New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
MISS TOWNSEND
GIVES LUNCHEON
Miss Beth Leary Enter
tains for Miss Marie
Jordan at Sherry's.
RECEPTION DEBUT
FOR MISS WARREN
DR.. Henry A. Griffin Host for
Kate Wyman Griffin, Debu-
tante Daughter.

Several luncheons were given yester-
day for debutantes. among them one by
Miss Noemi Gilbert Townsend at her
home, 299 Lexington Avenue. Her
guests included Miss Nathalie Wood,
Miss Mary Opdycke, Miss Audrey Hoff-
man, Miss Annette Markoe, Miss Eliza
beth Howard. Miss Rita Norrie, Miss
Grace Bristed and Miss Ethel Potter.
Another luncheon was given at
Sherry's by Miss Beth Leary for Miss
Marie Demilt Jordan, the debutante
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Jor-
dan. In the party were Miss Frances
Phillips. Miss Edith Williams, Miss
Helen Culver Kerr, Miss Frances Bal
lard. Miss Maude O'Brien. Miss Anna
Ballard. Miss Maud Ccster. Miss
Evangeline Johnson. Miss Adelaide
Buckley and Miss Marian Blacksmith.
Miss Margaret A. THOMPSON, the de-
butante daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam g. Thompson. gave a luncheon at
Sherry's for Miss Esther Reno, Of Pitts
burgh. Among Miss Thompson's guests
were Miss Janet Gregory, Miss Madge
Lynch. Miss Clara Mcconnell. Miss
Wealthy Lewis, Miss Mary F. Gilbert,
Miss Margaret Dickson. Miss Annie Gil
bert and Kathryn Bache.
Dr.. Henry A. Griffin, Of 81 Park Ave
nue., gave a luncheon yesterday at
Sherry's for his debutante daughter,
Miss Kate Wyman Griffin. The party
was chaperoned by Mrs. George B.
deForest and Mrs. Edward S. Knapp.
The guests included Mrs; j. Horton
Iiams. Miss Mary Hartshorne. Miss
IIo1Joro Mice Halo, (par
Miss Mercer French, Miss Dorothy
Greer, Miss Mary I. Francke. Miss
Adeline Hatch. Miss Gertrdue Murray,
Miss Marian Perry, Miss Helen de For
est Griffin, Miss Peggy Busk, Miss
Muriel Wiggin, Miss Edith Williams.
Miss Alice Baldwin. Miss Constance
Wickersham, Miss Marian Townsend
Miss Rosalie G. Bloodgood. Miss Doro-
thea Camp, Miss Grace Colgate, Miss
Esther Louise Denny, Miss Gloria
Thomas, Miss Ethel Simmons, Miss
Helen Porter, Miss Madge Lesher, Miss
Isabel Yeomans, Miss Grace Franklin
and Miss Alice Davies.
Mrs. George Flint Warren, jr., gave 6
reception yesterday afternoon at her
home. 239 West Seventy-frst Street, TO
introduce her daughter, Miss Isabel
Meredith Warren. Receiving with the
debutante and her mother were Miss
Eleanor Groves, Miss Constance Shedd,
Miss Barbara Stevens. Miss Mary
Munro. Miss Marion Noyes and Miss
Margaret Warren. After the reception
there was supper and dancing for the
receiving party, and a number of Young
men, among whom were Kenneth Shedd,
Gerrould Smith, Stephen Carr, Herman
Murray, Pierce Taylor, Vivien Palmieri
and Harold B. Thorne.
Mrs. James Byrne will give dance
tonight at Sherry's for her debutante
daughter, Miss Helen MacGregor
Byrne.
Mrs. J. Allen Townsend will give a
dinner and theatre party this evening
for her debutante daughter, Miss Ma
rion Townsend.
Mrs. Henry Sedgwick will give re-
ception this afternoon at Sherry's TO
introduce her daughters, Miss Adelaide
and Miss Aileen Sedgwick.
The first performance of the operetta
"Thalia" for the benefit of the Gros-
venor Neighborhood House will take
place at the Ritz Carlton this evening.
It will be repeated tomorrow afternoon
and evening.
A bazaar and the dansant for the
benefit of the New York Home for
Homeless Boys will be held to-day at
the Plaza.