New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Notes of the Womens Clubs-Affars in Society

Political Study, Mrs. H. Mcclellan
Hotel Astor Tuesday. Mrs. Harry Lilly,
president of the New York City Feder-
alton Of Women's Clubs, will deliver
an address on "Our City Government,
Its Courts, the Legislative Power of
the Different Departments and the Un-
usual Powers of the Mayor and the Ap-
pointments Left to His Personal Sc
lection"
There will be a few minutes study of
parliamentary law under the direction
of Mrs. Mortimer Menken.
Mrs. Arthur Judson Hanford will
lead the discussion on "The Sunday
Blue Laws.
A large reception was given yester-
day afternoon at the Hotel Pennsyl-
vania in honor Of Miss Mary Wood,
candidate for president of the New
York City Federation of Women S
Clubs. Mrs. Henry Clarke Coe was
chairman. Miss Wood formerly was
president Of the West End Republican
Club and has been for over eight years
chairman of legislation in the City
Federation.
George C. Hazelton, dramatist, will
Club reception this afternoon.
Mrs. Marc M. Reynolds, chairman of
the ways and means committee of the
Daughters of Ohio in New York, gave
card party January 13 for the blind
fund. Mrs. Albert E. Sellenings was
hostess, giving her home, 1872 East
Thirty sixth Street, and awarding
prizes to Mrs. j. J. Sullivan, Mrs. H. C.
Coulter, Mrs. r. C. Penfeld Mrs. r. A.
Sigsby and Mrs. Charles Taylor. The
clubs president, Mrs. Edward w.
Kingsland, poured tea.
The Professional Women's League,
Helen Whitman Richie, president, will
observe its January social day to-mor-
row at the Waldorf. The guests of
honor will be Grant Mitchell, Desiree
Stempel, of the "Champion" company,
and Mary Santon Roberts.
The musical program will be in
charge of Elspeth ~Brownell and will
consist of songs by Hazel Sparks, So
prano; Mr.. Boone, tenor; Mr.. Linscott,
barytone, and Mrs. Elspeth Brownell,
pianist.
The league matinee card party was
ceeds being for the benefit Of the
philanthropic fund. The chairman of
the day was Mrs. Frank ]. Shipman.
LIE Lyceum Societe des Femmes de
France New York will give its an
nual card party on February "a at the
Waldorf Astoria for the purpose of
raising funds for the two objects TO
which it is most devoted and for which
it is most solicitous-the family adopt
ed by the society, mother and four
war orphans, and the Jeanne dare
monument fund.
Nine. Polifeme, president of lie
Lyceum, having recently visited this
family at NoyellessurLens made an
appeal to the members for Christmas
purse, and the chairman of the chill
dren's fund, Mrs. George Sperry HER
was able to send to the mother and her
family 1920 francs.
The Junior Art Society (Mrs. J.
Christopher Marks founder and Theo-
dore M. Gibbons jr. president) will hold
its Christmas celebration Saturday aft
ernoon in the rose room of Hotel Astor.
There will be large Christmas tree
The afternoon will take the form of .
Bubble Party" with a program pre-
senting pantomine, also Father Time
and his children. The Golliwogs and in
dividual numbers will be given. The
program will be under the direction of
the dramatic director. Mrs. James NJ
The study day of the Theatre Assem-
bly, (Mrs. ]. Christopher Marks presi
dent) will be held at Hotel Astor or
Friday at 2 o'clock. "When We Are
Young" will be the play for discussion,
which will be presented by the chair