Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16

CuItus Club.-The Cultus Club met
Tuesday at the home of Miss Lila J.
Heiberger. the Concord. After a lunch
con the seventeen members present
answered to roll call with current
events. The first paper, entitled To
day on the Nile was read by Mrs. Ap-
pieton Clark. jr.. and the second,
with Kitchener to khartum.'' by Mrs.
Paris ErenGlc. The conversation. led
by Mrs. Charles F. Nesbt. was on
Modern Egyptian Women. Mrs.
!iampson. Miss Hetberser. Mrs. Lowe
aud Miss Lowe were the guests of the
club.
The open meeting of the club was
held April at the home of Mrs APP
pleton Clark. jr.. 1'1s Lanier place. A
playIet. The Poke Sisters" was given
by a number of the members.
The College Women. CIub.-The Col
leSe Womens Cub will give Il tea to-
morrow afternoon from to 6 in the
oak room at the Raleigh. The hostesses
viii be the club members from colleges
and universities in Illinois and Michi-
gan, among which are the University
of Chicago, University of Illinois,
Northwestern University. Rockford
College, Knox College. the University
of Michigan and the Michigan Agricul-
tural college. Miss Clarihel r. Barnett
Will act as chairman. At O'Clock Prof
Edward 4. krehbiel, professor of his
tory at Leland Stanford University.
Will give talk on 'Nationalism, an
AnachroniSm.
+. Marshall Chapter. ID. A. R.-The
Thomas Marshall Chapter, q. A. r.
was hostess Tuesday evening at the
Y. NJ. g. A., and presented a silk flag.
mounted, to the Mount Vernon Club
of Boys. Mrs Jessie Burgess Acker.
state chairman of the committee of
Children and Sons of the Republic. pre-
sided and had arranged a program
which opened with the singing of
America" by the boys. Mrs. Frank
Foster Greenawalt. state regent. gave
a brief history of the club. Miss Mar
earet V. McCabe, regent, introduced
Representative Henry T. Rainey. who
presented the flag to the state regent
and gave a talk to the boys. Mrs.
Bracket of Chicago sang. and Repre-
sentative Richard p Austin, presented
the flag, in behalf of Mrs Acker. to
fhe club. Joseph Watson, the youth
flag and expressed the thanks of the
hoys- Senator T. 3. Catron of New
Mexico gave an account of his per-
s7"nal owledge of Francisco Villa
in Russia grown from an acorn carried
near the tomb of Washington.
~"h,r"nts We're served by the
chapter. with the boys acting wait
crS. Mrs. Bracket of Chicago and
ct the District were the
vocalists of the evening. with Mr.. Van
the piano: Mr. De Cast. di-
c,or of tho boys building of the Y.
II. G. \. assisted Mrs. Acker in carry
tx out the program. Mrs Henry T.
l;siney. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dunn. Mr.,
t;:s Wallace Hanger. Mrs. Vida X.
'iementson, Frank Foster Greenawalt.
Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Tyssowski, Miss Inez
Npplebee. Mrs. Bertha NJ Robbins. Mrs.
Cast and Mrs Sadie Pons were among
the guests
PhsIo-CInxsics.- Philo-Classics
held its annual meeting recently at the
home of Mrs Edison Briggs. Mrs. Faber
Stevenson was elected president. Mrs.
Augustus Knight vice president. Mrs
Francis Smith recording secretary. Mrs.
A. H. Thompson treasurer. Mrs. George
H. Wheeler delegate to the D. c. F. W. c.
Delegates were also elected to the an
nual meeting of the District Fedora ton.
May 20. A motion was carried to
make contribution to the endowment
fund of the general federation. Mrs
Stein. chairman of the fund. gave
gave a talk descriptive of Early Club
Life" Fifteen members were present.
The hostess was assisted by her young
daughters.
The Short Story Club.-The Short
Story Club held it's last regular meet
ing of the season Tuesday at the par
Tors of the W. c. 7. L., with the presi-
dent, Robert S. Moore, in charge. The
excellent program was under the di-
rection of Mrs. Metcalf. recording sec
Looking Aloft-a Fantasy" was writ
ten and read by Mrs Virginia X. Frye.
Mrs. William D. Mackenzie contributed
an original storiette. A Comic Falen-
tine" and Henry p. Holden gave
pseudo scientific talk the Florida
Everglades. illustrated by a map "un-
censored By the state engineers"
Musical numbers were contributed by
the Thomas Mandolin and Guitar Club.
Case Club-The Case club was en-
teTtained last Sunday afterneCa by its
president. o. b. French. at his home, in
the Ontario apartments. The meeting
informal and was in honor of DR..
cady Staley. first president of Case and
~ present eXpresident and professor
81 economies. who was in the city EN-
route 10 Cleveland from winter in
iO5 ida. DR.. Staley spoke. and short
i'ISiness session was held. Mrs. French
serEed light refreshments and the
meeting ended with the alma mater
= aTBlcn Case. Other guests OF Mr..
French we're +. 6. Sickler, f. T.. Hons
berg. f. j. iiardman. d. II. Sweet. II. F.
Freeman. :. J. Boughton. y. j. Jewett
ana +. II Erundage.
H0Iiinx College 4. A.-The Hollins
College Alumnae Association at its
cent meeting al the home of Miss
Truitt. 1901 3lst street. adopted a con-
s'itu'iDn and received several new
members The officers are. Mrs. II. y.
Eodeu baugh. president; Mrs. Elizabeth
Harrison, Vice president. Miss Emma
Mertens Thorn. secretary and treas
rrer. 4 ge was read from Miss
Elizabeth Shelley. former HoIlins
girl. now in charge of the Baby Hos
pi'al al Nish, Servia.
social Club. n. II. A.-rhe Social Club
OF the Hebrew Home for the Aged viii
meet this afternoon at its clubrooms
40 VI street northwest. when the bust
ness meeting viii be followed by a rnu-
cal and literary program. Al the an
rual box party and dance given Tues
day evening az Carroll Institute Hall
The committee in charge of the sue
cessful affair consisted of S Hitler,
chairman. Misses NJ Lewis $ Milin-
sisT. Il. Applestein and c. Lemler A
straw ride 10 Great Falls has been ar
ranged for May Il.
Capitol HHl Literary Society-The
Capitol Hill Literary Society met Mon
nay evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E V. Carr. til Hobart street. The
former is president of the club. DR.
James Mckee read paper concerning
the tonic of the