New-York tribune., 1920-10-10


Clubs convention, which opens to-mor-
row in Utica and lasts until Thursday
Delegates have been elected from every
federated club in the state. Mrs
George D. Hewitt, Of Carthage, the
president, will call the convention to
order. New officers will be elected
and industrial, social, educational and
civic problems will be reviewed. There
will be patriotic addresses and reports
from the officers and chairmen Of va
rious committees.
Tho Post Parliament held its first
meeting last Friday at the Hotel Nc
Alpin, in charge Of the president, Mrs.
Cora Welles Trow. The subject for
discussion was "Revicw of Current
History"
The opening meeting for the season
of the New York Browning Society Will
be held at the Waldorf Astoria on
Wednesday at o'clock. The poems
for stndv are "Transcendentalism and
How 1t Strikes a Contemporary Dr'
Martha Foote Crow, chairman OF the
day. will introduce the subject, MIS-
Nathaniel Brandon will read the poems
and Miss Amelia Josephine Burr, VINO
recently returned from tour around
the world, will speak on Tho foeV ana
His World" Among the questions LOT
discussion are "What Does the WORD
Art Mean?" and the word ARTIST :!
"Does Art Include Poetry and Does
Artist Include the Poet?:' ""hy Is
Poetry Called the Cinderella Of the
Arts?D ais the Poet More at a Dlsad-
vantage Than the Painter, the sculptor
the Composer?'
The new members admitted at the
last business meeting were Mrs Mli-
liam H. Iirst, 375 Park Avenue; Mrs
David Noble Robertson and Mrs. Harry
J.. Grant, Douglaston, l.. l.
The Congress of States Societies wlll
hold its first meeting at the note!
Crogorjan on Thursday, when Mrs
Roval S. Copeland will speak on the
conditions in Europe as she and Dr'
Coneland found them on their trip
ebToad. Mrs. John Bush, president Of
fhe Michigan Women in New YORK, Wall
give greeting. So, e..
The business meeting is called for
" o'clock A general invltatlon IS ex-
tended for the get together luncneon
at l o'clock, for which reservatohs
may be made by addressing the the secre- t,C
+ary. Mrs Charles D. Hirst, 13f "es{
Seventy-ffth Street. The program VII
Degin at 2:3O o'clock. The meeting
viii be in charge of the Society OIL
Michigan Daughters, Mrs Edgar fafN
president.
Echo. the monthly bulletin issued by
she congress, has just appeared IN
new four-page edition. MRS lhonAs
]. Vivian is president Of the congress
The Society of New York State
Women. DR.. Frances ". Mcneil presl-
dent. Win open its season October la
With a card party for the benefit OF Its
reserve fund. The games will begin at
. o'clock and win be played al the
Hotel Astor, with a prize Tor each
table. Tickets may be obtained from
4ho chairman, Mrs Thomas }. Vivian,
312 Manhattan Avenue.
The National California Club, Mrs
Thomas J. Vivian president, wlil open
Sts season October 10 with the annual
luncheon. which Will be followed by q
motion picture giving the history OF
California from its earliest date 70
tho nresent time. The affair is sched-
uled at the Hotel Pennsylvania at !
o'clock and is in charge Of Mrs. K.
Gordon Walker, chairman, Mrs. Gladys
y Gordon. Mrs. George w. Severn and
Mrs. Lucian Moffitt. The luncheon IS
open to all Californians.
The Ruhjnstein Club. Mrs William
Rogers Chapman, president, resumes
its musical and social activities with
an artists recital to be given on Sat
rrdav afternoon. November s, IN the
grand ballroom Of the Astoria.
This marks the beginning of the club S
4hirtv-fourth season, organized IN los :
bv Mrs. Chapman. Nine. Rosa kalSa
ts the artist to be heard on this oc-
casion. Dancing viii follow at the
close OF the recital.
The artists for the afternoon musi-
cal to be given on November 70 VIII
be joint recital by the concert SOLO
ists Rosalie Miller and Harold Land.
Three choral evening concerts will be
given December Ia, March ! and Aprll
8 and four afternoon musicals, No
yember 20, January 10, February ~
and April 16, and there will be three
artists recitals. November 6. January
l8 and March 10. Dancing will follow
and two extra dances IN the roof par
lors are planned during the season.
The artists already engaged TO appear
during the season are Nine. Frances
Aida, Mile Rose Ponselle, Nine. Rosa
Raisa. Miss Rosalie Miller, Miss Mar
1orie Squires, Josef Turin, Justin Lury
, William Brandt and Laurance Leonard
The first rehearsal Of the choral will
ne held October 90 in the Astor Gal
lery under the direction of Mrs. Chap
man. Miss Alice NJ. Shaw will bo the
clubs accompanist.
The philanthropic committee, Miss
Mary Jordan Baker, chairman, will
have for her associate chailmen the
following: Mrs Charles G. Braxmar,
Mrs Walter Gray Crump, Mrs. Henry
H. Forbes and Mrs J. W. Hedden.
The officers and directors Of the club
are Mrs. Walter Rogers Chapman.
president; Mrs. Alexander II. Cand-
lish, Mrs. H. IL. Amerman and
Mrs. John Hudson Storer, vice-presI-
dents; Mrs. James w Hedden, record
ing secretary; Miss Mary Jordan Baker
corresponding secretary and treasurer;
Miss Helen Barrett, Mrs. Charles G
Braxmar, Mrs. Walter Gray Crump
Mrs. Henry II. Forbes, Mrs. John
Griesel, Mrs. Emma T. Patterson, Mrs
Charles +. Terhune, Mrs, Marshall O.
Terry and Miss Anna s. Wilson. direc-
tors.