New-York tribune., 1916-02-01
Many Dinners Will Pre-
Cede 59th Annual Affair
At Waldorf Tonight.
PROCEEDS TO AID
CHlLD'S HOSPITAL
Governor, Mayor and Army and
Navy Yard Officers To Be
Present.

tH' +N'N iNiN NuINtiN anu 'Hll" .
Hospital. Among the hostesses will be
Mrs. George Dallas lcomans. Mrs.
Charles f. Roc. Mrs. Naldron Will
iams. Mrs. Frank s Witherbee, Mrs.
Edward f. Darrell Mrs David Oil
phant Haynes and Mrs. Frank Sullivan
Smith
Governor and Mrs. Whitman, Mayor
and Mrs. Mitchell. Major General Leon
ard Wood, L. S A.. and Rear Admiral
Nathaniel R. Usher L. s y, have
taken boxes. as have Mrs r. J. Oakley
Rhlnelander. Major General and Mrs
Charles +. Roe. Mrs Frank S Wither-
bee. Mrs. Frank Sullivan Smith. Mr7
Andrew c. Zabriske. Mrs. Robert Nicol,
Mrs. James f. Pope, Mrs. Edwin H.
Weatherbee and Mrs. George Hillard
BENJAMIN.
Officers from Governors Island and
the navy yard Will be in attendance IN
dress uniforms.
The officers of the charity ball are
Mrs. Algernon Sydney Sullivan. presi-
dent: Mrs. Edward J. Berwind. Mrs
Thomas Hicks, Mrs. Charles Francis
Roe. Mrs Robert Olyphant, Mrs. Gia-
como Fara-Forni. Mrs Ashton Crosby
Clarkson. Mrs. Henry Mills Day, Mrs.
Robert Nicol. Miss Lena Curtis. Mrs.
John VI. Bowers. Mrs Edwin S. Steese.
Miss Eleanor Du Bois and Mrs. Georg
Hllard BENJAMIN. presidents;
Mrs Frank S Witherbee. treasurer
and Mrs. Henry Clay Adams. secretary.
George Hammond Sullivan is chair
man Of the floor committee and Major
Charles Elliot Warren. Captain John
F. Daniel, James Clark Mcclure and
Major A. r. Whitney, Jr, vice-chair
men.
The special aids are Edward Sim
mons Hall, Sidney ?. Henshaw c Car
roll Goldsborough. Thatcher 7. p Lu-
quer. William K. Mclaughlin. Stowe
Phelps. Colonel Arthur F. Schermer
horn, Marcel Steinbrugge, Theron K.
Strong, John T. Terry, jr., Paul q. The
baud and Daniel Runkle.
The grand march will be led by
George Hammond Sullivan and the
members Of the floor committee, fol
lowed by Mrs. Algernon Sydney Sulli-
van. the board OF managers, members
Of the medical staff and distinguished
guests.
The artists who will appear az the
Century Theatre this afternoon at the
first Of two matnees given for the
benefit of the British-Ameri can War
Relief Fund viii be Paul Draper, Mrs.
Atherton. Kitty Gordon and Jack VIII
son. Claude Beerbohm. Eva La Gal
Genne. Malvina Longfellow, Pedro de
Cordoba, Hugh Dillman. Blanche Rates
and Daisie Irving.
ho NJ fll soil
grammes are Mrs. John Astor, Mrs.
Archibald s. Alexander, Mrs. Howard
Cushing. Mrs. Sidney " Fish. Mrs.
Henry Rogers Winthrop Miss Janetta
Alexander, Miss Gladys Waterbury,
Miss Josephine Osborn, Miss Joan
Whitridge anl others. The second
matinee viii take place on February ..
Another entertainment for charity
to-day will be given at the home OF
Mrs. VI. Orme Wilson, 3 Fast sixty
fourth Street. for the benefit Of families
Of art students fighting at the front.
The artists Will be Francis Rogers,
Miss Beatrice Harrison, Joseph Piz-
zarello and Albert Spalding. Maurice
Damour will make the opening address.
benefit performance for the Ladies
OF ST. Vincent dc Pauls French beneVo-
lent Society will be given al the Berke-
lev Lyceum Theatre on Tuesday afteI
noon. February 3. In aid OF French
orphans and French poor m New York.
Through the courtesy Of Luclcn Bon
heur "Blsnchette" will be given, with
Mile Merry and Mr.. Benedict.
Tickets may be obtained from Mrs
Maurice La Montague, 81 Park Avenue.
Announccmc has been riade OF the
onqaqement Of Miss Oroville Wooster
daughter of Nr. and Mrs. Philip Woo
ter. 10 Walter L. Richard. son Of Mr.
and Mrs Oscar l.. Richard. Of 40 East
Seventy-sccond Street. Miss Wooster
!. a niece Of Mrs Claus August
Spreckels and cousin Of Mrs. Spen-
er-Eddy. She was born IN California
and has spent much time studying m
Paris. Mr. Richard is brother OF
Harold Richard, who married MISS
Vera Van Ruron. few wears ago ana
OF George a. Richard. lie was graz
mated from Princeton, oS, and IS
member Of the Calumet and other
clubs. The wedding viii take place IN
the spring and the young couple Will
live in New York.
Mrs. Edward B. Close Of $40 ParF
Avenue gave dinner followed by 2
dance last night at the Ritz-Carlton.
for Miss Edith l.. Adams. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Franklin Adams
who is 10 be married 10 Jules Glaen-
zer tomorrow i'm ST. Thomas thurcn'
The sixty guests we're seated Al SIX
fables each decorated with different
colored roses. Miss Adams's table wa
in white and there was one In red one
in pink. another in black and white,
one in yellow and one IN salmon. \
band Of Hawaiisns played and sang
during the dinner. After dinner tner"
was a cotillon. the favors for which IN,
cluded parasols, vanity bags ahc
baskets Of flowers for the women and
cigarette cases. canes and boutonniere'
for their partners. The small DaIl
room. decorated with Carlands OF
Southern smilaX ard formosa, wa
used for the dinner and dance.
The guests included Mr. and MIS-.
George 3. Bourne. Mrs. Roy j. Chapin'
f Miss Helen Burley. Miss tarls Won
Bergen. Miss Harriet McAlpin. q.
/ Grette Glaenzer. Robert l.. Adams,
Franklin L. Hutton, James A. Moffatt
/ and Theodore r. Steinway.
Colin Macrea Ingersoll. former CHIEF
Engineer Of the Department OF Bridges
viii b, married TO Miss Marie Louise
Harrison. sister OF Mrs. Frederic
,timson. Of 100 East Seventy first street
on Saturday in the Church Of the Res
urfecuon. in Fast seventy fourth
Street Miss Harrison lives with her
/ brothcr-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs.
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