New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04

Many dinner parties are scheduled Tor
Tuesday night before the last dance OF the
Junior Cotilons at Sherry's end the Cnar-
! ,ty Ball at the Waldorf Astoria. The
hostesses Will include Mrs. l.. j. Berwind
and also Mrs. Frank $. Witherbee, both
afterward taking On their guests to the
| Charity Ball The lsttor is time honored
institution of New Yo.k life. and has been
an annual feature OF the season for the
last 1fty-three years, the proceeds, gener-
ally handsome sum of money, being de-
voted TO the Nursery and Child's Hospital
/ The scene at the ball is always very pict-
uresaue owing to the number OF military
and naval officers who attend, including
the general commanding the Department
of the East the admiral in command OF
the Brooklyn navy yard, their respective
officers. and usually the Governor and
members of his staff.
Earlier in the day = benefit performance
will take place at the Republic Theatre TOT
the benefit Of the Taree Arts Club, unoer
the patronage OF Mrs. T.. II. Hartman
Mrs. j. Pierpont Morgan. Mrs. Nanderpi''
Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson, Mrs. Whitney wa
rem and Mrs. Morris X. Jesup' joseph ~
Choate will deliver short address' Wnlio
the artists who have placed their SERVICES
-, ,to d,srosaI of the committee In charge
of the affair, include Otis SKINNER siss
| Beatrice Herford, Lewis Waller, Miss Eoiih
WINNIE Matthison, Hiss Gertrude bro"h'
Clifton Crawford and Miss Ina Clare
| Mrs John W. Minturn will give a smaii
theatre party followed by supper OH Tues
day evening for Miss julia Roppihs'
Mr,. Forsyth Wlckcs, Mrs "lhlain Do
Osgood Field, Mrs. French vanderbilt -nro'
Oliver Gould Jennings and Mrs MOTIFS W.
Kellogg are among the patronesses OF '"e
second Of a series of subscription oahe'"
which viii take place on Wednesday "'"
at the st. Regis.
| Miss Eleanor Granville Browns marriage
| to c. Alan Hudson will also take place On
| Wednesday at the Church OF the ihcarn@
| ton. II will be a very quiet anaii' o"Hs
to the recent death OF the yorloes au"''
Mrs Alison w. Hard, and the recep'loh
which was TO be given afterWaro % 'us
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs Walofon -
Brown, at their house. in East 18th street.
will be restricted to members OF lhe '"o
families and very intimate frienos.
The bride will be attended by her sister
Mrs. Harold r. Talbot; Mrs MOTIFS IA
VoIck, Mrs. Lawrence Eurant' Mrs ..
Victor onativis. jr. Miss Martina hhoooe
and Miss Dorothy Glib. Hendrick HUDSON
will be the best man. and Wright brown
Edwin 7. Fox, Francis n. Bangs James
AZ Brown and H. Kierstede Hudson will bs
| the ushers.
| Another feature OF the programme for
Wednesday evening viii be the nrst OF
the two annual dramatic performances OF
tho Junior League at the Plaza. The Junior
League Is an organization the membership
| of which is constantly changing OWING 10
| its being composed Of the principal deou'
tantes of each winter. Some or the omcers'
| however have several seasons TO their rec
ord. and remain on in order to secure the
continuity of the administration of the OIL
ganization Thus, the president OF the
| league is Miss Harriet Alexander, daughter
| of Mrs Charles B. Alexander. whereas ths
treasurer Is Miss Josephine Ntcoll. daugh-
ter of Delaney Nicoll, who came out only
! last December.
The performance will consist of a one-act
play, entitled How the Vote Was Won
written by Miss Cicely Hamilton and Chris
TOPPER st. John, the cast comprising Miss
Sibyl Davis, Miss Dorothy Mitchell Miss
Cornelia Chaplin, Miss Josephine Ntcon.
Miss Noel Johnston, Henry Bartol and Ed
ward Shipper. I'd.
| This play will be followed by series OF
tableaux wants, representing scenes from
| THE Arabian Nights" in which Miss Fran
ces Breese. Miss Eugene Philbin. Miss
Jean Morris, Miss Elizabeth Turnure, Miss
Maud Kennedy. Miss Betty Carson, Miss
Urling Sibley, Miss Florence Blair and Miss
Helen Huntington will appear. The second
performance on Thursday night, will be
brought to a conclusion with a seated sup
per and a dance
| Among the hosts and hostesses OF Thurs
day night will be Mrs. Frederick ". Van
derbt. who will give dinner at her
house in Fifth avenue; FIR. and Mrs.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, who will have din
ner at their house, in West dth street; Mrs.
Joseph Stickney, who will give dinner at
her house, in Fifth avenue, in honor OF Am
bassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, and
Frederick Townsend Martin. who will give
| a dinner for the Brazilian Ambassador 70
Washington Eugene Delsno will have
musical that evening at his house, in Wash
ington Square
Another OF the subscription dances organ
tied by Mrs. George L. Rives Mrs Thomas
Newbold, Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson, Mrs. Will
lam Douglas Sloane, Mrs Payne Whitney,
Mrs w. Bayard Cutting and Mrs. r. Full
ton Cutting will take place on Friday at
| Sherry's, and. as usual, many dinners will
be given by the patronesses and subscrio-
ers, who will afterward take on their guests
| to tho dance. The list OF the subscribers,
by the way. contains the names Of thres
men, namely Charles Lanicr, Egerton L.
| Winthrop and Grenvlle Winthrop.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gcelet have lett
town for Washington, where they are stay.
ing with Representative and Mrs Nicholas
Lonsworth.
! Mr. ard Mrs. Charles F. Hoffman ara
also spending the week end at Washington.
Mrs Chester Grswold has returned 20
town from Washington.
| William X. Vanderbilt jr.. Is booked 10
sail from Europe for New York OF Nednes-
day next, on board the Olympic.
Francis Burial Hoffman has issued in
vitations for dinner at his house, in East
18th street. on February u, in honor OF
! Cardinal Farley
Mrs. George Griswod Haven has arrived
In Paris. and is staying at the Hotel
Meurice, on the Rue de Rivoli. =
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Holland Forbes have
arrived in town from their country place
at Fairfield, Conn, and are staying At tho
Ritz Carlton.
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