The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-13

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Maxwell Jones. Miss Elizabeth Mcdonald
and Mrs r. Foster. Mrs. Darwin w.
Truss was chairman Of luncheon.
| At the annual meeting Of the Maine
Women's Club held Saturday Mt the
Waldorf Mrs. Ada r. Shorey was elected
president and Mrs NJ. f. Randolph re-
elected vice-president Miss Ella p.
Merrill, former treasurer of the club. just
returned from year In France, gave
a talk on her work with the Y. w. G. A.
| The Texas Club. Mrs. Robert wylie
| Lyle president, will hold Its annual San
Jacinto ball on Easter Monday at the
Hotel Commodore. This regular observ-
ance OF the great Texas victory day was
suspended during the war
| The committee on arrangements for
the ball includes Mrs. Lyle. Mrs. Lee
Caruthers. Mrs. G. C. CLANCY and Mrs.
Anna Mae White.
| At the recent annual election of officers
| Of the club Mrs. Clara Driscoll SEWER,
the founder OF the club, was made homo
rary life president.
| Count Tolstoy was speaker at the recent
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria Of the
Athene Club, Mrs. Katherine A. Martin
president. New directors elected and In
stalled to serve three years were Mines.
| Bond Stowe, Noah Peterson, Cornell
Dunlap. James b. Stevens. Clara r.
Deunett and Mary Burton. The board
meeting was followed by a luncheon and
matinee party.
The annual church service attended In
a body by the society will take place
April 20, at the Church of the Puritans.
The rector. Rev. Robert Bruce Clark, is
chaplain OF the club. Patronesses of the
last supper dance in roof parlors Of the
Waldorf include Mines. Katherine A.
Martin. George Brand, Frank Chapman.
p. B. jerks. Andrew J. Hamilton, Helene
Reyfous, Neptune Smyth. Elisabeth d.
Parker. Howard Peterson, James p
Nieman, Mrs. Charles r. Lembke, Ches-
ter Fulmer, Joseph A. Didier and Alonzo
p. Dayton.
The chairmen are Mrs. Walter w.
Griffith and Mrs. Frank X. Brewster.
A victory luncheon will be given April
20 by the Society OF Kentucky Women
OF New York, Mrs Bedell Parker presi-
dent. at the Hotel Plaza. The army
will be represented by Col. Charles De
Lano Hine, while the navy by Admiral
Hugh Rodman. Miss Neville will tell OF
her work in the mountains Of Kentucky
to prevent blindness.
At the last meeting Of the club the
officers elected were Mrs. Bedell Parker
Mrs F. A. Wallis. Mrs. ]. L. Cochran
Mrs. C. ]. Kiger. Mrs. Thomas Quisley
Mrs. c. E. Colahan. Mrs. r. p. Johnston
and Mrs. c. VI. Higgins. The following
new members were admitted: Mrs
oliver Hartman. Mrs. w. II. Tidwell
Mrs. A. r. Rule, Mrs. Marion Stillwell
Mrs. II. S. Corbett. Mrs o. Logan
Alexander, Mrs. Mamie Rodmap Du.
vail. Mrs. William Pitt Trimble, Mrs
c. J. Mcknight. Mrs. ]. F. Sandefur and
Miss NJ. J. Stillwell.
The alumne OF Mount St Mary on the
Hudson. New York chapter, will give a
dance in the ballroom of the Hotel
Gotham on Easter Friday. April Is
Among the patronesses are Mrs Charles
+. Peters. Mrs. C. II. Mccarthy, Mrs. A,
Neurad and Mrs. II. r. Conan
For the benefit of the charity fund OF
the knickrbocker Relief Club, Mrs
Camille Birnbohm president. an auction
sale and tea was held on Monday after.
noon at the home Of Mrs. George H
l.
arranged by Mrs. Hearne and Mrs
George B. Howes.
Arrangements are nearly complete for
| the annual spring breakfast Of the Ru.
binstein Club. Mrs. William Roger.
Chapman president. which this year will
be called a peace Jubilee breakfast, I
will be held May in the grand ball.
room OF the Waldorf-Astoria. II will b
white In every detail. from the decora.
tons TO the gowns and hats Of the
women. The breakfast will be follow ed
by an entertainment and this in turn By
dancing. The sixth afternoon musicale
Of the club will be held Saturday at the
Waldorf. The artists will be Rudolph
CAM, pianist; Elsa Alves Hunter, con.
tralto. and Nina Ratison Williams, whc
will read a paper on Opera in Eng.
lish." Dancing will follow the pro.
gramme,
The Blue Star party given by the
club Friday evening for the soldiers who
recently returned from overseas was a
brilliant success The programme was
made up OF songs and music by the boys
and jazz band. Afterward there wal
dancing.
As Good Friday. April IS. falls on tn.
regular meeting day OF the American
Criterion Society, Mrs Leonard l.. Hi
president that organization has post.
poned its April dance until Easter Fri.
day. II will be heid at the Hotel Plazs
and will have many novel features.
Tho last choral concert and ball of thu
Theatre Assembly. Mrs ]. Christophc,
Marks president, was held Thursday
evening In the Hotel Astor. The 15(
women comprising the choral rendered
a pr ramme under the dictatorship Of
DR.. ]. Christopher Marks. The soloist,
were Florence milford Hunt. contralto
and Albert Jaeger. tenor. Harry NJ
Gilbert was the accompanist, and Rich
ard Keys Biggs recently returned from
overseas service in France. the organLst
The ballroom. including the boxes, wal
Allied to capacity. even standing room
was unobtainable. DIR. Marks received
a gold watch. the gift of the members
of the choral society.
Mrs. ]. Christopher Marks founder o.
the Junior Art Society. Is completing ar
rangements for tho annual May day fett
which will be held Saturday. May ~
on the grounds of the Actors k'unC
Home, West New Brighton. Staten Isl
and A May pole dance will be giver
by the children. The guests at the Ac
tors Fund Home and the wounded sol
diers of the Fox Hills Hospital will b,
the guests of honor. The committee II
charge OF the May day fete are Mrs. J
Christopher Marks. Daniel Frohman
Mrs. d. II. Dawson and Mrs. James y
, I Palla