Evening star., 1916-12-10
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the Washington Club. 1910 18th street
Justice wendell Phillips Stafford will
give an address. Shakespeare the
Man" Miss Elizabeth s Maxwell.
accompanist. will sing songs from
shakespeare, and Mrs. Mary Randall
Dickens will give Shakespearean read
ings.
Following the custom inaugurated
last year, the associations speakers
for the season will be natives of Yer
!. mont distinguished in their several
members of the association. are cor
daily invited to be present. with their
friends.
The Abracadabra Club met wednes-
day evening with Mrs. N. w. Preston,
y 1438 Ames place, DR.. G. NJ. Brumbaugh,
the president, presiding. Many rivers
were mentioned in response to roll
ed to be written to two members of the
club who are Ill. Two new members,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. studdiford. were
present. Prof. H. c: Kirk read three
original selections, The Spring at the
Target" a poem; THE Lost Soul" a
holiday dream. and poetic paraphrase
of "A Girl in Montenegro" by Glad
stone. An appreciation of the poem was
given by Judge ]. w. Thompson. Mrs.
Mabel c. Lindsay read May Time In
NARROW" by Booth Harrington. New
ton W. Preston sang Mother Machree'
and "a Perfect Day." and Melville D.
Lindsay, violinist. played the ''Berceuse"
from "Jocelyn' and the sextette from
! Lucia di Lammermoor." During the
social hour refreshments were served.
The Washington Branch of the Assoc
citation of Collegiate Alumnae will meet
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. at
the rooms of the College Women's Club,
1904 F street. An informal tea will be
followed by the business meeting and
program at 4:30. The program of the
| biennial meeting of the General Asso
citation to be held in Washington dur
ling Easter week will be discussed by
the program committee, of which Miss
! Frances Davenport Is chairman. Mrs.
F. l.. Ransome is chairman OF hostesses
for the afternoon. The president of the
branch is Mrs. Raymond B. Morgan.
The Mai. William Overton-Callis
Chapter, ID. A. r., held its November
meeting at the residence OF Mrs
The regent. Mrs Margaret NJ. Berry.
presided. After routine business, a let
ter was read from Miss Mary H. Du
Bose, chapter member now IN the
Philippines, describing an entertain
station in Canacao. The entertainment
was in honor of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution and the Daughters of
the American Revolution in the Philip
pines, and had large attendance, with
1 patriotic speeches by the S. A. r. and
officers stationed there.
| Mrs. Berry read paper upon the
revolutionary hero as legislator and
mention was made of the chapters
namesake, Maj. William Overton-Callis,
as member from Virginia of the cleo
| toral college when Washington was
elected President
| Miss Lila Collins gave a paper upon
Thanksgiving customs. Mrs Jane Fora
was received into the chapter with
unanimous welcome. The feature of the
evening was an address given by
Claude N. Bennett, upon the causes and
| surprises of the presidential alignment
of states in the recent national cleo
tion. The evening closed with supper
| given by the hostess.
The Anthony League met Thursday
| evening at the home Of the president.
| Mrs Anna Z. Hendey. Reports from
| chairmen of committees showed effective
work for the Crittenton Home. the Ma
tional Suffrage Association and other
activities Mrs. Nanette B. Paul. vice
| president made plea for the league as
an organization and Individually She said
policy of the great suffrage pioneer: Susan
! b. Anthony, who conducted hearings at
| the Capitol for many years and kept the
respect of legislators. although the latter
| mands. The lecture of the evening was
given by Arthur E. Holder, chairman Of
| the legislative committee of the American
Federation of Labor. He carried an i'm
agina tive bill through the different COM
mittees of Congress and on to its passage
in an entertaining and instructive way.
Music was rendered by Miss Margaretta
Campbell and Fraulein Frommel
| Senior Gov. Thomas Welles Society.
C. A. R-Eleanor Ball was hostess for
| the December meeting of the society. The
| business session was in charge OF Howell
| Windle. the vice president. Joseph Rogers
| Percival Bickford, Loren Fryer, William
Floweree Sampsen and Hazel Phillips
| were admitted to membership. The pro-
gram was in charge of Miss Ora Ward
| Miss Ball and Miss Patterson gave a
piano duet Noble Abrahams read a pa
per on The Origin of Thanksgiving and
| Mrs. ]. F. NJ. Bowie sang DR. Henning
| Nelms entertained with plantation stories
An old-fashioned spelling bee closed the
! evenings entertainment. after which re-
| freShments were served.
The Junior Gov. Thomas WeIle. So
ciety. Z. A. r.. was entertained We'd
I 1915 Park road. Malvern Nettleton pre-
| sided The members planned for Christ
mas linen shower for the Bruen Home.
| Edwardina Warren read paper on the
life Of Gen. Grant. Katherine Hawiey
| and Gladys Dromgold Emig gave musical
| numbers. Elizabeth Small danced and
| little raymond Evans entertained with
songs. Refreshments were served by the
hostess.
| The TakOma Park Civic Study Club
discussed the immigration question at
| its meeting Wednesday afternoon in
the hall of the Takoma Branch Lii
| brary, on Cedar street. Mrs. A. ].
| Cory, Mrs. Daniel Rhodes and Mrs.
J. H. Arnold contributed talks on the
subject.
The Excelsior Literary Club met re-
! Gently at the w c. T. U. headquar-
| ters, the president. Mrs. G. NJ Daish,
presiding. Mrs. Mary E. Craigie gave
a lecture on shakespeare. the Man"
Mrs Court F. Wood spoke of what the
District Federation of Women is do
| ing for children in regard to moving
pictures. Mrs. ]. w. Bulla contributed
| musical numbers.
The Washington Branch Auxiliary to
the Railway Mail Association met
Thursday afternoon in the Public Lii
| brary. report of the progress Of
, the ways and means committee was
made by the chairman. Mrs. A. K Wine.
who was assisted by Mrs. William Kline
hause. Mrs. J. F. Stikleather and Mrs.
J. c. Myers. Mrs. A. j. Driscol related
experiences of trip to the postal
clerks convention held in San Fran
cisco. Mrs. James A. Whiting of West
Virginia was visitor and gave a talk.