The sun., 1919-01-19
Societys Calendar Well Filled From
Now Until Lent, and Many
Charities Will Benefit


more than fifty years. The officers Of
the auxiliary are: Mrs. Delaney AS
tor Kane, president. Countess de Lau-
gicr-Villars. Mrs. Thomas Hughes
Kelly, Mrs. Joseph Slevin. Jr.. and
Miss Teresa ODonohue, vice-p resi-
dents: Mrs. Constantine MacGuire.
treasurer; Miss Caroline Linherr and
Miss Theresa Harrison. secretaries.
Boxes thus far have been secured
by Mrs. Kane. Mrs. Kelly. Mrs. John
NJ. OConnor. Mrs. Richard O'Gorman,
Mrs. Henry Murphy. Mrs. Cornelius
Gallagher, Mrs. Slevin and Mrs. Mac
CURE.
The hospital this year has been
taxed to its utmost on account OF the
war and the recent epidemic. and the
committee will make an effort to have
the ball a great financial and social
success. Tickets and boxes which will
include supper may be had at the hos
pital, 1853 West Eleventh street. and
from Mrs Constantine MacGuire, 100
East Sixtieth street.
Realizing that many home charities
have suffered because Of the war the
Amateur Comedy Club has offered its
services for the second week Of Feb
ruary, and five organizations have
each taken a night at the Garden
Theatre. The proceeds will be divided
between them and the club. The play
Ito be produced is by Frank w. futile.
and Is entitled The Village" 1t is in
three acts and is satire on Green
witch Village The play will be pro-
duced for the first time on any stage
on the night OF February 10 for the
benefit Of the Wendell Boys Club, a
recreation centre founded by the late
Evert Jansen Wendell. The other
beneficiaries will be the Brearley
League. which maintains trade classes
for cripples: Stony Void Sanatorium.
which sustains a camp for women and
children suffering from ineipient tu
berculosis and for nurses returning
from the war who have this disease;
the Free Mix for France Fund, and
for the Permanent Blind Relief War
Fund
The Amateur Comedy Club raised
last year $4,000 by entertainments
given for soldiers through perform
ances wholly given by that organiza-
ton. and as much more in perform
ances in which they participated.
The principal roles in The Village"
will be played by Mrs. Harry NJ. Cur
tbs. Mrs. s. Human Bird. Miss Hope
Williams. Harold w Gould. Theodore
E. Steinway and Lloyd Aspinwall
Tickets may be obtained from Henry
al
phone Plaza 7io0.
Luncheons for debutantes have been
given recently by Mrs. Daniel Fiske
Kellogg for her daughter Miss Vic
torine Lee Kellogg: Mrs. George NJ
Pynchon for her daughter by a former
marriage, Miss Marie j. Leary. and
Mrs. Linneaus E. La Fetra for Miss
Helen La Fetra.
Mrs. Charles Gilmore kerley will
| give q reception on the afternoon Of
February /, when she will introduce to
society her daughter. Miss Barbara
kerley. A theatre party will follow
and there will be a supper and dance
at the Ritz-Carlton. Mrs. Martin j.
Keogh will give luncheon at the
Colony Club on Thursday for her debu-
tante daughter, Miss Katharine T.
Keogh.
Mr.. Bagby's third musical morning
of the January series will be given to-
morrow in the grand ballroom OF the
Waldorf Astoria. The artists will be
Miss Mabel Garrison Of the Metropoli-
tan Opera, Louis Graveure, barytone.
and Toscha Seidel. violinist.
Mrs. Horatio Nelson Slater OF Bos-
| ton, who has been passing the winter
in Washington, D. c., and in this city,
gave a hncheon in the Louis XVI.
suite Of the st. Regis on Wednesday
for Mrs. Roger Wolcott of Boston.
There was one long table decorated
with springfiowers and tropical fruits
! Among the guests were Mrs. Wander
bilt, Nine Naon of Argentina, Mrs.
Charles S. Whitman. the Hon. Mrs.
Alfred Anson. Mrs. James Lowell Put
nam, Mrs. Reginald De Koven, Mrs.
William Post, Mrs. George w. Wicker
sham, Miss Nancy Wharton, Mrs.
Adolf Ladenburg. Mrs. Hunt Slater
Mrs. A. Leo Everett and Mrs. Henry
T. Rowland.
One Of the first private dances Of the
season will be given on Saturday eve
| ming at Sherrys by Mr.. and Mrs. Ster-
| ling Postley and Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
| Grandin McFadden. Mrs. Postley and
Mrs. McF'adden are sisters, having
| been the Misses Jeanne and Annette
| Buckley.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
NI l.