New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
Club and
Social Notes

The Working Girls Uplift Movement,
started by Nine. BellRonske, of NO. Il
West 44th street, has lifted the girls VINO
have come into the movement right up
from the factories where they work to the
dramatic stage. Not permanently however
but only for one night. On the evening OF
February 2S. at the Carnegie Lyceum, the
members of the Working Girls Educa-
tional Club will give a symbolical play,
"The Coming of Mary" written by Nine.
Bell-Ronske. Two other plays VII be given
also.
The Urban Club, of Brooklyn, will hold
its regular evening meeting next TUESDAY
at the home of Mrs. A. ]. Perry, No. 80
First Place. Robert J. wilkins will speak
and Mrs. Emily F. Gregory will read.
The Society of New York State Women,
or which Mrs. Gerard Buncker is president
will hold a meeting Thursday March ?. at
the Waldorf-Astoria. Mrs. Robins Allen
Ian is chairman of entertainment for the
day. Count G. 20 Guidice Fabri will talk
on Opera in New York: It's influence on
Education and Culture" Robert Allen
.Johnstone will sing, as will Count Faori'
and Will A. Gordon will read from his col
lection OF negro dialect stories, BLACK
Pearls"
.'The Problem Play was the subject OF
the programme at the meeting of the Inc
atre Club last Tuesday afternoon at the Ho-
70, Astor. Howard MacNutt talked for haiI
an hour on "The Ideal Problem Play
though he said he had never seen n prop
1tf,a a,.xrrfGa IA
steduan discussed the disappearance Oh tiie
girl heroine from the modern drama anu
said that playwrights were fast turning the
stage into a court for the solution or 90
mestic difficulties. Mrs. H. c. De Miiie'
,,,tdov of one dramatist and mother of an
o,bar smoke on "The Effect OF Problem
p,avs on the Audience" Winssant Rhod-
rasskv played the violin, and Mrs b. j.
cu+ton sang. At the next meeting, on
March 7. Mrs Henry 10y Easton Will leau
Ir Tho discussion of "The Boss" and Mrs.
p-va Pbipps will read "The Piper. The
subject for NJ rch u is Grand opera
and Mrs. J. Christopher Marks VIII be the
chairman Of the day.
The Professional Wonan's League VIII
celebrate it's eighteenth birthday to-nor-
row with an "at home at its rooms NO.
tooo rroa6vav II will be an evening "at
Lo,,o, from, 2 o'clock until midnight. Last
Monday the league had dramatic day.
with Mrs. Sol Smith in the chair; an aa-
dross bv Miss Evelyn Emery keays ana
songs bv Robert H. Hamilton and stewart
Raird The next progressive euchre VIII De
,iyen on Tuesday afternoon at : O'CLOCK
"a iii, ba in charge of Mrs. Frances Ii.
Abrahall.
All ,,or,en who are interested In the on
sarvance of Sunday are invited to attend
the regular monthly meeting or the
Uoman's National Sabbath Alliance TO-
marrow morning at 11:l5 O'clock IN room
-os of the Presbyterian Building, NO. loc
Uis,b avenue. Mrs. 5. F. Hayward VIII
o,,,a a oport of the citizenship conference
held IN Philadelphia recently, and MIS- w
II Danielson will describe six Weeks IN
the Field"
E-iftv women. members and guests OF the
Neu York state Daughters of the Revolu
lion nIaved cards for prizes at the wal
dorf Astoria last Tueday that the organl
zation's fund for patriotic work might d.
,,oreased The guests Of honor were Mrs
adaline Fitz. president general OF the so
ciatv. and Mrs. Clarence Blakely' the stat'
| regent.
Tho next social day of the National So
ciatv OIL the Daughters of 1872 will TAX
the form OF a New England sewing be-
under the chairmanship Of Mrs. George
wallis. The affair is scheduled for the ar
ternoor of Thursday, March ., at Sherry
and willie the needles are being plie'
Charles Battel Loomis will give reading
from Cheerful Americans New Yorl
County chapter of this organization ha
iust been formed. Mrs. W. H. Hotchkin j
regent.
The February meeting Of the Minerv;
Club. which will be held at the Waldorf
| Astoria Tomorrow, will be in charge o
the legislative committee. with Mrs. JONI
| F. Younger I'm the chair. Miss Heller
Var,ck Boswell win talk about her recen
| trip TO the Panama Canal regions. am
there will be addresses by Miss Ruth Goul'
| Dolese, OF the Board OF Censors In Msvinj
Pictures and Miss Mary T. Wood. Their
will be several musical numbers.
The National California Club met las
i
Tuesday at the Waldorf-Astoria and chos'
as timely subjects for discussion patriot
ism and George Washington. Jonas II
Hickey. Colonel Alexander Bacon and Er
| nest Peixotte were the speakers. In
guests OF honor were Mrs William Gerr!
slade, president OF the United States
Daughters of 1872; Mrs. Joseph S. Wood
regent OF the Daughters OF the American
Revolution OF New York State; Mrs j
Heron Crosman, president of the Nationa
Society of Patriotic Women. and Mrs. VIII
| tam j. Demarest
On Orange Day. Wednesday, March
there will be a special meeting of the clu
at the same hotel. Members are requsste
to bring sewing or fancy work, and join al
old fashioned sewing bee. which will begil
at 2:sO o'clock. Tea will be served, and OF
the reception committee are Mrs. A. II
Boomer. Mrs. Louis w. Butler Mrs. Nose
W. Faitoute. Mrs. Ernest n. Henderson
Mrs. Mcneil Hopcraft, Mrs. Charles
Eagan and Miss Ruth Mitchell.
| Every one will be welcome and ticket