New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-11

the chair. and the speakers OF the after
noon were Mrs. Eugene Grant. past pres'-
dent of the european Club; MIS-. George
Allen, president of the Utrecht club. ana
Mrs. Amermon, president Of the Dramatic
club. \ lecture on Honolulu was given
bv Howard MacNutt
There will be 2 number Of features on
the programme Of the Rubinstein CLUBS
third afternoon musical Of the season, to
be given next SATURDAY at the Waldorf
Astoria. The hostesses for the day will be
Mrs. William Rogers Chapman, president;
Mrs. j. W. Hedden, Mrs G. II. Gillespie,
Mrs Timothy Martin O'Connor, Mrs. W.
II. Van Tassell, Mrs. J. H. Geissler and
Mrs. Otto Mates. The reception commit
tee will he Mrs Robert II. Rucker. chair
man: Mrs. r. c. Penfeld, Mrs. George
Rinck and Mrs Junius y. Love.
There will be another OF the Rubinsteln
assemblies on Friday. January %, with
Miss Baker as hostess. assisted by Mrs
A. II. Candlish. Miss Helen Barrett, Mrs
Otto Mates. Mrs. W. II. Van Tassel Mrs
Frank y. Lewis and Miss Donna Easley.
The president and officers will act as
chaperons.
The next study day Of the Theatre Club.
Mrs j. Christopher Marks. president VIII
be held on Tuesday afternoon, January
IS. at the Hotel Astor. An animated dis
cussion on THE Temperamental Journey
is expected Mrs. Leonora Obcrndorfer
is chairman of study and Mrs. Helen Wells
is chairman Of discussion. On the next
social day. Tuesday. January q, the sub
iect will be Grand Opera" with Mrs.
Julian Edwards rs chairman.
memorial service will be held for
Mrs. Lille DevereuX Blake at the Church
Of the Messiah, oath street and Park ave-
nue.. to-day at o'clock. The speakers Will
be Dr. Anna H. Shaw. Mrs Carrie Chap
man Gait, the Rev Antoinette Brown
Blackwell. Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch,
Mrs. Thomas Slack. Miss Florence Guern-
sey. Mrs Belle de Rivera, Miss Harriet
May Mills, DR.. John Haynes Holmes and
Mrs. julius +. Cahen. Miss Mary Garrett
Hay will preside. Mrs. Christopher Marks
has charge OF the music. All cluowomen
and other friends are invited to be
present.
The Brooklyn Society OF New England
Women, Colony No. s. held its annual
thimble party on Thursday afternoon.
January s. at the Woman's Clubhouse,
No. ia Pierrepont street. Members and
guests filled the brilliant auditorium and
thimbles and. tongues wagged merrily.
even as they did long ago at the old
fashioned sewing bees of our Grandmoth-
ers. Al go O'Clock the president, Mrs.
Ellen Osgood Wakeley, called the meet
ing TO order. Addresses followed on The
Sabbath Observance. by Mrs. William
c. Danielson, and Our New England
Grandmothers." by Mrs. John r. Rogers.
The meeting closed with social tea In
the parlors Of the clubhouse.
Following IN line with other modernsts,
the women OF the National California
club, Mrs. Thomas j. Vivian president,
gave a dance last Tuesday night at the
Plaza. Every member and guest showed
a great interest in dancing. The women
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Mrs. Louis c. White, Mrs. Charles f..
Houghton. Mrs. Charles \. Beck. Mrs. j.
+. Nounnan. with Mrs. William +. Stew
art. chairman. The order of dances was
I'm charge of Charles A. Beck, DR.. \. y.
Fisher. J. Frye Nounnan. jr.. and Will
lam Wolff. chairman. The CLUB has al
ready arranged a series OF dances TO be
held during February and April, an
nouncement of details TO be made later.
The New York Browning Society. Miss
Florence Weir Gibson president. will
hold its regular monthly meeting next
Wednesday. the 18th. at the Waldorf
Astoria. The programme will be in
charge OF Mrs. Nathan :. Bronson, who
will present the study programme,
"Hervs Riel." The reading OF poems will
be given by Mrs John \. Lefferts. Mrs.
4. NJ Mosher's subject will be Brown
ing in Brittany" illustrated by sketches
recently made In Brittany. and the Rev.
Arthur Bruce Moss will sing Give a
Rouse" by Maud Valerie White. The
programme will close with a general dis
cusson By members and guests. The
women OF the hospitality committee will
be Mrs John Il. Stanchfield. chairman
Mrs. Aaron =. Blanck. Mrs. Frederick r.
Van Beuren and Mrs. George A. Benher.
The National Society. United States
Daughters Of 1872. again presented Miss
Janet Richai ds speaker on current top
les at sherry's last Friday and Saturday.
As Is Miss Richardss custom. she will
talk on The Problems Of the Day on
the next two days scheduled, Friday and
Saturday. the 18th and 18th. at tile same
place and under same auspices.
The National Society OF Patriotic
Women Of America Mrs. J. Heron Cros-