New-York tribune., 1902-01-18
WITH THE SOCIETIES.

The Colonial Daughters OF the Seventeenth Cent
ury celebrated their sixth annual reunion this week
the Montauk club in Brooklyn. In accordance
with their custom, they selected day of historic
Significance. Commemorating tie purchase of Man
haitian Island from the Indians by Governor Minut
In 1926
Harlan Z. Halsey the president. and the other
officers Of the society acting as reception com
mittee.
Mrs J Ellen Foster. OF Washington. d. c. was
the guest Of honor Of the Women's West End Re
publican Association Thursday. and in her ad-
dress spoke strongly Sunday closing. She said
that while she believes in local option many sub
jects is convinced that the State should control
were glad to learn from Mrs. Foster that she had
been tod hy MI CGrteiy0u lew d od' hSitb and is
taking an active interes; in her home,
ment house law which was listeEed to with deep
attention and was followed by discussion on what
should be done for the dwellers in tenements
The College Wom-n's Club which had sent out
invitations to a large number to meet Mrs. Hugh
Reid Griffin the home Of Mrs John M Gardner
yesterday. defrauded Of Its guest Of honor by
the fact that Mrs Griffin was Unexpectedly called
home and Obliged 10 sail for London on
The guests assembled. however, and enjqyed a
Miss Mabel Phipps. pianist Mrs Harvey KRAFT IT.
soprano: Miss Mabella S Graves, contralto' ana
Miss Edith Belle Roberts. yionist with Miss Mag
daen S. WOrden as accompanst.
American Association of Allied Arts heId lis
annual election this week. when the following OFF,
GERS were elected to serve 4ur the ensuing year
President Mrs l.. w. Holcombe; first vice-presi-
dent Mrs l.. &. Wiley; second vfce-pTesident MISS
Kate Rafter: recording secretary, Mrs Monachesi
corresponding secretary, Mrs Thomas II. Nelson.
treasurer Miss c. A. Hopkins. and auditor j.
Maurice Beach.
Miss Julia c. Emery, the general secretary OF the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of Missions of the
Episcopal Church, is visiting the different branches
of the auxiliary this vicinity and talking on the
question of the annual contribution given by the
Women's Auxiliary 10 the work of the Board Of
Missions Last year the OF the United
States gave $50 600 the work. In addition, the
special triennial Offering made at san Francisco in
October. which amounted to over $4,000, went for
this purpose but then the Board of Missions
was unable fulfil all It's obligations. This year
offering should fall short of 100000 and she Is
working energetically 10 imbue the members or
the various branches with the same idea.
At a meeting OF the legislative committee OF the
Associate Alunnfe OF the Normal College, held this
week IL was voted present the following names
10 the Mayor as candidates for membership on the
Board Of Education Mrs John Schee VI. D.;
Mrs Kasson Gibson Mrs. Harry Hastings. Mrs.
Eliza beth Jarrett president of the association de-
clined a nomination.
Club women are looking forward with interest to
the meeting of the executive board OF the State
Federation of Women's Clubs 10 be held on Febru-
ary l3 at the home of Miss Anna Maxwell Jones'
The Chelsea One of the important matters which
protsct an industrial school for girls