New-York tribune., 1902-01-26

from Canada 10 the seat OF war two previous
occa sions and several Of those going are vet,
erans. The appointments are much coveted, anu anu
country to choose from Miss Georgiana rope VINO
head IN the conngeni
out during the earlier days of the war
The Cantabrigia Club of Cambridge. Mass. has
decided that its philanthropic work is Of more
Importance than the clubhouse that It proposed to
build AS economy ba sST eve to- put ii the CUB
house project aside. for the present. at least
The Massachusetts, Federation will meet In SOM
ervilIe on January 81 The programme will be
"CIvics" In the morning there will be an address
by Professor Edward Howard Griggs. on The
noon there will be addresses by Richard II. Dana.
on Civil Service Reform. and by Miss sarah L.
Arnold. the newly chosen dean Of Simmons College.
An annual servants ball is a time honored insti-
tuition with the Earl and Countess of Mimic. ana
they have kept up the custom since coming to
Canada. This seasons ball took place few days
ago az Government House. ottawa, and in addi-
ton to the numerous employees of the house repre-
sentatives OF all the stores patronized by Lady
the Governor General and l-9adX Mimic; his excel
lency dancing with the housekeeper and her excel
lency with the house steward =
Following its usual plan of holding summer con-
ferences the American committee of the Young
Women's Christian Temperance Union will this
these the Pacific Coast conference is to take
place at Capitola Cal. May is 10 May 26 and fols
lowing this will come Ashevile. n. c.. June
IL to June % For young women of the cities and
colleges of the middle West there will be confer
ences at Lake Geneva Wis August 2 to segtsm- gn
Bay. Lake George, June q TO July I.
Sir William Macdonald the Montreal millionaire
who gave s125OoO the other day for the equipment
of nature study and domestic science schools in
connection with the Ontario agricultural College
and who has previously given immense sums for
the promotion OF education in Canada has Just
placed another $ 600 at the disposal of the Ontario
government for the establishment OF schools of
domestic science throughout the province. A little
more than a year ago Sir William established
manual training centres for boys In every province
of the dominion and as their beneficial effects were
recognized the need of similar provision for girls
has been strongly felt. The Countess of Minto
wife of the Governor General has been particularly
interested IN the subject. and after trip to Eng
land 10 get ideas she submitted a plan to the
Ottawa School Board for the teaching OF domestic
science in the public schools of the city. Its exc
cution was prevented by the great Ottawa IRE. and
matters at standstill when all difficulties
were removed by Sir William Macdonald's check
cloth which is said to be especially liked by the
sportsrnen OF England Is that made from the wool
gathered in the sheep pens of Iceland Besides
having the finest and softest texture imaginable II
will not tear when caught in briars and is cool In
teris lies of the material said be due to the
marner Of gathering the wool, which is found in
the sheds where the animals sheltered from the
arctic weather Ii is OF the finest fibre. and Is