New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-01
A BROTHERHOOD SUPPER.
BEGINNING OF PRACTICAL WORN IN =
PROJECT TO ELEVATE THE POOR

PROJECT TO ELEVATE THE POOR
The first brotherhood supper Of the Katherine A.
Tfngley brotherhood Club was given last nght d.
the cubrooms, No 607 East Fourteentn-sI Inc
club was recently organized by NJ H. fhe'ps "
lawyer and a member OF the Union League Siuo'
and Mrs Elizabeth Churchill Mayer. music
teacher This club was named In honor OF MIS-
Tingley president Of the esoteric branch OF the
Theosophical Society. The clubrooms are IN the
east end Of Fourteenth-st. not far from the East
River and the object Of the club Is to labor Win
and educate the poor Of that neghoorhood An
effort will be made to promote social intercourse III
the district extending for half dozen blocks from
the clubhouse. The first step taken was the OPEN
ing of a Lotus Circle. or non-sec'arian sunday
school, for children. 1t IL hoped that In time there
will also no classes for the instruction OF the par
ents, a room for reading and conversation IL
brary a substantially free dlspensary classes Tor
the girls and mothers in sewing and other DO
nestle industries and evening addresses TO aduits
on ethical and practical subjects
Shortly after O'Clock last night about thirty
men. women and children from the neighoorhood.
who had invited to attend the supper, sat down
TO the long tables which laid In the main room
Besides these there were about twenty members
OF the Theosophical Society who are interested In
The work The repast was good. substantial one,
and the guests made the most OF II. For some or
them II the best meal they had partaken of for
q long time. and the enjoyment that they got out
Of IL was plainly written their faces. After all
had eaten their fill. Mr. Phelps arose and made a
short address. He said in part: 81 want TO tell
you how ii happens that we meet here tonight 1t
IL because the men and women who have opened
these rooms and prepared this entertainment are
your warm friends. and want you to know II. We
do not represent here any particular church. We
believe that all religions good. and. whatever
be religion. that the thing is TO live good
lves-to be generous and kind and friendly to each
other. For men and brothers first. The
amount OF money man has. or his education or
social position. is nothing at all We are going 10
live on and on-not merely this life. but grea;
many other ves-and the rich to-day may be poor
hereafter. and the poor rich; the happy may
become unhappy. and the unhappy may become
happy. II all depends upon what DO now
whether good. kind. generous. or the reverse:
upon the use make of our present lives. Now
the very best make OF our lives Is TO
help others. and that is the reason we are here
II. RUSSELL spoke True Bro herhood' following
up the remarks made by Mr.. Phelps. Dr. Walton
was the next speaker. and then some Of the guests
We're called on Among those who spoke Mr..
Iehr: Mr.. Burger and Mr.. Bauer. They were all
members of the working class. but they showed by
what they said that they appreciated deeply what
had been told to them. Mrs. Leonard. OF Boston.
the mother Of Mrs Claude Falls Wright. and r. T.
Prater an ex-Army sergeant. also spoke. Among
the others present were Beecham Harding Miss
Anna Habler Miss Elizabeth Chaplin. Mrs Stern
Mrs Maybank Stacey ana Mrs. Raphael GreH