Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28
x Among the Clubs X

dington symonds Mrs. Hardy read
Venice by Moonlight" from his De
| scription of Venice" Mrs. Croissant
gave a list of his works. Mrs. Tracy
! told of his seven volumes on the renalS-
sance, written in spite OF constant III
ness Mrs Wolhaupter mentioned his
life of shelley. Miss Hill read an ar
ticie on the influence of color on the
/ disposition Miss Rachel King told OF
the courtesy paid Americans in Seville,
/ Spain, because of the gratitude OF the
| people to Mr.. Pierpont Morgan for haV-
ing restored them their famous paint
| ing of st. Anthony. Mrs. NJ. ID. Melvin
gave a short review of the recent ex-
| hibition at the Corcoran Gallery OF Art
| A general and animated discussion OF
/ the exhibit ensued. Mrs. Wheeler moved
! that a note of cordial greeting be sent
! to the Art Renaissance Club of Okla
homa City congratulating 1t on the ar
| tistic merit of its tenth annual year
| book.
| Eleven members were present. The
| guests were Mrs. W. C.. Cranmer, Mrs
| NJ d Melvin. Miss Rachel King of Ar
gentina, South America, and Mrs James
| E Blythe of Mason City, Iowa. chair
! man for the fourth congressional dis
! trict of women's Federation of Clubs.
| Refreshments were served by the hos
tess. The club will meet Thursday with
/ Mrs. NJ. \. Winter.
The Twentieth Century Club will
meet Thursday morning at 1890 o'clock
at All Souls Church, 14th and l. streets.
| The principal address will be given by
Representative Simeon d. Fess, who
will speak at 1870 on "A New View of
Congress in Action Preceding the
speaker of the day. Miss Rebecca Shan
! ley of the public schools will talk for
fifteen minutes on the teachers retire.
| ment bill and the night schools. The
club will present Miss Marguerite
Brown. soprano, and Nation Boyce, pi-
anist. in joint recital February 5 at 4
o'clock at All Souls Church. The pro-
ceeds Of the concert will be donated to
the fund for the frontier orphans in
| France.
The Arlington Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers of the COnfederacy. of Clarendon
/ celebrated Lees and Jackson's birth
days January 10. at Follansbee's Hall.
Clarendon. Mrs. Lloyd Everett. presi-
dent of the chapter. made the welcome
| address. F. L. Sharp gave a short talk
and presided over the program. An
ex-Confederate soldier. Rev. William
B. Everett, made the invoci tion. The
audience sang Lees favorite hymn
How Firm Foundation" The essay
on Robert E. Lee, the Virginian."
which won the five-dollar gold piece
offered by the chapter to the pupil in
the seventh and eighth grades of the
Clarendon and Ballston schools, was
read by Mrs. J. w. Sutton. The prize
was presented to Miss Jean Mccain. a
pupil in the eighth grade of Clarendon
School. Tench T. Marye spoke Of
'Stonewan Jackson"
Others who participated in the mu-
steal and literary program We're Miss
Lellie Dawson, Miss Jean Mccain. Miss
Mininger. w. c. Black, Mr.. Moreton.
| Miss Simmons. Miss l.. s. Black, the
Children's Cha pier. with Neville Black,
Sd. as color bearer; Washington Camp.
S. C. V, and Rev. DIR. Allen, who gave
the benediction.
Robert e. Lee Chapter. No. ga, L..
%. c.. met Tuesday at Confederate Me-
j mortal Home. the president. Mrs. Wal
were admitted to membership: Miss
Ella Underwood. Mrs. Guy Mauldin.
Mrs. j. T. Curry, Miss Nell H. Brantley.
Mrs. Victor B. Deyber. Mrs. Sallie
son. The chapter planned a social
schedule. which includes the following:
The regular monthly dances given the
fourth Tuesday, reception january 81
and a card party early in February.
all Of which are to be given at the
home. 1922 Vermont avenue. and the
annual dixie ball. which is to be given
at a large hotel some time in April.
Prince Georges County Chapter, d.
A. r.. held its January meeting in
Washington at the home of its treas
urer. Mrs. Samuel H. Walker The re-
gent, Miss Emma Z. Walker, presided
Many guests were present to greet
the baby chapter" of Maryland, and
remarks were made by Mrs. Gaius NJ.
Brumbaugh, state regent for the Dis
trict: by Mrs William B. Hardy. pres
ent regent. and by Mrs. Frank B. Cur
tbs, former regent of the Martha. Wash
ington Chapter; by Mrs. Edmund S.
Wolfe, vice regent of the Sarah Frank
lin Chapter; by Mrs. Clement w. Sheriff
of the Peggy Stewart Chapter of An
napolis and by Miss Charlotte Gr.lley
OF the Margaret Whetten Chapter
Other guests were Miss Margaret
Jessie Carter. Mrs. Charles Glover. Miss
Helen W. Gridley, Mrs. Theodore A.
! Rooney. Miss Hattie Walker. Miss Ma
rian Walker, Mrs. Martin Walker, Miss
Mat Walker. Miss Rosalie Walker. Mrs.
William T. Walker. Miss Helen Yeat-
| man. Judge Fillmore Beall. Mr.. Charles
Glover, DR.. Dent Townshend. Mclean
Smith and Clement w. Sheriff.
Delegates and their alternates for the
Maryland state conference of D. A. r.,
to be held at Annapolis March 10 and
Is, were elected as follows: Delegates,
the regent. Miss Emma Eaton Walker;
the vice regent. Miss Ada Howard john
son. and Miss Sarah Eliza Townshend
shend. Mrs. Samuel II. Walker and Mrs
Mayberry G. Hughes.
Mrs. Henry ]. Walther of New York
and Miss Marian Walker of Prince
I
vocal solos.
The Petworth Rose Society held its
annual meeting Friday evening It's
affairs are in excellent condition and
the membership has considerably in
creased. The election of officers re-
suited follows: President j. f.
DAILY: vice president, Nelson A. Carr;
secretary. George W. Sellers; treasurer,
DR.. c. w. Radley; executive committee
! 6. V. Jasckson and Vincent Howard A
! for the annual rose exhibition by the
society, in the coming spring, as fol-
lows: Chairman, Carlton n. Clarke; c.
e. Greaves, Vincent Howard G. T. Jack
| son and J. RI Williams. The committee
! to select the roses best adapted for this
climate submitted a list of ten of each
color. The action of the committee was
approved George w. Hess. director of
the Botanic Garden, will address the So
| ciety at its next monthly meeting. Feb
ruary 9.
WOman's Christian Temperance Union.
under the auspices of the Health and
Mothers Club of the District w. c. T.
U. will be held Tuesday evening, at s
o'clock. at the Emery School building,
Lincoln road near Randolph street
northwest North Capitol and Ecking-
ton unions will be joint hostesses.
| Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes will talk on
Our Fairgrounds" Mrs. j j. Locher
on Motion Pictures" Dr. Lauretta e.
Kress on the Physical Needs of the
Child" and Mrs. william r. Loney
lens" Miss Lucille Ehling will play a
| violin solo Mrs ps,uljpe