The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19

Many appeals are received daily for
aid and assistance to carry uO deserv-
ing institutions in this city. Perhaps
the apparent enort to send everything
abroad has somewhat passed and 1t Is
possible that those who are sending
funds across the ocean may at the
same time he doing al w their power
for local needs. II yet remains "A fact
hat certain hospitals and nurseries
are hard pushed to carry on the WORK
that IL SO helpful and necessary now
that the winter has come. An attempt
! was made recently to get clothing for
an individual here who was In the
depth Of despair and shiverinG from
lack of warm garments. In the course
of ~canvaseing 10 aid this individual II
wal learned that nearly every II who
had had garments to Civ had sent
them across the Atlan;iy. There is an
old saying that charity begins at home.
One of the parties of the winter now
being arranged WI. he the Sack n
white Ball. which IL being held at
,Ehcrry's ON the night OF January IL.
'krhe proceeds will he given 10 the
hadies Auxiliary of the Lying-ln Hos
Initial 10 enable them to carry on their
'knAsion I'm the most humble sections OF
Che city, where often there Is great
drying want. The auxiliary did not
hold a bal. last year n according to
The success already attained in dispos-
ing of tickets and boxes IA handsome
sum will be netted. The executive
committee Includes Mrs. w. Pierson
Hamilton. Mrs. Charles steele. Mrs.
James W. Markoe and Mrs. Louis Lee
stanton. Tickets. including supper, at
8. each can be obtained Of Mrs. Hami-
ton at her home, 80 East Thirty-s Xth
street.
An interesting programme is being
arranged for the ball and there VIII
Ire q number of special features. IL Is
lreoucsted that all costumes he of black
and white. but fancy dress is not
necessary. though beyond doubt many
will be worn. 1t is particularly desired
that no other combination of color be
worn.
The ball will be opened by a snow
fake dance arranged by Louis Challf,
formerly of the Metropolitan Opera
and in 1t will appear Miss Alexandra
Emery, Miss Helen Flake. Miss Elaine
Denegre, Miss Theodore Larocque,
Miss Gladys Fries and Miss Margaret
ia Fargo. This dance will be under
the direction of Miss Helen Morgan
Hamilton.
Already boxes have been secured 10y
Mrs. j. Turner Atterbury, Mrs. French
Vanderbilt. Mrs. J.. Stewart Barney,
Mrs. Henry NJ. Tilford. Mrs. Charles
Steele. Mrs. Francis $. Bangs. Mrs
Herbert l.. Satterlee. Mrs. Edison Brad
ley, Mrs. Henry Scott Rokenbaugh
Mrs. Cornelius c. Cuyler. Mrs. W. Bar
clay Parsons. Mrs. Joseph r. Dill
worth. Mrs. James w. Markoe. Mrs
George Jay Gould. Mrs. J. Pierpon,
Morgan. Jr, Mrs. Ebert H.. Gary. Mrs
L. Cass L.edyard. Mrs. Rafael Gown
Mrs. John II. Livermore. Mrs. Archer
NJ. Huntington. Mrs. Walter b. James
Mrs. Edward $. Hardness, Mrs. C
Oliver lsel!n. Mrs. w. Iierson Hamil-
ton and Mrs. Augustus u. Juilliard
These boxes will he built around the
sides of the ballroom and each viii
hold six. Mr.. Sherry's entire estab'
lishment will be turned over to thu
ball committee that night.
Among the many p~atronesses are
Mines. Richard Gambrill, William X
Vanderbilt, Jr.. Robert Bacon. Willart
Marker. Jr.. Fuller Potter. Frederick
,N:dey. J. Herndon French. +. Skidd,
Won Stade. j. +. ID. I.anier. Angus
Belmont, John j. Wysong. FREDERICK
Pearson, Oliver G. Jennings. j. Gordon
Douglas. Charles T. Barney, Olive
Hartman. William L. Douglas. Henr,
Clews. George E. Turnure. Philip W
Livcrmore, WILDER Bloodgood. T. SUI
<-.. ~ =
John b.. Duer, Edmund l.. Raylies
Arthur S. Burden. T. Douglas Robin
son. a. +. Lauterbach. A. ID. b. Pratt,
Eliphalet y. Potter, Jr.. Devereux Mil
burn. +. Gray Griswold, W. Bourk
Cochran, Vincent Aston. r. j. Oakle,
Rhinelander. Victor Sorchan. John ]
Mason. Charles Potter King, Whitne,
Warren. Henry Carnegie Phlpps
Walter f. Maynard. Charles C. Dick
!nson. George W. Kidd. Price Collie,
George Brewster. Paul d. Cravatt
Charles Dana Gibson, W. De Lance,
kountze, Austen Gray. William
'Manice, John b. Trevor, w. Ram
Thompson, Henry NJ. Alexander. Jane
,B. Duke. Goodhue Livingston, John +
Alexandra, Edwin Gould. John Jaco
Aston. Henry $. Redmond. Henri 4
A~lexa nder, j. Earle Stevens. Clarenc
NJ Hyde. William NJ. Polk, L.eonar
NJ. Thomas. Bradish Johnson. Anso
McCook Beard and Robert l.. Gcrr,
Miss Anne Morgan and Miss Florenc
lthett.
There will he given at the home q
Mrs. John Jacob Astor. $40 Fifth ave
nue., on Tuesday afternoon for tn
benefit OF the Serbian Relief Fund
matinee intime at which Nine. Ann
Iavlowa will dance and other distin
guished artists viii give their ser
vices. There has been n limited sal
of tickets at $40 each. as the space +
the ballroom is not great, Among III
~patronosses are Mrs, Nicholas Murra
butler, Mrs. l.. Cooper Hewitt, Mis-
Eleanor DE Graf Cuyler, Mrs. "
Seward Webb, Mrs. Seth Low. Mr..
Herbert l.. Satterlee. Mrs. Dougla
Robinson and Mrs. John r. TER,
Tickets may he secured from Mrs. r
II. jenkins, 232 Madison avenue.
The annual Ball of the Fine Art,
which was discontinued last year be
cause Of the war in Europe, is to b
revived this winter by the Society c
BeauX Arts Architects. Tt will b
held st tho Hotel Aston Friday. Fet