New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

Todd, Miss Eunice Gates, Miss Marguer.
Mallory. Miss Polly Alloway, Miss Ruth
Fairbairn, Miss Agnes Fairbairn, Miss
Bertha La Chicotte, Miss Mabel Seitz, Ass
Vivien I,Heureux, Miss Nathalie BALDWIN
Miss Hazel Meeker Miss Fort. Miss Marin
Van Eleak. Miss Kathleen MacKeag, Ma
Mary Esther Oakes, Miss Florence Old.
field Miss Adelaide Bradley, Miss Lillian
Ievermore. Miss Lucille T.. Torley and Mis-
Irene Hull. The committee OF arrangements
Includes Mrs. c. A. J. Queck-Berner
Mrs. Charles Levermore, Mrs. Eugene j..
Grant. Mrs John g. Mead, Mrs. Walter N.
MeseroIe. Mrs. Stephen Giles, Mrs. Hamn,
TON Ormsbee and Mrs. Gurdon Gates. Be.
sides tho women named the patronesses
are Mrs. Rufus G.. Angel. Mrs p. T. Aus.
ten Mrs. Henry Atwater, Mrs. G. K
buckley. Mrs. William 7. Brumley, Mrs
George Bailey, Mrs. George Beyeridge, Mlss
Mar Butterick. Mrs. Kate Upson Clarke.
Mrs. II. Brooks Day. Mrs. Camden c. Dixie
Mrs. John A. Davidson, Mrs. II. =. Dud.
lev Mrs. s. II. Delaney, Mrs. Clarke Day
AIRS w. r. Eaklns. Mrs. Charles J. I'd.
wards Mrs. S. X. Frost. Mrs. w. E. Fort
Mrs w. II. Hoole. Mrs. Washington Hull.
Nre w. c Humstone, Mrs. William r
uurd. ir., Mrs. w. T. Jones. Mrs. J. 7. w..
Kastendieck, Mrs. J. A. Kelly. Mrs. c. q.
Knowlton, Mrs. II. A. La Chicotte, Ata
George II. IIHeureux, Mrs. II. ;. NacKeag,
Mrs. Fl. n. Meeker. Mrs. II. L. Mallory.
Mrs c. c. Oakes. Mrs. c. T. Pierce. Mrs
q Preller. Mrs. Charles Merrill, Mrs ].
,p Rogers. Miss Alice Rogers,
Tickets may be secured In the usual var
at the box office.
Tuesday evening was marked by the s..
cietv Circus and New Years ball for tas
benefit Of the Brooklyn Home for Aged sIen
and Couples at the Academy Of Music. 70
which swarmed members OF society from
all sections Of this borough and many fron
tho other side OF the river who formerly
made their homes in Brooklyn. That tie
q ffaIr should have been a success hnancial-
Ia, and socially was a fOregone cOnclu.
sion in view Of the committee managing
il and because there was scarcely well
known family that was not represented in
some capacity. However, neither efficient
MANAGEMENT nor fashionable patronage
deeirabIe and necessary as both are 10 any
large entertainment, can put vim into the
performers at the rise or the curtain, with.
WnlNn
u.iU fall fat. Tho non professional num-
hers went with snap and 20 rare in|
amateur performances. ana credit Tor this
| goes entirely to those taking part. Trained
! horses and dogs had been introduced t0
| lend variety.
The orchestra seats In the opera house
| had heen flOored over on level with the
| stage so as TO give ample room. At the
rear were bleachers filed with men and
girls in typical country sunday regala,
who after the circus, came down and
danced an old-fashioned Virginia reel WHEN
| opened the ball on the ball committee
were Mrs. James S. Holinshead chair.
man; Mrs Hayden, w. Wheeler, Mrs wa.
| lam D. Spalding, Mrs. William Y. Hester
and Mrs. Edwin NJ Childs, and on the ex.
| ecutiye committee Herbert L. Pratt chair
man. A. Victor Barnes, r, Wilder Bellamy,
| Rudolph Goepel. David Stuart Calvin
| Truesdale. George r. Crego, George Hew.
| lett, Howard s. Hadden, James +. Pierce,
| Frank H. Simmons. T.. Hubert Litchfeld,
| Howard Corlies. r. Stuyyesant Pierrepont
/ and Alexander NJ White.
The prosCenium DOXholders were % Mrs.
Herbert Lee Pratt ~ Mrs. John J. Van
| Nostrand. go Mrs. Hayden W Wheeler.
Hayes Wood, 6l Mrs. W. Edwin Thorp.
% Mrs James II. Williams and CD Mrs.
Charles Merrill Boxes In circle--(lD Mrs.
| Samuel j.. Huntington ard (K) Mrs Jesse
r, HOPKINS. Floor boxes-CD Mrs. Edward
II. Lltchfeld. C) Mrs. William Dixon
Spaldnc, 81 Mrs. William H Nichols, Jr.,
Cb Mrs. Edwin Packard. 80 General G.
~ N-ingate. (6) Mrs. Walter V. Crawford.
"a Mrs. John T. Underwood, - Mrs. z.
Dwight Church, (9) Mrs. William a. Put.
nam, GO Mrs Jacob Meurer, CD Mrs.
Frederick y. Sherman. u2) Mrs. Samuel
RoUne Duryea, Q3 Mrs. CoUrtlandt ?.
Dixon and dA Mrs. Frank s: Jones: