The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-22
TIE S0R0SIS DINNER
Mrs. ]. 1. Seudder Talks About
the Different Classes
of Men.

The annual Inner of Sorosis was given
last night at Hotel Waldorf, New York.
The dinner was given in the ball room.
The decorations and the menu were eIab-
crate. At the conclusion of the dinner
there was a number of speeches. Mrs.
John L. Scudder responded to Men, God
Bless Them Mrs. Scudder said:-"I
have been invited this evening to pro-
nounce a benediction upon men, and I
can assure you that it is a. great pleas
ure to do SO, especially with such a
body of gentlemen before me as an inspi-
ration. OF curse there are some men
that women cannot bless, and I doubt if
GOO can. Among these are the stingy
men who spend plenty on themselves but
are niggardly toward their wives. T once
knew a man Who rejciced greatly over
his selection of a Christmas present for
his wife. He bought her a cook book
so that she could prepare him delicious
dinners. And I knew of another one of
these noble souls who met his wife walk
ing upon the street, accompanied by a
wealthy lady. Where are you going?'
he asked his wife. To the Stores, she
replied, whereupon with a benevolent air
he said, You will need some money; here
is a twenty-dollar BILL When she was
almost out Of reach of his voice he
called her back to him and said, fero-
ciously, You spend a cent of that money
if you dare. You see that you bring it
back just as I gave 1t to YOU
There Is another class who are in
Guided under the genus homo, who lack
some of the features of manhood. These
are the men who ignore the loftier pur-
poses and problems of life and put their
whole souls on dress. Their minds seem
to be absorbed with sue t~rivialities as
the height of their collars, the manner
shaking hands, the wearing of monacles
or the latest English fad. Now We cam
piesS men of this sort, can we?
men, who feel as did the boy who was
patted on the head and asked, Have you
brothers and sisters? Yes said the
that amounts to anything These men
are continually informing us that the
brain OF man weighs five ounces more
the more intellectual being. This NAV
all be true, man may have the big head,
but 1t is universally conceded that wom-
en- wear the largest hats.
another species of men who cannot
fall under our benediction is the 1atterer.
Nor can we bless the ignorant, self-asser-
tive, nliterate men, or the men who are
unamfable and ~tyrannical in their homes.
l heard of a child once who when cate
chiSed by her rector became embarrassed.
He asked her, What is the sacrament of
marriage?' n in her confusion she re-
piled, 1T is a state of torment into which
souls enter to prepare themselves for an
other and better world"
But we lave pictured enough of the
disagreeable sort of men: I only intro
duced them into our feast as a ompose
occasionally introduces a discord into his
music that the contrast ma make the
harmony more sweet. The world has
thousands of noble, grand men of brain
and heart, who are a joy in their homes
and the pride of our nation. I need not
ask the ladies of Sorosis who these men
are, for / know that like Cleopatra of
old, each one would point to her husband
and say, Here Is my jewelr and to any
of the charges previously named he pleads
at every demand; he is a mar Of culture
and refinement; he is broad minded and is
willing to acknowledge that he is not the
only factor in existence, but that women
have some rights and privileges. He is
untiring in his devotion and is not afraid
to pay a compliment or two when well
deserved. He does not continually harp
on the way his mother did his or that,
nor does he talk about taking out a life
insurance before he eats her cake INK
pies.
Women, in moods of -self-exaltation,
sometimes forget the grandeur of brother
man, but not tonight, for during the past
week l rave been weaving a laurel wreath
and among the leaves are
thoughts of love and conStancy, gentle
ness and bravery, generosity and gallan-
try, perseverance and patriotism, and as
I place 1t on the brow of noble man, !
seem to hear a world wide echo of my
toast, Men, God bless themr