The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
HOLIDAYS GAY FOR
MANY DEBUTANTES
Miss Mary I. Franckc and Miss
Katherine s. Browning
Introduced.
DANCE FOR MISS ADEE

TIL. holiday season still finds much
N be lone for d~ebutantes. whose num-
her this year IA greater than ever. There
was one coming out tea yesterday after
noon and several dances were given last
nirht for them.
Miss Mary Irving Francke was intro
duced yesterday afternoon at Sherry's
by her aunt, Mrs. Albert Francke, ~
her mother, Mrs. Lindsey Tappin. IL
in mourning, Miss Francke comes from
distinguished ancestry. Her grand
father, the late Daniel Huntington. was
for many years president Of the National
Academy OF Design. and h is a col
lateral descendant Of Washington Irving.
The reception was held In the small
ballroom. and receiving with the debu-
,ante and her aunt were the Misses
pcrothy Greer. Anna Rathbone. Fred
erica Bull, Dorothea Camp. Ethel Sim
mons. Antiss De Veau. Marion Towns
end. Isabel Stettinius. Mary Harris
horne, Hope Williams. Helen Alexander.
Maryanna Lincoln. Geraldine Adee and
throughout the afternoon.
Dance for Miss Adee.
was given by Mrs. Ernest r.. Adee at
SUSTIN = " " oou8iNtis TIC SVt-
sldine Fitzgerald Adee. who was
formally introduced at III afternoon re-
cep,ion given by her mother at the
colony Club in November. Miss Adee
10 a granddaughter OF the late Gen.
Louis Fitzgerald. Previous to the dance
a dinner was given in honor Of Miss
Adee at the Colony Club by Mrs. Clar-
ence Blair Mitchell.
others giving dinners In advance Of
the dance were Mrs. Henry NJ. Alex
ander. Mrs, WILDER A. Bloodgood and
Mrs. Edward W. Packard. Mrs. Adee
and her daughter received their guests
az the entrance to the small ballroom.
where there were decorations In keep
ing with the Christmas season. Shortly
after midnight supper was served. dane
Ing being resumed afterward.
Among the guests were Mr.. aud Mrs.
Eugene :. Reynal. Mr.. and Mrs. White
wright Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. David
wagstsff. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley c..
Mortimer, Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. l..
Rutherfurd, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Astor.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Louis c.. Morris. Mrs. NJ.
Dwight Collier, Miss Elizabeth Mont
gomery Lynch. Miss Ellen Adee. George
townsend Adee and Ambrose n. Henry.
There were also included the debutantes
Of the season and many OF the young
dancing men.
Another Dance at Sherry's.
Another dance OF last night was given
In Sherry's large ballroom by Mrs. Henry
X. Browning to introduce her daugh-
ter, Miss katherine simmons Browning.
II vas a party for the younger element.
including debutartes OF this year. some
o. next and a few young married
people.
Among the guests were Mr.. and
MT. Howard Hatch. Mr.. ard Mrs.
Harold Richard. Mr.. and Mrs. Gouver-
reur Norris. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood
Prescott. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner Lawrence. Miss
Simmons. Mr.. and Mrs. George Dickin-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Green. the
Misses Helen Porter, Madge Raymond
Lesher, Mabel W. Alker. Jeanette
Blake. Ethel simmons, Lillian Palmer,
Hatch, Genevieve Ciendenin.
and Katharine Fitch. LeHtilhon
and Amy clifford. katherine Hall. Marie
frances Ward. Katherine Force.
Bunker and Theresa Pearson.
some of the men present were Henri
Harnickel. Frederick Fleitmann. Wells
Riley. John and Carroll Alker. Randall
peale. Charles II. Ma rshall. Alfred
Thurber. Ralph Kirlin. Charles II. Sabin,
". j. Berry Underhill, Jr.. William
and John Browning. James Beck. Jr..
Palmer. John D.. Jesup and c..
II. Hamilton. A buffet supper was