The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Important Questions Are
Up at Early Fall Meetings
Annual Convention of City Federation Opens at the
Astor on Friday Next-News and Notes of
Organizations in the Five Boroughs.

City Federation of Women's Clubs,
which will be held there on Friday.
Three hundred and seventy-five clubs
are members OF the federation, and
there are about $500 associate mem
bers. Delegates and alternates must
register in the borough where their
club meets not later than Wednesday.
Mrs. Richard NJ. Chapman. president
of the federation, will open the con-
vention at 10 A. NJ. on Friday. The
morning session will be devoted to the
presentation and discussion Of resolu-
tons A buffet luncheon will be served
at / o'clock, to which all club women
are invited, and for which they may
make reservations on Wednesday
through Mrs. Frederick MacIsaao at
the Hotel Astor. The afternoon ses-
sion, which opens at o'clock, will be
devoted to the presentations Of the
guests Of honor. reports of the COM
mittees on law enforcement, drama,
Fairgrounds and addresses by well
known speakers on the subjects.
The A. Z. Society will hold its regular
at 200 East Sixty-seventh street. corner
of Third avenue. The proceeds will be
devoted to the fund for crippled chill
dren The society is particularly in
terested in this branch Of social service
and works IN conjunction with the New
York Hospital for Ruptured and
Crippled, the orthopedio ward Of the
New York Post Graduate Hospital. and
through social service workers. The
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zation has carried on consistent chari-
table work since its inception seventeen
years ago.
To celebrate the twenty-flfth ami
versary of Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer as presi-
dent. the Rainy Day Club will give a
breakfast at the Hotel Astor on No
vember l. 1t will be one of the largest
events Of the season. as Mrs. Palmer
is one of the most beloved women In
the club world. and on that occasion
seventy-five presidents of other clubs
will be her guests.
Among the clubs which have taken
tables for the breakfast are the
Woman's Democratic Club. Portia. and
the Professional woman's League. The
hostesses will include Mrs. J. B. Green
hut, Mrs. Frank Hedley. Mrs. Louis
Ralston. Mrs. James 8. Ennis. Mrs.
Marshall.
Mrs. George H. Chiids Is chairman OF
the breakfast committee; Mrs. Ralston
of program Mrs. Edmund Kingsland
of music. and Mrs. Frances .Abrahall Of
reception More than 500 tickets have
already been taken and those wishing
to obtain them may apply to Miss Ella
Louise Henderson. 20 West 10th street
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Leonard L. Hill, president. held the
first general business meeting Of its
tenth season last Friday afternoon at
the Hotel Commodore. The initial
gathering OF the board of directors OF
the organization preceded the general
meeting of two days. 1t met at the
residence Of Mrs. Hill. As West End
avenue.
New chairmen of the committees were
elected and plans for the luncheons. at
which distinguished men and women
from at home and abroad are enter
tained were discussed. These luncheons
will take place the first Friday OF every
month until May. A music recital bv
professional artists in each instance
will complete the program. Dinner
dances are to be held on the third Fri
day evening Of each month during the
social season. Both the luncheons and
big ballroom of the Hotel Commodore.
The various committees will be headed
by the following members as chairmen:
Mrs. Albert Haustetter. reception; Mrs
Cora Welles Trow. program: Mrs.
George w. Howes. luncheon and dinner
dance; Mrs. Margaret Weber. music:
Mrs. John Strother Gaines. Jr.. print
ing: Mrs. Thomas Pitnam Spencer.
dinner dance; Mrs. Charles A. Bryan,
junior dinner dance; Miss Marjorie
Cushman. The Junior Girls" and Dr..
John Strother Gaines, Jr.. floor COM
mittee of the dinner dance.
The officers for the season Of 1872
are: Mrs. Leonard l.. Hill. president:
Mrs. Cora weiies Trow. first vice.
president; Mrs. Bedeli Parker. second
vice-president: Mrs. Charles Vincent
Palermo. third vice-president; Mrs. WILL
lam G.. Demarest, recording secretary:
Mrs. Sidney 3. whitlock. corresponding
secretary; Mrs. William J. Sloane,
treasurer. and Mrs. Alexis r. Besson.
historian.
The initial luncheon Of the society
takes place on Friday. November 3. and
the first dinner dance on the evening
or Friday. November II.
The Lyric Art Society recently organ
lied. Mrs. Albert Schaefer president
will give its first card. party on Thurs.
day afternoon at the residence of Mrs
Schaefer. the Hendrick Hudson. Gil West
10th street. for the benefit of the philan-
thropic fund The officers In addition
TO Mrs. Schaefer are Mrs. William A.
Gallagher, Mrs. Elton T. Cowan. Mrs
John III. Judge. vice-presidents; Mrs. b
M. Flippin. treasurer, and Mrs. Burton
II. Davy, secretary. Members of the
governing board are Mrs. Charles T.
Haviland, Mrs. Jackson y. Seus and
Mrs. Newton w. Gilbert. Mrs. j. A.
Williams Is chairman OF the card party
and among those who have taken tables
are the officers and Mrs. l.. Sarles. Mrs
Samuel NJ. Jarvis. Mrs. J. +. Goddard
Mrs. Anna r. Adams and Mrs. w. S
Stewart.
The Soldiers and Sailors Club of New
York held its monthly dance on October
IL at the Hotel Pennsylvania, under the
patronage Of Mrs. Francis Rogers, Miss
Mabel Beardsley Mrs. Josephine Stew.
ems. Mrs Eliot Butler whiting and Miss
Amelia White Many prominent army
and navy officers were the guests of the
evening. Tho club is for soldiers and
sailors and convalescent ex-service men
still IN hospitals, and has for it's obIeo,
the creating of friendly feeling be-
tween citizens Of New York and thr
service men.
Mrs. r. Bassford Schmalholz will eivs
luncheon at the Hotel Astor followed
by theater party on November /. FOR
the entire board of the New York Mozar,
Society. The luncheon will be preceded
by business meeting.