New-York tribune., 1921-12-11


IN Christmas Seal Sales
New York clubwomen are actively at
work selling Christmas seals for the
New York tuberculosis Association.
Mrs. Carrie Ridley Eerreshoff, honor
sary regent of Manhattan Chapter
pf the Daughters Of the American Rev
olution, is in charge Of Christmas
seal booth at the Hotel McAlpin Mrs.
]. Fox, chairman of philanthropy of
The Chicago Club, Inc. is in charge of
The sale of seals at the Waldorf-As-
toria.
Both Mrs Thomas G. Winter. presi-
ient of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs. and Mrs. Richard NJ.
Chapman, president of the City Fedora
tion OF Women's Clubs. have urged
That clubwomen take an active part in
che campaign against one of the great
est nenaces to health, tuberculosis.
The Wisconsin Women's Society held
It's last meeting at the home Of the
president, Mrs Victor Fredrckson, 255
West Nineteth Street Mrs William
Fl. Hamilton presented the work of the
Navy Club and interested the members
to the extent OF their making plans to
raise $4,000 fund to endow a dormi-
tory for the use of Wisconsin boys
while in this port.
A large number of members and
guests were in attendance at the meet
ing of the National Society Patriotic
Women of America, on Wednesday, at
the Waldorf- Astoria. The pres ident,
Mrs. William f. Stewart, was in the
chair.
The Rev. DR.. Hartsock gave the invo-
cation and was followed By the princi-
pal speaker. Sydney Peterson. DR..
Resale S. Morton told OF Serbian con-
ditions.
Miss Alins Barrett Greenwood, Of
California, gave greeting, as did the
following guests of honor; Nine. K.
Won Klemmsr, president of the National
Opera Club; Mrs. Russell Bassett
president of the Professi onal Womans
League, and Mrs. Edward W. Kings
land, president of the Daughters OF
Ohio.
Mrs. Florence Foster Jenkins, as
chairman of music, presented Nine.
Claire Spencer. who sang, in costume,
a groun OF Irish songs, accompanied by
Miss Martha Stuart.
The west assembly room in the
Museum of Natural History was
crowded last Tuesday morning for the
meeting held in the interest of con-
servation week, to be inaugurated the
first week in April. Mrs. Charles Jy-
rus Marshall, the chairman, presided
and Mrs. John Francis Yawger. first
vice-chairman, presided over the part
of the program devoted to discussions
and suggestions.
The chairman presented the plan ar
ranged by the committee, and it was
approved by the representatives of
various institutions and clubs inter
ested in natural history and conserva-
tion. The committee extended a COR
dial invitation to all civic and patriotic
organizations to cooperate in making
conservation week q success.
Mrs. Richard Chapman, president Of
che New York City Federation, spoke
to the representatives, asking for
said that the New York State Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs would cooper
ate and endeavor to extend conserva-
tion week throughout the state.
One OF the special features for con-
servation week will be play t"rhe
Spirit Of Conservation" which has
been written for the occasion. 1t will
be presented Monday. April 8, 1922.
The next meeting Of the New York
Browning Society will be held Wednes-
day at the Waldorf Astoria. There
will be special honor given TO the
founder of this society when Dr.. Jesse
Lyman Hurlburt will speak on "The
Founding of the New York Browning
Society by Julia Pauline Leavens."
Nine Emile Hugli-Camp will be q
guest of honor and will sing Swiss
poems which she has translated. Pro-
fessor Stanley Williams will be the
principal speaker, "Paracelsus" being
the poem.