Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-30
NEw-CENTURY CLUB ANNIVERSARY.
The Pretty Club House II Scene OF RejoicinI
Wednesday.

The Pretty Clubhouse Scene OF Rejoicing
"Wednesday.
o, Thou who scatterest blessing with un-
stnted hand,
Before Thee now, with grateful hearts, we
stand.
To thank Thee for the feast Thy love has
spread.
And pray that Thou who grantest daily
bread.
Wilt, with it, for the sake Of Him who died,
Give us the bread Of life Thy grace sup
piled. Amen
With the above grace, specially COM
posed for the occasion by Prof. II. A.
Clarke of Philadelphia, and sung by
the Choral Glass, the New Century
Club, with its guests began the cele-
hration of its eighth anniversary on
Wednesday IN the drawing room Of the
club house. The breakfast preceded
the exercises. Four tables were spread,
the head table for the officers and
guests of honor running parallel to the
stage, which was banked with palms
anu shrubs, and three other tables for
members of the club, being at right
angles to it. All the tables were deco.
rated with flowers, and fringe of
flowers, smilax and asparagus fern
adorned the unoccupied side Of the
main table. Upon The front of the
gallery in smilax, ferns and carnations
were the letters INC. c." with the
dates "lSss" and "ls9G' in smilax.
The toast cards were octagonal in
shape and tied with ribbons Of yellow,
the club color. Henry S. Black g. 90.
served the following menu: Grape
fruit, houillon, chicken pattie, fillet Of
beef. sherbet, salad, ices and coffee.
After an hour and half had been
well spent upon the menu, Mrs.
Frances S. Garrett, the president of
the club, extended its greeting to the
guests of honor, and then introduced
Mrs. Abby w. Miller, formerly prosi-
dent of the club, who acted as toast
master.
Tho toasts were as follows;
"The Home Beautiful-'Thou vert
beautiful thought and softly bodied
forth, " responded to by Mrs. Minerva
Parker Nichols of Philadelphia, the
architect of the club house.
"Our Guests THE ornament of a
house is the friends who frequent it, y
Mrs. j. Il. Woodbridge. president Of the
New Century Club of Chester.
1.-The Federation Good tho more
communicated more abundant grows, "
Mrs. Anna W. Longstreth of Philadel-
| phia.
"Our Neighboring Clubs Let's 20
hand in hand, not one before an
other, Mrs Richard Darlington,
president Of the New Century Club Of
West Chester.
Club Ideals Spirits are not finely
| touched but 70 iinn issues, Miss
Agnes Repplier of Philadelphia.
After the speech making the women
went to the parlors of the club house
and the drawing room was put in readi
ness for the exercises of the afternoon.
The Choral Glass began the enter.
tainmont with singing Mozart'f
FLOWERS and Fancies, F." under the
direction of Prof Clarke
Mrs Mariana w. Chapman, presi.
dent Of the Woman's Club Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, delivered an address upon 1.-The
Girl at the End of the Century. " Two
solos we're sung by Miss Isabel d.
Wales, Dekoyen's "'The Lamp Maiden'i
Song" and Eugene Fields Little
Boy Blue. =" We and Our Grand
mothers" was the subject of an address
by Miss Repplier. Miss Elizabeth s.
| t1NlAN blhl VIZ q Nitllll Hblls II uuRdTldL
Air. Short addresses were made by
Mrs, Annie I. Scribner, president o.
the Woman's Health Protective Asso
citation of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Ann5
w. Longstreth, former president o.
the New Century Club Of Philadelphia
The exercises closed with the singing
of Tauberg's "Cradle Song by thu
Choral Glass.
In addition to the guests ALREADY
mentioned there were present Mrs
Rehccca l., Smith. Miss johnson, Mrs
NJ. l}. johnson, Miss Sellers and Mrs
f. II. Taylor of Philadelphia; Mrs
Matilda G., l}. Lukens Of Germantown
Miss G. f. Bent of Chester Miss Mar
shall of West Chester, Mrs. Francel
lIurd Of Newark, Mrs. Mary G. Ros,
Of Camden, N. j.. Mrs Wilson o
Pittsburs, Mrs. Lydia S. II. Field o
Brooklyn, and Miss Brown Of Concord
Mass.
Tho anniversary exercises were il
charge Of the following committee
Mrs. A. D. Warner, Mrs. j. Eines
Smith, Mrs u. T, Candy, Mrs. Franl
Pyle, Mrs. Benjamin Nields, Mis-
Mary ID. Sisson and Miss Mary A
Mather,