New-York tribune., 1917-04-09

These people felt well rewarded FOR
their chill vigil.
Society Rides This Year
Society was out in larger numbers al
the services in the various faSnlonsh|c
churches than on any Easter sunday n
years. The war had caused many 20
return 90 town from tho South and
other resort earlier than ual, and
the patriotic services At the churches
proved an attraction which few could
resist. -. IhomaS's. St. BartholO-
news Grace. tho Heyeanly Rest, the
Incarnation, the Fifth Avenue Prcsby-
terrain, the Fifth Avenue Baptist and
other churches Of which prominent
famlios arc members were crowded
long before II o'clock. Many member
Of society went to the services earlier
IN the morning and avoided the crush
a. the later hour.
I'm former years IL was always the
custom 20 walk home from church up
the avenue. but this has become lcsS
and less popular in recent year, and
yesterday many drove 20 and from
church n their automobiles.
There was no elaborate display of
Easter fnery, most Of the women ap-
pcarinC Iu black and blue tailor-madc
costumes and black straw hats. Furs
were iu evidence everywhere. for the
cold north wind made necessary heavy
wraps. Some men. however. rushed tho
season. wearing no Ovcrcosts and ap-
pcarng IN cutaWay coats and silk hats.
Among those At -. Bartholomew
Church were Dock Commissioner and
Mrs. T. A. {. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Oakley Rhinelander, Mrs. William
Douglas Sloane, Mrs. William r. Os-
good Field Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson, Miss Vera Crayath and her
fiancc. Lieutenant J. s. Larkin Mrs
Cord Meyer, Miss Alice Drcxcl. Mrs
Burke Roche. Francis Roche. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ph1niX Ingraham. Mrs. Frederick
Pearson. Miss Lesley Pearson. Mrs. L..
Stuart Wing. her son. l.. Stuart Wing.
and her son and daughtcr-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. s. Bryce Wing; Henry T..
sloane, Mrs Walter Damrosch, Miss
Gretchen and Miss Polly Damrosch.
Former Ambassador james ". &c
rard was at St. Thomas's Church. as
were Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twombly,
Miss Ruth '. Twombly, Mrs. W. Goadby
Locw and her children, Colonel and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, ir. Miss Grace Vanderbilt,
General and Mrs. Charles Francis Roc
their daughter. Mrs. Prescott Sladc;
Mrs. Ira Barrows, Mrs. +. y. Breitung
Miss Juliet Breitung and Mr.. and Mrs
". Halsted Van Der Poel.
Mayor Mitchell attended mass in the
Church of st. Francis Xavier. in West
Sixteenth Street. The Mayor heard the
Rev. Francis Mccarthy. S. j.. preach on
peace and at the same time say that
the United States could not possibly
have kept out Of war with Germany
any longer, and also that miltarism
would be crushed. Mr.. Mitchell was nc
companed by his mother. His wife
was not with him. She is a member of
the First Church Of Christ Scientist,
on Central Park West
Automobiles lined the side street.
and Broadway around Grace Church,
where every pew was occupied by the
regular holders long before the SER
vices opened. Among those in at.
tendance were Mrs. +. Henry Harri-
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter p. Bliss.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dana, DR.. and
Mrs. Wartield T. Longcope, Mrs. Fred
erick W. Whitridge and her daughters.
Mrs. Charles +. GreenOugh and Misc
Joan Whitridge Mrs. George Bend,
Miss Amy G. Townsend. William
Rhinclander Stewart Mr.. and Mrs
George c. White, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. II.
Williams Mrs. Samuel Bridghsm,
Mrs. Henry A. Robbins Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Robbins, Mr. and Mrs J. Fred
eric Kernochan. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
S Fairchild. Mrs. Howard L. Thomas.
Mrs David DowS. Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Nowbold. Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Turnure. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles dc
Rham. Mr.. and Mrs Richard Stevens
Miss Cornola Delafeld. Mrs. John b.
Trevor. Mrs. John +. Parsons. Mrs
Gordon Norrie. Miss Sara c. and Miss
Emily Norrie. Mr. and Mrs. Henry F.
Coe. Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald b. Hovt,
Mrs George Blagden, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Maitland Armstrong. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Price Mr.. and Mrs. Cort-
landt Field Bishop and Mrs. Grant P.
Schley.
Among those walking or driving or
the avenue were Mavor and Mrs.
Mitchell. Clarence II. Mackay and his
two daughters. Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
Douglas Sloane, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
!. WaCstaf. Henry Rogers Winthrop.
@orp,or Secretary Of War and Mr.