Evening star., 1915-03-29
THE CuLTUs CLUB.

THE CULTUS CLUB.
| The Washington Cultus Club held It's
annual entertainment Tuesday In tne
form of a luncheon given In the OAK
room of the Raleigh Hotel
Fifty ladies, including the club mem
bers and their guests. gathered around
the table which was decorated in the
i club colors, yellow and white, with
| ionuuils. ferns and white spirea- The
place cards were attractive little Easter
| bonnets Mrs. Kate Durfee BeEryman.
! president, was the toastmistress. and
| greeted the club most cordially in re-
\ sponse to the toast welcome My
Friends, air. Miss Jean Wilson recited
| Mrs Tommy Atkins" Her second num-
| Der was an amusing monologue, "A So
cety Skit of Washington Life" (espe-
cially written for Miss WILSON,, and she
gave as an encore "Otto the Autoist'
Miss Edna Dyer, who is the daughter
4 of one Of the club members. and who
1 has on several occasions favored the
! club, sang "The Wind" by Sproff, and
the Little Gray Home in the West
1 Mrs. Ralph F. Barnard sang two se-
lections of d'Harde1ots, Il Hid My
Love" and Il Know Lovely Garden"
| Mrs. Paris Brengle was the accompanist
| for each of the soloists-
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secretary, responded to the toast. "Our
Twelfth Anniversary" Mrs Fanny
Bergman Sholes (the latest member
| of tho club answered to Our BABY
| Member" telling in blank verse. very
| cleverfy, her first Impressions of the
club.
Mrs. Jane Shields Elliott, founder Of
| the Cultus Club and its first presi-
dent. replied to the toast. "Reminis-
| cences.
There were present the following
Mrs. George C. Altemus. Mrs. Frank
T. Altemus. Mrs. Ralph P. Barnard.
Miss Blauvelt. Mrs. Shirley Bowles.
Charles I. Corby, Mrs J. Harry Cow
| ington. Mrs. Dexter, Mrs. Charles A.
Douglas; Miss Edna Dyer. Miss Miss Letta ,,a
kolb. Mrs. Stephen Kubel Mrs Sol
Lansburgh, Mrs 5. E. Lewis. Mrs. j. T.
Mcmahon. Mrs. William McNeir. Mrs
e P. Mertz.. Mrs; John G Palmer. Mrs
ardson, Mrs. Wendell p Stafford, Mrs
| George Van Fossen. Mrs. w J. Wallis,
Mrs. Walter Weaver, Mrs. c. J. Will
| hanson and Miss Jean Wilson.
| The members of the club present
were Mrs. C. X BerryInan. Mrs. Paris
Brengle. Mrs. A. P. Clark. jr, Mrs. Ar
thur Copeland, Mrs. J. E. Dyer. Mrs.
Jane s. Elliott, Mrs. William J. Eynon.
Mrs William NJ. Hallam. Mrs. George
w Harris Miss Lila Heiberger. Miss
Julia A karr. Mrs. w. H Myers. Mrs
c. F. Nesbit. Mrs. J. Ramsey Mevitt.
Mrs W. B. Robinson. Mrs: w n
Sholes, Miss Marian Slater, Mrs. w. II.
Smith. Mrs. " NJ steuart; r,,,s Mrs, =. =
Mrs. Brengle, vice president OF the
club: Mrs. ]. E. Dyer and Miss Julia
A. karr served as the committee on
entertainment.
CAPITOL HILL LITERARY SOCIETY.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society was
entertained Monday evening by MT and
Mrs Gorden, 2Sth street northeast;
when the program. 1.-The Flags OF All
Nations" was given an allegorical, as
well as patriotic air; by py Mrs Rass lea nre.
sented an American flag to- Mrs.
Ewing, dressed as Columbia. who. in
turn, presented it to Mr.. Carr. uni
formed as Uncle Sam. Following the the
hostess introduced as foreign guests
! a number of members who personated
the worlds nations: France" Mr.
Davis, whose entrance was heraloea a.. "a
cant Hart; England" Mrs. NJ. Wal
pert; Russia" Dr. Mckee; Germany"
Mrs. Beaton: Mexico" Prof. Kent;
Scotland Mrs. Eisenger; ireland"
col. G. c. Ross. who sang an Irish
| song, accompanied on the piano by
Mrs Beaton. Songs and recitations
appropriate to the various nations rep
4 resented were sung by Mrs. Page. Mr.
Frear and Mrs. Kent G. w. Hunter,
| president of. the society. welcomed the
| nations with an address. and cli-
| max to the patriotic exercises was
given by the singing Of The Star
Spangled Banner
| NEw ECCJ AND WOMEN
The New England Women of Wash
:ington met Tuesday evening at the
Wellington. the home of the president,
|! Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main. There
Twas a large attendance of members and
/ guests Mrs. Emily Brainard, Mrs.
| Mary G. Beach and Mrs. Frank Wood
bury were admitted to membership.
Walter c. Clephane, secretary Of the
charities Endorsement committee. gave
a talk on the Juvenile Court. He cited
undesirable features of past laws in
! the treatment of Juveniles brought to
| justice for minor offenses; compared
| those laws with those Of today. which.
I although somewhat improved, were
capable Of much greater Improvement.
| and gave an outline of a bill which has
| been presented to Congress to amend
4 the present Juvenile Court laws. Re-
/ freshments were served by the hostess
and her daughter. Miss Mabel Main.
I COLUMBIA CHAPTER, u a X
Columbia Chapter. D. A. r.. met
Tuesday evening in the oak room OF
| the Raleigh. Mrs. Charles 8. Hyer, the
regent, presided. Miss Edith Newcomb
| gave two piano solos. prelude" by
Rachnaninoff, and "Rondo Capriccioso."
Mendelssohn; Miss Bessie Brown sang
open Thy Blue Eyes" by Massenet,
and for an encore "Carissima," by Ar
thur Penn: Miss Florence B. Webster
recited "Imph.' and gave as encores
| Uncle Sy's Visit to the City OF Venice
and the Birth Of st. Patrick: Mrs.
Paul Anderson sang The Little Gray
Home OF the West" Il Love You, Lit
tie Girl'' and "A Perfect Day. by
Bond; Mrs. Otis D. SWEET sang 20
Flower of All the World" by Wood
ford -Finden. and april Rain" by
Woodman: Rev. John T. Huddle, DID.
gave two selections from James Whit
! comb Riley. Down at Old Aunt
I! Mary-s'' and old fashioned Roses"
I Miss Ethelwyn B. Hall, regent OF the
John Hall Chapter. and Mrs. Mary C..
Beach. regent OF Monticello Chapter
gave greetings from their respective
/ chapters. Mrs. Grace Dufour Brown
and Miss Edith Newcomb accompanied
the soloists.
| After the program refreshments
were served and a social time enjoyed
I by the members aad their guests.