Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-24
soRosIs IN HIGH CARNIVAL.
The Distinguished Society, Has Birth
day Party and Instalis Officers.

day Party and Instalis Officers.
Sorosis held high carnival in the stump.
tuous white and gold banquet hall at
Delmonico's Monday afternoon. Around
the FIVE long smilax garlanded tables the
great mirrors reflected a notable gather
ing of writers, poets, teachers, doctors,
lawyers, artists, journalists, orators and
itterateurs-every one mothers daugh-
ter. To be sure there were n few Of the
stronger sex" admitted 10 the feast,
but they sat not among the counselors
and orators. They silently and swiftly
and meekly served the food.
Among the distinguished guests pres
emit at this, the twenty-third Sorosis an
niversary breakfast, were Susan b. An
thony, Mrs. Spofford, Miss Belgany Of
London, delegate 10 the Woman's Coun-
ell; Mrs. Myns of Barnard college, Mrs.
Finley Anderson, Mrs. Cooke of the
Grand Rapids Woman's club, Mrs. Lii
lie Devereux Blake, Mrs. Dickinson and
Mrs. Isabella Davis of the Kings Daugh-
ters, Miss Laura Collins, Mrs Strana-
han, Mrs. Ives, and Miss Helen Webster,
Phi. D., of Wellesley college.
Sorosis always puts on her best bonnet
ut these annual festivities. Directly the
feast was finished Mrs. Clymer, who pre-
sided in the Office of president for the
last time, said:
''Our club, with the dignity of twenty
three years upon its head, bids you well
come to its birthday feast. Two years
ago today began my discipline of SER
vice TO you. In saying farewell, even to
duties that have borne heavily at times,
one cannot help experiencing a shadow
of regret. Still | congratulate myself
that | can shake off my fowery letters
without too great heaviness of heart"
Mrs. Clymer spoke pleasantly for some
minutes and concluded:
Il take great pleasure in introducing
to you Mrs. Jennie Lozier, the sixth
president of Sorosis."
Mrs. Lozier, standing beside the retir-
ing president, said, graciously bowling to
Mrs. Clymer and her audience, Il am
not the rose, but have lived with the
rose" Then thanking Sorosis for the
great honor conferred upon her, she as
sured the members of her intention to
"endeavor to appreciate the posi- bilities,
limitations and aims of the society OF
Sorosis as literary, artistic and social
body, and to keep time to the ideal of its
founders"
She added: 81 believe in women's
clubs. They prepare their members for
greater usefulness in the home, the
school, the church, and the state. We
have long had the reading which maketh
the full man, and now we are getting
the speaking which maketh the ready
man. Thoughts, like measles, do not
harm, only when they strike in In an
swer to the question, What is the good
of woman's club-what does it do?' we
reply, back of all doing is being. Back
of every movement in human affairs is a
human soul. Back of woman's organ
lied public efforts must be the school of
philanthropy, the school of expression,
the school of character"
Mrs. Croley presented Mrs. Clymer
with the diamond set badge of Sorosis in
token Of the gratitude of the club for her
services, and the new president of Sor-
osis was fully installed.
Mrs. Croley, the founder of Sorosis
and one of its officers during the past
twenty years, also said her official fare
well. Her long services have earned her
most honorable retirement.
Miss Susan L. Anthony's amusing "es-
capades," as she called them, relieved
the somewhat serious effect of the rather
fearful farewells, as she related them in
her slow, droll manner.-New York Sun.