Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

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cludes fairy stories by DR.. Lee Of Korea
short stories by Mrs. James T. Watson
DR.. Barron and Miss Julia Escher
verse by Mr.. Colcord and travel b!
Charles Cottinghan.
At the last meeting DR.. Lee spoke
Interestingly Of the Oriental languages
and their origin. Maynard Cole reae
a short story, Death Stalks the Night,
and conducted the criticism with q Sc
ries Of questions. Mrs. Marguerite vii.
cox read Sonnet to the Poetic Muse,
for which she had been awarded SIC
prize In a recent contest. "Souffie,' 9
love story. by Fred Mclaughlin, COL
laborating with Miss Murphy. was reae
by Miss Stella Hetrich Miss Glars
handkerchief reported the sale to the
Baltimore Sun Of an article on Ancient
Jimmie" a Western short, to Lariat;
Ruin" an air short, and the syndicate
rights of one Of his books. Miss Avelyn
Crane has sold series Of articles.
Daughters Of Union Veterans of the
Civil War.-Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent
No. /, held an open meeting Monday eve
ming at the hall, when officers were ir1-
stalled Miss Jennie Hamilton, INSTALL
ing officer, and her stan were introduced
by Installing Guide Mrs. Lizzie Bassett,
and we're escorted by Color Bearers Sis
tiers Anna Ecker. Cora Mandy, Nan
Slattery and Charlotte Cary. The fol-
lowing were installed: President, Anna
Horn; senior vice president, Anna Ecker;
Junior vice president, Esther Lppold;
chaplain, Edith Bugbee; treasurer, Kath-
ryn Rain; three members or council,
Cora Mandy, Margaret Bradt and Alice
Burke; patriotic instructor, Mary Fauth;
secretary, Anna Hage; guide, Marion
Pearson; press correspondent. Minnie
tn;n De rkars OItarH
Lavinia Bashford; assistant guard, Car
RE Calvin. and four color bearers, Alice
Meade, Paulina Commerford, Nan Stat
terry and Charlotte Cary.
Mrs. Mary Van Ness Fauth presented
to the retiring president, Miss Ellen
Meyers, a past presidents badge. Mrs.
Nan Slattery, on behalf Of the ofiicers
of 1929, gave Miss Meyers q gift, Miss
Meyers, requesting all 1929 officers to
stand, gave to each q token of remem-
brance Several other gifts we're given
the incoming and retiring officers by
members of the group.
Remarks were made by Mrs Hartman
Of Bixby Tent, New York; Comdr. Sam
uel G. Mawson. Department Of the Po-
tomac, and Col o. H. Oldroyd, the
father of the tent.
President Anna Horn invited all past
presidents to come forward, there being
IL present, and Miss Hayward. the first
president, made the statement that the
organization began here in october,
1909. Names Of the IL past presidents
Emma Hayward, Mary Fortier, Ella
Washburn, Hettie Warner, Jennie HAM
ilton, Mary Fauth, Hermione Sutton,
Helen Temple, Anna Hage, Kathryn
Rain. Olive johnson and Ellen Meyers.
Dancing concluded the evenings enter
tainment.
Political Study Club.-There was a
meeting of the executive committee OF
the Political Study Club held Thurs
day at IL am, in the Willard Hotel:
Mrs. Bruce Baird, the president, was in
the chair. After routine work, Mrs. Ger
trude Bischoff, program chairman, re-
ported that Mr.. Alfred Haag, director OF
International Shipping School Of For
eign Service at George Washington
University, will address the club at its
next meeting the subject to be Amer
lean Merchant Marine"
Chairman Of Membership, Mrs. Viz
gil Miller. presented the following
ladies for membership. namely: Mrs.
Pierre M. Bealer, Miss Louise c.. Wor-
den, Mrs. w. E. Hoffhims, Mrs. S. w.
Dalton, Mrs William Hitchcock. All of
these we're unanimously elected to the
roster Of members. 49,. =, -.
Argyle Study Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Norton Little, 1902 De-
catur street, at o'clock Tuesday. Mrs.
Charles Morgan will read a paper on
THE Printed Word"
p. E. o. SisterhOod, Chapter H, met.
Tuesday evening at the home OF Mrs.
Mary Vol, 208 Massachusetts avenue
northeast. the president, Mrs. Carlotta
Zirkle, presiding.
Christmas greetings from friends and
out-of- town members were read and re-
ports made by the committee chairmen.
The chairman OF the pniiantntoplc
committee gave q report on the chap
ter's Christmas philanthropies. which
included purchases made for an elderly
friend living in a church home ana
financial aid to young girl In SAM
tarium It was announced that SUD
stantial profit had been realized ny the
chapter through the sale OF christmas
cards. e.
Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 5,
G. A. R.-Particularly impressive was
the ceremony for the installation OF Of
ficers Monday night at the Hotel WI
lard. Mrs Virginia White Speel OF the
Gen. Beck Circle was installing ofhcer.
This ceremony followed business
meeting which was presided over by
Mrs. May D. Lightfoot, outgoing presi-
dent Quarterly reports were received.
and letters from the adopted mother
of the circle, Mrs. Almyra Aldrldge,
who is in veterans home in PuyalIup,
Wash, were read with much interest.
Mrs. Lightfoot announced that the ma :
tional president. Mrs. Cora Rowing OF
DAYTON. Ohio. would visit the District
of Columbia circles In the near future,
and plans for her entertainment were
discussed. Cooperation in the Amerl-
canization work of the D. c. Federation
of women's Clubs was announced. Oh
ficers installed follow: Mrs. oscar Berg,
rem. president; Miss Reoecca Blame,
vice president: Mrs. Percy Parker, sec
ond vice president: Miss Beatrice
Deeds, chaplain: Miss Nellie Calclazier.
treasurer; Miss Ellen Burroughs Eos
ter, conductor; Mrs. Kate Perkins,
guard: Mrs. E. j. Deeds, secretary;
Mrs. M. d. Lightfoot, patriotic instruc-
tor, and Percy Parker, sentinel. Mrs:
Iightfoot was presented with a gold
past presidents pin and several other
gifts as tokens of the members appre-
citation of her outstanding success our
ing the past two years. Mrs. M. E..
Curtiss of the Gen. Beck Circle was an
official guest. i.
Capitol Hill History CIub.--Mrs.
Jason Waterman and Mrs. S. H. Beas.
lev were hostesses to the club Wednes-
day at the home OF Mrs. Waterman.
After the social hour. curing WHICH
luncheon was served, the business ses-
sion opened, with Mrs. H. F. Patterson.
president, in the chair. The study
program consisted of a paper by Mrs.
w. r. Metz on Government and Poll
tics of Scandinavia" twenty-five
members and one guest were present.
The club will hold its next meeting
January 20 at the home of Mrs. w. r.
Metz. 1927 Taylor street northwest.
Excelsior Literary Club met January