New-York tribune., 1902-01-12

way. Mrs. w, II. Trafton, the outgoing president.
presided at the opening OF the meeting An inter
hcli. Miss >ma Kqtz and Miss +. Fisher Mrs 0.
Hall gave a recitation In Scotch dialect.
James Russell Lowell" was the topic assigned
by the literature committee OF the Froebel Society
for the meeting of which 1t had charge and which
was held last week at the Froebel Academy, La
Critics. were read by Mrs Knight and inter
spersed with interesting comments. Mrs O. W.
BnlSerd recited Longing" ana Mrs. +. D. Greene
In response to a letter from President Cassidy Of
the Borough of Queens. suggesting that Il commit
tee from the Woman's club OF Jamaica be formed
to confer with him regarding the appointment OF
women on the school board. the following women
were asked to serve in that capacity: Mrs; r; j.
Flynn, Mrs. J, II, Hobbs and Airs. X II. Hgbie
Kings PARK Jamaica, on Wednesday,. 7,he pro,
g1amme was In charge OF Mrs T. J. Flynn ,, Pa
lish.' by Mrs Flynn: The Voice by Mrs John
guage" by Mrs f. f. McClintock.
An all day meeting OF the Brooklyn North Dis
trict Association of the Womans Home Missionary
Society. of the NewYOrk East Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church will be held In the
Sands Street Memorial Methodist Church next
Mrs san9,ord wife Ioy of 'he a. nastor TO he m
church. will preside as president, Of the organiza-
cipal address.
Mrs Addie Northam Fields of Illinois worlds
organizer of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, and secretary for Mexico. sailed for Cuba
last week. and will! so from there 10 Mexico for
indefinite stay in that country.
Mrs Fields received a cordial welcome from Gov
and State officials when she visited Mexico
years ago for the purpose of establishing a
national organization there. The greater part OF
her work at that time was done in government
schools and colleges Her addresses were usually
tytar aIthn
ing she had mastered the language sufficiently to
speak to children In their tongue In many
her meetings were held under the patronage OF
State Governors, who provided the place. brass
bands electric lights. and sent out personal nvi-
tations. More than forty temperance societies
Mrs, Fields is well known among temperance
workers, having been national organizer of the
try several years, and a representative of the
society at the Chautauqua headquarters. She or
union in Bermuda, held the position of organizer
perance Association and spent three months in
Nova Scotia In temperance work
The programme of the new year meeting OF
the Cambridge Club, which held recently at
the home of Mrs. Horatio NJ Adams. No 81 Mont
gomery Place, Brooklyn. comprised songs by Miss
Alice NJ Sovereign and plano recital by Perlee
V. Jervis reception to the artists followed the
/ entertainment
About one hundred present at the
! reception given last week by the Feneon Reading
! Circle to its newly elected officers, at the Pouch
Gallery Clnton-st., Brooklyn. The officers of the
society are Miss Julia Brady, president: Miss Mary
White vice-president; Mrs. j. p Byrne. secretary;
Mrs T. Hennessey, assistant secretary. Mrs. r.
| Fannon, treasurer and Miss NJ. Kavanagh. IL
| brarian.
| A three days conference upon the Bible was held
| in the Brooklyn Young Women's Christian Associa-
| ton Building during the last week. Among the
| sneakers were the Rev. DR.. Arthur T. Pierson. f..
| C. Jennings the Rev. c. l. schofeld, pastor of the
/ North field Conversational Church; the Rev. G. l..
! Aldrich pastor of the Reformed Episcopal Church
Scranton Penn, and A. G. Goebelen.