The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-12

il is rumored are TO DO invited are Mrs Re-
becca Clark C'Sophie Way. a favorlte writer
for children; Miss Frances Fisher C'Christlan
Red"). and Mrs. Jenny Marsh Parker. the
daughter of a Millerite preacher, and VINO
wrote the novel 1.-THE Midnight Cry" on the
Mlllerite craze. Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleye-
land is another author who will be invited
OF course, this is not complete Inst OF the
authors who will be honored with invitations.
but il is fairly representative one. All the
women mentioned have done good literary
work. though many of them have not the
nOtOriety OF some women whose Work is far
less literary in character.
The Society Of Political Study met on Tues
day afternoon at the residence OF Mrs. john
stOn. on Stuyvesant square. and listened 10 q
paper on Manual Training" by one Of its
members The paper. which might almost be
called exhaustive treated OF manual training
in its broad sense and not IN the narrow one
in which so many persons VINO are ignorant
of the subject considerit Outlining the plan
of instruction, the reader endeayored 10 snow
how manual training may be carried into every
branch Of study. and succeeded in dong this
AZ we'll as in interesting her hearers ana mold
ing their interest 10 the end
The Club will meet next Thursday after
noon at $50 al the same house. when the
President, Mrs +. b. Wakeman. Will read q
paper on The Annexation of Canada All
The lNfllt1 VINO are lUlfTfNtFN AZ tAAAN nh'J'Ne
or i'm the Club are invited TO be present.
Tho Vassar Students Aid Society, which has
for its object the giving Of pecuniary aid TO all
students OF the college. with graduates and
undergraduates has many branches IN various
parts Of the country This organization Is not
yet two years old and some OF the branches
are Younger, the New York branch being Just
one year old and has now raised the money
for scholarship of 800. the competition for
which is open 10 residents If this city. Tho
scholarship offered by the Society IS IN the
nature of a loan. and the recipient must agree
in writing to pay back the sum when she u
able. The applicants who send IN their names
are examined at the college by the president,
who takes care that girls who DO not need the
money do not receive II.
The society desires to have as many under
graduates for members as 1t can get. hoping
thereby 10 foster an interest IN them for the
college which is usually lacking IN the under
graduate as compared to the alumna. There
are z, 800 undergraduates IN the country, many
Of them having spent but few months at the
college, leaving It for various reasons, and
these the society wishes 70 include IN lts
membership. The fee Is ~ year. and any
friend of the society may become an assO-
ciate member 10y the annual payment Of g.
The Wednesday Afternoon Club will hold
its next meeting on Wednesday when paper
on Fashion in Art and Morals will be read
by one Of the members, to be followed by
discussion. That both paper and discussion
will prove interesting goes without saying.
The Ladies Club Will hold its usual must
Gale next Tuesday morning. Some fine music
is promised. and these musicalcs always bring
together large number Of the members Of the
Club, making most enjoyable social occa-
sion.
The University Club held its usual monthly
"tea" yesterday afternoon at the club-rooms
in Barnard College.
Tie Woman's Press Club held its first after
noon tea" q week ago nj its new club-rOoms,
at No. II west Eighteenth street.-New York
Herald.