New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-15

Whitaker. treasurer: Miss Cara Barnard. assistant
treasurer; Miss Catherine Wilde. auditor; Mrs. Bar
bara y. Galpin. Executive Committee Ghree-year
member: Miss Floretta Vinng. chairman; Miss A.
Marion Donovan. second member; Mrs. Mary j.
Lincoln, third member Finance Committee, Mrs.
Evelyn Greeneaf sutherland chairman OF Pro-
man: Cara Barnard, Catherine Wilde s. Maria
Pickering. Reception Committee
Mrs L. NJ n Stevens National president OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, has been
chosen az edor-in-chief OF The Union Signal" a
place that has been vacant since the death Of
Frances Willard
The annual meeting Of the Consumers League
OF the City Of New-York will he held at the Young
Women's Christian Association Hall. No. East
Fifteenth-st. next Thursday, at o'clock
The New-York State Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union won the "Y'' banner, lS9s. for the
greatest Increase in paid membership during 1895
which was 225. The "bannerctte" for the greatest
Increase I'm per cent ~ membership went 10 In
diana. which reported a gain Of 200 per cent
The new Council Chamber and Library at Wood
stock near Benhem. England was opened last
week by the Duchess Of Marlborough formerly
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt. in the presence OF
large assembage Of people She was in turn hon
ored by the bestowal upon her Of diploma and
life membership in the Belgian Federation OF
Firemen The Duchess was the first recipient Of
this newly created order which is limited 70 TWEEN
The programme for the two dramatic breakfasts
TO be given in aid Of the Society OF Decorative
Art at the Waldorf Astoria. on the mornings Of
January Il and o. includes two entirely new plays
bv Justin Huntley Mccarthy. with phases Of mod
ern society life for their theme one play is called
THE VIII and the Way" and will he played by
Miss Cissy LOTUS (Mr. McCarthy's wife). and Will
lam Courtleigh Agnes Booth and Maude Harrison
so long hsent from the stage Will appear In their
famous scene from Engaged" iillda Spong and
Edward Morgan will act in IAN Amateur Re-
hearsal"
An entirely new comedy from the French called
Looked out" will be presented with Grace Fikins
other attractions the least Of which Will be the
breakfast. Tickets for the two mornings. including
the breakfasts, are $40, and are FOR sale at the
Society Of Decorative Art, No. II East Thirty
fourth-st. and at Tyson's
Miss Lala Baldwin Morton will give course OF
four lectures on Tuesday mornings during Lent. at
II 30 o'clock at the Waldorf-Astoria. They will be
given in the assembly and under the
patronage OF a number OF fashionable women. the
list including Mrs Frederick Vanderbilt Mrs Rus
sell Sage. Mrs Stephen Baker. Mrs Astor Mrs
Lindley Hoffman Chaplin. Miss Furnlss. Mrs. Orms
Wilson Miss Helen Miller Gould Mrs. ] Morgan
Wing Mrs. Stuyvesant. Mrs Richard Somcrs
Hayes Mrs. Daniel Butterhod. Mrs Brockholst
Cutting. Mrs. William Is. ogden. Mrs. william
Duer Mrs. Edward Hartman, Mrs George Wad-
Miss Julia Herrick Henry, Mrs. Edward Lyman
short Mrs Clarence Seward and others.
ject. under the heading OF Representative Amerl-
cans" being divided into four papers BENJAMIN
Franklin, Patriot and Diplomat' Daniel Web
ster. orator and Statesman; Ralph Waldo Emer.