New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-26
MISS GOULD GIVES FETE.
Benefit for 1rmy and Macy Y. ".
&. 4. at Lvndhurst.

About two thousand persons attended the lawn
fste and band concert given at Lyndhurst. the
country home of Miss Helen Miller Gould at larry
town-o Hudson. from to o'clock yesterday
The proceeds from the fete to be turned 10
the Women's Auxiliary of the International Com
mittce Of the Young Mems Christian Association
with headquarters at No. West Twenty -ninth-sS-.
Tor the work in the army and navy.
Scattered about the beautiful lawn were numbers
of Chinese umbrellas, and the decorations were
tirely American flags. The large American flag
which the sailors Of tho Raleigh voted to give to
Miss Gould, instead OF to the city OF Raleigh,
swung to the breeze in front OF Lyndhurst, and a
l3-inch shell which sent to Miss Gould from
cuba exhibition. The resolutions presented
by the fremen OF New-York for her work in the
Windsor Hotel fire, the book from the sailors and
soldiers Of the Spanish-Amercan War and low
Ing cup presented her from the soldiers at Fort
SOcum also 10 be seen. These gifts were
closely guarded, Miss Could prizes them highly.
Miss Gould assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Russell Sage, Mrs. L. A. McAlpin and Mrs Charles
+. darlington. Mss Gould simple dress OF
white lace and hat to match. One Of the guests
was Major General Joseph Wheeler He was pres
tnt at Miss Gould special invitation. rs were
Sergeant Calvin Titus and nine other cadets from
West Point. The Marine Band furnished music.
under the direction of r. +. Schultze. At o'clock
attachments Of sailors from Governors Island,
Fort Slocum and Fort Schuyler and the Brooklyn
navy yard gave field and camp bugle calls. and
045 they Lowered the large flag which hoated from
spaased Banner" Iced and lemonade
served the lawn. and refreshments served
in n large tent.
Among those present Mrs. Edwin Gould. who
wore princess gown of white lace with blue trim
mings; Mrs, Harry c. Graef dressed in a princess
gown Of Swiss lace and wearing the Graef family
jewels. Mrs. George f. Shrady, who wore blue silk
with purple trimmings: Mrs John D. Archbold.
dressed in embroidered batste trimmed with white
ribbon; Mrs James McVickar. in white lace; Mrs.
Sag in Ia loCa dreS will whit rih
bon; Mrs. Frank ]. Gould. in hand painted null
with white ribbon trimming and Mrs, John D.
Rockefeller jr., in simple white dress Of India
linen.
The committees were Refreshment tent. Mrs.
John A. Ingham, Mrs John Knox Allen, Miss Isa-
bel benjamin. Miss Orrin Goan and Miss F. r.
Masters; iced tea. Mrs Edwin Gould. Miss Virginia
orion. and Mrs. William Usher Parsons; lemonade.
Mrs Edward H. MARS Mrs. Franklin O. Brown.
Miss Detweller and Miss Clements arrangements.
Willis F. Lougee. and Herbert L. House; for the
army and navy Mrs e. A. McAlpn. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Frederick Rodgers. Mrs. Darlington. Miss
Helen Miller Gould. Major Wyett. Mrs John d.
Archbold. Captain AshpeI. Miss Ruth Chamberlain,
Nathaniel Campbell, Edwin Gould. Frank ]. Gould.
Mrs. Henry Groves. Jr., the Rev. John a. Ingham.
Mrs. f. /. Mccormack Miss Matthiessen, Miss
Jessie Orton, and Robert Orton.
Others present were st. Clair McKelway, John
Brisben Walker. John d. Rockefeller jr.. DR..
George +. Shrady. Edwin Could Frank J. Gould.
Burdett Taylor. NJ 9. Campbell Harry Z. Graef,
My. and Mrs. Marshall Bacon. II. V. d. Black. DR..
and Mrs Albert Shaw. Mrs George Hope Nairs. Mr..
and Mrs. John Henry Whtehouse, Mrs William
Rockefeller Mr.. and Mrs Charles Edison. Mrs.
c. W. Rutter. Mr.. and Mrs, Franklin Warner.
Charles Gould and General and Mrs. Howard Car
roll