The Washington times., 1915-04-19
News Items and Notes
of Club Activities

1 Mrs. c. A. Knauff we're in charge of
the refreshments.
Kolumbia Esperanto Unuigo met on
| Monday evening at the clubs rooms,
2014 f street. number of members
| were present in addition to two MEM
bers from the local Bahai association
There was continuation of the class
reading of "Faraono," followed by sew
eleven ~ p'p Principles of the Bahai cult in
! brief form, and Mr.. McCullums read a
paper of the English grammar from a
| foreign point of view.
Humorous anecdotes were recited by
! Miss Julia II. Hoffman and Miss tiar-
| riet L. stone. the latter being pima
| Esperantist.
After the general meeting the execu-
| tive committee discussed the financial
affairs of the club and other important
| business. A design for a new CLUB
i emblem was tentatively adopted. -.
Since 1t had been reported In the
press that Hebrews have been deported
| from Warsaw, 1t was decided that the
club address a letter to the Secretary
| of State in the endeavor to locate Or.
J.. l.. Jamenhof. author of the uni
versal language, through the United
States representatives in Poland.
The Washington League of Right
Thinking and Right Living is holding
! a series of lectures at II o'clock We'd
nesday mornings during April at studio
Hall. 1919 Connecticut avenue. The first
of the series was given April IA by Mrs.
Vance Cheney, of New York, who lee
tured on 1.-The Purpose of Human Life
and How to Express It," including a
summary of the forces of human life
as understood by scientists. and infor-
ma ton regarding the new education
that is awakening individual conscious
ness.
The subject of Mrs. Cheney's lecture
, Wednesday, "PpraOnAl
Responsibility for Health Of Mind and
Body"
The Anthony League, at it's Tuesday
"at home" heard Mrs. Hendley continue
her talks on the life Of Susan B. An
thony. The special topic was Miss
Anthony's work for the abolition of
slavery. On Saturday delegates and
alternates for the annual meeting of the
District Federation of Women's Clubs
were elected. A new branch of the
| leagues work has been formed by the
committee auxiliary to the Florence
| Anthony League Crittenton Home
| Wheel and meets twice a month at 2Oo1
| Columbia road. At these meetings sew.
/ ing is given out to meet the immediate
! demands of the home. Opportunity Ia
| given to all, whether they are members
! of the league or not, to assist in the
! work.
; The classes in French. Spanish, and
| Hendley's Tuesday afternoon readings
/ will be continued tomorrow in apart.
! lnent 3.5. the Portner. Plans are being
I made for a musicale at the residence
of Mrs. Nanette B. Paul in May.
! The Womans Club of Bethesda was
! entertained on last Tuesday by Mrs. D
| E. stephan at her apartment in Stone
| leigh Court. Mrs. Joseph Fels spoke
of the single tax and the suffrage stu
alton in. England: Mrs. William Ken
! also spoke on suffrage. Mrs. Norris. &
daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Livermort
| told OF her mothers first public speech
! Mrs. Livermore vas one of the earl,
advocates Of suffrage for women. anC
won prominence for her work with tn,
| sanitary commission during the civil
war. She established the Woman's Jour
nal in 1870.
I, A reception was rendered Mrs. Maud,
| Howell Smith. president OF the Distric
! Division. I. p: C., and the newly elected
, officers of Winnie Davis Chapter OF
Wednesday evening. Among the guests
were officers and members of the L. D
c.. Confederate veterans in the District
and Camp 3o5, Sons OF Confederate Vet
Grams.
In the receiving line were Miss Pansi
Casanave Wilson, president of the chap
ter; Mrs. Maude Howell Smith. Mrs
Marion Butler, former division presi
dent, and the following officers of Win
mic Davis Chapter: Miss Carolin
Moser, first vice president; Mrs. f. J
Vann, third vice president; Miss Ash,
Wells, recording secretary Miss Mar.
Key Compton, corresponding secretary
Miss Lena wilkins. parliamentarian
and Miss Jane Dodge. custodian.
Mrs. Drury Conway Ludlow and Mrs
Elmorc served frappe, and the member
Of Winnie Davis Chapter assisted II
The dining room.
Mrs. ]. p. Tarvi. press correspondent
for the District Division, L. D. c., ha
resigned during her absence from tn
city. Mrs. Maude Howell Smith ha
appointed Mrs. Taylor o. Timberlake
of Stonewall Jackson Chapter, to III
the position thus vacated.