New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-02
Not a Male WallflOWer
Seen at Jolly Dance at
the Vanderbilt.
JOHN D. MYERS WEBS
MISS MARY II. LAIRD
Fritz kreisler to Give Recital for
st. Mary's Hospital at Home
of Mrs. James Speyer.

Several young men OF society gave 2
leap year dance last night in the Della
lobbia room Of the Hotel Vanderbilt,
which was one Of the jolliest enter
tainments Of the season. Zach man
had the right 20 invite three women.
and the latter took the initiative and
asked the men TO dance with them and
also had the privilege TO cus in on the
dancers. As the women were IN the
majority there were no male wall
flowers.
Mrs. John f. Alexandra, Mrs Charles
Aston Bristed. Mrs. Henry j. Coo. Mrs.
Drexel Dahlgren. Mrs. William Person
Hamilton and Mrs. George Evans Turn
ure were the chaperons.
The dance Was in charge Of Richard
). Emmett, Newton Rae, Francis VI.
Watrous, II. Rogers Benjamin. John
Van Setback Bloodgood. COLES : Coe,
W. Bruce Brown, George p. Dc Vesu,
Murray Hoffman. Philip Cusachs. Bev-
erley Duer, John King Hodges. Kings
! ley Kunhardt, Edmund ". Nash, John
llavcl Hubbard. Auguste l.. .Noel. StEn-
hope W. Nixon. William Walter Phelps,
Theodore Hevemeyer Potter. Charles
McAlpin Pyle, Sidney Dillon Ripley,
William Remsen, Philip II. Sherwood.
Henry II. Ripley. Charles Shaw,
Evans Spalding, Richard W. Stevenson,
ir. William II. Taller, Reginald r..
Townsend and George Evans Turn
ure, jr.
A fashion parade and dance were held
in the ballroom OF the Plaza last nj. ut
by the Junior Anti-Sufrage League, ne
proceeds from which were DIVIDED be
tween the leagues work and national
preparedness Among those who ap-
peared in the parade, wearing costumes
from well known houses. were MISS
Carolyn b. Van Cortlandt, Miss Lily
Robertson. Miss Katherine Hall. Mss
Katherine Satterlee. Miss Caretta Re
bOul. Miss Geraldine Adee, Miss Ruth
Hayden. Miss Faith Hayden, Mise Mar
garet Warren, Miss Susenne Warren.
Miss Dorothea Camp. Miss Fli7a5eth
Riker, Miss Jean Eastman. Miss Elinor
Kendall, Miss Ethel Simmons, Miss
lsabel Yeomans and Mrs. Alfred
Maclay.
During an interlude in no parade
Hiss Faith Hayden and Clay Bassett
danced
Among those who served az Aower
girls were Miss Julia Potter, Mss
V
Miss Helen Griffin. Miss Margaret Nj
mott, Miss Cornelia Woolley, Miss Der
othy Hnight, Miss Constance Wicker
sham. Miss Sally Parker ard Miss
Katherine Lamb
On the programme committee were
Miss Mary l. Francke. Miss Marion
Terry, Miss Marion Townsend. Miss
Sarah Williams. Miss Kate Griffin, Miss
Charlotte Riker and Mrs. Schuyler
Cammann.
Among those who had boxes were
Mrs. Hugh ID. Auchincloss, Mrs. George
". WickerSham. Mrs. I. T.. Hewitt.
Mrs. Herbert J.. Satterlee, Mrs. Gustav
Stromberg, Mrs. Augustus Van Cort-
Isndt, Mrs. John T. Terry jr., Miss A.
y. Jennings and Mrs. Francis w White
house.
Miss Mary Hall Laird. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Powers Laird. Of
Merton, Penn. was married Yesterday
afternoon in the Memorial Church Of
st. Paul. Overbrook Penn. 20 John
Dashiell Myers. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. William R. Turner.
and a small reception followed at
Green Gate, the home Of Mr. and Mrs
Laird. Miss Anne Claude Myers. OF
Washington. a sister Of the bridegroom.
was the maid of honor, and the brides
maids were Miss Frances lredell, Of
Plainfeld. y. j., and Miss Genette
FAIRIES, Miss Katharine Corfleld New
bold. Miss Rebecca A. Lycett Miss
Elizabeth Tarrar Kennedy and Miss Co
rinne Borden Freeman, Of Philadelphia
Roswell Dague. Of this city, was best
man and the ushers were DR.. Kenneth
+. Maxcy. e Baltimore; Lewis Bond
and John Swartzell. of Washington:
William Simpson. I'd. William Henry
Parker and Clarence Freeman, Of Phil
adelphia.
Miss Margaret Auchmuty Mackay.
only daughter Of tho late Dr. and Mrs
Bernard Mackay. will be married 10 the
Rev. Frederick Warren Beekman, dean
of the Cathedral Of South Bethlehem
Penn. this afternoon in the Church OF
the Heavenly Rest
Fritz Kreisler will give recital for
the benefit Of ST. Nary's Free Hospital
for Children on Thursday afternoon.
March g. At the house of Mrs. James
Speyer 1853 Fifth Avenue. Tickets, at
SO each, may be obtained from Mrs
Speyer or any member Of the commit
tee. which includes Mrs. William Alex
ander Mrs. John Alexandra. Mrs
George r. Bliss, Mrs. J. Nelson Bor-
land. Mrs. George p. Cammann. Mrs.
David Crawford Clark, Mrs. Cornelius
{. Cuyler Mrs. +. Grand d'Hautevlle,
Mrs. K. /. Fowler, jr., Mrs. J. Horace
Harding. Mrs. Charles ". Hardness,
Mrs. David Heller Mrs. W. W. Hoppin,
ir. Mrs. Richard Irwin, Mrs. Charles
II. Marshall, Mrs. Lewis G.. Morris. Mrs
Henry W. Munroc. Mrs: George b..
Post. Mrs !. Hopkins Smith. Mrs Frank
". Orme Wilson and Miss Doris
Francklyn.
Mrs. Frederic Esler will give n small
dance on Monday az her home, AZ East
Forty-ninth Street. for her son, Lemist
Esler.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald V Hollins mr.
rived in town yesterday from their
country place, mt lslip. Long Island and
arc at the Hotel Gotham.
Another of the Thursday dinner
dances arranged by Miss Juliana Cut
ting will be held this evening in the
Della Robbie room Of the Vanderbilt
Miss Betty Lee will sing and Miss Gle
land Bacon and NJ. and Nine. Roberto
viii dance.
Gerald ". Borden and Philip NJ. Brett
gave suppers last night in the crystal
room Of the Ritz-Carlton.
Mr.. and Mrs Wi,herbee Black. Of
Pelham Manor, are at the Hotel Goth