New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Harlem Council
OF Women Hears
OF Europe's Nee DIS
Speakers Give Graphic De.
scription of Conditions
and of the Relief Move
ment Directed by Hoover

The Harlem Council of Women held
its regular monthly meeting at the
Young Women's Christian Association,
124th Street and Lenox Avenue, Tues
day, with Mrs. William L. Voight, the
president, in the chair. Arrangements
were made for the annual luncheon to
be given February &C. Eminent speak
ers will talk on Americanization, the
gang element and the betterment of
civic conditions.
In the program which followed the
business meeting Tuesday Miss Dor
othy Meadows, of Near East Relief,
spoke of "The Women of Armenia" and
the need Of immediate help for the
starving children.
Miss Pauline Goldmarl1, Of the Con-
sumers' League, gave a talk on "What
the New Citizenship Means to the
Working Woman"
Mrs. Charles r. Motak, president of
the American League of Czecho- Slovak
Women, who has just returned from
Europe, where she was an witness
to the conditions, gave graphic de-
scrlptlon of the great need and the ef-
hclency OF the movement for relief as
conducted by Herbert Hoover.
AT previous meeting of the govern
Ing board of the council Miss Knox, the
head worker at the Neigh hborhood Club
232 East 110tb Street, said that Christ
mas cheer of different kinds had been
given to 2S9 persons in the form of
gifts, treats of all kinds, trips to diff
1erent objects of interest, including the
H,lpppodrome, and dinners and parties.
The most unusual of all these various
entertainments was the one given by
the harlem Council of Women to the
classes in English and citizenship
taught by Miss Elizabeth Peabody. sent
here by the New York State Depart
ment of Education in Albany. Music
was furnished by the Italian orchestra.
Minute speeches were made by
Franklin f. Hopper, chief of the circu-
latlon department of the New York
Public Library; Mrs. William L. Voigt,
president of the council; Mrs. f. A.
Halsey, chairman Of the entertainment
committee; Miss Gertrude Cohen,
Librarian of the 125th Street branch;
MISS Louise Jones, librarian Of the East
10th Street branch; Mrs. Rose Hodes.
state teacher of Americanization; Miss
Elizabeth Woodward assistant super
visor of home classes; Miss Christel
Mrs. Grace Brearley, visiting teacher.
and AL j. D'Auria, Home News repre-.
sentative.
These speeches were followed by
talks by representative foreign women
from Russia, Germany, Rumania, Po-
land' Italy, Hungary, Finland, Spain,
Austria, Holland and Sweden. Each in
broken English told what it meant to
them to learn the language and ways of
America, which had showed them great
kindness. Toasts were given to the
flag and play by the Little Theater
Lovers from the corps Of the Y.
w. C. A.
The annual mdwinter dinner and
dance OF Athene, Mrs. Katherine A.
Martin, president, was held in the
Solarium of the Waldorf Astoria Fri
Mrs. Frank K. Brewster and her COM
r1lttee, the rooms were decorated with
ps Inns and smilax. The lighting was
subdued and arranged under Japanese
effects.
Six members of the board of direc
tors with their escorts formed a court
OF honor, directly in front of the presi-
dents table. A standard bearer with
IN American flag and two flower girls.
the Misses Helen and Eugenie Steel,
preceded the president and her guests,
WHO passed through the court of honor
to their respective places.
Mrs. Martin made an address of vel
come to the members and guests.
At the close of dinner an old-fash-
ioned minuet was presented by four
members Of the club and their escorts.
Leading were Mrs. Katherine A. Mar
TIN and Curtis Cook, followed by Mrs.
Burnet T. Wenman and MONTGOMERY
Crane, Mrs. Charles Lembke and James
Heinz, Mrs. Neptune B. Smyth and
Frederick Waelder. General dancing
followed in which more than three hun
dred participated.