New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-02
THE CHARITY BALL.

The forty-hrst annual Charity Ball. in aid OF
the Nursery and Chd's Hospital was heid IesI
night at the Waldorf-Astoria, ana II was Pi"O@o''
the largest and brilliant affalr given iot t
t.ra6t Of the institution in many years. To judge
from the attendance last night, 1t is evident Iha'
the Charity Ball. which for few years loSC sumo
of its patronage has again become the oHe eie0
public ball supported by the fasmonaoe society OF
the METROPOLIS The younger element IN society
,rstbered in great force. and very many matrons
gave dinner parties before the ball. their guests
nfterWard attending the dance. Inc DUKES were
nearly all disposed OF some weeks ago. anu the ue-
rnand was so great that extra boxes mad 10 De put
- Ia .,o,,a+e of admission were sold by hun
5reas Yesterday afternoon All this was most graft
fvtng to Mrs AIgernon s. Sullivan Mrs. FRED
eric Y Goddard Mrs. William NJ hhgslano' MIS-
paba~+ >-ooI and several other women. who are
i+.r.e+ed in the welfare of the hospital, and de-
- ~ email norton of their time 10 its improve
men, and the needs Of its inmates They have
been occupied for nearly two months in arrang-
ing the details of the ball and doing their utmost
TO interest their friends in its success.
Their labors were crowned with success, and
handsome return in cash for the hospital will be
the result The entire grand ballroom suite, in
Guiding the Astor Gallery and the Myrtle Room,
were used for dancing. and each was attractively
decorated with ferns. palms and tropical plants.
AS at the ball last year I1anders Orchestra
played in the grand ballroom and the hotel orches-
ira in the Aston Gallery.
It II o'clock when the music OF the grand
march begun by the orchestra, AID Alexander
VI. Haddan appeared the head of the line. He
followed 10y mis- corps of aids, who marched
four abreast. They were Henry c. Adams. Charles
a. Appleton. Grosvenor Atterbury. Samuel d.
Babcock jr., J. Searie Barclay jr., Ashbel H Bar
ney, George F. Bartholomew. Thomas F. Bayard
George s. Brewster. Frederick H. Burlingame
Walton Cowles CabelI. Douglas Campbell. Edward
NicoIl Crosby. James DIV. Cutting, Sherman Day,
Frederick Ashton De Peyster. Bayard Dominick,
jr., Gano S. Dunn, J. Langdon Erving. James
Henry Faconer jr, William Foulke, Lawrence L.
Gillespie, Arthur Goadby, Richard :. Goldsbor-
ough Walter S. Gurnee. jr.. Eugene T. Haw-
krs Erskine Hewitt. Loring Townsend Hill
dreth. Renwick c. Hurry, Phoenix In
graham. Frank Johns Frederic A. Juilliard.
Frederic Kernochan. Thomas Colston Kinney,
DR. Balling Lee, Robert f. o. Lewis Electus D.
Litchfeld, E. Victor Leow. jr Walter S Mat
thews. Heth Lorton, William ". Mclaughlin. David
NJ Milton, Benjamin ". Morris. jr., Monson
Morris. Richard l.. Morris, Stephen p Nash,
Rudolph Neeser Grosvenor Nicholas. John A.
O'Connor, William II. Owen, jr. Edward c. Parish,
HorAn c. Perrin, Amos r. E. Pinchot, Robert
Thornen. T J. Oakley Rhinelander, Franklin A.
PIummer Harry Pelham Robbins. Kenneth d.
Robinson Arthur ]. Schermerhorn Burnett H.
shepard Schuyler Schierelin. Eugene Southack,
Frederick Oakley Spedden, H. Huthl Spence.
Joseph Earle Stevens, John Steward Tanner,
Dwight NJ Taylor, Guy Van Amringe, kiliaen Van
Rensselaer, jr William OH. Washington, Will
fam 4. Watson, Evart Jansen Wendell, arthur
Shelton Wiley and Henry Rogers Winthrop.
Then came the Board Of Managers of the Nursery
and Childs Hospital Mrs. Algernon Sydney Sulli-
van with Mrs. w. H. Kingsland, Mrs. G. L" Gill
lespie with Mrs Thomas Hicks, Mrs. Joseph Stick
ney with Mrs William Barbour. Mrs. f. J. Ber-
wind with Mrs F. y. Goddard Mrs. Robert Nicol
with Miss G. Patterson Mrs. Alexander Van Nest
with Mrs Henry Mills Day, Mrs. Benjamin knower
with Mrs. Louis F. Within, Mrs. Edward Mitchell
with Mrs. Louis L. Stanton Mrs Jonathan
Thorne with Mrs Joseph Low Mrs. Z. Pope Samp-
son with Mrs. w NJ. Cromwell Mrs. Joseph Mill
bank with Mrs r. Howard Wright, General Gill
,espie with N' sobert Nicol Bird S. Coer with
Mrs H I DIR. II. D. Nicol with Mrs. B. S.
Coler. DR.. A 5homas with Mrs. J. w. McIane,
DIR. Thomas Southworth with Mrs Marcus
TulIy. DR.. J. J. Hull with Dr. Churchill Cermalt'
Dr. Marcus FULLY with Mrs. W. T Mittendorf' Dr.
Y. p Gibney with MS. Elliott Langstan DR. j.
". McIane with Mrs. q. F. Roe, General c. F. Roe
with Mrs. J. Allen Townsend, George II. Sullivan
with Mrs John r. Hammond, John H. Hammond
with Mrs r. F. l. Lewis. James Clark Mcclure
with Miss Hammond William Foulke with Mrs.
George Schermerhorn, Charles a. Appleton with
Mrs Oliver l.. Jones Gano S Dunn with Mrs.
Everett Culver. Eugene Hawkins with Mrs. Adams
Batcheiler. Robert f. L. Lewis witt Mrs. Robert
C. Miles A Willy with Mrs. Darling Lawrence,
Dr. E ca. with Mrs. Eugene Hawkins, Mr..
and Mrs Charles F Manniere. M. and Mrs. +. A.
I3rinkerhor jr. Robert ELEPHANT with Mrs.
Weaver, aud Mr.. Weaver with Mrs ELEPHANT.
After making a circuit of the ballroom, the lam
GERS were danced. the partners of the ladies be-
ing for the most part, the Army officers stationed
at Willet's Point. Governors Island, Fort Hamil
ton and other posts of the Department of the East
and the naval officers from the Navy Yard.
BY u:30 o'clock the floor crowdng rapidly
and the order of dances was begun and followed
without change.
Those who purchased boxes were as follows:
FIRST TIER