New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-10
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THE PROFESSIONAL WoMAN's LEAGUE pHoPs
Learned PAPERS FOR 4 DAY AND Has
A LIVELY TIME WITH WORDS.

THE PROFESSIONAL woMANs LEAGUE DROPS
Learned PAPERS FOR DAY AND HAS
A LIVELY TIME WITH WORDS.
ou-,o. q delightful afternoon" What iorH
,,,ne ,vo have had and IT has been so INSTRUCTIVE
too" Yes. ard wasn't it lovely OF MISS ShaS
TO think Of such nice scheme?
MANY expressions OF similar nature were over
heard yesterday afternoon AT the froiess''na'
vvomars League where every one appeared 10 be
T., The manifest Of moods and the atmosphere
see,,od to he charged with enthusiasm. AZ the
hour regularly appointed for the literary SYM
poslum" goody number OF members han ea'h'
cred together in the lectureroom' Du' III P'ace
of the customary rows OF silent listeners 10 VIZ
n,onhor who CHANGED to be reading paper hled
With wisdom and learning. and the ar OF neco'ous
sobretv. usually somewhat pronounced On these
occa s,ons 2 revolution seemed to have taken place
set,ses were placed in front % the platform ara
beside 1t part OF the peop'e who were present
were sitting and part were standing DIV upo" vac
faces OF all was expression Of eager eNpec'a.
,ion In the centre OF the small platform stood
large blackboard. and beside this was the
ar,,,ra,or ~ the afternoons scheme" Miss Mary
shaw.
What arpearoi at frat sight TO he game OK
school or a girls frolic Of scme KIND proved L"
he q real old-fashionod ''pronounclng-oee. MISS
Shaw had been appointed by Mrs Weloy' CHAIRMAN
Of Literature, to read paper. or IN some wa! W
ont
bided her time. aud although her popularity III '"s
league ins,,res her always warn greef'ng neF
announcement that the immediate present was IL"
propitious for papers, and mat she hao ariai'se'
10 turn tnln;s about for the nonce ana nave
game II words hailed with dehshI
oulet departed eyes danced. tongues fe"' ana
every one was expectant and excited, except FOR the
moments when Miss Shaw brought her sonooi T"
order with flourish OF her crlyon. which revealed
,orcihIv the Massachusetts teachers experience
~ which she laugningly referred. Before the SIDES
were drawn for the contest. Miss Shaw created
THE Century Company" with having loaned Ter
IN, entire set Of volumes comprising It's dictionary
and she also explained tnat the pronunclauohs
which would he accepted correct were apifo'eu
both by the Century dictionary and by WEBSTER
Miss Palmer was selected referee, and Mrs lda
Jeffreys Goodfriend and Mrs. ROBERT "'es''! "'''
chosen captains.
Much r,err.ment was created as one after another
failed and took her seat but n!-fee.ins appar-
ENTITY was experienced by any OF the Contestants
Among the words placed upon the boari VT Iii
taneity slnecure legend extenpore me aere a.
grimaces vagary idea simultaneous often ap rsss
towards extraordinary hove! nuripie, -
municipal drama. adult Elizsbethan courier SGer
teous speciality address. strategic soesr'
epoch. sovereign advertisement, sough au'ops s,
dynamite eneryate franchse r,1SnSs decora.
tive, rbald acumen. Gecofous III ,nirrei
contuuely morphine squalor. vase ami sqeII r'n.
To Mrs iregorys side was given me creall q "s5
mig in each Of the two contests which were ulea,
"mI Mrs Theodore Roberts was declared the pri1S r
n uinrsr err Az the close % the contest Mss shaw
was assured Of the success OF her Departure o -,
the regular methods Of the day by PENS I's xiv
reuaat n or to do something else nice ana Jons.
Among the members who were present. most 9,S "a
whom took part IN the per si were oss ' Muiensr.
Miss Mary Penhe.d. Nine. Selma Goldz'eheT' W. We
Hat;ie Skles. Mrs. sappora. Mrs Clara Baker BAKE.
ro rs1a a'' Mrs ODER Mrs Charles Wheeler Mrs
Ne.son, Mrs Fairman and Mrs. Edwin Knowles