New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
IN Tt1F RANKS OF THE WONEN'S CLUBS

be made by the Rev. DR.. Charles A;
Eaton, President Kenyon ButteriieId
and Congressman Frank l.. Greene, oil
Vermont.
Mrs. Charles Farley Winch, president
of the Woman Suffrage Study Club, Will
be hostess at the Cort Theatre to-mor-
row afternoon, when a one.act play
written by Arthur Shaw, will be pre-
sented. Miss Vera McCord Will act
with Mr.. Shaw.
At the second afternoon musical OF
the Women's Philharmonic Society,
Miss Amy Fay, president, to be held
in the Cranberry Studios, S39 Carnegie
Hall, on Saturday, December 26, at a
o'clock, a lecture recital on Haydn's
"Creation." Handel's Messiah" and
Mendelssohn's "Eliiah" will be given
by Nine. Lutte de Vor Lonaly, with Mrs.
Jennie B. kuehnert at the piano. Ihere
will be an orchestral concert given by
the women's orchestra of the society,
under the leadership of Miss Madeline
v,
Clementine Tete-Doux Lusk is chair
man of the entertainment committee.
The Woman's Democratic Club, Mrs.
John Sherwin Crosby, founder and
president, held the last business meet
ing of this session on Friday at the As
tor Hotel. Mrs. J. Theodore Odell gave
a report of the philanthropic committee
and current events we're given by Mrs.
Ella O'Gorman Stanton and Mrs. John
OIeary. The topic of the day,
Thomas Jefferson" was presented by
Mrs. Harrison Gray Lamson, assisted
by Mrs. j. Hedges Crowell and Mrs.
Marion Gold Lewis. Under the auspices
of the ways and means committee, OF
which Mrs. Louise Kleeman is chair
man, preparations are being made for a
mass meeting, TO be held the last FRI
day in January, at the Aston Hotel,
when Suffrage and Anti-Sufrage" will
be discussed. Prominent speakers have
been invited to speak on both sides.
Mrs. Kleeman is also arranging series
of card parties to be held during the
winter at the homes OF the different
members.
New members admitted TO the club
at the last meeting are Mrs. h. kohler,
Mrs. Alice Comstock, Mrs. Mary l.. Don
nelly, Mrs. Catherine NJ. Eagan. Mrs.
Margaret NJ. Foody, Mrs. y. II. Peters
and Miss B. II. Rooney.
The next regular meeting OF the cluo
will be held on January 8, at the Astor
Hotel, Mrs. Harrison G. Lamson, chair
man.
The Iowa New Workers, Mrs. James
S. Clarkson, president, held their
Christmas festival at the Hotel Aston
on the afternoon of December IL. Mrs.
George Meason Whicher was chairman
of the day. Each member carried big
red stocking full of useful articles and
good things for the children of the
poor and they were carried away TO the
distributing station. Mrs. c. +. 5.
Whitney had charge of the stockings.
The society held an informal social
evening on Thursday. December 10, at
the Professional Woman's League. APP
pies, hot popcorn, homemade dough
nuts, sandwiches and coffee were
served Mrs. Clarence Titterington is
chairman Of the evening entertainment
committee.
On Friday afternoon, December II,
Mrs. Austin y. Palmer, assisted by Mrs.
Burt Shields, entertained the Iowa New
Workers at her residence.
Rubinsten's second afternoon musical
of the season was held yesterday. 1t
was called "An Afternoon with Marie An
toinette at Versailles and took place
in the large ballroom of the Waldorf
at o'clock. The stage was set in
Louis XVI style, and the musical pro-
gramme was given before Marie An
toinette and her court ladies, imperso-
mated BY Mrs. Chapman and the officers
and board of managers OF the club.
The young women ushers wore shep-
herdess gowns and carried white crooks.
They were Mrs. Whitman Half, Mrs.
Wright Half, the Misses Dorothy Avery,
Madeline Clark, Enid Clute, Florence
Demarest, Marion Fitch, Louis Johnson,
Sylvia Mates, Helen McKinlay, Ninette