New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-08

TABLET TO WINNIE DAVIS TO BE UNVEILED
TO-DAY-HELEN GOULDS TRAY
Filing LIBRARIES.

EILING LIBRARIES.
Tho FIRST regular meeting Of the Nomans r"''r
Of the Manhattan Congregational church was n'.'
Yesterday at u a. m. ut Leslie Han, hlsh'Y-'n''"-
=, and Broadway Mrs Henry A. Stmsoh pre-
e,1od The chief feature 81 interest was the report
received from the Rev Frederick r. Bridgman. OF
the 1nfume Mission station. Africa. DR.. Bridgman
wrote I'm part;
The day school sometimes over. sometmes unoer;
hundred pupils IS almost ii,ar,a,> EN-
cicnt and earnest Christian teacher We i,l 'il"1
character building ana not Mace last started
~ - number OF sundays there has been an az
tendanre 81 from ~ 10 10 good proportion being
,n9 Two distinct benefits have been received
from the Government, for when w. i''Y.u ~"
thanxs-a daily mail and the repair or pad ROAD
After the meeting a luncheon was served. ana
social meeting followed The regular guild MEETINGS
Win he held on the first Tuesday Of each month
during the winter 20 talk over plans oi mo III
fcreni departments Of work In connection Win
the church.
rho ,,ornhers o. art departments Of the various
vomon.s clubs are watching with interest mo
selection ~ tho sculptor for the statue of Frances
+ Willard which IL 10 be placed in siatuary Han
Washington Among the sculptors whom me con- COM
nA'tee RECOMMENDS are ,,ib a1r,u Annie whitney
and Julia Iracken IN" 'olnls.lon 49, ~ fr no
Governor Tanner TO max" arrahRe' arsf sball he
selected by competition or shall be appointed
Anna a Gordon IS chairman 81 the committee
and Mrs Mary Mctzger Is secretary.
Mrs. A. Z Fish is chairman Of the committee ap-
no,nted 20 establish permanent Chair OF mi
ianthropv in connection with the Minerva CLUB
The other members OF the committee arc MIS- ,
i miller Mrs. F. X Taylor Mrs f. O. Dessert
Mrs A. b. jameson. Mrs. \. J. Adams ana MIS-
". y Ellis.
The average number Of meals furnished each day
during the last two months by the Margaret Louise
Home has been ono thousand The summer Work
4pf4 IN
Guided outings and fresh air trips given 10 -, M H
hIrdrea rersons. eleven enterfa inments hrd in the
,cnntb he average attendance AZ each beine
seven hundred. while eighteen WOMB" wv ''
constantly employed with sewing
Tho nrouinent feature - the sixth annual con-
ven,ion Of the United Daughters OF the Confed-
eracv now IN session IN Richmond. Va VIII be
the unwilling to-day OF the tablets IN memory oi
Winnie Davis and her brothers IN 81 f"u' :
r,vn tbbe tabi@ts and the Rev George " Peterlsn
bishop ~ West Virginia, WI. cqnduct tnf tSrIn,rs
7rl,ot,s monument 10 Winnie Davis In Hollywood
Gcm@ierv viii be unveiled by the Daughters to-
morrow
The womcn's Chess Club met Yesterday n the
Carnegie Building.
Much appreciation is being expressed by the vari-
ous clubs OF the two sums OF money when 'he
1-rivcrsitv Extension has recently received. Orc
nrn,idcs for the establishment Of a hail Of peda-
ro,, 20 occupy the ninth moor Of the Washington
SQUARE Building ard the othrr IL sum oa 49, 80
- Given for the benefit Of the Wom1ns Law 'iass.
fovorlte item In current topics at the women q
clubs this week has been Helen IL GouldS GIT
Of travelling Libraries 20 the soldiers OF inc An"r'-
con ARMY The United States transport Thomas
c,-r,ca two such libraries to Manila FOR the men
g. ,,o phu,pn,ues and others Will 60 soon 70 cuba
and Porto Rico Forts Slocum and Hamilton have
been provided WIN '"i l., ,as... .,,, .,,.s