The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-29
SoeietY Iopits.


come the rage. The ardent galfer and the
enthusiastic cyclist alike don their favor
lite garb, and are now to be seen every
where often minus hat or wheel, but ever
with a faddish pride in short skirts or
knickerb3ckers, as the case may be. Even
the COMMON sense members of the Rainy
Day Club, who frown on womanly friy-
olity and feminine vanity, seem to think
this too is the time for them and march
forth under a cloudless sky in rainy day
attire, badge and all.
Spring is nearly over and the ~populace
is only just beginning to enjoy it. Every
thing tends toward out of door amuse-
ments. affecting even the studious club
women and sedate church societies, who
are even at this moment laying plans to
end their respective seasons of useful
ness with some kind of an outing.
The most important social event of the
week was the closing reception of the
Woman's Club, held in Hasbrouck Hall,
Tuesday evening, when the president,
Mrs. Alice May Scudder. was presented
with a handsome diamond club pin
The annual reception of the Teachers
NlQo WAS ISL ~ bN94~r -
Foye Hail.. Notwithstanding the fact that
many of the members belong to the Wo-
mans Club, there was an excellent at
tendance, an interesting programme, with
a pleasant social and dance to follow
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The Philanthropic Department of the
Woman'sC Club held its final meeting Mon
day afternoon, at the residence of Mrs.
- II ~ re C1f~+afn nxran11n For
the past few years it has been the GUS
tom of this department to end its season
with an outing, and this year the ladies
have decided to attend, in a body, the
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
which convenes Thursday, May Il, in
Rutherford.
The Ladies' Aid Society of DR.. Brett's
Church will not give a luncheon on We'd
nesday next, according to custom, but are
arranging to hold a union of all the So
cieties of the church some evening the
early part of May. TIL ladies will end
their season with the usual outing, either
the last of May or the early part of
June.
The Literature Department of the
Woman's Club held its final meeting in
Hasbrouck Institute, Wednesday after
noon, and presented its chairman, Mrs.
John A. Walker, with a handsome Tiff
fanny glass loving cup. filled with flowers.
So
Miss Ella Carr, of Magnolia avenue, has
extended a special invitation to the Lit
erature Department for a social afternoon
at her residence, on May 8.
The Ramblers have set apart May 10
for Club Day, which will take the form
of a Russian tea, when Madame Ragozin
will address the club upon the "Charac-
t~eristics of the Russian People" The af-
fair will be held in Hasbrouck Hall and
invitations lave been sent to the vari-
Gus wouaen's clubs of the city to be pres
ent. A meeting will be held next We'd
nesday in order to complete arrange
ments.
The Travellers Club met Monday even
ing at the residence of Mrs. George r.
Hough, Summit and Gardner avenues,
and studied The Rhine and its Legends"
The programme was especially interest,"
f1g and the attendance good. The club
will next meet at the residence of Mrs
A. j. Newbury, No. 81 Clifton place, and
continue its travels in Germany.
Among the pleasant events of the
week was the drawing room entertain
ment given for the benefit of ST Agnes
Guild of Grace Church, Van Worst, at
the residence of Mrs. Charles Boltwood,
No. 1s4 Mercer street.
The Odd Volumes will meet Wednes-
day afternoon, at the residence of Mrs.
E. T. C. Young, Boulevard and Glen
wood avenue, when arrangements for
their annual breakfast to be held some
time in the latter part of May, in the
Jersey City Clubhouse, will be completed.
So
Mrs. Brice Collard gave the members
of her sewing school a closing reception
this afternoon in Bergen Hail on Summit
avenue.
This is the second of Mrs. Collard's
phflanthropic classes to close this week.
The other was the mothers class. which
held its final social in st. Andrews rooms,
Thursday.
An especially interesting programme
has been prepared for the regular meet
ing of the Keramic Art Club, on Monday,
May l, in Hasbrouck Institute.
The Duplicate Whist Club held a meet
ing Tuesday evening at the residence of
Mrs. Samuel Allison, No. 325 York street,
Mrs. Allison and Mrs. s. R. Falkinburgh
acting as hostesses. There was a good
attendance and the usually interesting
game ensued.
Among those present were:-Mrs. S.. D.
Mackey, Mrs. Jonathan Dixon, Mr.. Geo.
Miller, Mrs. s.. R. F~alkinburgh. Mrs.
George Sheriff., Mrs. Francis Mccoy,
Mrs. N. w. Condict. Mrs. Henry V. Trap
hagen, Mrs. Hetherington, Mrs. Warren
Dixon, Mrs. David Bishop, Mrs. G. V. H.
Brinkerhoff, Mrs. Henry Neise, Mrs. A.
j. Post, Mrs. Samuel Negus, Mrs. NJ.
Dodd, Mrs. Harry Mcbride, Mrs. James
F~lenming, Mrs. S. C. Allison and Mrs.
Howard Wins.
Among those who attended the annual
dinner of the Schubert Glee Club, given
Tuesday evening at the Arena, New York,
were.-Dr. Edwin w. Pyle. Colonel Chas.
w. Fuller, Rev. G. s. Bennitt, Frank P.
McDermott, Thomas J. Adams, ]. Sidney
Adams, Frank A. Byrnes, Richard
Braithwaite, William H. Brown, Victor
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