New-York tribune., 1922-12-10

kins. Nine. Polifene, Mrs. Thomas
Slack. Mrs. Edward A. Tuttle, Mrs
Harvey 7. White. Mrs. Robins A. Lau'
DR.. william Starr Myers will be the
speaker at the orf-Astoria on Fri
/ day al the seventh Of the lecture series
given by .he State Of New York So
ciety. U. s. D. Of 1912. These lectures
are adding great interest TO the lit
erary life Of the city, the National So
ciety Daughters Of 1912 having taken
/ the initiative In starting Talks on
/ Current Problems" in 1900, and under
chairmanship Of Mrs. William Gerry
slade at Deimonico's.
Tomorrow the Society Of New York
State Women Will hold its regular
monthly meeting at the Waldorf
Astoria. Dr. Frances ". Mcneil, presi-
dent, will preside and Mrs. Gerard
Banckcr, founder and honorary presi-
dent, will be guest Of honor, this be-
/ ing her first return 10 the city, after
an absence Of three years.
Mrs. William +. Hessel. chairman Of
program. will present Mrs. Jerome
Wagner. who will sing songs by yucca
/ and Cadman, accompanied By Mr.. Vito
/ Mascato: Margaret B. Steinmetz, who
will have for her subject "0ur Denlin-
/ auent Girls" and Nine. Beatrice
/ Goldie. who will read original poems.
/ The program will begin Ut 3 o'clcek,
TO be preceded by the business session
| for the entire club, a short directors
meeting being called for 2 o'clock.
Judge Thomas c. T. Grain will .on-
I duct the next Tuesday Forum at Hotel
/ Astor under auspices Of the New York
/ CITY Federation of Women Clubs. On
| Tuesday, December IL, al IL a. ~, his
subject will be "The Functions Of tho
Various Courts" The sale Of seats
for the day is large.
/ At the home Of Mrs. Leonard l.. Hill.
/ 24G West End Avenue, there will be a
talk on current history Tuesday NJ
II o'clock Cora Welles Trow will be
the 7peaker, with the subject what
the World Is Doing
For the first time In existence Il the
club the December meeting Of the Ma
| tional California Club will De social
card game instead Of a musical pro-
gram. Mrs. Charles A. Beck will be
in charge and all Californians will be
welcome. There will be a souvenir
given at each table. Reservations
without charge may be made from Mrs.
Beck, II Bay Twenty-hfth Street.
Bensonhurst.
At a business meeting held last Tues
/ L.. uo... oIr.t&k.I ...oro
/ Miss Byrd Mock. OF Berkeley: Mrs.
/ Albert V. Franklin, Of San Francisco;
Mrs. Leo Pockwitz. Of San Francisco I,
/ Mrs. J. Crary Kimball and Miss Halle
Beers, Of Oakland, and Miss Lily r.
/ Small, Of San Diego. The club voted
to give a donation TO the City Fedora
tion Hotel.
The National Opera Club Of Amer
ica, Nine. Katharine Evans Won Klein
ner, founder and president, on Deem
Der gave a unique card party at the
Waldorf Astoria. An operatic program
was presented before the games com
menced. The card scene from Car
men" was given with Nine. Grace Brad
I ley from the Metropolitan ms Carmen.
| Helen Devonia as Frasouita and
Georgia McNally as Mercedes Ro-
mauldo Sspio, conductor. Then came
Mr. Townsend Ahearn, barytone. and
violin soil. Andante from Spanish
symphony" The closing number was
the "Habahera' from Carmen" sung
by Nine. Bradley. Accompanist, Bea-
trice Parker.
There was a large attendance and
unusual prizes going TO the twenty
having the highest scores, making the
games more interesting than when
there is small prize fer each table
This affair was in charge OF Mrs. C.
W. Rubsam, chairman: DR.. and Mrs
Edward VI. Smith. Dr. and Mrs. Ernest
Boas, Mr. and Mrs. Val Fendrieh. DR.
Marion Coleman, Professor Frederick
Greenwald. Mr. Claude Angel. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Lindquist and Mrs. Meeks
On December IL, az p. m. at the
Waldorf there will be o benefit fol
the emergency fund, when the opera.
logue "Mona Lisa" will be given.
The woman's Press Club, Miss Amy
Wren, president, will give its annual
entertainment for the benefit Of tho
scholarship In the Pulitzer School OF
journalism Of Columbia University on
Friday afternoon in the new ballroom
Of Hotel Plaza. Among the patrons
and patroncsses who have taken boxes
are Mrs. Herbert I. Satterlee, Mrs
Charles l.. Tiffany, Mr.. Cornelius Van.
derbit jr., Mrs. Charles r. Whitman
Mrs. Francis Burial Hoffman. Mrs
Otto ". Kahn. Mrs. William Pitt Trim
Bile, Mrs. William Ormond Thompson
Mrs. Edward r. Stettinius, Mrs. Charlie:
Blount, Mrs. Harry HarkneSs Flagler
Mrs. Chaples Dana Gibson, Mr.. james
Spoyer. Colonel Walter Scott. Madame
Hewlett and Mrs. Henry Fairfield 0s.
horn. Boxes have been reserved foi
many Of the prominent women's clubs
After the program a reception will
be held for the artists. including Cecil
Arden. mezzo soprano, and Morgan
Kingston, tenor, both Of the Metropoli.
} tan Opera Company; Florence Macbeth
lyric soprano, Of the Chicago Opera
Company; Joseph HOLMAN, 'cellist
Carlos Sebastian and members OF
Claiming Pollock's company playing
"The Fool; butterflies from the insect
play. 'The Land We Live In" and Mis-,
HELEN Mcclellan Students In the
ism will serve on the program sales
committee. Tickets may be procured
from the treasurer, Mrs. W. J. Wilson
2i8 Webster Avenue, Brooklyn, and
from Miss Lille d'Angelo Bergh, 22%
Lexington Avenue, chairman Of the
benefit
The Fresh Air Fund for Adults and
Elderly People, Mrs. Angelique V. Orr
president. will give a charity card
party tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the Hotel Astor. The prizes will be
tbeater tickets, prize being given foi
each table. The hostesses OF the after
noon will be Mrs. Orr, Mrs. J. A. Gaus-
man, Mrs. A. Andujar, and Mrs. s. s.
| Tobhek.
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