New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
FROZEN PLUM PUDDING
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

The regular weekly meeting Of the West End
Woman's Republican Club will be held at 3l5
o'clock this afternoon at No Al Boulevard. Mrs.
Charles OConner Irwin Is scheduled on the pro-
gramme to give paper on Political Current
Nine. Blanche Zacharie Baralt will read Ed
mond Rostands "Cyrano de Bergerac'' in French
st the Berkeley Lyceum. Nos. 10 and q West Forty
fourth-st. this afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
DR.. Gilingham. the physician of the East Side
House Settlement at Seventy-sixth-st. and East
River will lecture this evening at $50 O'Clock in
the course given under the auspices Of the Eel
will speak on The God-Made Machine; How We
Use and Abuse It."
The National Society of New-England Women
will meet at 2:l5 p. m. to-day at Delmoncos. The
business part Of the meeting will be followed at
O'Clock by an entertainment.
Miss Katharine NJ Crooks will give the closing
lecture OF her Women OF the Middle
Ages and the Renaissance at II o'clock this morn
ing at the home Of Mrs. William H. Jackson, No
sSs Madison-aye She will speak on Women OF the
Time OF the Renaissance ana Illustrate her SUD-
Ject with photographs.
The Mothers Congress Of the City Of New-York,
OF which Mrs. Barnes is president. announces a
Christmas celebration for the less-favored mothers
o'clock. at the old St; Stephens Chapel, No. 81
West Fortyeixth-st. There will be a Christmas
dinner and tree for the little folks.
The gloomy Thanksgiving Day that passed
by some Of the soldier boys amply made up
for at Christmas. The mother Of one, in particu-
lar was anxious for her boy TO have happy day.
, and he had said in the autumn. when she visited
him In camp. that he could not thoroughly enjoy
anything unless his mates could share 1t, she de-
termined TO raise a sum of money that would give
the whole company a Christmas treat A fair was
therefore held In Malone. n. Y. where 1925 was
collected and sent to the boys in camp. splendid
banquet was provided and there is sufficient
left to buy other little comforts for the men,
The soldier boy had sent his mother over hun
dred cotton bolls. and these were sold for so The
fair was .S m se aso and G real camp oo
and utensils for cooking II were sold There was
things along the miniature camp street. Mrs. NJ
z. McClary who originated the idea, had the
eoWs could OF be- in the dinner pro-
vded for them.
shakespeariana met last night at the home of
Mrs Harrington, No. 1875 West Ninety-ifth-st
King John" is the play now being studied under
Brown Bro s"'' ''' ~
The members Of Woman's Christian Temperance
Union No. ! will give Christmas entertainment
TO large number of poor children at No. 81 Smith
Christmas tree will be feature Of the affair.
The Christmas tree entertainment Of the New
York Founding Hospital was given yesterday az
ternoon and most Of the children who took part
were under four years old Presents from big
Christmas tree were given after the programme
carried out.
1t was announced yesterday that there would be
no funeral services in this city the body of
Mrs. Isabel A. Mallon. the writer, who was known
TO the public as Bah and Ruth Ashmore." The
body will be taken tonight to Baltimore. and will
be buried at the Louden Park Cemetery. Mrs.
Mallon had expressed a wish TO be buried at Balti-
more, where she had lived until her marriage
Matthew Sutton. Young private OF the 18th
United States Infantry. who has been one OF the
sick men cared for under Miss Goud's patronage
at Woody Crest. is to become further protege OF
hers. He has expressed wish TO study law. and
Miss Gould is going to look after the expenses con-
nected with his studying for that profession
Mile Poisy young girl Of eighteen, will be the
Queen of Queens at the mid-Lent festival in Paris
This carnival, 1t is prophesied. will excel in gran
deur Of display anything of the kind ever held in
Paris In the procession to be or floats.
showing women following the vocation of men, and
vice versa Ludicrous scenes will also be Illus
trated The queen Of the occasion VIII baye the
OF the Republic will defer to her for one day.
The clubwomen Of Denver, Col. are highly in
dignant at the managers Of the Chicago and North
western Railway because they have declared that
the EMPLOYING Of is TO be discontinued on
ALI branches Of its lines the plea that they
are not competent to fill important places Mrs.
Sarah Platt vice-presdent OF the National Fedora
ton. says that this movement to deprive women
Of their business places must be stopped In its in
ception." Mrs. Lowe. OF Atlanta, mas Deen COM
milnicated with on the SUBJECT.