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

noon, December 7, at the Hotel Aston
Miss Agnes Ward, general superintend-
cnt OF nurses at the Metropolitan Hos
pital on Blacllwells Island, will de-
liver an address on the subject, THE
Human Side OF Municipal Activities"
Her talk will be illustrated with lantern
slides-' Mrs William G. Smalley, who
has been doing war work in France
also will speak. She will tell of hei
experiences in France and how the
American soldiers were treated there
The club also will have its annual cleo
ton Of officers that day, and reports
for the year OF the philanthropic work
will be given.
first supper and dance Of the Theatre
Assembly, Mrs j. Christopher Marks
president, on Tuesday evening at the
Hotel Astor. Mrs C. L. Greig was
chairman OF the supper committee and
Mrs. Charles Meyers was chairman OF
hostesses. who included Mines. L. u.
Barrett. william II. Baker J. s. Beres-
ford, William } Bissolle, Andrew J.
Cole, N. l.. Cuhin, Herman q. Conrad.
Dora Davies, II. J. Forsythe, Edward
Hawkinson, r. r.. Hine, Julia Hutchin-
son, Ida Haeder. J. Christopher Marks.
L. V. Marrer. II. d. Nittower, l.. B.
Niver Albert l.. Page, p. G. A. Sawyer.
J. IL. Scoble, Herbert G. Smyth. w. r.
Spies. +. 4. Thul, Edward Wells G. J.
Williams. e. g. Williams anu F. w.
Wright and Miss Mary Duffy.
The women's conferonce$of the So
ciety for Ethical Culture will hold its
monthly meeting tomorrow afternoon
at the meeting house, West Sixty
fourth street Walter Prichard Eaton
VIII speak on 1.-THE Modern English and
Irish Drama in Relation to Some Vital
Questions OF the Day" AT the conclu-
sion of the talk tea will be served.
Increasing interest is manifested in
the Tuesday Morning Forums OF tho
New York City Federation OF women's
Clubs. Mrs. Harry Lilly, president.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, president OF
the Woman's City Club, spoke OF the
appointing power Of the Mayor. at last
Tuesdays Forum. Mr.. George Nc
Aneny, formerly president of the Bor-
ough OF Manhattan, outlined the duties
Of the Board OF Aldermen. Mrs. Fred
erick a. Halsey, chairman OF civics. pre-
sided. The next Forum will be held
on December II, when Commissioner
Hamilton OF the Department of Correc-
tion will be the speaker.
The Federation for Child Study an
nounces the second annual exhibition
az childron's Books from Thursday 70
Saturday inclusive at the meeting house
OF the Society for Ethical Culture,
West Sixty-fourth street.
These books represent selection by
the Children's Literature COMMITTEES
from recent publications. The purpose.
of the exhibit is to assist the Christmas
buyer in the choice Of books for young
persons. The books viii be arranged
according to subject and age. On FRI
dag at II O'Clock promptly, Mrs. Sldonle
NJ. Gutenberg. chairman OF the children's
literature committee win give a short
talk on "Children's Reading" The exhi-
bition Is open to the public.
DR.. Josephine Hemenway Kenyon VIII
speak on '"rhe New Ideal OF Health
on Wednesday at 3.45 o'clock This Ia
the first Of a course Of three lectures
to be given on consecutive Wednesdays
In December.
Three years ago on November 30 tho
Eleventh Engineers was the frat regi-
ment to bear the American flag against
the Germans and by their valor at Cam
brai won for themselves the name OF
The Fighting Engineers OF Cambria"
on Tuesday they will hold their annual
reunion and celebrate Il with supper
and dance at Hotel Pennsylvania. The
regiment was made up of New York
volunteers and was under the command
OF William Barclay Parsons It was
the first 10 so overseas, suffered the
first casualties and lost the first and
last American prisoners taken In the
war. AZ the supper and dance the
chief guests will be- the Fifty-elghth g.
A. c., the official buddles OF the Flew
enth Engineers
The November meeting or the wo-
mans Forum was OF particular inter.
est because Of the number ot out-of-town
guests Of tho club. Mrs r. II. Lacey
OF tho Tennessee Federation Of Women's
Clubs, Mrs. George r. vickers repre-
senting New Jersey Club Women, Miss
Evelyn Smalley, who has been In France
since the beginning OF 1917 and who
returns to her work In that country the
first part of December. all had meg
sages OF great interest 70 tho Forum
members. who also welcomed Mrs. WAL
ter 4. Comfy. the recently elected presl.
dent OF the New York state Federation
OF Women's Clubs. and Mrs. william ~.