New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-28

While packing box OF supplies. sundries and
clothing 10 be sent to a missionary clergyman In
the South Woman's Missionary Aid Society OF
Jamaica, Long Island vastly amused at
con Of wig sent by an absent msmse5
the assortment 1t was, however. packed and went
intensified when, in acknowledging the receipt Of
the box, the minister wrote of his appreciation OF
recovered from an attack Of typhoid fever. and had
temporarily at least, lost all his hair.
The first dance to be held in the new Astoria ball.
room will take place Wednesday evening" De.
cember Is. in conjunction with the charity concert
that Miss Nora Maynard Green and her pupils have
kindly consented to give for the benefit OF the
Working Girls Vacation Society. The immediate
need Of the society is money to maintain the new
winter house presented by George r. Dodge and
established at Santa Clara, in the Adirondacks. II
is furnished provided with sun parors. and
equipped with resident physician. trained nurses
and housekeeper, but must have funds for running
expenses During the last summer one thousand
sick girls applied for admission. On the evening OK
the concert the chairs be arranged in groups
as at the Seidl concerts. and Miss Green and the
committee will hold a reception in the adjoining
salon at the close Of the performance Dancing VIII
9s at into Cafe for the OCCASION Among
the 5"f performers T viii be Mrs Berry wall MI:
Frs sS o' Mosby Miss Augusta Kosster Miss G
CllftOrd walker, MISS IslIZdDebH anu ~"i -
' The p 1t are Mrs Hamilton Mex Twom-
Charles ii. T. Coils Mrs Frank Jefferson Blods.
cite, Mrs: George Inness, sr.. Mrs E. 4; Rossiter.
MIS- MS ASrahsm GSsTt %s EdwsTs rd KnSsd
Mrs Robert % RTT as N Newcomb Mrs g. B. Ros
sitter. Mrs. James stetson Metealfe Mrs r. WAYNE
wilson s5 MRS Ar FUWe PyM Mrs John G. cstus Mr.
LYMAN Abbott Mrs. James Henry Parker ana Mrs.
Frederick G. Train
Mr.. and Mrs. william W. Baker. OF Pelham Manor.
have returned from an extended TIP across the
continent and through the southern STATES
The thirtieth annual Convention OF the Ma
tlonal American Woman Suffrage Association Will
DO held in the Columbia Theatre. at washington D.
C. beginning on February IL. .
rSIs meeting will be OF special interest and sisn!h-
canoe the fftieth anniversary OF the hrst con-
yention held to demand equal rights Tor women
The first reception this season o.. the Young Mems
and Women's League OF the Montefore Home for
Chronic Invalids will be held This afternoon IN the
parlors OF the Home One-hundred- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
II. and Western Boulevard.
A. Mott Memorial Hall. No. Ga Madison-aye, the
Swami Abhedananda will talk this afternoon on the
question rs Vedanta PRACTICAL
The New-York Association for Improving the Con-
don OF the Poor of which Mrs. VI. Fullerton Is SUI
perntenden Of relief sells bath tickets OF admission
to the Peoples Baths. az No. 9 Centre Market
Place between Broome and Grand SITS. These may
ba bought By persons wishing distribute them
slngly to deserving poor Since the opening OF the
house in 1881 5026,5 persons have used the baths.
Mrs w b. Duggan. of Philadelphia, is tho first
woman policeman record. and is held in high
esteem by every member OF the Department Of
Public Safety In that city Mrs. Duggan donned
the official garb because she thought II would aid
her in the rescue work In which she is engaged.
An old colored women. eighty-six years old, was
once slave owned by relatives OF George WASH
ington and IS living now in a small town In Ken.
lucky. She has seven living children and forty