New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-08
HOURS OF SOCIAL PLEASURE
DINNERS, RECEPTIONS, LUNCHEONS ANT
OTHER FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT.

social life In Mount Vernon are the Lb1cs' Choral
Club entertainments. The Choral Club comprises only
the leaders OF society there IN it, member hp. which /,
exclusively of women although limited and seec.
number OF men are permitted to become associate
members. They pay $40 q year, which Is to meet
the incidental expenses Of the club. including tho
hiring of a hall for the concerts. There two
concerts In each year, to which there Is charge II
admission and only those receiving invitations can
attend each Of the forty associate members receiving
six tickets TO dispose OF among his friends. The la,
concert OF the season was given on wednesday night
and it perhaps the most brilliant ever given In
that town. The solos and choruses and the instrl.
mental selections pronounced equal to anything
presented in that town by any other musical union
and to Mrs. Joseph Wood. the president, and Miss
Augusta Lowell, the chairman Of the Executive Com.
mtee and the well known Organst. belongs the chief
credit. The numbers deserving special mention were
" BOtOllnkum7 and EstuGianna" by the club the
solos OF Mrs Gcrritt Smith, Mrs. Frederick A. Brewer
and Mrs. Theodore F. Baldwin, and the selections by
the beethoven string Quartet. The officers Of the club
are Mrs. Wood, president Mrs. J. NJ Anderson vice.
PRESIDENT Mrs. \. T. Taylor. secretary; Miss e. L.
Tllton treasurer Miss Lucas, librarian. and Mrs. Hay
ward, assistant librarian.
The following the other members: Active
Mrs. W. :. Anderson, Miss Bingham Mrs. W. L. Clark
Miss Mary Carter, Miss Emma Carter. Mrs Dav,
Mrs. DoOlittlo Miss Duff. Mrs. Dorcmus Mrs Erskino
Miss GIL, Mrs. Hayward, Miss Hull, Mrs. Hitchcock
Mrs. b. Howe, Mrs. W. ID. Howe, Mrs. Hall. Mr,
Ham. Miss Horsfall. Mrs. Jennings Miss Lucas Mr.,
+. W. Lockhart. Mrs. lie Lcschcur. Miss Peck Nr,
RObb, Mrs. StOddard Mrs. Louis Sageman Mrs Ccorr.
sagcman. Mrs Will saecmsn, Miss shaw Miss Wheaton.
honorary, Mrs Grower. Mrs. Baldwin Miss Wilson:
associate, W. :. Anderson, J. NJ. Anderson " Brad
bury, Mr. Chambers, l.. Clark NJ r. Doremis F. H.
Denman. f. W. Fske, T.. +. Hayward BENJAMIN
Howe. Charles Jones. J. II. Jenkins. Mrs S knapp.
Miss Kittel, Mr. Lucas, Mrs F. A. Lane Miss Nc
Donald, Mrs. VI. Munson Mrs. F. :. Ode Mrs Milton
Rathbun. II. F. Rhoadcs Mr.. >toddard Mrs william
sonlcs W. T. shotwell, ". H. smith b. W. Tilton.
j. L. Taylor. {. IT, Wilson and Joseph 5. Wood.
Sorosis met at Delmonlco's on Monday nght for
the last time until next october. This popular society
has outgrown the big dinins-room where for 50 many
yenrs rs members have assembled. and on tls ~.
casion the ballroom none too large to contain
comfortably all the members, who. in spite Of tie
warmth Of This June weather. came crdcd 'or the
war Of argument. First came luncheon, and after.
ward debate The question for the day presented
by Mrs. Margaret ". Ravenhill. Resolved That he
present system OF universal starring detrimental 10
true development in dramatic arr Mrs Lee G.
Harley. Mrs. o. H. Rosenfcld, Mrs. Mary f. BRYAN
Mrs. Sara c. Ostrom and Mrs. Augusta Kidder spoke
in the affirmative, and Mrs. VI. ". Merrill. Mrs. Mary
d. Davids, Mrs Anna Randall Deh. Mrs. Leon
liarvler and Mrs. Berghoz spoke in the negative
Mrs. Jennie June Crol pre- ided IN the ab.nce %
Mrs. Ella Dieu C,ymcr. Miss Nancy Mcintosh sang
several songs and Mrs. Lydia Ward reoited Charity
Grinder and the Postmaster icneralT written by
Mrs. Mary Kyle Dallas. member of sorosis.
IL there is one placc more delightful than another
in which 30 hold an afternoon luncheon 1t mrst BE-
the GORGEOUS saloons and polished decks Of gca
Atlantic liner after the passengers have al
gone ashore and the officers are at leisure % DO
the full honors Of their ship. snch uncheon was
held the good ship Normanna. the pride ~ The
Hamburg American Packet Company. on Wednesday
night. Carl Scurz, the resident director Of the line.
the host who entertained about $50 Of his friends
there. Aerward they made Of inspection Of the
greyhound and had a most ENJOYABLE time.
Among them were Secretary Rusk Thomas l.. James.
Abram s Hewitt. Warner Miller. Mr.. FeiGel. Consul.
General Of Germany; William >teinwAy. Charles :.
smith, oscar sraus, eAMinistcr TO Turkey Franci,
Lynde stetson Horace White - b. Potter. f. l..
Godin, Ira Bursley. Colonel Weber. General OBeirne,
Walter :. Logan Hugo WeSendonck. General Stah.l,
Charles r. Miller, John Foor, Edward Lauterhach,
Professor BOY escn, and a number OF ladies. There
also present Representatives Of nearly al The
great steamship lines and the captain, Of the Ham
burg American Company and of the North German
Lloyd Company who were here in port
Vice Chancellor NacCracken invited a large numbr,
Of people 10 come 10 his house, No. - Irving Place.
on Thursday night. 10 meet the members of the
graduating class Of the University Of the city Of New
York. Many accepted the invitation and a most en-.
joyable evening spent. Among those present
were Charles Butler, Morse Rowel, William NJ. TAYLOR.
David Banks. Mrs Eugene smith, W. l.. kdmore.
j. ". &. Leverdge, J. Reid, Robert Mcbride, Frank
Bergen Kelley, IL. VI. Brown. Gilbert l.. Anderson. n
Este Charles o. Dewey, Thomas :. OBrien. William
G. Hess. Edwin q. Warner, +. IL. Hanson Georse ~
White George Donaldson, Henry H. Sleeper Dr. Walter
Booth Adams, Miss NJ. b. Nandusen, l. I. RUSSELL
Albert D. Phillips. Mr.. and Mrs l. F. Ru'sel fro,
tc,,or and Mrs Isaacs Professor and Mrs Baird aud
n1fr Irofp W.
lessor Allen, the Rev : NJ WoGdbriGge Lou, b.
Tribus +. J. Thomas. Miss +. Butler, Mrs BENJAMIN
Church and Mrs. william T. Cochran.
\ considerable number Of Roman Catholic clersy-
men and lavmen enjoyed themselves on "Wednesday
night at the annual entertainment oi the chrl'u4t
Doctrne Association, connected with Nj saints koAti
catholic Church. at one hundred and twenty ninth i.
and Madison ave The entertainment was held AZ
r uorrai NJ archbishop Corrgan which presented
by Father Kinkead. of All saints church To Hs
Tmgrants' FAIR. and won By the paroch.al ,ch(o!
attached 10 It Patrick> Cathedral. was siNen ~
i sI Of which the Rev. NJ. j. Lavee rector Of he
Sntbcdroi is chairman. IN ". T.. W,llac mate ;n)
rseGhb be r r9e to ,he b@ G Of no
new church.
IN, dramatic and musical entertainment f9r me
benefit Of the orange Memorial Hospital whl'n wa'
.ron in Music Hall Wednesday evening was a IIc.
r.s,rced success Notwithstanding the extreme ness
~ fhe evening the hall crowded The prqsranmo
danced bv two little children, Raphael oriely ana
Miss Rose Bond Cews The Rerfo nsaeS by VIZ and
a., NJ 'I Inhn G. Ward j. Frank Knorr. II. d. Mitchell,
"nd %Fs hr par6nacr Of the following Ms
F. W. Hazel Mrs william c RsrT; Nrs 81 s,erIns Mr..
William Pcron Mrs cHaTIes B. YaFds s5rs Mr Bs a. D.
sheparI, M ,avI~s Mrs, Aaron Carter. Mrs. n W.
fr FRAN M cmamSTS , Mri Eeai o " f Mr
Mrs ~ Nal.f, IN, Nrs J. McM0rrOw. Mrs. John Burke.
Mrs William Hcddcn Mr. JoSsph Il Num- Nrs Reno
Niartn, III parstow Miss Amy G. Lowre. Miss A.cs
,Irsid Miss Margaret Person and Miss Kate WlgS1n
vol, attended and muchenioyed reception was
=, w ThnrSday night In the parlorS OF the Rev. Dr'
hSm "" II Gardner Just after the close Of the com.
hailen EXERCISES of his school. Among toN'
nrcsent were Mr. and Mrs Archie F. Palmer me heI
~, h % MID NJ \cler. Mr.. and Mrs \ Raymond, Mr
a"d Mrs Charles H. Blair. Peree v Jeryi'. Mis,
a ,n,,,, ror,,nlan Miss kittic Livingston Miss Al'9