Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-22
SOCIETY IN THE SPRING.
Entertainments That Have Been and Are
Yet to Be Given.


Mrs. C. 1. Wade, the President of the
Woman's Club. will represent the organization
in the National Council of the Federation of
was so decided at the regular meeting yester-
day, as a result of letter from Charlotte
Emerson Brow, President of the Advisory
Board The meeting will be q sort of caucus.
the object to amend the constitution and by
laws Of the Federation and prepare an outline
programme for the biennial meeting next
year The ladies will be entertained by the
Woman's Club of Orange, and will
be rendered a reception by Mrs Edison the
electricians wife. Delegates will be present
from all over the United States, and will voice
the sentiments of the clubs they represent in
the reconstruction of the constitution and by
laws. No other business of importance was
transacted at the meeting yesterday.
An Interesting Paper on Russia.
A crisp spicy. wellwritten paper by Mrs. NJ.
B. Schluederberg. on "The Foundlings' Home
at Moscow" aroused considerable animated
discussion. Prefacing her remarks by saying
that young country. like youthful person,
imagines itself much wiser than its elder, and,
commenting briefly upon the ability the United
States displays in discovering the mote in Rus
sia's eye. while ignoring the beam in It's own.
the lady entered into an interesting description
of the Moscow home. The idea promulgated
throughout the paper was that the United
States had been very derelict in providing, as
nation, for its foundlines, and, while critclsing
Russia severely, might still initiate her
example In many things with much credit.
While in this country not single in
stitution for the care of foundlings under
Government support exists, said Mrs.
Schluederberg, Russia annually best0ws 81, ,000,-
600 on this one home, and as tothe immense in
stitution some idea of the size may be gained
by the fact that it has 2.22s windows. Over
$1,000 children are received every year.
Good Treatment for a Month.
Tho infants remain in the building but one
month IL they are in good health, and during
that time they are vaccinated and supplied
with good clothing. They are then sent with
their nurses to the village in which the nurse
resides, and 81 so is paid weekly for
iTas shss ,bs The parents ssi 5sa
thSm any time before they are 10 years old, but
unless they do the children are under the
Governments supervision until they are Of
age. In the meantime the girls are instructed
in various occupations, including housework,
and many of them drift back TO the Home as
nurses. The boys are trained for military
service and taught trades. The entire institu-
tion, nurses. medical corps and all are under
price is placed upon human life. Many parents
of the laboring classes take their children TO
the Home. the only questions being asked re-
garding child are its name and age But such
perfect system exists in the Home that no
difficulty is ever experienced in tracing child
in after years.
THE Art Society of this city will be II years
old in May, and at meeting of its directors
yesterday, it was decided to celebrate the day
in an appropriate manner. A musical and
literary reception will be given at the Pittsburg
Club Theater, on the evening Of Nay q. when
the charter will be presented, bylaws adopted.
and corporate organizations made. in connec-
rinn xifh fha fbar fho naf-
ing yesterday several new members were
elected, Miss IS. h. Killikelly, Miss May
Beesley. DR.. John B. McClelland. Prof. Benja-
min Jones, Charles Davis Carter and W. P.
Hanna. The charter for which the society ap-
piled was filed yesterday with the Prothono-
tary. and will come before the court May l6
The one hundred and sixty-ffth and one
hundred and sixty-sixth receptions or the So
clety will be held at the society's rooms, Acad-
emy of Science and Art Building. Fifth street.
on Monday and Tuesday evenings next at s
o'clock. Mr.. II. Z. Krehbiel. Of New York, the
countrys foremost musical critic and literateur,
will at these receptions deliver two lectures:
Monday. "Origin and Nature of the Lyric
Drama" with illustrations by Miss Bertha
tenor, and Mr.. Carl Retter, accompanst; Tues
day, "Richard Wagner and His Art Work."
with pianoforte illustrations by Mr.. Carl Retter.
These lectures from such an authority will be
especially valuable, as preliminary to the May
Festival.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Alliance was
held yesterday afternoon in the Fourth u. P.
Church, Allegheny Mrs. b. G. Campbell pre-
siding in the absence of Miss Leitch, the presi-
dent. The business of the meeting was entirely
routine, consisting in chief of the reports from
the different superintendents of the WORK. Mrs.
DIR. Collins superintendent OF evangelistio
work. reported that the pre- yailing sickness had
greatly added TO her labors. The number of
tyioi 1ahn hn6 hnn har1h Mad md hn had
visited, aided and held gospel meetings with
quite number Of distressed families.
A WEDDING that will unite two very promi-
nent young people will be solemnized next
Wednesday evening, at the residence of Mrs.
William Singer, on Western avenue. The
bride elect is Miss Bertha Whorton, the charm
ing sister Of Mrs. Singer, and the groom-to-be
is William Orr, a son of Robert Orr. The
affair will be elegant, but not elaborate. At
tendantsswill be dispensed with entirely. and
limited number of guests will witness the cere-
mony.
Miss ELM ESSELIUS, the pretty little
Swedish Sloyd teacher of the California State
Normal School. and Prof. Theodore Moss.
PRINCIPAL of the school, will entertain to-day
distinguished P1ttsburg party. IL is the inten-
tion of Messrs. I. II. Phelps. William Nagle
and Thomas d. Keller to visit the school TO-
day and investigate the Lloyd system in the in
terest Of the Plttsburg public schools. After
seeing Miss Essellus In her rustic apartment,
with her naive pretty manner OF instructing,
and the interest taken in the work by the
pupils it is highly probable favorable report
will be given by the committee, who will leave
the city on the 1880 train and return at
o'clock.
Mr.. AND MRS. BAXTER, OF EdgeWood, with
their family, departed last evening for New
Y ork. from thence to sail for Europe. where |
tbav will ramain a wear or Ionper The greater |
noriion of the time will be spent i'm ENGLAND
with Mrs, Baxter's people. but Various parts of