Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19

The Department OF State Club held
it's first meeting Thursday evening at
Rauscher's. Several hundred men,
bers and their guests were present.
Among them were the Secretary of
State. Mr.. Lansing. and other high
officials of the department. who are
keenly interested in the success of
the club. Nine. Schumann-H rem
dered several selections and there
were other features of entertainment.
Dancing continued until a late hour.
The club comprises more than 200
members and has planned an interest
ing program for the winter season.
Future meetings of the club will be
held at the same place on November
20. December IS, January Is. Febru-
airy 10 and March Is.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met
recently at the home of Mrs. Sarah
Wolhaupter, in Cleveland Park. The
president, Mrs. Frizzel, opened the
initial meeting of the season with a
Few Introductory remarks. and Mrs.
| Briggs acted as chairman. The club
took up the usual order of business
| and voted a sum of $40 toward the
| Edith Cavell fund, at the request of
Mrs. Knight. Miss Cornelia Hill re-
| lated her experiences in Serbia with
the Red Cross and told about the scope
of her work in Monistir. Serbia. The
| general topic for the year is Rome"
| The first paper, Ancient Rome Its
| Origin and History" was presented
by Mrs. J: Frizzel. the period under
consideration covering about 100
years. Mrs G. KNIGHT nntrihnted fn
this subject recitation, "Horatio at
the Bridge" by Macaulay. A general
discussion followed, in which all the
| members participated. Twenty-Five
| members of the club were present and
| two guests. Mrs. Monahan and Miss A.
Edmonston. The hostess. with the as
| sistance of her daughter. Mrs. Frazier,
served refreshments
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter, ID.
A. r.. met Tuesday evening at the
residence of Mrs. Clayton E. Emig,
1865 street.
Following reading of the Amer
lean Creed" the chapter membership
following were elected to membership
in the organizations: Miss Minetta
Hyde. Miss Isabella Brown and Mrs.
Margaret T. Collyer.
A communication from the state
regent requesting cooperation in the
education of children of soldiers and
sailors was submitted, and committee
appointed to consider the matter. Let
| tiers from the French war orphan
adopted by the chapter were also
| read
| Plans for a chapter dance to be given
| this winter were discussed, after which
the business meeting was adjourned.
After short program of songs
rendered by Miss Gladys Emig and
| Mrs. Benjamin Soule Gantz, refresh
\ mentS were served hv
| The League of American Penwomen
held its first regular meeting of the
| season Monday evening at its new
Pearson. president, presided. There
was large attendance. The club
| drawing rooms were decorated with
| MOVERS. and open fires added cheer
| 1ulness to this home. which the woman
| writer's, artists and musicians have
| established for themselves
Mrs. Vernon kellogg, the only woman
who held an official position on the
Belgian relief commission, gave her
personal "reminiscences of early war
days in Belgium, which included her
| association with Edith Caveu. An
appeal was made for contributions for
the Edith Cavell-Marie de Page me-
mortal fund. In addition to the generous
sum raised. which will be turned in
In the name of the league many mem
bers are active in the work of this
| committee.
Reports from the chairmen of fol-
lowing committees were given by
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes of the WAYS
and means committee, Mrs. William A
Du Puy of the membership drive com
mittee, Miss Marie c. Redfern of the
magazine committee, Miss Elizabeth
Malotte Barnes of the house commit
Miss Lillian Williamson, who read res,
buttons indorsing permanent play
grounds for the city. and Miss Jes-
sic Griswold. chairman of regular
membership committee. who presented
the names OF new members. in
BARLEY of Palo Alto, Calf; Mrs.
Francis Berger Moran Of Washington,
ID. c.; Mrs. Josie Hinton of Miami.
Fla; Mrs. Laura Cornelius of Sey-
mour: Wis; Mrs. Alice Ames Winter,
Mrs: Marguerite Ball Dickson of Red
field. S. D.: Miss Elizabeth Tolridge of
Washington. D. c.; Mrs Glen c. Fris-
sell OF Miami. Fla; Mrs. Ruth Com
fort of Los Gatos. Calf: Mrs Susan
ma Cocroft of Chicago. ILL.,; Mrs Sue
Miss Marguerite NJ. Ernst of Buffalo.
N. Y; Mrs. Cornelia de Gong of SYRIA
cuse. N. Y; Mrs. Mae Stein Soble of
Rochester, N. Y; Mrs. Sibyl Sweg-
man Of Washington. D: c.; Miss Mar
garet Bell Marrill of Washington, D.
c.; Nine. Ludwillavodjack Wetche,
Miss Lora NJ Holly, Miss Kate Chit
tenden. Mrs. Elonore E. Harde. Mrs.
Mary Taylor and Mrs Fife Price, all
of New York city; Mrs. Clyde D. Con-
nelly Of Kansas City; Mrs. Anna Bar
Der Fullerton of Nebraska Mrs. Mary
l.. Stoddard If Washington D. c.;
Mrs. May Arne Scwatt of New York
city, Mrs Annie o. Pugh of Chevy
Chase. Md, and Miss May Bigelow of
Washington. d. c.. for active men,
bers. and Mrs Henrietta Briggs of
Washington. D. c.. and Mrs. Ella
Copley Collier of San Diego, Calf. as
associate members.
State representatives appointed were:
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, for Missouri;
Mrs Frances Parkinson Keyes, New
Hampshire: Mrs. Laura Cornelius
kellogg. Wisconsin; Mrs. Ruth Everett
Beck. Cuba. and Mrs. Maude Clarke
Hough, representative at large.
The Social Club of the Hebrew Home
for the Aged will meet this evening
al 7 O'Clock in its rooms. AIS NJ street,
when the player-piano which the club
has purchased for the benefit Of the
home will be dedicated.
The National Society United States
Daughters of 1872 held its first meet
ing of the season Tuesday at the
Grafton street. Chevy Chase. The
president, Mrs. Quicksell. presided
There was a large attendance. The
minutes Of the annual meeting were
read and approved. Work for the
year was discussed. Two new mem
bers. Mrs. j. +. smith and Mrs. Syl-
vanus Johnson. were voted for pend
] ing the acceptance of their applica-
tions by the national society. The
president announced the following