New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-28
ETHICAL CULTURE BANQUET
ELABORATE BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL
SAVOY GREATLY ENJOYED.
MRS H. oLLEsHEINrER PRESIDED AND MRS.
WILLIAM TOD HELMUTH WAS THE GUEST

MRS. II. OLLEsHE1MER PRESIDED AND MRS
WILLIAM TOD HELMUTH WAS THE GUEST
OF HoNoR-soME OF THE SPEECHES.
The third banquet given by the Womans Confer
ence Of the Society for Ethical Culture held
yesterday in the banquet-ha Of the Hotel Savoy
II took the form OF breakfast Covers were laid
for 115. the company being distributed at small
tables accommodating four or six persons. and
the presidents party and special guests being seat
ed at long table facing the small ones.
The flowers were pink and white roses. large
bouquet Of them being laid at each plate. Mrs.
William Tod Helmuth. guest Of honor. occu-
pied the chair to the right of the president. After
the breakfast, when the speeches began, the high
electric lights turned on, and gave the room
the appearance of being suddenly flooded with sun
shine, the effect. with the spring toilets. being
most pleasing.
In her introductory remarks Mrs. n. Olesheimer.
the president said, in part:
"A departmental society like ours is in itself a
small federation and turns with no little interest TO
our State Federation. with its numberless com
ponent clubs and manifold duties in retaining their
allegiance and active interest. We have much TO
learn from our sister society, and anxious
TO know how be useful TO it, as well as
how to derive all possible benefits through con-
tnued cooperation We all deeply honored
in the presence of the president Of the New-York
State Federation, Mrs Helmuth."
Mrs. Helmuth made address on What the
Federation Can Do for Its Component Clubs" She
referred 10 the lovng-cup presented TO Sorosis by
Mrs Hearst, Of San Francisco. at the time of the
first convention of Federated Clubs. This cup"
said Mrs. Hemuth. was given by club-women as
an emblem of the purposes and desires Of the
venton that thereafter women should meet to-
gether in harmony work in unity upon divers plans
with different purposes but all toward one end
the elevation OF the and the good Of humanity
ct large
The effort for self-indulgence self-enjoyment
and social pleasures enters into but few meetings.
but the spirit OF goodwill self-sacrnce and loving
sympathy holds the first and foremost place in all
THE Federation helps all women. all clubs. to
draw nearer together discusses subjects of mutual
interest. and takes action upon those on which all
should agree. In a broad sense. che object is to
your duty and perform it. that all shall rise TO
greater heights. and for the furtherance OF this
great object must sink self
Mrs. NJ. Mac Daniel, in paper on personal ex-
perences spoke Of the success she had found at
tending on the work of the Ethical Culture So
cety, and especially that Of the district nursery
and small societies that providing purer food
for ang children of poor parents. The result OF
the Sunday-school teachings. too she declared TO
be one OF the greatest steps yet taken. The con-
ference is formed by all the little working bands
coming together.
Mrs Onesheimer introduced Mrs Rebecca Kohut
as one Of wide experience and sympathetic under
standing Of in all grades and classes. Mrs.
Kohut spoke on Our True Selves" She said:
What think think is very different from
what we think indeed: and what we say think
Is often furthest from what think we TIL nix"
She spoke of how little person may be Judged by
her countenance. which does not often
usually express the true feeling OF the heart. She
wished people could among themselves be truer TO
themselves and not toady 10 the masses not go
with the crowd against inclination and Judg
ment.
Mrs. Olleshemer said in introducing Mrs M X
Simkovitch, that IN a society like ours, where
many departments actively engaged in
phanthropic work. we realize how difficult it is
always 10 let sympathy take the form of brains
5 has been aptly said We always grateful
for a timely word of warning and anxious TO sit
at the feet and learn Of those of greater expert
ence and ability.
spoke OF the noise and hustle OF the city and
declared that in trying 10 work at so many things
people try TO do too much, that each tries
belong 10 too many societies too many clubs
and thot they often say they have time. because
thew wont take time She wished that the hurry
of the age might be stopped, and that one might
think moro OF the quality OF the work accom-
nlished and less Of the quantity.
In paving tribute TO the press Mrs. Onesheimer
declared with emphasis. .,. ~, 49, ,
PERHAPS / grasp no opportunity WIN as much
Measure as that Of expressing the debt or gratitude
he Women's Conference owes the press. TO en-
nbasize The courtesy that has Deen eAlendeu 10 US
resnect accorded TO the accounts OF our work is an
opportunity 10 which have long looked loiwdIu,
Mrs II Helman was asked 20 be WHY though
sbe declared that the kindly Introduction given her
when her illness was so feelingy alluded 10 nhu
brought 10 her eyes tears rather tiaH ialusntte.
vet she spoke Of the trials OF the pnlIdntnIopls'
Who must keep people amused narrstlng trlals she