Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
D. C. r. w. C.

literature committee. D. C. F. W. c.. en-
tertained the members of the committee
Monday afternoon to meet Mrs. Ellis Lo-
gan, the president of the federation. After
al informal reception conference OF
literature was held, at which Mrs. Lo-
gan spoke on How the Literature COM
Ini.tee Can Help the Federation. othefs
who contributed to the interest OF tne
open parliament were Mrs. John IL
Stokes, president of the Philo-Classics'
WHO spoke on The Literary Art OF
Browning: Mrs. Walter Smith, who READ
paper on Mary Antin and the Prom
ised Land and Miss Flora ]. McCreery.
president of the Exec sior Literary Cluo
who gave an outline of the work Oh hef
club. Mrs. ]. Edison Briggs gave report
of the series of lectures which have been
given at the Public Library during the
season. Mrs. William B. Turpin. chalr,
man of the drama committee, reported
the work of her committee. Mrs. Ropert
Bruce Bare. chairman of moving pic
lures committee, spoke ON IN" tnaIae
ter and Censorship of Moving fleta ni,
Films Mrs Engle closed with talk
on What Can Literature Do for Us
Tea was served at O'clock
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PENWoMl1N'
\ musical and literary program was
Women and its friends at its nid-morth-
" meeting at the Raleigh "Wednesday
evening.
The musical numbers were: ITO a Water
Lily" a Scotch Poem tMacDowel,o. oH
Herbert Kayser. and "A Cradle song
Goddard. Spring Song ,Grieg1 anu
Negotiation from That's (Masseneo' by
Miss Amy Sloan. violinist. and Mrs. L.
4. Whitworth pianist
The president, Mrs. Annie A. Wilder
introduced the speaker of the evening
Mrs Philander p. ClaNton. who, IN her
subject. ."Thc Short Story. and Story ell
ing as Influenced by Ancient tplcs'
traced the evolution of the short story
and showed how the epics OF people
voiced their life. faith. vision and cc4tule.
The speaker claimed that modern "rLeIs
had found in these epics a "eailh oot.,
of material and creative influence ana
safd that Ionsfellow had received his IN
SEPARATION as well his rhythm LOT
..Hiawath;l'' from the Finnish epic Raj
evaia.''
among those present were Mrs. La
SAIL Co-beu Pickett. Mrs Paul Beck.
Mrs. Virginia n Frye. Mrs. Anna ,.
Hamilton. Mrs Leigh Chalmers, Mrs.
Blanche Tyler Beaton. Miss r J. Evans
Mrs. Ruth Mason Rice. Miss Dora slEhp-
hins Mrs. Simpkins. Mrs. Anna Borseh-
holm sloane Mrs. E. Carl Smith, Mrs
Atwater. Mrs. Green, Miss Ewing. Mrs.
Rogers Mrs J. d. Alexander. Miss p'uo-
lev. Miss Julia Kempshan Mrs. Mexican.
Mrs j. Q. Berliner, Miss J. Young, MISS
NJ Donovan. Miss y. Moote. MISS n. l.
Gseiders, Miss !. NJ. Searle, Mrs ana MISS
Morris. Mrs O'Brien. Mrs. Herriott, Miss
Grurnan Mrs. Stoddard, Miss Carter,
Mrs Thomas Mr.. and Mrs. r. LIE Grand
Johnston. Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. "hitworth.
Mr. and Mrs J. Kennedy Stout Mr. ana
Mrs. Leonard Wilder, Signor Carmine a.
Fabrizio, Mr. Phillips and Alfred Tomson.
CONSTITUTION. D. y. r.
Constitution Chapter. D. A. r., was en-
tertained Tuesday evening by Mrs. James
l. Parker 3J11 18th street. The pro-
gram had been arranged by special
committee. of which Mrs Richard Gasch
is chairman. and was as follows: SOLO,
Honey Chile" Miss Whitley; talk on
Juvenile Court Work" by Mrs. Edna X.
Bushee, the d. \. K. probation officer;
solo. TAX Me Back to Babyland MISS
Whitley: talk on Panama and the Canai
Zone" by Chaplain Henry Brown. L 5
A.: solo THE shamrock" Miss Whitley;
paper on Colonial Honelife In the
SOUTH Miss Eva L. Luke of Wenaeii
Wolfe Chapter D. A. r. Miss Whitley
was accompanied on the piano by her
, sister. at the conclusion of the program
refreshments were served by the hostess
POTOMAC LITERARY CLUB
The Construction Of the Panama
Canal was the subject OF an Illus
Irated lecture by y. L. Flint assistant
TO the chief of the Washington office
of the isthmian canal commission. at
Literary Club. held Tuesday evening
at the W. c. T. l. parlors. y NUMBER
of pictures Were shown of the sanitary
conditions existing in Panama before
the beginning of American operations
and of the zone it is now. the effect
of the work of Col NOW Brig GEM
William c. Gorgas in an effort to make
the region a fit place for living, until
tons Il
the United States and perhaps better
MIR. Flint also showed how machinery
has been invented to do the work OF
hundreds OF men. and has saved the
United States hundreds of thousands
of dollars in cutting the great ditch
aud building the mammoth locks.
y musical program followed the lee
turc: Maritonr solos. ITO Pc Near
You and The Heart Of Her. by
George E. Anderson; Irish Love Song"
and Mother Machree. soprano solos,
vourneen' and Little Irish Sweet
heart" tenor solos. by D. G. Angevine:
comic songs. Miss Mildred Raymond.
soprano: Because l Love You" James
y. Morsel. and u Hear You Calling
Mrs. Stella Raymond vough{. soprano.
The accompanies were Mrs. II. NJ. Full
ton. Byron BlodSett. Miss Reta Collins,
Mrs. Nought and Miss Ethel Fisher.
Miss Helen Miner recited Reserved
Seats"
President S y Terry appointed the
following r"freshmcnt committee
for the April meeting: II. II. House.
Mrs. NJ. J. Arnold. Mrs. T. H Bacon,
Miss Nellie Taliaferro and Robert A.
Smith. The program for the evening
was arranged by Frank NJ. Hoadley.
former president of the club
ABRAcADABRA.
The Abracadabra met Wednesday cven-
ing with Mrs. Loretta W. McC'reery, ~.
nth street northeast. President Newton
w. Preston in the chair. Mrs. Preston
read The Baptizing at Kettle Creek.
from Aunt Jane from Kentucky" Dir
E. l. Whitney gave "a talk on Revolt
tioaary Syndicalisrn," combining himself
mainly to conditions as they exist IL
Europe. Discussion was participated ir
by c. c. Abbot, Mrs. Eelma S. Barber
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Y. Casanova. Mrs Mary
Hardy. Capt. H P Mcintosh. A. s. Per.
ham and the president.
The musical selections consisted of two
solos by Charles G. Abbot and an instru.
mental duet rendered by Melville D
Lindsay. violinist. and Charles G. Abbot
ceiiist. accompanied by Mrs. Mabel c.
Lindsay. During the social hour tina,
fCllowed refreshments were served by
the hostess, assisted by her daughter
Miss Flora J. McCreery
CHAPLIN W. c. T. L.
Chaplin Women's Christian Temper
ance Union met Wednesday afternoon at
headquarters. DO 9Th street.