The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.


\ H1NERVA club. Mrs. Howard Mac
wi Mutt. president. is planning a
unique party for December 30.
II will be entitled a Southern frolic and
ball." and will be in the large ballroom
of the Hotel McAlpin. which will be
decorated with Christmas greens. Mrs.
Simon Baruch n chairman of the enter
tainment. which will consist OF seven
tableaux of the period 1s60-65. under
the direction of Miss Virginia Dale
Southern melodies. fancy dances In
charge OF Mrs. Austin Hancock. m a
cotillon led by James Cough Jamison.
A feature Of the AFFAIR will he the old
black "mammies' who will pass home
made candy during the entertainment
Al the conclusion of the programme a
supper will be served and afterward
there will be general dancing.
Miss Musette Dawley Is chairman OF
music. Mrs. Edward W. Hooke, OF re-
ception n Mrs. George T. Golfer Of
introduction. Tickets for the affair are
81 and may be obtained from Mrs. Caro-
line +. Marsh. 900 Carlton avenue.
Brooklyn Mrs. Wooisey Collins. ii5
West Sixty-third. street. or Mrs. John
kurrus. IL West l2lst street.
The Rose fete and dance given by
the Junior Auxiliary of the Theatrc
Club IN Friday evening In the Hotel
Aston proved so successful that the Off
GERS are already making plans for a
masquerade ball to he held in January.
Miss Claire Lillian Peteler Is president
of the auxiliary. Miss Grace weis. vice.
president Miss Georgia Ravenelle,
treasurer: Miss Marguerite Luttrell. cor
responding secretary. and Miss Eileen
siacfarlan. recording secretary.
Al a regular study day OF the club
on Tuesday at the Hotel .Astor Mrs.
Helen Wells. chairman of study. will
lead the discussion on The CrNhastened
Woman" Mrs. Cora Wells Trow will
give a parliamentary drlll and a talk on
The Work of Chairmen.' There will
also be a short musical programme un-
der the direction OF Mrs. Adolph Schaf-
meyer. chairman Of music.
Mrs. Edward b. jerks has arranged
for two theatre parties for The Eter-
nal Magdalere,' a matinee on Thursday
n an evening performance on Deem
Der 20.
Mrs. John Hubbard Parker, president
! OF the club, will give n ard party at hei
home, - East Sixty-second street, or
January 10 for the benefit of the Actors
Fund. The annual blue and white lunch
con OF the club will he held on -. Valen.
tines Day, February II. Mrs. William
H.. Gahagan will be the Chairman.
The Southland Clu held its second az,
t~ernoon meeting on Friday at the Hote
Ansonia. Mrs. Simon Baruch. the presi.
dent. presided. Mrs. Charles Sllliman wa.
chairman OF art and Mrs. Austin +
Hancock chairman of entertainment.
Among the guests of honor were Miss
Edith r.. Abbott OF the Metropolitan Mu.
scum of Art. Jon A. Agar Of Louisiana
Miss Maud NJ. Mason of Kentucky. pres
ident OF the Association of Women Paint
ers and Sculptors $. Seymour Thomas
of Texas, Gutzon Borglum. Mrs. Clara
Weaver Parrish of Alabama. Miss Heller
NJ. Turner Of Kentucky. Mrs. Elizabell
Mason Vanderhoof. also of Kentucky
Walter Biggs OF Virginia. Matilda Brown
Of New England. Frank 4. Johnson. +
Graham Cootes. Mrs. Sidney LaWrenc.
Hall, president of the Shakespeare Club
Miss Catherine Carl of Louisiana and
! Miss Helen Graham Anderson. Some OF
these artists gave interesting short talks
also Miss Ruth Hall, who spoke OH ~
Few Things Happening in the Avl
World" There We're vocal numbers by
VIII j. stone. An informal reception
followed the programme.
Many prominent club women were
present at the meeting of the Christmas
Red Bag Society, Mrs. Austin y. Palmer
president. recently held at the home OF
Mrs. e. +. $. Whitney. 697 West ENG
avenue. The women were enthusia stit
over the wonderful work accomplished
by the society, whose aim Is to give n
happy Christmas 10 the poor children OF
the city. Many appealing letters have
been received by the society from the
little CHILDREN who feel that Santa Claus
won't ind them.
At the meeting of Eclectic Gu on
Wednesday at the Waldorf-Astoria Mrs
William Grant Brown. who was chair.
man OF the day. took for her subjec',
The Poetic Renaissance in America
Miss Florence Guernsey, president. pre-
SIDED, and the speakers were Mrs. Martha
Foote Grow and DR., John Lovejoy Elliott
Of the Ethical Culture Society, A pro
gramme of music followed.
Al luncheon the guests at the presi-
dents table We're Mrs. William Grant
Brown, Mrs. Grow, DR.. Elliott, Mrs. John
Balm, Jr.. Mrs, Samuel May Seymour
Mrs. John Wesley Love, Mrs. Francis T.
Wright. Mrs. William Jerome Toomey
Mrs. Alfred K. Wright. Mrs. Frank
sheldon, Mrs, Frank Clifton Clark. Mrs
Duval and Mrs. Simon Baruch.
The next meeting OF December 90
will be In charge of Mrs. John II. Stan.
ton, chairman, and Mrs, Lawrence II.
Braine, vlce-chairman.
To complete plans for the banquet and
bali of Athene Club TO be held on Jan
uary II at the Waldorf members OF the
committee met on Friday morning at the
home OF the president, Mrs, Katherine
A. Martin, 207 West Fifty-sixth street.
Mrs. James =, Niemann Is chairman OF
the committee and others on 1t are Mrs,
George A.. Brand, Mrs. Oliver w. Beals,
Mrs. Martin j, Austin, Mrs, L.ebrus d.
Burton. Mrs, David Cole Carr, Mrs,
Frank l.. Chapman, Mrs. Allen Chamber.
lain, Mrs, Alfred w, Cochran. Mrs. Will
lam Hubbard Corbin. Mrs. Elton Tower
, CowyN; Mrs. Clara Frances bennett,
| Atornell Dunlap. Mrs. Oliver Crom.
w1Sf1eld. Mrs. Arthur elliot Fish. Mrs.
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