The New York herald., 1922-03-05
Women of Society
Revive the Lenten
Sewing Classes
Members Entertained at Ses-
sions With RecitatiOns
and Music.

u
w ing classes once more form
the chief diversion of So
ciety. All during the penitential sea-
son their members will meet regularly
once a week and dcxterously ply the
needle for charity with hospitals, nur-
series. summer homes and other insti
tutions tho beneficiaries. At some OF
the sessions the members are enter
tanned with talks on current topics and
music.
Meetings or the sewing class in aid
OF the Social Service of Harlem Hospital
viii be held on four Mondays during
Lent and the first will be with Mrs
Lewis Iseln, is West F'ifty-second
street March 49, The subsequent meet
inss will be with Mrs. William Arm
strong Greer. 1855 Park avenue. March
-; Mrs James W. Gerard. 1915 Fifth
avenue. March p, and Mrs. @. Howard
Dawson, q East Fifty-third street.
April 8.
Garments made at the classes will be
distributed to convaescent children al
their homes. Mrs. Iselin is chairman OF
the committee and other members in
clude Mines. James 3. Lowell, Franklin
Chase Hoyt. James w. Gerard, G. How
ard Dawson. Arthur Butler. H. kier-
stede Hudson. Anson Wood Burchard.
Miss Louise Iselln and Miss Florence
NJ Johnson.
For Fresh Air Association.
The first meeting for this season OF
the class IN aid of the Fresh Air Asso-
citation OF the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine. often referred TO as the Cathe-
dral class. will be held on Tuesday
morning with Mrs. William T. Manning
wife of Bishop Manning. at Bishops
House. Cathedral Close. 10th street
and Amsterdam avenue. On the same
morning with Mrs Harris Fahnestock
IL East Sixty-sixth street, will meet
the class that is carried on by the cloth
ing committee of st. Luke's Hospital
Social Service. Another OF Tuesdays
classes will be that conducted under
the auspices OF the Rev Mother Katb-
crime Drexel's Auxiliary for work
among negroes. which will meet with
Miss Mary Bouver. IA West Forty
sixth street. where the meetings will
continue to be held each Tuesday until
April inclusive. The proceeds Of the
meetings and subscriptions OF this class
will be devoted to the needs of the Sis
ters OF the Blessed Sacrament at st,
Marks Convent. 55 West 13Sth street.
who have a school with more than 6o1
negro children in regular attendance.
The first meeting for this season o'
the Lenten sewing class for the benefit
OF the New York Nursery and Childs
Hospital will be held next Thursday
morning with Mrs. Frederic Ashton de
!eyster at lis East Sixtieth street.
There is great need of linen In the
hospital and 1t Is requested that those
who are not able 10 attend the meetings
CT the class will contribute work or
donations and such contributions will
be used to purchase much needed sup
plies and furnishings.
To Make Garments for Children.
The Lenten sewing classes OF the Lit
tie Mothers Aid Association, Mrs. Clar-
ence Burns president. will meet every
Tuesday during the period OF sack cloth
and ashes at the home OF Mrs. Matthew
Lawrence Carr. 70 West Sixty-eighth
street They will make garments FOR
ilie children OF the association. and. fo'-
lowing. their usual custom. will turn
out an endless amount OF them. for the
members or these classes are earnest
workers. never losing o moments time
once they begin. Some OF them even
take garments home TO work on between
meetings Mrs. Carr will be assisted
by Mrs. Donald Macpherson. Mrs.
Charles Scott. Mrs. Frank f.. Aubrey
Mrs. Charles L. Cole Mrs. r. s. Par
son. Mrs. G. Monford Cole. Mrs Jay NJ
Rebel. Mrs. George r. Sergeant and
Mrs T.. VI. Hoffstaeder. Misses Marion
a. James. Katherine Kellogg. Elizt-
beth a. Steinbeck. Hazel Taylor and
Edna Bryan.
The class OF Auxiliary No OF IN.
title Mothers Aid Association. Mr.
Henry =. LLOYD president. viii meet
III tho home of Mrs Theodore Connelly
b East Thirtieth street. Other members
or the class who will contribute and
assist N sewing arc Mines Charles r
Spraguc. Frank Oliver Hall. John n
Judge. X. NJ Darlington, Noble Nc
connell Benjamin Adriancc Henry I
kidde Albert Gallatin Weed. Bond
stow. William Grant Brown. Charles r
Graham. Nolmer Houlberg. O. w. Bealr
George Brand, Samuel Jarvis. David
Knapp. William II. Oakley. r. II Reed.
". l.. SPOTS. a. r. Warsdeli. William
w. Lusk. w. X. Peck. Y. Stewart SMITH
John J. Cowdrey and James r. Silliman
Among members Of the sewing class
for the benefit Of the New York Nursery
and Child's Hospital arc Mines. William
e. Adams. Juan NJ Ceballos. j. Muhlcn-
berg Bailey. Ernest Flagg. John NJ
Bowers. Charles q. Goodrich. Spotts-
wood u. Bowers. Ryder Henry. Ernest
Y. Carter Edward Robinson. J. wray
Cleveland. J. Ferris simmons. Charles
i. Dickinson Morris $. Uiman. Arthur
Coppel. r. Dana Winslow. Louis III
ltoyt, Charles Dana. Hamilton Fish
l<ean. Frederic Nelson John r DaniciL
Emlcn Roosevelt. Malcolm Stuart. VIII
lam Pollock. Benjamin G Porter. Walicr
Gcor. Arthur w. Francis Edward T.
Pcaslec. Charles ~ Tweed. Henry
Kelly Brent. Mise Pauline Riggs and
! Miss Eleanor lie Roy.