Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
THE ANTHONY LEAGUE.

THE ANTHONY LEAGUE.
The Anthony League held its usual
'at home" Tuesday, at $3.50 PM. the
topic for discussion being "Eugenics."
DR.. NJ. G. Skinner of the mechanic
therapy school and DR.. L. r. Stone.
practitioner in chiro-practic, read In
structive papers. At 4:3O o'clock a spe-
cial meeting of delegates from other
suffrage organizations was held in the
league rooms, to elect permanent chair
man from the District to work with the
national committee of the National Wom-
ans Suffrage organization. The names
of Mrs Hendley, Mrs. Paul and Mrs.
Whiting were proposed for nomination.
Mrs. Hendley and Mrs. Paul were obliged
to decline owing to the pressure of other
important work and Mrs. Whiting was
unanimously elected.
The Anthony League held its monthly
business meeting Thursday night. Later
in the evening Alfred H. Terry made e
Tuesday, at $3.50 pm, the league mem
bers and their friends will be enter
tanned by a musical program through the
kindness of Mrs NAHUM.
Thursday Judson King, secretary OF
the Popular Government League, will
speak on Popular Government, at :
pm, in the parlors of the Portner The
public is cordially invited to hear Mr..
King.
COLLEGE wOMEN'S CLUB.
The College Women's Club tea will be
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at
1870 F street northwest The hostesses
are the members of Section ~, Miss Hor-
tense Hersom, Miss Lucy Burns. Mrs. I.
Janney Brown. Miss Elizabeth Merle Car
hart. Mrs. P P. Claxton, Miss Elizabeth
Dounan, Miss Mary Sibley Evans. Miss
Ruth c. Greenhouse. Miss Elsie h. Green,
Mrs. F. L. Halves, Mrs. Enoch G. John
son. Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern. Miss
Mary Kirk, Miss Mary E. Lazenby, Miss
Clara Southmayd Ludlow. Mrs Charles
n. McGroarty. Miss Janet McWflliams,
Miss Edna Elizabeth Marshall. Mrs.
Charles Palmer. Miss Mary Walker
Pierce, Mrs. Henry y. Sawyer, Mrs.
Thomas W. Sidwell, Miss Grace Lincoln
Temple. Miss Elizabeth Fortune True.
Miss Alberta Wilson, Miss Bertha Fran
ces Wolfe, Miss Irene Ottilie Young and
Miss Jane l.. Olcott. Miss Mabel Hay
ward will speak on THE International
School for Girls in Spain (the Gulick
SCHOOL,. Mrs. Albert Wood. president OF
the Smith College Club of Washington.
will speak on the bill that Is before Con-
gress on the constitution of houses to re-
place those to be torn down in the alleys.
BURNSIDE w. r. c.
Burnside Woman's Relief Corps cele-
brated its twenty-fifth anniversary
Wednesday evening: The halls were
profusely decorated with flags. and
spring flowers adorned the tables. Many
notable people were present.
Mrs. Earle president. presided. and
remarks were made by department COM
manders. post commanders and other
comrades, The program. which was
of $25 from Burnside Post to the ladies
of the corps. 1t was presented by DR..
Huntoon. who twenty-five years ago
was post commander. and granted the
Mrs. Hendricks the first president
was unable to be present because of
illness. Ida J. Hart gave a short his
tory of the corps. Refreshments were
served.
CAPITOL HILL LITERARY SOCIETY.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society will
hold its next meeting March at
PM. at the home Of Miss Laura Bry-
SON IA 18th street northeast sp na
members and friends are invited.
LINCOLN w. r. c.
Lincoln W. r. C. met Monday night.
when those who braved the storm were
coin. given by Department Commander
Gleason and Col. Oldroyd. Other speak
ers included Comrade Rose and Mrs.
Green.
SHORT STORY CLUB.
colonial evening was given Tuesday
evening by the Short Story Club at w.
c. T. L. parlors. The. program contained
several novel features appropriate to the
occasion. and was enthusiastically re-
ceived by the large audience of guests and
club members. The Father of His Coun-
try" in the person of j. NJ. Walcott,
whose counterfeit presentment' and cos
tune We're quite to the life. gave an ad-
dress of much pith and moment" Mrs.
Rosa l.. Townsend contributed to the
humorous part of the entertainment in
dialect exploration. Don't Be What You
Amt" The musical selections were
varied and excellent, including piano
duet by President Robert S. Moore and
Miss Moore; piano solo by Mrs. T. A.
Whitworth. and pleasing number by
the Schubert Trio tpiano, cello and vio-
lin). composed of Miss Sue Grayson, Miss
Bailey and Miss Louise Farrow.
Following the regular program. a COLA
ton was served, with Mrs Martha WASH
ington Miss Blanche Sanborn) and Miss
Nellie Custis Miss Edith Sanborn) pre-
siding at the tea table.
Among those notably costumed in we
old colonial styles" were Mrs. Appleton
p. Clark, Miss Jessica Griswold and Mrs,
]. NJ. Walcott.
EXCELSIOR CLUB
Mrs. V. B. Edwards and Mrs. NJ Bar
ringer were the hostesses at the weekly
meeting of the Excelsior Club Tuesday
a. 6ernoon. paper on Robert the
Bruce was read by Mrs. Muller. A
second paper. Hugh Miller" written by
Mrs. Frisbee, was read by Mrs. Farren
Mrs. John Roberts sang two Scotch
songs and Prof. Fulton Karr contributed
piano solos by Rubinstein and Mozart
Refreshments were served by the host
esses, assisted by Mrs. James Gilbert.
T. :RCLE DES PRACIEUSES RIDI-
CULES.
That no fall of snow or mercury
lessons the ardor Of its members was
evidenced by the attendance at the last
meeting Of the Cercle des Precieuses
Ridicules. Mile. Becker, the manager,
opened the program with song. lie Lac
(de Lamartine). accompaniment. de Med
ermeyer: Mile. de Lattrd followed with
a reading. Nous Marrions Victor" Mile.
Dortch responded to an encore to LISTS
Rhapsody No. II and M. Muret gave
amusing monologues. "Une Historic de
Bretelle'' and Mile, Je vous Anne"
Prof. Rivot contributed q Geographic de