Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
WEDNESDAY CLUB OF SANDY

SthiTNI.
Mrs Brainard H. Warner. jr.. OF
Chevy Chase entertained the Wednes'
day Club of Sandy Spring at luncheon
yesterday Mrs. William John Thomas
presided at the meeting, which con-
vened at 1870 o'clock, and Miss Mary
NJ. Thomas acted as secretary. Recess
was taken at 1890 for buffet lunch
con, to which Mrs. Warner had invited
Miss Dunlap. Miss Cook, Mrs. Ernest
Kelly. Mrs r. N. Waffle, Mrs. Orville
Peters. Mrs. H. H. Miller of Washing
ton, Miss Clara A. Moore of Alexandra,
Mrs. Edward Clifton Thomas of Silver
Spring. Mrs. Karl Wilson of Baltimore
and Miss Roberta Allen of Chevy
Chase, to meet the twenty-five guests
from Sandy Spring.
AT the afternoon session Mrs Milton
H. Bancroft and Miss Lydia B. Stabler
read papers ON Church Music and
Oratorios." Miss Stabler told of
church music from the earliest Gre
gorian chants to the sublime oratorio,
illustrating with records and with the
help OF Mrs. William John Thomas. vo-
ca1ly. Mrs. Bancroft took up the
thread at the early seventeenth CEN
fury and brought the subject up to date
by; illustrating with records from the
best known oratorios. THE Messiah"
standing head and shoulders above
them ALL and Representing the
ripened product of Handlers genius,
was her principal topic
DISTRICT SOCIETY, D. A. r.
Mrs. Frank Foster Greenawalt, state
regent. has called meeting OF the
chapter regents of the District and
the chairmen of committees Thursday
all 2:30 pm. at the New Willard. Miss
Natalie Sumner Lincoln, editor of the
d.! A. r. magazine, will give ten
minute talk about the magazine. Rou-
tide business will be transacted and
year books delivered
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.
,The section of archaeology will
mAet Tuesday, at 2e30 o'clock, for the
fxEt time this season at the home of
the leader, Mrs. John Love-, 1922
Wpodley place. The program will be
ctl Grecian games by Mrs. CraHdaH
,4he art section will meet Thursday
aEseSHfEFk-yrfth Mrs: Dayton Ward,
the leader, at her residence, 1863 CO.
lufrbfa-read. The subject for the year
is the Venetian School of Painting"
and the program for the first meeting
will be on the History of Venice by
Mrs. John Lowe.
The education section will hold it's
first meeting Friday at o'clock at
the home of Mrs. Kern, 1912 street
Miss Fung Sin Lin of Canton, China.
who has taken degrees at Wellesley
and Columbia, will speak of her future
work as head of the woman's depart
ment of the Canton Christian College.
All members of the club are cordially
invited
The French section will meet Wednes-
day at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Chase Palm
er. Hammond Court, @ and both streets.
The program will consist of games and
conversation. 49,
The literature section will meet with
the leader, Mrs. Henry Farquhar, We'd
nesday, at 1880 o'clock, 1901 Park
road. The program will be Goodwin
Smith," conducted by Mrs. F'arquhar.
NORTHWEST w. C. T. L.
Northwest w. C. T. L., at it's recent
meeting in the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church, Mrs. Hull, presiding,
elected officers for the year, as follows:
President, Mrs. Hull: vice president,
Mrs Wessler; second vice president,
Mrs. Ishmael Burton: corresponding
secTarENrs. a. Henry; recording
secretary, Mrs w. d. Henry; treasurer,
Mrs. Sara Smith, who has served in
this office for twehty-one years. Be-
Ing the end of the official year, an
nual reports of officers were read and
those of different superintendent sub
mitted. as follows: Mrs. Moore, flower
mission; Mrs. Peaslee, mothers club:
ME LHilS, Work at Naval Hospital.
Mrs. Driscoll, scientific instruction;
Mrs. Ritter. on the medical temperance
committee, and Mrs. Simpson, for the
social and red letter day committee.
showed progress in the work along
these lines. and Mrs. Bradley, literary
committee Mrs. Cress, former mem
: Der who has been engaged in tenn
perance work in other cities, gave a
talk concerning her activities. Mrs.
Burton sang, The following delegates
were appointed to the annual meet
Ing of the District w. c. T. u. to be
held this week in ST. PauPs Lutheran
church: Mrs. Burton. Miss Haven.
Mrs smith, Mrs. SeiboId, Mrs. McKil-
zen, MRS. Perry, Mrs. Simpson, Miss
ton. Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Newman. Miss
Lusby. Mrs. Peaslee and Mrs. Cone
!and Three new members were re-
ceived.
CONGRESS OF MOTHERS.
me parliamentary law section Of the