Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
AMONG THE CLUBS

The Teachers' Club opened its new
c1ubrooms Friday evening with an in
formal card party. About seventy
guests were present. Following a
social half hour. the games, five hum
bred and bridge. began at $3.50. and
ended at 1880. when prizes. which had
been on exhibition during the evening.
were selected by the highest score
| from each table. The two committees
in general charge of the affair have
been working early and late to make
the rooms attractive and homelike.
The result was appreciated by all. and
a vote Of thanks was extended to DR..
Stoneroad and Miss Foster. chairmen.
and their assistants. During the even
ing the vice president. Miss Craighill.
welcomed the guests. The clubrooms
are now open daily after in the after
noon, and a hostess will serve tea. Sat
| urdays the rooms will be open after
| 1890. 1t is hoped that many will en-
joy the hospitality of the club.
Capitol Hill Union. w. C. T. L.. met
"Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
east, when reports of committees were
read showing much activity.
Mrs. w. H. Ramsey. president. ap-
the emergency committee" for the
purpose Of working in conjunction
with the Anti-Saloon League when
license cases come before the excise
board.
A portion of the program was gwen
over to the social meetings and red
letter day department superintendent,
Mrs. Davis. who presented Mrs. N. NJ:
Perkins for the reading of sketch of
ces Willard, Mrs Mary r. Hill willard.
Arrangements were completed WIFI lGr Inc rds
meeting. under the II. L. D. depart
ment, January 3. at o'clock. for the
mid-year opening of the community
center at the Wilson Normal school. OF
when the topic for consideration Will
be THE Rights of the Child in the
Home"
The Twentieth Century Club will
meet Thursday at 1890 o'clock at All
Souls Church. 14th and L streets. The
business meeting will be followed at
Dominant Factor" by DIR. Edwin A.
Grosvenor. who was until recently pro-
lessor of international law and modern
government at Amherst College. Mas
sachusetts. DIR. Grosvenor knows Rus
STA intimately. having been for twenty
five year a professor at Robert College.
Constantinople, and he has become con-
WINGED of the great possibilities OF the
is destined to play, both in the present
war and in the history of the world. He
is the author of a number OF books.
among them being one on CONSTANT
nople, which is regarded as an author
ity, and several TRANSACTIONS of his
tories of foreign governments. DR..
Grosvenor is spending the winter with
his son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor.
The Columbia Heights Art Club was
entertained Thursday by Mrs. Bowen
of 1906 Decatur street, with ten mem
bers present and two guests. Mrs w.
H. Howard and Mrs. Charles P. Grand
field. The chairman of the day was
Mrs. Amy J.. Leeds Mrs. ]. Edison
Briggs read a paper on Commercial
Venice" and Mrs. Edward D. Hardy
spoke of 1.-The Exterior of st. Marks
Cathedral" Miss Flora Briggs render
ed several vocal solos. accompanied by
Mrs. W. C. Hamilton. Roll call was
answered to with quotations from
: Goethe. Refreshments and a social
hour followed. The next meeting will
be January 4. with Mrs. Yeomans, at
the Cumberland.
Martha Warrington Chapter, ID. A. R..
met recently at the Raleigh Hotel, with
it's regent! Mrs. William B. Hardy, pre-
siding Reports of officers and stand
! ing committees showed development of
plans for future activity and success.
Miss Anna MacLaren Smith and Mrs.
| LIE Roy Palmer were accepted as mem
bers. Owing to the nearnesS Of Christ
mas and the illness of several of the
officers, the meeting was not SO well
attended as usual.
The Anthony League will resume its
! afternoon at homes" Tuesday at the
home of the president, Mrs. Anna E.
, Hendley. 2oo7 Columbia road Miss
, Clara Stinson will give the third of
,, the series of suffrage lessons, begin
. ming promptly at 3:15 o'clock, followed
tby music and a social hour
The next meeting of the league will
be held Thursday at the headquarters
of the National Woman Suffrage As
, | sociation, 1926 Rhode Island avenue.
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait and Repre-
, sentative John 1. Nolan of California
will be the speakers. Gertrude Lyons,
soprano, will sing, accompanied by
will be held at 1880 o'clock.
The Northwest Branch, w. c. T. u,
|, met Thursday afternoon in the YER
mont Avenut Christian Church. Mrs.
Drew gave an account of the events
of the national convention held in In
dianapoiis In November. Two new
; members were received, Miss Mary
PeIiis and Mrs Van Horn The Dis
trict president, Mrs. Emma Shelton,
gave a talk.
Announcement was made that New
Year reception will be held tomorrow
boners were urged to be present.
The quarterly meeting viii be held
January IL at Keller Memorial Church,
9th and Maryland avenue northeast.
Delegates were appointed as follows:
Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Kenney, Mrs. Lof-
tus, Mrs. .Sturner. Mrs. Robey. Mrs.
Perham, Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. Lockwood.
Miss Haven, Mrs. w. H. Moore and
Mrs. Brodton.
The College Wouen's Club will keep
open house tomorrow afternoon for mem
bers and their friends. On this occasion
no guest card will be required. The re-
ception will begin at o'clock. the host-
esses being the leaders of the college
section groups. Miss Elizabeth Avery Col
ton. president of the Southern Association
of College Women will be the guest of
honor. An important business meeting OF
: all the club members will be held Satur-
. day evening at 8 o'clock, in the rooms.
Members are urged to be present. An ar
| tistic feature of the previous meeting of
the club was contributed by Miss Frieda
Frommel, who gave dramatic readings
and piano numbers
Constitution Chapter, ID. A. r., met
recently at the home of>Mrs. s. H. Cum
| ningham, on Monroe street. with Mrs.
Cunningham and Mrs. Jesse Cunningham
as hostesses Mrs James /. Parker. re-
gent. presided. Following the business
session, there was program. In which
The House BeautifuP' was the subject
J OF various papers. Mrs 3. T. Perkins and