New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

universal in the club world this year
and practically every womens organiza.
ton in the city did its part, and we'll
The season of good will toward the
unfortunate will continue in the work
of the clubs throughout the holiday
season. However, the events of the
New Year week will be more social and
mas.
The Watch Night Festival to be given
on New Years Eve in the ballroom of
the Waldorf Astoria by the Rubinstein
Club, Mrs. William Rogers Chapman,
president, will be one of the notable
events of the season. 1t will take the
place of the regular annual ball. This
New Years Eve party will be a dinner
dance with special midnight festivities.
The ballroom VIII be decorated with
aags and Christmas green's. There will
be dancing between the courses and
appropriate favors. At 1870 there viii,
be a short program of music and flu
nding at midnight with grand final.
after which general dancing will be
resumed.
The presidents Of the musical clubs
who give their entertainments at the
Waldorf will be among the guests
Of honor, and the members Of their
clubs are privileged to secure tables
and tickets The clubs and their presi-
dents are: Mrs. James j. Gormley,
the Euphony; Nine. Non Klenner,
National Opera Club; Miss Florence
Foster jenkins, Verdi; Nine. Mare
-Newhaus, Beauty Arts; Mrs.
A. B. Jamison Eutepe; Mrs. Katherine
Martin, Athene; Mrs Howard MacNutt,
Minerva, and Mrs. C. V. Twiss, Harlem
Philharmonic. There will be dancing
in the Astor gallery from 9 until
o'clock for those who do not wish to
attend the dinner dance. They will be
admitted to the upper gallery in the
ballroom for the midnight festivities
Tickets may be obtained from the
president at the Waldorf.
The second afternoon musical of the
club for this season will be given Janu-
ary II, at o'clock in the Astor gallery.
n NeW lear Eve pan Will be ne ID
by the University Forum of America,
DR.. Alexander Cumming, president. on
Wednesday evening at 2700 Broadway.
corner of 103d Street. Senor Alexandra
Berea. the newly appointed Spanish
consul general, will be the guest of
honor Of the occasion. He will give
short address on "Spain's Help to the
independence Of the United States. ~
Other guests ~ The evening win be
Shah Mir Ehendi, Senor Carlos Enciso
and Senor Jorge del Moral DR.. Alex
ander Cumming viii be the chairman
and Sonora Rosario Munoz de Morrison
the hostess.
Christmas ball was given las,
Tuesday evening by the University
Forum. Lord Dunsany. the noted Eng
!lsh playwright, was the guest of
honor: He gave an interesting address
on "The Drama" Cartoons of Lord
Dunsany, drawn by Ryan Walker, were
distributed to the audience.
Alter reception there was dancing
During the grand march, led by Cap
tain l.. Royce and Mrs Harrison {.
Lefferts, small Christmas trees and
boxes of candy were presented to the
guests. DR.. Alexander Cumming va.
the chairman of the evening. Receiv-
ing with hlm were Professor Russell
r. Stryker, +. II. Richardson, Charles
); Everett, Mrs. Sybil Fisher. Mrs. John
+. Schippcr. Mrs. r. F. Woolf. Mrs.
James A. McGill, Miss Margaret Nc
Wade. Miss Alice Welles Benham and
Miss Ruth Underhill.
The Woman's Press Club of New
York City held its December meeting
q 10, Actc
ery of the Waldorf Astoria The oc-
casion was Presidents Day and the
presidents of many New York clubs
were among the guests, who also in
cluded Joan Benedict, Mrs. Ida Powell
Priest, former pres ident of the Press
Club, and twenty-five residents OF
Brooklyn homes for the Blind and
for the lnirm who were escorted to
the club by the Women's Motor Corps
of Brooklyn.
There was coNmUnity singing, under
the leadership of Frank Hayeck, and
other s ,,. musleal numbers were4rendered
accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Tozier.
Miss Laura Simmons and Sam c. Dun
ham, author Of Men Who Blaze the
Trail,' read some original poems. Ad-
dresses were given by Mrs. Theodore
Parsons on Making the Body Think"
Mrs. Julian Heath. "Problems Which
Affect the Home; Mrs. Ella A. Boole,
Why Prohibition Won" Lady Ann
Azgapetian, Our Neighbors of the
Near East" and Colonel Withrow.
"Government and Personal Thrift"
Mrs. Haryot Holt Dey presided. Miss
Lille d'Angelo Bergh was chairman of
music and Mrs. katherine T. Hammer
chairman of reception
Mrs. S. G. Courtney Pinckney, OF
.1ndover. Mass. announces the engage
nent OF her daughter, Miss Katherine
Menzies Pinckney. to Charles Wesley
Purdy, Harvard '18, son Of Mrs Her
bert Sidney Langfeld, of Cambridge
Mass.
The Theater Assembly. Mrs ].