New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25

heid on Wednesday afternoon from to O'Clock
at Earl Hail. Broadway and 116th-st Mrs. A.
D. B. Hamlin, of Morningside-ave., who was
hostess at last Wednesdays tea, is being highly
congratulated the conspicuous success of that
affair." at which Mark Twain and Sir Caspar
Purdon Clarke were the chief guests. Mrs HAM
lin was ably assisted by Mrs. f. Nj. Burdck, Mrs.
]. H. Robinson, Mrs. T. C. Egbert Mrs. j. C.
Fletcher Mrs. #. d. Sherman, Mrs w. II. Car
penter, Mrs. j. V. Van Pelt, Mrs ]. Dewey, Mrs.
F. Boas. Mrs. c. p. Warren and Mrs. r. ].
Gottheil
Miss Agnes Taylor. of South Boston, is the
guest of Mrs. William Hammond. OF Park-a ave.
The social committee of the Woman's Guild
of ST. Lulle's Church, Washington Heights, will
give entertainment called "A Darktown We'd
ding Reception" at the Young Mems Christian
Association Hall, in 155th-st. Broadway,
Tuesday evening. The piece written by
William Case and represents the wedding Of
Eliza Jackson. including tabeaus, songs jokes.
and a cakewalk. The cast is as follows: Eliza
Jackson, bride, Mrs NJ. A White; Wash White,
bridegroom, Theodore Morris; deacon, Major A.
White; best man, William Case: best gal, Mrs.
Charles B. Peck. Mrs E. NJ. Tower is chairman
of the social committee.
The New-Yorlx City Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution. held unique patriotic
celebration at Sherry's Washingtons Birth
day An illustrated lecture given by Will
lam Speiden. of the Custom House Port OF New
York on How the United States Opened Japan
to the World" Although very young he a
member of the great expedition to Japan In 1858
under Commodore Matthew c. Perry.
The ballroom of the hotel was decorated with
American and Japanese flags. emblems of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. The
committee badges were headed with a cluster
OF cherries and leaves, tied with red. white and
blue ribbon, and fastened with a Washington
pin set IN gold.
A reception was given to Mr.. Speiden at the
close of the lecture by the officers of the chap
ter. who Miss Emma Goble Lathrop. re-
gent: Mrs. Edwards Hall. Mrs. Vernon NJ. Davis,
vice-regents; Mrs. Ovid A. Hyde, Mrs. Frederick
l. Bradley, secretaries; Mrs. Thomas H. Whit
ney. treasurer The committee consisted of Mrs
Frank J. Blodgett, Mrs. j. Wray Cleveland, Mrs
George M6Ier, Mrs. Edward T Bartlett, Miss
L. E Davis. Mrs. Wilbur Mcbride, Mrs. Fred
erick DOwnes, Mrs. Emma Wynkoop Clark.
Miss Fannie Wynkoop Clark. Miss Mary
Ea ana IS tbn lecture are foS
N Y c. c. Room of the Memorial Continental
Hall in Washington, D. G. Among the large
audience present were Donald Mclean, Jus
tice and Mrs. Vernon NJ Davis. Commander and
Mrs. Walter ]. Sears. United States Navy; Judge
and Mrs. Henry w. BookstaVert Colonel and
Mrs. John c. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. James Ran
dell. Miss Mary Haines Doremus, Mrs. Watson
a. Bowron, Miss Mary F. Bowron, Mrs. Webster
Elmes, the Japanese Consul General and Mrs.
Uchida. Mr.. and Mrs. Imanshi. Miss TIE, of
tin. late Of Sitka. Alaska; DR.. and Mrs A. Eu-
gene Austin, Mrs Howard Duffield, Professor
Daniel s. Martin, Phi. D; Mr.. and Mrs. James
A. Skinner, Mrs. John Bright Stevens, Mrs.
Berry Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfe. of St. Louis Mo;
and Mrs. John NJ. Gardner, Mrs. NJ. Angelo
Heath, Miss Laura P Halsted, Miss Frances A.
Cowles and Mrs. Ronald f. Bonar.
Miss Martha Edna Berge has been called South
suddenly and has recalled the cards for her at
home March l. Miss Berge will receive on the
first Thursday in April
Mrs. Samuel ]. Kramer, president Of the
Washington Headquarters Association. repre-
scented that organization on the programme Of
the Washington's Birthday celebration at the
Jumel Mansion Thursday. Besides reading
a formal note OF regret from President Roose-
welt and personal notes from Governor Higgins,
General Horace Porter. Herbert Parsons and
others. Mrs. Kramer referred in cordial terms to
the support which the Daughters of the Ameri-
Revolution had received from the Parks De-
partment of the city When the restorationS on
the Jumel Mansion completed it is the pur-
pose of the city to turn the historic edifce into
a museum. 1t is expected that the Daughters
Of the American Revolution will be made Gus
todians and that a guard in Colonial uniform
will be stationed there as a protection and for
the benefit Of sightseers.
Among those present at the Washington's
Birthday celebration were. besides Mrs. Kramer.
Mrs. Frederick Hasbrouck Mrs William Cum
mings Story. Mrs n. Taylor Phillips, Mrs. Rob
ert Dhu Macdonald, Mrs. Charles Terhune Mrs.
Stuart Osborne. Colonel and Mrs Francis Bacon
Jones' Charles Boucher Mrs J. Alexander
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. George H Dease, the Rev
Charles W. DeLyon Nichols, Mrs. Bradley-Jones
of Baltimore, the Rev. DR.. H. Pereira Mendes
and the Rev. David James Burren.
Wallacks Theatre was the scene-on Tuesday
afternoon of the fourth annual entertainment of
the Anne Brown School AlumnR Association in
aid of their free kindergarten at Nos. 4S and 30
Henry-st. A fine programme OF piano sketches
cartoons, illusions and legerdemain. dialectc i'm
itatons. etc. was presented. among those who |
appeared being Frank Lincoln Herbert Brooks |
Carrie Hill, Hal Merritt. DeVeaux and DeVeaux
and Paul Barnes, the author of Dolly Gray
The patIonesses Of the kindergarten which |
does valuable work in of the poorest sec
items of the city, are Mrs. Montgomery Roose-
welt, Mrs. Page Brown, Mrs George +. Valen- |
tine. Mrs. A NJ Dodge. Mrs. Herbert Reginald
Bishop. Mrs. Frank B. Schley. Mrs. John Boul- |
ton Simpson, Mrs. Charles II. Denison, Mrs. Ed |
ward Perry Townsend. Mrs. Daniel Manning, |
Mrs. Sterling Beardsley. Mrs. Charles Henry |
Gates, Mrs. Henry Butler. Mrs. Lewis Ruther- |
ford Norris Mrs. Edgar Storm Appleby, Mrs. |
Kate Douglas Riggs; Mrs. Walter Cowper- |
thwaite Mrs. G. Montieth Gilpin, Mrs Andrew |
H Lpsett, Mrs. II. F. Ballantine and Mrs. Pratt |
A. Brown.
Invitations have been issued for the marriage |
Of Miss Louise Mingle. daughter of Mrs. Sanp- |
son Q. Mingle TO Samuel z. Lewis. The oere- |
mony is to take place at the home of the BRIDES
mother, No BIS West S6th-st.. next Tuesday af- |
ternoon. at 8 o'clock A large reception will |
follow.
The Vassar Students Aid Society will hold |
it's regular social meeting at the Hotel Astor |
the afternoon of March from 800 until |
o'clock. The members of the society will en- |
terrain the presidents of the different educa- |
tional and phanthropic clubs of the city, some |
of whom will give addresses concerning the OBJ |