The sun., 1898-02-03
ALTRUISM OLD AND NEW.


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Changed mer ArEunsnt within an r1eur
en- the TeieErnphsd Appeal Or ths Uhairu,as.
Yesterdays meeting OF the Rainy Day Club
was held in the Industrial building. Lexington
avenue and Forty. third street, and was tho frat
since the election OF officers. Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer,
the new President, was In the chair. She wore
natty rainy day suit made Of black storm
serge. which looked uncommonly well on her
girlish figure. The members said that her APP
pcarance did the club proud. Several turned
out in short skirts, and others who dragged
yards and yards of silk satin. velvet. and 30 on
through the erstwhile beautiful snow wished
that they had done likewise.
The club has been reforming itself recently by
making various changes In tho constitution
and appointing as many committees as Mug
wump politicians appoint in campaign times
Mrs. Palmer called on the Chairmen OF these
committees to report what they had done or
hoped to do. Mrs. Arnold Schramm OF the Mem.
bership Committee spoke frat. She said that In
looking over the membership list she found tho
names Of many who do not attend tho regular
meetings OF the club, and that the committee
would make 1t business to bring these recre.
ants into the fold and to increase the member.
ship. She asked that all women who wished to
become members should send their names. with
those OF their vouchers, to her address, 615 West
15Sth street. ...
Mrs. O'Connor Irwin of the Reception Com.
mittee, Miss Pipply Of the Helpful Committee.
Mrs. Lucia c. Balcom of the Magazine Com.
mittee, Miss L. Marguerite Lindley Of the Pro-
gramme Committee and Mrs. Ida Trafford Bell
Of the Press Committee all made reports.
Mrs. Palmer then welcomed Mrs. Emma Beck
with, the former President, back after seri-
l.
called attention to Stormy Day Club
that has formed in Somerville. Mass.
and told some interesting things about It.
She also said that she had received aletter from
the President Of the Syracuse Rainy Day Club.
asking what the Gothamite Daisies did to hold
themselves together. OF course she meant the
club. Taken the other way the question would
have been too personal even for the MetropolI-
speakns spe 81 Ms
do in the Rainy Day Club We are going to
besides wearing short skirts. We want to in.
duce other women TO follow opr example, and
homes. we want to see women wear moder.
ately short skirts every day. fair or foul; Don't
sSe misery The The
there did not take disease germs into
their homes in their skirts. Those women are
who can have fashionable dressmakers, set
them the example No dress that 10 immodest
but we do want to see every woman wearing
modestly. short shirts. These little loops OF
sssn sna ai sSS0e hss S
all can soc that we have an object"
Mrs. Irwin read letter from Mrs. Bertha
responding Secretary. giving as her reason q
prolonged absence from town. Mrs. ,Welby is
resignation was not acted upon but Mrs Palmer
intimated that there was no chance OF its being
Mrs. Beckwith said that inasmuch as the
Rainy Day CLUB was health protective club In
a way ahe felt that the members should indorse
the action Of the Womans Health Protective
ting nuisance in cars: public buildings and on
such favor that she put it in the form Of mo.
tion. which was carried unanimously.
on Programme ANNE had selected S for dis discussion the
Sat Mrs %smF ass %ns
definitions OF the word " "altruism," saying that
II was new word and new fact. In conclu-
When endeavoring to give tho benefit of
havS to s hS haze
spirit Of altruism is spiritual love-
Mrs. Fannie T. Gafney was the next speaker.
HI, SwHE ss sssn nGs
Of aitruism dates back to the creation Of man.
It into the ark with him. or else that flood could
not drown 1t, and the dove that went out
from the tree Of altruism. and SO gave It back
to man. The answer that the street eamin gave
sitruism T The missionary M asked. rs your father
a Christianf T. The boy hestated, but thinking
there miRhs Be few pennies he
Sasht e sSilt 9se rssuonsSiiity Of doing our @
Miss Lindley heartily condemned the emo
tional altruism to which mothers are given In
oouid @ do just "a as we'll. We'll She also spoke Of emo,
tional altruism in charity:
"one speaker said that altPuism always eI-
step further and seek It in nature. Are we not
when II Likely tG gst we'll Isn't there ten
could be cured withou, mediciRs. m.,
Bell. Mrs. Bell got up with twinkle in her eye
Ss & VI: afternoon on Mega
This message reached me at O'Clock" she
said. and found me before the mirror prac.
building up: There arc two sides TO altraism:
seaatifu Be- the W Spiritual the c6ristike. which,
SSs all ATqs% deal TRs fs
NEW YoRE sun one said In reply to the
Of an
whom the devil was sick tho devil q saint
would be; but when the devil got well the devil
9 saint was he plan. When we are lacking in
to accede all and everything to others:
But when we are young, strong. full
of life. health and human nature we are con.
stantly on the defensive. II might go into this
question from q scientific standpoint, could
convince you that from the very first instant Of
while such conditions exist, while human
nature 10 human nature, It will be. fguratively
speaking. war to the knife
"Think of tho age of the world and think how
little real progress we have made in that direc-
tion. How many steps has woman made up-
ward that she has not spent long years in fight.
are not even kind. We are afraid. We do not
want to become conspicuous for advocating a
something with which our friends and the pub
lic may mot agree. We are afraid OF the harsh.
which is sure to fall upon the head Of her or
him who steps from the beaten path. Indeed,
have grave doubts to whether we would be
happy, and am quite sure we would not in our
eeaditions Varisty is the spice Of ife Ss and as
spice Is TO food SO 10 criticism and variety OF
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