The sun., 1915-10-31

Thursday afternoon. November II. at the
Plaza. Tickets may be obtained from
Mrs. Truss or Mrs. corbn AZ 23i5 Broad
way.
At the luncheon recently given by
Mrs. James Daniel Mortimer at her
residence. in the Apthorp. to the directors
and officers OF the Beethoven Society. of
which she is president. fine linen guest
towels embroidered by the hostess with
the initials OF each one were the souve-
Mrs. The table was decorated with
French baskets filled with pansies. and
during the luncheon the STANLEY Quartet
sang. .Afterward plans for the coming
season We're discussed. including
series of card parties. the first OF watch
viii be held on November % at the
residence uf Mrs Mortimer.
Among those present At the luncheon
were MIS-. Simon Earu,h, Mrs. J. Edward
MastIn. Mrs. Louis Ralston. Mrs, Claude
NJ. Rivers. Mrs Joseph : Wood. Mrs
Louis T., Maniey. Miss katherine l.urch.
| Miss Ella Louise Henderson. Mrs. ! -
tarvalho. Mrs. Oliver 6. Field. Mrs.
otis Frodenhurg, Mrs. Arthur T.. Fish.
| Mrs. Wilbert Garrison. Mrs, benjamin
! +. Gerding. Mrs. James T.. Kelly. Mrs
Thomas j. Moran. Mrs. l.. \. OBricn.
! Mrs, John II. Parker. Mrs. Harry
! ibdplla'l, NFS. l'udI'N ' an ftOlland. MfS.
| Cyrus V. Washburn. Mrs. T. f.. Watkins
and Mrs. +. II. Wilmar.
| In the Hotel Astor, which is It's new
| headquarters. the Congress OF States
Societies enjoyed last Friday the first
| of its meetings OF the season. During
| the first part OF the session reports Of
| the officers and chairmen were heard.
on Thursday ard Friday the New
| York state Conference OF the Daughters
| uf the American Revolution will meet at
/ the Hotel Astor, The officers are: Mrs.
benjamin +. Spraker 'palatine RriJge)
| state regent: Mrs. David X. Pade COS
! wego), State vice-regent Mrs. John
| Francis Yawger New Yorl), recording z
secretary, Mrs. May NJ Sholl Cana
ioharie>. corresponding secretary Mrs.
William H. Alexander 'Johnstown),
treasurer Mrs. Frederick Tates ,Roches-
'"D, registrar and genealogist Miss
Grace Pierce CCan!Stco). historian
/ Mrs. Frank Shuler 'Buffalo). parl rlamen-
! tartan; Mrs j. Heron Crosman ,New
Rochelle), chaplain; Mrs Joseph r..
/ King ,Fort Edwardl. and Mrs. Charlie.
/ W. Thornton tGlcns Falls), auditors
! The members OF the advisory board are
/ Mrs. Francis w. Roberts I'tlra), Mrs.
Samuel Lyon Munson (Albany), Mrs.
! Samuel Nerplanck ,FishkilD. Mrs. Will
iaV II. Daniels ,Ogdensburg) Miss
Elizabeth NJ, Blakeley 'oneonta), Miss
stella Rroadhead tJamestown) and Mrs
J. T. v Blackburn ,Alhany)
The meeting on Thursday will ne
I opened with an invocation by the Rev.
Dr. Van De Water; the address OF VOL
come by Mayor Mitchell. Al /, o'clock
there will he a luncheon. In the eve
ming there VIII be a reception, followed
: by a supper. Delegates from ont of
| town chapters will he guests OF the host
css chapters on tAese two occasions.
Mrs, William Cumming story. presl-
deut-gener'u daughters of the American
Revolution, will he guest Of honor. The
/ following are the chairinen to act for the
| conference Miss Florence q. Finch
chairman OF arrangements Mrs. T. IT,
| Boorman. deCorat ions Mrs. William Ar
rowsmith. programme Mrs Renja min
/ William. hospitality Mrs. Simon Raruch
music; Mrs William r. Stewart charity
officer, chairman Of press; Mrs, Archi-
bald g. Fisk, information Mrs. G., A \
/ Queck-Berner, badges and credent' :
Mrs, q, r. Goldsborough, transported on
There will be musical programm,
under the chairmanship of Mrs Simon
Baruch
] nf tlSUln UlffllUe hl tle literature
committee of the New York city Fed
Grafton, Miss Florence Weir Gibson
, chairman, was held last Thuraday ir
the lecture room of the New York Pub.
lie Library. the guest OF honor being
| Mrs Eugene j, Grant, president of tn,
federation. At this meeting the COM
mittce had the pleasure of hearing five
new poems NY Ella Wheeler Wilcox. reat
by Ruth Helen Davis. May Riley Smitf
read her own poems "Sometime' ana
"nead Bird by request Virginia Frazr,
BOYLE, the poet, laureate of the United
Veterans of the tonfcderacy. read tive
original poems, "iiobcrt Edward Lee
the Souths Gift to Fame" and "Abra
ham linroln.' She aftcrward read h,
request her poem Motherhood"
Mrs, Thomas y. Sillman, a. chairman
! Of the political science COMMITTEES, hae