New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-18
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Vanderbilt, Mrs. Felix Warburg, Mrs.
". Seward Webb. Mrs. George Peabody
Wctmore and Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney. The patrons arc Mayor Mitchell,
Seth Low. Joseph II. Choate. Colonel
Daniel Appleton. John ". Alexander,
Daniel French. Otto Kahn, Louis {.
Tiffany and Whitney Warren.
The National Civic Federation. OF
which Seth Low is the president, has
tined rs annual meeting TO coincide
with The giving OF the pageant. and 80
has the executive council o. the wom-
ems department. Miss Naude Wetmore,
chairman. The federation will hGld It's
meetings or December 4 and .. and Will
invite its members TO the pageant and
ball OF the Vacation Committee. IN
place o. It's regular annual dinner The
women DEPARTMENT viii hold its hCc'-
ing on Thursday, December :. The
paccant viii take thc place o. The an.
rl-lal diuuer of this executive couTcll
Of women. This viii brine Inc dele
gate, Of both branches Of the fedora
ton to New York Al the same time
and when their presence will be- aoat
needed Delegates from Nassachu-
setts. Rhode Island. New jersey, Nir-
rinia. Alabama. Mississippi thc Caro-
liuas. Florida and the District Of Co
lumbia have expressed their desire TO
lie present at these meetings.
Society is taking great interest IN
the Soiree Artistique which IS to he
given al the Ritz-Carlton on the after
Moons and evenings Of November and
10. under the auspices of the Society
Of Beaux Arts Architects. who so sue
cessfully produced last winter at the
Hotel Astor the gorgeous Venetian
Fetc. known as the Ball of inc FINE
Arts Tho proceeds Of these perform
snces Will be devoted to the Fund for
the Relief Of Destitute Families OF
Artists in France. an appeal which
comes close to the hearts of all lovers
Of art throughout America.
Arrangements have been made
whereby tables may be engaged for
luncheon preceding the performances,
and large number Of people have
already availed themselves Of this
privilege. Many we'll known artists
have already generously volunteered
their assistance. among whom may be
mentioned Miss Grace Hoffman, Miss
Carmen De Gonzalez. Miss lgna Son
tum. Miss Florence Boyer ana George
Mitchell. Included in the programme
will be the singing OF the eighteenth
century French songs in costume; the
presentation Of a one-act French play
and a NEUROLOGICAL pantomime. The
Judgment of Paris" arranged by How
ard Greenley who will have the gen
eral direction of the entertainment IN
charge.
The committee is composed OF Lloyd
Warren. Howard Greenley. Henry
Hornbostel. Kenneth Murchison. Louis
Metcalfe. James W. O'Connor and Ar
thur Ware. Tickets will be on sale at
the Ritz-Carlton two weeks in advance
Of the performances.
Those who have already accepted
the invitations 10 act as patronesses
are Mrs. G.. Louis Boissevain, Mrs. j.
Stewart Barney. Mrs Arthur Scott
Burden. Mrs Vincent Aston, Mrs. Har-
~ PAYNE Whitney, Mrs. Kenneth
Nurchison, Mrs. Howard Greenlcy,
Mrs. Frederick H. Allen, Mrs. Gordon
K. Bell, Mrs. william A. Delano. Mrs.
Francis NJ Bacon. Mrs. Archibald NJ.
Brown. Mrs. William Greenough, Mrs.
c. Oliver Iselin. Mrs. Goodhue LIVING
ston, Mrs Willard d. Straight. Srs.
Frederick ". Vanderbilt, Mrs. Thomas
Hastings. Mrs. J. Norman de R. White
house. Mrs. W Bourke Cochran, Mrs.
r. Livingston Beeckman, Mrs. Albert
Gallatin, Mrs. W. De Lancey Kountze,
Mrs. W. II Truesdale. Mrs. Otto Kahn
end Mrs. Whitney Warren.
The New York Diet Kitchen Associa-
ton has sent out invitations for sec
ond series of talks on Current His
tory in the Making" to be given by
Mrs. Je.siea Lozier Payne al Aeolian
Hall, beginning on Tuesday, November