New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
Dinner at Hotel
IO(OnlnennOrate
Athene Birthday
Club " as Organized in 1914
and Performed Valuable
War Work; Portia Club
10 Observe Annivcrsar,

The Arhene Club, Mrs Katherine a.
Martin, PRESIDENT viii observe its
eighth anniversary at the Waldorf
Astoria on Thursday. Mrs. Edward T
Epstean is chairman Of the committee
in charge Among the guests of honor
will be the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Bruce
CLARK Francis L. Winslow, Reginald
Ward, Magistrate Jean Norris, Baroness
Won klenner, Mrs. Frank Hadley, Mrs.
William Camp Mrs Charles Scanned,
Mrs. Edyth Pearson. Mrs. Florence Z.
Jenkins and Newton Gilbert
Inc club was organized March ii
1914, b. fortv-four women. who met at
the Waldorf Astoria and elected Ms
Martin president.
Though organized for intellectual
progress and social recrestion, the club
turned eagerly TO war work ia 1917,
and for two years it was continually
active in making hospital supplies ard
IN entertaining the men in service
Mrs. Martin has served as wee regent
of the New York state Daughters of
the Revolution and as regent and first
vice-regeut OF the New York City
Chapter of the United States Daugh
ters Of 1912
The other officers OF the club are
Mrs. Geof ee A. Brand, Mrs. Bond Stow
and Mrs Margaret E. Hamilton, vice
PRESIDENTS; Mrs. Frank K. Brewster,
treasurer; Mrs. Cornell Dunlap, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Helena L. Rehfuss
spending secretary, and Mrs
George W. Beckel. presidents aid.
The members Of the executive boarG
are Mrs. s. F. Hollcnder, Mrs. Alonzo
Wenman, Mrs n. l.. Peterson. Mrs.
Joseph A. Gavin, Mrs. Charles r.
Lembke, Mrs Neptune r. Smyth, Mrs
James B Stephens, Mrs. A. ". VII
lams, Mrs. Edward T. Epstean and
Mrs. ID. E. Rice.
The celebration OF the twenty-first
anniversary of the Portia Club. of
which Mrs. Edward Allen Albright is
president, was held last Saturday. The
celebration took the form of lunch
con preceded by reception and fol
lowed by program. There were more
than forty guests of honor, most OF
whom are. presidents Of well known
clubs. Among them were Mrs. John
X. Schermerhorn. second president,
OF the National General Federation Of
Clubs; Mrs. Ricnard NJ Chanman.
president of the New York CITY Fedora
ton, and Mrs. Belle de Rivera, founder
and honorary pres dent of the CITY
Federation. The reception was held n
the east ballroom of the Hotel Astor
and luncheon was served in the north
ballroom. Tho outstanding feature Of
the program was the court scene from
The Merchant of Venice bv members
Of the club.
The New York Theater Club. Mrs
belle de Rivera president. held its So
GA day meeting on Tuesday at the
n otel Astor. Mrs. Orisicine Caspac
Nyplot was chairman of the day and
presented very interesting program.
Inc president opened the meeting win
orief speech of greeting Tony Sarg
~as the principal speaker of the after,
noon. His subject was "Mv F.xner;-
ences as an ILLUSTRATOR Nine. Olga
fetrova gave brief talk on the Mod
erh oman. She also recited her own
poems, among them "To the Mother"
Ans"erlng Child's Inquiries" and
oman Relgns. S. Clarke Morrell
sang 9 group of songs. Sidney Black
nef related his "Mountain Experiences
IN the South. while preparing for his
part IN the play, The Mountain Man
WITS. oyoiot closed her program with
given on the screen. among them "Jo-aj,
ana the Whale" Mrs. Emma kjo ~
wards, chairman OF matinees sn.
nounced that the club would 60 IN .
oody to Two matinees during March.
on the 4th to see The White Peacock"
a ana On the I'd to see Lawful Lsr.