New-York tribune., 1900-04-23
CA.NBRLDGE'S ANNITERS4RT.
THE CLUB CELEBRATES IT'S TENTH
YEAR By AN ELABORATE LUNCHEON.

The Cambridge Club, OF Brooklyn, celebrated its
tenth anniversary Saturday by an elaborate
luncheon a. the Pouch Gallery. There were I02
members and guests present. The tables wera
lavishly decorated in yellow. Candles shades and
almond cups were all Of yellow and even the little
pots containing souvenir plants enveloped in
yellow crepe paper. At the table of the presidents
for both the outgoing. Mrs Hoagland and the in
coming. Mrs. Ormsbee. there-the guests of the
club were seated. They were Mrs Edwin Knowles
president OF the Cairopean; Mrs. Creevey, Mrs
Crsigte representing ,he Brooklyn Public Library
Association; Mrs. Hoole. Mrs. Edward Adams. Mrs.
Wing. Mrs. Keller Mrs. Powell. Mrs. Margaret H.
Eelch and Miss NJ Hastings.
The programme was extremely artistic The
club symbol. a golden dragon. appeared the first
page. and chain OF ten links every link repre-
senting a topic studied. suspended from his
mouth. IN his coils the date Of the clubs
ganizaton-1sS0-and that of the present year. On
the inside pages the numbers OF the programme
were inclosed in decorated columns of Assyrian
character.
The Cambridge Club Trio opened the literary
exercises. and the recent president. Mrs Hoag
land. read greeting from the first president, Mrs.
Julia a Kempshal, who is now in Peoria Ill Mrs.
Sidney N. Proal then gave graceful reminiscence
Q: the building of the club. and Mrs. Tirzah Ham
lin RuIand sang Georg Henschel's There was an
ancient king"
Mrs. Caroline A. Creevey discussed the question:
Has the Progress of the Nineteenth Century In
creased the Burdens Of Women" She spoke of the
material changes that have Nghtened household
burdens. Furnaces and steam heating have replaced
the stove in every room. Gas and electricity have
relieved from the home industry" of making tai
low candies Sewing machines and clothing man
ufactgrers have lessened the endless stitches Of
those earlier DAYS. Plumbing has removed the
one time necessity for carrying water from wells.
The magnificent physique Of the girls Of to-
day" said the speaker. "is the best possible proof
that the mothers Of to-day stronger and less
exhausted by physical strain than were their
mothers"
Miss Margaret Love spoke History and Lit
s Studied by the Club" tracing the inn
provernents IN its method. She was followed by
Mrs. Mary Rayner Whipple in humorous recita-
tions. Mrs. Margaret II. Welch had her sub
jec1 rs Conversation Lost Art% and answered
IT, the whole in the negative.
y do see she said. how conversation can
become a lost when ! reflect that there never
so many interesting things to talk about
No one is more capable than the modern woman OF
talking brilliantly. II may be that In the tension
effort TO keeo up with the current OF effective
ness something OF sincerity is sacrificed at times
and Il is possible also. that the present fashion
% providing hired entertainment for ones guests
NAV keep some from cultiVating the conversa-
tionel gift they might easily develop. But on
the whole as many bright, witty and clever con-
verse dOnalists are 10 be found to-day as at any
time In social history"
Mrs / II Pilsbury spoke Interestingly on the
Spiritual Renaissance of the Time, and Mrs. j.
= PurreU on THE Trend Of Club Study Mrs.
Hanl,n sang several songs by Schubert and Schu-