New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Drama-Cemedy Leaves Chair
Vacant to Honor Mrs. Foster

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Vacant to Honor Mrs. Foster
DramaComedy will hold its last
meeting of the season at the Hotel
Astor on Thursday afternoon. A cab
met meeting was held on May 81, al
which Edyth Totten, president, an.
nounced that the chair of the first vice
president would remain vacant for one
year IN honor of the memory of Mrs
Sara M. Foster, and to show the love
and esteem in which she was held by
all the members of Drama Comedy.
The June Gambol will be held on
Saturday afternoon, June is, at >
o'clock. at the Hotel Shelburne at
Brighton Beach. Besides the officers
| OF the reception committee there will
be a mems committee, with Robert G.
Hargrave, master of ceremonies; Harry
Bunnell and ]. F. Hinckley, chairmen,
assisted by Pierre De M, w. w. Will
mot, Gilbert Kuh, W. j. Martin, A. F.
Buerkle, Carl Fique, Richard McCann,
| W. A. Shea, DR.. A. B. Clarke, DR.. Mas
/ see and Colonel w. T. Wood
The annual presidents day recep-
! ton and installation of officers of the
Professional Woman's League took
place in the Waldorf Apartments on
| Monday afternoon, the use Of the suite
| for the day being the gift Of the in
coming president, Mrs. Russell Bassett.
| The rooms were beautifully decorated
with roses. daisies and sweet peas.
Mrs. Helen Whitman Rtchie in the
chair gave few we'll chosen words of
greeting. Mrs. Bassett then presented
a delightful musical program, consist
ing of piano numbers by Mrs. Elspeth
Brownell, an aria from "La Tosca" by
Mrs. Edith Jennings, pianologues by
Mrs. John Mcclure Chase, De Busy
songs by Mrs. Helen Kuck and several
numbers by Grace Hoffman, closing
the program with the Star-Spangled
Banner.
Mrs. Ritchie gave her yearly report
and resume of the work accomplished
during her two terms in office. This
covered much war-relief, charitable
drives, and hospitality extended. Tri-
butte was paid to the founder, Mrs. A.
M. Palmer, and to the individual chair
man, Mrs. Ritchie; then introduced
Mrs. Susanne Westford, Ada Patter-
son, Jessamine Newcomb, Mrs. Harry
Lilly, Mrs. George H. Owen, Mrs Theo-
I dore Hardy, Mrs. Theodore Hanson,
Mrs. Axel o. 1hlsing, Mrs. Edwin
/ Goodell, Miss Edythe Totten, Miss
Alberta Gallatin, Mrs. Charles D. Hirst,
Mrs. William Baldwin Smith, Mrs. r.
De Mile Brown, Miss Louise Mundell,
: Mrs. Louise Ralston, Mrs. Laura Frisk.
Miss Mazda Craigen; who responded
/ briefly, with words of eulogy for the
excellent showing which Mrs Ritchie
has made as president, and for the
| spirit of the League.
Five vice-presidents were installed
as we'll as treasurer, recording and
corresponding secretaries, with Mrs
Russell Bassett as president.
"a Talk on Art will be given for the
Verdi Club, Mrs. Florence Foster Jen-
kins, president by the sculptress Lily
G: Mayer (Gidlio), at the Hotel Nc
Alpin, Wednesday, June /.
There will also be an exhibition of
the banners painted by Mrs. Mayer for
the Skylark ball given on April 20
A feature of this occasion, will be
the formal acceptance by the Club of a
large bust of Verdi, made for and pre-
sented to the club by Mrs. Mayer The
guests of honor upon this occasion will
be Countess Alfredo Janni and Mrs.
Luigi Solari.
Tea and music will also be included
in the program of the afternoon, and to
this members and their friends are IN
formally invited. The musical pro
gram will include operate arias from
Romeo and Juliet" and LA Traviata, y
sung by Edna Moreland, who is also
chairman of the reception committee of
the club. Popular songs by Joseph
Mitchell, accompanied by Miss Beatrice
| Raphael, and piano solos by Alice Soth-
! ern.
Mrs. Samuel Rossiter Belts will re-
cite "Ihe Birth of the Opal" and Bohu-
mil Sykorh, 'cellist, will play numbers
by Russian composers.
Mrs. Arthur H. Bridge will preside at
the tea table and will be assisted by a
committee, of which Miss Martha Tan
gler Smith, Mrs. James F. Page. Mrs,
Bruce Bushong Preas, Mrs. j. f. Crum,
Miss Estelle Christie, Miss Alice Phil
brook, Mrs. Lucia B. Edwards, Mrs.
frederick Pennell and Mrs. Frank G
Smith are members.
The New York Mozart Society Golf
Circle will hold another golf tourna-
ment on Thursday, June 9, at the
Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Mamaroneck.
There will be first and second prizes
for both men and women and play for
the presidents cup will continue.
The Chicago Club, Inc. Mrs. John
Marshall Gallagher president held its
annual meeting for members on Satur-
day last The president and the Off
GERS and standing committees gave in
terestlng reports of the years work.
Inc result of the election was:
PRESIDENT, Mrs. Frederick MacIsaacs;
nrsu su vice-president, Mrs. Francis j.
wouifei second president, Mrs.
irving Crane; recording secretary, Mrs.
Andrew Markey; corresponding secre-
Iary Mrs. Fred Singer; treasurer, Mrs.
Alexander Werneburg.
Mrs. Gallagher was unanimously
! elected honorary president in recog-
milton OF work in building UP the club.