Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-17
soaosIs N Hlc, cAnnIvA..
The Distinguished Soeiety Has Birth.
day Party and Isataiis oinecrs.


Sorosis held high nival in tie snmp.
tuous white and cd banquet hall at
Delmonico's Monday afternoon. Around
the five long smilax rlanded tables tlle
great mirrors reflect "a Notable gather
ing of writers, poet teachers, doctors.
lawyers, artists, journalists, orators and
litteratsur5-eyery oue amothcr's daugh-
ter. To be sure there We're q few OF the
"strOnger SEX admitted Cd the feast,
but they sat not among the counselofs
and orators. They silently and swiftly
and meelsly served the food,
Among tho distinguished guests pres
emit ut this, the twenty-thirl Sorosis an
niversary breakfast, were Susan r. An
thony, Mrs. Spoiford, Miss Belgany q
London. delegate to the Womans C0un-
Gil; 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 King Daugh
ters, Miss Laura Collins, Mrs. Strala
han, Mrs. Ives, and Miss Hetn Webster,
Pm. D., of Wellesley college.
Sorosis always puts ON her best bonnet
at 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 wei
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 shadow
Of regret. Still l congratulate myself
that can shake off my fowery fetters
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 possibilities,
limitations and aims of the society Of
Sorosis as a literary, artistic and social
body, and to keep time to the ideal of its
founders"
She added: Il 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 malleth 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 a woman's club-what does it dor 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 ia
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 b. Anthony amusing Sos
capadcs,' 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.