New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-21

?. tbe interest OF American must
-, poe,s. playwrights. etc, a new
-.r,,ation called "The Woman's
49, Club" has been formed and
ME-, rst meeting was held Thursday
80 March Is. at the Hotel AS
tN' IRE officers Of the club are as
ia e.. Nine. Beatrice Goidie, presi-
ieHV" vrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox. hon
oeh', v;ce-Dresidcut. Mrs. Thomas II.
go first vice president; Mrs. Will
Sp Smith. second vice president;
~ Walter H. Gahsgan, third vice
N.,;dert. Mss Alice Ives, fourth vice
p1esiSert. Mrs. Marion Welsh, record
sScretary; Mrs. Edward Mos.oy
u a. thursdays meeting Nine. God
q. ~ how little Americans know
IN own country. There were 81.
w. .ses bv Colonel SupplCc on "ThD
e.,sSoricsn Flag. the Rev. Madison &.
S..Srs on Practical Americanism 90;
~ Alice Ives ON The American
SS. Ne Miss Helen Narick Boswell on
lo~- Dutv 10 Americans and Harvey
Nu;c~ins on THE Drama" Miss
ph.Sric Ago'n sang several selections,
- Reed Spencer. pianist, played some
This own compositions.
,ouncl Of presidents OF the
wa,,sr's Clubs Of the City and State
NV York viii be held at the Hotel
,,.o, to-rorrov afternoon st 2:3O. Mrs.
nli;,r, Grant Brown will preside. This
.ss,;rr IS for the purpose OF consider
~ Mans for entertaining the 10000
s-sr who Will attend the next hi
80 convention Of the General Fed
...,;on Of Womcns Clubs. which is TO
S.bs'8 In New York City, May, 1916.
The programme for to-morrow's
-.efi7c. arranged by Mss Florence
cSsrrsev. vice-plcsi0ent of the New
M state Federation and past presl-
i,,. n the New York City Federation,
!, =. follows: Greetings by Mrs. Will
-, Tod Vclmuth, honorary vice-presi-
a., of the General Federatlon; Miss
H. Garrett Hay will speak on The
-srsrsl Federation; Our State Wei
..ns" Mrs a. IT. Hildreth, president
~ York state Federation; "Our City
nrtv" Mrs Phillip Carpenter; The
cfDi's Pride" Mrs. Belle de Rivera;
me Clubucuen as HOstesses,' Mrs.
rrs-k " Iurtou. vice chairman OF the
~ hoard and newly elected president
.iSorosis. greeting from City Fedora
i'm. Mrs Eugene j. Grant, president.
ia cucst o. honor will be Mrs. Lu-
.,stis L. E.anhcrburg. wife Of the
V,yor Of Philadelphia and past presl-
~, Of the General Federation.
Tba names OF an the appointed chair
IN represcrtiuc the 900 women who
v.U serve on the entertainment COM
-ittee. VIII be read. They are as to!-
avs: Miss Anne Rhodes, chairman OF
lssge,; Mrs dc Rivera, chairman Of
s-sTce. Mrs North Mclean, hotel
ss,irrsr. Mrs. Haryot Holt Dey
.sairman Of press; Mrs. John J.. Chllds,
b,irnau Of reception; Mrs. James NJ.
rSsaU. chairman of badges; Mrs. John
Il Parker. chairman Of ushers; Mrs.
fobsr, ". Griffin, chairman OF creden-
mis-. Mrs. William L. Chapman. chair
ra1 Of music; Miss Florence W. Glib
Ion. chairman OF distribution of itera-
grs. and Mrs Walter S. Comfy, county
mnmittec chairman.
The members Of the local biennial
.5srd arc. Chairman, Mrs. William
Grant Brown: honorary chairman, Mrs.
william Tod Ueimuth; honorary vice
asirna7. Mrs Belle De Rivera; first
r,s-cbsirnar.' Mrs. North Mclean;
wond vice-chairman, Miss Florence
C.srrsey. third yice-chairman, Mrs.
fznk " Llp.ou; auditor, Miss Eliza
Y:Donsld: recording secretary, Mrs.
Homss S'acs; corresponding secretary
Rrs. A. C. Bacc; treasurer, Mrs. John
Griesel; director general federation,
Kiss MARY Garrett Hay; General Fed
cation state secretary, Mrs. >. !. D.
Blackburn.
The directors are Mrs. Walter S.
Comfy, Mrs. a. II. Hildreth, Mrs. Eu-
pre ]. Grant. Mrs. a. VI. Palmer, Mrs.
Walter Comfy. Mrs Cornelius j. Ia
bh:kie, Mrs. Edward Balbach. Mrs.
Ihonas J. Vivian, Mrs. William Elm,
rtin. Mrs. John Francis 1awger and
Yrs Nay Riley Smith.
4 regular meeting Of the Woman,,s
Forum was held Friday morning. March
y. in the East Room Of the Waldorf
astoria "Somc Problems Of wage
legislation" was discussed by A.
Parker Nevin. general counsel, Ma
tonsl Association Of Manufacturers
Plans were discussed for the "forum
7sles' TO be held April 7.