New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-29

HARLEM PHILHARMONIC.
MRS. THOMAS II. NEWMAN AGAIN MADE
PRESIDENT.
THE SOCIETY DECIDES TO COOPERATE WIT
THE woMANs NATIONAL WAR RE
LIEF ASSOCIATION


THE woMANs NATIONAL WAR RE
LIEF ASSOCIATION
The Haarlem Philharmonic Society held its
nual meeting and election yesterday afternoon In
tho Young Women's Christian Association Build
ing. No. West One hundred and twenty hfthst.
The following officers were chosen: President.
Mrs Thomas y. Newman first vice president, Mrs.
Ashbcl p Fitch: second vice-presdent. Mrs. Lucien
c. Warner: recording secretary. Mrs. Jacob Shrady
corresponding secretary. Mrs William Rensselaer,
Lloyd; treasurer. Mrs. Isaac Mills: conductor.
Henry Thomas Fleck: Executive Committee. Mrs.
Charles Russell Treat (charman) Mrs. d Phoenix
Ingraham. Mrs. John J. Burton. Mrs Frank Q.
Evans and Mrs. George Wupperman now men,
bers); Board Of Directors. Mrs Frank Littlehe!d
chairman. Mrs. J. Jarrett Blodgett. Mrs William
r. Bal. Mrs Thomas Allison. Mrs. C. Edgar An
derson and Mrs Charles Bandy new memoers)
Committee OF Arrangements. Mrs. Charles II.
Townsend chairman; Membership Committee Mrs
George W Best chairman and Printing Commit
tee. Mrs Alfred G. Compton chairman This Is
Mrs. Newmans fourth reelection as president and
most OF the other officers were reelected.
The other business consisted Of the reading OF
reports and tina discussion Of a recommendation Of
the Executive Committee that the society cooper
ate with the Woman's National War Relief Asso-
citation The accommodation was adopted and an
Auxiliary Committee appointed with Mrs
Newman rs chairman. Mrs. Frank o. Evans as
sacre.ary and Mrs Arthur A Stilweu as treasurer.
All tho members who present enrolled them
selves as members Of the committee Miss Anna
Rhodes secretary pro TEN. OF tho ORGANIZATION
Committee OF the relief association. was present
and explained tho aims and proposed methods OF
the organization
Among tho reports read was q general summing
UP OF the years. work By tho president. Mra New
man opened her address by stating that tho HAar-
lem Philharmonic Society was unique organiza-
ton in many ways. 1T is unique In being tho
larRes. organized body OF women devoted wholly
TO musical interests in the United States. she
said ut Is unique in having tho business man
agement entirely IN the hands Of women and u
musical performances. II f. unique Ia the fact that
no lnharmOnious chords are ever struck In theNe
meetings OF women. conducted by women. ana
most conspicuousy unique for "A musical orsahi1h.
ton In having the treasurerS baIancc on mo Iis"t
side at tho close OF each season. -.
Mrs Newman stated that during tho year INC
lion from all over the United States. and that inc
society nad attracted attention IN inc fhuhiCa'
rho holding or the concerts downtown had not
Of the members that OF them had declared that
II the performa aces were given In Albany 'ne
would . NJ Jordan
r Mott bv death and the president also called
attention 70 the death OF Mrs mares - i''e''
the first president Of the ORGANIZATION. ~, ~.
members 81 the Executive committee recrs'.y NJ
atrarted The sOcicys gavel and substituted nero
for a beautiful new silver one on whch was S .no
inscriptior ITO Mrs. Thomas ii. newman frest-
don, 81 The HARLEM Philharmonic Society win
the Love and Esteem OF the Oficers ana Menoe. s
Of the Executive Committee mo gave aiiaS Sa
mcoting 70 order and she Immediately made an ap-
propriate and graceful response