The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-02
DANCE AT SHERRY'S
FOR MISS DE LAMAR
Father Of Dcbutantc and
Others Give Dinners Before
Larger Gathering.
CHARITY BALL TONIGHT

dance last night AZ Sherry's to introduce
TO society his daughter, Miss Alice he
Lamar. First there was n dinner nj his
house, 233 Madison avenue, at which
the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. william
Nelson Cromwell. Mrs Edward Russell
Perry, Miss Clara spence. the Rcv. Dr.
Henry Sloane Coffin and Mrs. Cofin and
A. Morris Bagby. Immediately after
dinner they went to Sherry's, whore
Capt. De Lamar and his daughter re.
ceived their many guests at the entrance
TO the large ballroom. Assisting them
we're Mrs. Perry and Miss Spence. The
debutante wore a gown OF white tulle
with a tunic OF silver cloth trimmed
with pink roses and forget-me- nots. and
she carried n bouquet Of pink roses.
The ballroom was decorated with
spring flowers. among them apple and
ounce blossoms and white lilacs with
which were massed tiger rlies and
tulips There was general dancing
with music by Conrads and Frantzens
orchestras, and seated supper was
served in the small ballroom During
he supper there was music by band
Of Tyrolean singers.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
James r. Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
y. Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul u.
CraNath, Mr.. and Mrs Arson w. Bur
chard. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Damrosoh,
Mr. and Mrs Charles II. Frank. Mr..
and Mrs. Ernesto O. Fabbri, Mr. and
Mrs John Fairchlld Adams. Mr.. and
Mrs r. Parker Kirlin Mr. and Mrs
William Jay Schieffelin. Miss Leary. the
baroness Raoul de Grafrenried. Mrs
William Lowe Rice. the Misses Marie c.
Johnson, Katherine Lamont, Marie
Taller, Mary Jay Schleffelin. Christina
Nichols Lillian Talmage. Marion TIFF
fanny, Mary Croker Alexander. Ger
trude Blaine Damrosch. Rita Boxer.
Kate Bonner. Margaret Erhart Caramai
Carroll. Helen Flake. Vera Cravath.
Louise TIFFANY Frank. Madeleine and
katherine Dahlgren, Gertrude and
Violet Hamilton, Gladys Fries. Margaret
Williams. Caryl Hackstaff. Janet Greg
DRY. Nieva Fisher. Eugenia Fuller.
Olivia 5. Erdmann, Eleanor Darlington.
Vera de Ropp. Marietta Chaplin, Eunice
Clapp, Elizabeth Clarkson, Alice Coffin
and Maud Coster.
Among the men were William Jay
Schieffslln. Jr., Harvey s. Iadew, Ar
mold Fraser Campbell Reginald Franck-
lvn, Durant Bowers. Malcolm ID. Sloane,
Theodosius Stevens. +. Burial Hoff-
man. Jr, Albert l.. Hoffman, Gordon
Mccormick, J. Berry Underhill. Jr.. s.
Bryce Wing. Benjamin Harrison Mckee.
ino di Noise. Murray Hoffman, Henry
Holt Jr.. l.. stuart Wing. Jr.. Dunbar
Adams, Lawrence Atterbury, Paul Bon
ner, Carl r. Boxer. Jr.. Lauren Carroll.
:. Sloan Colt. Harry Mcdonald. Joseph
w. Burden, Elliot c. n. Darlington.
Lewis l.. Delafield. Jr.. Felix Doubleday,
Iohn c. Gray, Jr, Edward NJ Horton,
Frederick ingalls,. w. Thorn Kssel j.
Couper Lord and James W. Maitland
Previous to the dance Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Bloodgood Peck gave a dinner
at the Ritz-Carlton for their nleces
Miss Mary Stevens Chaplin and Miss
Frances Peck hehutantas Of the wintAr
Tho other guests were the Misses Anna
Ballard and Josephine Wells. Vivian
Eggleston, \. Talbot Jones. Henry Co.'S
ter Steers. Reginald Sturgis and n
Datngerfeld Lewis. Afterward Mr. and
Mrs. Peck took their guests to the
theatre and late to the dance
Another dinner was givIn by J. NJ
den Talbot at Sherrys. His guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. 4. Masters Mac
Donell The Misses SymphorOsa
Rristed. Mildred and Elise Rice. Pris-
ella Peabody Gertrude and Eva Mali
Constance Peabody and Elinor Kendall
fTtueiltk =. Mdtl'Clell. LOTT NeWtC.1,
Maurice Kinney. Charles Gautier oliver
Wagstaff, Frederick Wooley. Harry
Cushing Sd and Frederic r. Coudert Jr
After seeing a theatre performance the
party went to the dance at Sherrys
Miss De Lamar will GO to Palm
Beach on February 10.
A successful dance for the benefit Of
the British American War Relief Fund.
.Ftiy a1 h.
Charles Dana Gibson, Mrs Arthur s.
Burden, Miss Josephine Osborn and
Miss Mary Hoyt Wiborg was held la
night In the assembly room OF II East
Forty-fifth street. Many OF the guests
came on from the opera and also from
dinners given by Mrs. Newbold lie Roy
Edgar. Mrs Arthur s. Burden. Mrs.
Frederick w. Wh!tridge. Mrs. Charles
T.. Greenough, Mrs ogden l.. Mills. Mrs.
Robert L. Gerry, Mrs. Archer VI. Hunt
ington, Miss Wiborg and Harry s.
BLACK. Tables for supper we're placed
around the assembly, room which was
decorated with green and silver. There
was an impromptu cabaret entertain
ment by Mr.. and Mrs Laurie De Fries,
George Grossmith and Maurice Farkoa
~ the "To-night's the Night" company,
and another one OF the entertainers was
Miss Ina Claire
Some OF those at the dance were Mr
and Mrs. II. H. Rogers. Mr. and Mrs.
John q. Mllburn. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Sanger, whose guests were Mayor and
Mrs Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Gray Girls
void, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Mortimer,
Miss Edith Mortimer. Clarence II.
Mackay, Henry J. Whitehouse, Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt. Jr.: Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander D. p. Pratt, Frank A.
Munsey, Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Barker,
Miss Barbara Rutherford, Mr.. and Mrs.
sydney 8. Breese, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
Could, Richard Harding Davis, Mr. and
Mrs, Douglas Fairbanks. Seton Henry.
Henry c. Gray. Mr.. and Mrs II. Fair
field Osborn, the Misses Mary and Laura
Garfield. Francis and Maurice Roche
and r. NJ. Stuart Wortley. Conrad
and Europe's orchestras played for
dancing.
The annual Charity Ball for the hone
m OF the Nursery and Childs Hospital
viii be held tonight at the Waldorf
Astoria when the entire ballroom suite
viii be utilized. There will be present
the Governor and Mrs. Whitman. the
Mayor and Mrs. Mitchell. and officers OF
the army and navy from Governors
Island and the Brooklyn navy yard
Three bands OF music will play for
dancing which will he general after the
grand march, which will open the ball
as II has for many years. Among the
boNholders will be Mrs George Leary
whose guest Of honor will be Mrs. Lind
icy NJ Garrison, wifo OF the Secreta ~
N War, for whom Mr.. Leary will give