New-York tribune., 1897-02-27


oFTTcERs-A "sKIT" TO AMUsE THE MEN
AND A MOST ENJOYABLE COLLATION..
The Professional woman's League held its fifth
annual meeting and installation Of officers at the
Waldorf yesterday afternoon. and at the same time
established precedent that will probably not be
departed from hereafter without grave and weighty
reasons. II allowed men TO be present. and each
speaker when she said Ladies and gentlemen
showed her appreciation of the fact that this was
the nrst time she had ever had occasion TO say
"and gentlemen"
The exercises took place in the ballroom, and the
many times reelected presiden-. Mrs. A. NJ
Palmer occupied the chair With her the plat
form sat Mrs Barney Williams. Mrs. Sol Smith
Miss Sara Palmer. Mrs. Rachel Macaulay Jennie
June" Croiy Miss Rosa Rand. Aunt" Louisa Ell
bridge Miss Dacie Mrs. John Drew. Mrs John
Mndeberger and Mrs Lucia Balcom On the table
before the president a large bunch Of roses
md lilies OF the valley, tied with red. white and
blue ribbons and sent by Miss Fanny Davenport.
The programme opened with Liszts "Rhapsodie
Eongrose. No. s." played by Mrs. Cora Els
jacobson Then the P. w L. Glee Club sang My
True Love Hath My Heart" The Glee Club is con-
e.,tuted as follows: Miss Fanny Hrsch director;
sopranos Mrs. Carrie E. Thomson. Mrs. Edwin
Arden Mrs Griswold Bragaw. Mrs H. y. La
Paugh Mrs A. S McWade. Mrs. Queenie Nassar
Lynch. Miss Ann Warrington. Miss Annie Dacre
altos Mrs. Blanche Love. Mrs. Fred G. Ross Mrs
SCSarne I. Westford. Mrs. :. NJ. Cory, MIS- W.
Y>reudentnal Mrs. j. H Asch, Miss V. Pratt Miss
Bertha tassall: accompanist Miss Roberts.
Next Mss Ethel Irene Stewart. a sixteen-year-
Old pupil Of Capan!. sang Caro- Nome from
..Rigoletto." An encore was called for. and she
gave song with a castanet accompaniment
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The presidents address followed, and then came
the report OF the treasurer. Mrs. Edwin Knowles.
Mrs Palmer began by saying that she found her
self in the awkward predicament % having 10 tell
the same story TO the same audience for the hfth
time, and that therefore, II was great comfort
10 her 70 think that she had few new listeners.
Nothing startling has happened during the last
year" she continued. The good old snip with It's
~ passengers has sailed on over quiet seas There
have been great storms as was predicted and
l.; there has been occasional gale. which alarmed
those Of who were not good sailors. II dld no
great harm.
one new idea taken up since the last annual
rr,.-inG Mrs Palmer said that OF decorating
tne graves o. deceased members on Memoria. Day,
i. having been thus far remembered. during the
year she added. they had lost three OF their mem
bers-Kate Field MIS-. Frank Mayo and May hi-
10; Knodil
\, the conclusion Of her address Ms. Palmer
t...alled the officers for the year Their names
We all given in The Tribune the time OF the
election.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
Mrs Knowlcs began her report with the bold
declaration that the Professional Womans League
had no rival " equal among organizations sacred
10 womankind II claimed to he unique. and could
prove H. because 10 get something for nothing was
= be ur.que and the members Of the league de-
red benefit. from j, out OF al proportion to the
d.-s they paid.
She stated that the CLUB had closed the year with
,rv deficit. but that this would not necess.ta;e
IT, calling n an extra session. SINCE mere was
So a large balance in the bank that even ai'eF
=. tea~it was made UP there remained S67-N Is.
rI. remainder " the p-csramme consisted Of
sr~ -N0bl Siclar" from Les Hugrenots by
N, Louis cary. with The Lost chord as an
-o-.. A PAPER on "Our Frivoliles." by Mrs
Ina secridan Fry: chorus. softly The Noon
l..t." by ne Glse CLUB. and mos; amusing Attle
g. c.u.5 The First Jury Of Women. oy Arlo
N-s F., ,r her paper defined fr.volity as the oil
til kept things running sfnooiin| ana ] aIsaeu %
" consider o4e lCe.c that frivoliiy IN women was
o." an psI gsr .Tte FRS, Jury of Women"
r. s-l follows.
Mls Ion, Jo,n JIe~' }tTr,
Saarp.. US i~. ,y5
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i ,e- Nine Mh.id, ci,eiS ,i..l.
Nr f.,z ..................... Ms Mat,c Fersis,s
n l,sr . Mrs Qu~enie yassar Lynch |
I. pe.i..r, .........-... .Aiiss Mildred Holland
~ n leas'-y feTeFo'''n Eur. M~In'osa
Refreshments were served at the conclusion % !
the programme 70 something IKE $50 people. ana /
IL afternoon closed with social intercourse
among the guests present were Miss Lillian Rus /
eel julia Marlowe RoDcri Taber the Key Charles |
J. Baton James Holland. John Alden Mrs. Rch- |
ar Dornay Mrs Andrew Mack. Mrs Maurice |
BARRYMORE Mrs Jacob Hess. Mrs. Thomas u. !
Newman Mrs Augustus DOugherty. Howard |
Paul T. + Backus. Lillian Ihurgate Mrs VIII /
lam Gerry slade. Nine. Giuia Nalda. pr and Nj
Alexander Gordon Black Mrs Frank Leslie. Mr. !
end 3irs q Z. Lamadr!d Sisnor Perugini Charlcs
Richmond Mrs j. II. Narlan. Mis- Narian. Mr.. /
an Mr. sidney Resented. Mr. and Mrs. Frank |
BurbecA Mr and Miss Pullman, Elizabeth John
sOn Ms. Dorothy Quiglcy. Mr. and Mrs. Charles !
Nelson Mr and Mrs Edward Moran Miss Teresa
Baroaow cynthia Leonard. Mrs. Alva Brown. /
Sglo Marbiiry Mrs Eva COnnell Smith. Mrs.
Florence Jackson StOddard and Mrs. William +.
lindsay
tn Reception comE'ittee conssted Of Mauqc
hnks. Ms Robert MaHtell Mrs. O. II. Smith. |
M, Charles Wheeler Mrs. George COhill. Mrs.
PSil CulW Miss Parry Miss Willard Mrs II. a.
Ia Pdueh Mrs Ross Mrs. Ernst Gillant. Miss
Ghham Mrs. Taubel. Mrs. J.. II. Gref. Mrs 9. q.
pa Mrs. Ida Jeffries Goodfrend Miss -iildred !
Holland Miss Emma Herzog. Mrs AIvsne Steers. /
ars ". H Riley Mrs A W. Harris. Miss Anne
"asingtOn and Miss Stevens.