Evening journal., 1916-02-23

Lord and Lady Aberdeen, who are to
lecture in the New Century Club this
evening on "Child welfare IN Ireland"
will arrive in this city ON the 40S train
this afternoon from Philadelphia. They
will travel by way of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and upon their arrival here
they will be met at the station by "a.
rommittec comprising Colonel George A..
Elliott and William Minder Laird. Col
onel Elliott and Mr.. Laird will meet the
distinguished visitors and their party
with automobiles. They will probably
be shown some interesting and historic
parts of the city before they will bci
taken to the hotel DUPONT. where they
Lave taken a suite of rooms for the
night.
Mrs. f. Tatnall Warner, one of the
committee in charge of the lecture, Will
entertain the titled visitors at dinner
at G.30 o'clock, following which the lee
ture will be held in the New Century
Club The topic that will be discussed
by Lord and Lady Aberdeen will be-
"Child Welfare in Ireland" subject in
which they are both actively interested
and for which they have done and are
doing remarkable work.
The local committee in charge Of
tOnight's lecture has spared no detail
toward the success Of the lecture.
group of the city's most prominent
women will be patronesses, while the
1 following men will act as ushers:
Frank z. Schoonover. DR.. Lewis Rum
/ ford. E. Tatnall w. Edsall, w. s.
Carpenter. Jr., Clement woodruff
Miller. Charles A. Mcclellan and ].
Rankin Davis.
Both Lord and Lady Aberdeen are
said to be remarkably interesting and
pleasing speakers. Their lecture is
expected to attract one Of the largest
and most brilliant audiences that has
! assembled in the New Century Club
this season. Following the lecture
a reception will be accorded the dis
guished couple by the people of this
city.
The Marquis OF Aberdeen and Te-
mair and Lady Aberdeen have been in
Philadelphia for the past week. They
have visited also a number OF other
cities throughout the country in the
interest Of the Women's National
Health Association of ireland, which
Lady Aberdeen founded while Lord
Aberdeen was vicerOv Of Ireland, and
of which she has been president since
its organization in 1907.
Child welfare work is one of the
associations activities. On account OF
shortage Of funds. due to the European
war much of this humanitarian effort
is in danger of annihilation unless
America comes to the aid.
Both Lord and Lady Aberdeen are
known on two continents. the former
because Of the high posts he has occu-
pied. his wife because Of her lifelong
interest in women's clubs, philan-
thropic and various other kinds or
broad and charitable works Lord
Aberdeen was Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land for a short period in 1886 ana
made a privy councillor in the CLAD
stone Cabinet in the same year From
1898 TO 1898 he was governor-general
of Canada, and was viceroy OF ireland
from 1905 to 1915. He became Mar
ouis ef Aberdeen and Temair in 1913.
To has always been keenly interested
in the numerous humanitarian enter
nrises TO which Lady Aberdeen has
annlied her time and her talent.
LADY Aberdeen, as president OF the
1ntornational Council of Women, has
heen one OF the leaders for the ad-
vancement OF women in world affairs
Sbe was president OF this body from
1904 IN 1899. and again from 1904 to
date While in Canada she founded
the Victorian order OF Nurses III
canada which organization has per-
fo,med a great work. In 1907. soon
after Lord Aberdeen went to ireland
on his second official visit, she recog
, rized The need Of systematic weliar'
work and organized the Women's Ma
tional Health Association OF Whlcn
sbo has been the head ever since
, Tbe Aberdeens arc still intensely IN
A., toroeted in ireland and In everything
that nertains TO the improvement ol
,,,.inq and industrial conditions IN
, the Emerald Isle. - 80
Their recent serevance OF oihcial re
b lations with Ireland did not terminate
. their Irish associations. They pur
5 chased Ely House, magnihcen
! coorqian mansion in Dublin as resi-
4 Sence and as a headquarters for IN
$ continuance of their work in ireland
= since their first official residence 1
e Ireland thirty years ago, Lady Aber
n deen has taken an active interest i
# beining TO rebuild Irish industries
: and was president Of the Irish Indus
tries Association. She practice
what she breaches" and always wear
some material OF Irish manufacture
IA as She has done for the past thirt
"a wears. To encourage Irish industry tn
= Aberdeens one time gave a famou
i garden party at the Viceregal Lodg
in in Dublin, the guests to which a
,e we're expected to wear costumes er
,e tirely OF Irish make. 1t was throug
: their influence also that the Irish vi
OF lage was organized at the Chicae
Worlds FAIR, with beneficial result