The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
Belgian by Birth.

DFlNtNe utltClNe hbtnNg IcpOI aeb ~
Mr.. Wortley that Mrs. " or Berthe Prem
ia was originally Berthe Arlois. a Belgian
By birth who married Valentine Prentis.
an Englishman. In her solicitations for
the bazaar and ball she usually mentioned
the Prince OF Wales National RELIEF Fund
and had elaborate letterheads and invita-
tions. A Brooklyn hotel looked up the
Montreal references she gave when she
visited there in the interest of another
bazaar and found them unsatisfactory.
The address where she Is said to have
lived in Montreal, los Mansfield street Is
said to be that of a boarding house.
Mr Wortley displayed a copy OF Torr
aud Country for this week. which contains
under Receptions. Dances. &C. a long
notice about the bazaar and ball for
November g, 6, and Q. the last being the
date of the ball 1t reads: "A bazaar for
tho benefit OF war refugees OF all nations
under the auspices OF the Prince OF Wales
Relief Fund Biltmore Hotel among those
on the committee OF arrangement are Mrs
Berthe Prentis, Mrs. James r. Barthoi-
omew Mrs Russell Law. Mrs. Walter 4.
Crosse. oliver Morosco. Harry II. Frazee.
Walter Scott. John F. Medium, Gustav
Dutout. Hiram Walker. Mrs. Helen Hart
ley Jenkins, Mrs. Winitred Harper Cooley,
Mrs Charles r. Israels Mrs. Charles
Winch, Miss Noysa Moran McMein. MISS
Mary Shaw and Miss Rita Jolivet-"
Here are some of the regulations; Mrs.
Cooley says che had nothing to do with
the affair Mrs. Winch declined to be a
pAtroness because she did not know any
Of the sponsors: Mr.. Scott would not In
terest himself in II because he was too
busy on the real committee Mrs Harriet
Stanton Batch refused to let the Women's
Political Union engage In the anair In any
way; Mrs. Law was not patroness or
committee member. and Mrs, Israels had
kselined 70 have anything TO do with thS
bazaar and ball.
II was learned that come OF the
elaborate embossed stationery donated for
tho cause" was sent to Mrs. Charles s.
Whitman, Mrs. Robert Adamson. Mre,
Marion Welch and many other prominent
women IN this city while Mrs Prentis
was AZ her office" in tho Biltmore and
living AT the Wolcott. The latter hotel,
according 10 Manager Mcmahon. made It's
donation three weeks room rent 10 Mr..
and Mrs Prentis. They left ten days ago
with two small hand bags. their only bag
gage, and have not appeared since. Thev
had paid for their extras.
Various Experiences.
Mrs welch said last night that she
saw two letters from the British Ambls-
sador wishing her success with her work.
many cablegrams from England. a letter
purporting TO cone from C. Arthur Pear
son Joint secretary OF the Prince OF Wales
fund. and other letters Mrs. WEIGH said
she thought Mrs. Prentis was under the
impression that something was coming to
her in the way OF a percentage Of the RS
ceipts. but this. It was explained to her
was impossible in New York.
The list OF the "donators and patrons
was printed by Medium. with posters and
stationery, as his donation. The tickets
TO be sold at $40 each. were printed by
the American Bank Note Company, but II
could not be learned yesterday whethe,
any Of them had really been sold. Other
donators were the Royal Typewriter Com.
pany. the Blltmore and Wolcott hotels
Walter Scott, vice-president OF Butler
Bros. the New York Telephone Company
che Hotel -, George. Brooklyn: II. f
Noble Company, which printed elaborate
stationery; the Industrial Chemical Com.
pany. the American Ammone Company
Mime. Rose Lilli George Martin, Mrs
Helen Hartley Jenkins. Lady Jennie Mus
grave, Sussex. England. and several prom
inent firms In Montreal.