New-York tribune., 1899-03-24
GOSSIP AT THE CLUBS.
A GENEROUS WORKER THANKED-A A
KNIGHTLY ORDER CONFERRED.
NEWS OF MEN. WOMEN AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS
HEARD AT PLEASANT TEA TABLES
OUT-OF- TOWN DOINGS

Mrs Adelaide Wallerstein Of No. % West Six
tleth-st. a graduate OF the womans law class Of
the New-York University. who was chairman OF
the Porto Rican division Of the women's National
Guard work, rendered vote OF thanks at the
last meeting for her labors. She started the travel
ling library for the soldiers camps. and over three
hundred books bear her name. In the camp IL
brary at Ponce her picture is hung with a copy OF
resolutions beneath It, in the prison at Ponce there
are two hundred periodicals which she sent there.
She gave considerable money to the blanket auxi-
iary and when 1t found that there were no
boxes for the use OF the Regulars. who were
Lettefs We're read from Major Smith, Lieutenant
IAwton, Lieutenant Ward ard others, who were
%ork She is Just now interested In the transporta-
tlon OF sick soldiers to their homes IL mas pteh
sae at Se str a to get u to his home no matter
what the distance. the rairoads giving no hep ana
provision for its men. and Mrs. Wailersten and and
s sy Are tSs scSdn e oher makn ahe
bers Of the auxiliary areall 0fiicers OF the DanS
s Folsom. M MS Marion Baou. Mrs. Mary Lyermore
Mrs Elisha Howe and Mrs George Mefeu''"'
Tbo annual reunion Of the w. w. Associa-
ton of Drew Ladies' Seminary took place at
the Madison Avenue Hotel. Madison-ave. and FIFTY
,b nrrnosa Of aiding in the revival Of old memo
res and in renewing old associations
AT the West End Womans Republican Associa-
the discussion Of political current events. and was
led by Mrs. John J. Cisco
On Wednesday night, at a meeting of the Holland
Danes held in the Waldorf-Astoria. the decorallC"i
OF Gr.nde Chanoinesse of the order Of ST. Cathe-
rine OF Mount Sinai conferred upon MISS La
vnia H. Van W. Dempsey, Queen and founoer Oh
the American society This s h2R9T Nand nas Dames By
Prince Guy de Lusignan of Paris III Is an tr anGis
by thai member Of the house Of Lusignap who
Vas then in pow power Tevjyed ie by Prince Guy.
Miss Harmon Brown held afternoon teas each
spring and fall, which became feature OF ooth
seasons and last weeks function was & notaols SLeS
down in torrents on the second day.
7, has haen enormously stated by some Of her
friends that the Rev Phebe A. Hanaford was inc
first Iniyersalist minister ordained. but Mrs Hana
.ord herself wishes TO correct this assertion She
was she SAYS the first woman 10 be ordained IN
any Church in New England The Rev ~ ~Antoinette
Brown Blackwell was the nrst hs Discrimination; the
Rev Augusta j. Chapin and the fdTs HeV' was ihe
fourth There are now nearly Sixty "oH'e' "i0
preach the Gospel
The managers Of the Womans Educational anu
Industrial / ion Of Syracuse. are arranging lor d
large reception TO be given on the Afternoon %
April % from to o'clock. at the woman c''io''
Hall The affair will be given IN hohor on ,Io
clubs Of Central New-York. to when the ~ ui''1'' W
is under social obligations. Invitations WIN 10
extended to clubs at Buffalo, Roches'ef' I1o
Dunk,rk Utica Rome lion, Binghamton' OheiuA:
Auburn and o,her cities throughout the centre oi
the State. III, 80 q rrogramme
OF no.sic and addresses will be mace DS onnr
rent clubwomen. The Syracuse women Mai Tieeates
their homes for the entertainment Vi '"' w.
who remain in the city over night ,,,.o been an
The following committee GhalTneMa eMaariette: nst Invita-
vofv. Il. Drgo mn w.
lion Mrs NJ NJ Cowl; Decoration MRS. 1n aug ~ 90 .
Faker: supper Mrs. c. ?. Fuller Inc md GlI IL viii
recently adopted rose pink as It's colof a,.u T., The
Re used for the first time tho color scheHo III INV
decorations.