New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-03
SUCCESS OF THE CHARITY BALL.
IT TAKES PLACE AT THE OPERA HOUSE
AND MORE THAN $1,000 is ADDED TO THE
TREASURY OF THE NURSERY
AL, GILL I1.S HOSPITAL.
AND CuLD'S HOSPITA

Tho thirty-seventh annual charity bail III ala or
me Nursery and Childs Hospital took place last
night In the Metropolitan Opera House ana orousl'
together many representative people OF all 'he VAR
ous circles Of New-York society. As ii had the az
vantage of being the only large social gathering 0i
ia nigh, II was n complete success, and was one
~ the r,erriest balls OF the many given by 'he
managers Of the hospital. The eNchcquer Oh .'i9
,ns,itution was enriched by more man SI3VV' Inns
alone was almost enough to content MIS- freoe' ~
y Goddard Mrs w. c. Egeston, Mrs. AIeerhon :"
Sullivan Mrs William NJ. Knssand. MIS-. hopert
,-,oo, and other women who devote much OF the'r
time to the HOSPITAL and who, for more IMAM sN
weeks have labored 50 faithfully 10 MAKE ids'
nights entertainment success but the a'teiiu""Oo
NJ 60 many young matrons and society grls WaS
Voc, gratifying 10 them. The boxes were filled with
tordsomelv dressed women and the display OF Jew
We uos probably as great has been seen III
Charity Ball for a couple Of decades 1here Was "o
solutelv no attempt at decorating the opera mus,
nc the managers and the patrons or the oaii put "
% I,,la money as possible in the way of unneces-
sorv expenditure. The stage was set as Il Ho
WI salon furnished with chairs, divans ana solas
., that period and raised das. where the Boaru
q, Managers Of the Hospital and their irlehus wv"
,.oos af,er the opening march. As at former Cha'-
NV Rails the word charity In incandesceh' Hs"'
1as disnayed over the proscenium arch'
Most Of the guests did not begin 20 arIlNe uii'''
,ou on m 10 o'clock Soon after thar hour' HOW
over the Opera House began to nil. anu AleN".'"''
NJ MADDEN. the chairman OF the hoor comm
and his company of aids, wearing req Dauso' d.
noutonnieres began the work OF getting inc MN
sr6 women who were to take part in the sf"'lu
,,.-ob assembled in the rooms on the second tleT
While Mr. Hadden and his assistants were ius"i'e
s.r. hore there and everywhere getting the peo-
.,n ,ooether. there was music by Lenders orches-
ira and the band from the Brooklyn Navy i"i"'
/ was almost II o'clock when the grand marc
beyan. II was led by Mr.. MADDEN ana MS aus
,f,er the floor managers. walking four abreast
were Chauncey NJ Depew. with MIS- hihsS."'''
John Jacob Aston. with Miss Castleman' OF %.
Louis; Colonel G.. /. Gillespie. win MIS- hooe.
N,co1. w c. Fglestcn with Mrs. =. y. Goddafd'
Peter Marie with Mrs. E. j. Ber"ind; Colohei ~
e Corb,n with Mrs. Henry Mills Day; clement I
Moore with Mrs Benjamin Knower; Gilbort D
CoddinCton, with Mrs. George ;. Scherhhei I'o' -
Stanford White, with Mrs {. 6. Moore C"ar'eS .,
Dodge, with Mrs O. Livingston Jones; Edw"ru
Mitchell with Mrs. Jonathan Thorne; Aa'hah
Thorne with Mrs Edward Mitchell: a p. Montant'
with Mrs John D. Wood; Captain Casey VITA MIS-
J. H. Walker: J. Dunbar Wright with MIS- D.
Howard Wright; De Forest Grant, with Mrs. HOo-
ert c. Myles Joseph L. DelaieId, win Mrs' " -
chimney: J. s. Barnes. with Mrs. Hoyt; H. a O!dth-
son with Mrs j. Sanford Barnes; II. King Cool
tdre with Mrs c. c. Worthington; Duff G. May
nard, with Mrs. Church; Amory :. Carnart' win
Mrs. Stanford White, and Craig W. Nadswor'h'
with Mrs. George Hoffman.
Suddenly the march broke up in dreamy swing
ing waltz and the thrty-sevcnth annual Charity
I pe, ,.as nnder wav Mir MADDEN seemed untirng
in his efforts 70 facilitate the dancing, and with
his assistants constantly on the alert 10 us
cover some dancer In need OF parthe5C ,,, onora
sumner was served in the rooms OF n" ppeid
CG,h throughout the evening, and the tables before
and after midnight were occupied by a huiliDei Ti
SoII,, narties Among those ut the ball not alreaGy
;Ten3,ionn1 we're Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Starln; Nj
and Mrs Hugh j. Grant MI; ana Mrsi w -, ~,
Grace DR. and Mrs Clement Cleveland. Miss Elsie
Sieveland Mrs j H. V. Arnold, Miss Arnold MI
and Mr. Percy Chubb Mr. and Mrs. {. F. cox;
Trs Tr,deric GoodrGge Miss GoodriGge CoIonei
I'D Mrs = ID Grant, Miss Grant. Mr., and Mrs
= Reeve Merritt Mr.. and Mrs ". Edg&r Shep,,
Mrs c. a Diston. Mrs. George f. Baker MISS
i"Pcr The Misses (iurnee Miss Hoffman, the Misses
Zeeser Miss Melza Wood. MIS- BenJamn >; ShuICi,'
Mr. and Mrs Charles A. DeshoD, MISS Ida Dufnohd,
Miss Aurelie De Mauriac Miss Ethel g. Dominick,
Kiss Mar Hopeton Drake Miss Edith Edison. MISS
Etnel Edison Miss Alcne Griffin MISS OtSa ho Sii
iGossicr Miss =. T. Hewlett Miss AlGe Ham Miss
Elena Hartshorne Miss Ethel H. lIerrick. Miss
Eleanor ID Johnson Mrs. O. l.. Jones, MISS louise
T. Jones Miss Grace KiGder. Miss AIce Laldiaw'
Miss Mary Newbold Lawrence Miss Mamie Mar
vim Miss Elizabeth Marvin, Miss Helene Iicnh49In
Nordcn. Miss Eva Douglas Wise, Miss Ellen q.
Walker Mrs Herbert Noble, Miss Anna No,t' MISE
Matte Belle Quarter. Mrs. samuel Spencer,
Miss Verona NJ. Spencer. Miss Ruby g. simmons,
Miss Zarka Slocovich. Miss Constance trenholm
Miss Mary l.. Bosher.. Miss Edith l." Black. Miss
Emily Coddirgton. Miss Catharine Clarke, MISS
AYcc' Pickett Caskin. W. Laird GoldsborouSn
NOnteifh c Glpin. George Gordon Battle. Wills
Browning DR. W. ". Berkeley, William r. isank.
head Walter Jones Hewlett. Harry NJ Trent
francis Parker IIuger William Ernest Hardt ana
Albert Fillmore HYDE