New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-25
COUNTY FAIR FIRST
EVENT AFTER EASTER
sio Country Dance a Feature of
The Entertainment at Plaza
in Aid Of Charity.
THREE ACT MEL0ORAMA
Costume Ball at Sherry's At
tracts Many of Younger Set
in society-Dinners Pre-
cedc Both Affairs.

n.nccs and entertainments for charity
...rked the first day after Easter and
ne ,ouns people in society. many Of
.,hon have just returned from Southern
,,i,,cr resorts attended the costume ball
b.. cherry. for thc benefit OF the Jewell
nav Nursery. or "The County Fair" at
,sc Plazl. iu aid of tine stony Void Sana-
lorium
Tho costume bail at ShcrrY's. which
,,s under the MANAGEMENT of Mrs. Ar
,bpr MURRAY Dodge, WAS preceded by sew
oral dinners ono OF tho dinners was
,ren by Mrs. Pierre Mali at her home.
Va { Fifth avenue. and her guests in
Guided Miss Margaret Scmencliu. Miss
rulia Edey Miss Laura Livingston. Miss
Gertrude Mali. Miss Caramai Carroll and
Iohpston Mali Lauren Carroll. William
scbeGclin and Mayo Newhall. Dinners
were also given by MIS-. John Clanin and
Mrs. GuStavus r. Kirby.
Tie costumes worn were not confined
n any special period. and many who
came in from the opera and theatres were
in evening dress.
Mrs Kirby wore an East Indian cos
tune: Miss Agnes Clafiin appeared in an
ancient Greek gown. Miss Gertrude Mali
WAS dressed as d Swedish peasant and
Miss Margaret Scheffelin wore cos
tune designed from an old Italian paint
In. OF the Renaissance period
Others appeared a. pierrots. pierrettes.
sailors. Spanish dancing girls. Indians
and Dutch peasants. \ seated supper
vas served at ] o'clock.
Among those who entertained parties
in boxes or purchased tickets for the
dance were Mrs. John Clailn. Mrs. Ar
thur Murray Dodge. Mrs. Marshall j.
Dodge. Mrs. William NJ. V Hoffman,
Mrs Joel r. Erhardt. Mrs. Henry w.
Cannon. Mrs. Harris Fahnestock. Mrs.
Adrian Larkin. Mrs Irving Brokaw Mrs.
EDWARD Peasiee. Mrs. Dupont Irving.
William Mcneil Rodewald j. W Cham
bers. Mrs. Hiram w Sibley, Mrs. Dallas
Bache Pratt. Mrs Samuel sloan. Mrs.
Walter e. James. Mrs. Louis l.. Stanton,
Ms John NJ Bowers AIRS. Waldron
Williams Mrs. Walter Watson. Mrs.
Lindsey TappiE. Lyttleton Gould and
Mrs. Albert Syming;on.
The county fair at the Plaza was held
under the auspices OF Auxiliary No. II
ior the benefit Of is patients at the
Stony Void Sana;orium. The programme
opened with a country dance. and amons
the Young people who appeared i'm this
we're Miss Marian NJ Clarke. Miss hath
sIine Crane. Miss Geraldine Gray. Miss
Pamela Poor. Miss Louise Clarke. Miss
Virginia Townsend. Miss Marjorie Wissin
sn6 Miss Constance Williams. John
Kerr, r. Farrar Batoson. Philip Lyndon
Dodge Chauucey 3. Carver. Lawrence ].
Grlnnell Austin 7. MONTGOMERY W. II.
Dsnnat Bell. Francis W. Murray and
George T. Montgomery.
One Of the interesting features OF the
entertainment was a mclodrama in three
acts. called Dynamite Dandy. or the
Desperate Deeds Of Cory Gulch.' H. the
cast OF this play were Miss Cecile lesson
Thsyer. Elizabeth Reed. George Page
Ety. Harold Otis. Edwin Stevens, Peter
3 Olrey. Throop NJ Wilder. Lewis ".
Wygn. Charles j. Nourse, John Fritz
Achelis. George +. Stevens. IT,, John
Appleton and Reginald Barker
Miss Marsery Shannon and Charles
West appeared later in a Dude and Belle
Dance. and received much applause from
The large audience. There were also
steeplechase races. a baby show, fortune
tslsrs. a shooting gallery, spinning horses
and vendors of lemonade, milk, root beer
and grape juice.
The arrangements for the fair were IN
charge OF an executive committee com
posed Of Miss Cora Weir. Miss Emily Coe.
Miss Esther " Mccullough. Miss kath-
arne a. Crane. Miss Mary +. y. Jones
Ias Ina A. Kissel Miss Helen b. Sloan,
Mss Caroline L. Murray and Miss Alice
box Wardwell
Mss Wardwell. who had charge Of the
sale OF tickets. expected that the receipts
rom the entertainment would eNcecH
hose Of last years benefit, when about
NV was raised for the sanatorium.