The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
I1Tg in keeping with the indui-
sences granted at this Lenten
period, the week Of Mi-Careme,

gences granted at this Lenten
* period, the week Of Mi-Careme.
besinning tomorrow. will have a dash
Of gayety, though the entertainments
VIII serve a double purpose. an they
will be given for phiiantiiropic and
charitable objects as well a. for d..
version. The call on the generously
Inclined Just now ID such that only
long purses can stand It. Prices asked
for tickets to some Of, the weeks AT.
fairs are stiff enough so that good
attendance will yield handsome
amounts of money for disbursement at
home and abroad.
Numerous weddings are promised
tor Easter week and there will be
In addition the usual run OF parties
for charity, preparations for which
now are engrossing the attention of
young people whose cooperation has
been invited. For each night in Eas-
ter week there will be dance or ball
of importance. and previous to that
several concerts are to be given to
raise funds for ono institution or an
other, music and the drama being re-
lied upon to help all sorts OF worthy
causes.
Engagements Of interest TO society
have been announced frequently Of
late. While most Of the marriages
10 follow will be celebrated here. some
pf them will take place abroad
First Of the notable entertainments
Of the week will be the operate fes-
tival under the auspices OF the Sc
cours Franco-American to be held In
the Metropolitan Opera House Tues
day evening, the proceeds 10 be given
TO the needs OF the devastated sec
lions OF France. Miss Mary Garden
will appear IN acts OF her fayorite
operas with Baklanoff and Maguenat
and with the orchestra to be led by
Messrs. Monteux and Charlier. Ar
thur Rubenstein will play a Chopin
concerto for orchestra and piano and
there will be ballet scenes by Russian
dancers.
The audience Will be like those on
any gala night at the Metropolitan. as
among those who have secured boxes
are Mrs. Charles Cary Rumsey, Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, Clarence II.
Mackay. Mrs. Hamilton Wilkes Cary.
Mrs. William Payne Thompson, Mrs.
Edson Bradley, Miss Annie Burr Jen-
nings. Mrs. George Rose, Mrs. John
A. Logan, Jr,, Mrs. O. II. P. Belmont.
Mrs. Burke Roche. Mrs. Charles Fred
erick Hoffman. Mrs. W. Watts Sher-
man. Mrs. Edward s. Hardness, Mrs.
Newbold lie Roy Edgar. Mrs. ]. Philip
Bernhard. William Solomon. Miss Mar
garet Hurlbut, Mrs. Oliver Hartman,
Mrs Ornnond @. Smith, Pedro 'Bara.
Lewis G., Kaufman. Adolph Lewiston.
Robert Graves, Mrs. Charles H. Dit
son, Mrs. Enrice Carnso and Mrs. Her
bert l.. Satterlee. s-=fy
Among those who have secured
seats are Mrs. James Lowell Putnam.
Mrs Robert Z, Tod. Rev. Charles p.
Fagnanl. Mrs. John r. Drexel, Mrs.
Reginald De Koven. Miss Louise
Sands, Mrs. Benjamin Guinness, Miss
Norrie. Mrs. w. Miller Graham. Mrs.
r. J. Oakley Rhnelander. Mrs. Nc
Dougall Hawkes., Mrs. James Speyer.
Mrs. ]. Robinson Dun. Mrs. Henry
Scligman, Mrs. Lancaster Morgan.
Mrs. Hubert Vos. Mrs. H. Van Rens-
selaer Kennedy and Mrs. Charles D.
Haisey.
Mrs. B. Benjamin Pratt will be in
charge of the sale of programmes. and
assisting her will be Mrs. Rawson
Wood, Mrs. George Emlen Starr, Mrs
g. Bryce Wing, Mrs. McCook Knox,
Mrs. Dudley Davis. the Misses Audrey
Osborn, Helen, Cameron, Madeleine
rLiebert, Marion and Theodore Tiffany.
Audrey Hoffman, Geraldine Adee.
Margaret c. Caperton. Helen Flake
and Estelle o'Brieu.
Mrs. Henry Addison Alexander has
organized a song recital by Miss
Yvonne Gall for the benefit OF the
Speedwell Country Homes Society 10
be given in Aeolian Hall on Friday
afternoon of this week. This society
was organized for the care OF sick.
4oonvalescent and abandoned children
in separate homes to avoid the. evils
consequent to placing such children
In institutions. The ,frst unit was
established in Morristown and the
homes thus founded are regularly Wis
ited by a nurse and physician. Another
unit has been established In Yonkers.
(which has been conducted successfully.
The recent epidemic has made great
inroads on funds Of which there are
urgent needs, hence the recital which
is given by Miss GALL, who is grateful
for the kindness extended by Ameri-
cans! to- the suffering CHILDREN Of
France, her native country.
Associated with Mrs. Alexander In
the management Of the homes are
Mrs. Simeon B. Chaplin. Mrs. Brayton
Ives, MRS. Arthur F. Mason, Mrs.
James A. Burden, Mrs. Walter Lam
b4rt, Mrs! William II. Burr. Miss
Dorothy Donnelly. Mrs Frank S.