The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-06
CHARITY BALL. Is HELD
At THE WALDORF.
Grand March Is Feature of
Benefit for Nursery and
Child's Hospital.
SPECIAL TANGO ROOMS
One of the Most Successful in
the organizations More
Than so Years.
SPECIAL TANGO ROOMS

Tho nual charity ball for the benefit
a. :h- Nursery and Child's Hospital Of
,,is EFT, attracted many to the Waldorf
Astoria iaet night and 1t was one OF the
most successful In the history OF this
orsan.zation Methods of procedure in
,be giving of this bali. which has been
n annual occurrence for more than half
, century. have not varied from year to
wear and there was to open 1t the usual
Grand march. formality almost obsolete
vet preserving great dignity.
Tn. line Of march was from the myrtle
-,,u through the Aston gallery to the
grand ballroom and at its finish the
Somcn participating took their places on
raised dais under the electric motto
charity" which was the distinguishing
feature In the way OF decoration for the
osll.
Those In the G~Rnd March.
frs, .p the limo Of march came George
Hammond sullivan, chairman OF the floor
,omm.t',. OF eighty men, who followed
MIN. Then came the ladies OF the COM
n.,tee. headed by Mrs. Algernon =. Sui
Ivan. president OF the ball They were
Mrs Henry Mills Day. Mrs. Thomas
Hicks. Mrs Robert Nicol. Mrs. Frank y.
Witherhca Mrs. George H!llard Benjamin,
Miss Ruth Lawrence. Mrs. Henry Clay
Adams and Mrs Guy Van Amrnge.
Others in the line We're the Mayor OF
New York. Capt Jacob w. Miller, L. :.
y: Major-G,n. Thomas II. Barry and
,,aT capt. Albert Gleaves. L. :. ". and
,,sff W. W. Heaton and Mrs. John Pur-
roy Mitchell Dr. Edward Partridge ana
Me Thomas II. Barry. DR.. Edward II.
Peaslee and Mrs. Albert Greaves. Mr.. and
Mrs r. Ashton DE Peyster. DIR. and Mrs.
Rowland u. Freeman. Mrs. Henry Willard.
MISS Mary Nanderpoel, Prof. and Mrs.
william H. Burr. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry :.
Rokenbaugh. Mr.. and Mrs. John VI.
Bowers. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas |. Mckay.
Or and Mrs. j. Milton Mabbott. Mrs.
Frederick "a. Belts, Miss Winifred Holt,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Price. Mr.. and
Ms Henry \. Todd. DIR. and Mrs. Louis
LIVINGSTON Seaman. DR. and Mrs. Thomas
: Southworth. Or. and Mrs Charles q.
Kerley. Mr.. and Mrs. John \. kingsbury.
Dr. and Mrs. Virgil T. Gibney. Or. and
Mrs Allen NJ Thomas. Mr. and Mrs John
P Clifford. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F.. Sim
mons Dr. Charles +. Collins Mrs, Pres
colt Hall Butler. Mrs. O. Morgan Browne.
Mrs Edward Oothout. Mrs Edwin =.
>teese. stephen Baker. IRVING Paris. Fred
tr.ck W. Rhinelander, r. DE Peyster L!v.
.aeston, Moses Ely and Gherardi Davis.
Members Of the Floor Committee.
Among the members of the floor COM
mi;;es We're Roland Holt. Herber, W.
Adams, Sidney =. Henshaw, William X.
Boul,on. Jr.. Edward :. Hall, John Van 8.
B,ocdgood. J. Horton ljams. Edgar A.
Carolan, j. Ford johnson. Jr.. Oliver Il.
Capen. Shepard Krech. Louis H. Dos
passos, Thatcher =. Luquer Douglas l..
Gilman. Benjamin r. Lummis. Carl T.
Fredericks. William r Mclaughlin.
Luther l.. Gadd. T. J. Oakley Rhinelander.
Hartley II. Ramsay, l.. Gilbert Schermer-
horn. Charles L. Warren. walbridse $.
Taft h. WalIiry
". Hslsted Van der poel, =, Giber, The
baud, Arthur SchermerhOrn. John 7.
Terry. Jr.. Lawrence swift. Rowland
shppen Davis. Theodore =. Dixon, Harold
Z. Herrck. Theodore Crane, Charles :.
Butler. Alfred Houston, Henry q. Bartol
and Alfred H. Ely. Jr.
At the end of the march general dane
ing began and kept up until the early
hours OF this morning. Henri Conrads
orchestra played In the grand ballroom.
julius Rosenberg's musicians were In the
Astor gallery and In the myrtle and east
rooms, restricted TO the tango and make.
Henry Benefits orchestra played. With
three large rooms there was plenty Of
space and music for dancing.
some Of the Boz Holders.
Among the box holders were Mrs. War
zen Thorpe Joseph Eastman, Mrs. Frank
$ Witherbee. Mrs. Edward II. Peaslee.
MiN. Jonn VI. TboWtTb, oahttN
Rh!neiander. Mrs Robert F. Adams.
Thomas r, Ryan. Edward J, Berwind.
owen +. Roberts. Mrs. William Orr Bar
clay, Mrs. Frank MAYNARD. Mrs. Samuel
n Valentine Mrs Henry Willard, Ms
Henry Clay Adams, Mrs Robert Nicol
Mrs. O. Morgan Browne, Mrs. Frederick
= Retts, Mrs. +. Ashton De Peyster.
Mrs Daniel Tenney, Mrs. Edwin s. Steese,
Miss Annie B Jennings. Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, Mrs George w. Jenkins
Mrs william Nelson and Mrs. Webster
Estes.
Nearly all OF them had brought parties
~ Young people and the gathering at the
ball was representative. The presence OF
army and navy officers in full uniform
added much to the brightness OF the
night Members OF numerous dancing
Classes and many OF the debutantes OF the
winter also were present.
Son Horn 10 the Lloyd GriacOmo,