The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08
D CROSS SHOP PROMISES TO KEEP SOCIETY WOMEN BUS

OF Public Information OF the United
| States" The occasion is the bimonthy
| meeting and will he presided over by
Mrs Cora Weeles Trow.
The Daughters OF Pennsylvania in
New York, Mrs Walter s. Comfy. presi-
dent, will hold the regular meeting Tues
day at 2:30 r. NJ. at the Hotel Belle
claire.
The Verdi Club. Mrs Florence Foster
Jenkins president, had a musical and
dramatic afternoon last Friday at the
Waldorf Astoria. The artists included
Hartridge Whip, barytone; Miss
Suzanne Zimmerman, soprano; Ernest
Davis, tenor. and Miss Louise Jenkins,
who gave a group OF Spanish songs In
costume. The Henderson players, Miss
Louise Strong, Miss Edith Maurice and
Alfred T.. Henderson, gave one act
play, THE Bank Account" and Miss
Ann Yost contributed monologuo.
Guests OF honor were Mrs. Katherine a.
Martin. Agostino de Blast and Mrs. Ed
win Shield.
To celebrate victory the Rainy Day
Club. Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer president. had
n patriotic social day last wednesday
at the Hotel Aston Miss Florence
Guernsey, first vice-president, was chair
man, and the programme included COM
munity singing: addresses by Miss
Elisabeth Marbury and Mrs n. Archi-
bald shaw, Jr., and songs by Miss Mar
garet Fuller. accompanied by Mrs. Karl
Feininger.
"Three Faces East" will be the play
he trA
Mrs. John il. Parker president, on Tues
day at the Hotel Astor.
AT the meeting of the Maine Womans
Club OF New York at the Waldorf
Astoria yesterday afternoon Mics Eve
line Brainerd told of the Young Mems
Christian Association work in France.
There was also a musical programme
with Philip Dorticos. tenor. as chief
soloist Arrangements to distribute
Christmas boxes to the soldiers and
sailors In the hospitals here we're made.
The semi-annual business and open
meeting of the National Opera Club OF
America, Nine. katharine Evans Won
Klenner president. will be held Thurs
day afternoon at the Waldorf Astoria.
The theme of the day is to be presented
by Professor George i. Shea OF Paris
on early French Opera" Illustrated
longs of the period will be sung by
Mile. Rossi-Diehl soprano. ana Lucilla
Brodsky. 4 Young American composer.
Harold Morris. will be tn. scts pianist.
The annual benefit performance OF
grand opera is announced for January
80. when "Mignon' 'is TO be presented,
in which Mines. De We're Sapio and Ber-
nice DE Pasquali will appear.
Miss Janet Richards. a lecturer, will
give talk on current problems next
Friday at the Waldorf Astoria under
auspices of the New York state Society,
United states Daughters of 1912.
The Mozart Society, Mrs. Noble Nc
Cornell president, had Its second must
Gale OF the season yesterday afternoon
mt the Hotel Astor. The soloists were
Aurelio Giorni. Italian pianist and COM
POSER; Miss Lucy Orrell. 'celfist. and
Miss Mae Mason. soprano.
Tho New York Chapter. United
Daughters Of the Confederacy. will hold
its annual meeting at the Hotel Aston on
Tuesday morning. Mrs. James Henry
Parker. who has just returned from the
South. will preside.
The Lafayette Battalion will give a
candy pageant at the Hotel Astor about
the middle OF January. MISS Gladys
MCGOWAN Ballard. n lieutenant, is writ
ing the pageant The entertainment will
no for the benefit OF the East Side
Clinic. Mrs. Samuel Gardner Estabrook =,
will be in charge.
The Beethoven Society. Nine. Aida
Tanini Tagliavia president, will give
victory ball on December q at the Hotel
Plaza.
The Athere Club. Mrs katherine A.
Martin president. had luncheon on
Thursday at tho WaldOrf-Astoria fol-
lowed by addresses by Bishop Wilson,
who recently returned from France, and
Henry b. Quinby vice president Of the
American Defence Society, and songs by
Miss Harrictte Turrell, contralto. Bishop
Charles = Burch presided
The club gave reception and dance
yesterday afternoon for men in uniform
Mrs. Charles II. Brewster was chairman.
Officers from French battleshps here
were among the guests.
For the benefit of French orphans
which the club has adopted the Manhat-
tan Matinee Club Mrs. Jessie Emerson
Monat president, gave a tea dance and