The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07
SOCIETY GOES CHARITY MAD
AND FINDS ITS REWARD
Winter Really a Gay One Despite Fashion for Economy and Fact That
rev Private Entertainments of Note Have Been Given
~Weddngs Engagements, General Notes

IL being for the younger element ana
especially for the friends OF her daugh-
tiers, the Misses Jane and Frances
Morgan. The opera has shown
scarcely any falling OF in he attend
ance Of those whose presence makes
the Metropolitan brilliant by mean OF
gowns and Jewels. The two rows q
boxes and the orchestra stalls have AZ
each evening performance presented
An inspiring sight and such gathertnss
have a decided effect on the artists.
Lectures and concerts for wal SUI
ferers and local institutions Will help
to All up the coming week and there
are under way preparations for nu-
merous weddings n other entertain
ments that will make Easter week
particularly busy.
An appeal Is being made by the
American Artists Committee Of One
| Hundred for funds to be sent to destt-
tute families OF French soldier-artists,
Of whom there are many at the pres
ent time. The American painters,
architects and sculptors who have at
tanned prominence not only in their
own country but in France feel that
they owe a debt OF gratitude to
France, whose Ecole des Beaux Arts
in Paris gave them without cost to
themselves such wonderful opportuni-
ties for study. With this spirit the
American committee. which cooper
ates with the Fraternite des Arti ties
OF Paris, has organized a series OF lec-
lures to be delivered In private houses.
J.. Carroll Beckwith is chairman Of the
committee here. which cooperates with
Leon Bonnat. president OF the frater-
mite.
The frst lecture will be delivered a
the home Of the Misses Hewitt, . Lex
ington yer on Wednesday after
noon at 4, when Brander Matthews Of
Columbia University will be heard,
and his subject will be English Or
thography-What 1t Is and What 1t
Ought to Be-" Arthur Whiting Will
deliver the next lecture at the home Of
Mrs. Smauel Thorne. sl4 Fifth .
nue., and his topic will be THE Amer
lean Composer" The date Of Mr..
Writings lecture IL March "a.
The final lecture OF the series viii
be delivered on April 7 by James
Barnes At the homo of ex-senator
lllldi ~. Sl9IA oiu suEs. ~ n, SOS
Fifth avenue. Mr.. Barnes returned
from Europe recently. where he saw
! something Of the war. and his topic
! will be Back Of the German Lines in
the First Weeks OF the War" This
lecture will be given in the music
room OF the Clark residence, and there
will be an organ recital before and
after 1t.
Members Of tho committee are John
W. Alexander. Lloyd Warren. Harry
w. Watrous. Abbott II. Thayer. Irving
b. Wiles. r. Luis Mora. Charles Dana
Gibson. Thomas Hastings. William b.
Van Ingen. Cass Gilbert. w. Sergeant
Kendall. Bryson Burroughs, Francis
c. Jones, William T. Smedley, Edward
Russell Butler. Childe Hassam, Lucia
Fairchild Fuller. Douglas volk. Cecilia
Beaux, Janet 6cudder. Walter Launt
, Palmer. s. Montgomery Roosevelt,
Taber Sears and Edward w. Redfeld.
Among those who have already Sc
cured tickets are Mrs. Frederic II.
Belts, Mrs. Benjamin c. Porter. Mr..
and Mrs. F. Burial Hoffman. Mr.. and
Mrs. William II. Bliss. Mrs. Gregory
Sutton. Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson.
Mrs. J. Carroll Beckwith. F. Burial
Hoffman, Jr, Mrs, Whitney Warren.
Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt. Mrs. Burke
Roche and Mrs. Charles b. Alexander.
Tickets for the series at % and
single tickets at 80 each may be OBJ
tanned at K~noedler's. 566 Fifth avenue
and Of Miss Annie Flint. 90 East
Thirty-fourth street.
There remain two lectures Of the
series for the benefit Of families OF
French architects. which have been
held at the home Of Lloyd Warren,
l04l Fifth avenue. Mr.. Warren's
house has a spacious living room or
studio hung with old French and
Flemish tapestries n further beauti-
fled with other art works. and II seats
about three hundred persons. The lee.
lures OF last week delivered by Eugene
Brieux and Paul Chalfn were we'll at.
tended. Ralph Adams Cram. architect
Of the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine, will speak at Mr.. warren's on
Tuesday morning and his topic will b.
Medieval Architecture in France IL
the Thirteenth Century" and at thu
last OF the series. on Friday morning
Pierre Comm has chosen for his sub.
tect Rheims"
Among the ~patronesses are Mrs
Richard Aldrich. Mrs. Archer M
Huntington, Mrs. Otto H. Kahn. Mrs
John w. Cross. Mrs. John Jacob Astor
Mrs. McDougall Hawkes.. Mrs. e
Henry Hartman, Mrs. Whitney War
rem. Mrs. r. Gray Griswold, Mrs, F
. Burial Hoffman and Mrs. Eserton L
Winthrop. Jr. Single tickets may b,
obtained on the day Of the lecture.
Q Many Of her friends are WORKING
e with Miss Juliana Cutting to make
X success Of the bal masque TO be held a
the Plaza on Tuesday niaht. The pro
n ceeds will be devoted TO local charitie
q and II IL expected that a handsom,
n sum will be Melted. notwithstanding
the many calls from abroad. There ar,
e to he special dances, and all who at
d tend are expected to wear masks q
we'll as dominoes or fancy dress, an,
n before supper masks will be- removed
Several boxes will be built on the moo
N level and these will be sold at S75 each
. while those In the balconies have beef
e placed at $50 each. Single tickets. In
= Guiding supper. will be S6 each.
Among the ~patronesses are Mrs. r
|. Fulton Cutting. Mrs. stuyvssant Fish
Mrs. ". Pierson Hamilton. Mrs. H
Casimir De Rham. Mrs. Alexande