New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
PEOPLE and Social Inciden1s

| Miss Ruth Stlllman and Miss Helen Coun
who are both going West Miss Helen
Stokes, who is off to Cannes; Colonel ana
Mrs. Henry sackett, VINO take their depart.
ure Saturday for Bermuda, and Central /
Fred Pierson. who goes this week to Flor.
ida. Among those who left here yesterday
for Europe were Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ
Oelrlchs, Mrs. Henry w. Taft, Miss Kath.
leen Beresford, daughter Of Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford, and Sir Gilbert ana
Lady Parker.
Among the dinners Of the week Is one for
which Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish has issued In.
vitatlons for Tuesday evening at her house
in East 18th street, and another given by
Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn on the same
evening at her house, in Madison avenue
while Mrs. Walter 5. Gurnee entertained
large party at dinner yesterday evening.
Much anxiety is felt here In New York
by the relatives and friends for the safety
Of Mrs. Willard D. Straight, who was for
merly Miss Dorothy Whitney sister OF
Harry and Payne Whitney and OF Mrs.
Almeric Paget Mrs. Straight is now In
the Morgan interests in China, and last
week their house in the Chinese metropolis
was looted and wrecked by the mutinous
troops, Mr.. and Mrs. Straight themselves
escaping with difficulty to the American
Legation, which, like the other legation
buildings. has been barricaded and put In
state of siege. Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whit.
ney are at Palm Beach, Fla, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney. who have been abroad for some time
and had rented Daily Hall, in Leicester.
shire, for the hunting season from Sir
Charles Hartopp, are leaving there Tor
home and will be here in about ten days
time.
Mrs. Cornelius c. Cuyler, Mrs. Frederick
W. Vanderbilt, Mrs. James Speyer, Mrs
Frederick ". Whitridge, Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish and Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn are
the organizers of bridge tournament and
tea at Sherrys on Tuesday afternoon for
the benefit of the dogs brigade COMMITTEES
OF the New York Women's League for the
Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals. The
dogs brigade is composed Of canine pets
authorized to collect money, which goes 10
the dogs-that is 10 say, TO the less fort
unate members Of their tribe. Many prizes
will be given for the winners at the bridge
tournament, among them a box at the
Metropolitan opera House for the perform
ance on March z, presented by Mrs. James
Speyer, the treasurer Of the committee, a
box at the New York Theatre on the sams
night and chow puppy.
Sherry's will be the scene on Friday az
ternoon and evening OF an entertainment
in behalf of the New York Consumers
League, the features of which will be kline
macolor pictures CT the durbar and music
furnished by the pupils Of the Music School
Settlement. The patronesses include Mrt
Frank S. Witherbee, Mrs. Richard Mort.
mer. Mrs. BENJAMIN Sands, Mrs. James
Speyer, Mrs. Benjamin Nicoll and Nrs-
John Henry Hammond.
Arrangements are already in progress for
Mi-Careme carnival at Sherry's on the
night Of Thursday, March IA, for the bensat
OF the West Side Juvenile Club. 1t Hfl
take the form Of vaudeville show and
fancy dress dance. Those who are In
charge of the affair include Mrs. Herbert Ia
Satterlee, Mrs. Hilborne L. Roosevelt, Mira
]. Plerpont Morgan, Mrs. William Manice
Mrs. John Hone, Mrs. Arthur Murray
Dodge, Mrs. Lindley Hoffman Chaplin, Mrs
Charles W. Bowring and Mrs. G. Ledyard
Blair
Mrs. Charles b. Alexander, Mrs. Fred
erick w Whitridge, Mrs. John Henry Ham
mond, Mrs. Schuyler n. Warren, Mrs. Cad
walader Jones. Mrs. Dave Hennen Morris
and Mrs. James Duane Livingston are the
committee which has arranged for lect-
ure on the citizenship OF women at ths
Hudson Theatre on the afternoon Of March
IA, TO be delivered by Miss Ethel Arnold