New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-04

A patriotic meeting was held at the
Biltmore Friday evening, under the
Joint auspices of the New York Aux
iliarv of the National Wilson and Mar
shall League, Miss NJ. Cecilia Gaffney,
president; the Woman's Democratic
League of the State OF New York, Mrs.
John Sherwin Crosby, president, and
the Woman's Democratic Club Of the
City of New York, Mrs. Charles ID.
Hirst, president. The purpose of the
meeting was to commend the recent
administrative work of President Will
son and to pledge aid in whatever fut-
ure action he may take.
The speakers included Mrs. Ernest
Hamilton, Judge Miller, Joseph Harti-
gan. Commissioner of Weights and
Measures; Charles Donahue, Assembly
man, 9th District; John +. Mahon, see
retary to the District Attorney. On
the programme committee assisting the
presidents were Mrs. James P. Niemsn
and Mrs. Mary +. Smyser.
The Political Equality Association
MRS. o. II. p Belmont, PRESIDENT
will hold a meeting at the headquar-
tiers of the association, 10 East Forty
first Street, tomorrow evening ato:3O.
DR.. A. L. Goldwater. vice-president OF
the American Society of Medical Soci-
ology, will speak on birth control.
The Junior Art Society Mrs. J.
CHRISTOPHER Marks, founder, and
Charles Plough, PRESIDENT held the
fifth matinee and dansant yesterday
afternoon in the Hotel Aston. The
programme was in charge of the dra-
matte director, Mrs. James y. Ballan-
tine, and included a play in costume
and miscellaneous numbers. The dan
SAINT was in the form Of masquerade.
The afternoon was in charge of the toi-
lowing chaperons: Mrs. j. Christopher
Marks, Mrs. James y. Ballantinc, Mrs.
X. r. DAWSON, Mrs. Edwin Archer. Mrs.
Andrew Jackson Cobe, Mrs. Edward
Wells. Mrs. Charles Myers, Mrs. +. J.
Sutton, Mrs. William Bardenheuer,
Mrs. J. Bernstein. Mrs. William Blais-
dell. Mrs. Philip Brain, Mrs. John Bull
Mrs. Frederick Burnhndt, Mrs. Joseph
Cunningham, Mrs Charles Cronm, Mrs.
Thomas Coffey, Mrs. Percy Duffy, Mrs.
Louis Ebling, Mrs. Samuel Emerson,
Mrs. Henry Eichler, Mrs. Marshall
Field. Mrs. Archibald Heron, Mrs.
John Heath. Mrs. Martin Cullman, Mrs.
Maxwell Katz. Mrs. Frederick Lehman,
Mrs. Ida Maeder. Mrs Florence Rothest,
Mrs. Charles Plough and Mrs. James
Royingson.
sThe Theatre Assembly Mrs. J. Chris
topher Marks, president) met on Fri
day afternoon at the Hotel Aston. The
subject of the afternoon, Comedy"
was in charge Of Mrs. James W. HOWE.
The auxiliary committee Of the Thea
tire Assembly of the Actors Fund fair
holds "A meeting in the Lyceum Theatre
every Thursday afternoon at 2:3O. a
specia meeting will be held IN the
Lyceum Theatre tomorrow AT noon
Daniel Frohman. DR.. Ida Nahm and
Waldemar De Bile will preside.
Alice Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Maclennon, Mrs. Benjamin Norton
Scudder president of the Newark
Choral Society, DR.. Clement Burbank
Shaw and DR.. Henry T. Fleck, musical
director Of the Normal College, will be
guests OF honor at the next meeting Of
the National Opera Club OF America
Mime. Katharine Won Klcnner, founder
and PRESIDENT, to be held IN the grand
ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, Thurs
day afternoon. March 8. at o'clock. '
"Lohengrin" is the subject OF the .
operalogue, which will be delivered by .
Havrah Hubbard and unsteady illus /
trated by Claude Gotthelf The clubs
annual entertainment will take place
on the evening OF April L., and rehear-
sails Of the acts OF several operas have
already BEGUN.