The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
In Club Circles

The second regular meeting of the
Washington Section. Council of Jewish
Women. which will be held Tuesday. No
vember 8. at 2:3O p. m. in the vestry OF
the Eighth Street Temple. offers one OF
the most attractive programs that could
possibly be arranged. Mr.. Louis Brandies,
OF Boston. who is so well known In this
city, Is to be the main speaker OF the
afternoon. His subject will be Jewish
Renaissance" a forerunner of his talk
to be given in the evening at Continental
Hall on Palestine" Current topics will
be discussed by Mrs. A. c. Mayer. and
Mr.. Sol Minister will gvie Il violin solo.
promising meeting.
The Anthony League held its regular
monthly meeting at 20o7 Columbia road
Thursday evening. The Rev. S. Town
send Weaver. financial secretary OF the
American University, gave an address on
The Greatest of the Fine Arts" to a
large audience The meeting was in
charge OF the committee on Bible study.
of which Nine. Mountford is chairman.
Mrs. Elenore Newton Buckler will begin
a course in the art OF public speaking
Tuesday next at $3.50 p. m. at the leagues
regular weekly at homes" Wednesday
evening al 8 o'clock DR.. n. w. Shelter
man will deliver an address under the
auspices of the league at the Paul Insti-
tute at 2l07 street northwest at s p. m.
His subject will be Character Analysis"
Thursday evening Mrs Paul will con-
tinue her course on the Principles OF
the Common Law" and will talk on the
legal relations Of husband and wife.
parent and child. guardian and ward.
master and servant. These lectures are
open to the public.
The committee on drama, under the
direction of Mrs. Evangeline c. Dunlop,
chairman. is arranging tableaux. to be
followed by music and dancing at Car
roll Institute Hall. Friday. December 3,
at s p. m.
The second meeting OF the Vennie
Davis Chapter this season was held We'd
nssday, October q. at the residence Of
its president, Miss Pansie Casanave
Wilson, in Kalorama road. Plans have
been formulated for the first dance Of
the season which will be held at the
Rochambeau on Tuesday. November g.
Miss Alice Theobold is in charge of the
arrangements.
The Winnie Davis Chapter was organ
lied by Mrs. Marion Butler, the charter
being granted November Is, 1911. 1t has
constantly grown and is now recognized
as one OF the most prominent and widely
KNOWN eOClcIles Oh SOulncTH
The objects OF this chapter are Of
social and charitable character, many
teas, dances and card parties being given
frequently during the season. The re-
ception to Mrs. Maude Howell-Smith. the
District division president, and the on
GERS of the Winnie Davis Chapter was
the most prominent of its social func-
tons last season.
The work of the chapter is well or
ganized under the personal direction of
the president, the various committees
having done a notable work in every
line which comes under the Winnie Davis
chapter. credentials committee is ap-
pointed annually by the president. and
the meetings are held on the fourth Wed
nesday of each month. the election of
officers taking place at the November
meeting.
Miss Helen Stuart Griffith was its first
president The present officers are:
President, Miss Pansie Cssansve Will
son: first vice president. Mrs. Walter H
Thrall; second vice president. Miss Mary
Younger; third vice president, Mrs. l. J.
Vann; recording secretary, Miss Asha
Wells; corresponding secretary, Miss
Mary Key Compton: treasurer. Miss
Pauline Jones; registrar, Mrs. Harrison
Rouse; historian, Miss Alice Theobald:
parliamentarian, Miss Lena Wilkins: Gus.
todien. Miss Jane Dodge.
Plans have not yet been completed for
the dances to be given by the chapter
later in the season. Miss Nell Rose Bag
gett was q delegate from the Winnie
Davis Chapter 70 the annual convention
Of the U. D. c.. which met in San Fran
cisco recently.
The Excelsior Literary Club met at
the home of Mrs. Inez lie Foe Ora
watt. 64S South Carolina avenue, on
Tuesday. November 2, 1915. The presi-
dent, Mrs. d. L Norris. called the MEM
bsrs to order at p. m. Mrs. Henry
Baker led the singing. Mrs. Thomas