The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
A NEW GAvEL FOR SOROSIS
CLUE WOMEN INVADE THE AsToR
GALLERY IN FORCE.

Patriotic Inspiration from n Piece OF Rail SPLIT
hy Abrnhsr, Bincein-ProEPcss or tho Nine
teenth Century and Prospects or the Twen-
tioth Discussed By women = Mnny Visitors.
sorosis did itself proud yesterday. The meet
ing. held in tho Astor Gallery of the Waldorf
Astoria was said to be one Of the most interest
ing in the history Of the club. There was do
cidcdly the largest turnout Of tho season. and
the room was uncomfortable crowded. Guests
from all over the country from Massachusetts
to California and from Maine to Texas were
present.
Mrs. Mary Dame Hall presided. Immediate
ly after the roll call she announced that Miss
Parcal of the Rhinelander School, who was
present as a guest, had o message for Sorosis.
1t turned out that Miss Parcal had moro than n
message. She had q gift.
The last time I was here on a VISIT abe
said, II noticed that tho Presidents Ravel was
broken. 1 then madc up my mind that I
would like to give the club a new one. Hero 1t
Is" holding IL aloft. This gavel was made
from a rail split by Abraham Lincoln. Tho rail
was secured for me by the Rev. John Lewis
Clark, and I had the little boys in the Rhine.
lander School make the gavel. I thought per-
haps this bit of wood, with tho associations
which cling around it, might inspire your presi-
dent beyond oil former efforts and might in
spire Sorosis with an even deeper sense Of pa
triotism than she possesses"
Mrs. Hall, in thanking Miss Parcal, said that
the gavel would surely recall to her and tho
members of Sorosis the early life OF the man
who perhaps was the greatest this country has
ever produced. But we are already patriot
ic,' she went on; very patriotic. To prove 1t,
we always close our meetings by singing ono
stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner. and that
proves our patriotism. for it was written for a
solo and we sing 1t as a chorus"
Miss Grace Preston, the contralto Of Nine.
Nordica's concert company, sang twice. Then
Mrs. Mark Winslow Potter recited IAN Order
for q Picture" by Alice Caiy, who was the
very first President Of the organization, and
this drew out no end of applause. Mrs. Hall
next announced that the Committee on Cur
rent Events had charge of the subject for dis.
cussion, which was. Some Interesting Condi-
tions That Are Marking the Close Of This Cen
fury and Shaping the Destiny of the Next"
Mrs. Louise Downs was the first regular
speaker. Her subject was Discoveries in the
Thought World" She said:
w stand in the glory of a dawn. Condi-
lions give promise of discoveries from the spirit
side Of life which scarcely touch the bordcrland
of our imagination. I have heard a prophecy
the art OF photography will unfold to our per-
t tSPttii It viii lis show elUf US the he t Spiritual fPiriif form m Of 4e every
plant long before the plant ,is grown, that we
shall hull. see &c M material terra i, atoms @n,o fli NIB the rS Spiritual fManl
the insincere man. The lens will distinguish
moral and intellectual qualities.
Tesla is on the edge Of n discovery that will
transmit telcgraphic. messages. without wires
solids by Increased vibrations. That vibratory
law which leaves the realm Of the material and
finds its home o. S, in the , %s;piritvVailb realm Is ia no Longer o. ger
key to our loves and hates, the cause OF the har.
mony and discords q lie. When this law is
and love, childhood will be reared under condi.
tons OF peace and JOY and the future genius Of
the world will express the power Of the intellt-
Rence Of nature.
sc Mrs: Eve aSs eA "A; stHmR t sRok fsct on that nNg mtdil
conditions that bring on diseases during. the
Ia last sa aUhsrtdsFT sS OF sieatu as K Snd SPOKE iTm Ss5Pee ant|.
toxin. :and the Pasteur treatment. In con-
this hM sofid. f iifins h is e the so Taee' ana f fe eive ta
noble, promis" or shaping human life in the
Hiss Nellie L. Kingman's subject was al
b!tration." Sorosis said she handled 1t like q
man. which; to those on the outside who know
full compliment. but they really meant it as
> Miss Sara NJ. Ely talked about Education"
dull. and that unfortunately dulness was a con-
dition with which all we're familiar,
" ~, I'm. "a VIZ "eL'f -ch' ochSt. Ny
work there would. be no dull"
dull and wenk-mindcd children. she hold out tho
Joyful hope thar oil tho bores met in this world
would be bright people N the tWcntleth cen
w were all glad" she said. when the
children or the pnhI!o schools were put on the
scales and weighed, and wc wore interested
/. the fac: that the precoc!ous children. wcre
our figures need wony about ii no longer. Wa
can toll our sisters that they are thin because
Miss Ely closed by saying that children had
too many occupations and that she firmly be.
lieved in discipline. but al the same time sho
thnn any other in educational power.
Mrs. Mary, L. Bcrgholz spoke on Armenia"
speak on the bicycle Snt its influence, but that
she had TO take the subject assigned. She gave
an interesting account OF the iifo OF the Ar.
Christianity had done less for them than for
any other women In the world.
Mrs. Genie Fl. Roscnfeid's subject was the
drama.
y hope the, modern drama is not sh' ping the
aa e%S1hheS the stage tas eoi has become ecn1"ry so m SmG dPeESn;
that | understand disinfectants are to be given
as sopysnirs, it is time to call a halt: ] am A.
darkest hour before the dawn
Tho speaker said that the plays disgracing the
tribute to American playwrights. She gave as
the two chief causes for tho decadence of the
dra ma the demand TOR laVlSnncSS by inc pubic
and the craze for foreign things.
"If audiences would not go to gee vile plays,
managers would not put them on the boards"
she concluded.
Mrs. Mary G. Ball spoke of "thc effect Of tho
modern extended summer vacation upon
home, church. and business life" She limited
that women who take long vacations every
year might be nealccting their duty 10 husbands
and sons and asked II one winter could repair
the ravages made by one summer in a relig-
ious life. She expressed the belief that many
persons were thrown out of employment by the
modern summer vacation and that 1t also had
a tendency to demoralizc business activity.
Mrs. Hester Pootc. Mrs. Augusta Raymond
Kidder. Mrs. Moot OF Buffalo, Mrs: Osborne of
Chicago. Mrs. William Gerry Slade and Mrs.
Augusta Chaplin took part in the discussion
which followed the regular programme.
Among the guests present were Mrs. g.. f;
Stoibcr, owner OF the Silver Lake mines and
one of the only two women who are members of
the Brotherhood OF Mining Engineers. and Mrs.
Olive b. Lee OF Dallas. Tex, editor of n maya
zine, the Period, and the coming Postmistress
of Dallas, the largest Post Office in her state.