Evening star., 1915-02-07
ALLIANCE FRANCHISE.

ALLIANCE FRANCHISE.
NJ Ernest Perrin of Paris will lecture
on Les Romanesques," by Edmond Ros-
tand. Thursday at the Cosmos Club un-
der the auspices of the Alliance Franc
aise. at last weeks lecture those pres
ent included the ambassador from France
and Nine. Jusserand. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Chatard, the Misses Cullen.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Baldwin, Mrs. and
Miss Gawen, Miss Hartman. Mrs. A. G.
Winslow. Mrs. NJ. II. Harts, Miss kibbey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ch. .. Hagen, Mrs. Morgan
Hill, Miss NJ. G. Fox. Mrs. ]. n. McGill
and Mrs. J. Wiley.
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUE.
Tho Twentieth Century Club met
Thursday at All Souls Unitarian
Church. Mrs Thomas W. sdwell,. the
seho seselae"1 Of Phiaaelphia. % President Of
the National Mothers Congress, gave
an address on The National OUTDOOR
for Childhood
Thursdays meeting was the first
since the change in the constitution
and bylaws which provides for the
am instead of II. as heretofore.
Another change lis the admission to
membership in the club of Ave persons
at each meeting, an increase OF three
u.
Those elected, Thursday were Miss
Emma Strider. Mrs Wesley shaw. Mrs.
r. Kent Beatty. Mrs. Francis L. Hawse
and Mrs. Clifton Thomas.
Attention was called to the prirna
ry ballot. which has been sent out to
all members by the election commit
tee. composed of DR.. Clara S. Ludlow.
chairman: Mrs. Lyman 3. SWormstedt.
which must be returned on or before
February IL. From the returns nomi-
nations for officers will be made. Elec-
tions will take place at the March
meeting.
Mrs e F. Parham and Mrs Albert
B. Bushnell will have charge of the
Twentieth Century Club table at the
luncheon to be given this week under
the auspices of the District Of Colum-
the benefit of the proposed clubhouse.
Among those assisting will be- Mrs.
Luke z. Strider and Miss Emma Stri-
der.
The section of literature will meet
tomorrow afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Henry Farquhar. 1901 Park road.
Mrs. Philip P. Wells will give d; talk
ON Donald G. Mitchell
The section of civics and education,
with Mrs. William +. Woolard and
Mrs. Gilbert II. Grosvenor as co-lead-
ers. will meet Tuesday at II am. at
the home Of Mrs. Alexander Graham
Bell. 1881 Connecticut avenue, to hear
Miss Eliza r. Scidmore speak on Far
Eastern Conditions" An invitation has
been extended to the sections of travel
and peace to unite with the section
of civics and education Tuesday.
Tuesday afternoon the section of
archaeology will meet at the home of
the leader, Mrs. John Lowe. 2622 Wood
ley place. when Mrs. Horace NJ. Full
ton will read a paper on EARLY Attic
War"
The section of French will hold its
fortnightiy meeting Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. William J. Meyers. 1925
street. Miss Elizabeth NJ. Carhart
will direct the games and reading.
The section of art will meet with
the leader, Mrs. Dayton S. Ward. 1869
Columbia road. Thursday at 3 pm,
when the Famous Cities of Spain"
will be discussed under the direction
of Mrs U. G. B. Pierce.
HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION
The II. r. A met Thursday at the
Public Library. Miss Barrows, secre-
fary of the American Home Economics
Association, gave the talk of the after
noon. Her short history of the asso-
citation was of especial interest to To-
cal members, as the first meeting of the
ington in 1899. with Mrs. Laura i.
Richards president. Miss Barrows
cited the benefits to be derived from
the national association and gave help
full suggestions toward gaining great
er efficiency i'll the business of house
keeping and making the home free
from the dominance of things
ABRACADABRA
Mrs. G. NJ Rrumbaush, vice president
of the Abracadabra, presided at the
meeting of that club held Wednesday Y
evening at the residence of Mrs G. G.
Abbot Most of the members, in reply
ing to the roll call, current events,
made reference to the war in Europe
Capt. Lemuel Warner read u paper
on Abraham Lincoln, consisting of
sketches illustrative of the various
phases of his character. Tho discus
sion was participated in by DIR. James
Mckee, Prof. H: c: Kirk. F. J. Met
Moore gave several selections on the
mandolin, accompanied by her sister.
Miss Ardala Moore. 'L'Allegro." from
the twelfth trio of Hayden, and the
Hayden. were rendered by Mr.. Melville
D. Lindsay, violinist: Prof. Charles g.
Abbot, cellist. and Loyal B. Aldrich
pianist, Mrs. James Mckee read Sc
lection, Taking the Harvey System
Apart to Sec What Makes 1t Tick"
Maj. A. S. Perham gave a story told
about Abraham Lincoln by Gen. Sick
les. During the social hour that fol-
lowed refreshments were served by
the hostess. while several selections
were played on the victrola The at
tendance of members and guests was
unusually large.
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
Then twenty-sixth annual convention
of the Woman's Relief Corps assem-
bled in Grand Army Hall Tuesday
evening for the election of officers and
transaction of business closing the
years work under the administrator
of Georgianna d. Van Fleet. The ma
tional communicative chief. David J.