New-York tribune., 1897-12-23
PILGRIM MOTHERS DINE.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ENJOY THE
SIXTH ANNUAL REPAST.

A BRILLIANT PROGRAMME ARRANGED FOR THE
ANNIVERSARY BY THE CITY WOMAN
SUFFRAGE LEAGUE
One hundred and fifty women met yesterday az
ternoon at the Waldorf-Astoria to do honor 10 the
memory Of the Pilgrim Mothers at the sixth an
nual dinner arranged for the anniversary Of their
landing by the New-York City Woman Suffrage
League. Dinner served in the Astor Gallery
at small tables. with one long table. and the
guests entered the room at the good old-fashioneo
hour Of IL o'clock The tables were decorated with
pink carnations and white lilies and were llghted
bv pink-shaded candles In the corner OF the
menu card was yellow daisy, yellow being the
color Of the league
At the presidents table Mrs. Lille Dew
ereux Blake. president and toastmaster: Mrs
Theodosia Goss Dr. Karriette Keatinge Mrs
Esther Herman and Mrs. Katherine G. Foote'
vice-presidents; Miss Harrette Keyser. organizer;
Mrs Emile S. Van Bell treasurer; MISS Iheresa
Barcalow chairman Of the Executive Committee;
Mrs. Charles J. Bourgoin Mrs. Harriet Putnam
Norwell. Mrs. T. ST John Gaffney. Mrs Ripley
Miss Annie S. Peck. the mountain-climber; Mrs
Belle Grey TAYLOR Miss Katherine Cunningham. OF
Arkansas; Mrs Cornela X. Hood. Mrs. Priscilla
Hackstan. ice-president OF the Bedford fohucai
Equality League Mrs. Ralph Troutman Mrs. Al
mon Hensley. Mrs John H Judge. MIS- t. zoo
Stewart Of the Chicago Sorosls Mrs Louise Nes-
celius Sheldon. Mrs. Fenetta Sargent Haskell Mrs.
Bishop Mrs. Van Norman and Mrs Haoley.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was
represented by Mrs. Mary Towne Burt and NINE
pemorest and the Kings County Political Eauahty
League by Miss Leah " Chiquoine MIS- Florence
Banks Mrs. Queen. Mrs. r. c. Tabot-Perklns Dr'
McCune and Mrs Jones delegation from the
Mount Vernon Political Equality League consisted
OF Mrs H. NJ. Rathbun. Mrs. E. Craigie, MIS- I. u
Ham, Mrs H v. Sageman. Mrs. s. A. Taylor. MIS-
NJ A. Maher Mrs. c. Mclean. Mrs. NJ. B. Sloat.
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Kellogg, Mrs ]. L. Kipp. Mrs. William Allen. Mrs
E. s. Jennings, Mrs. F. T. Davis Mrs d w.
Whittemore Miss J. W. Hasey. Mrs Sarah Lord
and Mrs. G. Moorehouse.
Others present were Mrs. Frank Leslie. Mrs.
Frank vallette. Miss Vaette. Mrs Marie Lange.
Mrs Margaret Bates. Mrs. Robert Bent. Mrs. CAL
win Hull. Mrs Emma " S!mis. Miss Slmis. Mrs.
Anna Jackson Dr. Phoebe Waite Mrs Fred Locke,
Mrs Charlotte jenkins Mrs John Milderberger,
Mrs c. Y. Wallace Mrs. Erran and Miss Helen
Lewis.
Music and speeches followed the dinner Mrs
Sheldon and Miss Vescelius sang, Mrs Taylor ana
Mrs Almon Hensley read original poems MIS-
Haskell recited The Golden Wedding" and ad-
dresses were made by Mrs. Blake. Mrs Hood Miss
Peck, Mrs Hackstatf. Miss Keyser. Miss Stewart
and Miss Cunningham.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Mrs. Blake reminded the audience that the feast
was given each year by the league TO celebrate
the landing Of the Pilgrim Mothers.
'Tt is true" she added that the Pilgrim Fathers
landed at the same time. but that is mere detail
1t is the CUSTOM however. to speak Of the latter as
the 'progentors OF a mighty race. leaving the Pill
grim mothers out OF account altogether. The
mighty race lie also thought OF and spoken OF as
being exclusively masculine. l was present at a
great Presidential nominating convention once when
the presiding officer made the astonishing statement
that the American people are gentlemen. we
shall never asser, that the American people arc
ladies' but will maintain that the citizens OF the
United States are women and men,
1--WE meet to-day" continued Mrs Blake, under
peculiarly auspicious circumstances. since we are
lust about TO celebrate the union Of the two noble
cities. On January Father Knckeroocker Will
wed the beautiful Miss Brooklyn and In this case 1t
will be the bridegroom who will change his name in
stead OF the bride. for. while she Will always be
Brooklyn we shall become Manhattan II Is lit
tie hard on the ad COATES OF women's rights TO have
10 live In a place called man. especially Man
hat-on but We DO not object TO men in their proper
place; we welcome them to the balcony"
perlences. She said that the pastime required % "a q
sound heart 9ns onss ana msh do
Mrs. Hood proposed toast 70 the hlted cues ~
and incidentally reflected on the intelligence OF 'he
"As soon as the Brooklyn voters had accepted
Father Knickerbockers heart and hand" she said,
they began TO wiring their hands and cry, Alas!
alas what have we doneT Inen tney went VEN .no 70
work and squandered $4,000 trying TO break the en-
Mrs. Hackstaf spoke OF "WomanS inspiration
Then and Now. main tanning that the spirit OF the
Pilgrim mother struggling for reigious HDerty was
the same which now unaffected Itself IN the
modern woman. who is fighting for political free-
dom.
THE PERPETUAL FIGHTER"
Miss Keyser introduced by the president as
"our old warhorse and perpetual fighter" Her
subject THE Chimes OF the Twentieth Cen
tury"-for all preceding centuries she said have
had part In the chimes OF the twentieth. Miss
keyser admitted. however that the Pilgrim moth
ers and their immediate posterity seem TO have lit
tie 10 do Win the merry peal.
Think OF bleak New England" she said. 'and the
woes OF the Puritan baby. We told that on
the Sunday following his or her birth the baby
carried TO the meeting house 10 be baptized. and
the meeting-houses were cold az the ceremony took
In the chrstening-bow The records say: "A very
extraordinary storm by reason OF the falling and
driving OF the snow. Few could get 10
meeting. child named Alexander was baptized
In the afternoon
THE books they read as children were not espe-
ciay diver;lDg and G!d not lead up TO merry peais-
The Life Of Eliza Butcher IN the Early Pety
Series The LIE OF Mary Paddock Who Died NJ
the Age OF Nine'-shs would 20 have been well
out Of it-'Dvine Songs IN Easy Language and
Praise Out OF the Mouth .; Babes. A Particular
Account OF Some Extraordinary Pious Motions and
Devort Exercises Observed OF Late in Many Chill
dren In Siberia II Is good TO learn that after the
hrst part OF the eighteenth century New-Engand