New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
Benefit for LenOx Settle
ment To Be Held in
Ritz, December 7
FRENCH WOMEN
TO GIVE DANCE
Soldiers in Trenches Will
Get Comfort Kits from
Proceeds

Boxes are on sale for the advertise
ment ball to be given on December at
the Ritz-Carlton for the Lenox Hill Set
Element under the patronage of some
Of the most prominent women in New
York society. The committee in charge
includes Mrs. Oliver Iselin, Mrs. Rob-
ert Bacon, Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell, Mrs.
Nicholas Biddle, Mrs. George Draper,
Mrs. Jewett Minturn and Miss Carol A.
Hartman, who have the assistance of
John Alexander. Posters are being pre-
pared by illustrators which will serve
TO advertise the ball and also be an aid
for the guests in the selection of their
costumes. Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell has
offered prize for the best costume.
The crystal room will be reserved for
supper for those in costume.
Tickets at s. each may be obtained
from Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell. So East
Seventy-second Street, telephone No.
2763 Plaza.
Under the auspices Of L'Union des
Femmes de France, Comite de Belfort,
lie Paquet du Soldat will give concert
and dance in the Aston Gallery of the
Waldorf-Astoria on friday evening for
the benefit of French soldiers whose
families are in the invaded parts OF
France and cannot correspond with
them or send them wrist they need. lie
Paquet du Soldau sends comfort kits,
tobacco and delicacies TO its proteges.
The proceeds from this concert VIII De
used to send Christmas packages 10
the soldiers on the lists OF the society
who are in the first line trenches.
Lorraine Wyman, the artist; Mrs. 81
none de Mauborget, de lOpera dc
Paris; George Barrere, futist; Andre
Tourret, violinist, and Robert Lortat,
pianist, have contributed their services.
There will be dancing after the concert:
Tickets are 81. and may be obtained
from Mrs. f.. Jonessof, treasurer, 353
West Fifty-seventh Street, or at the
Waldorf Astoria.
The patronesses include Mrs. Robert
Bacon, Mrs. Charles b. Alexander, Mrs.
Thomas j. Preston, Mrs. F. c. Rogers
and Mrs. Benson Bennett Sloan.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Egerton Webb. who
spent the fall with Mrs. Edmund Kan
dolph, at Locust Valley, Long Island,
have returned to the city for the win
ter.
Mrs. Frances Wheeler White will give
a reception at her home, II West Fifty-
fourth ST. eet, on Tuesday, December
26. for her niece, Miss Eleanor Frances
White, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sum-
ner W. White, of Nutley, y. j. A din
ner and theatre party will follow
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Bourke Cochran,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin and Mr.
and Mrs. Griswold A. Thompson gave
dinners last night at the Ritz-Carlton-
Mr.. and Mrs. Iselin are in town for
few days from their country place on
Long Island, and are staying at the
Ritz.
Mrs. John d. Barrett gave Luncheon
Yesterday at Sherry's for Miss Beatrice
Pynchon, debutante daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George M. aPynchon. Mrs
Barrett will give a dance on Decem-
Der 81 at the RitzCarlton for her
daughter, Miss Helen Barrett. Mrs.
Pynchon will introduce her daughter
at a reception at her home, in Eat
sFifty-sixth Street, on December D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ormsby MacKnight
Mitchell, of Montclair, \. j., gave
dinner last night at the Hotel Gotham
for their daughter, Miss Agnes Mitchei,
who is to marry John Wesley Hanes
at o'clock this evening at tne
Gotham. The guests included MISS
Priscilla Mitchell, Miss Lucy Hanes'
Robert Hanes, John Castles and others.
Century Theatre.
Miss Madge Lesher will give
luncheon to-day at Sherry's for MISS
Katharine Hollister, debutante oil
the season. Miss HOLSTER will be in
troduced to society on December z at
a reception which her mother, Mrs,
George Trowbridge HOLSTER, will give
for her.
Miss Genevieve Clendenin will give
a luncheon at Sherry's on December
for debutantes of this season ana
some of those who came out year
ago.
Mrs. dyard F. Darrell will give a
luncheon to-day at Sherry's tor her
debutante daughter, Miss Dorothy
Darrell.
Frank A. Munsey will give a large
dinner tonight at the Ritz-Carlton for
Ambassador James W. Gerard.
Winthrop W. Aldrich, who is TO
marry Miss Harriet Alexander. daugh-
Ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles b. Alex
ander. in the Fifth Avenue Presby,,
terrain Church, on December Z, Will
give his farewell bachelor dinner at
the Union Club on Friday.