Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28

Mrs. Lillard and Mrs. NJ. a. Sample.
1t was announced that the organiZa-
lion has obtained $4,000 new members.
making a total membership of $4,000.
Columbia Chapter. ID. A. r.. met
Tuesday evening at the Raleigh. Mrs
Henry c. Gauss. vice regent, presided
Miss Laura V Walker, secretary, and
scented reports, the latter showing the
| chapter to be I'm a prosperous condi-
ton.
Mrs Charles C. Coombs was elected
delegate to the Continental Congress
and Mrs. Henry c. Gauss alternate.
social hour followed. at which Miss
Ethel G. Miner sang "Ah. Love But a
Day" by Mrs. H. H. A. Beach. and Just
for One Day, by Franklin Harris. Henry
IC. Gauss gave the story of skipper
Iresons Ride" by Whittier.
Chapter A, p. f. o.. met Wednesday
evening with Mrs. Roy Potts, the presi-
dent, Mrs. Francis Hitler being in the
chair. Following the business session
Miss Clara Milligan and Miss Helen
Jamison gave talks on Tapestries"
DR.. Mary Holmes sang humorous Sc
lection. 1t was announced that the an
nual joint meeting of the four T. r. ..
chapters will be held February IA at
the kenesaw.
The Washington Readers Club met
Tuesday evening in the parlors of the
College Women's Club. with Wiley o.
Ison of the program committee In
charge. The subject for discussion was
The Place of Dialect In the Readers
Repertoire" and a paper on that theme
was read by Mrs. William f. Chamber
lin. Following its discussion pro-
gram of special dialect numbers was
presented by members OF the club, as
follows: French, Miss Isabel NJ. Pc
chin; Hoosier, Fred E. Barbour: negro.
w. Alfred Falconer: Scotch, s. r.
Crockett; cockney. Maurice II. Jarvis
The usual 'Sociable five minutes sue
ceeded the program. The third public
recital by members of the club will be
given the evening of March 10. in the
Public Library. Mrs. Chamberlin. Mrs.
Dickens. Miss Sherman. Rev Earle
Wiley and W. Alfred Falconer will
take part.
lexington W. c. T. L. held its Janu-
airy meeting in the home of Mrs. II. NJ
Gunderson, 43 Bryant street northwest
Mrs. n. NJ. Pollock, president. presided
Victory Bells" a new campaign song.
was sung. The Rev. q. A. Luttrell led
the devotional exercises. Mrs. j. W.
Allison. district treasurer. gave her re-
port. Mrs. Nina Richman reported for
the visiting committee: Three new
members were received. Frank Muir
PLY, an honorary member. died since
the last meeting. Mrs. William b. Glib,
superintendent of official organs in the
District, gave a short talk on the sub
ject, citing several amusing converse
tions overheard during the hearing of
the Sheppard bill in the Senate. Mrs.
Charles Butts spoke for the Mothers
Club, announcing that the Rev Dr.
Wiley and Mrs. Court F. Wood
would be the speakers at a meeting of
this department to be held in the En-
cry School January 80. Mrs. Irwin B.
Linton had charge of the fund for the
-fe.ry, ht,t, Ok. AZ
vided between the Friendship House.
the Bruen Home and the Methodist
Home for Old Ladies in Georgetown. a
plant was sent DR.. Louise Strobel with
expressions of thanks for the enter
tainment and Christmas party given
the union in her home at the Decem
Der meeting. Mrs. Robert Adams told
of placing temperance literature in the
public schools of the fifth division.
Mrs. May Weller reported the distribu-
ton of 3,400 pages of temperance lit
erature. A motion to have a finance
committee was tabled lntiI the Feb
ruary meeting. Mrs. Cornelia T.
Hatcher, president of the Alaska W. c.
T. u. was the speaker Of the evening.
She gave a brief history of the tenn
perance victory in the largest single
unit Of territory that has ever voted
itself dry. She had with her many spec
linens Of the natural products of the
country. Refreshments were served.
A committee of seven was appointed
to arrange for the February meeting of
the union.
The Housekeepers' Alliance will cele-
brate Thrift day, February 3, at 2:30
pm. at the Theodorus Bailey Myers
Mason House, 1906 Goth street. A dis
cussion of how to increase saving In
housekeeping will be led by DIR. Ben
jamin r. Andrews. professor of home
economics of Columbia University, New
York, who will speak on Household
Budgets" The public is invited. No
admission.
Anthony LeaRue.-The sixth in the
course of suffrage lessons was given
at the regular Tuesday al home of the
league. 2oo7 Columbia road, by Miss
Myrtle Stinson. A resolution was
passed denouncing "all undignified
methods employed that reflect upon
and retard the suffrage movement"
The special lecture Thursday even
ing, given at 1926 Rhode Island avenue
by Lafayette Young of Des Moines,
Iowa, was we'll attended. Mr.. Young
was given a cordial reception at the
close of the lecture by members of the
Iowa Society and personal friends. as
well as by members of the league.
The Alohoa quintet of Hawaii added
music to the program. Mrs. Anna 4.
Hendley presided.
The seventh in the course of suf-
frage lessons Will be given at o:lo
Tuesday
The next meeting of the league will
be held at the home of the president,
2O07 Columbia road. Thursday at pm.
The program is in charge of the com
mittee on education. Mrs Nanette Il.
Paul. chairman. Prof. Samuel Nc
Waters of the American University
will speak on THE Lessons of the
Poets" Mrs. Sperry will sing a num-
her of Prof. McWatters' compositions.
Business meeting at 1870. The public
invited.
The WOman's National Press AssOcia-
ton met Friday evening in the oak
room of the Raleigh. Mrs Mary S. Lock-
wood presiding. Annual reports pre-
scented by the following officers showed
the associations affairs to be in a
Lockwood; vice presidents. Mrs. Hop
kins and Mrs. Rich; corresponding sec
rotary, Miss Grace NJ Pierce: treasurer,
Mrs. Ruth NJ. Griswold Pealer; Ii
brarian, Mrs. Edison Briggs; assistant
historian. Miss Ellen B. Foster, and
auditor, Miss Cynthia Cleveland
Mrs. f. S. Brinton gave brief ac-
count of the work accomplished by the
board of education in Porto Rico. The
members: Mrs. Georgiana Rogers War
rem of Massachusetts, Miss Mary Sher-
rard Clark of New Jersey and Mrs
Mary Frost Evans of Colorado, who has
been a member since 1888, and Mrs.
Matte Dodge Gamundus of Maine. Mrs.
Sarah Brown Hall Johnston gave
resume of Experience"
Miss Noyes. who has just returned
from the Philippines, related some in
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