New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-08
"THE TWENTIETH CENTURY,"
soRos1s COMES OUT IN FULL FORCE TO
DISCUSS A WEIGHTY QUESTION
MRS LOUISE DOWNS MRS. GENIE H. FosENF ELL
AND MISS SARA NJ ELY AMONG THE


AND MISS SARA NJ ELY AMONG THE
MANY ABLE SPEAKERS
Some Interesting Conditions that Are Marking
~. c,lo,4 O. This Century and Shaping the Des-
tiny ~ the Next" the subject which Sorosis
stsousset Yesterday al the meeting held after the
r,rual monthly breakfast at the Wsldorf-Astoria-
Tia programme prepared by the committee
OF Current Events and included the following
pspers: Discoveries IN the Thought World" by
Ma Louise Downs; Medical Science" Mrs Eve
,vn A Stump: Arbitration" Miss Nellie l. King
man: "Ecucauon," Miss Sara NJ. bly,; Armenia,
Mr., Mary NJ Bergholz; The Drama" Mrs Genie
II Rosenfeld and The Effect OF the Modern sum
msr Vacation Upon Home, Church and Business
Life" Ms Mary c Ball
The subject Was presented by Mrs GERTRUDE n
Tenney chairman II the committed 0he e..
dressed the opinion tina, modern progress had its
drawbacks since Il has robbed US OF Huch OF our
peace and has led TO social complications "'.cN
may veil make US trembIe for the future Vi 'no
country.
MrsL Downs IN her paper ''DiscoVer1es IN the
Thought World" predicted that The photography
Of The future would reveal the spirit word aho
thai u the people OF the twentieth century couiu
remember their grandmoiheTs faces they cou4u
h,v, them reproduced in material form MIS-
owns also said that the laws which produce the
49,, h,,,ne, o-fsorirg would be understood IN that
golden age and that sc-si.ce wonio Issue 'ils mar
rage license
Mrs Stump told Of some recent discoveries IN the
DOMAIN OF medical science and sso that 10 huiin
influence had been more potent than this In amen
Grating the condition Of mankind or no" heiD
greater promise for the future
M.ss KingInan asserted that aIoi're'oh hus'
,r.v,,ah,v come but she thinks that for consll-
e-sss time at least only secondary questions Will
be submitted It's decision
N,, Elv made the pleasing prophecy that IN
another century social bores VIII be ehihlia'e.'
N-f- 1erfe
e,s-~d Among specific causes OF InentA apAt"!
,,.. W. rosnt,oned TOO many occupations, leaving
,ha chns no mental leisure lack OF syInpa'A! anu
N. ovsrawtng Of its Will by q stronger one
The important subject OF ARMENIA was as .
10 Mrs Be-ghClz but she declined 10 ue@. "
seriously saying that the thing cou4o h0' O' U''
:, 90 MINUTES She is that ARMENIA Us d
g,s., urine however for her son, Leo A Berg
hals who Is now United States Consul al IL neroi'
he oar, hon,A for some Butterlck patterns anu
clo,,.en,,s ana there IS no limit. she THINKS 10
the wonders these things ray accomplish
Ms Rercho.z wore a sirdle OF marvellous VOTE
-o.nsh,n witch her son had sent her from turkey
T. may hundred years old, and for genersIo'N
ba 80, q, Na,rloorn IN an old and noble Armenian
.,rnr, --AA hate persecution Of the Arrerians mas
reduced the resources Of this family until no" " u
almost pec.r.Iess The beautiful woman VINO w.
hi. g.role although suffering for the ooinoi'S ~
vhvs CO. hsd alssys been accustomed chung 20
che was compelled 20 part with H. ~ va :,
u,nss TIA, NO one but an American should nave H.
She Sad she believed that American "0'iiV-
the Only true friends the Armenian women Na'
So she sod the girdle TO MI bersn0'I' "'-' -
much more FOR it than was A3As- nc - -
composed o. alternate Oblong squares u s'
silver, linked together by rings o. s0'o ian IN
Is exuu.s,,ely wrought and set with precious stones
Mrs Rases@eld began her speech by exp eSsi"s
the hope that the modern drama was '0' S1"'e
the destiny Of the future. out III the "eN u a.
she ceclar,d that better things were cotniis' 'iu
that We have now reached the Uni
which must the dawn - 90. -.
aOre reason FOR hor-efulness." she saio' IS thA'
these plays that degrade our stage a'o i''-s-
Our American playwrtghts have A-"@9s 60"
purity and oecenoy and when the ihe''l"o ,''
action IN their favor comes We "id nave
stage sga.n-" $1,000
Mrs Bal. speaking On the effect Of the ex'ehoeo
sumner vaca TOO sad that X caused the Work OF
the city 70 be crowded into one season 80 nc
those who are employed at that Tine are ~
worked. ana many thrown oui oil eHp''' '''''
The exet oraneo0s discussion was peraeitps-+oea
u by Mrs Hester NJ: Poole MS NJ r, rSa III rev
augusta Chspn and Mrs william Se rr ,,onsbt
MIs s!eae said mat Il ms o[ as ro5erste means il
wouG probably be greatly TO- iv he la~e-
aisaest reiins-eea, IS not accompanied Oy TIC
meeting opened Win the pressnts9n d to The
Ehinel&nder school Of a gave MADE ~ the TO- TO-
con In accepting the gavel he pres .deht Mfs
Mary Dame Hall said thas soTosls "a" as P Hii1' 10
sing The Star spangled Banner as d cho'us al
A.fe~ ~ .or~. songs were sung by Miss Grace
Preston the contrslto o Nord!cas eoncsrt CON
Iany and Mrs Mark Winslow Potter reclteo "A, Ar
Order for d Picture" Miss Preston sang % ! t.at
We Two Were Mayilg' and coup..Sr OF f Y.nea
songs, and then. as an encore gave Two i''e
Lacc!es' ,-,.-- 49,,
Among the guests present a. the igneheon ana a
meeting were Mr. Louis T. Hal, regSnt OF lhe
Penn ss1vania Daughters Of lsi2; Mrs FTa99k -:
borne regent or the Illinois Daughters OF .oIz SirS
WilNeu 9SerrS SLIDE regent Of the Ne~-forx
Daughters Of isi2: 8rs Ferdinand T. Fare res,nt
pf the Washsnp, on Heights Chapter or me pa,
ters Of The American REVOLUTION; Mrs. 49, 1902 ~
psrker Of The &c ectic CUB. NJ a 1;,,i,le X
CT Mics Harriet eli esps Of syIssqse Of th
Maine Federation OF Woman's Clubs; MIS- sioo'