New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

Roy +. Fletcher gave talk on Cur
rent Events"
A card party and dance will be given
by Manhattan Chapter on "Wednesday
evening an the Mchlp'n for the ueneht
Of the phiIGuthrop,c fund
The Theatre Assembly. Mrs T. Chris
TOPPER Marks, president. held rs DIS
cuss'o0 De-" on Friday. ~ the Hotel
Aston. \ discussion of the play con
/ Trial was participated I'm by most Of
the mrmberS. The discussion was IN
chars. Of Mrs +. X. Kenyon and Mrs.
Arthur Frasier. The next theatre
parties will lie given tomorrow even
ing and Wednesday afternoon. at the
Republic Theatre. where Kick In Is
being played. Mrs. Frank Eyerard Hall
is chairman Of theatre parties.
The Women's Democratic Club. Mrs.
John Sherwin Crosby, founder and
president, held special meeting Fri
day, January %. at the Hotel Aston, 70
hear lively debate on Suffrage and
Suffrage Mrs Raymond Brown
and Mrs. Grace Cotteral, Of Seattle,
spoke IN the Affirmative. and Mrs
Frank J. Goodwin and Mrs. c. VI.
Holmes in the negative. Joining in the
discussion which followed were Mrs.
| Weeks, Mrs. Harrison Gray Lamson,
Mrs. Charles d. Hirst, Mrs. Lillian Z.
Sire and Mrs. Harry Campton.
The next regular business meeting
will be held Friday. February u, a.
the Hotel Aston. The subject Thomas
Jefferson" will be presented by Mrs.
Harrison Gray Lamson, chairman.
The next social meeting will be held
at the home Of the first vic,-prcsiGent,
Mrs. James Moran. at 262 West SD ST.,
Friday evening, February 20.
The annual Jefferson Dinner Of the
club will take place April 3. Mrs. J.
Hedges Crowell, Of 1914 Fiith av., is
chairman.
The Cambridge Club met last Mon
day afternoon at the homo Of Mrs.
Alexander s. Bacon, lOl Rugby Road
The subject for the afternoons study
was "The Novel OF Locality. Thomas
Hardy" Mrs. Louis l.. Nichols. chair
man Of the programme. read the first
paper. entitled "Why Did She Hate
Thomas Hardy" which was a biogra-
ply Of Mr. Hardy and an analysis of
the characteristics Of his style. Two
other papers read were "The Philoso-
ophy Of Thomas Hardy" by Miss Anna
VI. Hosgland, and Thomas Hardy's
Backgrounds" by Mrs. Charles A. So
per General discussion followed.
The New York Theatre Club held its
regular members meeting on Tuesday
at the Hotel Aston. The play "The Law
of tho Land" was the subject for dis
cuSson, with Mrs. Thomas Slack chair
man.
Reports Of the meeting Of the First
Judicial District Of the State Fedora
ton. Mrs. Harriet Holt Dey, chairman,
we're given by Mrs. Gordon Richie and
Mrs. Thomas Slack. The club donated
$50 toward the current expenses Of the
local biennial board, Mrs. William
Grant Brown chairman.
New members admitted on Tuesday
were Mrs. J. Mullen, Miss Fannie Levy,
Miss Julia Levy, Mrs. Jack i. Quinn,
Mrs. James G.. Beattie. Mrs Henry W.
Frauerthal. Mrs. ". l.. Pollsck, Mrs.
II. J. Krapp, Mrs. !. ". Taussig, Mrs.
Louis Auerbach. Miss A. Freese, Mrs.
Max Rosset. Mrs. II. Epstein. Mrs.
George s. Pollitz. Mrs. Alfred Blumen-
thai, Mrs. II. Blcyer, Mrs. L. Mansbach,
Mrs. +. Q Frankcl Mrs. Allen O'Dell,
Miss Harriet Flanagan. Miss Alice
Flanagan ard Mrs. b. II. McMullen.
The next social meeting will be held
on February Is. On February "a the
club will attend a matinee performance
of "FXperiencr.' Tickets may be OBJ
tanned from Mrs. John II. Van Tine,
AS West l26th st.
At the next regular meeting of Clio,
to be held at the Hotel Aston to-mor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock, Miss Else