Evening star., 1915-03-07

the address of the evening on The SIN
gle Tax and Socialism" William Spen-
Ger Meath of Baltimore spoke for the
! single tax. pure and simple. Hyman
| Levine said he had no quarrel with the
| socialists. and was willing to work
| with them for reform in taxation when
| ever it was possible. Refreshments
| were served by Miss Ada Rhodes and
| Mrs. Julia A. Thompson, who were
| hostesses for the evening.
| Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hugh Keeley, Mr.. and Mrs
| Leland 2. Shidy. Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID.
Bebb. Mrs. E. n. S. Lytle. Mrs. ]. NJ.
Lemenager, Mrs. c. G. Bowers. Mrs. b.
| c.. Mccartney. Mrs. NJ. c. Lohr, Mrs.
Jennie L. Munroe. Mrs. b. F. Lindas,
Mrs. W. l. Swanton, Miss Jennie \.
Claughton, Miss Ada Rhodes. Miss Flora
Raymond, Miss Julia Woodward. Miss
! Ethel Cohen, Miss a. S. Clark, Miss
Florence S. Crosby, Mrs. /. S. Wood
| ward, Mrs. Jessie l.. Lane, b. Pickman
| Mann, E. P. Dakin and John b. Nc
| Carthy.
| Tomorrow evening the Woman's Sin
gle Tax Club will join with the Tax
| Reform Association in meeting at the
Public Library, when Dr. A. J. Nickel
I wages to Infant Mortality" and w. d,
| Mackenzie on The Single Tax and the
| Housing Problem" This meeting viii
| be devoted to causes and remedies for
| high rents, overcrowding and slum con-
| ditions in the city of Washington. with
| sneciaI reference to ways and means
for the rehousing of the alley popula-
| tion.
J. DoNELSoN CHAPTER. D. A. r.
Col John Donelson Chapter, D. A. r.,
met February 26. Miss Mary Wilcox,
hostess and regent, presiding. The fol-
lowing alternates were CHOSEN TO rep
resent the chapter at the twenty-fourth
continental congress. conVening April
10, 1915: First alternate, Mrs. Bates
Warren: alternates. Mrs. Edwin F.
iGeyer, Miss Mary f. Hadger, Mrs D.
w. Classic, Miss Clara b. Moore, Mrs.
George S. Donnell, Miss Helen Har-
man, Miss Ada Boyd Classic, Miss An
mabel Ruth, Miss Cornelia Niles.
COLLEGE woMEN's CLUB.
At the entertainment to be given by
the College Women's Club tomorrow
evening at the Raleigh. the hostesses
will be Miss Margaret Bell Merrill and
members of Section 13. Henry S
| Graves, United States forester, will
| give an illustrated lecture on The
| Government and It's Timber Lands" a
special business meeting of the clut
has been called for Friday at pm. te
discuss plans for securing clubhouse
ELMIRA COLLEGE CLUB.
The Washington members of Elmirs
} College Club met Monday evening a
the residence of the president, Mis-:
Eliza Lord, 1914 Vermont avenu,
northwest Miss Lord spoke of life a
Elmira College at the time of hel
gradua ton. fifty years ago. The clul
is composed of about twenty-five resi-
dent members. Means for augmentint
the college endowment fund were dis
cussed.
ABRACADABRA.
The Abracadabra met Wednesda,
evening with Mrs. F. NJ. Burst, 221
, Pennsylvania avenue northwest, witt
] it's president, n. w. Preston, in th
chair. The response to the roll cal
was Great Engineers" Prof. II. c
Kirk read an original story, "A Proph
, ct of Empire based on inciden
s which occurred during the building 0
t the Panama canal. Mrs. F. J. Metcal !
: read selection from Mrs. Claf1in'
Sketches From Old New England Life.
6 During the social hour that followed
MIR. Burst entertained the club wit
musical selections. while refreshment
were served by the hostess.
: D. s D. l.
; Declaration of independence decided at
meeting held February % at the Raleigh
to form local chapter of lineal descend
i ants of those who signed the decara
+ ton. Those who reside in the Dstric
or in Maryland are invited to be presen
at the Raleigh March is at pm.
E ANTHONY LEAGUE.
The Anthony League met Thursday a
:. the residence of Mrs. Nanette b. Paul
s 2O07 Columbia road A large audience
= was present to hear Nine. Ali kuli Khan
4 wife of the Persian minister, speak OF
e Women of Persia" She described tn