New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03
Annual Presidents
Day Is Celebrated
By Minerva Club
Songs, Monologues, Violin
Solos and Addresses by
Heads of Organizations
ON Program at Waldorf

The Minerva Club, Mrs. Howard
MacNutt president, had twenty eight
guests Of honor on tho annual presi-
ballroom Of the waldorf Astoria was
filed to capacity. Mrs. MacNutt and
Mrs. John Francis Yawger were the
chairmen Of the day.
Howard MacNutt gave an interesting
talk. Original songs, monologues and
stories were on the program presented
by Jeffrey O'Hara, composer Of Xxx
Katie" There Is No Death" and other
songs of the great war. The Rev. +.
J. Holden gave talk on Service"
following some amusing stories Of
minister's experience. Miss Dorothy
Marx played violin solos and Miss
Caterina Guerrero sang. The Rev
Richard Marguedant Doubs and most
Of the club presidents gave short talks
Mrs John Sutherland was chairman
of introduction and Mrs. Edward Bur
ton Williams chairman Of luncheon.
were Mrs. Belle de Rivera, Mrs. Simon
Baruch, Mrs. Walter S. Comfy, Mrs
Albert Garfield Bage, Mrs. Florence
Foster Jenkins, Miss Edyth Totten,
Mrs. William H. Chapman, Miss Mary
Garrett Hay, Miss Helen Varck Bos-
we'll, Miss Ralph Trautman, Mrs. Axel
0. Ihlseng, Mrs. Won Klenner and Mrs.
Welyn Goldsmith
The Manhattan Matinee Club, Mrs.
Jessie Emerson Moffat founder and
president, will give an evening theater
party April II to see Grant Mitchell
in "The Champion" at the Longacrc.
Mrs. Fl. G. Russ is the chairman. The
monthly card and thimble party will
be held Tuesday afternoon at the Wal
bers include Miss Edna Church, Mrs
H. T. Asche, Mrs. Mckenzie Schiff,
Mrs. William Berdine and Mrs. A. NJ
Pond
The Beethoven Society, Nine. Aida
Tanini Tagliavia president, will hold
the second private concert and dance
of the season April 20 in the grand
ballroom of the Plaza Hotel. The
rollefsen Trio will play and there will
be several noted singers. New part
songs will be sung by the Beethoven
Choral. Louis F. Koemmenich will
conduct and Harold Osborn-Smith will
play the accomplishments.
The Theater Assembly, Mrs. J..
Christopher Marks, president has been
the means of bringing happiness to
the hospitals Each social day ambu-
lances bring these soldiers to the Aston,
where they enjoy the program, after
which they have q chicken dinner and
then return to the hospital
At Easter time the assembly remem-
bered them. Every wounded man in
bed in Polytechnic and Hudson Street
hospitals received ported plant of
tulips and spring flowers, as we'll as
candy, smokes, etc. Clothing, smokes,
records, games, etc, are being provided
by the Assembly for the wounded
men, with regular visits from the mem.
bers.
Mrs William H. Maxwell, Mrs. r.
A. Martin and Mrs. Edwin Archer COM
pose the hospital committe of the
Assembly.
Covers have been reserved for one
hundred wounded men who will be
guests of honor at the Theater Assem-
bly, luncheon and follies at Hotel AS
tor, April 80.
Mrs. Douglas Robinson is to be the
speaker Thursday at the luncheon of
the Women's Harding and Coolidge
Club, at the Hotel Marie Antoinette
Mrs. Robinson's subject will be Better
Americans"
This club was organized during the
Presidential campaign and has grown
to an active membership Of more than
500 women, all interested in politics
and representing live Republication
from all over the city, though the lar
ger number of its members belong to
the 7th Assembly District
The officers of the club are Mrs. Ray
F. Fucker, presidents; Nine Marie Cross
Newhaus, vice president; Susan S.
Gleason, chairman, and Eleanor.F. Gar
held, treasurer.
Mrs. John H. Griesel, 37S West End
Avenue, gave reception Wednesday at
her home in honor of Miss Helen Var