The Detroit times., 1915-04-29

cha Foster. Margaret Hickey. Geor-
giana Beaudoin. Catherine Corcoran.
Mrs. 8. G .Doweli. Mrs. Van Dusan.
Mrs. Hickey and Mrs. Beaudoin.
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Al a reception given Tuesday aft
ernoon. by Mrs. Hamilton Carhartt.
In her home. No. s43 Jefferson-ave..
In honor OF Mrs. Francis Burial
Hoffman. OF New York, at which
were present a group Of prominent
Catholic women. a Detroit chapter
c! the National Organization OF
Catholic Women was formed. with
Mrs. Charles Palms. president and
Mrs. f. p. Hammond and Mrs. John
T. Nichols. vice-presidents. There
will be a general meeting OF Cath
Ollie women wednesday afternoon.
at o'clock, in the Hotel Statler. at
which Mrs. Holman will speak. and
complete organization OF the Detroit
chapter will be made together with
the election OF other officers.
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Miss Champe and Miss Gladys
Lyon, OF the Palms apartments.
have gone TO New York to attend the
national convention Of the United
States Daughters OF 1912. Miss
Lyon viii represent the Detroit
branch Of the Daughters. Mrs.
Lyon and Miss Mural Lyon will join
Miss Gladys Lyon in New York later
to go to Hartford. Conn. to visit
friends.
To take the place OF the garden
party at Cranbrook. Bloomfield
Hills. the home OF George q. Booth.
which was unavoidably postponed.
the Twentieth Century club has at.
ranged a delightful program for
Thursday afternoon. In the Century
building. James. Stanton Park will
read excerpts from his Pageant OF
Old Detroit" and Miss Sophie b.
Clarke. soprano. will illustrate Mr..
Parks story with old English and
French songs. and Indian tribal
songs Miss Clarke. accompanied
by Charles Frederic Morse. will give
also n group OF bird songs that
promise to be as charming as they
are instructive and interesting. Club
members are privileged to invite
guests. Afternoon tea will follow
the program.
Samuel Hume. of Cambridge.
Mass, will lecture Thursday even
ing. In the Museum OF Art audito-
rum. ut o'clock. on The new
stagecraft." and will show the latest
methods In stage lighting. including
his own "Fortuny dome" The min
iature stages designed by Gordon
Craig. OF London; Max Reinhard. OF
Berlin: Joseph Urban. Of Boston.
and other famous stage designers
and producers will be on exhibition.
Two miniature models Of local In
terest are those designed by the So
ciety OF Arts and Crafts, and the De-
troit School OF Design. The lecture
will be free and Is under the joint
auspices OF the museum and the 80
ciety OF Arts and Crafts. This exhi.
bition OF stage models. which was
arranged by Mr.. Hume and is in his
personal charge. win remain In the
museum until May 10. Mr. Hume
gives talks on the exhibition every
day at IL and 4 o'clock.
The May day card party to be
held In the ballroom OF the Hotel
pcntchartrain. Saturday afternoon,
May 1. under the auspices OF the
Detroit branch of the National
Plant, Flower and Fruit guild prom.
Uses TO be exceptionally successful.
Mrs. Noel G. O'Brien and Mrs.
Charles p. Larned. who have charge
Of the tables. have had many re-
quests, but despite the demand there
are still tables available. reserva.
tions for which may be made
through Mrs. O'Brien. phone East
1856. or Mrs. Larned. Grand 340b.
IN arranging the party. Mrs. O'Brien
and Mrs Larned have had the en-
thusiastic cooperation and active as
sistance OF Mrs. Frederick Schultz,
Mrs. ]. Brooks Nichols, Mrs. Will
liam r. Granger. Mrs. Henry Riley
Fuller, Mrs. Herman F. Moeller,
Mrs. Frederick X. Stearns, Miss
selenah Butler, Miss Dorothy Hinch-
man, Miss Helen Wright. Miss Mar
jorie Clark and Miss Frances Clark.
Play will begin at 1850 o'clock and
there will be sections for bridge and
fer Ave hundred. The hostesees for
the afternoon will be Mrs. Truman
II. Newberry. Mrs. Philip IT. McMil-
Ian. Mrs. Henry ID. Sheldon, Mrs.