The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-11
Social and Personal

In bringing Miss Beatrice Forbes
Robertson 10 Detroit for a lecture on
The woman movement Thursday
afternoon, Nov. IA, at $3.50 o'clock, In
the green room OF the Hotel Pontchar-
train. the League of Equal Suffrage
societies OF Detroit feels that the
past weeks activities. TO start
strong winters campaign in behalf
OF equal suffrage, will be brought to
brilliant climax,
Miss Professionalism, since she
became an American citizen by her
marriage to SWinburne Hale. OF New
York, has withdrawn from the stage
TO take up lecturing entirely. She Is
at home in both fields and is endowed
with rare gifts of mind and personal
attractiveness. Miss Forbes-Robert-
/ son follows in the footsteps OF her
brilliant family in supporting the
cause OF women, in all countries, but,
especially in England and America.
Her distinguished uncle, Johnstone
Forbes-Robertson Is keenly in SYM
! patty with the equal suffrage cause
! in England and has frequently given
/ public utteranee to that sympathy.
Miss Forbes Rohertson's inherited
/ talent and excellent training on the
English stage in the companies OF her
| uncle. OF the late Sir Henry Irving,
I Sir Charles Wyndham. Sir John Hare,
I George Alexander. Arthur Bourchier,
I Ellen Terry and in America under
I Charles Frohmans direction. has
equipped her in splendid fashion for
| the platform work In which she is now
engaged In addition TO command
1 ing admiration as an actress and
| lecturer, Miss Professionalism Is
writer, poet and playwright She
wrote a charmingly poetic play called
The Quest of the Star" which she
staged herself and in which she play
ed the leading role with marked sue
! cess. Tickets for Miss FOrbes-Rob-
! ertson's appearance in Detroit may be
procured from Miss Gertrude Clark,
No. l56 Van Dyke-ave. or at the door
on the afternoon OF the lecture.
o
The annual fair and luncheon OF the
Woman's guild Of the Jefferson-ave.
Presbyterian church will be held in
Newberry chapel, Friday, Nov, "a.
! Miss Russell is chairman OF the guild
and Mrs. Truman Fl. Newberry chair.
man OF the fair committee. This fair
1 Is one of the well-established church
! bazaars given annually in the city and
, invariably attracts large crowds OF
/ fashionable folk. AS the women mem
! bers of the congregation work sys-
/ tematically for the fair throughout
/ the entire year. the articles offered
for sale are practical plentiful and
attractive At noon, a delicious lunch
4 hO IN fair vi
! TO business men and women. The
chairman of the various committees
concerned in arranging and making
the fair a success are as follows:
/ Printing and advertising, Mrs. James
/ T. Shaw; tickets, Mrs. ]. VI. Francis;
! reception, Mrs. Muir: flowers. Mrs.
/ Henry b. Joy; pickles and preserves,
/ Mrs. James T. Shaw; baby table, Mrs.
! Allan F. Edwards miscellaneous.
! Miss King; candy, Mrs. w. p. Hamil-
/ ton; kitchen. Mrs. Charles Wright:
dolls. Mrs. Don NJ. Campbell; practical
articles. Mrs A. p. Hall; fancy arti-
Giles, Mrs. Truman H. Newberry din.
ing room. Mrs Colby; luncheon, Mrs
William Donald.
The Eta Bita ri club will give the
second informal dancing party Tues
day evening. Nov. IA, in Clarks acad-
envy. which will be decorated in the
clubs colors of gray and red for the
occasion In addition 10 the dancing
program. local selections will be Civ
en- BY Miss Stella Look and Louis Nc.
Keough
The Florence Crittenton home will
hold the first annual bazaar in the
building. Elizabeth and ST. Antoine
SITS. Thursday AMI Friday. Nov, 16 and
II. The bazaar Will be held I'm the
parlors and dining room OF the home,
on the first floor, which will be beau
tifully decorated for the event Arti-
Giles OF every description for home arr
personal use Will be displayed for
sale music will enliven the occasion
and fine supper will be served from
6 10 8 o'clock.
Sherman c. kingsley. OF Chicago.
will give a lecture, illustrated with
stereopticon views, on "Open air
schools" IN the Detroit opera house,
Tuesday afternoon. Nov ~ al 4
o'clock under the auspices of the De.
troit Society for the Study and Pre-
vention OF tuberculosis.
%
The west Warren Glee club will
give a minstrel show in Mitters hall.
Warren and McKinley-aves.. Friday
evening Nov ~ under the auspices
Of the West Warren Residents asso-
citation The members OF the club
promise a number OF surprises in the
prOgraTn Dancing will follow tho
evenings entertainment
The Woman's Guild Of ST. Pauls
1,rattredral will hold the annual bazaar.
in the church house, Tuesday, Nor.
81 Articles or all kinds for house.
hold and personal use and holiday
gifts will be attractively displayed
The bazaar will open al III o'clock
and continue until late afternoon.
Luncheon will be served at noon and
tea and light refreshments throughou,
the day.
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