New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
SORONIS AGiTN ~ SESSTON.
PHASES OF PHILANTHROPY DISCUSSED AT ITS
FIRST MEETING OF TIE SEASON.

PHASES OF PHILANTHROPY DISCUSSED AT ITS
FIRST MEETING OF THE SEASON
The. summer vacation of Sorosi~ is over and it,
members entered upon another seasons activity
yesterday afternoon AZ the Hotel waldorf me
meeting held In the beautiful new ballroom re-
Gently competed For me hrst meeting OF th'
year there was "A large attendance. All The women
seemed glad 20 be back again. and the opening
speech Of the president Mrs. William Tod Hell
muth Na= received with enthusiasm.
Before going 10 the subject OF the Day which
wa~ serious and comprehensive according 10 III"
usual SoroSis choice. the members listened 10 4
weIl-=eIected programme OF music ana recitations.
Ms Harcourt Bull gave TWO piano solos from
,.hopin Miss Grace g. Gardner sang. and Mrs
ANNA Randall Diehl reciied several times one OF
her numbers being an original poem eh'i''l
..,'uba lIbre" The close OF tn" entertainment WAS
IA. ,lguai for ihe symposium. as II was termed
to begin its discussion. Accordingly, Mrs hmhY
Warren Ro-blng chairman OF the committee OF
Philanthropy arose - present the subject " ne''
Philanthropy IS Most Needed
The modern method said Mrs RoeDNnE l.
~ regard philanthropy as a science We ha''
learned that 1t is matter which deserves the mos
thorough study and Investigation. NO d"uDt p''
feet knowledge of II would enable Us 10 conquer
nv, vice the crime the misery Of degraded hu-
r,,,,,y" Tn. sneaker went on 70 review the phi-
,r,rron,. enterprises OF all ages SHOWING that
though the modes OF dealing with the subject no"
ver. new the sentiment itself was nearly aS OF"
~ the human race -.
The arst on the list Of speakers TO IN" Suo-'op'S
v,s tho v-l-known writer. Miss Agnes kepplI'r
In regard fO Enforced Philanthropy she wa
n,,,, m Til. I'm condemninR the demands mace upon
,ac,n,r nho could ~ AFFORD the time ana money
Gbo aid IL was well known that the busy "o"ie"
s,sra iha ones who Oftcnest called upon, pc
rsnse th,y were In spite OF their work. we Ii0s.
iiselv IN respond appeals. She lrged tit' tni'S
ice he dropped and discouraged. and thai we
3 rer nlan OF applying to the women OF leisure "'
substituted. >, r,ua,.hroo," WA traafed
hy Nrs Fila DletZ Clymer Toward the close o.
hss- nansr she said that nowhere was thiS gualN
more needed than In political parties Patriotisi
liz IL sidered a phase. and an important one, oi
nnhuanfhropv Miss Cornelia f. Bradford, the head
,vorker OF the Whittier House, in Jersey City spoke
~ Tho Political and Social Economist
eating d.pa rtment OF the subject discussed py MI
Uaret,re, r Yardey. ex-presdcnt OF the Daugh-
i@oTs @ of the Revolution. Following Mrs far.Iey
Mr. Mary r. Trautman spoke on me ne tn tn
phiIa thropist' and Mrs. KATE T. Horton on Ill ams
Bright Side OF Philanthropy. Al ehtehpo'aheou'
discussion closed the meeting a., ,,..
Th. special guests OF the day were MIS- SHARON,
yice-presdent OF the Forum. OF san Francisco;
Miss Katherine Hilt-ll. OF the century 'lup. Oh
california Miss Helen Bullock OF Eimlra. MIS- MISS
ponn Vice president Of the Cleveland Sororis hhl,
louis Dachauer. Of Paris and Mrs. lAsbet "o'n-
schmidt.