New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
What the WOmen's Clubs
Are Doing

IT.. annual white and gold breakfast
- tho New York Mozart Society NIS'
voble Mcconnell. president. was heia
Yesterday in the ballroom Of the NOE
Aston. which was decorated WIZ"
American flags The president guests
~ honor and various committees M
.embled in the reception room anu
marched from there to the oallIoo"
under an arch formed by crossed o'"'N'
owed susan parasols. They were es.
cortcd bv a daisy chain made up oil
members Of the junior CABINET OF wv
,oci.tv. dressed to represent daisies
The guests OF honor were followed ~
tho committees, dressed TO represent
sonc particular flower. The 'peSNe''
were Marcus VI. Marks MeuI'oe
Dciches. Leonard Lebling and Mrs'
John Francis Yawger.
During the breakfast Mrs.. McCon-
nell was presented by the club with
diamond club pin. Mrs. Samuel Gard
nor Estabrook. chairman Of the break
fast. making the presentation speech
The Daughters OF the Union, Mrs
william r. Stewart. president. gave
Mrs. Mcconnell its club pin and also
made her an honorary member Of the
club.
Mrs. Mcconnell gave presents TO me
most active workers Of the club.
After the breakfast there was dane
ing. There was music during and AFTER
the breakfast b. the New York City
military band, the Miranda band.
string orchestra and ten Hawaiian
singers.
The guests of honor included Colonel
and Mrs. BENJAMIN Adriance, Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. t. Johnston. Mr.. and Mrs
Marcus ". Marks. the Rev. DR.. and
Mrs. Ralph ". Sockman, Mrs. james
A. Allen. Mrs. Clarence Burns, Mrs.
Camille Biynbohm. jirs. James d.
Clarkson. Mrs Belle dc Rivera. Mrs.
/ Charles Harden Dorm. Mrs. George W.
Edmunds. Mrs. A. H. Hancock, Mrs.
Harry Hastings, Mrs. II. Rasmus Han
sen. Mrs. A. Edwin Keigwin, Mrs.
Homer Lee. Mrs. Robins Allen Lau'
Mrs. !. Christopher Marks, Mrs. Ernest
F. Malcolm. Mrs. James d. Mortimer
Mrs. John II. Parker, Mrs. Bedell
Parker. Mrs. Roscoe J. Raney. Mrs
William r. Stewart. Mrs. Thomas
Slack. Mrs. Don Carlos Seitz. Mrs.
William p. Smith, Mrs. Ralph Traut-
man. Mrs. Cora Wclcs Trow, Mrs.
Thomas J. Vivian, Mrs. Katherine Won
Klenncr. Mrs. Harriet B. Waters and
Miss Grace {. Strachan.
The Missouri Woman's Club Of New
York City was entertained at the nome
Of Mrs. F. c Koch, Flatbush. at the
Nav meeting. The subject. "Conserva-
tior was discussed by the chairman
Of the dav. Mrs. William b. Smith, and
her assistants. Mrs. +. l.. Bartlett and
Mrs. F. P. Herbert. Musical numbers
we,c contributed by Miss Klein. Mrs.
Dalzcil. Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. hunt
Misses Helen Tabler and Adele Stras-
burger entertained with solo dancing
and recitations.
The club will celebrate IT'S birthday
., Nav nv planting Missouri tree
adjacent TO Grants Tomb, on RIVERSIDE
n,;,o The members and guests oil
ho,or will assemble at the home OF the
nree;dent. Mrs. Frank NJ. Swaeker' az
A54 Riverside Drive, and at 3 c'ocA
will 20 in body with an escort OF
one hundred boy Scouts to the loea-
ito, Of the trle planting.
Congratulations and acceptanceS
have been received from the non
Cbamp Clark. for whom the tree VIII
no named. Messages from Governor
Gardner Of Missouri, Mayor Mel o.
G, louis Professor Dunlap. OF INC
chair Of agriculture Of the Missouri
University. and Commissioner r. D.
VOL of s.. Louis. will be read ram
+ Carstarphen, United States Assistant
,,.orroy General. will be master OF eere-
monies. The Rev. Daniel uorcheS'Gf'
formerly Of the Lindell Avenue Me'"
odist Church, will offer the Invocation
Professor O. $. Morgan. Of Columbia
University. and J. X. Quinn, Of Missouri
will be the principal speakers.
Other speakers end guests of honor
will be Ben Althcimcr, cambridge
Colby. Augustus Thomas. W. 7. Adair'
". J. O'Mcara. Edward w. Forest, Rad
ford Bascome. Major William Hancock
Clarke. DR.. Schramm, Of Cornell UNI
ycrsitv: Walter L. McCorkle. Borough
President Marks. the Mayors repre-
sentative. and the presidents Of many
women's clubs OF New York.
The New York colony OF the Ma
tional Society of New r'cgland Women
recently elected the Following officers
for the ensuing year: first vice-pres-
ident, Mrs. Albert II. Bickmore; as
sistart treasurer. Mrs. william X. Til
Iotson; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
+ Milton L. Wicks; directors, Mrs. Ben
iamin A. Jackson. Mrs. John d. Walton,
Mrs. Chandler Smith, Ms. Clayton W.
Finch. Chairmen OF standing commit
tees: Hospital, Mrs. James Ward War
rem; cards, Mrs. Arthur II. Bridge;
press. Mrs. John Evans Fox. The pres
-. ~, u;cLs and tho other off