The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-24
ODD VOLUMES EAT.
They Give Their Annual Break.
fast in the Jersey City
Club House.

The Odd Volumes gave their annual
breakfast Saturday afternoon in the Jer-
sey City clubhouse. The members of the
club and their guests assembled in the
parlors of the clubhouse and then went
to the theatre Of the club, where the
breakfast was served The room was
handsomely decorated with flags. They
We're hang on the walls and around the
gallery. There were three tables placed
together SO that they formed rectangle
with the fourth side omitted Covers
We're lad for eighty-nine. The table was
artisticsllly decorated in the colors of the
club violet and white. Bowls and fiat
dishes Of snowballs, wisteria and iris
were placed at intervals along the tables.
The members were reminded that their
years study had been OF Holland by a
Dutch windmill made of smilax and
white carnations. The menu cards had
in one corner a Dutch landscape. They
We're painted by Miss Anna Koonz. The
menu Was.-
Strawberries au Naturel,
Olives, Radishes. Sailed Almonds.
Cream of Celery aux Crouton.
Lobster Saute a la Newburgh.
Tenderloins of Beef, Larded with Mush-
rooms.
French Peas, Potato CroQuetteS,
Ronaine Punch.
SQUADS sur Canape.
Tomato Salad, with Mayonnaise.
French Ice Cream, Cakes.
Cheese, Crackers, Coffee.
AT the conclusion of the breakfast, long
stemmed pink roses, presented by Mrs.
E. f. c. Young, were passed on a tray and
given each guest. Miss Cecilia Gaines,
the speakers in her usual bright and
Mrs. Elizabeth B Custer, widow of
General Custer spoke of one of the char
acters in her book, Liza" She told of
Lizas S fidelity and some incidents OF her
visit to New York.
Miss Peddie, or newark, gave a humor-
Gus talk about men and women. She said
fault in a woman is always much
worse than the same fault in a man.
When a woman has to wait for her dim
ner, is hungry, and speaks sharply she is
cross man is simply very tired
Mrs. DIR. M. F. De Hart made a very
interesting speech about the woman of
today. She spoke of the difference be-
woman Of today and said she she con
siders the woman of this period much
happier and better for her freedom and
her independence.
Mrs. John l. scuddder said she had
been asked to speak about the. New Wom-
an and to say something funny. She
didn't like to try to be funny, so instead
she read funny poem, not original on
the New Woman.
Mrs. Marcus Beach, when introduced,
said some pleasant things about the Odd
Volumes and said she preferred to give
her place as. speechmaker to Mrs. Seward,
President of the Needlework Guild.
Mrs. Seward spoke about the Needle
work Guild She said it accomplishes
great deal of good and it is tax on
no one as each person is asked to give
but two garments. She said she hoped
all the Odd Volumes and their. guests
If not already members of the Guild,
would become so.
Mrs. George ". Case, one Of the odd
Volumes and chairman Of the COMMITTEES
of Arrangements for the breakfast. spoke
of the Variety and Versatility of the
Odd Volumes. She called her speech
"a game of jolly and she energetically
proceeded to jolly the members. She
called Miss Gaines the brains of the club
and said she was sure her brains, if
weighed, would outweigh the famous 81
ounces of Webster. She hoped however
the time when Miss Gaines brains might
be weighed was far distant There are
gist, poet laureate, composer and an
lights. siAH Of US. said Mrs. Case.
can't be great, but we can all do our
If he did anything to give life to suffer-
ing humanity. Yes he answered DO
you Distribute tracts? No. l wash win
dows and beat carpets.
Mrs. Talbot Chambers sang Marching
Through Holland the words written by
Miss Lillian Pitcher and the. music com
the chorus After that there was an in
formal reception and late in the after
noon the guests dispersed.
Among the members and their guests =
Mrs. Elizabeth Custer, Mrs Margaret
Yardley Of Orange, Mrs. DR.. M +. De
Hart, Mrs. John l.. Scudder, Mrs A. j.
Newbury, Mrs. Frank Cavalli, Mrs
Holmes Mrs. Marshall Mrs. Smith, Miss
Pruyn, Miss Pitcher, Mrs Appleby, Miss
Ready, Mrs. Eaton, Dr.. Louise Eaton
Mrs. John Headden Sd, Miss Peddie of
Newark, Mrs. Longstreet Miss Sher-
wood, Miss Doremus, Mrs. Merrill, Miss
Van Wrinkle. Mrs. Lyle. Mrs. Case, Miss
Anderson, Miss Perry. Miss Buffet. Mrs
Greene, Mrs. Howard Slater, Mrs Brinker-
hoff Mrs. Hetherington. Mrs. Lynn, Miss
Adriance, Miss Noble Mrs. Beach, Mrs
Creyeling. Mrs. Seryoss. Mrs. Robottom.
Mrs E. L. Young, Miss Mcbride Mrs
McBride.. Mrs, prayton, Mrs Traphagen,
Mrs. J. e, Hulshizer, Sr., Mrs, Hulshizer,
Jr., Miss IIartshorne, Miss Harrison, Mrs.
Hartshorne, Mrs. Denniston. Miss Post,
Mrs Van Houten, Miss Haight Mrs.
Baibbit, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. stoddard. Mrs
Pyle Mrs. e. F. G. Young, Mrs. Bedle.
Mrs. Werts, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Fish, Miss
Gaines Mrs Gaines, Mrs. Day, Miss
Speir, Mrs Sidman, Mrs. Wilson, Miss
Roorbach Miss Cahill, Mrs. Walker, Miss
Fuller, Miss Percy. Miss Brett, Miss Con-
dict, Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Koonz, Mrs ].
Slater, Miss Grower.