Evening journal., 1917-01-16
CENTURY CLUB IS
2S YEARS Old TODAY
Delightful Birthday Ami
versary is Given in CeIe-
bration of Event
TABLEAUX ARE
ONE OF FEATURES

Twenty-eight years ago today the
New Century Club of this city was
founded. In celebration of that fact
members of the club appropriately
observed the day by giving a birthday
party to all the club members in their
attractive clubhouse, on Delaware ave-
nue.. .
The entertainment consisted or
songs, dances, tableaux and min
strel show. One of the surprises OF
the afternoon was the conferring OF
special honors in the form of d.
plomas upon five of the oldest mem
bers OF the club whose activities ana
services in the club have been note
worthy and source Of inspiration 70
others. These honors, which, at re-
cent meeting OF the executives, II was
decided to create. will become per
manent feature OF the club life ana
they are to be known as the G. 5. ,.
degrees Contributors Of Special SER
vice1 Those upon whom such we're
conferred today were: Miss Emma
Worrell, Miss Anna 7. Candy MRS
Josephine p. Bissell, Mrs. Frances >.
Garrett and Mrs. Esther T. Albertson'
In order TO be elegible for the {. ). D
honors. the conferees must be tour
score years or more. The degrees
were formally conferred by MIS-
Charles l. Kent. president OF the Ne"
Century Club Corporation, who, IN ner
address. alluded to the services anu
activities of these club women as Delhg
inspirational to all club members. Ihe
diniomas are very attractive, the illu-
minative work on which was done Dy
Mrs. Slocomb, a granddaughter oi tpe
club. - 81,
. Following the assembling OF the
guests the lights of the drawing room
of the club were extinguished ano
suddenly there was emb,azoned il
electricitv on each side OF the balcony
that overhangs the stage, the years
"1SS9 and 1911" Mrs. Norman ,
Huxley pianiste, played a march ant
fourteen members Of the CLUB eaci
with golden letters which togethel
spelled New Century Club, marcne'
out on the balcony and kneeling' sans
the club song, al the same tine hans
ing the letters on the outside OF th'
balcony rail. This was very eHectiNe
" done. Those who took part IN thtl
feature we're: Miss Winifred Bach
Miss Barbara Bach, Miss Mary tletch
or Miss Betty Fletcher, Mrs. William
P. Ewes. Miss Eva P Weldin' MS ms
Nellie MAY. Mrs Floy z. Booth, MIS-
Anna Negendank. Miss Marguerite Ru
merit Miss Eleanor Rupert, Miss Mar.
Purdv. Miss Grace Baird and Mrs
Earle c. Comegys.
Then followed singing In unison o
NV Country 'Tls of Thee after whicl
a tableaux entitled. THE Dancinl
Lesson which was supposed to be Il
the time Of 1860. was charmingiy pre-
sented. Miss Emma Lore was IN
instructor and her pupils were Mis-
Mary Armstrong. Miss Esther Bar
croft Miss Susanne Speakman an
Miss Frances Dunham.
Miss Esther Bancroft sang delight
fully. Drink to Me Only With Thin
Eyes"
one Of the most attractive feature
on the program was dance polk
entitled Love Me az Twilight whic
was danced by Miss Grace T. Wei
din and Mrs. J. Horace Lindsay.
Other features on the program IN
cluded: Tableau. by Way OF Con
trast." scene from "A Modern Atalan
ia" (a) AS we did It in 1900; lbl A
we do IL in 1917; King Iasius. Chai
lotto B. Bancroft. Dick Alger Grac
Baird: Jack Graham, Harvard stu
dent Greta \. Jackson; DR.. Solomon
Mary B. Wright: Lord Barrows' Ca'f
crime Fell: Mr.. Strong, broker. Elizs
beth r. Jackson; Phil Brown, an ar
ist. NJ f. Bacchus; Major Near
army. Annie Bell Causey; Melanioi
a poet. Emma Lore.
Mother Goose Ballet-Mother Coos
Miss Katharine A. McClanerty; He
children: Jack, Frederick Warner
Jill. Josephine Wales; Bessie Brook
Louisa Carpenter; Mrs. Spratt, Rut
Speakman; Jack Spratt, Cyrus Pyle
Bo-peep. Carolyn ]. Pennington
Handy Dandy. Robert Pennington. Jr
Humpty- Mary T. Warner
Little Miss Muffet, Evelyn Yerkes
Mistress Mary. Amy Rupert; MAJ
and Her Lamb, Emily Van Lear; Ma
jorie Daw, Ann Marvel; Jack Horne
Joe Marvel; Tommy Snooks, RAJ
dolph Holiday; DR.. Foster, Jof
Reese: Lucy Locket. Helen Tow
send; Little Boy blue. Elizabei
Wales; Tommy Tucker, Henriet
Hopes.
az Study in Black and White"
terlocutor. jackson; Bones, Seama
Sambo. Colby; Traps, Fell. The bret
rem: TAYLOR, Colby, Bancroft, Ada
Seipp. Frederick. Beadenkopf, Wil'
Armstrong Reinhardt. Song, Baneroi
dance. Seipp- -Beadenkopf; selecti'
Tavlor: medley. Reinhardt, Wiley, Ar
strong; song, Adair.
The club was beautifully decorat
with fragrant pines, while the sta
was attractively set 10 represent
English garden scene, with white latt
work and a background OF vines.
Following the entertainment tea "
served. Mrs. A. II. Berlin, president, "
assisted by Mrs. r. Tatnall Warn
Mrs John W. Causey. Mrs. Frank
Tallman. Mrs. William G. Coke, NJ
John Bires and Mrs. Samuel Q. Ru
ford as hostesses.