Evening star., 1928-02-26

NEW YORK. February 25.--Meetings
Of the various sewing classes are about
all that is left 10 remind one of the
1enten period of years ago. when there
was little on the social calendar but
these meetings. at which An entertain
rnent Of some kind was usually provided
for the women as they sewed for their
favorite charity. These weekly gather
ings still keep up throughout the peni-
tential season and some Of them had
their meetings this week.
One Of the classes that has held the
interest Of fashionable women for years
Is the Fresh Air Association Of the
Cathedral Of ST. John the Divine, which
vas organized more than 35 years ago
hy Mrs. Frank Hunter Potter. when the
late Bishop Henry Goldman Potter had
the little pro-cathe6ral Of Stanton
street. The association maintains a
home in TonpSins Cove. Rockland
County. where children from the va
riouS Protestant Episcopal churches are
taken during the Summer. All the gar
rentS worn by the children during the
Summer are made by members Of the
class during Lent The first meeting will
be held on Tuesday morning February
2S at the home Of Mrs NJ O.Yne Will
son. 5 East Sixty-fourth street. Other
meetings Will be held at the homes Of
Mrs Stephen c. Clark. Mrs Walter
Jennings and Mrs, Victor MorawetZ.
The Greer Club Association class, in
terested in the work Of Greer House. 544
West Hath street. conducted for young
Episcopal eirl students meets on Wed
resoay afternoons. beginning February
90. at the residence Of Mrs. J. Tod
hunter Thompson, 10 East Seventy
eighth street.
s.. Luse's Hospital social service cloth
Ing committee Will meet Tuesday morn
3rgs, The first gathering will be a.
the home Of Mrs. Nicholas Murray Eut-
Ter. 60 Morningside drive. on February
c6 Other meetings will be held at the
hon1es Of Mrs. Walter Phelps Bliss. Mrs.
William r. K. Taylor. Mrs Frederic E.
Lewis and Mrs. Howard Chandler Rob-
bins.
The Thursday morning Lenten sewing
class Of the cribs!de committee of the
Babies Hospital will hold sessions at
the homes CT Mrs John Sherman Hoyt,
! Sutton pdace; at the Colony Club as
guests Of As. Olnev B. Mairs, Mrs Ber-
tram H. Borden. Mrs Ernest K. A6ee.
Mrs Carl Tucker and Mrs. Oliver Gould
Jennings.
The women's auxiliary of the New
York Polytechnic Hospital will sew during
Lent for the social service work of the
hospital. A meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Frank Gaines Burke, 1885
Fifth avenue. on Friday.
The officers and executive commit
tee Of the auxiliary are: Mrs. George T.
Mortimer. president: Mrs. Charles Matt
lage. Mrs. Frank G. Burke. Mrs. D. A.
Sinclair. Mrs. William Field Eackett,
Miss NJ NJ. Kittel. Mrs. Ward B. Hoag,
Mrs Louis j. LadiT. Mrs. Frederick Dill
Nnghari, Mrs. Ery Ketlaga. Mrs. Emer-
son Chamberlin. Mrs. Morgan Harts-
horn. Mrs. Willard Mitchell. Mrs. Charl-
ton Wallace. Mrs. w. w Morrison, Mrs.
Charles Gilmore Keriey and Miss
Blanche Content.
An affair with a background of old
time dignity will be the reception to be
helc By the Badninton Club at the
2l2th Regiment Armory the afternoon
OF March 3. The fiftieth anniversary Of
the founding OF the organization will
be celebrated.
This is the oldest club Of its kind in
the world. Its initial aim vas to intro
ouce the game Of Badminton to Amer
lea. The project vas in6orsed BIZ Mat
thew As.or Wilks. Howlands Peli. John
Asp1nwal Esdden, j. Norman de r.
Whitehouse. T. j. Oakley. Rhine.ander
Carhart ana Armory S. Carhar..
Among the first patronesses were
Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting, Mrs. William
Asto-. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs.
Frederic Gallatin. Mrs. F. Ashton de
Peyster. Mrs. Adrian Iselin. Mrs Elliot;
Roosevelt. Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry, Mrs.
Bradley Martin Mrs J. P. Morgan, Mrs
Pierre Loriilard. ir: Mrs. william Ise-
lin and Mrs Arson PheIos Stnkes