The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
In A LADIES' CLUB ROOM.
WHERE WOMEN MEET, and MEN MY
NOT INTRUDE
The True Iuwardne-s of a. Peculiar Social
OrganizatIon-A Discussion Regarding the
Morals of the stage Text of the Pledge.


Morals of the stnge-Text of the Pledge.
F,om The rhaaj,tln Pres.
Having had the good fortune TO bc ono Of
| the few invited guests at the last meeting Of
Sorosis IN Now York city, am in possession Of
brrs constitute power Of $50 and upward ;
many ni them married Indies with well ordered
households, healthy children. sensible, pro-
greHsiyc. and apparently contcnted husbands
ana all with an ambition beyond furniture,
dress and fashionable life.
SOrOeis has always met at Delmonico's where
they certainly hnve delightful rooms. and be-
ing on the third floor. reached 10y means Of an
oNquist"y decorated elevator. ure cut off from
tne nuste and NOISE necessary 10 the life and
business OF that famous adjustment Tho
cup apartments ARE finished in the highest
SUI Oh uecpratlve ART. anu 40 arranged that 10y
means OF movable partitions. three large rooms
may be transformed into one immense salon.
bcIorc thc EXERCISES OF mo meeting are com
1ncnecd, Il delicious lunch IL served by 0arcons.
each lady paying one dollar.
,,Soross y not what IL understood by the term
U0man's R'0hts Any discussion vcrgng upon
t an,h danEHT9us t9pIc IS f9rbIddsn Susan b
others Of like radical propensitics could not bo
received Us members. Indeed. mcthnks if con-
though much beloved. could not be admitted
INTO this highly conservative association ;thomgh
noticc her name among the list. Of honorary
inenibrrs, along with Emily Faithful, George
sand, Harriet Hosmer. Frances Power CObbe,
ana many others of equal note
Not l~ing member Of SOrOss myself am
bound ny no rules Of silence and 50 with the
greatest r,sp"'t in the world applaud their di-
Rl pom Ihsy Keep, school where women
ana iiirtlng The subjects Of the day are taken
up ana Dis ussed. talent is appreciated and inn
proved. genius IL cn outraged and developed.
! u. nrst artl 'ir OF their constitution shows the
wide scope OF Sorosis. viz:
This incorporation shni re- called soro.. II. o,ec,
l. To bring uyct'r womrn engaged IN literary, artistic,
cicty. '"'" ''''' anu "'''"' " W
And the second indicates how practical and
useful are lis working details. VIZ:
Tho association shall encourage a liberal interchange
verbal discussions upon all 'ulr's that lerun To It's
"lgs' 9na 'h" endea'or to make practical the ideas
Fortunately husbands nrc not afraid to have
ihcir WIVES members pl SlrOss. fathers willing
" intruSt their daughters within the hAllowrd
precln u 81 thus "du'utional society wh"reirOm
,S"Ncluied TINT bcie nor OF the stronger seX-
Woman Rights.
Thcsunect presented by Anna r. Diehl. Chair
man of the Committee on Drama. for discussion
was What is the moral eil"'t 81 u dramatic "a
r"er upon womcnf' Mrs Dirhl open d the dis
cusson 10y pointing out ia" peril- Of the stage in
n" temptations which necessarily b'set So pub
mandod to Withstand them. She also summed
up in a lew words tn" attractions Of mind and
how her nature must be susceptible. sonsibili- |
ties acute Imagination vivid. IN order 10 the
better receive and imper-onut' the iieas OF the
author and hOwnl these qualities. while inSur-
INK the success oi the actress. were self-endan-
g"rins attributes in the character vi young
anu hfNlDTltllif'I woman.
Mrs CIV. Winter burn' Chairman ~ the Com
mttne ON Music. then snbsiantiniad the diir,r-
cn'" between professional "a tross and u pro-
ir~-i"nh musician 10y stating that an actress |
beginning AZ IA" f0st Of the ladder receives her |
Important lessons while actually being paid for |
learning. appears nightly IA some triiiing
character. becomes thus nrcustonrd To- the sra
OF human faces the glare OF the footlights
acquires the stage gait the proper pitch u the
VOICE. and Receives instruction by observation
OF thos" who have perfected their art. and with
whom she II thrown constantly An amateur
III /. In 4lsTlfr
a.uulr' mrut of her art alone. paving out money
all the while for the same Then coma the
pros pefiNe trials II the stage fright which are
al tlr NOR" terrible on account OF the neros-
~arlb - 'iuded life of the musical student Now
aasrnl7 ana the usual payments for public
N. n'tr,~s has hy far the least dangerous road
Mrs. Delaney then arose and affirmed that she
r'ul peak from experience. having lived /
a. M N.Y. ~ 4 n t rs,,, g' t r - V, %,
had le'' %. that a woman bearing "a good moral /
rhdtur''r could a. well r,utin hrr rrpitntiu on /
the stag a. OIL ana that tor her part -hr had Z
-',n NOR" itltuurnlity IN tn ~p-tull,t fashion
able circles than in the profess ION; the ain r.
cne' l@nE that IA the latter instance. the liz. Is
publ" one. and the Tact Of any imprudrnsc or !
ml-Siep at once becomes matter OF public COM
Mis- Thomas then suggested that probably /
"" danger 81 the prof, sSion would be somewhat /
women instead of men. Whoreupon MIR. De- /
lunry replied that -hr had known OF some such /
ill-i'tll 80 AlA inc lulifAl lHii UNi not lt't'u
cases manng 4 In turn 10y a man" and she |
Thought II was better to have tho man man
hgn aud let him he controlled 10y "A woman -
the pm lmhlnl the throne heing IN" strong
cst Then Mr.. jew ttluotrd the stainless ives
lights II the stage. nnl who had tried n0t nv |
pr" 'rp only, hut 10y example also. To- purify ana /
clsNatc a.. population, she referred to Charlotte
Cu-hmnn IanuN KrullIr ana others mi f,r-
getting Mr.. Ella tINmrr. who adopted the stage /
a. "a lr0 less ion, married a man who promised /
III H. / . la ItaNH .HH
the dream OF her lfc hut who. loo Jealous of ths /
many attractions nl his beautiful wife. refused /
nNIf, l'ht uutil lhr l"i'c 81 cir'um,lan - b
nnaly INDUCED llln a. rHilnuu|-h the right II /
NNiuH- th"u Objected thu mobile .uiimcmt uf +
{ Mi nl' u-iiluhu- who reshr ici % ting a- the .
Thomas expressed her thonsAis with -'il.-- /
manlk' elegance Of lnnguisg" and manner. /
! iml On" pi, ASSURE If hearing and -ecng her .
tax" the pis'ls'. -ho hasIng that day hrromo n
member ot SYr'-,-. During this exercise ali /
Voices ia CONCERT. give the pledg. here MAT
n may reiuie Tor itself the charge OF agltatOr-
snip:
Isi,e ma, n ,nie to- ,or'., s' le kecp ,acroav
t'' 4"'''''1 i' s0'''' 90 nAAc II worthy Of sup
i'ase my-ll To- sustain the members of Sero.. in all
u AVOID DOING 's tinn- thar San iipurc the rriul,
n.nl, aingmnro. soro.. "a. long a. can De useful
t" and receive heneni from the association.
Mrs. Priscilla Cooper Goodwin. nm invited /
"A -i, n"Nt charmed AN present with her won. /
y -" " frnm Gnent To AYR" and nr,i Hart s /
" Poverty Fiat letter. Then followed the road |
i'm INK gi an Nrsipai Prem by Mr. S,u5 en- -.a{
pui"h Sor.uadr' 10y Mr. Robinson. li--rr-
tatgn ON 90 Pottery, hy Miss DuulrNy. Notes at
a TRIP 10 Florida los Mrs. smith. and other
rwii l.nu~. inler-p"rscd w.th vocal and ln,lru-
mental music. NJ. I. W.
Explaining ~ Dinicuit Problem.
oni ti' tiint, 04dltft,a
\ negro WIS convicted in our Superior !
{ other ,luN lar Itffiutr np,,fit,.r .r,