The sun., 1918-10-27

TN another fortnight the regular
season Of society will begin with
= the opening of the opera at the
Metropolitan Opera House. While the
first night Of the opera is sure to find
the accustomed subscribers in their
boxes and stalls 1t does not signify
that all Of them will be in their town
houses. Many of them are still linger-
ing at their country places in Long
Island or along the Hudson. and the
trip to town by automobile Is easily
made in these days.
1t is to be regretted in q measure
that the annual horse show will begin
on the same date as the opera, No
vember IL. as both Of these enter
talnments are institutions Of society
and call upon much the same kind OF
clientele. From a philanthropic stand
point both should receive the most
liberal patronage. The artists of the
Metropolitan have for months been
giving Of their talent for all sorts OF
war relief. and the opera house has
on numerous occasions been turned
over to one committee or another.
The entire receipts Of the annual
horse show. which will be held in the
Madison Square Garden, will be de-
voted to the needs Of the Red Cross,
and the directors of the National
Horse Show Association have volun-
teered again to pay all the running
expenses Of the show. Last year they
turned over $4,000 to the New York
Chapter Of the Red Cross
As has been the case with nearly all
Of the notable entertainments for war
relief, women of society have promised
to exert themselves in behalf of the
horse show. and for this purpose there
has been formed a committee at the
head of which Is Mrs. Arthur Iselin,
who since her girlhood days has been
IN evidence whenever horses have
been exhibited here and in Newport.
She was one Of the first to be en-
rolled in the Ladies' Four IN Hand
Driving Club, of which organization
she now is president.
Among those who are expected to
serve with Mrs Iselin are Mrs George
r. Baker, Jr.. Mrs Adolf Ladenburg
Mrs. p. Cooper Hewitt, Mrs. Walter
p. Bliss, Mrs. E. Henry Hartman.
Mrs. Raymond T. Baker. Mrs. Burke
Roche, Mrs. James Mclean. Mrs
Robert E. Tod. Mrs William H. Moore,
Mrs. August Belmont, Jr.. Mrs. Charles
Cary Rumsey, Mrs. w. Goadby Loew
Mrs. William H. Moore, Mrs. Alden s.
Blodget, Mrs. William du Pont. Mrs.
Lewis L. Clarke Mrs. G. Howard
Dawson, Mrs. Joseph Larocque. Mrs.
Arthur Scott Burden. Mrs. ]. Wright
Hartman. Mrs. r. Dumont Foote, Mrs.
Preston Davie, Mrs. I. J. r. Murling.
Mrs Edward T. Stotesbury and Mrs,
David Wagstaff. AS Sir Adam Beck
Of Canada Is to be one of the direc-
tors of the show. Lady Beck has
promised to act on the committee.
Among those who will exhibit their
horses are Mrs. F. Skiddy Won Stade,
Mrs. Edward H. earle. Mrs. ]. Macy
Willets, Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark, Miss
Natalie Mai Coe, the Misses Amy and
Marion du Pont of Wilmington, Del;
Miss Eleonora Sears of Boston, Mrs.
Phillips Allen Clark, Miss Louise Fleit-
mann. Miss Marion Hollins, Miss Doro-
thy Dillon, Mrs. Isaac E. Clothier, Miss
Constance Vauclain and Miss Isabella
Wanamaker of Philadelphia.
With the many calls from abroad
for relief for those who are really in
need of the necessities of life it has
been more or less of a struggle to OBJ
tain funds to help local institutions.
An appeal for aid has been sent out
recently in the name of Mrs. William
Church Osborn and other women who
are devoting themselves to philan-
thropic works in behalf of the Social
Service Bureau OF Bellevue and Allied
Hospitals. In the convalescent relief
division Of Bellevue Hospital, at First
avenue and Twenty-sixth street. many
are placed after having been in the
hospital. and in both departments
there is need of money to purchase
good food. and especially milk. The
present appeal is particularly for milk.
which in these days is counted among
the luxuries Of life.
The officers OF the convalescent relief
division committee are Miss Ruth Nor
gan, chairman; Mrs. Elliott s. Bene-
dict, treasurer; Mrs. Linzee Blagden
Miss Mabel Choate, Mrs. Henry Ives
Cobb. Mrs. John c. Tappin, DR.. War
rem Coleman. Mrs. NJ V. Fisher. Mrs.
Clifford Pinchot. DR.. John A. Hartwell,
Mrs. William H. Hyde. Mrs. C, Grant
Ia Fargo, Mrs. Alexander Lambert
and James X. Paulding.
Among those on the child welfare
and other committees are Mrs. Seth
Bliss Hunt, Mrs. Nicholas Biddle, Mrs
William T. Darlington. Miss Aida
Chanler, Mrs. Arthur w. Swami, Mrs.
A. Butler Duncan, Mrs. G. Hermann
Knnicutt Miss Yvonne Gourd. Mrs.
Courtlandt Nicoll. Mrs. J. w. Fuller
Potter, Mrs. Frank l.. Polk, Mrs.
Charles II. Sabin. Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish, Jr., Mrs. John H. Prentice, Mrs.
William p. Draper Mrs. Jocelyn
Evans, Mrs. Egerton l.. Winthrop,
Mrs. w. Bourke Cochran. Mrs. Gren-
vile T. Emmett, Mrs. Alfred Seton,
Mrs. Joseph r. Truesdale and Mrs.
Amory CT. Hodges
1t has been suggested that the sum
OF 10 cents he laid aside daily and the
money sent when the amount has
grown to ST. Contributions will be
received at the convalescent division
at First avenue and Twenty-sixt
street. The finance committee includes
William T. Darlington. Alexander NJ.
Stewart DIR. Warren Coleman, Richard
A. Strong, Frank Pierce Frazier,
Charles Triller, Walter w. Price,
George Whitney and Clarence NJ. Wool
ley.