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ROOKLYN' LIRE Clubs and Clnbwom en FOR THE FIRST since its formation nearly fifteen years ago the Ex-Presidents' Club Mr. Gardner believes that a new day has dawned for the city and that the present administration will welcome the co-operation of those who are interested. Miss Wood graciously consented to sing a third group of songs, "Twilight" Glenn, Shadow March" Del Reigo, "Birds in the High-Hall Garden" Somervell and "Years at the Spring" Mrs. Beach, accompanied at the. piano by Miss Vera Eakin.

The president presented Mrs. John J. Schoonhoven who gave a short talk on Poetry and Art or Appreciation of Poetry and what it means to us in making us forget for a time the humdrum of life. Mrs. Schoonhoven recited from 4 -a.

Ci i iuuci i oicvcmun 5 uuiu vjd-iucn ui ci sc, tnics Whitcomb Riley and Eugene Field. The social hour was enjoyed while refreshments were served by the hostess, a "Get me a doctor quick 1 my wife has appendicitis." "Just a moment; I'll connect you with the chief oper-ator." Kentucky Cardinal. of Brooklyn opened its doors to its one hundred members and twice as "many guests and entertained on its January social day, Friday, the 22nd? in the Chapel of the Packer Institute. Huntington Woodman and Mrs. L.

V. B. Cameron were' the hostesses and chairmen of the occasion. Mrs. Lorenzo Caruana, past president of The Packer Institute Alumnae Association, welcomed the guests and presented Mrs.

Woodman, who announced the program as follows: "A Pastoral," by Kullak, played on the organ with rare charm by Mr. Woodman who then directed the delightful singing of the Woodman Choral Club, in two selections, "A Beauteous Morn" and "Orpheus with His Lute," Edward German, composer. The reading of excerpts from a new and unpublished story, "The Lilac Lady," by Rebecca Hooper Eastman was a source" of rare pleasure to the hearers. Mr. Woodman then played an original composition, "Can-teidne." in flat, which was received with much applause.

Ethel Woodman sarig three songs by Mr. Woodman, "Ap.il's Doors," "A Home Lullaby" ahd "Contraste." The singer delighted her audience by her skillful and deeply sympathetic interpretation of these lovely poems enhanced by a musical setting. As an encore she gave "Open Secret." The Woodman Choral closed the program with the lovely "Sigh. No More, Lady," by Lillian Lester and "One Spring Morning," by Ethelbert Nevin. Refreshments were served in the library, the beauty of the room made more festive by soft candle light and spring flowers.

The Executive Board of the Club acted as the reception MRS. FIELD'S LITERARY CLUB is tq hold its next meeting at the residence of Mrs. Benjamin West Seventy-seventh Street, New York, on Thursday, February Miss Elizabeth Tousey is chairman of -the committee and her topic is "An Hour With the Poets of the Club." Davis Sanford MRS. CHARLES DURYEA SMITH, Jr. President of Colonia Club and active in club circles Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Gelston, Miss Juliet E. Haley, Mr. -and Mrs. W.

Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Armin S. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank J. Trimble, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Swift, Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Christie, Mrs. E. B. Hall, Mrs.

J. M. Evans, Miss Florence K. Tildes-ley, Mrs. Helen Baker, Mrs.

A. M. Sandees, Mrs. Edward Everitt Mr. and Mrs.

Frank MacCarthy, Mr. and Mrs. William Gaius Hawn, Miss Clara Evelyn Rice, Mrs. Carl Fique, Mr. and Mrs.

James Matthews, Mrs. Bick, Miss Marjory Bick, Mr. and Mrs. MerrittT7. Loomis, Mr.

and Mrs. A. L. Clark, Miss Frank 0. Curtis, Mr, and Mrs.

L. Larigan, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meyerfeld, Miss Rosalind Risch, Miss Cecile Jeiter, Mn and Mrs, G. W.

Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Gavin D. High, Mrs. Pohlman, Mrs.

Walter Seaman. The dance committee wa's composed of Mr. John Johnson, Burton D. Sperry, Mr. Paul Sperry, Mr.

Paul Kruger, Mr. Wallace Carr, Mr. Edward Fischer, Miss Eleanor Sperry, Miss' Cecile Reimer, Miss Vera Cremer, Mr. Charles Hitch, Miss Evelyn Chuman, Miss Eleanor Saling, Miss Florence Hemstreet, Miss Lide Weiman, Miss Gaudie Wieman, Miss Helen Chapman. rV HE L.QNG ISLAND SOCIETY, Daughters of the 1 Re volution, John Berry, Regent, will hold their annual business meeting and luncheon at, the Hotel Bossert on Wednesday, February 17th.

The committee, in charge consists of Mrs. Joseph E. Blake, chairman; Jules K. Lassoe, Mirs. Sterling St, John, Mrs.

Isabel Van Nostrand, Mrs. A. Campbell Weston, Mrs. William J. Moore, Mrs.

Robert Clark and Mrs. Thomas W. Pierce. 'This is the gown, madame. I guarantee a fit." "What is the price?" 'Two hundred dollars." VI a'so guarantee a fit when my husband hears that." Louisville Courier-Journal GOLONIA CLUB, which has as its president Mrs.

Charles Duryek Smith, of 299 Jefferson Avenue, was most fortunate in having as its guest of honor, at its Presidents' Day meeting on Thursday, January 21st, at the Woman's Club, the poet, David Morton, of the English Department of Amherst College. Mrs. Smith met him through her son, Mr. Charles Duryea Smith, 3rd, who was graduated from Amherst last year. The Presidents' Day meeting of The Colonia Gub was Mr.

Morton's first appearance in Brooklyn and many poetry lovers from Manhattan, as well as Brooklyn, asked for invitations to hear him read from, his work. He has charm of manner and impresses one with his sincerity and sensitiveness to the events of life both common and uncommon. His poems are spontaneous and full of beauty of thought, and he reads them in a quiet unelo-cutional style. Among those he read from his collection' called "Harvest" the following is beautiful and full of understanding: LEGEND As you would speak of flowers, speak so of her; For she was young and lovely and adored, Too frail a chalice, brimming and astir Where time's long sweets and wonderments were poured. So say no names at all of flesh and blood, And tell no tale of sickness or distress, Only how light and colour's turbulent flood Was here a poised and captive loveliness.

And Jet there be a legend in this place, Of one who and passed and was no '-more Than, a remembered fragrance and a face, A flower-like body swaying through a door That closed forever on one, radiant hour, Whose passing was the passing of a flower. "Acquaintance" is also from his book "Harvest'' All that we know of April is her way -Of coming on the world through-gentle springs, Turning the hedge a whitening line of gray, Staining the grass with shivered, golden things. She has a way of rain against the sun, Of moonlit orchards, ghostly white and still, And the slow, silver coming, one by one, Of burning stars above a purple hill. And this is all we know of such as she, These shining names she leaves for us to call The whitening hedge, the showery apple tree, And golden jonquils gathering by a wall All that we know of April is her way, And these bright legends we have learned to say. There is so much' charm about these poems that we must say "space be damned" and give 'you "The Kings Are Passing Deathward," which is different in thought, and is to be found in his book "Ships in The Kings are passing deathward in the dark Of days that had been splendid where they went; JTheic crowns are captive and their, courts are stark Of purples that are ruinous, now, and rent.

For all that they have seen disastrous things; The shattered pomp, the split and shaken throne, They cannot quite forget the way of Kings Gravely they pass, majestic and alone. With thunder on their brows, their faces set Toward the eternal night of restless shapes, They walk in awful splendour, regal yet, Wearing their crimes like rich and kingly Curse them or taunt, they will not hear or see; The Kings are passing deathward let them be. Child "Mother, may I have some water to christian my dolly?" dear." Child "Then may I have some wax to waxinate her?" Rcdivood Park Bulletin. ILLUMINATI, Mrs. Egbert Guernsey Brown, president, gave a dinner and dance at the Hotel St.

George on Tuesday evening, January 26th. The speakers were: Mrs. A. B. W.

Firmm, Mr. Henry Clifton Jahue, Mr. Wi'liam Caius Hawn. the musical numbers were rendered by Mrs. Arthur F.

Allie nd Mr. Herman B. Pantley. The hostesses we'et Mrs. Egbert Guernsey Brown, Mrs.

Fenwick White Ritchie, Mrs. Edward C. Van Altena, Mrs. Frank Johonnot, Mrs. Charles B.

Phillips, Miss Edythe Gutten, burg. Mrs. J. Frank Leer, Mrs. Frank Van Leer, M-s.

Du Puy Markle, Mrs. Arthur Gelston, Miss Jii'iet E. Haley, Mrs. William E. Swift, Mrs.

Thomas Christie, Mrs. Edward Everitt Roberts, Mrs. James Matthews Mrs. Frank 0. Carter, Miss Cecile Jeiter, Mrs.

G. W. Palmer, Mrs. Gavin D. High, Mrs.

Walter Seaman. Those present included Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Guernsey Brown. Mr.

and Mrs. A. B. W. Firmin, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Gif ton Jahue, Mr, and Mrs. William Ihmels, Mr. and Mrs." Fenwick White Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs.

Edward C. Van Altena, Mr. Applegate, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johonnot, Dr.

and Mrs. Adam Sabanff, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, H. Breese, Miss Mildred Breese, Mr, Clifford Noble, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles B. Phillips, Mr, and Jhn MacCabe, Mr. Fairbairn, Mrs. Evelyn Scall, Miss Efyhe Guttenburg, Mrs, J.

Frank Van Leer, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Van Leer, Mr. and Mrs.

C. DePuy Markle, Mr. and Mrs. William Van Leer, Mrs. Emma Farrington, Mr.

Aaron H. Eastmond, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van Leer, Mr. and Mrs, James Ford, Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Moench, Mr, and Mrs. William Myers, THE REGULAR MEETING of Prospect Gub was held on Tuesday afternoon January 26th, at the home of Mrs. Charles T. Young, 75 Remsen Street.

The president, Mrs. Havens Brewster Bayles, presided and sounded the gavel, promptly at the hour and courteously greeted the members, then called for the reading of the Minutes of the December meeting. Miss Elizabeth Wood, contralto, was introduced and sang in fine voice, "I love but a day" Mrs. Beach and "The Wind Song" James Rogers. The second group rendered was "The Hopi Indian Lul and Come Little Leaves'L by LeonL The president introduced the speaker Mr.

Bert Gardner, whose subject was "Waste Disposal of Cities" Mr. Gardner said that the solution of the problem of waste disposal has had a great deal of attention and will continue to have until we have- developed a system that will be superior to the unsanitary and wasteful methods now employed. Europe has profited by the experiences of the war and is adding to its economic attainments by insisting on sanitary features, while all that we wasteful Americans have produced is an incinerator that sends up tons of garbage in clouds to descend upon the city..