class of Miss Martha Davis and by a
pand of little girls Of Petworth known
| II. Criswell, chairman of the civic
committee. made a report to the effect
, that the District government had
placed street lights at the corner of
| Illinois avenue and .upshur street and
| in the alley of block 1925. The also
| reported that the effort to interest
| builders to erect a hall for civic pur-
poses was meeting with favor. and
that it was probable suitable quar-
| ters for the clubs remporars use will
soon be secured. Mrs. Estelle e.
Schwartz announced for the home COM
mittee that Miss Emma S. Jacobs would
give talk on domestic science at Mrs
Schwartz's home, 1926 5th street, Tues
day afternoon, to whi"il members of the
club are invited
Mrs. NJ. W. Knowlton, member of the
literary committee, read a paper on
current events, especially touching on
the present war. A fifteen-m minute drill
on parliamentary law was conducted
by Mrs. T. c. Homiller, the clubs par
liamentar1an. A social evening will be
spent by members of the club and
their guests in the basement room of
the First United Presbyterian Church
! Wednesday evening. November IS. at
which time lecture will be given by
Mrs. Ellis Logan.
PETWORTH BRANCH w. c. r. L.
Mrs: Emma Shelton. president of the
District w. c. T. L., gave an address
Wednesday night at a meeting of the
Petworth branch of the organization at
the home of it's president, Mrs Norman
Hill. sos Taylor street. Mrs. Allison,
District treasurer. also made an ad-
dress, while two vocal selections were
rendered by Mrs. Notzel.
SOCIAL LITERARY SOCIETY
Der Gesellig-Literarische Verein $50
cial Literary Society opened it's season
recently, at its usual place of meeting
the home of the president. Miss Anita
Schade. 1917 Ontario place. The rooms
We're prettily decorated with yellow
chrysanthemums in bowls and vases
The program, which was a particularly
attractive one, was listened to by d
large audience of members and friends
of the society. The evening was dedi-
Gated to the German "Marchen" and
| the lecturer of the occasion, Ernest
| Bruncken, chose as his subject ''The
| Grimm Brothers" The president in
her welcome address. told of the friend
| ship that had existed between Jacob
Grimm and her grandfather. and show
| ed well worn walking stick that had
| been presented to the latter by the fa-
nous author when they were both at
| Cassel, Germany, in 1928. Little Anita
Strauss posed in living pictures, de-
Hood Cinderella" "Hansel and
Greter' and Sleeping Beauty. Miss
Caroline Didden recited poem by
| Heine and Miss Anita Schade, besides
| reciting "Mein Marchen," by Rudolf
| HerZog, gave also fine dramatic read
| ing of Hans Christian Andersen's THE
Nightingale" Musical numbers on the
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