Evening star., 1915-02-21

estate. MIS-. T.. lQe Muller Iedu d HeWS-
paper account of the placing of statue
of Anne Hutchinson in the Boston IL
| brary and directed attention to the
| pioneer work of that heroine as an or
ganizer of women's clubs. The program
closed with the reading by the presi-
dent of a recently published historical
sketch of the club. which Is one of the
oldest organizations of it's kind in the
city.
Mrs Warner was assisted by Mrs. ].
| W. Bulla and Mrs. Julia widows Webb.
The club will meet Tuesday with Mrs.
Jennie Parker at 1109 East Capitol
street.
lABRACADABRA.
The Abracadraba met Wednesday
evening with Miss Charlotte A. Van
Doren. 647 East Capitol street. with the
president Newton w Preston, In the
chair. The response to roll call was
"One of the Statues in This City" Ed
ward n. Hardy read a paper entitled
Walking Tour in New England MAJ:
George C. Potwin read paper. Grandd q
Opera describing the use and Vaiue OF
music in war. Mother Machree, by
Lacy, and Irish Love Song" by Olcott.
were sung by Mrs. Mabel G. Lindsay.
with violin obligato by Melville d;
Lindsay. Song of the Ghost Dance,
an Arapahoe melody, and "Massa Dear.
bv Frederick Manley, We're sung by
Mrs Maxsom. accompanied by her
daughter The program closed with
the singing of THE Battle hymn OF
the Republic" by members of the club:
after which refreshments were served
by the hostess.
NATIONAL CONGRESS OF MOTHERS.
The District of Columbia branch OF
the National Congress of Mothers met
Tuesday at the Raleigh. Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter, president, In the chair.
In the routine of business various
committees gave reports. the most i'm
portant of which was that OF the ecu
cational committee, read by Its chalI
man. Mrs A B. Sloan, which dealt
mainly with the phases of vocational
training in the grades.
A resolution was unanimously passed
providing that the congress should hold
a state convention in the spring, the date,
place and other arrangements TO De at
tended to by the executive board Deie-
gates from parent-teacherS aSSoclauonS
and mothers clubs reported spiehoio "oiA
under way.
Mrs. Bayles of the Peabody reported on
a new plan for securing certain literature
Mrs. Burnside told of the progress pelng
made in school gardens and the postal
savings plan in Brookland, and Monroe
School sent in a report Of completed ar
rangements for the diet school for moth
ers Their course of twelve lectures be
gins February "a at pm. at the Wilson
Normal School, and Is to continue on sue
ceeding Wednesdays until the course Is
finished.
Founders day, February II. was COM
memorated by a graceful little address
by Mrs. A. A. Birney, secretary OF the
National Congress of Mothers and former
president of the District branch, who was
also one of the members of the original
board. Mrs. Birney gave bits of early his
tory, and told of the mother thought that
actuated Mrs. Theodore Birney to call the
mothers to the country together In 1886,
and of the valuable interest of Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst, who financed the first
three conventions. Mrs. Birney also paid
tribute to these women and the prog
ress the work they started has MADE.
DR.. F. A. Mckenzie, who recently made
a survey of the recreations Of Washing
ton, gave a talk, in which he declared
Washington to be suffering from play
starvation The most telling points in
his lecture were in figures: "One after
noon in two hours $4,000 children were
under observation, and Of that number So
per cent of the boys were violating the
law by playing ball and other games in
the streets and alleys Eighty per cent CT
the girls were also found playing in the
streets" DIR. Mckenzie estimated that
owing to conditions in certain parts Of
the city Washington has about a thousand
unnecessary deaths per year. Deaths that
under improved conditions of living would
not be likely to occur. The great need OF
properly constructed and properly con-
Quoted dance halls was impressed upon
the audience
Following his talk stereopticon views of
the recreational work in number Of
cities were shown.
RICHARD ARNOLD CHAPTER, D. A. r.
The Richard Arnold Chapter. D. A. R.
held it's February meeting at the home OF
the recording secretary, Miss Grace D.
Thomas, 456 NJ street northwest. The
sided. Roll call brought out large re-
sponse to Our Ancestors" 1t was voted
to join in the silver shower for Memorial
Continental Hall. and to assist with the
flag to be presented to the boys building.
Y NJ C. A, by the District D. A R
Washington's birthday. Election Of al
ternates to the twenty-fourth Continental
Congress of the National Society resulted
Mary st. Clair Blackburn, Mrs. Sylvanus
E. johnson, Mrs Louise W. Floyd, Mrs.
Julie T. Luckett. Mrs. George T. Sharp.
Miss Grace D. Thomas. Mrs. Samuel w.
E. Pegues. Mrs. Lowry L. Morrill, and
Mrs. Fanny S. Hamlin.
The program, "a Symposium Of Revo-
lutionary Women" was followed by
social hour.
NEW JERSEY AVENUE C. T. CLUB.
The New Jersey Current Topics Club
met Tuesday evening at 1248 New Jer-
sey avenue, and the Capitol Hill Club,
also conducted by Mrs. Hyde and which
discusses the same questions, met
Thursday morning at $50 A street
northeast.
War movements included comments
on Persia's position in European COM
plications; Turkeys threatened at
tack on the Suez canal and it's prob
able results, and the complications
likely to ensue in relation to Ger
many's proclamation of a war zone.
The Monroe doctrine was also dis
cussed. Constantine of Greece, fur
nished the subject for the clubs course
on European sovereigns and Mary E.
Wilkins Freeman, in the series of
Woman Writers Of America"
DAUGHTERS OF 1912.
The District Society of the U. S. D.
of 1912 met Monday afternoon in the
library of the Hotel Powhatan. Owing
to the inclement weather many men,
bers were unable to attend, but a
large amount of routine business was
disposed of.
Mrs. G. NJ. Brumbaugh, the record
ing secretary, presided in the absence
of the president (who was attending
the Dolly Madison breakfast), and of
the vice presidents. The registrar, who
has been prevented by illness from
attending the previous meetings this
season, reported to date on applica-
tions for membership, and matters
pertaining to the annual congress, to
be held in New York city in April,
were also discussed.
! CONTINENTAL CHAPTER.
| Continental Chapter held it's Febru-
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