New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-29
AIR FESTIVAL HELD
GAY HOURS FLEW.
MAJOR at Nouei Affair for
Benefit of the Blind.

Fun ~ light color and toy Of living IN.
Fete q Aviation last night was an artistic
success and pleased host Of spectators
Above the heads ~ the swaying dancers
dosted dirigihles and aeroplanes as calmly
snd IS surely as n they were under ,be
azure sky instead ~ the roof OF the Hotel
Asiors great ballroom. and hundreds Of
small balloons 81 red and blue summed snd
bounded snout or danced 81 the end %
iong ribbons A. one time the great han
VAS filled with miniature flying machines
that Nhizzed from end 10 end in iriunnnhau,
fight Even the say hours flew
IN honor of the representatives Of the ten
great nations who looked down from the
boxes a lovely ballet was given Half n
hundred American butterflies winged their
usv 70 the centre 81 the floor. called hv j
gallant little Cupid armed with his traai-
tionsl bow and srrow. Three Craces
brought in huge hall. and from n fell
mvTisds ~ pink gsrlsnds The men Of
the Ten Nstions-John Bull In his red coat
Johnny Crapaud I'm an artists Velveteens.
Nippon IN his Powered silks and the Others
drew near enraptured by the BUTTERFLIES.
end IS they stood I'm postures OF admiration
cupid transhNed them with his plunlea
darts. Stune 10 action. they captured many
~ the butterflies with their sfken nets.
cupid was Miss Honor Henry and the
Three Grsoes were Mrs. Ernest Cuyler
Grower. Miss Garcia Churchill and Miss
Caroline Rogers and those who took part
IN the dance were as follows
Yellow Butterflies: Mrs q. 7. Hunting
ton. Mrs. r. Livingston Hunt. Miss Sahler
Miss Louise Vanderbilt. Miss Louise Mor-ri-
son. Miss Janet DeKay. Miss Pendergast
Miss Railway. Miss Gladys Merritt. Miss
Huchines, Miss Inn. Miss sherman ana
Miss Marjorie Arnold.
Lavender Butterflies; Miss Marion Iatch-
FIELD. Miss Anna Gutter. Miss Vera Elliott.
Miss Dorothes Darlington. Miss Helen
sherman. Miss Dorothy Richards. Miss
Marie Cozzens Miss Dorothy Wright. Miss
Esther Wright. Miss shannon. Miss Brow
- Miss Jean Adams. Miss Nancy Rand.
Miss Remsen.
Green butterhies-M Miss Frances Henry
Mrs Thomas Jewett HallosyeIl. Miss Elise
holmes Miss Mclaughlin. Miss Hilda
Robinson smith Miss Gladys Robbins.
Miss GLADYS McAlpin. Miss Louise Cos
with. Miss Camille Stenbrugge. Miss Mar
rsret Smith Miss Marion Fitch. Miss
Emily Bsyne, Miss Jeanne Adams and
tiiss Florence Wolcott.
orange butternies-Afiss Elizabeth Col
tnlfs MISS i1tltn ; on = Lucas. MISS Anne
Dormsn. Miss Bonnen. Miss MR6elaine
Smith. Miss Mary r. Bangs. Miss Ruth
carleton, Miss Marion Graham. Miss Shain-
Vsld, Miss Beatrice Brownen Miss Carolyn
Rogers and Miss shannon.
4 dozen stalking Chandeliers stepped fan
ts~tiosllv about IN srotesquA howings and
tizarre poses Howard :. Borden was re-
sponsihle for the success 81 this feature.
and inside the quaint costumes were
Stephen Barker, Henry G. Bartol. Sterling
foots, LRngdon Geer, r. r. Lefferts, jr..
Phillips Parks, Alexander Perry, How
s~d Peck, Henry ouinby, Latham r Reed
srd Henry e.. Smith.
Nsvor Gsynor was there with his wife
sr6 Welcomed the dancers. Wilbur Wright
sent a letter of ConEraJulation The pa
fher'c note was sounded IN a letter from
Helen Keller. who wrote. What q besuti-
ful ices Is embodied in your fste d evis-
lion How ftingly Il synlb olizes the as
r,rsriors of the blind and the patience OF
those Vho dream and lsbor long, until
t-e'r winged hopes really fly"
The ffte was given for the henEat Of
tNs NeW York Association for the Blind.
srd shout $4,000 vas realized