New-York tribune., 1908-12-18
About People and Social incidents
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs Frederick ". whitridge gave dinner danes
last nizht at her house. in East th street for her
Younger daughter. Miss Joan Whitrid3e- The din-
ner was served az four small tables. and among
the guests were Miss Dorothy BisslOv. Msis Mar
jorie Gould, Miss Helen DorOthea Kane Miss Viz
ginta MURRAY Miss Anna Robinson Miss Ella Bor-
land Miss Pauline Riggs. Miss Janetta Alexander
Miss Evelyn Smith. Miss Frances DicSsy. Kiss
Edna Biddle Miss Eleanor Whitridge. " OD.
IseIin Lanier winslow Stephen Van Rensselaer,
Alexander d. r. Pratt, BueH Hrlister. MarshaI
Kernochan Franklin A PIumn1er. Jay GOulds Ken
meth Scney Harry Oelrichs. Percy r Pyne. z.
St George Devereaux Miburn Snowden Fah1ss-
tock Francis Roche and Seymour Johnson a
number of additional guests came in after dinner
for the dancing, v hich general throughout tas
evening and followed by a buffet supper
Bernon S. Prentice. who is to marzy Hiss Care
Ellsworth on December . at the home of tire
brides parents Mr.. and Mrs James " Ellsworth.
will give his bachelor dinner this evening at tas
Union Club.
Mrs. ". Merle-Smith gave reception Yesterday
afternoon her home. No . West 5fth street 70
introduce her daughter Miss Dorothy Merls-Snath.
In the receiving party were Miss SOPHIA Townsend.
Miss Harriet Alexander. Miss Frances Dickey. Hiss
Margaret Sloane. Miss Adelia Pyle. Miss Jula
Loomis and Miss Barbara Armour. Of Princeton
dinner followed the reception, among those in
vited being Miss Jean Delano Miss Gertrude Beck
man. Miss Emily COe, Hiss josephine Oscorn, Mss
Anne Gardiner, Miss Murfei MOTIFS. MISS '5rftr4ls
Cheever Miss Anna OIyphant Miss Ruth Davis.
Miss Helen Miller Miss Angelica Brown. Iinany
Richardson, Alfred LOomis, Harold Imhrie. Al-red
OIcott Charles Dana, William Coffin, stephen Ian
don. William Manice, Geoffrey Dodge John Terry.
3d. Robert Neeser. Orson Mum and Richard
Lounsbery-
Mrs. Sidney Lanier smyth will introduce her
daughter. Miss Marian l. Smyth, this afternoon
at reception at her home, in East asth street
A series Of tabIeaus from Japanese history with
japanese music. Will be given this afternoon az the
Plaza in behalf Of the orthopedic ward OF me Pos-
Graduate Hospital and also fer the benefit OF the
widows Of the Japanese soldiers who fsA IN The
war with Russia. The affair has been arranged By
Mrs Stephen II. P PeII. Mrs Edward McNicAaf'
Mrs W Astor Chanler. Nine Inlsnishi and others
Among the patrOnesses are Mrs william Nance
Mrs Henry Rogers Winthrop. Mrs DougiaS F'oO-
inson Mrs. Charles B. Alexander and Mrs Gren-
WILLIE Kane A number OF japanese men and women
living in New York and their children viii take
part in the tableaus
Miss Mabel Gerry and several OF her friends are
organizing a new set Of four dinner dances % 5e
given in January and February, the dates of vhlea
nave not yet been decided upon Iney VII oe sla--
affairs and early the idea is 70 begin with The
cotfIIOn Immediately after dinner so ta lAs daHOs
shall be over by I o'clock
A sale and a vaudeville were held YESTERDAY morn
In1 nd afternoon the Waldorf Astoria Tor tas
beneHt Of the SanatCrtum Gabriel IN the AdiTon-
dacks Many attractions had been provided, and
the booths were in charge Of several women proIi-
nent in the fashionable world Mrs Reginald =
Vanderbilt contributed a number OF arUcies and,
uith Mrs Charles Astor Brtsted. assisted Mss
Annie I.eary at her fancy table Mrs 2 Burial
Herman looked after the cake table. and rad the
assistance Of Mrs ". VI. Y. Norman, MIS- jose
Avr1ar Mrs. George Miller, Mrs Joseph Pulitzer
and Miss Eleanor VI. Rodenwald. Al the art table,
with Mrs William F. Sheehan, were MIS- Spot1-
u-ord d SchenCk, Mrs Nathalie Schenck Coiias
Nrrs 7 Hopkins Smith and Mrs Charles A CnilcS-
Mrs 7 Duncan Emmet was in charge OF the Tea
room and had the assistance Of a number o. me
5aburan+es Of the season. IN the afternoon HarrF
Lauder appeared. making his entry into the oazaar
headed by two pipers iD Highland costume
Mrs Charles H. Sheriff. gave a musical last
night at her house IN East 65th street the artstS
being Nine Cavalier Francis Rogers and Bruno
HUM who was at the piano Among the guests
were Mr. and Mrs. W. Edgar Shepherd. M and
Mrs Paul Morton Mr.. and Mrs. Junius : MOI
gan Mr and Mrs J. Hopkins Smith, Mr. and MS
Archer NJ Huntington, Erskine Hewitt Mr- anu
Mrs Howard Mansfield Mr. and Mrs. G L Huoson
and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bliss supper was
served at the end Of the programme