New-York tribune., 1914-05-29
Governors Island Brilliant
Scene of Annual Army
Relief Fete.
AVIATOR FAILS TO
APPEAR WITH BOMB
Mayor and Mrs. Mitchell Among
Dancers - ChaperOn Has
Hard Days Work.

ltNcTHOi diu us FltiticsN s'H
terday afternoon for the annual garden
party for the benefit OF the Army RELIEF
Society. II was hard task to live up to
the standard set by the fairest of the
army's friends i'm their Watteau frocks or
gay striped summer suits but the army
responded gallantly.
From every tree futtered a red. white
and blue or yellow or green fag, and
under the trees were striped tents. where
tea was served or hearts were mended by
the Princess Ismar. The royal tent OF the
princess was very popular, with its mystic
emblems huttering behind a clump OF lilac
bushes and its alluring poster.
The party began at $50 o'clock. with the
arrival OF the Eth Regiment from New
York There were military maneuvres on
the green and band concerts all afternoon
under the trees.
The guests were disappointed in the
aviation exhibition. however. At O'Clock
everybody started for the south meadow
wnere a kite was to have been sent up 10
be destroyed by bomb dropped by MAJOR
Theodore n. Bridgman from the hydio-
aeroplane from Dobbs Ferry Five-thirty
and then o'clock passed by, however
with no word from the tardy aviators, so
the event was declared on.
There WAS dancing at the officers cluo.
followed by an army supper OF bakeo
beans, cold ham and potato salad. In the
evening there were more dancing ana eA-
ctrsions to various secluded spots where
there was fine view OF the crescent
moon sparkling on the waters OF the pay
Mrs. Oliver b. Bridgman was Kept ousS
all evening being introduced 10 the vari-
GUS mlidens whom she was chaperonihs-
A debonar young officer IN glitterins
Uriform would stroll by with huny sum-
mer girl on his arm. would see Mrs
Bridgman, and, suddenly remembering
his duty would stop to present the girl.
1T certainly is hard work. this mother
ing the whole United States Army
laughed Mrs Bridsman.
The Mayor and Mrs. Mitchell we're early
arrivals coming over from New York on
a police patrol boat. with an escort OF
officers from the island. They watched
the dress parade and then joined MIS- D.
Borden Hartman and r. \. {. smith III
the ice cream tent. Later the whole party
danced in the clubrooms Secretary Oh
War I.indey NJ Garrison was not pres
cnt. but Mrs. Garrison was.
Others present were: Mrs Charles Roe'
Commander Haddock. of the olympic
Consul General Hope Bennett Mrs'
George Leary, Mrs. Norman Monkhouse'
Mrs. George F. Kerr and the Countess
Aida Tagliavia Mrs. E. q. Paskas, MISS
Margaret Smith. Miss Mary Powell Mrs.
Stanley Middleton, Mrs. Henry Bischon'
Roswald D. Hitchcock. Major General
and Mrs. Wood, Captain and Mrs. Albert
Gleaves. L. S. n, General ano Mrs'
Evans. General and Mrs. j. w Ninsate'
Colonel William Church, Colonel ana MIS-
Mallory. Colonel and Mrs. Townsley' MIS-
Daniel Lamont. Major General ana MIS-
Barry. Major General Charles +. hoe'
General and Mrs. j. n. Allison John Is
Crimmins, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Agnew'
Miss Grace Bigelow, Colonel and Mrs. X.
NJ. Thompson. Colonel Daniel Appleton
Mr. and Mrs Malcolm Stuart, Major ana
Mrs. l.. L. Seaman, Colonel and Mrs. Or
rim Mitchen, Mr.. and Mrs. William A
Perry. Mrs. William Ludlow, Colonel ana
Mrs. W. b. Hotchkin. General and Mrs
Thomas II. Hubbard, Mr.. and Mrs Cor
nelius Bliss the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. VIII
lam Thomas Manning, Miss Van Antwerp
DR. and Mrs. John b. Walker. Edmund
Banks Smith. chaplain Of Governors ISL
and, Mrs Fabius NJ. Clarke. Mrs j. HICKS
Conrad. General and Mrs. Burbank. Mrs
James NJ. Lawton and Mr.. and Mrs
philin franklin