New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-21
THE GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

Mrs Urquhart Lee. Of Chicago. win address the
General Federation Of womans Clubs, in Nash
Vile. to-day. on parliamentary Usage" MIS-
Joseph otley OF Atlanta will SPEAK on university
The speaker Of the day at the Contemporary OF
Trenton n. J.. on Tuesday. Professor Bliss
Perry. OF Princeton University. In his theme
The Evolution OF the Short Story" he maintained
that the short story is distinct species OF litera-
ture He forth It's capabilities and It's limita-
tons and showed why II IS particularly acceptable
to busy Americans.
The regular monthly social meeting OF european
will be held at the Knapp Mansion Bedford-ave.
Brooklyn. this morning at Il o'clock. Tho pro-
gramrne Is under the Committee on Art and Lt-
erature OF which Laura v. Roake II chairman.
The subject for discussion will be American F1c-
GSase ana i' Mrs Miriam ria pI Mason Greeey ~
The Teachers' College will hold . free class IN
kindergarten work every Thursday from TO
O'Clock IN the afternoon. This Is open to all grad
yates and 70 all kindergarten teachers. II II ex-
pec,ed that by the beginning Of the new year
something Ike 40 kndergartens Will be IN operation
In Greater New-iork
The New-York Society Of Pedagogy meets to
day at Grammar School No g. Madison ave. and
Eighty:ffth-.t E A Page is the president and
The National Chrysanthemum Society's silver
cup will be contested for to-day at the American
Institute Fair in Madison Square Garden. There
will be competitors from all parts Of tho country.
The requirements are six blooms OF six different
varieties.
The free night classes at the School Of Stenos-
raphy and Typewriting. No. East Forty-seoond-
ST. open tonight Applications for admission
he Saturdaya.
from to O'Clock.
The Brooklyn High School has introduced ath-
etics In new form In the regular course Miss
Taylor one OF the pupils. has been elected VICE
president Of the Athletic Association. and Is or
ganizng a girls basketball club, for which she
has obtained a subscription from the members OF
the association. The Dramatic Association has
also been reorganized and Will study Shakespeares
plays with view to presenting them. One OF tho
Brooklyn armores has been secured for tho use OF
the athletic club and a handball club Is also being
organized among the boys.
At the annual election OF the Bloomfield On j.
Kings Daughters Union, held last Monday. the
following officers were elected: President. Mis-. L.
J Fuller; vice-presdent Miss Jennie smith; secre-
aeld' '''' '''''''' ' ''''' N''@' '''N
Among the instructors at the Sherwood Piano
School. at stenway Hall. Chicago are Miss
X,
riet johnson and Miss Mary Angel Mrs. A. J.
Goodrich is the superintendent Of the departments
o harmony, counterpart and analysis, and Mrs.
Gertrude Grosscup Perkins has charge Of the vocal
studies Under the director, MIR. Sherwood.
dents are working with the greatest advantage.
The Daughters Of Pocahontas assembled IN State
Convention at Scranton, Penn. on Tuesday The
Grand Council of the Improved Order Of Red Men
vas represented by A. A. Ayers. OF Peckvile.
Sach I'm
Sachem Walter r. Rogers, OF Philadelphia made
addresses Great Prophecies Mrs. Bessie Hansen.
Great Pocahontas Miss Emma r. Deiner. Great
wenonah Mrs. Emily Keck: Great Minnehaha Mrs.
Addie l. Tyler and many other women representa-
tives were present.
Mrs Emile d. Martin leaves town this morning
FOR Utica TO attend the Woman's Annual Synod
lca Meeting and to make the report for the
Woman's Synodical Society Of the Presbyterian
Church The Synod holds its meeting at tho same
time. Mrs. Martin will go from Utica to Toronto Toronto
to be present at the convention OF the Worlds
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Tho Woman's Municipal League is trying gain
adherents in the public schools for tho Seth Low
ticket Circulars are distributed TO the children
and teachers are notified by letter TO attend meet
ngs
The annual mothers and teachers meeting and
ten given by Miss Bliss and Miss Whitfield
curred at their school No. Il West One-hundred-
and-twenty- fourth Tuesday afternoon. Much
ornroval was expressed by many mothers In refer
! ence 10 the general information class held once
week in the school The object OF this class Is to
interest young girls the vital topics OF the times
| 70 teach them to form sensible. Just opinions and
80 exnress themselves easily and In pure English.
urs BENJAMIN J. Harnett who lectures on
| .r,dia" will address the Health Culture Club Of
p-ooklyn this afternoon, at o'clock, at the home
:, mr. olive f. McCune. No. 50 Orange-st The
Subject viii be Health Culture Among the Women
| OF India"
| rrohibit!on and temperance mass-neeting will
| Ia this evening at o'clock In the Academy Of
Wus,c Brooklyn. Mrs Mary Elizabeth Lease. a
| .or,or of the Populist Will DEBATE with
supPor.er S,m,el Dlckie chairman OF the National
| rprohIbliion Party, Mrs Cora r. senery VIII r make
m address. Subject. Who Takes the Sonse-
qucnces?"