The Washington herald., 1917-03-11
Club Notes

The monthly meeting OF Friendship
Branch of the Sunshine Society was held
at the home Of Mrs. Sarah Nevins, 1421
Columbia road northwest. on Wednesday.
Reports OF committees were given. and it
was decided to help a poor family. in ur-
gent need, with money and old clothes.
The next meeting will be held on We'd
nesday. April 4.
DR.. Merrill E. Gates. former president
Of Rutgers and Amherst colleges: Eugene
T. Channberlin. commissioner OF Naviga-
tion. and Capt. Albert H. Van Deusen
were dinner guests on Tuesday evening
of Prof Martin L. Deyo. of Binghamton,
n. Y, who is spending the winter here.
From 1870 to 1880 these gentlemen were
associated together in the Albany Acad-
emy Albany, N. Y. DR.. Gates then was
the principal, fresh from Rochester Uni
versity. These "old timers were the
guests Of Capt Van Deusen fve years
ago at q birthday dinner at the Hotel
Gordon.
The Anthony League held the twelfth
| in the course Of suffrage lessons at the
home Of the president, Mrs. Anna E.
Hendley last Tuesday.
On Wednesday Mrs. Nanette b. Paul.
| vice president of the league, gave the
| second in her course Of lectures on par
liamentary law, at the National American
Woman Suffrage headquarters. She well
| II a. m.
| Mrs. Bretz. assisted by Miss wahl and
Miss Myrtle Stinson, with Miss Rachel
| King as guest of honor. served tea at
1926 Rhode Island avenue from 4 to 6.
Next Wednesday DR.. Laura s. Brennon,
| assisted by Mrs. Overman, will be host
ess, Miss Myrtle Stinson will give the
last in her course Of suffrage lessons next
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 O'clock
The Anthony League will be in charge
of the fancy article table at the bazaar
| for the benefit Of the new headquarters,
1926 Rhode Island avenue March Is, 16
and II
The hostesses for the tea in the rooms
Of the College Women's Club this after
noon will be group two. which includes
| Smith College and some Of the local insti-
| tutions. There will be the usual tea, but
| no set program has been arranged. as It
[ Is the wish of this group to emphasize
| especially the social features Of the occa.
sion.
The monthly meeting Of the executive
| board will be held tomorrow evening, with
| supper at o'clock, followed by the busi-
ness meeting.
There was an important business meet
ing or the club members on Saturday
evening.
Miss Natalie Sumner Lincoln, one of
the most distinguished members Of the
League of American Pen Women and
one of the country's most successful
writer's. led the round table discussion
at the meeting held on Wednesday
evening in the board room Of the Pub
lie Library. taking for her subject,
The Technique of the Novel"
Miss Lincoln, whose books, '.The
Trevor Case" and "I Spy" rank high
in detective fiction, differentiated be-
tween the technique of the novel
proper and the detective story; one,
she said. is a delineation of character,
while the other is pre-eminently a
study in plot.
The business undertaken at the
meeting consisted mainly Of electing
four new writer's to membership; they
are, Audrey wellington Smith, of Holt
Vile, Calf, an editor and newspaper
writer; Kate Ayers Robert. of Mobile,
Ala, q song writer and poet; Emma
Langdon Roche, of Mobile, Ala, au-
thor. and Jessica e. MCGUIRE. Of Spring
HILL. Ala, a magazine writer.
The social mesting of the league at
the Raleigh Hotel on March q will
present as its chief entertainment a
lecture by Mrs. Margaret Pearson on
Spain" The program Of music, under
direction of Nine. Susanne Oldberg,
viii consist Of Spanish SONGS By Mrs.
Ines Seymour Milton