The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08


proposed entertainments for depart
ments OF war relief and Red Cross
work.
The combined shop and tea room for
the benefit of the American Red Cross
I will be opened tomorrow in the home
of the late James Il. Haggin, 5S7 Fifth
avenue, which has been in the hands
of decorators and carpenters for u
month. Miss Helen c. Prick and Mrs.
Alfred c. Bosom have charge of the
shop, which will occupy the greater
part of the house. Articles of many
sorts will be on sale.
Mrs. A. Stewart Walker will he in
charge of the antique department.
where articles of great value are to
he sold. Many of these have been
donated by friends of the organization.
Assisting Mrs. Walker from time to
time will be Mrs. George +. Baker,
Jr., Mrs. John Wolfe, Mrs. Joseph A.
Flannery. Miss Maude Sterner, Mrs.
Lyman Hine Miss Lisa Stlllmah Mrs.
Thomas y. Cook. Miss Marion Tiffany,
Mrs. Louis du Pont Irving Miss Helen
Taft, Mrs. Philip b. Armour, Mrs.
CARL Tucker and Mrs. George Blumen-
thai.
Mrs. James =. A. Foshurgh, who Is
to have charge OF the mems depart
enent, will have an active part in the
Shop. Her husband is at the head OF
Red Cross military affairs in Paris.
Acting with her will be Mrs. Thomas
Thatcher, Mrs. Chauncey Marshall. Mrs.
Frederick Van Beuren, Mrs. Frederick
w. Brooks Mrs. James Cunningham,
Mrs. Seth Milliken. Mrs. louis de Mill
hau, Mrs. Sumner Mcknight, Miss
Nouletti Proctor Mrs. w. Gilman
Thompson. Mrs. Lucien II. Tying and
Mrs. Frank Whitney.
Mrs. Gordon Has Work Room.
Mrs George Gordon will direct the
model work room, and associated with
her will be Mrs. Richard Hunt, Mrs.
Walter Kingsbury, Miss Claire Pull
leyn, Mrs. Lewis NJ. Borden, Mrs.
William +. Irwin, Mrs. II. Spauld-
ing Schley, Mrs. Philip Il. Mallory,
Mrs. Albert Jaeckel. Mrs. William
Gordon Lyle, Mrs. Horace de Camp.
Mrs. Frederick Eagle and Mrs. d.
Thomas Moore.
the children's department. and she will
have the help of Mrs. Gustavus Towne
Kirby, Mrs. Andrew B. Smith, Mrs.
Howard Carroll. Mrs. Lauren Carroll.
Mrs. Thompson Buchanan, Mrs. Lewis
Stewart, Jr. Mrs. William c. Adams
Mrs. John c. Williams. Mrs. Granville
White, Mrs. George w. Cobb Mrs.
Carolyn Williams. Mrs. Fal de Saint
Phalle, Mrs. WilliamtC. Sheldon, Mrs.
Abbot A. Lowe, Mrs. "A. A. Lowe, Jr,
and Mrs. Cortlandt S. Van Rensselaer,
Mrs. William r. Darlington, Mrs.
Joseph Truesdale. Mrs. Norman Nc
Kay, Mrs Mitchell Henry and Mrs.
Elverton r. Chapman will take care
. of the bargain department.
As the shop, which is to be known
as Pandora's Box, will be open. in
definitely. the helpers will be occu-
pied practically all winter. One of
the donations to the shop is pony
from South America, which has been
given by Mrs. Bradley Martin, Jr.,
whose husband. Major Martin, re-
Gently was badly gassed in France.
Mrs. Henry Clay Frick will be In
charge of the jewelry section OF the
shop.
Tea Room Quite Distinct.
The tea room, which viii be known
as the Bird Cage, will be quit- sep
arate from the shop, although the pro-
ceeds will go to the Red Cross. This
part Of the enterprise will occupy the
former drawing room of the Haggin
house, and it will have the appearance
Of an aviary.
Mrs. Harry II. Duryea has person
ally decorated this room in tones OF
soft green. On the panels have been
painted parrots, macaws and birus
of paradise. Tables will be placed
about the rooms and there viii be
plenty of space for dancing. From
time to time noted men will address
the assemblagcs, which are expected
during the winter and spring.
The officers OF the tearoom are Mrs.
John Dyneley Prince, Mrs. Newbold
Leroy Edgar, Mrs. George, i. Baker,
Jr., Mrs. James Lowell Putnam. Mrs
III. Kierstede Hudson. Mrs. Thomas F.
Ryan, Mrs. NJ. Lawrence Keene, Miss
Lucille Thornton, Mrs. Duryea and
Mrs. Miller Graham.
From day TO day there will be a
change of captains who will be in
charge OF the Mattresses. Among
those who will act in that capacity
will be Mrs. Orcn Root, chairman;
Mrs. Templeton Crocker. Mrs. Henry
Dutton, Mrs. Miller Graham, Mrs, AL
lon G.. Wcllman, Mrs. Huntington
Norton Mrs. l.. Cass Ledyard, Mrs.
Price Post, Mrs. Percy Turnure, Mrs.
Henry Martyr Alexander, Miss Diane
del Monte, Mrs. Charles De Loosely
Oelrichs and Mrs. Herbert NJ. Harri-
man.
Among those who are to serve as
mattresses are Mrs. James Il. Hag-
gin, Mrs. Howard Brokaw, Mrs. Will
lam Sturgis, Mrs. Give G. Bayley, Miss
Sheila Byrne. Miss katherine Kent,
Miss Jeanne Gourd, Miss Marie Steb-
bins, Mrs. Nelson Steele, Mrs. Row
land Stebbins, Mrs. Joshua Cosdcn.
Mrs. William Erhart, Mrs. Henry NJ.
Bangs, Mrs. Edward III. Hough. Miss
Diane de Ia Mea, Mrs. Goodhue Liv-
ingston, Miss Pauline Robinson, Mrs.
Harry r. Peters. Mrs. a. j. DreXel
Bidde, Jr., Mrs Fred Morris bearing
and Mrs. Randall Davoy.
Tomorrow will be Allies day for
the tearoom. The captains and
Mattresses will wear pale blue smocks
with coral Cblored collars and cuffs.
Systematic arrangements have been
made and the women of society who