The sun., 1916-11-26
Henry ). wh!gham and Miss Joan Whit
ridge.

Tho benefit entertainment Of the
Permanent Blind fund At the Biltmore
on December 8 Is enlisting the services
OF many OF the leading artists of the
operate and the theatrical world. The
programme will DO heaaed by Nine.
Sarah Bernhardt and Nina Frances
Aida
Some OF those interested IN the ruc-
cess Of the entertainment, include Mrs.
]. Stewart Barney. Mrs. o. II. p. Bel
mont, Mrs. william Astor Chanler. Mrs.
Hobart c. Chatield- Taylor. Mrs. Henry
Clews. MIRA Cornelius e. Cuyler. Ms.
Charles L G~reenough. Mrs. Otto II.
Kahn. Mrs. Alexander d. Il. Pratt, Mrs.
Ralph Sanger. Mrs. Preston =. Satter-
white. Mrs Frederick W. whitrtdge,
Mrs. Hermann oelrichs and Mrs. Samuel
insult. and the Messrs. George +. Baker.
George Jay Gould. otto II. Kahn. Nor
timer L. Sohin. El.hu Root. Samuel In
sull, Henry C. Frcis. William X. Van
derbt!t II Charles II. Sabin.
The vice-presiierts OF the fund are
Vincent Aston. Robert Bacon Mr.. and
Mrs. Lndon Bates. Edmund L. Bayiies,
Cornelius y. Bliss, Jr. Mrs Edward
Breitung, Mrs. Irving Rrokaw, William
a. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Bourke
Cochran. Charles u. Gbcon, Darwin l..
Kingsley. Roland Knoedler. Frank A.
Munsey. Morgan J. O'Brien, Mrs. Joseph
Pulitzer, Mrs. Wh.te!aw Reid. Mrs. Alex
ander Hamilton Rice. Charles Scribner.
Jacob II. SchIY, James St.liman. Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs, T.. II. Harri-
man and Mrs. william Randolph Hearst
A special Christmas cheer committee
OF the Mayfair War Relief been
organized by Mrs. William T. Caring
ton and Miss Isabelle E. Rutty TO help
TO bring cheer to 5000 wounded and
conva!escent soldiers In the hospital 81
Fontainebleau. for whom W. IN pajamas
and socks are needed. Mo..-y is also
asked to meet he equally urgent need OF
rubber gloves for the surgeons. which
because OF the quality required the COM
mlttce prefers purchasing itself.
Miss Rutty has devised IN unusual
way OF interesting her friends and others
charitably inclined In the work by near
Of a sort Of endless chain scheme. not,
however, OF the letter variety. Each af-
tcruoor she e~ntertains a number OF her
friends AT tea at the Cosmopolitan Club
AID pledges each woman In turn to Sc
cure the cooperation OF an equal number,
they TO carry on the work by doing
likewise.
The Mayfair War Relief has given the
use Of It's rooms at 1855 East Fifty-sixth
street. where the comfort kits are beinS
mad and packed for their journey to
Paris. whore ~" distributing COMMITTEES
Will seu ..... ,.. - sent TO the soldiers
are received by them on Christmas morn
ing. This distributing committee Is made
Of the Comtesse de Balincourt. Mile. Amy
do Horrack. Mrs. Oliver Roiington. Mrs
Alice Howard. Mrs M'lrer-Glbson. Mrs
George Britain. Nine. Van Saanan Algi
and Miss Raymonde Glaenzer.
TIL comfort kits should contain among
other things pads, pencils, envelopes
soap, face cloth, comb and brush. small
towel. Irvine to mend s~uspender rs, a ban
danna handkerchief. ~jackknife. suspen-
ders, old or new. a razor, a candle, choc'
olate. bouillon cubes and safety pins,
ard any other desired toilet articles, In
addition to the socks and paJarnas and
n mouth organ or small musical instru-
ment and some form OF diversion. Pic
ture puzzles and games Ike domlnos and
jackstraws are much desired,
Best OF all. urge the committee mem
bers, those who prepare the kits should
send a few words OF courage and sym
patty to the men who are in sore need
Of them. II the donors name and q d
dress are attached III Mayfair War Re-
lief will forward the thanks Of the recipi-
ent. Men as well as women are re-
quested to help In the work.
The Little Mothers AID Association,
which for seventeen years has held II:
annual bazaar In the ballroom Of tn,
Waldorf-Astoria. will have II at tht
hote! On Saturday. but In the grill! ant
adjoining rooms instead Of the ballroom
The change has been made necessar,
owing to the fact that President Wilson
will be entertained at dinner In the ball
room on that date. The baxaar will no,
suffer In any way In rs attractivenes
by the change. and 10000 Invitations
ave been sent out for II.
Mrs. Albert Gallatin Weed II III,
chairman and the cha!rmen of the vari
Gus booths will be Mrs. J. H Johnston
Mrs. f.. d.. Stone. Mira Charles D. Mas
Mrs. Bond Stow. Mrs. Florence Edmon
son, Mrs. X. H.. Bruins. Mrs. w. II. Lusk
Mn. ". r. KiddeP, Mrs. Charles Z. Alb
bot. Mr.. c. Albert Small. Mrs.. J. otuar,