New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-29
AID FOR AMERICAN
CHURCH in BERLIN
Ladies Give Shirt Waist
Party and Raise Con-
siderable Sum.
[By cable to The Tribune. J

Berlin, March PA novel and highly
successful shirt waist party was held Mon
day evening in the Hall OF the Flowers In
Lutherstrasse in aid OF the parish house
fund of the American Church. A con-
siderable sum was raised The ladies in
charge were Mrs Fisher, of Boston; Miss
Anna McElwee, Baroness Won Gregory,
Mrs. McFadden and Mrs. Groniger.
Prizes were awarded for the most orig
inal and handsomest costumes. Most OF
the men wore regulation evening dress.
/ One of the mems prizes, however, was
/ awarded for a striking Indian makeup.
/ Mr.. Groniger captured the BOBBY prize,
and Miss More the first prize for par
I ticularly handsome head decoration.
The Willard School for Girls under the
/ dictatorship OF DR.. Alice Luce, celebrated
! the end Of the winter semester in the
usual fashion with theatrical perform
ance at the school Saturday night. Up
ward of two hundred guests: including
many persons prominent in Berlin social
| circles, enjoyed the clever production OF
/ a farce in one act, entitled "Othello
/ Erfolg," preceded and followed by the
sketches Max und Moritz." by the Misses
| Peck, and Der Lustige Ehemann," by the
/ Misses Waggener and Roberts.
Young Women Act cleVery.
The young ladies who appeared in the
! farce were Ashley Burton, Helen Davis,
/ Virginia Hoge, May McCulloch, Anna Bull
mann, Charmion Won Wiegand, May Fax
I on. Dora Krah. Paula Carus, Marie Trehy
Strong and wilhelmine Bullmann. Really
clever acting was displayed, the male
roles, in particular being surprisingly well
given. Supper followed. On Thursday OF
this week the entire school and teachers
began q spring holiday. which will last
until after Easter II will be spent in
Italy chiefly in Florence and Rome.
Marie Deutcher, Of Brooklyn. who has
been heard several times this winter, gave
a highly complimented and skllful per-
Torrance Of the violin sonata by Tartinl
and a movement from the Lalo concerto
last week at the musical evening given by
Professor and Frau Schmalfeldt.
Ernest Hutchinson, a popular American
pianist, and Mrs. Hutcheson gave a large
~ attended reception on Sunday. Among
prominent musicians present were Arthur
Schnabel, pianist; Max Fielder, the or
chestral conductor; George Hamlin, Frau
Herminie Dallbert and Professor Taubert.
Mr.. Hutchinson announces his final piano
recital Of the season in Berlin to take
place in April, after concert engagements
in various cities of Germany.
HamIin Recital Success.
George Hamlin, in the first of two
"Iieder Abend" in Beethoven Saal, Ber-
lin. achieved a great success. rendering
Hugo Wolff and Schumann songs in an
admirable manner. There was unanimous
praise for his beauty, dignity and breadth
of style. 1t was said that he was PROB
ably the best American tenor ever heard
in Germany. His second concert, on April
l. is sure to be great success.
The annual meeting OF the Foreign
Press Association, of Berlin, at the Hotel
Esplanade, Wednesday, was as usual
great success Seven ambassadors accred-
tied TO the German court were present, IN
Guiding James w. Gerard. the American
Ambassador The American Consul Cen
eral, Robert p. Skinner; Major George
Langhorne American military attache;
Mrs. Margaret Luce, Consul and Mrs.
segall A. Goetzess, the German Colonial
Secretary, DR.. Solf; Herr Zimmerman, the
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Herr
Won Friedlander Fuld and Count Wedel
Piecksdorf were among the guests Of the
association. The guests. numbering about
500 were received by Mr. Lawrence, presi-
dent Of the association, and the managing
board.
Baroness Acts as Hostess.
Baroness Won Eckardstein, we'll known
In Berlin, was the hostess at a dinner on
Monday in honor of Theodore Spierng,
2 the American vioinist and conductor, and
Mrs Spiering Among the guests were
the Count and Countess Won Haacke and
Professors HUH and Schloterman. Mr..
and Mrs Spierng were entertained on
Tuesday at q dinner given at the home
Of Justizrath Horwitz TO them and Paul
IAndau, the celebrated German author.
Mrs. A. NJ Thackera, wife Of the Amer
lean Consul General in Paris. formerly In
Berlin. is in town on a short visit to old
friends.
Fashionable Berlin made a brilliant
showing this week at the yearly riding
and driving tournament under the au-
spices of the Association OF Riding and
Driving at the Sport Palace The boxes
On the afternoons and evenings OF the
/ tournaments presented a striking picture
Z ~ handsomely Sowned ladies and officers
,u uniforms. Major Langhorne, Annbas-
sador Gerard and numerous American
! horsemen were among the interested
4 spectators.
The Court loge was occupied on sew
eral occasions by the sons and nepnews