New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-21
CLUBS OF LONG ISLAND.
BUSY WOMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
MANY SUBJECTS.
a BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WORK DONE BY THE
NUMEROUS ASSOCIATIONS OF THEIR
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NUMEROUS ASSOCIATIONS On lf4t>lH
DIFFERENT LINES
The women's clubs located on Long Island out
side 81 Brooklyn have Just concluded d pleasant
and profitable sons work The alority OF these
associations haze their meetings from october 70
Nav though there eIceptous. such as the Glen
C)ve Womaus club which meets all the year
mr. ,und and the Roslyn Thursday afternoon Cub.
which meets only during the summer. rs member
shio being largely made ND Of Brooklyn women
who spend tho warm months 1T Foslyn and Vicin-
ity
Tho Jamaica Woraus Club. which closed It's sea-
son on Wednesday. June s. wa.' one Il the hrsi OF
IN. clubs or Long Island 20 De opgaiized eXcIi-
sivolv for women Il l. ten years old md owes its
existence r. tho efforts If Mrs Mabe! smith
daughter OF Mr.. Olive Thornc Miller Its object is
the discussion % questions ~ current or permanent
Interest; Interesting and instructive meetings haNe
been held every weeks curing the season al tpe
home Of ono If its charter main5's Mrs stephen l.
Suader Before adjourriur for tne season. the FOL
lowing officers were elected TO serve for one year
President. Mrs. Frank Smith; v.ce-president MIS-.
William J. Ballard; secretary and treasurer 'li5'
Annie 2 Belknap; Executive Committee. mrs. ..
Howard Hobbs. Mrs. Robert W. Hieme and MIS-.
". W. Giien
The Atheneum Association also belongs 20 Ja-
maica. Is object - unique. - Il Was ors.nlz'i
solely with ,he idea OF worb.rs FOR a building IN
which the women % The village might hold thof
various meetings WleN tit '-ts..'.'''- '''' '0-'
place three years ago. the men % the village
looked az tho proceedings with scepdc.sm and
doIbt but this vanished when Tho association
earned something Ike $l.tlo toward ats Cbjsc, and
tosk stens to secure papers OF inc rpcraton. II
has KEEP. together IS original membership 81 sixty.
besides adding other names from time 20 time. The
associations line is work rather than study It's
social meetings. hciG monthly. hcip to raise money
for the building iuad and It's entertainments are
always well patron.zad Miss Elizabeth Brepon is
IT'S president md it has long is; Of vice-pres'-
dents AMI acting comrttees.
, The Hcrnpstead Woman's Club has been making
a study or shlEespe are. anc the result has been
more thorousn knowledge among rs meFooeIs OF
the works OF thar author This club which re-
Gently changed its limit Of membership from thirty
% forty on account u long waiting lst was or
ganizod seven years ago At the home Of Mrs.
Chauncoy {. Parsons. VINO Was rs president for
five years. 1t had 10 s;rugsls hard for popularity
owing to the conservatism OF the village. The club
Isl said g. be daughter II d.. Jamaica Woman
Club having practically tho same constitution and
the same object - prosden: is Mrs. John Lewis
/ Chids OF Floral PAX.
The Port Washington Woman's Club meets dur
Ing the summer taking up such studies as seem
appropriate giving entertainments from time 70
;re and I1urS visitors whose i.oas all likely
to De- ~ USE 20 tn, members 10 READ ;apers Mrs
! Anna Noairand Mott s. ;he president
/ Tn. Good Citizenship League of flushing Is the
+ The club ha. been Incorporated j.st seven years
+ Il lad q charter membership ol one and has
4 Low more than threo times ,h,t number RS pur-
pose 's broadly edlcltonal Meetings have been
h.l3 every Two weeks dvrirs the SCI. a. a. "ni
' topics - .'noortanc" :" women I've zen ~ .
c1ssed and soe adj" Pai e[' aaVe Dee f'' en-.
leagues o'l'"r- are fr'-.fea' ME-. p a. -, o,-
ros,, rice-prcsi cent AIRS = = D!N!! tD.-
.-r secret =. NJ : Ncu'go;nery; treas rer III :
Tao 'Giea coso woman's club has been orsanizedi
..-" ~ 2 M, hl.-or" at and iiteratirc The
club membership which is limited to thirt, IS ir!I,
III, oges- B,,s weaa1 "Trip vas o.ga''zea n
d.'ln- -l- season. = review ~ current events -
as ~ o; - 80 df,inS 80 ~ 49,, ~ anl
n..o-. -t n3or:au. sistori-al personor1s aud
buildings were road. \ foa was given N December;
rocepuons TIE club hss thirty active and Ave assoc
.7he rhlonia hcau Club Of wes.5',ry. holds meet.
D ing for study during III. winter but instead o.,
.uin'i- ~ ti- -.nins- il ha- So al mee',,i-'
C,i.er Wilson g. p-,silent has seventeen nan
M gi,h top-s. Of the c'-r1@n literature OF the
hcs:.ni.ng ~ the Pc. NJ ca'5iy - ~. ,ov.es, ~
10 Long 'and wcmcns olHns i's ni'S.''it, ~
Ntm2 NJ 59n,n y, ~ 2se,t c'' ,I.'' sr1 r
f.s h.cu an Important factor o. yiN.s' social life
since u.s. ORGANIZATION Lectures hsye bsen gwen
/ course ~ study has been adft'd i-s members have
louer,ei greatly u their Intercourse WITH one An
1he Highland Park Association Of Jamaica. was
~-,,,,fs eo~ ~ chidren and HAS done good work
Port JoN'rson has WoTl'H's La,,frary c!9 9S
subjects aud discussion - current events. ROCK
Fortuight,y Tno Thursday Afternoon Club Of
o.'yr .rre.s every Thursday during the sumner.
ost vrar (. Wa. Interested 7 10 study of h'ds and
did so,." work on ~. rrool' "n"s' MISS Mar
80. CllT has n ne1v .'u5 composed OF women. ts