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-'tf: w. fit -sv-i c- JzZ "7i a "Tr8" "rf'-(af'Vf THE WASHINGTON HERALD. SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1915. WITH THE WOMEN'S CLUBS Mrs. Heustis Heads American Pen Women.

The League of American Pen Women held the annual business meeting on Monday. May 3. at the Public Librarv In the absence of Mrs. Philander P. Claxton.

the' president. -Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Heustis. first vice pre-i-dent. presided.

Following the order of business the officers and the committee chairmen read their reports for the vear Committees reported upon investigations along several lines, those of most general interest being the copyrisht law as Jt applies to manuscripts, scenario and all features pertaininc to authorship. Four new member-? were elected, making twenty-fie since January and representing ten different States of the Union. Letters from the repie-sentatives were of much interest. Mrs. Amanda Zander, of Columbus.

who has been attending the D. A Congress, was present and told of an auxiliary she had formed in her home State She also presented for membership the name of Mrs Adelia Lovejoy Curriei of Clover Hill. St Edward. Nebr hei credentials bein? her nevvlv puhlished book of poems "Clover Blooms. who was duly elected.

Mrs. Bernie Babcock. of Little Rock. Ark was also elected to membership as were Ali-e Lee Monue. at present in this cltv.

ant Mrs Charlott nthia Barnum. of New lav-en. Conn Mrs. dra DePuy. of Detroit.

Mich wrote an interesting account of Sarah Sutor Wolverton, also of Detroit, the poet and oldest writer of Michigan, who will celebrate her S9th birthday on Mav P. at the home of her daughter. Mrs William Brown The league of American Pen Women elected to honorary membership Mrs WoHertou, sending greetings and congratulations. California leads all the States in newlv added members, nine having been presented and elected at the previous meeting Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, a loni-time member of the Ieague of Amencan Pen Women, was unammouslv indorsed that organization for re-election on the School Board of the District of Columbia Mrs.

Bertha Lincoln Heustis was elected president for the ensuing vear. by a rising vote Mrs Heustis has been enthusiastic in her energies for the league Miss Jessie A. Griswold whs elected nrst vice president. Miss Ruth Mae second vice pr sident Mrs Anna Fan-horn Hamilton recording secretarj. Mr'y Delia Htne Mertz.

corresponding secre-tarv Mrs Gertrude Buckingham Thomas, assistant corresponding secretarv Mrs J. Harry Cunningham, treasurer. Mrs Marv North, of Herndon. ILL CATCH THt u0tlL BRIKJG ME at si J0s5t -rvte coocc iS CWT ulrtar'S OVJtTR FRfaM MB IMK I'M A BURSLAoSSV 1M 1 uJausTO 6 I MOUl i WEMS5 I llbcilym, ive eeeu a. Goofc scout but your.

mp ai -nr THINkjs sgRioUSLY ABOUT -l 4AllO VMARPCb FROM oLb AGE --LSE foOR FUTURE AMb KME bE- I wlAMT TO Be SOrierKIMG uSoWTH UME STrrPrr Tr8rr -LvL? Mmf Oti TO TAV3E YOO IWTOMY ffipij BASEBALL UMWRe- I MUST QUI HI I 7 TaflHt auditor: Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, librarian; Mrs. Virginia King Frje. historian: Mrs. Ielgh Chalmers, reporter.

Mrs. Philander I'. Claxton, the retiring president, was elected the State representative of the District of Columbia. State representatives are Mrs. Rosa Mvers Muma and Mrs.

Martha Glelow. for Alabama: Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Hatcher, Alaska: Mrs. Bernie Babcock, Arkansas; Mrs. Nellie Blessing Ejster, California morthern).

Mrs. Florence Hames-Reed California (southern): Miss Jennie Chapln, Colorado; Miss Elizabeth Todd Nash. Connecticut: Mrs. P. Claxton.

Mrs. Hachel Tongate Beck and Mrs. Annie A. Wilder for the District of Columbia Mrs. Lewis B.

Safford. Florida. Miss. Eugenia Estolergia. Mrs.

Katherine M. Yates. Hawaii. Mrs Eleanor Everest Freer. Illinois.

Miss Emihe B. Stapp. Iowa: Mrs. Zvlla Moore Cardln, Kentucky: Mrs Byron Hollev. Louisiana.

Mrs. C. R. Miller. Maryland: Mrs Alice H.

Christopher. Massachusetts: Mrs. E. Cora DePuv. Michigan: Mile.

Anna Dreyfus. Minnesota; Mrs. Katharine T. Clemens, Missouri: Mrs Amanda 1 Xan'dess. Nebraska; Miss Homoselle Mason.

New Hampshire: Mrs. Mary Wvnn, New Jerse Mis. Grace Gallatin Seton. New York eastern): Mrs. Maria Knnk.

New York (western). Mrs Virginia Saffel Mercer. Ohio. Mrs. Jennie M.

Kemp, Oregon. Mrs. Mattie Hamilton Flick. Oklahoma. Mrs Dora Harvev Develin.

Pennsj lvanla (eastern): Mrs. Mary Temple Jamison. Pennsylvania (western); Mrs. Ruth Everett Beck. Philippine Islands.

Mrs. Mary Ligon Miller. South Carolina: Mrs. Zll-lah E. Wilson.

South Dakota: Mrs Katherine P. Haden and Mrs Ida Clvde Clarke. Tennessee. Mrs. Henrie C.

Gorman. Texas Mrs Lucv Atkinson Dudle and Mrt. Marv North. Virginia. Mrs Lura Brown-Smith.

Washington: Mrs Vivia A B. Henderson. Wvoming: Mrs Christine Walton Dunlap. at-large: Mrs Belle Harpster Hartness. Kngland.

Mrs Alice Northrup Evans. India. The historian. Mrs Virginia King Frve. read the yearly report of the activities of the members, giving the increased membeisiilp and enumerating minv splendid successes of the jnemhers The Pacific Coast members seem to have been especiallv active Mrs Florence Haines-Reed in addition to other successes has had several plavs accepted bv well-known managers.

Miss A. Pierce has with her achievements of grand proportions, like her "Juduth of Bethulla" and other Scriptural subjects, is now coaboratmg with Dr Richard Bui ton. the famous traveler. Mrs Josephine Martin, of San Francisco. Mrs Emma Livingston Reed.

Dorothv Willis, Else Smith Trueblood THE COMMUTER SEES EVERYTHING BUT HIS OWN HOME -By Goldberg. 6'HvS" WHICH HOrie IkJ FooLlSHUSf iNi -rir-ie to Kte Feorn -TttRouituJG DIMMED j.F and Alice Fessenden Peterson, well-known Los Angeles journalists; Inei Townsend Friblt, illustrator, and Frelda Peyche. whose planologue evenings are a feature of the Pacific Coast entertainments. In New York, Sophie Irene Loeb continues her work on the World, being especially active In behalf of the mothers pcrtslon bill and its workings. Mrs.

Kathleen Hills, of Leslie's staff, conducts a sparkling theatrical page and a travel department. Among local writers. Mrs. Julie Barnes Martin has turned playwright, having three "dramatic skits" accepted In New York and several in London; Mrs. Anna B.

Sloane has a series of articles on vocational training, running In one of the Washington papers, beside doing much magazine work. Miss Ruth Mae Nor-cross Is doing able work on the letter of the Haskln Bureau Syndicate appearing in a Washington dailv. Mrs. Florence Willard Day Is writing a weekly series on "New Thought" for a local paper. Alice Lee Moque is publishing some interesting travel sketches of the Dardanelles and other localities hazardous to visit at present Her "Delightful Dalmatia" and "Life in Constantinople" are most interesting.

Along educational lines, Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes and Mrs Edith Klnman Kern are giving much time and thought to their duties upon the School Board. Mrs. Rhodes has several hooks nearly ready for the press. Mrs.

Jean Downey is doing some able and ambitious work, educationally, with her pen Miss Ina Capitola Emery has in tiie hands of the Harpers a most unique volume along literal-- and educational lines. The Congress of the D. A. R. brought a number of league members to the Capital, among them being Mrs.

Dora Harvey Devlin, of Philadelphia, who has in press a wonderful journal of her grandmother, vvritt- in lSOs. and full of the local color ol those stirring times Mrs Amanda Zander, correspondent of Columbia (Nebraska) Journal, also ai tended the D. A as did Mrs Marlon Longfellow, niece of the poet, and herself a well-known writer and translator, and a former president of the league, but now of Boston. Among Local Clubs The Woman's Single Tax Club held its regular monthly meeting last Monday night at the home of Mrs M. C.

Lohr. Eleventh street southeast. Mrs Jessie Lane, president, was in the chair. Miss Frances Crosbv and Mrs l-ohr were elected delegates to the National Conference of Charities and Correction to he held in Baltimore. Mav 12 to 1 inclsuive Mrs Jessie Iane was appointed one of th delegates to FATHER -TrTcRe'-S OMF AbVAKITASS IN SH cSerUWG rME INI THE hARk JSM BMeociocK' fS JSSV MIGHT- BILL CoLLGCrces, "To Ger A i 3vT TO Tttt: OPFCi- the conference to represent the District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs.

Miss M. C. Garst gave a very interest' lng account of her trip through Switzer land and Italy, and or several montns' stay In London. Mr. H.

Martin Williams gave a talk on the single tax. Mrs. Lohr presented each one present with a bunch of lilies of the valley. The Illy was adopted as the club flower In memory of Miss Lily A. Ross, who passed away last December.

Among those present were Mrs. L. N. Fouts. Mrs.

A. B. Swords. Mrs. Julia A.

Thompson. Miss Julia Woodward, Mrs. M. J. Clarke.

Mrs. B. F. Lindas. Miss Frances S.

Crosby. Mrs. W. D. Mackenzie.

Miss M. C. Garst. Mrs. E.

Shields. Miss Violet Brown, Mr. and Mrs. L. P.

Shldy, Brs. Jennie Munroe. Mrs. B. T.

McCartney. Mrs. Jessie Lane. Mr. B.

Pickman Mann. Mr. Hornberger. Mr. H.

Martin Williams. Mr. "IV. W. Wallace and Mr.

and Mrs. Lohr. On Monday night. May 10. Mr.

Western Starr, of Maryland, will address the public meeting of the club at the Public Library on "The Prophets of Democracy." The public Is cordially Invited. Cnder the auspices of the Washington League of Right Thinking and Right Living, another of the series of open meetings will be held at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at the league's rooms. 1219 Connecticut avenue. The speaker at these meetings Is Mrs. Vance Cheney, of New York, and her subject on this occasion will be "The Vital Relationship of Health and Happiness to Our Concept of God." "The Allegorya Field for the Reader." was the subject considered at the last meeting of the ton Readers' Club on Tuesday ing Mrs.

Eva Willi- I the subject which showed very care-' rul thought and stud, after wmen the entire membership took part in discussing the topic. To illustrate the beauties of the allegory, three selections were given by Miss Lucy Feagin; a scene from "Everywoman" by Miss Isabel Pechin; and a reading by Mrs. Hanson. This meeting being the one at which elections are annually held for clut officers. President Wilfley opened the business part of the meeting by appointing as a nominating committee Mrs Grace Ross Chamberlain, Miss Virginia Raymond and Mr Maurice Jarvis The report of this tommirtee resulted in u.e election of officers for 1016 as follows.

Miss Maude Lee, president; Mr Charles Thurmaii. vice president: Miss Elizabeth Wilson recording secretary: Mrs Gertrude Mus-tain, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Hurd Willis historian, and Mr Altizer, treasurer The Towers Mothers' Club at its Copyright, 191B, by R. t. WAS RIGHT Copyright, 1915, by L.

Goldberg. iO last meeting; held Monday afternoon. May 3, at the Towers School, entertained the members of the Wallach Club. The program consisted of two songs by Miss Lillian I. Tolson, a reading by Miss Lulu Mcintosh ana addresses by Miss Lydia Burklln, of Friendship House, and by Mrs.

Ellis Logan. "Buy an apron" will be one of the greetings of the officers of the District of Columbia Woman's Suffrage Association next Thursday, May 13. in the red drawing room of the Cairo, from 4 to 8 o'clock. The sale of aprons, and the punch bowl, will be presided over by Miss N. Lovisa "White, Mrs.

Franklin Swift. Miss Eliza Lord, Mrs. H. R-Tlndall, Mrs. B.

Ranson. and Mrs. Hen-sey. The honorary members of the association are Mrs. Champ Clark, Mrs.

Ida Husted Harper, Mrs. Annie Hamilton Pltzer. Mrs. Mary S. Lockwooa.

Mrs. Miles Polndexter, Mrs. Emily Lee Ragan. and Mrs Belva A. Lockwood.

honorary president. The public is in vited. The Anthony League Elects Officers. The Anthony League heard its last lecture of the season last Thursday night at the residence of Mrs. Nanette B.

Paul. 2007 Columbia road northwest J. J. Dinon gave a talk on "Westminster Abbey," using his collections of beautiful slides in illustration. The league's next social gathering will be held In the same parlors.

June 3. at p. when Miss Ciarine McCarty, the brilliant pianist, will give a muslcale. assisted by other artists. The annual outing In celebration of the Anthony League's birth three ears ago.

will take place the first Saturday In July under the trees at J-orest uien. Plans are being made to produce a short Play, at this time, which was written by a student In the league's English class. The Anthony League was fully represented at the recent annual meetings of the District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs, and was proud of the report read by its president. Mrs. Anna E.

Hcndley. At its regular business meeting last Thursday the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. Anna E. Hendley. president: Mrs Nanette B.

Paul, vice president: Mrs. Evangeline Dunlop. recording sere-tary; Mrs. A Avery, corresponding secretarj' and treasurer. Mrs Perkins, auditor, and Mrs Fitts.

delegate to the District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs. In the Alps there is a letter box in.OCin feet above the sea level, from which daily collections are made. By Goldberg. Entertains Brookland Rose Society. John B.

McPhaul assisted by Miss Nannie Fitzwilliams entertained the Brookland Rose Society last Saturday evenlng. The society has grown so large that the meetings next year will be held In the Brookland public school. About forty members and guests were present. The principal business of the evening related to the rose show to be held In the Brookland Masonic Temple on May 20-21. unless the backward season necessitates placing the date a week later.

The society completed Its third year and Its twelfth regular meeting. The membership was increased 10 per cent this winter and Its activities extended to the American Rose Society, of which It is an affiliation. Charles F. Tansill. president of the society, read an account of the year's work and there was a full dls cussion about the regulations of the coming show.

Invitations will be sent to the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and to many of the rose lovers of the District of Co lumbia. Stellar Dramatic Club to Give Play. The Stellar Dramatic Club of West Washington has in rehearsal Sir Ar thur A L. Tlibbs' famous comedy Mrs. Busby Boarders" which the will present on May 17 and IS in aid of a most worthy charity.

This club has been in existence for several years, and each season presents several plas. generally given for some deserving cause and they have earned a splendid reputation The leading spirit of the organization is Miss Sue Murray, who does all the coaching and arranges all the details In the cast of "Mrs Busby's Boarders" wil? be Miss Gertrude Clements. Miss Mae E. Callahan. Miss Mary Dugan.

Miss Anne Titlow. Miss Eileen Keady. Joseph A. Kuhn. Edward Kirby.

Harry S. Green. Francis Con-nail, and John Mattare This ear the company will have new- scenery, provided under the direction of Joseph Murray, the well-known scenic artist. The Junior League Enjoys Program. The Junior League held a llterary and short business meeting at its-club rooms, Sundav.

Mav at in The membership committee reported the admittame of i. as a new- member The Itter- NEVER THOUGtfTOF THAT Tmg BBSKi Tms is Ttre -TEiMG "re MOST JUORft CSrVClc-. TtUZ MUX fxjE bOAJE I fbR. fbRTY r-UKHrtES lAj YSAR.S MBI6K 1 ary program opened -with a piano solo. There followed a number of original poems composed by members, a vocal solo, an article on Charlie Chaplin and dancing-.

The friends and members were greeted with an agreeable surprise by the Introduction of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chaplin. Max Mlncosky. acting the part of "Charlie" to perfection, and Chauncey Goldstein, making a very cornical partner as Mrs.

Chaplin. Activities of District D.A.R. Chapters. Patriots Memorial Chapter held Its annual meeting Tuesday. May 4, at the home of the regent.

Mrs. Edward B. Olney Annual reports -were read by all officers showing a year of financial success and fine patriotic work accomplished. Mrs Smallwood spoke of the school which the chapter had started last year by a gift of $500 as a neucleus for the education of the children of revolutionary ancestors in the South. Officers elected for the ensuing year were: Mrs.

George P. Conway, regent: first vice regent. Mrs Paul R. Hickok. second vice regent.

Miss Lillian Norton, recording secretary. Miss Mary Catherine Dent; corresponding secretary. Mrs. Curry; treasurer. Mrs Douglas, historian.

Miss Norton: chaplain, Mrs. Smith. Columbia Chapter, A. met re-centl at the home of Mrs Lyman Swormstedt. The chapter voted five dollars for the night schools for foreigners under the auspices of the Society of Jewish Women.

Mrs. Swormstedt, Mrs Barber, and Miss Laura Virginia Walker were elected members of the council to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Mrs Virginia Yost Brown and Miss Nellie Mack and the transfer from the chapter of Mrs Mary S. Patrick. The hls-toriatlon Mrs Deam. read a paper on "John Paul Jones Cercle Des Precieuses Ridicules.

The closing seance of the forty-sec ond vear of the Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules was held at Mile Prudhom-me's Remarks appropriate to the occasion were made by the president. Becker, and one of the hostess' bright causenes was followed by an interesting address of Prof Lazard on "L'Ordre de la Legion d'Honneur" The Cercle resumes its meetings in November More than items have been issued bv the I'nited States for devices intended to harness the of sea waves. vl.