The New York herald., 1876-03-21
SOROSIS.
THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE CLUB AT DEL
MoNIco's YESTERDAY.


MoNIco's YESTERDAY
The great feminine symposium OF New York, the
annual dinner soross place yesterday at Del.
moncos By the large parlors were thronged
with ladies' and tho rustic OF silk mingled pleasantly
with the ripple OF low laughter and the hum Of many
voices About $50 ladies present. representing
much that is brilliant in New York society and at two
O'Clock tho doors were opened into the largo
dining hall where tho dinner was served.
MRS Charlotte Il winterburn, who had charge OF the
music directed lively march, and the ladies nled in
and took their places at tables dressed with lowers
and fruits The walls OF the were still decorated
with flags from q recent Spanish dinner while por.
trait OF the boy King, Alfonso OF Spain, showing his
handsome face and military carriage, hung over .
window.
At raised tAbo sat the officers OF tho club Mrs. T.
c. Croly occupying the place of honor the centre,
with Mrs. Fiy and Mrs. soule, the vico presi-
dents, either hand. Then followed Mrs.
Bcrghotz, Mrs. Newton, Mrs. Farnsworth, Mrs. Mer-
win, Mrs. Bronson and Mrs Delamatcr Beside each
adys plate Land small bouquet and the excellent
dinner served Ia Russe This portion OF the
business Of the day being over and the tables cleared
Mrs Croy, taking the chair for the second Of
Office said Ten years ago any attempt at organiza-
ton among women outside OF the churches 50
Insignificant that there existed not single chartered
repeated with show reason that our seq
was incapable OF united effort or roal organiza<
ton Eight years ago sorosis was founded,
followed very by the Boston .woman's Club,
while similar associations sprang existence all over
the land Eight ears ago there Vassar Col
legc no Alpha Beta Gamma or other literary society
among girls Since then Vassar has been created and
many kindred institutions have come Tito existence.
Women have organized the most extensive charities
and young womon's Christian associations Working
women's unions have been formed TO protcct
tho poor srogglers OF our sex. Changers
societies have been founded with women
other bodies have been instituted IN which women arc
the active aud men the lay or silent members. Yof
there are persons who still say that have
power 10 organize 10 work together. Of course
errors OF conduct will creep INTO ali associations and
human nature Is much the same both women and
men YET women have surely proved that they have az
much power men IA cooperative action. one thing,
however, should be said women who JON clubs have
often some pet idea 10 which they have devoted their
lives and strive TO turn the whole power or tnt
club IN that direction The work OF woman's club
properly educational and may also be made efficient ~
procuring valuable facts aud statistics Tor the beneht
OF women, butt should not be turned into the orgaE
OF any special reform the founding OF benevolent IN
stations such procedure would bo fatal 10 ita
primal obJcct-the social one "
Miss Hebrun after the address. played with her
tomary upon the piano Then Mrs FiIy presented
the combinations OF tho club TO Mrs CrOy, aud the
ins,alation of oiccrs followed AIRS Berghoitx read
letters ircm Mile rens and Mrs. General Dix regrets
ting that they could not be present. Miss jennie
Levcygo made neat speech. Mrs Bcrghotz then gave
chose bot water instead Of cold tea and Mrs Souil
responded in some very clever Mrs. Merwin
spoke what sorosis Is dong, which replied
by Mrs. Stebbns Mrs Wilson said she undcrstood
that at mems dinners they always toasted .srhe
ladies ladies' she proposed therefore, the toast The Gen
temcn." with this sentiment, "Wbile bask In thu
sunshine Of their goodness. may their shadow
grow less but " they attempt 70 throw US too much
the shade, may we by our brillancy iumo the darf
places Mrs Dieh gave a recitation. "rhe Prairie
FIrc,n by Alice Cary Mrs Amy weld read poem
ou Tho Clu0 Without Presdcnt;p Mrs Newton
spoke on Niagara in WINTER" Miss Sarah Fuller
cited poem, "fhc Value OF Promises; - hrs HelsnS
~ Cooke read an original poem, "Behod the Woman
and many other tcasts and speeches followed
Among the prominent ados present. other than those
named may be mentioned Mrs. Martha j. Lamb, Misg
Mary Kyle Dallas Miss Alice Fletcher Nine Dcmarost
hrs Amy, Mrs. Secor, Mra Abby Sage Richardson,
Mrs E. Fooie, Mrs. l.. D. sayes and Mrs DevereuE,
Blaka