New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12
Affair Given at Sherry's
for Auxiliary of Lying
In Hospital
MRS. L. M. THOMAS
SEEN AS AMERICA
Robert J. Adams Host to
DebutanteS at Theatre
Party and Supper

The annual costume ball for the BEN
fit Of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Ly-
ing-In Hospital was held last night at
Sherry's. II was one OF the most sue
cessful and largely attended charitable
affairs of the season. Both bathrooms
were used for the dancing, and supper
was served in the adjoining rooms and
in the main restaurant.
Many dinners were given before the
dance. among the hostesses being Mrs.
Ogden Mills. Mrs. William Pierson
Hamilton, Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard and
Mrs. Ernest lselin. The guests on their
arrival at Sheriy's were received by
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., Mrs. Vim
cent Aston, Mrs. w. De Lancey Kountze,
Mrs. G.. Eaton Schoonmaker, Mrs. Ar
thur Iselin, Mrs. w. Goadby Loew, Mrs.
William +. Whitehouse, Mrs. Ernest
Iselin and Mrs. Forsyth Wickes. Mrs.
Austen Gray and Mrs. Oliver Iselin, who
had charge Of the arrangements and to
whom much Of the success Of tho af-
fair was due, assisted in receiving.
Most of the guests we're in costume,
but there was no special period fol-
lowed in the dress. Russian, Oriental,
Greek. Egyptian, Italian, French, sail
or, Pierrot and Pirette costumes were
much in evidence.
There was general dancing until
about 1880 o'clock, when moving
tablesus, entitled "The Land Of Amer
ica," with Mrs. Leonard NJ. Thomas
representing America, were shown. The
first group was Industries" in which
appeared Miss Katherine Porter, Miss
Eleanor Mellon, Miss Margaret Mason
and Miss Mary Schiefelin.
Group II was Construction" in
which were seen Mrs. Harrison Tweed,
Mrs. John Lawrence, Miss Carol A. Har-
riman and Mrs. Philip b. Weld.
In Group III, with Miss Helen Flake
leader, were Miss Marguerite La Fargo,
representing fish; Miss Katherine Biggs
and Miss Helen Alexander. birds; Miss
Mary Colt, cattle, and Mrs. Henry A..
Murray, jr., game. In group ~, Trans
portation," were Miss Adelaide Sedg-
wick. leader; Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
jr., Mrs. W. Seward Webb, ir., Miss
Edith Morgan and Miss Camilla Nor
gan.
Group V was Agriculture" and N it
we're Mrs. George Roosevelt, leader;
Miss A. Emery, cotton; Miss Helen
Byrne, fruit; Mrs. Oliver lselin, dairy
products, and Mrs. Louis O Clark, jr,
grain.
All wore classic Greek costumes.
Dancing followed the pageant, and
later supper was served, after which
the dancing was resumed.
Among those who had boxes were
Mrs. William B. Parsons. Mrs. Will
lam Pierson Hamilton, Mrs. George Jay
Gould, Mrs. James w. Markoe, Mrs.
Walter b. James, Mrs. Ebert II. Gary,
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Raw
son Wood, Mrs. c. oliver Iselin, Mrs.
James B. Haggin. Mrs. Henry Tilford,
Mrs. William G. Rockefeller, Mrs.
Whitney Warren, Mrs. Charles b. Al
exander, Mrs. James Byne, Mrs. j..
Pierpont Morgan, jr., Mrs. l.. Cass Led
ward, Mrs. Adrian lselin, Charles Steele
and Mrs. Henry W. Eaton.
The patronesses included Mrs. John
Turner Atterbury, Mrs. Elliot c. Bacon,
Mrs. George f. Baker, jr, Mrs. j. Searle
Barclay, Mrs. j. Stewart Barney, Mrs.
August Belmont, Mrs. Wendell p Blag-
den, Mrs. George Brewster, Mrs. Robert
s. Brewster. Mrs. James A. Burden, Mrs.
Henry Clews, Mrs. W. Bourke Cock
ran. Mrs. william X. Dick, Mrs. Joseph
r. Dilworth, Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas,
Mrs. William p. Douglas, Mrs. James
r. Duke Mrs. william B. Osgood Field,
Mrs. Robert l.. Gerry, Mrs Albert u.
GRAY. Mrs. Frank Gray Griswold, Mrs.
Walter B. James and Mrs. Philip w.
Livermore.
Robert J. Adams, Of East Seventy
sixth Street, gave theatre party. fol-
lowed by a supper and dance ct the
Ritz-Carlton last night for a number OF
this and last seasons debutantes. The
party. which was chaperoned by Mr..
Adams's brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Jules Glaenzer, saw "A Kiss
for Cinderella" at the Empire Theatre.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Carley Hartman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Coster Steers, Miss Adelaide
Wilmerding. Miss Katherine Cumnock
Blodgett Miss Mimi Scott, Miss Flor
ence Gilbert, Miss Caryl Hsckstaf,
Miss Genevieve Glendenin, Miss Elsie
Walsh Saltus, Miss Beatrice NJ. Beck,
Miss Marie r. Thayer, Miss Frances
Ballard. Miss Charlotte A. Guye, Miss
Helen Porter, Miss Elizabeth NJ. Cha
pin, Miss Evelyn Lindermann, Miss Edith
Williams, Miss Beatrice Pynchon, Miss
Ellen G. McCarter, Miss Anna Ballard,
Miss Hazel Treat and Miss Glory
Thomas.
Atwood Violet, James NJ. Beck, jr,
Maury II. b. Paul, Gilbert Demorest,
Esmond p. O'Brien. John NJ. Forbes, jr.,
Theodore Potter, w. Trumbull Thomas,
J. Thaus Munds. George T. Brokaw,
Donald W. Lamb, Rodney Williams,
{. r. Coster Steers, Leon Abbott, Brette
Glaenzer, Carroll Alker. Roswell +.
Mundy, Cornelius Smith, Kingsley
Kundhardt. Louis de IA Munds. Chris
topher Greer, William c. Browning and
Robert NJ. Carrere.
Morris Mex. Pryor, j. Berry Under
hill. Karl Lamb, Allen Williams,
Charles r. Potter, Steelman Balm, Her
bert NJ. Clapp, Powell Fowler. Lawrence
phillips, Carl c. Springer, Edward
Moore Robinson, George Van Sicklen,
Frederic Guthrie Cunningham, Ferdi-
nand Frazier Jelke, Richard NJ. Patter-
son and J. Hennen lie Gendre.
The Greater New York Civic Ball, 70
raise money for the fund for nurses
FOR The after-care Of infantile paralysis
cases. will DC held tonight at the Hotel
FILLMORE. Governor and Mrs. Whit
man. Mayor and Mrs. Mitchell and mem
hers of society are interested in the
AFFAIR and will be present The dancing
will be preceded by professional dane
ing.
Under the auspices of the Committee
- nl..Ina IN Raffln and III rouRh