The New York herald., 1921-05-01

| will be read to~the audience anonymous
| ~ BY the chairman, Miss May Riley
| Smith. A vote will be taken TO deter
mine the best manuscript and the winner
will receive a prize OF an autographed
volume of poems by some distinguished
poet.
The National Society. Daughters OF tho
Empire State. Mrs. Charles L. Wright
president. held its last social meeting OF
the season on Thursday at the Waldorf
| Astoria. Mrs. j ohm NJ Scoble gave an
interesting talk on North American In
| dians'' Mrs. Harriet Bishop Waters
formerly president, read a paper on
Current Events" and Mrs. May Gait
past president OF the American Women's :
Club OF Montreal, gave short talk. Mrs
Richard M. Chapman was the guest OF
honor. The musical programme was In
charge. OF Miss Julia Sergeant Chase.
At the business meeting which fol-
lowed Mrs. Charles l.. Wright and Mrs.
\ A. r. Purdy were elected delegates and
Mrs Josephine Carey and Miss Nellie
Mygatt alternates to the New York City
| Federation of Women's Clubs convention
on Friday at the Hotel Astor.
! The club will hold a card party on
May 10 at the Waldorf Mrs. Sylvester
Gassongue and Mrs. Joseph Il. Taylor
will be the hostesses.
The annual election of officers OF the
Theatre Club, Mrs. John III. Parker
president. will be held on May 10 at the
Hotel Astor. The officers viii be in
stalled at the last social meeting of the
season on May "a, when special pro-
gramme arranged by Mrs. Albert A.
Snowden, will be given. At the clubs
last social meeting on Tuesday at the
Hotel Astor. Mrs. George NJ. Clyde was
the chairman of programme. 1t included
readings by Stanley Hewlett and Amelia
Josephine Burr.
Brock Pemberton, producer of Enter,
Madame" and Miss Lulu Bett," ad-
dressed the club on the drama from a
producers viewpoint Ivan Simpson of
"The Green Goddess" spoke of the trials
of the theatrical villain. Other speakers
were Miss Valerie Hickerson of ''Wel-
come. Stranger" Alpheus Lincoln, now
working in the dual star rcle OF the new
flm Determination" and Marcus Good
rich. Ivan Arbuckle sang bass soil from
several comic operas, and Henri Pont
Eriand. dramatic tenor. selections from
Meyerbeer and Verdi.
A regular meeting of the Society
for Political Study, Mrs. Otto Hahn
president, was held on Tuesday after
noon at the Hotel Astor Addresses
were given by Mr.. w. +. Shaw on Sal
vaging the Human Wreckage of the
War" Miss Sarah Stephenson. borough
secretary of Brooklyn. on Courts OF
New York: Mrs. W. I. Demarest.
one time president of the club, on the
.'EIistory of the Society for Political
Study" and Mrs. Il. L. Schofield on
"'The Womans Club House" Mrs. Nor
timer Menken conducted the parlia-
mentary drill
What l Would Do If / We're In
| the United States Senate" will be the
subject Of talk by Miss Anne Martin
at the dinner following the convention
of the New York State Federation of
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs at the Hotel Pennsylvania on Sat
| urday Miss Martin is probably the
| only woman who has twice run for the
United States Senate Other speakers
will be Mrs. Beatrice Fairfax, Alex
ander Black, author: Mrs. Charles Co.
burn. whose talk viii be on professional
women from the angle of the stage !,
Justice Jean Norris. president of the
New York State Federation of Business
and Professional Women, will preside.
The session of the federation will be
an all day one and will include election
of officers and directors. The proposed
ticket Is: President, Jean Norris; first
vice-president Miss Nina Bruere: sec
ond vice-president. Miss Helen Waldo;
treasurer, Miss Charlotte +. Edgeley;
recording secretary, Miss Martha West
fall. corresponding secretary, Miss
Elizabeth McShane. The directors nomi-
mated are Miss Ida Mason, Miss Helen
Louise Johnson. Miss Gertrude Irwin
and Mrs. Beatrice Henry.
There also will be general discussions.
Miss Nina Bruere OF the League OF
Business and Professional Women will
open a discussion on "The Purpose of
the Federation: Miss Jane T. Martin.
president of the League OF Advertising
Women. will Introduce the topic How
to Interest the Clubs" Miss Julia c.
Doran. president of the Wall Street
Women's Club, will lead the discussion
on Policies Of the Federation for the
Coming Year" while Mrs. Ida Clyde
Clarke will talk on The National Con-
vention in Cleveland"
The meetings. and particularly the
dinner. are open to the members Of nom
federated clubs and guests, both men
and women.
| An address on "Conse rvatlon OF Our
| Cyrus Marshall. chairman OF the Feder-
alton, at the annual meeting of the
| Washington Heights Chapter. Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution, Mrs.
Samuel ]. Kramer. regent, on Friday
at Washington headquarters. 160th
| street and st. Nicholas place.
The chapter will give Its annual lunch
con on May IA at the Hotel Biltmore.
The Commissioner OF immigration. Fred
erick A. Wallis. and Mrs. Axel o. Ihl-
seng. president OF the Century Club,
and State vice-regent OF the ID. A. r.
will be the guests OF honor.
At the annual meeting of the Free
Industrial School for Crippled Children,
All West Fifty-seventh street, New York
and the Lulu Thorley Home for Crippled
and Delicate Children. Claverack. n. Y,
the following officers were reelected to
| serve for another year: Mr.. Walter
Scott. president Mrs. Charles Thorley,
Mrs. Frank Jefferson Blodgett, and Mrs.
Nicholas M. Pond. vice-presdents Mrs.
William Samuel Hawk. honorary vice.
president: Mrs. Edward Davis Jones,
treasurer: Mrs. Mullin Wayne. corre-
spending secretary: Miss Amelia Day
Campbell. recording secretary. and Mr..
II. Ellwood Briggs. auditor Directors
elected were Mines. Charles Thorey.
Samuel Shpley Blood g. Y. NJ Hawley,
r. Franklin Eehoe, Nicholas NJ Pond.
ter H. McIlroy and Mr.. Mullln Wayne.
The president. Mr.. Walter Scott, was
host, refreshments were served. and a
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