Evening star., 1923-03-11

coin Hodgkins will receive the mem
bers of the Columbian Women and
their escorts on Tuesday evening,
March 90, from s until II. at her resi-
|dence, 1921 Kalorama road. The re-
|ception should be notable in the an
nails Of the organization. for besides
the pleasure of greeting President
and Mrs. Hodgkins. the evening will
mark the presentation to the Column
bian Women of portrait of the late
president and stanch friend Of the
Columbian Women. Mrs. Knapp, who
died in 1914. was the wife of the late
Judge Martin A. Knapp, a trustee OF
the university. One of the scholar
ships maintained by the club for girl
versity bears Mrs. Knapps name. and
Judge Knapp for many years contin-
ued the beautiful custom of sending
flowers in her memory to the annual
portrait is a splendid one, and Is the
gift Of Mrs Charles l.. Kellogg OF
Syracuse, y. Y. sister of Judge
Knapp. Mrs. Kellogg will be repre-
sented by Mrs. d. kerfoot Shute, who
will formally present the portrait to
the Columbian Women, and Mrs. John
T. Erwin. president Will accept it
on behalf Of the club.
The American Association Of INF
versity Women held special tea
recently at its clubhouse, 1884 street,
at which Mrs. oliver Strachey of Lon
don. told of her experiences. and those
OF other university women of Eng
land, to obtain permission to receive
degrees at the the University of Cam
bridge. Mrs. Streachey. who spent a
week in Washington. is editor of the
Woman's Leader. published in Lon
don. For some time she did political
work for the League of Nations Union
I
Astor for some time. She has been
parliamentary secretary for suffrage
organizations. and at the last cleo
ton she ran for parliament.
Abracadabra Club. bimonthly
meeting was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Alanson Morehouse, 1926 o
street. Wednesday evening An origi-
nal paper, Tales Of the Road" was
presented by Melville Lindsay. Mrs.
Frank Metcalf sang two selections.
and Mrs. Charles Abbott gave 4 read
ing. Responses to roll call were on
horticulture.
Business Women's COunciI.-.sThe
Spiritual Diatonic Scale" was the sub
ject of talk by Percy Foster before
the Business Women's Council. Fri
day evening The speaker compared
the "Beatitudes" to the musical scale
and traced certain analogies. then
carried the idea further by reference
to the list of virtues found in II Peter,
1.5-7, as another scale. Mr. Foster
also favored the audience with num-
Der of songs. The Bible class was
led by Mrs. Spencer and the chorus
singing by Miss Campbell.
The Unity Society, which has for
the past two years occupied rooms in
the Homer building has outgrown
this space and moved last week to
new and larger rooms, 1926 I street
The society is under the leadership
Of Viva NJ. January and is in cooper
alton with the Unity School Of Prac-
tical Christianity of Kansas City, Mo.
During this week there will be spe-
cial meetings every night at s.
o'clock, with inspirational singing
and lectures and a healing service.
Also a short service at noon and
o'clock
In the new location Unity Society
can seat 800 people and will haxe
space for treating rooms, reading
rooms and library.
Mr. January will talk tomorrow on
the subject. 1.-THE Power of the ImaR-
nation" He will leave Monday night
for trip through Charleston, w.
Va; Cincinnati and other Ohio cities,
Including meeting of the board of
the International, New Thought Alli-
ance at Cincinnati.