New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
I4incOln's Birthday
Will Be Celebrated
Bv Illinois Women
Luncheon and Entertain
ment To BE Held at Hotel
Astor, With Chicago Folk
as the Principal Guests

The Society OF Illinois Women n
New York, Mrs. Thomas Slack, presi-
dent. is making preparations TO COM
mcmoratc thc birthday of Abraham
Lincoln by having q luncheon and
afternoon euterls nment on February
l3 Al the hoisl Astor The two Chi
cago clubs vsll be the guests Of the
Illinois Society at their luncheon,
making the second "Three-in One"
gathering OF these clubs A reception
VIII Dreccde the luncheon at 12:30 p
III. with The president. guests of honor
and the society officers IN the receiving
dining hall TO the mnsic Of "lllinois
Ny Illinois,
cards and prug1an, viii be enblematic
Of Illinois and Abraham Lincoln.
Many former Illinois persons nill be
honor guests among them Mr.. and Mrs
George Grey Barnard. u. and Mra.
John II. Finley, Comptroller and Mrs.
Charles L. Craig.
Edwin Markham, Mrs. Walston Hill
Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Christie,
Mrs: Richard VI. Chapman, Mrs. Rcllc
de Rivera. Mrs. Waller H. GahAean,
Mrs. Mildred Manly Esston, Mrs.
Frederick Macisaacs.
The principal speaker viii be Dr.
Finley. Comptroller Craig and others
will give talks on Lincoln and Illinois.
Mildred Holland will read DR.. Leb-
freed's eyes of Lincoln" A surprise
number also is on the program. Musi-
cal selections include soprano solos by
Mrs. James Il. Gritfiths.
The committee of arra ngements COM
prises Mrs. w. f. Hessel, Mrs. Henry
Amcrman. Mrs. f. II. Charles, Mrs. NJ.
}. Smart, Mrs. Katherine Hammer, Mr..
Harry Mcdonald, Mrs Tneophills y.
Hil'on, Mrs. l.. ". Seeigsb berg, Mrs.
Alex. +. Wern eburg. Mrs. Henry
Marshall Oimslead, Mrs. f. T. Thul
Mrs. NJ. Louise aines and Mrs. John
Joseph Macdonald.
An interesting address was delivered
oy Mrs. William Gerry Slade, state
president of National Society United
States Daughters 1872 at the regular
meeting of Frigate Constitution Chap
10, held at the home Of Mrs. William
A. Thompson jr., 2S2 East Seventeenth
Street. tlAtbush, Oh Monday
Mrs. thompson recently was elected
regent Of the chapter 10 fll the va
cancN caused by the deAth OF Nrs. de
Cardenas. Among those present were
Mrs. Charles u. Sperry, president Of
New England Women Brooklyn Col
ony; Mrs. Laura u. Burroughs, presi-
cent Of the Priscilla Study Club: Mrs.
Henry George Holch honorary regent
Of Puritan Chapter; Mrs. J. f. Hvnds,
president OF Patriotic Women Of
Brooklyn; Mrs. Z. H. Marks; Mira. A.
Il. Beckwith, regent George Washing
t02 Chapter D. r.: Mrs W. Knight.
M. Thompson. Mrs. William Ellswood,
Mrs. William G. Moore, Mrs kaskoy,
Mrs. Carleton d. Fletcher, Mrs. Allan
/. Davidson and Mrs. James Kennedy.
The Euterpe Club, Mrs. Alcinous Bur-
ton Jamison, president. gave card
party at the Hotel Astcr Thursday
afternoon. Among those playing we're
Mrs. Jamison. Mrs. Thomas c. Coos.
Mrs: Albert Schaefer, Mrs. Mary r.
Barker, Mrs j. f. Vidal. Mrs. James
Moran. Mrs. Alfred Nicholson. Mrs.
Frank 2. Liant, Mrs. Charles 7. Havi-
land, Mrs. Charles Stoneham. Mrs.
fauth and Miss Ida Juoson. Mrs. Frank
Parsons Liant was chairman.
luncheon Wednesday is TO be fol-
lowed by theater party at the Cen
tury Tneater TO see The Chocolate
Soldier The Euterpe Club will cele
brate Lincoln's Birthday with 6 lunch
con at the Waldorf. A card psrtv viii
follow.