The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-03
MORE SOCIETIES END
FEASTS DURING WAR
Won't Hold Annual Dinners
Money to Be Spent for
Relief.
SOME PLANS UNCHANGED

wider discussion is being made by or
CARNATIONS here OF the question whether
or not their annual dinners or similar
festivities should be abandoned during
tho approaching winter because 81 the
war In Europe Several organizations
have already mace the decision 20 re-
frain from hanqueting and to devote
the money usually spent on feosts 10
one or more OF tho various rel.es funds
working for the men in the field or Tor
those who have been or viii he LEFT
helpless and destitute at home.
letter sent to all members by tho
Canadian Society giving notice that there
will be no annual dinner this year re-
fers TO the Improperly Of Teasing when
the young men Of Great Britain are
going out 10 battle and when so many
families are left without the comforts
OF life for that very reason. II Ia also
urged that tho society can help President
Wilson In his difficult task of preserving
the neutrality OF the United States by
Offering no occasion for the displays
and speeches that are won't 20 arouse
patriotic nrdor
Accordingly this society. which NJ ,he
beginning OF the war contributed $1,000
to the Canadian Relief Fund. asks its
members to contribute the sums mat
they usually spend for themselves AMI
their guests at the annual dinner A
committee will determine unon lts dlstri-
button FOR the relief % war sufferers
similar action has been taken hv 81
/ Andrews Society and the British Schools
I and Universities Club.
81 Georges Society docs not hold It's
dinner until April I and the members nre
hopeful that by that time tho war will
I have ended should these homes proye
/ unfounded there may be no April banquet.
ST. Nicholas's Society is considering tho
matter of not having the annual feast.
! Judge Davis, the president, and Clarence
/ storm, the secretary held conference
yesterday M which they discussed tho al
! visibility OF recommending action Tho
sccetys dinner is scheduled for Deem
/ Der and action Will be delayed as long
/ as possible
The Empire state Society 81 sons 81
the American Revolution discussed the
. matter nj "A meeting last night
Although the New Work Chamber NJ
! Commerce has alreadr decided not ~
hold rs annual dinner. u Is unlikely
/ that many organizations not affiliated
directly IN spirit with the nations NJ war
| wiz give up their celebrations. Mem
hers Of the Pennsylvania Society. for
/ instance, who's" dinner ~ always AN
event IN this city Zoe, that there IL no
good reason why they should not enjoy
themselves as usual They do not con-
sider themselves IN the same position as
the patriotic societies whose members
have relatives or friends IN tho war
camps.
Secretary Cushing NJ the New England
Society said that nothing could he said
NJ this time as 10 what that organlza-
ton would do
The Sons OF the Revolution In New
York state have not taken up the cues
ton yet.
Secretary Van Wrinkle of the Holland
Society SAID that the societv's annua,
dinner would not be held until late IN
January and that IL was too early 10
decide now whether or not it should he
held AS usual
The Aero Club Of America will hold
its dinner as usual
, Robert Gricr Cooke. president OF the
. Eth Avenue Association, announces
that At a meeting ~ thu executive COM
mittee Yesterday at the Hotel Walcott Il
was decided not 70 hold the annual dinner
on November Il AZ the Hotel Waldorf
Astoria as arranged, but to ask the MEM
beers 10 give sums equal to their usual
dinner subscription 10 the Red Cross.