New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23

Fully two thirds of the membership
of the Post Parliament attended an
informal luncheon last Friday at Hotel
McAlpin, that being the finale to the
twenty-sixth year of the organization.
Instead of the usual small tables the
covers were laid at a large one. There
were discussions on current topics, led
by the president, Mrs. Cora Welles
Trowc.
On Tuesday afternoon Miss Mar
guerite Smith, representative of the
10Th Assembly District, addressed the
Harlem Council of Women on "My Ex-
perience in the Legislature"
Miss Emerson, of the Council Club,
appealed for volunteers to take chill
dren for an outing in the park. Plans
are now being perfected for a pageant
to be given at Union Settlement, 237
East 104th Street. Donations of any
white material for the costumes needed
may be sent to Mrs. Davis, SIS West
l43d Street, or Miss William l.. Voigt,
president, 81 West Eighty-frst Street.
The leading article, "Best Foot For
ward" in its bulletin, echo" was the
inspiration for Mrs. Ada +. Shorey, who
was chairman of the program given at
the Congress of States Headquarters
last Thursday. Mrs. Shorey gave a
Foot Toward" This was suppleme nted
by readings from several other Maine
authors.
For the Illinois part of the program
Mrs. Thomas Slack, chairman, intro
duced Mrs. Frances Woods, who read
her story. "As Between Mothers" Ne
braska s contribution was given by Mrs.
Frank L. Ferguson, who gave her
"reminiscences of the territory of Ne
braska
The business session preceded the
program, and at 1890 the monthly
get-together luncheon was the feature,
when sixteen states were represented.
The National California Club held
its last meeting on Tuesday, and in
stead of miscellaneous program, it
Mills College, in Oakland, Calf.
Mrs. Henry l.. Harrison was chair
man. assisted by Mrs. Charles A. Bel
den. Mrs. A. A. Fisher, Mrs. Louis w.
Butler Mrs. A. l.. Thurston, Mrs.
George U. Hallett, Mrs. George w. Sew
ern, Mrs A. B. Hobbs, Mrs. Charles f.
Amy c.. Scovile and Miss Jane Sey-
mour Klink.
Among the Californians taking
tables. besides the chairman, were Mrs.
c. A. Belden, of San antonio, Calf;
Mrs A. +. Paulson. of Elmhurst. L. L..
Mrs Arthur Gaebel, Mrs. Joseph Gut
man. Mrs John L. Howard, Mrs.
Charles Austin Bates, Mrs. A. l.. Thurs
ton, Mrs. j. c. Gleason. Mrs. Gustave
Touchard, Mrs. George w. Severn, Mrs.
J. w. Zevely, Mrs. f. A. Becker, Mrs.
Charles X. Lipman, Mrs. Thomas J.
Vivian, Mrs. Bradley Delehanty, all of
New York City; Mrs. Francis M. Liv-
ingston and Mrs j. T. Odell. of New
Rochelle N. Y; Mrs. E. NJ. Miller, of
Mount Vernon, n. Y; Mrs. G: E. Hal
lett, Of East Orange, n. j.; Mrs. A. A,
Fisher and Mrs. L. w. Butler, of Brook
lyn; Mrs. Charles A. Beck, of Benson
hurst, l.. l.; Miss Amy c. Scoville. of
Enelewood. N. j.; and Miss Jane Sey-
mour Klink, of Washington.
The Society of Illinois Women in
New York. Mrs. Thomas Slack, presi-
dent. closed it's season with a large
card party on Thursday at the Hotel
Aston Bridge and euchre were played.
Mrs. II. H. Charles was chairman OF
the day, assisted by Mrs. F. f. Thul,
Mrs. Josephine smart, MIS-. l..
Braunling. Mrs. Edward F. Mckee, Mrs.
H. W. Olmsted, Mrs. John Joseph Mac
Donald and Mrs. Junius Love.
Mrs Marie Louise Rimes will enter
tain the Legislative League of New
York, the Society of Illinois Women
in New York and the Ray Current
Events Club at garden party on June
Q at her home in Mountain Lakes,
\. j., on Lake Drive.
One of the largest annual luncheons
this year was given last Saturday at
the Commodore Hotel ballroom to the
members and guests of the Life as a
Fine Art Club, where Mrs. Mildred
Manly Easton, president of the club,
entertained.
reception preceded the luncheon
Mrs Easton received with Mrs. Harry
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