The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28


the Commodore. The occsr IA is called
authors day. and among tha hief guests
win be playwrights, poets and writer's
Of fiction. They viii include Mr.. Louis
Tracy of London. England Mrs. Mary
Austin, Mrs. Margaret Prescott Mon
tague. Miss Rita WeinmaIl. Mr.. Charles
Coburn and Mrs. Coburn.
Preceding the luncheon a reception
will be held In the foyer to the East
Ballroom. Mrs. William Smith Young,
chairman Of the reception committee.
will present the club members and their
guests TO Mrs. Hill, who In turn will in
troduce them to the chief guests. Re-
ceiving with Mira. Hill and Mrs. Young
will be Mines. William s. Demarest, Sid
ney 3. Whitlock, John Strother Gaines
Jr,. Alexis F. Besson, Marion Zabriskie
Bedell. Parker Hubert Templeton Par
son. Cora Welles Trow. L. A. Cushman,
George w. Howes William J. Sloane,
Charles L. Palermo. George w. Hanna
and John c. Turner. all officers OF the
club
The musical numbers of the afternoon
will be contributed by Miss Matilda
Lucus. the 14-year-old girl who recently
Joined the ranks of professional pianists.
Her programme is arranged by Mrs.
Margaret Weber. chairman OF the music
committee.
What Club Women Can DO to Fur
Their Education in~the Public Schools"
was the topic Of an address by Thomas
W. Churchill. former president of the
Board of Education. at the first meet
ing of the season OF the Eclectic Club,
Mrs. Albert Garfield Rage, president, on
Wednesday in the Waldorf-Astoria.
Mrs. Carlo Polifeme, president of Les
Femmee de France Society, gave a talk
on present conditions in France. Miss
Caterina Guerrieri, coloratura soprano
sang operate arias and groups of songs.
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" as ar
ranged by Josef Hofnann, was played
by Herman Neurnan. Luncheon fol-
lowed the programme. The chief guests
included Mrs. John II. Booth, Mrs
Katherine A. Martin. president of
Athene; Mrs. George Howe Winkler.
Mrs. r. NJ. Fewell, Mrs Walter A.
Lynch, Mrs. Leon -. Porcher, Miss May
de Lacy and Miss Estelle O'Counor
Mrs. MARI. w. Potter was chairman of
the day.
The Minerva Club. Mrs. Mary Stokes
MacNutt, president, viii hold the second
luncheon and meeting of the season to-
morrow ut the Waldorf-Astorla. Mrs
Owen Kildare viii be chairman OF the
day and speak on Personality" "The
Trend Of the Times" is the subject of n
talk by Mr. James r. Morton, Jr. Mod
ern Thought" will be discussed by Mrs.
Lucille Van Slyke. author OF Little Miss
By-the-Day." Nine. Katherine Won
Klenner president of the National Opera
Club. will speak on THE Sixth Sense"
'Tommy's French" will be the topic Of
an amusing tcture by Mr.. Edmund
Russell, and Miss Mildred Holland will
give several recital ons. Miss Helen
Hayes, star of the Bah" company, also
will give q short talk Ella Palma,
barytone. will sing the prologue from
"Pagliacci" and an aria from Barber
of Seville" Mrs. Edward Burton Will
Jams is chairman OF the luncheon com
nllttee
Tho New York Euphony Society.
Mrs. James ]. Gormley president, wi /
have the opening concert Of its second
season Thursday evening, December 9.
in the Waldorf-Ast under the di-
rection OF Or. Carl Hahn. The choral
will sing one number by DR.. Hahn and
two by Mr.. Claude Warford, accom-
PIANIST for Euphony
Officers OF the choral are Mrs. T.
Edward Murtaugh, secretary; Mrs. Ar
thur Knight. librarian; Miss Cecilia
PetTi, chairman of membership: Mrs.
Catherine Seus, Mrs. August Gemunder.
Mrs. Arlington Mead and Miss Mar
guerite Potter. musical committee. and
Miss Lillian Eschman and Miss Helen
Henery, artists reception committee.
The artists al tho concert will be Miss
Caroline Lezzari. contralto. and Mr..
Rafaelo Dia1. tenor, of the Metropolitan
Opera Company.
The second Matinee musical will take
place Saturday afternoon. December II.
in the Astor Gal'eri"s cf the W"ldorf-
Astoria. The vice-presdents OF the So
ciety entertained the president at din
ner Thanksgiving eve. and later at
theatre party TO see Mecca"
The FIRST large afternoon auction
bridge party OF the Beethoven Society,
Nine. Aida Tanini-Tagliavls. president,
flied the ballroom Of the Plaza on Fri
day afternoon with members and guests.
Prizes for each table were distributed
by the chairnen. Mrs. Carl Jungen and
Mrs Edward Hull Smith. Among those
entertaining tables OF guests were Nine.
Tagliavia, Mrs. John Papassimakes.
Mira j. S. Carvalho. Mrs. Robert r.
Archi5old. Mrs. De Lancey T. Smith.
Mrs Maud h. Turner Mrs. John $. Hy-
att, Mrs. Dudley Van Holland. Mrs w.
otis Fredenburg, Mrs. Grace A. Smith,
Mrs Nj. S. Sanguinette and Mrs. Walker
Be Vette.
The board of directors VIII be enter
tained on December - by Mrs. John X.
Papassimakes at her residence, S07 Fifth
avenue.
The Manhattan Matinee Club, Mrs.
Jessie Emerson Moffatt. president, held
the FIRST business meeting Of the season
on Monday afternoon at tho Waldorf
Astoria. A discussion OF the play, Call
the Doctor recently attended by the
club, was led by Mrs. william r. Emer-
son. Many new members were adj
mltted.
The Midwinter Dancing Club will have
lie first dance OF the season on Satur-
day evening. The dates OF the others
arc January 3. February and March
Is. On New Years Day the club will
have an afternoon dance at Delmonico's.
on Saturday the guests will be re-
ceved by Mrs A. r. Hancock. who viii
be assisted by Mrs. J. X. Aldrich, Mrs
j. V. Ritchoy Mrs. G. H. Burch. Mrs
Edmund Christian and Mrs. w. w Com
ley. Mr.. Comley will DO master OF cere.
monies and Mr.. w. II. Anders chair
man OF the Dance Committee. Serving
with him will be the Messrs. Arthur II.
Savers. a. +. Wagner. Robert Harris,
William Chapman and A. B. Coate. The
floor committee will be made UP Of the
Mossrs. Robert r. Coofer, j *. Aldrich
and A. Il. Hancock
Drama Comedy Club. Miss Tldyth Tot
ton president, will have its next dance on