Evening star., 1915-12-12


The League of American Pen Women
met Monday in the study. room of the
Public Library, Miss Jessie A. Girls
void, first vice president. presiding.
Miss Rita Ellis of Montclair. N. j., and
Mrs. Catherine Fenton of Washington.
bureau of forestry. were elected TO
membership.
Mrs Della Hine Mertz occupied the
chair of the recording secretary, VINO
was unable to be present.
The report of the treasurer showed
the league to be in good standing,
financially and numerically. The year
books are out in a new and revised
form.
The president of the league, Mrs.
Bertha Lincoln Heustis. who is in Cali
fornia. expects to be in Washington by
the 22d, in time to attend the santa
claus party to be given to league
members by Mrs. MertZ, 3031 Newark
street northwest.
Letters We're read from Mrs. Cynthia
westover Alden of New York, Mrs.
Alice Herring Christopher of Boston,
Eleanor Everest Freer of Chicago, Mrs.
Lewis B. Stafford, Miami, Fla; Mrs. Rosa
Myers Mumma, Robertsdale, Ala, ana
Mrs L. Byrd Mock of Ben Lomond,
Cal Mrs. Mumma and Mrs Mock sent
each a poem, which was read IN open
meeting and turned over to the MS
torian for preservation.
\ resolution was offered expressing
the pleasure of the league in the re-
covery of Miss Carl c. Garrison from
her recent illness.
Mrs. Florence Willard Day was con-
graduated on the favorable notice
given her article which was recently
published in a local paper
In response to a communication from
the president of the San Francisco eX-
position, a message was sent with
for courtesies extended to Mrs Bertha
Lincoln Heustis president of the
League of American Pen Women.
The date of the mid-month meeting
has been changed from December 1o
to December %.
A. III. RICE CHAPTER, ID. A. r.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter. d. A.
r., Mrs Clayton Emig, regent, gave its
first dance Monday night, at the Cairo.
There was a large attendance. Miss
Sylvia Metcalf and Harry Waggoner
gave the globe trot' with variations
as an exhibition dance.
CERCLE DES PRECIEUSES RIDI-
CULES.
delightful evening recently at the resi-
dence of Mile. Shaw. An exhibition of
French pictures added interest to the
usual "heure de causerie." This was
lOiiOWSu bS the complies TeIuuS OF tHt
previous meeting; lecture. lie Para
pluie," de Maupassant, by NJ Quain-
tance; "A Jeu, lie Mot Cache, and
piano solos, "Danse des Sylvans, Cham
made, Nine Bean; '"Traumere Strauss,
Nine. Simpson. with Russian folk
song as an encore, and others.
j. p. B. LAW CLUB.
In a debate held last Sunday by the
Juda z. Benjamin Law Club, on should
Capital Punishment Be Abolished%' the
winners were Harry Cayton and j.
Ruppa, negative. The alternatives were
Henry Rabinowitz and Maurice Cross
man. The judges were AL Shefferman,
NJ. Stern and Lou Speigler.
Julius Peyser of the District bar ad-
dressed the members on Jewish Con-
gress and Conference"
CORNELL CLUB.
The Cornell Club of Washington
, held its annuals election of officers
Wednesday evening, at the University
Club,
WEDNESDAY CLUB.
The "Wednesday Club of Sandy Spring
held its current meeting at Brooke
Meadow" with Mrs. John H. Janney.
Verdi and the Italian Opera" was
read by Miss Alice Brooke. and The
Story of RigoIetta was told by Mrs.
W. W. Moore. Musical selections from
"RigoIettof' III Trovatore" and Aida"
were given. The visitors were Mrs
Catherine Janney, Mrs. Gerard Hopkins
of Gloucester county, Va; Mrs SSamuei
Janney and Misses Elizabeth G1lpln
and Mary b. Hutton, who assisted Mrs
Janney in serving afternoon tea
The next meeting will be held at
Cherry Grove with Mrs. 5. r.
Thomas.
GEORGE H. THOMAS W. r. C., NO. II.
At recent meeting of George H.
Thomas W. r. c, officers were elected
for the ensuing year as follows: Pres
ident Mrs Dora J. 3. Hendrix; senior
vice president, Alice Spear; junior vice
president Molle Edmonston; chaplain,
Lottie Johnson; treasurer, Tillie u. En-
triken: conductor, Emma Miller; guard,
Nellie Nichols. The sewing circle was
entertained recently by Mrs. Olmsted.
Twenty members were present and
much work was accomplished. The
hostess was assiAted in dispensing hos
pitality by her daughter, Miss Nellie.
LAFAYETTE w r. c.
Lafayette Corps. No. 10, W. r. C., met
Monday night at g. A. r. Hall. with the
president Miss Mary X. Di Marco, in
the chair The election OF officers for
c1e year 1915 was as follows: Presi-
CENT. Mrs. Mary f. Diver; senior vice
Sresident. Mrs Kate Perkins; Junior