The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Concerts Rival Dances and Card Parties Calendars
of New York Societies Harlem Philharmonic
Gives Musicale Next Thursday.

prano, and an address by Mrs. Clara
Mortenson Boyer, executive secretary of
the Consumers League, who spoke on
"Why Women Need Protective Legisla-
ton" The society formally indorsed
Mrs. Thomas Slack as candidate for the
newt president of the City Federation
of Womens Clubs.
The twenty-fourth annual Breakfast
of the Manhattanvile Alumnae Asso-
citation will take place at the Waldorf
Astoria on January 9. Again the note
OF achievement will be sounded, and
speeches will be made by women who
have distinguished themselves in vari-
Gus fields OF endeavor. Former pupils
Of any Sacred Heart convent may at
! end this breakfast by applying for a
card to the secretary, Mrs. George Fl.
Bradford. 30S West Eighty-first street.
The directors of the alumne are Misses
Eleanor b. Lenane. Corinne Roche, Mar
celia McKeon, Mary c. Brown, Jane
Charles and Claire Smith. Mrs. George
II. Bradford. Mrs. Thomas +. Curry,
Mrs Joseph T. Ryan, Mrs. Walter A.
Burke. Mrs. Edgar Treacy. Mrs. John
! O'Connor, Mrs. Grover Whalen and Mrs.
George G. Raymond.
The meeting Of the Government Club,
Mrs George f. Owens president, which
! viii be held on January at the Hotel
| Astor promises to be one of unusual
| interest. for eminent speakers will dis
cuss the subject OF Vivisection and
Anti -vivisection. The New York City
Federation of Women's Clubs will be
| largely represented.
Mrs. Noble Mcconnell gave dinner
dance on Tuesday night at the Hotel
/ Astor for Mrs. Samuel Gardner Esta-
brook, in appreciation of her twelve
| years Of active work for the New York
! Mozart Society. Mrs. Estabrook is an
! officer of the society and has charge of
| the annual breakfast in May. the East
| Side Clinic ball, in January. and other
affairs connected with the Mozart
The guests at the dinner numbered
about seventy and We're limited to mem
bers of the board, their husbands and es-
corts. The tables were attractively deco
rated with flowers, with large balloon
in the center of each, and the guests were
provided funmaking novelties Mrs.
Estabrook was presented with gold
| purse by the members of the board.
Speeches were made by Mrs. Mcconnell,
! Mr. William Maynard Haradon, Mr.
Matthew j. O'Neill and others. During
| the dancing Mrs. Estabrook was pelted
with roses, her favorite flowers Among
| the women on the committee who had
charge OF the surprises and novelties of
\ the dinner were Mrs. Benjamin Adri-
ance, Mrs. Owen ]. McWiliams, Mrs.
William Maynard, Mrs. Philip c. Boer-
um and Mrs. Edward B. Schmalholz.-
A meeting of the Juniors of the New
York Mozart Society, Mrs. Noble Nc
1 Connell president, was held last Mon
| day at the Hotel Astor. Cards were
| played and tea followed. Miss Bessie
stevens is chairman of the Juniors, Miss
Grace Hesspn vice-president. with
| Mrs. Donald A. Green chairman of the
| Junior Matrons and Mrs. Malcolm V.
| Clark vice-chairman.
The first evening concert OF the New
York Mozart Society will be held on
| Tuesday in the grand ballroom of the
Hotel Astor. The members of the East
| Side Clinic for Women and Children, of
which Mrs. Mcconnell is president, will
give dinner on December 2S at the
Hotel Astor for the children of the
clinic. They will receive warm cloth
ing, toys, etc.
Mrs. r. w C. Cook. president of Flu.
terpe, entertained the members of the
society and their guests at reception
followed by musicale at the Waldorf
Astoria, on Tuesday afternoon. Among
those present were Commander John r
Brady, Mr.. Charles Pope Caldwell. DR.
James Moran, Mrs. William Rogers
Chapman, Mrs. Clarence Burns. Mrs
Arthur " Dearden, Mrs. George i. w
Poggenburg, Nine. Beatrice Goldie Cor
bitt, Nine. Marie Cross Newhaus. Miss
Helen Varick Boswell Mrs. John Fran.
els Yawger, Mrs. William Cummings
story Mrs. Thomas Clark. Miss Louis,
Marie Contencin and Mrs. Edyth Totten
/ Euterpe will give a luncheon at the
Waldorf-Astoria on Thursday afternoon
January 4, and also scheduled for next
month is a card party for the clubs phil
anthropic fund for the Veterans Noun.