New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-20
Mother Entertains with
Dinner Fete - 200
- Guests Present
RECEPTION FOR
NINE. BERNHARDT
SenOrita ROsita Renaud
Entertained - Benefit
DanSant Planned

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in the hotel last night for her
daughter, Miss Pauline Disston. About
TWO hundred guests were received by
Mrs. Disston and her daughter at the
entrance to the ballroom. The dinner
was served at small tables, decorated
with cut flowers, and il was followed
by dancing Supper was served shortly
after midnight Miss Disston goes 20
Washington to-day. and will be one Of
the guests OF honor at a dinner and
dance which Mrs. Edison Bradley is
giving there tonight for debutantes.
The guests at dinner last night in
Guided Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stuart Barney,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Drexel Biddle, Mr..
and Mrs. George Brooke, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter b. Brooks, jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard s. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Bernhard, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
Wilkes Cary, Mr.. and Mrs. Angler B.
Duke, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Duncan, Mr..
and Mrs. Spencer Eddy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyttleton Fox, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
r. Frelinghuysen, Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee L. Gillespie, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Jay Gould. Mr.. ana Mrs. Francis Bur
rail- Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. George
Hull, jr., Mr.. ana Mrs Francis /. V.
Hoppin. Mr. ana Mrs. Arturo Heeren,
Mr. and Mrs. Gurnee Mum, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles de Loosely Oelrichs, Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence T. Paul. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert c. Pell, jr., MIR. and Mrs.
Oliver Perrin.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Bache
Pratt. Mr.. and Mrs. James Lowell Put
nam, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Williamson
Roberts, Dr.. and Mrs. Preston p. Sat
terwhite. the Rev. and Mrs Herbert
Shipman. Mr.. and Mrs. Ormond G.
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Sufern Taller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Thayer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Griswold A. Thompson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Elliot Tod, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Wagstaf, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen G.
Wellman, Mr.. and Mrs. Aksel c. P.
Wichfeld and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Wins
ton.
Other guests were Mrs. 0. II. p. Bel
mont, Mrs. Craig Bddle. Mrs. Moses
Taylor Campbell, Mrs. Amory s. Car
mart, Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas. Mrs.
Herbert ". Hartman, Mrs. James B.
Hsggin, Mrs Jewett Minturn, Mrs.
Hermann Oelrichs. Mrs. William Post,
Mrs Henry Pierrepont Perry, Mrs.
Henry s. Redmond, Mrs. Burke Roche,
Mrs II. Mex. Twombly, Mrs. Cornelius
II. Tangeman and Mrs. Joseph T.. Wild
ener.
Mrs. Philip NJ. Lydig gave recep-
tion yesterday afternoon at her home,
- Washington Square North, for Nine.
sarah Bernhard. There were more
than 500 guests present, representing
society. the drama and art. They were
received in the music room by the host
ess and Nine. Bernhardt. The latter,
seated in a chair at one end of the
room, held an arm bouquet Of Ameri-
can Beauty roses. tied with satin rib
bons of the French colors. Conrad's
orchestra played.
Mrs. Frank s. Hastings gave mu-
steal Yesterday afternoon at her home,
is West riftieth Street, for Senorita
Rosita Renard, Of Santiago de Chilli
Mrs. Joseph Wood Cushman and her
daughter, Miss Mary A. Cushman. gave
a reception yesterday afternoon at
their home 80 West Fifty-frst Street.
Miss Geraldine Condit Hall was the
guest Of honor yesterday afternoon at
a tea given at the studio Of Pierre Ia
toue, who exhibited a portrait Of Miss
Hall. Miss Hall is a daughter of Mr..
! and Mrs. Edward Everett Hall.
A the danssnte will be given on De
cember 30, from 4 to Z, at the Ritz
Carlton. for the benefit Of the Children
, # Holiday Farm. Miss Charlotte Wer-
uor is chairman of the committee in
charge. Tickets may be obtained from
Miss Dorothy Bigelow. psi West Sew
| cnty-secord Street, or at the Ritz-Csrl-
ton.
Lee Nichols. Honorable Artillery
! Corps OF London, gave a brief but in
tercsting talk yesterday morning at
| Shcrry's at the regular weekly meeting
Of the Junior War Relief Society. He
! ,poke on some of the incidents in the
carly stages Of the war. The league
turns out about 1000 articles each
week. which arc sent 10 the soldiers OF
The Allies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Biddle, of Phila-
delphia, are at the Hotel Vanderbilt for
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward +. de Selding
Of 1870 East Fifty-frst Street, announce
the engagement Of their daughter Miss
Henrietta Tracy de Selding, 10 the Rev
BENJAMIN Martin Washburn, vicar Of
/ Grace Chapel.
Mrs. Daniel Frederick CHINA, Of
Plainfeld, y. j., announces the en-
gagement Of her daughter, Miss Caths-
rine Whiting CHINA, TO Roger Drew
Mellick.
Miss CHINA attended Miss Halls
school in Pittsfeld. Mass. and made
her debut three years ago. She is the
daughter Of the late Daniel +. CHINA
and granddaughter Of the late stephen
Mr. Meilick is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George p. Mellick. of Plainfield. lie is
a member Of the New York Stock EN-
change.
Mrs. Charles II. Guye will give din
uer dance this evening at Sherrys Tor
her debutante daughter, Miss charlotte
Guye.
Mrs. James King Hoyt, OF 40 PARK
Aysnue will give reception this after
nom 10 introduce her daughter MISS
Barbara Hoyt
concert and dance will be given I'M
r. . 81.
evening at the Hotel Biltmore ior the
heneft of homeless Belgian Children