The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-19
ODD VOLUMES OUTING.
Club Entertained at Cold
Spring Yesterday By
Mrs. Holland.

RIVER to be remembered as one OF the
most pleasant episodes in its ten odd
years of club life is the Odd Volumes out
ing of yesterday to the residence OF us
president, Mrs. Cecilia Gaines Holland,
at Cold Spring-on- Hudson.
To begin with, the Odd Volumes-that
is, twenty out of the thirty-five mem-
bers-started out, bright and early. yes
terday morning, on the $40 Albany Day
Boat. arriving at West Point somewhere
in the neighborhood Of eleven o'clock.
Here they were met by a steam launch,
which Mrs. Holland had in waiting, and
in which they continued their sail up
the Hudson to Cold Spring, where DR..
Holland and Miss Pitcher (who had gone
to Cold Spring the day before, to assist
Mrs. Holland in the decorations), met
them with a number of private carriages,
| among which was that of Mrs. Daniel
Butterield.
Then began the journey to the resi-
dence of the president one round OF
pleasure. The ladies were first driven 70
the residence of General Butterheid,
where Mrs. Butterfield received them.
They were shown all the courtesies or
the Butterfeld mansion and took espe-
cfal interest in the Butterfield coilectdon
| OF curios and paintings, after Wnich lhey
partook of refreshmpsnt in the drawing
rooms, and continued their drive to the
| home of Mrs. Holland, arriving IN time
for luncheon.
Here very pretty and dainty preparas
tion had been made for their reception.
| with Miss Pitchers assistance the table
had been made to look so attractive 1t
seemed almost a shame to deseerate It
by such a carnal Indulgence as eating.
The decorations were of asters and vio-
let ribbon. Over the table, in the CEN
tire, hung a huge lamp, the shade OF
which had been covered first with violet
tulle. as a bed, and then literally covered
with purple asters. From this. canopy
like, extended to the four corners OF the
table four bands of violet ribbon, with
festoons at either end.
Doilies, specially painted In design OF
violets and ribbon, by Miss Pitcher, mark
ed each place, while numerous center
pieces. also designed in violets and ribbon
bv the same artist were scattered all over
the table. under vases of asters. dishes OF
fruit and tempting viands.
Before retiring to the dining hall. how
4 ever. THE ldQ1tS IldQC q tCoA
or rather admiration through the house,
which is an ideal old fashioned country
residence, expressing their delight at the
general of the spacious
rooms, n especially at the decorations
of asters made in their honor.
Resides the Odd Volumes, Mrs. Holland
had invited some fifteen or twenty Cold
Spring ladies, and man delightful
-.- yr,ada Mrs RItt9f-
field being among the number.
After luncheon the entire assembiage
repaired to the drawing room to listen to
the papers of the day, one, a review of
HIPS Cuba and Porto Rico" by Mrs.
r. O.. Babbitt, and the other, a review OF
with Kitchener to Kharotum," by Miss
Buffet.
In the former Mrs. Rabbit said that
Hill seemed to show more favoritism to
Porto Rico thar to Cuba. On this island
alone. the population, she said, according
to Hill, was as great as that of Cuba.
while it not only supplies itself but all
the other Islands with produce. so fertile
is 1t.
At the conclusion Of this paper Mrs.
C. Howard Slater, rendered a solo, and
Miss Buffet read her paper on with
kitchener to Khartoum.' She dwelt upon
the character of Kitchener, bringing out
his Napoleonlike sternness. with the fact
that he had never lost a battle. She
went all through Of the scenes Of the
massacre, and Gordon's Imprisonment,
describing his garden, and the memorial
services. She also mentioned the fact that
Kitchener allowed no married man TO hold
Office in his army. and concluded with
mention of a few of the authors
(Steven's) peculiarities.
Here Mrs. Eeeley, of Fordham, rendered
a spring song, and it was regularly moved
n seconded hat Mrs. Holland give a
second reading of her response to the
toast on 1.-THE Twentieth Century Wo-
man as at the Jersey City Woman's
Club breakfast. which she did. Then Mrs.
Seeley again sang, and the afternoon, con-
cluded with refreshments.
Owing to the fact that the club had to
leave early In order to arrive home by
supper time. the general discussion, a
part of each meeting, had to be omitted.
the club combining itself to the PAPER
only. At the opening of the meeting the
Club Quartette, Miss Pitcher. Mrs. Slater,
Mrs. Talbot Chambers and Mrs. Merrill
sang the club song.
During the afternoon Mrs. Robert Mey,
ers contributed the following couplet, In
honor Of Mrs. Holland:-
Though strange it be. this fact remains,
That we in losing keep our Gaines;
The Gaines we lost In nuptial flame,
Returns with our sweet Holland Dame"
Among those present at Cold Spring
were Mrs. John A. Walker. Mrs. Cor
neiius Brett, Mrs. Frank Cavalh, Mrs.
Talbot Chambers. Mrs. r. O. Rabbit.
Miss Buffet. Miss Adriance, Mrs. Robert
Meyers, Miss Sherwood. Mrs. Alfred Dem
niston, Mrs. George w. Case, Mrs. Henry
Vail Condict, Miss Pitcher. Mrs. Robert
G.. Lyle, Mrs. Frank Stevens, Mrs. G.
Howard Slater. Miss Doremus, Mrs. e.
W. Dunn, Mrs. Grace Marshall. Miss
Pearson and Mrs. Harry B. Day
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