Evening star., 1918-04-14

The ExceIsiOr Literary Club met Tues
day at the home of the Pen Women's
her tour through Alaska. Delegates,
with their alternates. were elected to
the annual meeting of the Federation
of Women's Clubs of this city. Mrs.
James W. DOGGY was hostess. The re-
freshment table was presided over by
Mrs. Daish, president, and assisted by
Mrs. B. A. Barnhart. Mrs. j. W. Bulla
and Mrs. Henry Churchill Cook. The
lnext meeting, April 16, will be with
Mrs. Hanks. GIL G street southwest.
Anthony Lengue.-The following dele
gates We're elected to the annual meet
ing of the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs: Mrs. Julia
Taft. Mrs John kondrup and Mrs. Edna
Lord; alternates. Mrs. Laura F. Olney.
Miss Alice Heaven. Dr.. Laura S. Bren-
non Mrs. Salisbury .and Miss Reynolds.
The mothers pension bill was indorsed.
Seven hats We're donated to the chill
dren taken from the Juvenile Court by
| Mrs Kate Waller Barrett. An invita-
| ton was extended by Mrs. Barrett, who
| is member of the league, to members
and friends of the league and students
Of Paul Institute to visit her nome IN
! alexandria in May.
| On account of the inclement weather
Wednesday, the lecture to have been
given by Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin Git
| kala-Sa) was postponed until April "a
( Miss Anita Kloss gave an Interesting
talk on Switzerland. and Josiah Pearce
on American history. Wednesday at 4
pm. Miss Ellen \. Stone Will speak on
! her experiences in the Balkan states.
| TUESDAY evening at o'clock at the
| Headquarters of the n. A. w. S. A.. 1925
| Rhode Island avenue. Marian Long
| fellow will give lecture on Long
fellow. the Poet and the Man. Every
body welcome, strangers in the city
especially welcome.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society was
entertained Monday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Carr. 741 Hobart
street northwest. The president. Mrs;
Blanche Tyler Beaton. presided. Vocal
duets were rendered by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frear. Other selections We're: Mandolin
solos, Mrs Z. V. Carr; piano duet. Mrs A.
H F'rear and Mrs. Carr; piano solo. Mrs.
Carr: mandolin duet, by Mr.. and Mrs.
Carr. The society will celebrate its
| twenty-frst anniversary April % at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Frear, 223
Sth street northeast. special literary
and musical program is being arranged
for the occasion.
The Argyle Study Club met Monday
at the home of Mrs. P. C. Adams in
Delafield place.
Papers concerning the war of 1912
were read by Mrs. NJ. Longfellow Mrs
,, L. A. Sadler and Mrs. S. S. Carpenter. A
discussion of current events followed
the program. The hostess served re-
freshments.
The next meeting will be at the home
of Mrs. H. Thurtell, 1917 Delafield place,
April %.
sixteenth Street Heights Sewing Cir
cIe.-The members met Tuesday with
Mrs. Staggers and Mrs. Warner at their
home in Floral street. Miss b. Z. Scott
opened the meeting and the minutes
were read by Miss Dennis. Mrs. Grove
gave the report of the treasury and
also read a letter of thanks from Jen-
ME E. Holmes for the contribution for
the milk fund of Friendship House
Mrs. r. G. Wright extended an invita-
tion to the members to hear Maj
Ri1ey's address to the mems club Tues
day evening. Mrs. c. F. stuhler will
be hostess at a musical April 23, when
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair will entertain the
members and their guests upon the
subject of 'War in England" A silver
offering will be given for the Red
Cross cause. The committee appointed
Tor refreshments will be Mrs. Stuhler,
Mrs. Warner, Mrs. Staggers. Mrs.
Wright. Mrs Grove and Miss Dennis.
Twentieth Century Club.-The Wild
Flower section will meet at Dupont
Circle tomorrow at 1 30.
Tuesday with Mrs. Harry B. Denham,
1917 Biltmore street, the regent Mrs
James I. Parker. presiding. Reports of
officers showed that this chapter has
work. to the educational work at Mount
Berry School, in Georgia; the Roe In
dian Institute Wichita, Kan, and to
patriotic education In the District; also
Tilloloy. in France: to the fund for
buying liberty bonds by the National
Society. and has lately raised the
money for the support of a French
are nearly all active. through various
units. in work for the Red Cross. The
chapter voted life membership to
Mrs. Antoinette Van Ness cattna,
The topic for the evening, "The Fu-
ture American was the last of the
series for the winter. on the general
topic. America in the Making"
Society, Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey,
read a paper on "Why Are We Here?'
Capt. Clayton b. Emig described the
James I. Parker followed with remarks
on the topic Of the occasion: Miss
Elizabeth Winston rendered two pi-
.ano solos-Schubert-Tau Military
List; Mrs. Kinchelot, wife Of the
representative from Kentucky. gave
whistling solo. with piano accompani-
ment. and reeited How to Regain
Your Husbands Lost Love" and "In-
trust" in negro dialect.
A service flag, containing twenty
stars. presented by the chapter to Mrs.
Clayton E. Emig. as president of the
Gov. Thomas We11es Society, c. A. R.,
was exhibited by Mrs. Emig. One Of the
stars represents Sergt. Albert o. Dem
ham, aviation service. son OF the
hostess; another star. Birch Hit, Sig
nal Corps, brother of two members of
the chapter, and another stands for
Stanton Henry, Naval Reserves. son Of
The hostess. assisted BY her daush-
ters Margaret and Dorothy, served re-
freshments and q social hour followed.
Visitors present were Mrs. Guernsey,
Mrs. Kinche1oe, Mrs. ]. M Fisher Of
McAllister, Okla; Mrs. d. 8. Henry,
Mrs. Leandro Stafford. Mrs. Lao Han
son Sampselle, Judge James I. Parker.
Capt. Clayton e. Emig. Lieut.. p. T.
Hopper, Cleveland, Ohio; Lieut. John
s. Thompson, Baltimore; Duncan D.
Ransden and Harry B. Denham.
The Philo Classics held its yearly
business meeting Friday at the homo
of Mrs Lemuel Warner, 914 Massa-
chusetts avenue. The members pledged
themselves to buy 5000 worth Of war
savings stamps. They also contributed
| $25 to the war victory fund OF tho
Federation of Women's Clubs. Moro
than 200 magazines were reported as
| having been contributed to the SOL
diers.
The election Of officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Faber Stevenson; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Augustus Knight; recording
secretary, Mrs. Charles d. Glass; treas
| urer. Mrs. 8. A. Wolhaupter. Tho
next meeting Of the club vii be held