The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
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Rev Francis P. Donnelly addressed the
Washington Classical Club at its recent
meeting on The Teaching Of English
Through the Classics Father DON
nelly showed how the study of the class
les might be used to enlarge the vocabu-
larry, teach the principles of sentence and
paragraph structure and develop imagi-.
nation and logical power. In tracing the
developing thought Of some great literary
work. he explained. one witnesses the
process Of creation and finds behind the
work a. personality.
New members were elected to the club
as follows. Mrs. George ID. White, Miss
May HollinEswOrTh Miss Kate D. Buck
nam Miss Mercy Hooker, Mrs. J. Irwin
Steel Tench T. Marye and Miss Edith
Cheney.
Greek folk lore was the study Of the
afternoon At the last meeting Of the
l'hiiO-ClRssirs. held january n Several
guests were present and eighteen mem
hers answered roll call. After the study.
which was conducted by Mrs George W.
w heeler, Mrs. Walter Smith. and Mrs
Faber Stevenson, the hostess, Mrs. 5
Russell Bowen. entertained those presenN
In the dining room At the prior meet
ing Of the club the hOstesses were Mrs
J. W. FTizzell and Mrs. Frances smith
stonewam Jackson chapter. United
Daughters of the Confederacy held a
ecneraI rally and mass meeting. Mon
day evening, January ~ at the New
Willard Hotel Mrs. Drury Conway Lud-
low, acting president of the chapter,
presided
Winnie Davis Chapter. United Daugh-
of
meeting Wednesday afternoon, January
q at the Roohambeau. The meeting
marked the installation of the newly
elected ofiCers: Miss Nell Rose Baggett,
president; Mrs. W. n. Thrau, first vice
president: Miss Catharine Bowie. second
vice president, Miss Josephine Saunders,
third vice president; Miss Asha Wells,
recording secretary. Miss Mary Key
compton, corresponding secretary; Miss
Helen : Griffith. treasurer: Miss Jane
Dodge. registrar; Miss Alice TheobaId.
historian: Miss Lena wilkins, parliamen-
tartan and Mrs. o. B. Buchanan,
CUSTODIAN.
Miss BaEGett appointed Miss Helen
Griffith chairman Of the credentials COM
mittee. which is composed of Miss Alice
Theobald, Miss Mary Key Compton, Miss
Margaret Young. and Mrs. II. B. Gauss.
Plans were made at this meeting for a
reception and dance to be given during
February, IN honor of the new officers
OF the Winnie Davis Chapter. Miss Alice
Theobald was made chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
The next meeting of the chapter will
be held February p
Mrs. Jennie Harvey Street entertained
on Tuesday evening members Of the
Lincoln Circle. Ladies' OF the G. A R.,
in honor Of the national president. Mrs.
Catherine DeLacy Roche. who gave an
interesting talk on the work being done
by the circles in Washington. which was
responded to BY the national vice presi-
dent, Mrs Dora J. b. Hendrix. Mrs.
I.ottie Johnson, past president OF the Nc
Kinley Circle. and Mrs. Mida Peabody,
past president OF the Lincoln Circle, also
spoke Mrs. Clara Avery, newly elected
president Of Lincoln Circle, presented
Mrs. Roche with a beautiful bouquet of
roses Mrs +. }. Deeds, in behalf Of
Lincoln Circle, presented the retiring
president Mrs. Street, with a gold medal
after which dainty refreshments were
served.
The regular weekly reception OF the
Anthony League was held on Tuesday
at. the home of the president. Mrs. A.
z, Hendley. Several new members were
present. Members are attracted by the
for the year. Mrs. Hendley gave a re-
sumo Of the work OF the recent national
suffrage convention
On Tuesday. February 1. Mrs. Eleanor
Buckler viii give a talk on The Art
Of Public Speaking The reception will
be held at 2O07 Columbia road. On Thurs
day evening. February 3. the regular
business meeting OF the league will oe
held. Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett viii
address the club. The meeting will be
held at 2OO7 Columbia road
The January meeting OF the Friend
ship Nursery Aid Club was held at the
home Of Mrs. o. NJ. Mcpherson, 1915
Hobart street. on Monday afternoon
With the president. Mrs. W. F. Chamber
lin. In the chair. The business session,
after the reading of a prayer from the
'Congreg regationaIist,' and little poem
OF Riiey's by Mrs. Cliff TO open the meet
ing, was taken up largely with the con
sideration of certain changes in the con-
stitution. chief among them being the in
crease in the limit of membership from
hfty to sixty.
IL was decided to hold the Easter tea
snd sale the first week in April at the
home OF Mrs. Garden. a576 Thirteenth
street and the ways and means commit
tee, OF which Mrs. Cooke is chairman
Was asked to cooperate with the tea
committee Mrs Garden. chairman. the