New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
Feeble and Social Incidents

bridge tournaments OF the season was hen
yesterday at Sherry's. under the auspices
OF the Dogs Brigade Committee OF tha
Women's League for Animals, OF which
Mrs. James Speyer Is president Every
table was taken and nearly 5000 was oh.
tanned The dogs OF society themselye,
have raised $500 during the year by mean,
OF their mite boxes, into which coins ar.
dropped. This money is used to carry on
the work of helping sick animals OF ths
poor. There were posters hung about ths
room showing decrepit dogs and cats ON
their way to the leagues hospital, and
dogs collection boxes were in evidence
everywhere. During the last two years the
league has treated 1900 horses, dogs, Gaia
birds and other animals OF the poor.
Among the players yesterday were Mrs.
Frederick Edey, Mrs Charles a. Chids
Mrs. Gouverneur Kortright. Mrs. Harry
T. ePters. Mrs. Gustav Amsinck, Miss Dor
othy schieffelin. Mrs II. Archibald Pen,
Mrs. James b. Haggin, Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish. Mrs. Robert Endlcott. Mrs. Sheldon
Fuller. Mrs. Charles G. Francklyn. Mrs. J.
Nelson Borland, Mrs. william p. Douglas.
Mrs. Phillips Allen Clark Mrs. Sidney
Breese and Mrs. A Gouverneur Wellman.
The first prize a chow puppy, donated by
Mrs. Franklin L. Hutton, was won by
Mrs. Stanley Clifford. The second prize.
box at the Metropolitan Opera House for
Thursday evening, donated By Mrs James
Speyer, was won by Mrs. Jacob Hayes.
and the third prize, box at New York
theatre for Tomorrow night. given by Mrs.
tn Mrs II n
Robinson.
The sewing class which works for the
Fresh Air Fund OF the Cathedral Of ST.
John the Divine met yesterday morning
at the residence Of Mrs. Franklin b. Lord.
No. 13S East list street. Mrs Lord. owing
to illness, was unable TO be present She
is at Meadowlodge Farm, her place at
Cedarhurst, Long Island. While the sew
Ing was going on Mrs. HickOx gave mon
ologues In Western and Italian dialect.
Mrs. Frank Hunter Potter Is the president
of the class; Mrs. Richard Irwin, vice.
president; Mrs. John n. Iselin, secretary;
Miss Julia G.. McAllister, treasurer, and
Mrs. John Blair, chairman OF the sewing
committee. Mrs. Robert Temple Emmet.
Mrs. Matthew Astor wiks. Mrs. Benjs-
min Nicoll. Mrs. Daniel Chester French.
Mrs. Harold Carroll and Mrs. Alfred Seton
Joined the class yesterday. The other
members include Mrs. David II. Greer.
Mrs. Frederick Roosevelt, Mrs. James
Speyer Mrs. Joseph s. Auerbach, Mrs
John Clinton Gray, Mrs. e. J. Berwind.
Mrs. C. c. Cuyler, Mrs. Alfred wagstar
and Mrs. James l.. Barclay.
The Colonial Danes OF America viii
meet this morning at the residence Of Mrs.
David H. Greer, No. 7 Gramercy Park, TO
sew for the benefit of the Seamen's Insti-
tute.
Mrs. Stuyvesart Fish gave dinner last
night at her house ii East 18th street.
Mrs. George Grant Mason entertained az
dinner last evening at her house, No. @i
Fifth avenue, and Mrs James Speyer had
a dinner at her house on Madison avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Zabriskie Gray are
receiving congratulations on the birth Of
daughter a few days ago at their house on
Madison avenue. Mrs. Gray Is a daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Burial Hoffman
will sail for Europe early next month.
They will so to Hamburg to visit their
son, Albert Hoffman. who is connected
with bank in that city. They will re-
turn TO this country in June and will
spend the summer at Southampton, Long
Island.
Mrs. Bradley Martin. jr.. will give a mu-
sical on Saturday evening at her house in
East ath street The artists will be Miss
Geraldine Farrar and Edmond Clement.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Holland Forbes, who
were at the Ritz-Carlton during January
and February, have returned to their coun-
try place at Fairfield. Conn.