New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-22
THE WILLARD ASSOCIATION
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY GUESTS
AT THE BANQUET.

DRAINS ARE IN THE ASCENDANT TODAY. BUT
WHAT OF THE HEART" ASKS MRS. SAGE.
THE PRESIDENT. IN HER ADDRESS.
The Emma Willard Association assembled yester-
day at the Windsor Hotel for its seventh annual
banquet. Covers were laid for 10. The tables
were decorated with small potted palms. and In
the centre Of the presidents table great bank
of maidenhair ferns and pink roses. pink being
the color Of the society The menu and pro-
g-amme were printed pink paper. and the mono
gram at the top Of the first page was In god. III
honor Mrs. Sage said. OF her golden Jubilee. as 1t
is nifty years since she graduated from the
Troy Female Seminary. now the Emma Willard
School. The menu was as follows:
con,omme h as vpS Ian'. en- ras...
AiEuille''e of Ha"but dip 5.oI,i6ss nas,ue.
File, mignon. la Trianon.
French peas
s<pSssr Emma a M Willard Willard
Chicken salad.
Ice cream fantsisie.
Bon bons.
The .orbet proved particularly acceptable. and
one OF the members said that It was most appro-
priateIy named. as II was good and strong, just
like Emma Willard
The dinner arranged by committee OF
which Mrs Charles Atwood Edwards was chair
principally Of women but the association has no
rule against admitting representatives Of the stern
err sex to Its annual feasts. and hve or them were
graciousy permitted to be present yesterday. They
were Russell Sage DR.. John p. Num- THUS EDDY.
Charles Atwood Edwards and the Rev Maurice
Kemp. Of old st. P9uIs son OF former Mayor
of Troy Mr. Sage and DIR. Mum sat one at each
end Of the presidents table. and Mr.. Kemp sat at
the presidents right hand
Others present were Mrs. James Aldrlch one OF
the oldest graduates Of the school; Mrs ST. John
Lockwood. Of Norwalk Conn; Mrs. Fisher john
son. OF Troy: Mrs Robert Russell Booth. Mrs j.
II. Peck. Of Troy; Mrs. Milton r. Haxton, Mrs.
Kemp Mrs Aaron Vanderpoel Mrs Henry Nasen'
Of Troy Mrs. John Toucey. Mrs. John f. Mann
and Miss Catherine Edwards. a tiny maiden, who
is one day to 80 to the Emma Willard School.
Miss Helen Gould and Miss Mary Alice Knox.
principal of the Emma Willard School. were eH
pected but Miss Gould telegraphed al the last
minute that she could not come. and Miss Knox
sent letter OF regret which was read by Mrs
Edwards. Miss Knox said that many OF her pupils
came because their mothers aunts or grandmoth-
ers had been educated a; the Seminary
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
The programme succeeding the dinner began
with an address Of welcome by the president Mrs
Russell Sage. and included addresses by Miss
Anderson. principal OF the Albany Female Acah-
envy: Mrs Gulick for twenty-five years mission
Mary New bury Adams OF Dubuque, Iowa Re-
ports were read by the recording secretary and
the treasurer-Mrs. Thomas Balifel ana MIS-
Titus Eddy Mile. Amalia Kego. pupil OF Jenny
Lind. sang songs-"The Shepherds song
sung by Miss Lind and Good Bye" by Tos'i.
After few appropriate words OF welcome to tho
company. Mrs Sage spoke % the clause In their
cons titution which bound them ITO advance tho
higher education Of women. and INDUCED IN
little reflection az 10 what that might mean.
"Presldent Eliot. she Sdlj. tnlnkS tllHt " ~ 70
promote vigor and lovelinoss OF character hut -
the Troy Female Seminary OF nifty years ago was
not so different externally from modern grahu-
in tho ascendant to day. but what OF the heaft-
that holy uplifting power the creator put mo
stormy. sef-wiIled creature whom lie called man.
Speaking Of the places lef; vacant sinde me MS,
The Emma Willard school; and o, all she said:
rounded life lives eternally.
Mrs Sage the jewelled badge piescnteo 70
her by the association In honor OF her Jubilee"
MODERN EDUCATION.
Mrs. Anderson spoke on modern education. and
said that II teachers and pupils lived through II.
she hoped 1t would evolve into something better
and higher than We have yet known just ~ a.
troogy became astronomy. and chemistry resulted
from the search for the philosophers stone. she
smoke OF travel as a great educator. and said she
noneh' GOOD so lnS.sment II would send shpioad
for their vacation.
WOMEN IN SPAIN.
Mrs Gulick gave a most Interesting account nj
educational work among the women OF Spain. She
has founded school there for Spanish girls. and
has succeeded In having her pupils admitted TO
several Of the Spanish colleges. ending with the
University OF Madrid. where two young women
took the highest marks given by that institution
Mrs Sangster spoke OF the pleasure II had given
her 10 look AZ the faces around her. because they
were so beautiful and benevolent" She thinks
every face ought 10 be either history or
prophecy" The older faces are the histories. and
therefore woman has business tn look
younger than she is. for her face should bear the
record of her years
Mrs Adams said:
What the women OF the courts of Europe have
done for their countries must be done for America
BY the alumni assoca tons OF her colleges"
Mrs Adams's name did not appear the pro-
gramne she had not expected TO he present
But thu last minute. she said. the grandchil-
dren all got we'll" and she was able TO come. Mrs
Adams Is secretary OF the Department OF Reg-
ion in the National Council Of Women. She gradu-
ated from the Troy Female Seminary forty years
ago.