The Washington times., 1917-01-29
PAST AND FUTURE
CLUB ACTIVITIES
Twentieth Century Club to Hold
Monthly Meeting This
Thursday.
CLUB TO HEAR S. D. TESS
twentieth Century to Hold Reg
ular Meeting on Thurs
day Morning.


Souls Church, Fourteenth and L
streets. northwest The principal ad :
dress will be given by the Hon.
Simeon d. Fess, representative to
Congress from Ohio, lawyer, editSr,
author, and college president. Mr..
Tess viii speak at 1880 on "a Near
View Of Congress in Action" Pre-
ceding the speaker of the day, Miss
Rebecca Stanley, of the public
schools, will talk for fifteen minutes
on the teachers retirement bill and
the night schools.
VIII Present Concert.
The club will present Miss Mar
guerite Brown, soprano, and Nal.
ton Boyce. pianist, in joint recital on
Monday afternoon. February s, at 4
o'clock, at All Souls Church. The
proceeds of the concett will be
donated to the fund for the frontier
orphans in France. Tickets are on
sale at the Hamilton Hotel, Four
teenth and 4, at so cents each A
committee of twenty-three members
are engaged in distributing the
tickets.
At the last meeting of the art sec
ton, on Thursday afternoon, at the
home Of the leader, Mrs. Dayton s.
Ward, 1859 Columbia road, the sub
ject of Leonardo, the Full Express
sion of the Renaissance" was treated
by Mrs. Dwight Marsh.
Afternoon Tea Served.
Following the paper and its dis
eussion by the members, afternoon
tea was served and the section ad.
journed until February s, when the
subject Of renaissance architecture
will be treated by Mrs. William
Brown. The subject chosen for
study this season, 1.-THE Art of Flor
ence," has proved so popular that
the largest meetings in the history
of the section are being held.
At the last meeting of the civics
section the chairman, Mrs. Ernest p.
Bicknell, reported on the foreign re-
lief work Of the section. Mrs. Frank
Baker reported the organization of
sewing circles to make garments for
these children. The circles already
organized are under the leadership
OF Mrs. r. B. Marshall, Mrs. William
Applegate, and Miss Grace willis.
Mrs. Baker, at 1901 Biltmore street,
VIII receive all kinds of garments.
~ ASWs AOA ChlAoECu
ana VIII see that they are used Ito
the best advantage.
The home economics committee, I'M
DER the leadership OF Mrs. Sarah K.
Lamb, has begun a systematic study
OF textiles, in the hope and belief
that the women OF America realize
that a demand for materials which
will pass the guarantee test, may
come to aid in giving them that
which they desire.
Suffrage.
The parlors OF the national suffrage
headquarters. on Rhode Island ave-
nue., were taxed to their limit to &C.
commodate the guests who attended
the Anthony League on Thursday even
ing. Mrs. Anna E, Hendley, presi-
dent of the league, opened the meet
ing with a brief account OF the aims
and objects of the association. be-
fore introducing the speaker of the
evening, Hon. Lafayette Young, for
mer Senator from Iowa and editor of
the Des Moines Capital, who spoke on
Five Months in the European
Trenches"
Thrilling accounts were given of
his experiences in the war in Cuba
IN the Balkans, and in the present
world conflict, in which, as a journal
list, he gained access even to the first
line trenches and saw much OF the in
innate, personal side OF the war, both
. in France, where his first name
served as a magic wand, and also in
Germany, where II proved a poor in
vestment
Covers Early Stages.
Senator Young's address covered the
early stages of the war, the diplo-
matte. correspondence characterized
as "adroit lying" military prepare
lions and the mobilization of the
troops. passport regulations, govern
meht Inspection, bayonet rule and
military prisons, trench warfare, aero
plane battles, field hospitals, and the
wonders of modern surgery, town life
under shell fire, scenes in churches
and cathedrals. filled day in and day
out by mourners; the silencing of
Belgium's Industries and the deporta;
tation of her people, all were wildly
portrayed, and the speaker declared
that there would besno lasting peace in
Europe so long as there are crowned
heads with the power to make war, and
those who have not witnessed the hor-
rors abroad will never be able to appre-
ciate the blessings. OF peace and lib
erty which American citizens enjoy
and should devote their lives to pre-
serving.
Cordial Reception rendered.
Cordial reception was rendered
Senator Young at the close of the
lecture by members OF the Iowa So
ciety and personal friends, as we'll
as by members of the league.
The Alohoa Quintet, of Hawaii,
rendered vocal and instrumental mu-
sic in costume during the evening,
being repeatedly recalled to delight
the guests with their piEintive airs.
The sixth in the course OF suffrage
lessons was given at the regular
Tuesday at home" of the Anthony
League, 2OO7 Columbia road, last
weekSby Miss Myrtle Stinson1 with a
large attendance present. A resolu-
tion was passed denouncing the
picketing at the White House and
Capitol. and all undignified methods
employed that reflect upon and re-
tard the suffrage movement
The seventh lesson In the suffrage
course will be given tomorrow after
noon at 3:I5 o'clock.
The next regular monthly meeting
OF the league will be held at the home
OF the president, Mrs. Anna Z. Hend-
ley, 2007 Columbia road northwest.
next Thursday evening at o'clock.
The program 10 In charge OF the COM
mittee on education, OF which Mrs.