The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-06
SHORT SKIRTS AND LUNCH.
THE RAINY DAT CLUE DISCUSSES
ROTH WITH EARNESTNESS. .


THE RIINH DAT GLUE DISCUSSES
o. WITT EARNESTNESS. .
The Club Ends Its First Year-Mrs. a. NJ.
Palmer Elected President 70 succeed Mrs.
Enhma n~ecEwIth-A Letter from q Rsothcr-
tn-Law who Wore Bioomers in 1870.
The Rainy Day Club was a year old yesterday,
and the members celebrated by holding an cleo
tion and having a lot Of cake. ice cream, and tea.
Mrs. Emma Bockwith. who was unanimously
elected the first President Of tho club. emphat-
icauy declined to allow her name to go before
the Nominating Committee for reelection. Mrs.
A.. NJ. Palmer was unanimously elected Presi.
dent, and Mrs. Beckwith, First Vice-President
The other officers elected were DR.. Eloise
Church. Second Vice President: Mrs. 7. r.
Krom. Third Vice. President; Mrs. Parker Nor
rison, Fourth Vice. President; DIR. jessie T.
Boyle, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Bertha Welby,
Financial Secretary; Mrs. Herbert Knowles,
Treasurer; the Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford. Au-
ditof; Mrs. Gertrude Andrews, Chairman Of the
Executive Committee; Miss e. Marguerite
Lindley. first member; Mrs. Juanita Salisbury,
second member; Mrs. May Banks Stacy, third
member, and Miss Ida Trafford Bell, fourth
member.
The election. while not cut and dried, was un.
Interestingly harmonious. Mrs. Parker Morri-
son was Chairman of the Nominating Commit
tee, and Miss Dora Goldthwaite and Mrs. Gold
friend acted as tellers. q.
After the result of the election had been an
nounccd the new President took the chair and
called on Mrs. Andrews for her annual report.
Mrs. Andrews said that though the club was
Just celebrating its first birthday 1t was a very
live youngster. the most talked-about club Of
the year.
Prominent periodicals have shown an In
terest in us" she went on, land many cduca-
tional institutions. Even staid and conserva-
tive Pratt Institute designed a rainy day Co.'S
tune for us to use rs q model. Rainy day clubs
have been formed in Buffalo. Syracuse. Boston.
and many other places. The ono in Boston and
some others have died of ridicule. All clubs.
before they get on a solid foundation, have to
undergo q certain amount of ridicule. but it be-
hooves us now to put q stop to this ridicule and
to live up to our principles"
Live up to en-" suggested q voice from q
back seat, and we wouldn't BIO ridiculed."
Ladies'" said ono of the officers earnestly.
springing to her feet rs soon as Mrs. Andrews
had finished. Mr.. Green. the manager of the
give him a vote OF thanks"
motion a hearty, second. and one little woman
Groaned and said in a stage whisper - 90
w velop into % t club 5s %ieS an a prap e s NY es % af:
enee is that as soon as a club begins to eat 1t be-
gins to deteriorRtc.'
club this year." remarked Mrs: Andrews.
Each member was requested to bring. a cup
and saucer this afternoon. and nearly all have
This was a superhuous announcement, for
there was such a Gathering of crockeryware
going on behind the speaker that she could
scarcely hear the sound of her own voice; NJ.
Palmer to make a few remarks. She thanked
the members for the honor conferred on her,
and promised to do all she could during her
/ torn, Nf pfnpa for the heat tDfRraSta Of Tho club.
In the meantime the Reception mmit be.
gan to serve the refreshments. and the rest Of
me me e ehSeoiasei Tor %f / do o%f'i iiEs S&sn III y
/ take sugar and cream both" mo; no cake for
me. Sweets are 80 fattening, you knos, and
The new President raped for silence, but it
Sers had nearly all BEEN served. Then Mrs.
Lucia c. Balcam, the former Recording Secre-
saIa:: made nI ee Rsg a OF oar w TsPGFs Shows MF that sf inter.
est in the Rainy Day Club is not only not abat-
ing. but is growing stronger every da{: We
and only two losses by resignation. Even death
has been kind to us, not removing one OF our
on every side. We have made and are making
a quiet, steady advancement.
ut has been said that no man has rounded
out his life who has not written n book, fathered
a son. and made a home. In this day Of woman,s
man has rounded out her life who has not writ
ten a book and mothcred a young organization.
Nit \ iyt taxie eSa to i G%F m a seipins Is hsn rdifs s s mss' O. tls
members have felt injured by the newspaper re.
ports OF our meetings. I'm sorry for those Of
us who are not willing to see ourselves
as others see us. II we had been obliged to pay
in hard, cold coin for the columns and columns
of press notices that have been given us our
treasurer would look even more the picture of
despair than she does now when she looks into
our treasury. Much of our success and all of
our prominence we owe to the newspaper re-
ports Of our regular meetings.
Mrs. Balcam had a few words to say about the
business of the club, and Mrs. Herbert Knowles
offered a vote OF thanks for the retiring officers
services.
Mrs. Mcdonald, a New Jersey member. asked
and obtained permission to read n letter which
was written to Mrs. Beckwith about tho club,
but which zane into her hands. She stated that
1t was from her mother-in-law. who lived in the
State of Washington. The average man, per-
law of very great interest, but this one was,
inasmuch as this particular mother.in-law said
that she wore boomers in 1S49. At any rate
the rainy daisies were interested to hear all OF
her experiences with her modified breecNes.
II would like to ask il there is any fine placed
on a member for not possessing a suit asked
'O The 0P Prre;siding' officer pleaded ignorance on
this point and Mrs. Andrews stated that no
of talk as to whether it was better to buy u new
rainy-day costume out and out or to cut off an
old skirt. The new President frankly admitted
that hers was an old bicycle suit originally used
for country runs and made a reef or so longer
for city wear on stormy days. The meeting was
then adjourned and an hour was spent over
the new teacups.
JOHN SMITH VAS TALKED TO SLEEP,