New-York tribune., 1904-08-25
4 PRETTY L4WN FETE.
Mrs. Bennington Gives Her
Grounds for 4ctOrs' Benefit.

'If only Bishop Potter could be here" sighed
ese OF the women regretfully. and everybody else
said the came. Bishop Potter's absence was the
ay IN the ointment OF the New-York Chapter OF the
Actors Church Alliance. at its lawn fete yester-
day on the grounds OF Mrs. ". Newton Benning-
son. at Bensonhurst.
But" as another oe the guests remarked. ''he
sent archdeacon TO fl his place, so I suppose
We ought feel satisfied
The big lawn at the side OF Mrs Beunington's
big yellow house was fairly alive with bunting and
japanese lanterns and the effect. both in the after
noon sunlight and a. night, when the lanterns were
III. delightful. There were big. rotund Grim
sun lanterns, like small kegs Of something: pagoda
shaped Lanterns in Pea green and salmon pink;
square lanterns and lanterns that looked like in
FeTted porcelain vases. Scarlet and sky blue and
-5olet and canary, they all swayed joyousIy among
The trees and over the wide stretches Of veIvety
lawn. IN company with row upon OF flags and
pennarts. all dancing and swelling in the breeze
that made The women at the fate put their
wraps before the fate was half over.
"Tra-la-la' sang the NeapOlitan Quartet. sitting
r the shadow OF the big Yellow house ''PIunlity-
pllnktunlti-tIir1." they strumuaed on their light
guitars and banj0es. looking picturesque and ro-
mantle in their green velvet jackets with scarlet
trimmings. Sometimes they all got UP and sang
70 one another. OF spraEr musical Jokes in Italian
al which they all laughed dramatically and with
e weird persistence.
some of the more ttnd guests were rather afraid
q enter the grounds, having heard rlmors 10 the
49, --+-~ -4lS bennington kept twenty-five dogs
and before going in they IUrked n the shadows Of
CrcPsey-aye. and took q survey OF the premises
me hostess looked surprised when she learned
what she was charged with.
Why, I haven't got twenty-five" said she:
uA!y tHerty-tlree, ! think Lit ne see 4 ere
are twelve il the stable three IN the cellar four
= ne house, two n the kennels and two running
ose- She kept tabs her fingers That's
tEenty-three, isn't it,"
Al over the lawn were little tables set out with
VIII f~os and
MS Ralph Delnaore sold candy az q booth deco
rated with Eoldenrod. and Miss Bertha Livingston
ao4o cigars and cigarettes from behind a barrfcade
q cato -inetais. The only untoward event Of the
1ete occurred here. Mrs. Bennington unfortunately
n4ang her eyes with tobacco dust while opening
nox CT cigarettes After a few minutes Of great
pain she succeeded in working most OF It out Of
Aes eyes and puckly returned the entertainment
q her guests.
There were few speeches. To the guests as
ssen2led n the wing room Archdeacon George
- r5Se-son brought the greetings and the regrets
oxn pleasure at being there. AS
erc. 1ners Has once Lttle girl he told his audi
80 VINO was very fond Of posing before the
sesss 70 the alarm Of her mother. One day her
mother took her 70 task for II. You Will become
IAN IAN and PROUD she told her. Try to be more
on. mamma returned the little girl. 7 am
n-iInin!e 1eIin!e don't think l N half as pretty as
Then 10 make the alliance realize how pretty 1t
fes4y Is ne told Of the great good it accomplishes
DR.. Charles n Mics, Of Trinity Church. CoIum-
pa, s. c. told how his interest in actors went
pack 70 the days when. little boy, he had seen
Lawrence Barrett in Shylock. followed by David
;S1srr!ek Later he met aim personally and knew
nm TIL the end Of his life
II the evening Z. =. Mackey spoke, and there
was music BY Nine. @. Stanzione, Mrs Rodriguez
Enc others. under The chairTnanship Of Nine.
CoireIly.
Mrs. Forbes Curtis CAouisa AcAlister Francis)
had little red and white tent all herself. where
sne told fortunes Dy card, hand writing or the palm
GIG The customer could take ais choice
Some q those who were present were the Rev.
!. Newton Perkins. DR.. Henry Anstice, OF Rich
monc, and the Rev. ]. Clay Moran, Miss Wilder,
Gr. and Mrs. Roswald HaImstruu- Mabele Gilman,
Maggie Bryer. Miss Gertrude GICkner, who, with
Miss Harriet Davis and Mrs II. S Hadheld, sold
aoWers; Miss Rosa Rand, who was chairman OF the
e, Mrs Harrington Mrs Prayer. Mrs Ida c.
Sahm, Miss Bertha Livingston, Miss Josephine
Arthur. Miss Rosalie De VeaUx and Mrs. J. Alex
ander Brown. VINO served the reception commit
tee. Mrs. Mary Gibbs Spooner. Miss Edna May
sPoouer Miss Cecil Spooner. Miss Morlan. Forbes
Curtis, Miss A Moore Miss 9. Moore. Mrs. Louise
Eyal, Miss Vira RyaI, Mrs W O. Jones Miss ada
Gilman Hiss Sarah Esterbrook. Miss Lawrence,
Miss Minnie GIokner, j. b Arthur, Miss Mabel
AUnsou Aunt Louisa Eldridge, Miss Ethel
Fariaa. Mss Miuna Florence, Simon Nahm and
4 CroweIl. Very cordial letters were received
from Bishop Potter the Rev. T. r. shcer and
charles z. Catlin