The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-26
New York Sum-

tNOW 1Orh OuL.
The Rainy Day club held an extra meet
ing yesterday at the Tuxedo, Madison
avenue and Fifty-ni street. 1t was
more than an extra meeting, it was ex-
traordinary. Mrs A. NJ. Palmer was in
the chair, and said that the object of the
meeting was to discuss an entertainment
which the Daisies must give in order to
raise much needed funds.
''We cannot go on with our work with
out money! she said, land We have only
$40. 43 in our treasury. The Committee
of Ways and Means, of which Mrs. Paul
H. ColelI is Chairman, is getting up a
mammoth euchre party. Will Mrs.
Colell please tell about it.
Mrs. Colell blushed prettily and insist
ed that her co-worker Mrs. George Stude-
we'll who is really engineering the pr ize-
fighting contest. could tell about 1t SO
much better. Mrs. Studewell said:
"The project have suggested is to have
O large, q large ladies' with telling en-
phasis, progressive euchre party. I've
been interested in two or three lately,
and at the first we cleared $17l.50, and at
she next S15O.25. Now, that was pretty
nice, wasn't it9 But this must be said.
One lady can't give such a party. Each
must take so many tickets and work like
beavers to get rid of them. We are going
to have this party on March 80 at 2
O'Clock. in the small ballroom of the Wal
dorf-Astoria. live there, and l want
Won all to know I looked about elsewhere
before I decided. An uptown hotel would
have let us have it there for $25 if we'd
been a charity organization. but we
AREN'T" with great show OF pride, SO
Boidt of the Waldorf said to me, Why
will YOU 30 elsewhere to have that party
after living here so long?' and he let
ms have it there for $50. Ii there are so
many present that the small ballroom
isn't large enough, we are going to have
the Astor gallery. Think of it, and FOR
$50.
stWill some of you be good enough to
donate prize for this cuchre party2 We
must have thirty prizes at least. AT one
of the big parties this winter the main
prize was theatre box and the ladies
fought for it like dogs. The lady who
oot it, however, was dissatisfied and
wanted to change it for larger one. II
we do not clear $3.50 or 5000 my heart will
be broken. want to say. though, that
we must be careful to whom we sell tlck-
cts and where; this party mustn't be
rejection on our club. l was in public
life twenty eight years and never asked
woman to buy a ticket, but Pm going to
for this party. Tae tickets are 81.
,'Those of You who are interested must
know that our club cannot exist without
money. We cannot ask or allow our Re-
ception Committee to continue washing
dishes, as they have cheerfully and volun-
LII faaU ian
tignitied I do hope you'll all make an
effort to make this entertainment sue
cess. -
Four or five volunteered to give prizes
md then there was dead silence. Mrs
Nary Scott Rowland rose to the occasion
md asked frankly:
Must these prizes be expensive9''
"Oh. no!'' exclaimed Mrs Studewell,
ssbut we want them to be things that1will
make great show. You know they are
all spread out on table and all the ladies
who are 10 play look them over and say
or settle in their minds which they are
going to fight for. 1t is not necessary to
yet big things. Get a thing that will
make a big show. We can do that for 81
or S."
Then some more prizes were promised.
"Does this party include gentlemena"
asked Mrs. May Banks Stacy, and tmme-
dlately the dropping Daisies frightened
up.
"OnIy ladies' announced Mrs. Palmer
decisively.
Say women suggested some one. IT
like that word better"
'You might ALI sell tickets to gentle
men If they will promise not to come, !"
suggested the presiding officer.
GIVE. had rules printed for every table, !"
volunteered Mrs. Studewell, $50 THAT no
lady can say, ooh, how do you play? Do
you take your partners bestf' The tick
cts were given to us and the tallies will
be given US, too, I think. At a NAM
moth euchre / attended two weeks ago
there wasn't 81 outstanding when the
ladies sat down, and that's the way 1t
should be-.
els this to be costume party?" asked
stunning looking, dark-eyed girl, and