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causes, and particularly just now for
the Fourth Liberty Loan. From early
morning until late at night they arc
at their posts of duty. Mrs. e. Ryle
Strange, who is the sister Of Arthur
Ryle, is at the head Of one of the
committees. and working with her
are Mrs. John T. Pratt, Mrs. Harry
H. Duryea, Mrs. CARL Tucker, Mrs.
George Gordon Battle, Mrs. A. Stew
art Walker, Mrs. Condo Mast, Mrs
Cambridge Livingston, Miss Estelle
O'Brien. Mrs. William May Wright,
Miss Helen Bacon, Mrs. Jocelyn Herle
Evans and scores of others, whose
names at other times are associated
with less serious happenings in life.
There is no lack OF patriotic activity
in the various resorts favored in the
autumn, such as Lenox, the Virginia
Hot Springs and the White Sulphur
Springs, while the late stayers In
Newport are busy with relief work.
When the Madison Square Garden
IS opened again for the annual horse
show, which will be held for five DAYS
beginning on November IL under the
auspices Of the National Horse Show
Association, what success 1t may have
VIII be due largely to the efforts of
women who are interested not only
IN the horse but also in the work of
the American Red Cross, to which
the entire receipts OF the show will
DO turned over. II, with its limited
opportunities, the show recently given
AT Piping Rock cleared $1,000 in one
day for the Red Cross then there
should be Melted in town with a larger
public to call upon an amount many
times larger than the sum raised at
the country show.
Mrs. Arthur Iselin has accepted the
snVtation Of the officers of the asso-
citation to act as chairman of the COM
mittee OF women who will cooperate
with the acting management, and
their help Is bound to make the horse
snow a success in every way. 1t is
the hope OF this committee to raise
ut least 100000 for the Red Cross.
Among those who are expected to
serve with Mrs. Iselin are Mrs. George
F. Baker, Jr.. Mrs. p. Cooper Hewitt,
Mrs. Z. Henry Hartman. Mrs. Arthur
Scott Burden. Mrs Walter p. Bliss,
Mrs Adolf Ladenburg, Mrs. Burke
Roche, Mrs. Charles Cary Rumsey,
Mrs. James Mclean, Mrs. Robert Z.
Tod. Mrs. William II. Moore, Mrs.
Alden 8. Blodgett, Mrs. August Bel
mont, Jr., Mrs. Raymond T. Baker,
Mrs. Robert A. Fairbairn, Mrs. w.
Goadby Loew, Mrs. William Du Pont.
Mrs. Lewis L. Clarke, Mrs. David
Wagstaff. Lady Beck of Canada, Mrs.
Robert Dumont Foote, Mrs. l. ]. r.
Muurling. Mrs. J. Wright Hartman.
Mrs. G. Howard Dawson. Mrs. J. Pur-
roy Mitchell, Miss Marion Hollins and
Miss Ida L. Fleitmann.
There will be additions to this COM
mittee as soon as the Liberty Loan
crive is finished. and that will leave at
ieast fortnight for the sale of boxes
ana other matters necessary to the
success of the undertaking.
An appeal Is being sent out by the
National Allied Relief COMMITTEES for
FUNDS to aid Italians who are suffer-
ing from the ravages Of war, and on
account of another sort Of battle that
is being waged. namely the battle for
mere existence. The sufferers include
soldiers wounded in battle, manned.
pnnded. permanently or otherwise dis
abled. Immediate help for them is
requested. and 1t may be sent in the
'sfape OF checks or money to the office
OF the committee at West Forty-f fifth
street.
Count Macchi di Cellere, the italian
Ambassador at Washington, and Lord
Reading. the British Ambassador. are
among the honorary patrons, and In
the board of directors are Mrs. Charles
b, Alexander. Mrs. William Astor
Chanler, Mrs. Charles II. Marshall
Mrs. John Magee. Mrs. Maurice Kos
mNski, Mrs. Newbold lie Roy Edgar,
Mrs. Walter E. Maynard, Mrs. Barclay
Yarburton, Mrs. Benjamin Guinness
Mrs. Finley ]. Shepard and Mrs. w
Payne Thompson.
While there are many changes of
domicile going on, they do not lead to
town except with the purpose of max
Ing preparations for the coming win
ter. Mrs. Z. Henry Hartman, after
passing several weeks on the Pacific
coast, has returned to Arden House
her country place in Hartman, n. ".
where she will remain until late next
month. Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge T.
= Gerry have left Seaverge, their New
port villa. and, according to their Gus
tom, will BIO for a while at their place
ON Delaware Lake before coming to
their home in East Sixty-first street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peabody Eustis
have leased their Washington house
and will be for the winter at 80 East
Fiftleth street. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Brad
hurst Field. who for years have lived
in the Central Park section, will go to
10S East Thirty-fifth street when they
leave Ffeldstone Farm in Sterlington
n. Y. Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson
who passed the summer at Beechwood
the Astor villa in Newport. have re-
turned to New York, as have Mr. and
Mrs. L. Cass Ledyard. who were al
Sunset Ridge, Newport.
Mrs. Vanderbilt went from the
Breakers. her Newport villa, some days
ago to 10 with Mrs. William Douglas
Sloane at Elm Court In Lenox. She
will remain until after Thanksgiving
in Newport. Mrs. Charles II. Marshall
who has been at Carlton House for two