New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-20
Gu BIS AND THEIR DOINGS
DELEGATES CHOSEN TO ATTEND THE
STATE FEDERATION
ANNUAL ELECTION Py THE EMPIRE STATE
DAUGHTERS OF -MAssAcHusE71s


SOCIETIES ~ SESSION
In the regular order OF business at the West End
Nomans Republican Club yesterday four nominal
IONS We're made for the Executive Board o. the
state Federation. TO meet IN Rochester November
These We're Mrs James Dow. Of jamestown.
MIS- clarence Burns. Of this city. Mrs " Hum
pn'eNs. Of Warsaw. and Miss Mertlla Avery OF
Albany Mrs Cormela :. Robinson and Mrs J.
Flerce were elected delegates to the Federation
Political Current Events" Vas the topic OF .he
DAY The entire society approved Of the course
iSn," o} Superintendent Maxwell IN relation the
! i"egI School BOARD Of Brooklyn.
-, J., am slad said one. that he had the courage
! 10 stand .or the right"
| upo.m sla,S the majority favoring the side or the
bosrS Mrs. Clarence Burns alluded the novel
district
There was social meeting and an annual cleo
ton OF the Empire State Society. United States
Daughters Of lN9 AT Delmonico's yesterday after
noon The luncheon served at small tables
which wor. deliberately decorated with white car
nations. the society flower The guests of honor
We're Mrs Mallory and Mrs Weed Of the George
Washington Memorial Association. Mrs William
Tod Helmuth was present for the first time as a
member. and badge WAS presented 10 her by the
society
At the business meeting the annual reports were
read. and election Of officers on the formal ballot
took place In this society there are twcnty-eght
officers and directors of which seven are elected
each Year FOR the term OF four years Those elected
Yesterday were Mrs. Allan T. Nye first vico-presi-
cent Mrs Henry e.. Bailey second vice president.
Mrs. George T.. Wentworth. treasurer. and Tor
directors, Miss Mabel sutton Mrs William +. Cox
ford. Mrs. Leroy smith and Mrs Henry a. Top
A Fave was presented by Mrs Duncan Harrison.
bockhousc on san Juan Hu The society has
been invited 10 participate I'm tho Sampson celehra-
Tine Tablet Committee viii see that historic
marked The drs- tablet viii be- paced on he
! round tower IN Central Park November =. and
s,h Regiment was stationed during he war Of lsis
| Mrs Alexander Striker and Mrs Laura p Svrim-
hlrne hay" charge OF these COMMUNICATIONS
The regular quarterly meeting Of the Massachu-
seus Federation began az Winchendon Mass. yes
terday. and will continue to-day. This meeting is
IN charge OF the Social Service Committee and the
slbjec, FOR discussion is Outdoor living ana out
door Thinking"
Frederick Law Olmsted. ir. gave stereopucon
lecture last evening ON The Landscape Beauties
u the Boston and Metropolitan Park System
To-day Mrs Alice Taylor Jacobs is chairman OF
the committee for the Gay. and will Introduce tho
subject. She viii he followed hv Allen chamber
lain. VINO Will speak on Tho Practical Work ~
tho Forestry Assooianon' and ly Mrs Cora g.
re-. conoiu6irs adde's of ta' morning ~'1 he
Village improvement Societies
A'ier luncheon which viii hc 'eryed IN the yestry
Of he Methodist church. j. n Hale viii esiyeer
canoe of Horticultural aud Miss Mary cutler.
~ Holiiston. win speak on "Remun"ra'ive Outdoor
The lecture on ''rhe Lands ape Beauties Of me
! Boston and metropolitan Park system has been
prepared by Mr.. Omsted for the benefit OF the
clubs. and the lantern slides have been supplied
/ through the courtesy Of the Metropolitan Park
Commission A circular which Will soon be issued
and slides TO The various clubs.
The FEDERATION announces nat songbook has
az all club meetings.
meeting Of the woman's club Of Orange. y. J.
was held on Wednesday afternoon at Union Hall.
! Main-st Mrs r Field. ir IS president Of the
club the motto OF which IS The Best Is Yet to
BE" The programme comprised music and dis
c,is-iors iho first discussion dealt with Sde
Lights on Curren, Eyents and a TAX adS on IN ryyo
Pictures was read by Mrs. Cotton.
The members 81 the odd Volumes Club Of Jer-
soy city took sail up the Hudson on Wednes-
dav and visited their president Mrs. J. A. Hol-
land. formerly Miss celia Gaines. in her new
home The party was met with carriages at Cold
Spring having crossed the river IN a launch from
west Point After drive 10 Crag SIDE. the home
Of ,eneT from B9'' MIg Baierdid they Vent for
iano's ola FASHIONED homestead
The seventeenth annual convention n the Wis
cons!n Noman's Suffrage Association began IN
Plattovne. Wis on Wednesday. and WIFI close TO-
day
The Massachusetts, Federation began rs regular
quarterly meeting at Winchendon last evening and
continues in session TODAY
4. the meeting Of tho Chicago Woman's club
| hold on Wednesday, Or. + Benjamin Andrews, 81
r,erirfeudent Of Public Schools or thai CITY spoke
! on Educational Problems.
Mrs Sarah Court q prominent member NJ The
! %ou-York Woman's Press Club and 80 an active
,r.,,her o. the Writer'S club Of Brooklyn. an
no,nces the marriage Of her SON Frederic "
Court 10 Miss Grace l. Smith, Of No " SteIihs
place Erook,yn The ceremony was performed py
IT. Lindsay, Parker az the home ~ the bride ~
! 70 o'clock on "Wednesday evening. MI aIu hlS
Court left Immediately on II .IIaL lg' ai tbeir
the South. pom th'N i"'Nl" '"'' " "''' go
home in Brooklyn
4. tho receri meeting Of the Maine state Fedora
tion of Women's clubs Mrs Nathan'l bp'''
chairman ~ the Committee on Credentials r'-
o,,.T toa iu1s repre- -erted by TWO delegates each
i-i,. more cubs APPLIED for ADM ssloN indhlHs -
M camilla T. II Grimes. ot caribou coiI'
suonGing secretary. reported ~ i'I.b el
Maine federation 90 be IN most ho1r'shns '0"
ci'i0r.
Tho ,cy calendar OF the Massachusetts clubs
belonging n no General Federation Is lus' out
srd ehoos that seventy Massachusetts, clubs no"
b,lorg ~ the General Federation OF Women =
,,..7 -c.r g..:.rtilrc Is "a list OF the names
and addresses Of class conductors ana iecinrefs ~
we'll the subjects OF me. 80 IN
the list is available as club speah''
ZINC QUEEN FOR PARIS
,,,s.,,r, &c determined not 10 be outdone in the
r,atter OF statues Tor the Paris Exposition She
cannot furnish silver or god s'a'u"' oO' ~"
send zinc queen"
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