The New York herald., 1922-10-29
'Women's Clubs Active
as New Season Opens
American Criterion Society Will Hold Art of Painting
Day Reception at the Commodore on Friday
Next-Has Many New Members

Hotel Astor. A reception preceded an
interesting program under the direction
OF Mrs. Clyde and Mrs Fred c. Grum-
man. chairman of music The topic was
Something New in the Theater," the
principal speakers being Mr.. Grant
Mitchell. Miss Elizabeth B. Grimball
and Miss Clare Tree Major. The pro-
gram also included songs by Estelle
Ergler and Irene Winter. and Act III
from East Side-West Side" given
through the courtesy OF Mr.. John Cron-
well. The guests OF honor were Mr..
Mitchell. now playing in "Kempy:" Mr..
Cromwell. producer and playwright;
Mr. Harry Gribble, author of March
Hares:" Miss Marguerite Maxwell. Miss
Mary Blair and Miss Puritan Townsend
playing in East Side-West Side:" Miss
Helen Gahagan. who starred recently in
Dreams for Sale" Miss Julia Chandler,
Mrs. Walter S. Comfy. past president
State Federation; Mrs. Richard NJ.
Chapman. president New York City Fed
Grafton; Mrs. A. A. La Vigne. president
Daughters OF Ohio. and Mrs. l.. w.
Seeligsberg, president Chicago Woman's
Club.
The Marquette Club will give It's first
formal event of the season, the Autumn
Dance, at the Plaza election day eve,
Monday. November 8. The proceeds OF
the affair will be devoted to the ex-
tension of the work Of the civic forum
of the club.
Mr. Charles ]. Doherty and Miss
Eileen Burke are chairmen Of the COM
mittee of arrangements In charge of the
dance. which also includes Miss Clare
conway. Miss Gertrude Nj. Farrell. Mrs.
Herman Heide. Miss Kathleen Kelly,
Miss Mildred S. Lederle, Miss Catherine
Loughlin. Miss Veronica c. Maxwell.
Mrs James Moran. Miss Elizabeth
Murphy. Miss Marion Schnugg, the
Messrs. Francis J Canavan, John
T. Egan. Edward w. Garpier. Edwin
A. Kane. Leonard H. Lane, Joseph J.
Schellhorn, William S. Ward and Will
lam J. Wood.
Mrs. William Gerry Slade. president
of the National S1eiety, United States
Daughters OF 1872, has prepared a series
Of morning lectures for the club. begin
cing on Friday. They will be held at
the Waldorf-Astoria on alternate Fri
days mornings during the season. DR..
William Starr Myers, professor Of poll
tics at Princeton University, will be
the lecturer at the first one.
Other lecturers will include Sir Basil
Thomson. X. c. B. Mrs. Forbes Robert
son Hale, DIR. Raymond l.. Ditmars, Mr..
Glenn Frank Of tho Century magazine,
Major Vivian Gilbert, actor-soldier !;
Prof. William Lyon Phelps of Yale.
Mrs. Marion Gaylord Atwell. Mr.. Alex
ander Woollcott thc dramatic critic of
THE New York HERALD; Mrs. S. * Rad
life. correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian; h1rs. Jessica Lozier Payne.
Mr.. Joseph G.. Lincoln and Sir Paul
Dukes. The patronesses of these twen-
E-ty-four talks are Mrs. Henry V. D.
Black. Mrs. George B. Cortelyou, Mrs
Alfred Cromwell, Mrs. J. L. l.. Davis
Mrs. Seth Low, Mrs. Finley J. Shepard,
Mrs. Henry A. St;mson. Mrs. Henry
Bramble Wilson. Mrs. William II. Wood
In, Mrs William Gerry Slade.
The committee on arrangements is
Mrs. George B. Wallis Mrs Homer Lee.
Mrs. John T. Van sicklen. Mrs. Joseph
T. Ryan, Mrs. George r. Hardy and
Mrs. a. II. w. Anderson.
Under the auspices of the Elv Alum
nae Association. Miss Janet Richards OF
Washington will continue her talks On
Questions of the Hour" beginnin,
Thursday at the Hotel Plaza. Thers