New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
SOROSIS'S GREAT FEAST.
TIT TUENTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY
BREAKFAST PARTAKEN OF BY IWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY WOMEN
wy. or EIGHT COURSES FOLLOWED BY
PROGRAMME CONSISTING OF MUSIC
SPEECHES hNp INsTALIA
TON ov OFFICERS

TON OK OFFICERS.
e,-os,s gave p. tho Waldorf yesterday. g. twen-
.,-f,-b anniversary breakfast. and every member
dor~ea aer sest Gown and bonnet for the occa-
-ior 10Y this s the greatest day in the Soross
calendar the beginning % - year
TIE ladies assembled A. u O'Clock. and were re-
,eivea hr Mrs William f. Coffin chairman OF me
pc-eo,.on Committee assisted by Miss Hannah
Allen Mrs Julia Flood Smith. Mrs X NJ server
Ms Maud " TooSer. Mrs Clara 6 Schot' MIS-
,o-trl.de ? Hess Mrs \. CroweH-oin'li!' MISS
s--es Warner Mas.ick. Mrs Minnie Cooley Doug
IL. Mrs Marian NJ Greeley and Miss Lucy
Thomas.
H-eakfss- was served al o'clock in the large
ballroom IN covers being laid. and before 'he
ladies took rheir the following grace written
by Mrs William rod Helmu'h. Vas cnan'el oy 'De
Carol club:
MAKE US thankful God ;or al The blessings Thou send
prse and honor be Thee God foT ever and ever
Amen.
The decorations were IN yellow. There were yell
low shades on The candles yellow daffodis on the
tables and on the presidents table yellow tuips as
well The presidents table was also entirety COW
cred o. the side which faced the others WIN
fo,iags interringled with yellow ribbon Behina II
was a yellow banner bearing the initial letter ol
scrosis and all around the room we're pa"As u
palms. . ,r
zach woman. as she sat down found before her
, dainty programme printed in gold and ued win
violet ribbon, box OF wedding cahe anu S'
saehet OF lavender satin
7-hts las. WAS the gift OF the retiring president.
and all OF the sachets were made by her o""
hands On each souvenir her photo had o7en
rinted with The dates 1se4is97 below II. ana ABOVE
it the lines:
BE 20 ny virtues .ysy Kind
~ % my faults a ht;!e DING.
Me- rsther Herman presented the wedding
cake In anticipation OF her granddaughter Weu
ding which occurs Just one week hence al ~
-,onifo's Mrs Herman said that 'hls WI" O' ''
I'D Wedding in her family within a couple OF
months and az she thinks no atmosphere so DeA"-
90, .s ma, ~ wedding bells she wants others 10
rnra her tov She could invite all Sorosis
n the wedding and therefore she brought me en-
,,s,ead Mrs Herman conc uded win the "oPV
mat those minated in the club might soon De'o"'e
50 and that all existing welded bliss m'sh' Io"s
continue. ..,,os ~,
The place o, honor at the feast was occupied ~
the retiring president Mrs. Helmuth' ana d "e'
right sat the incoming one, Mrs Mary Dan'e nan
others AZ the table Mrs. u. y. cooley Ioun's'
.. no rsses' Literary Association or Duo"que
iowa an1 state regent OF The Iowa Daut h'eTs oi
,ha American Revolution: Mrs. Richard Henry
e.~o,s Mrs Sidney IAnier Mrs. Cephas BFaih-
ard Mrs Theodore Seward. Of the New f-it i'i-u
Wonan's Club; Mrs r. @. Hunt ana MSS .
Dove OF the Providence Womahs riup' W.,
ra,,n,e Mrs Cushing. Mrs. Frances MacDoh"'u'
Mrs James scrimgeour. Miss Mary sha"' ME .
rIovsrd pobbs Of the Jamaica Womans 'Iup'
Mrs G. NJ PTsbury. Mrs May Alden Naro ME-
r'ro,v Mrs Cynthia MISSIONER Alden MISS DAhioi'
Mrs Cecilia Gaines. Mira Sarah = Os'IoHi' VI
" " Chairman OF the Brooklyn Woman 'luD-
Mr.. Edith NJ Thomas. Miss Kate Hiiiafu' NJ
No., Knox Robinson. president OF the Ne"-l ork
>6a6,csl College and Hospital for Women anu
Miss Helen Sands. president OF the AlnmnF ASSOC
citation o. 81. Mary's
vrr t1elmuth was charmlngiy eowned as usha4
"a u-ors q bodice % Persian velvet showing PINK
ground. IL was con-
r,sa a. the waist by deep peasant oelt o. s'l1ue'
gee, velvet and had ves' Of lace with sane
81. .,rtnv over II a. me top. Her bonnet wes Of
green velvet trimmed with black and green ups
Mrs Hall wore black satin with white vest ana
. little black and white bonnet, with "hi'e
aisrete.
The programme began with address Of welcome
by the president. and then Mrs. Demores' stepped
forward and with graceful speech gave 10 MIS-
Helnnuth club pin In diamonds Mrs Dem'f'st
began by saying
LET others hail ne rising sun:
bow 70 that whose course l. run.
Then she went on follows:
Dear Nine President. you have presided oVe9 our
club he for three happy. prosperous years. fon
have occupied the presidential chair with grace ds-
nifty and tact. Now. upon your retirement T. = M
privilege 20 be the mouthpiecc Of many warm
hearts giving 70 you on their behalf our mos
sacred emblem. the insignia c.. Soross We ASA
mat III resting place be ever near your near ever
cheering with the thought that you have the re-
spect of your co-workers and The esteem o. your
sisters in SorOss To make this beaniilni emDieIh
more dear pass IL 10 orr beloved honorary pTesi-
den; Jennie June Croy) 10 place upon your breas'.
ME- Croly then took the pin and placed a. say
Ing few appropriate words Ms He!muth
bodice
MS Heimuth thanked me club for this expression
OF the!r esteem, and abou; 20 proceed with me
ihsaAaion when letter. addressed President Hell
mu,h and bearing the envelope a statement
INA. i was important and mas; be read 70 the as
se'hDea ladies' Immediately. Laid before her She
opened II and found and read the following poem
IRON her husband. Dr.. Heimutb 20 sorosis;
= no stole wife by night
..hn sent her home IN sorry plight
a most dlspidated sgnt7
Soross
Who bada ne sll alone % .,sv