New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-05
Society Women to Preside
Over Tea Garden in
Palace Fete.
HALF OF RECEIPTS
GO TO RED CROSS
J. J. Porter to Wed Miss Kelly
Nine. Chenu Will Give Concert
for French Hospitals.

Under the auspices OF the Florists
Club and the Horticultural Society tire
annual International Flower Show will
onen to-day at the Grand Central Pal
ace. A feature OF the exhibition will
be the Red Cross Tea Garden. presided
over each day by women prominent in
society, who will help raise money for
war relief funds The American Red
Cross will receive half OF each days
receipts and various local and foreign
charities will share the remainder OF
the money raised. Artists will give
vocal and instrumental recitals. and
there will also be exhibitions OF classic
and modern dancing, moving pictures
and general dancing every afternoon
and evening.
The Vacation War Relief Committee.
American Fund for French Wounded
and the New York County Chapter Of
the American Red Cross will share in
to-day's receipts.
Mrs. William A. Prime, jr., is in
charge OF the tea room to-day. and on
her committee are the Countess de la
Cree, Mrs. Robert Lincoln Campbell,
Mrs. Ethebert Nevin, Mrs. A. NJ. Dixie,
Miss Anne Morgan and Miss Marie
Louise Emmett.
Others assisting will be Miss Kath-
crime Price Collier. Miss Helen Rives.
Miss Mildred Reeves. Miss Georgia APP
rleton. Miss Gretchen Damrosch, Miss
Katherine Crosby, Miss Gladys Water
bury. Miss Gabrielle Warren. Miss
Marie Rodewald. Miss Naomi Town
send, Miss Anne Bradley, Miss Gerald
inc Adee and Miss Marie Johnson.
Richard B. Kelly, of IS West Sew
enty-second Street. has announced the
engagement of his daughter. Miss Mar
caret Kelly. 20 James ]. Porter, son Of
Mr. and Mrs. William II. Porter, of So
East Sixty-seventh Street. Mr.. Porter
is brother OF Miss Helen Porter. who
was introduced TO society at a dance
given at Sherry's early in the season.
Mr. Porter was graduated from Prince
ton in 1911, and is a member Of the
Nassau Country and Princeton clubs
and Of Squadron A. The wedding will
take place in the fall.
Miss Esther Wrenn, daughter OF Mrs
William o. Wrenn, OF Norfolk, Va,
will be married TO Arthur Prescott
Washburn, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick c. Washbun, Of this city, on
June 3 at the home Of her mother.
Miss Mary Bishop Hartman, daugh-
ter of SIR. and Mrs. J. Low Hartman,
will be married 10 Felix T. Rosen to-
day in the chapel Of 81. Bartholomew
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Rutherford have
arrived in town from Tuxedo Park and
are at the Hotel Gotham.
Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee gave q din
ner last night at her house, 81 East
Thirty-sixth Street.
Mrs. Ralph lsham will give theatre
party this evening for Miss Phyllis
Walsh. the dcbutante daughter of Mrs.
:. HUM Walsh, OF Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ross Proctor
and party, including Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Hunter Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Fletcher, Miss Vouletti Proctor and
William Ross Proctor. jr.. will leave
town on Friday for Hot Springs, TO re-
main a month.
Miss Anne T. Morgan and Miss Maude
K. Wetmore have returned 70 the city
from White Sulphur Springs, ". Va.
Nine Marguerite Chenu, who is in
this country In the interest of the hos
pitfalls of France. will give concert to-
morrow evening at the home OF Eu-
gene Delano, II Washington Square
North. Miss Ethel Parks, formerly Of
the Metropolitan Opera House, will be
heard in a number Of songs, including
a modern French group. and Miss Ruth
Draper will present a new war sketch
written By her especially for this occa-
SION. Nine. Chenu is delegate of the
Central Committee Of the Union des
Femmes de France. one Of the three
French Red Cross societies. and she is
the only representative of this orgsni-
cation VIII has the authority in its
rame 20 receive American contribu-
tons. Tickets for the concert are So.
and the proceeds will be turned over
to the wounded soldiers OF France.
The patronesses are Mrs. William
Delano. Mrs. F. Egerton Winthrop, jr,
Mrs. Newbold lie Roy Edgar, Mrs.
Henry Clews, Mrs. William Aston
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