Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-13

in 1853, and was educated In the public
schools of her native town, in the Chi
cago Conservatory of Music and the
Mount Carroll Seminary, now controlled
by the Chicago University. In 1871 Miss
Ives came to Lynn, and two years later
SHE was married to Francis w. Breed,
promising young shoe manufacturer,
whose interest in his wdfe's club work
from the beginning has been almost as
great as her own. 40 ceEel
Mrs. Breed has been the mother OF
seven children, of whom five are now
living. -eEi7io sucff
Mrs. Breed has been a greatatra1eler.
She has visited every part of theAUnited
States, including Alaska; has been to
Canada; has seen every country in
Europe but Portugal, has journeyed in
Egypt, and is to sail from Vancouver
for China and Japan, Feb 2S; return
ing in time to be in attendance at the
Denver meetings. a
Mrs. Breed has held many Offices in
many diverse organizations In the club
life, of her own city she has been a
prominent and important factor. s She
was, at one time the youngest member
Of the Lynn Woman's Club. and was
one of its earliest e-presidents.a She
was the first president of the local La
dies Auxiliary to the Young Mems
Christian Association; she was for three
years chairman of. the Lynn branch OF
the Massachusetts, Emergency Associa-
ton; she was instrumental in founding
the North Shore Club and became its
first presiding officer; she was a mem
Der of the committee on socialS and
moral reform at the worlds congress-,
In 1898; she has just Withdrawals from
office in the Woman,s Club House AS
sociation, where she represented the
Browning Club of Boston; and she holds
office as president in the Massachusetts
Society of the Sons and Daughters of
Illinois. Ea
Mrs. Breed has been Interested in the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
from its inception. She was a member
of the Massachusetts committee of cor
respondence for five years, serving the
last two years Of the time as its chair
man. She was then called to the vice
presidency for term of two years, and
Is now in the line Of succession for the
highest office in the gift of the organiza-
ton.
One Of the brightest meetings of the
season was held by the Northboro
Woman's Club, at the home of Mrs.
Susan Record, Tuesday. The subject
for discussion was t'Does the higher
education make better mothers?" The
discussion was full of interest, many of
NiAC llbChlUCIS LdhIllSh AI lflG CLOSE
an informal vote was taken, which re-
suited in fifteen for the affirmative and
seven for the negative. sH 5sa
The class in literature of the North
boro Woman's Club were very delight
fully entertained at Sunny Slope, the
new residence of Miss Forbes, last
Monday. Eugene Field was the subject
Several of his poems were read, also
many Of them which had been set to
music were sung. @
The Friday Morning Club has been re-
ceiving quantities of congratulations on
its delightful musicale of the 4th inst,
Wednesday, at its regular meeting, the
program was from GIieg chiefly, with
two by Massenet and one by GODDARD.
Saturday was ihome day" with the
Literary Union8of HaYerhill.7
The Dorchester Woman's Club had a
Japanese tea, Tuesday, to which the
presidents and secretaries Of neighbor-
ing clubs were invited The jamaica
Plain Tuesday Club met the same day
and listened to a paper by Mrs. Davis
r. Dewey on "City institutions, which
dealt particularly with the Marcelia
street home at RoXbury, the truant
school in West RoXbury and the Mar
celia street home
Last month the Walpole Woman's
Club Joined the general federations This
club has been much interested OF late in
birds, having had Miss Harriet Rich
ards, secretary and treasurer of the
Massachusetts Audubon Society, to
speak at one meeting, while the last
meeting was devoted to answering ques-
tions relative to our familiar birds.
The West Newton Women's Educa-
tional Club listened to a lecture, Fri
day, on Tolstoi, by Mrs. May Alden
Ward of Cambridge, with vocal selec-
tions by Mrs. j. r. Sculley of Newton
Vile, Miss Gertrude Nye of South Ma
tick being pianist Feb. % there will
be a paper on George Eliot, by Mrs.
Mary r. Martin, selections from the au-
thor by Mrs. Nellie G. Vasburgh, and
music by Miss Alice D, Cutler Of Au-
burndale.
Mrs. J. sewalt Reed will address the
Chelsea Woman's Club n@'Red Cross
work" Feb %; Miss Mabel G. Foster
will give a lecture on Boston studios
March II.
The n E. Woman's Press Association
will have "gentleman's night" We'd
nesday.
Monday the "AlI-Around Dickens
Club" celebrated the seth anniversary
of the birth of Dickens, with banquet
at the Thorndfke, preceded by an infor-,
nal reception by the president of the
club, Mrs Adelaide H. Garland, and
other nfficers