The New York herald., 1921-10-23
Political Campaign Stirs
Members of Women's Clubs
Some of Them Are Running for Ofice-New York City
Federation to Meet on Friday With Mrs.
Axel o. Ihlseng Chairman.

EEMBERS of many Of the
MI women's clubs win divide
their time this week between
the political campaign in which some
of them are running for office and the
fifty-sixth convention of the New
York City Federation Of women's
Clubs at the Hotel Astor on Friday.
While the convention itself will be only
a one day event there will be much en-
tertaining in connection with it, espe-
cially luncheons and dinners.
The morning session, which will be
devoted entirely to business. will be
called to order at 10 o'clock and the
resolutions will be presented at 1890
Mrs Axel o. Ihlseng will be the chair
man. During the morning the annual
pledges to the scholarship fund will
be asked for by the chairman of that
committee. Mrs. Howard Paschal.
The afternoon session will open at 2
o'clock. when the president win in
troduce the guests of honor, following
which the committee on child welfare.
industrial conditions and penology.
with their respective chairmen, Mrs.
Park Matthewson. Miss Helen Varick
Boswell and Mrs. John II. Griessel. will
present well known speakers on these
subjects. There also will be some -nu-
sic under the craftsmanship of Miss VI.
Louise Mundell. All delegates and
alternates who could not register last
Friday must do so on Wednesday.
An excellent programme has oeen
arranged by the chairman. Mrs. Fran
ces Abrahall, and 1t will be in progress
between the hours of $3.50 and the
closing time. which is scheduled for
o'clock.
The State of New York Society of the
United States Daughters of 1912 an
rounces the eighteenth season of the
series of talks by Janet Richards of
Washington, d. c., the subjects to be the
public questions-political. international,
legislative and economic. Commencing
November the talks will continue BIZ
monthly to April inclusive, all to be
given at the Waldorf-Astoria. The chair
man of arrangements Is Mrs. William
Gerry Slade. from whom tickets may be
obtained. Patronesses include Mrs. Fin
ley ]. Shepard, Miss Mary Van Buren
vanderpoel. Mrs. George B. Cortelyou.
Mrs. Seth Low. Mrs. William Lindsay
Richards Is now on her return trip from
Europe, where she has spent the summer
gathering interesting data
The American Criterion Society, Mrs.
Leonard L. Hill president, held the first
of its three business meetings of the
year at the Hotel Commodore on Friday
afternoon. Plans for the regular monthly
luncheons. which take place on the first
Friday OF every month from November
TO May. were discussed. The dinners and
dances as usual are to be held on the
third Friday evenings OF the winter and
early spring months. Because of the
Increased membership Of the society the
small banquet hall at the Commodore
has been outgrown and all the events
this season will take place IN the ball
room of that hotel. The first luncheon
win be held on Friday. November 4.
Mr.. John H. Judge, chairman OF the
advisory board Of the Little Mothers Aid
Association. will be the guest of honor
at a luncheon to be given by the baza"r
chairmen and their committees at the
Hotel McAlpin on Monday. November
25 The luncheon will take the place of
the usual reception given each year by
the bazaar workers at Happy Day
House. A muscial programme will be
presented by Miss Ruby Rees. and Mr..
Judge, who has. been the legal adviser
and good friend of all the needy children
in the association for the last twenty
years. will give short talk on the work
done for the little mothers of the tene-
ments.
A meeting Of chairinen was held last
Thursday at Happy Day House and
plans made for the coming Bazaar OF
Nations. which will be held on Satur-
day, December 3. at the Waldorf-As-
toria- Tickets for the bazaar luncheon
may be obtained from Mrs. Clarence
Burns, president, or Mrs Matthew l..
Carr. hostess. at 23s Second avenue.
Mrs. Noble Mcconnell will give a
luncheon and card party tomorrow
at the Hotel Astor FOR Mrs. Augustin
valois Wendell. one OF the governors of
the New York Mozart Society, of which
Mrs. Mcconnell is president.
The guests will include Mines. Benja-
min Adriance. II. II. Baker Edward I.
Edwards. Alfred Crew. Arthur Corse,
Frank G.. Cochran. George Kavanaugh.
Richard DENLY, Raymond Doherty,
Samuel @. Estabrook. Lionel E'ndin,
William Glasson, William Maynard
Haradon. Sidney Raymond Kent Ed
ward Kirk Mesick, George Macy. Owen
J. Mcwilliams. Edward Romaine, Edward
Bassford Schmalholz. Charles Simon,
Herbert Scott, w. Z. Smith, Frank War
rem. William II. Barkhorn, Walter New
ton, Agnes d. Denner. Thomas Cusack,
Francis A. Lester, Robert +. Dennis.
Cardwell, Walter Bamford. L. b. Alder
man. Michael Bauer. Charles F. Sim
mons, and Miss Mary Jacobus.
Mrs. McWilliams. one of the COVER
rcro OF the Mozart Society. will give
luncheon on Thursday for Mrs Nc
Connell. 1t will be followed by natl
nee, the guests being taken TO see
''The Return Of Peter Grimm" Invita-
tons are confined to members Of the
board.
soiree dansante will be given for
members of the Verdi Club on Wednes-
day evening by their president. Mrs.
Florence Foster Jenkins. at the Mac
Dowell Club, 10S West Fifty-ffth street.
About one hundred new members have
been admitted to the Verdi recently and
an active winter Is anticipated by the
club. tea for the reception committee.
Miss Edna Moreland chairman, was
given on Thursday by Mrs. Max Hymen
at her home In Forest Hills. Among
those present were Mines. Samuel Ros.
sitter Belts. Clarence Lee Hillary, Paul
Kiel. Walter Arthur Scott, J. Jones
Christie, Max Lyman. Henry Ruther-
ford Gabay, Frederick Montague Tay-
lor, James Oracle. Charles Whif2sid
Homer. oscar Gemunder. and Miss Es-