The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
MOCK POLICE RAID
APRIL FOOL BALL
Carnival Spirit Reigns Supreme
In Masque at Hotel
AstOr.
DANCERS THROW CONFETTI
)AXCEIS THROW CONFETTI
Several Dinner Parties Are
Given by Persons in
Society.

with much Of the carnival spirit, the
ave Of All Fools Day was observed last
night in the ballroom OF the Hotel Aston.
when for the beneft OF ST. Mark's Hos.
a'ta' Of this city an entertainment called
lie Masquc dAvrir' was given under
'Ne auspices Of we'll wishers OF the hos.
tai and it was productive Of much
ucrrlmcnt.
The active committee included Mrs.
Walter Alexander, Mrs. J. r. A. Clark,
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Tappin, Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick h. Culver, Miss Juliana
cutting, Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Dadrun.
Miss Emily Tremaine. Miss Anna Con.
stable, Mrs. Oren Root. Mr. and Mrs.
Walter =. Gurpee, Jr., Mrs. Herbert Nc.
Bride, Miss Annabeiia =. Olyphant. Mrs.
Charles w. Pierson. Mrs Benjamin r.
ritnn, Mrs. George X. Il. Wade, Mrs.
Wfrid Worcester. Mrs. Thomas w.
Slocum DR.: Horace :. Stokes. Evert J.
Wendell, John L. Wilkie, Julius p.
workum. the Misses Alice and Fanny
Smith, Joseph Rowland Hunt, J. Philip
Bernhard. Alfred w. Martin, Richard M.
Hurd. Frederic Allen. Louis c. Hay. y.
%. Marsh and A. Rene Moen.
Most Of the persons who attended were
IN fancy dress and for those who were
N CbllNtllioIldl atliTt tneTe were on sale
s-otesque headdresses and other articles
that helped In Disgusting them. Each one
on entering was handed a mask and no
one was permitted on the ballroom floor
before midnight who did not wear one.
The first feature was a dance contest
IN which participated Mrs. J. Victor OnA.
tivla, Jr.. Mrs. Roger Mnton, Miss Eulaiia
Gallstin, Mrs. Lawrence r Durant. Miss
Frances Montagu Ward. Bradish J. Car
roll, Jr.. shannon l.. Meany, Ernest A.
Bigelow. Jr, Harry Gushing Sd and
Leonard Cox.
"show IL Pulled"
Boon after the contest had concluded
there was an uproar In the ballroom. caused
by the appearance of a squad of police.
men. one OF whom shrieked through q
mesaphone, This show IL pulled by order
u the Mayor" and then the lights went
Gown There then blazed forth at one
md OF the ballroom in huge electric let
iers the sign April Fool" and then the
Iehis were turned on again, the Joke be.
ins appreciated by all assembled as well
as by the make believe policemen. who
were members OF the committee headed
by Frederick i. Culver and Joseph How
land Hunt.
There were other amusing Incidents, one
IN the shape of a band of gypsies. headed
by hand organ grinder and a tambourins
player. Louis Hay and Mrs. Henry Hollis
ter Pease. followed by two bears. one black
and one white. unprecedented by Frederic
ALLEN and John Oakman. There was also
3 band OF Spanish dancers who played and
sang. and another feature was a dance OF
yourg people costumed as pierrots and
plerrettes. Some OF the audience were
'rduced 10 enter a photograph booth, but
IN place of receiving a quickly printed
photograph they got a card on which was
tod ~ tsgts At.rh -
The entertainment was "a 'ried out In
good spirit and without fear of any early
losing laws. When the dance was at It's
height there were thrown about the ball
~oom showers of confetti and serpentine
Two bands played for dancing. Franzen's
and Markets, and there was scarcely a
minute without music. Numerous supper
nartes were made up for the palm room.
Some of those present were Mr. and
Mrs J. +. A. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs George
y padmun DR.. and Mrs. benjamin r.
Tton. Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey Tappin,
Mr and Mrs Oren Root. Mr.. and Mira
Walter S Gurnee. Jr.. Miss Anna Con-
table Miss Julianna Cutting, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles w. Plerson, Miss AnnabelI
plyphaut Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus l.. Patter-
son, Mr.. and Mrs Dom Barber, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick T. Delafeld, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson, Mr.. and Mre. Ar
thur j. Cumnock, Mr.. and Mrs. q. X.
Wade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell w. Tilton, Mr..
and Mrs, a. Stewart Walker. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Rowland Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
,IIver De l.ancey Coster. Mr.. and Mrs.
irving Brokaw, Mr. and Mrs Frederick
!. Dslziel Mr.. and Mrs. George Edward
lde, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus T. Kirby,
VT and Ms Edward 4. ]. Mcvickar.
Dr and Mis-. Nathaniel II. Potter, Mr..
ana Mrs. Henry ii. Pease, Mr.. and Mrs.
samuel Riker, Mr.. and Mrs. John Harsen
hho7des. Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver O. Jen-
1.ngs Nr. and Mrs. Arthur II. scribner,
VIZ and Mrs Jonathan Bulkley. Mr.. and
Nls John A. Gade.
Mr. and Mrs. William Curtis Demorest,
Nr and Mrs. Arthur Coppeli. Mr. and
NI-s : Stanwood Menken, Mr.. and Mrs.
'Ar.s Petrasch, MIR, and Mrs. Howard
b Borden, Mr.. and Mrs Adrian II. Lar
tio' Mr.. and Mrs. oswald q. Willard,
'ir and Mrs. George Il. Turnure Mr..
ana Mrs William H. Dinsmore, Mr.. and
Mrs Albert II. Wiggin. and MIR. and
"IIs Frederick r. Culver.
other Dinner Parties.
Several dinners were given last night
~ tAe Plaza, one of them by Mr.. and
N's Walter Watson. for Miss Elise
IaH'" and her fance, w. Russell Grace,
Nh" are 10 he married at Glen Cove l..
:. or April Is. Their other guests we're
.lFe Mary Cutting Cumnock, Miss Carol
Nctn' Miss May Duncan Watson. Harvey
iadew Frederick r Frellnghuysen,
N','Wrlght Watson. L. stuart Wing,
il aud Davis Barnes.
Harry S Black was another OF the
.n''s "f the evening, his guests including
N- S'uyvesant Fish. Mr.. and Mrs.
'' Hartman, Mrs. Hermann DEL
Nr and Mrs, Joseph Earle Stevens,
Henry :. Redmond, Viscount Ache
'.. 'f London, Elisha Dyer and Franklin
tummcr.
and Mrs. q, Trowbridgc Hollister
3. dinner for Mrs L. Rlcha rdson
''.' aud her fance, George Arents.
Who are 10 be married on April ~.
their guests were Or. and Mrs.
... &. ITollister, Mrs T., Trow-
it and Louis II. Hosmer. Dr,
ug l."" had as his guests Mr..
Nl.s ! stewart Barney, Mr. and
'tuu g. Harris. Mr.. and Mrs. War
~ 'orih", Miss Louise Scott and
N. ogden. After dinner there was
BE- .n the rose room
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