New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07


president at the Hotel Marie Antoinette
on December 10, from until O'Clock
The Manhasset Bay Mems and Women's
Political Equality League. at Port Wash
nston,i held its first evening rally on No
vember % at Odd Fellows Hall. Speak
ers were Miss Florence Harmon and A.
l.. Graham, of New York CITY This
league was organized on November 1s
1919.
The Cambridge Club met at the hom.
Of Miss Cook, No 1870 Beverly Road,
Flatbush, or December t. Mrs John SAT-
ford was chairman for the afternoon. and
introduced Professor Scudder, Of the
Scudder School, in New York City. He
spoke on Education and the Montessori
System" as he had seen it in operation
in Italy, Switzerland and France, and as
he has it in operation in his own school.
Many pictures were thrown on the screen
illustrating his talk. He believes the use
of this system in this country would ma
terially affect the kindergarten and moo
fly the primary grades. At the conclu-
sion of Professor Scudders remarks many
members awaited themselves of the or
portunity 10 question him further on the
subject \ social half hour followed the
adjournment.
The regular meeting of the New York
City Mothers Club will be held to-mor-
row at 2:3O o'clock at the Young Women's
Christian Association building, No. go
Lexington avenue. Miss Katherine D.
Blake will speak on Education in the
Home"
The William Lloyd Garrison Equal
Rights Association. Mrs Henry Willard.
president, will hold its December meeting
next Tuesday at p m. at the home Of
the president, No 40 Park avenue. The
speaker will be Dr. W. II. Maxwell, Su-
perintendent of Schools.
The Theatre Club Mrs. J. CHRISTOPHER
Marks, president, will discuss AT Bay"
on Its next study day, Tuesday. at the
Hotel Aston. Mrs. Oberndorfer is chair
man OF study and Mrs. Helen f.. Wells is
chairman of discussion. About two hun
dred attended the performances Of AT
Bay on Monday evening, November q,
and at the Wednesday matinee on No
vember 26. The card party of the Theatre
Club was held at the home of Mrs. Frank
Everard Hall, and one hundred guests
were present
There was a meeting on Saturday Of the
Associated Clubs Of Domestic Science al
the Hotel McAlpin. The speakers were
+. +. Brethut, of the City College. who
a s-.f, cad
and the Rev. Mabel VI. Irwin. who talked
about Teaching Children the Story CT
Life"
The Equal Suffrage League met Oh Fri
day afternoon at the Hotel Astor. Mrs j.
Hedges Crowell was chairman, and Some
Suffrage Problems were discussed. Miss
Lillian ID. Wald spoke on THE Foreign
Vote John S. Crosby on "Naturallzed
Citizens" and DR.. E. Stagg Within on
IAN Honest Ballot"
Under the auspices OF the New Assem-
bly,, OF which Nine. Bell-Ranske is the
founder and di-ectress. a concert was
given at the Plaza on Thursday last II
was recital of songs and cello selec-
tons all Of which were the compositions
OF Hans kronold.
dance and supper will be given by
Mrs. James Nelson and Mrs. q. B. Trippe
at No. 5lS I'd street. Brooklyn, for tho
benefit of the Knickerbocker Relief CLUB
on Wednesday evening, December 10
The New York Mozart Society, Mrs.
Noble Mcconnell. president, will hold its
first private concert OF the season on
Wednesday evening, December II, i'm the
Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Astor.
Among those who will take part are Nine.
Frances Aida. Gutia Casin
The Century Theatre Club. Mrs. Grace
Gayler Clark, president will hold a mem
bers' meeting al the Hotel Astor on Ir-
day afternoon. December u. Mrs. James
y. Ballantine, chairman of study, an
nounces "A reading of w. b. Yeatss
"Hour-slass" by Mrs. A. Ann Wentworth.
The chairman of criticism. Mrs. f. Il.
Lee, announces a discussion of rhe play
Grumpy"
The Gridron Dinner Dance Club. Mrs.
A. A. A. Brooks, president, will hold its
regular monthly Southern waffle and
story telling party" at Sherrys on Tues
day afternoon. Miss I.ucrezia Lewis VIII
be the guest OF honor. The Gotham club.
OF which Mrs. Brooks has recently been
reelected president. will meet earlier in
the afternoon at Sherry's.
The December meeting of the New
York Browning Society will be held on
Wednesday afternoon at the Waldorf
Astoria. The day will be in charge Of one
OF the honorary members, Professor VIII
lam Lyon Phelps. of Yale College, vino
will be assisted by Walter Ruel Cowles,
instructor of pianoforte at Yale. The So
cety has made this Presidents Day one
hundred and twenty-five club presidents
have been invited as honor guests, also
the entire membership OF the New YORK
Shakespeare Society and the Poetry So
ciety OF New York.
Knickerbocker Chapter Daughters Oh
the American Revolution held its iirst
social meeting of the season on Friday
afternoon last at the home of the regent
Mrs. Simon Baruch. No. 81 West Hh
street. Mrs Baruch was assisted py
Nine. William r. Stewart. president OF
the Washington Headquarters Assocla-
ton; Mrs. j. Heron Crosman, president
of the National Society of Patriouc
Women of America; Mrs. Frank Stewart
Osborn, regent OF Mary Desha Chapter
d. A. r., and the officers OF knlcker'
booker Chapter.