Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-12
/, i .lCEN WOMEN ORGANIZE
.e Residing in London Get To-
gether in the Bonds of Fra
tcrnal Union.

) Copyright 1899 by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON. March l1.-(New York World
Cablegram-Specal Telegram American
women in London held an inaugural meet
ing Monday, when seventysiX women sat
down TO a luncheon in the Medicis room at
Hotel Cecil Mrs Hugh Reid Griffin pre-
sided. Among tLOsc present were Mrs. Ar
thur Fay, Mrs. Washington Sullivan, Mrs.
Lafayette De Friese, Miss Edith Griffin and
Mrs. Frank Mattox. on the Presidents
right sat Miss Elizabeth Robins, author OF
AN Open Question" The principal guest
on the left was Mrs. Croly, Jennie June"
who founded Sorosls in New York thirty
one years ago. other guests were Mrs.
Seth Low, Nine. Antoinette Sterling Nine.
Belle Cole who sang delightfully."-, Mrs.
Joplng Rowe and Baroness Won Lutzwitch.
The tables were extremely pretty and dec
GRATED with spring flowers. Behind the
presidents chair American and English
flags were drapped. Letters OF regret were
read from Mrs. Choate, who pleaded a pre-
vious engagement Miss Genevieve Ward
and Mrs. Hodgson Burnett both excused
themselves on the ground Of being busy at
rehearsals. Mrs. Griffin explained the OBJ
iects of the society as follows:
I'VE have nailed our colors to the high
est point OF the mast and have no inten-
tion of compromising for a cheap success
We wished 10 form a society that would
represent all the feminine Intellectual dig
nified and social culture nf American women
in London. Our first effort was made last
March when it was suggested that bond
Of union and social friendship should be
formed, and this gathering is the result.
Lunoheons will be held from time to time
with the form and backbone of society II
is intended to keep up the spirit OF Amer
icanism, but we have no intention of be-
ing narrow. We wish to do only what is
worthy of American women and hope to
have always with us at these gatherings
three or four honored guests from among
women who have achieved greatness"
Lady Mary Sackville the handsome sister
Of Lord Delaware, whose tall figure, Titan
red hair and lovely complexion singles her
out when in London drawing rooms, was
starting yesterday on visit TO Mrs. George
Gould at New York, but met with a Sc
we're accident at Waterloo station. The por-
ter suddenly slammed the door Of the car
rsge catching Lady Mary's right index
finger and crushing it to atoms Very
pluckily she went on 10 Southampton, suf
ferlng intense agony, but under the advice
OF a doctor there, who attended the wound
she reluctantly abandoned The trip and re-
turned to London.
Lady Edmond Fitzmauriee, formerly Caro-
line Fitzgerald OF Connecticut, who has heen
i'll with typhoiG isTer Al heI asidence 2
Green street, PARK Lane, is row GONZALES
cent. 1t viii be recalled tha7 she got her
marriage with Fitzmaurice aunulled in
1894.
Mr.. and Mrs Pierpont Morgan, jr., who
have been staying with Pierpont Morgan,
ST., in Prince Gate, have taken the house
3 South Park Lane, formerly occupied by
Miss Van Wart.
Lady Randolph Churchll's second son,
John Churchill, has gone to Khartoum,
probably to receive an appointment under
the sirdar.
Mrs. Goelet had a small dinner party for
the prince of Wales the evening before his
departure for the Riviera. Other guests in
cluded the earl of Pembroke, the duke and
duchess Of Marlborough Earl and Countess
Darlington. The engagement had been
fixed for a couple of weeks and was orig
inally intended to have been on a large scale,
with the object Of launching Mrs Goelet
on the London season with big boom, but
the death OF the princes nephew made it
impossible for him 10 attend the formal
function and a majority of the invitations
/ had TO be Cancelled, each guest being politely
notified of the reason. Stin as the dinner
! was given at all, though Of such restricted
! dimensions the guests thrown over were
! by no means placated. May Goeet is again
seen about the constant companion OF
| the beautiful Lady Evelyn Crichton, which
! gives renewed vigor to the report of heI
| probable engagement to Lord CriChtOn.