New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-30
First of Combined Fetes
for Buds" Preceded
by Dinners
PARTY FOR DAUGHTER
BY MRS. PHELPS
Mrs. Thompson Gives Re-
misunderstanding
Entertainments

Another large dance ror dcoulanNes
was given last night at the Ritz-Carl-
ton. II was the first OF series o4
two newly organized dances arranged
by some Of the most prominent women
in society, for their daughters. In
stead OF each one giving a private
dance a number OF mothers OF buds"
got together and decided to combine
and give two large dances during the
season. The dance was preceded By
several dinners, in fact all those who
attended were entertained at dinner
before going on to the Ritz.
The hostesses were Mrs. Ernesto G.
Fabbri, who, in addition 70 her own
guests, entertained those Of Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney, who recalled the in
vitations for her dinner, owing 70 the
death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Almeric
Paget; Mrs. Stanley Mortimer, Mrs.
Edwin D. Morgan, Mrs. Walter B.
James and Mrs. lie Roy King.
On their arrival at the Ritz the
guests were received by some Of the
members Of the committee, after which
the dancing commenced and continued
until shortly after midnight, when a
seated supper was served. The dane
ing was resumed later.
The committee in charge, besides
those already mentioned, was made up
of Mrs. J. Archibald Murray, Mrs
Winthrop Chanler, Mrs. Frederick II
Allen, Mrs. Thomas II. Howard, Mrs
Robert p. Huntington and Mrs. j.
Woodward Haven.
Mrs. George B. Phelps gave dance
last night at Sherry's for her daugh-
ter, Miss Frances Ballard. The tapestry
suite was used, and the dancing was
general throughout the evening, with
a seated supper at midnight. The
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic
F. Alexandra, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Car
ley Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Coster Steers. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kingsland Macy, Miss Elizabeth
Chaplin. Miss Anne Ballard, Miss Mar
garet Mason, Miss Mary Colt, Miss
Eupice Clapp. Miss Margaret Hender-
son. Miss Kathleen Macy, Miss Csryl
Hackstaff, Miss Ada Norfeet, Miss Joy
Williams, Miss Hope Williams, Miss
Ellen McCarter, Miss Florence Lin
coin, Miss Madeleine Lynch, Miss Janet
Jennings, Miss Helen Barrett, Miss
Nina Ryan, Miss Cora Shields, OF
Philadelphia; Lester Armour, Cord
Meyer, Edward McIlvain, William
Rockefeller, Sloan Colt, Arthur Crun-
den, Maynard Ivison, Olin Guernsey
Frederick Cunningham, Coster Steers
and Lindell Bates.
Mrs. Warren Scott Sillcocks gave a
reception yesterday afternoon at the
Plaza to introduce her daughter, Miss
Marjorie Sillcocks. Receiving with the
debutante were Miss Therese Brown
ing, Miss Katherine Browning, Miss
Katherine Whitmarsh, Miss Lilly NJ
Stehli, Miss Marion Chapman, Miss
Marie Jordan, Miss Keyo Tetfuka
Miss Elizabeth Smith, o. Philadelphia;
Miss Henrietta Talcott, Miss Elizabeth
Clarke, Miss Evangeline B. Johnson
and Miss Charlotte Guye.
A dinner for forty followed, and
afterward Mrs. Sillcocks took the party
TO the theatre. The additional guests
included Thomas Jordan, Gilroy Null
queen, David Cowles. Dickson Potter
Ralph Marshall, Paul Bonner, Donald
Funk, Robert Handley and Howard
Major.
Mrs. George Thompson gave the sec
ond of two receptions for her daugh
ter. Miss Zillah Townsend Thompson
Yesterday afternoon at her home, lG.
East Sixty-frst Street. Receiving will
Mrs. Thompson and her mother wer'
Mrs. George d. Stow, Mrs. william
Ross Proctor. Mrs. Shepherd X. de For
est, Mrs. Charles Robinson Smith, Mis-
Harriet Haveland, Miss Jeannett'
Corse, Miss Powers, Of Washington
Miss He en- Dudgeon, Miss Elise Pro
vost Smith, Miss Jeanette Pruyn
Miss Elise Saltus, Miss Phoebe Guthrie
Miss Esther Kmball, Miss Isabelle
Mcpherson, Miss Angela Moore, Mis-
Kathleen Anderson and Miss Anne
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Stevens hay'
taken an apartment for the winter n
the Hotel Vanderbilt.
Louis Gordon Hamersley is enter
tanning a house party over Ihanksgiv
ing at his new country place at Barry
town, Y. Y. He will give a house
warming and dance this evening.
Mrs. Edward Everett Hall will give
a dance tonight at Sherry's for Mis-,
Geraldine Condit Hall. Mrs. Henr,
". kali will give a dinner for he
daughter, Miss Marguerite Kalt, AM
Miss Hall at Sherry's previous to th'
dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick T. Freling
huysen have returned to town from
their country place at Westbury, Loni
Island. and are at the Hotel Wander
blt.
Mrs. Roblnson-Duff will give musi
cal at her home, 1876 East Seventy