The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-11-02

tainments offered the King and Queen
Of the Belgians a week ago yesterday.
The first private party was that given
for the Queen by Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt in her home in Fifth avenue.
1t was by no means a general gather
ing Of society, Mrs. Vanderbilts guests
being limited almost entirely to men,
bers of the women's committee for the
gala performance at the Metropolitan
Opera that followed only a few hours
after the conclusion of the reception,
which was accompanied by music.
The gathering in the Metropolitan
Opera House week ago last night
was quite in keeping with the fame
of that house and compared with no
table ones of past years, although
there were many missing from the
double row of boxes, only because II
was out of season.
The action of the royal pair In re-
warding those who had aided them In
their needs abroad or in their COM
forts while here was delightfully."-
democratic. 1t did not require the
stamp of society to receive q medal Of
this or that order. and beyond doubt
all these marks of favor from the
King or Queen were richly deserved.
Two weeks from tomorrow night
the formal opening Of the season at
the Metropolitan Opera will usher in
The busy period of entertainments that
will hold the attention of society for
many weeks to come. The debutantes
are so numerous that 1t has been
found necessary to begin entertain
merits for them several weeks earlier
thar in former years. Even Thanks
giving, which heretofore has been al
most exclusively devoted to family
gatherings. has been. chosen for some
of the debutante dances. Christmas
day and night win escape, but the fact
that the night of January 1 has been
chosen for other parties will make a
difference with such country house
gatherings that as q rule are set for
the holidays.
One of the institutions Of great i'm
portance to the debutante Is the Junior
League, whose officers for the ensuing
year and members have been elected.
This organization has been in existence
beginning has grown to be one OF the
most important in this city and has
been copied in nearly every great city
In the United States. Its settlement
work is carried on systematically and
there is a committee for visiting the
sick in their homes or In the hos
pitfalls. 1t is the custom of debutantes
who are members of the League to
send to hospitals afterward the many
floral offerings received from friends
and relatives at coming out recep-
tons.
At the meeting held recently Miss
Katharine Dwight Porter was elected
chairman of the provisional members
Of the league, who include the debu-
tantes Of the coming season. Miss
Louise Vanderbilt Schieffelin was
chosen chairman OF the flower COM
mittee.
The provincial members elected dis
close some debutantes whose names
have not been mentioned in the list
already given. Among these are the
Misses Sally and Margaret Atha,
daughters of Henry G. Atha; Beatrice
Beard, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jere-
miah Robinson Beard; Miss Helena
Ogden, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. ogden; Georgiana Palmer.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Car
negie Palmer; Caroline Louise Reick.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William G.
Re;ck; Marion Carroll, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Bradish Johnson Carroll:
Helen Curtis, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Kingsbury Curtis; Marie LaMarcho'
daughter Of Mrs. Henry ]. LaMarche;
Marion Look, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Look; Elsie morrill,,
daughter of Mrs. Amos Morrill,; Ellis
abeth Knox Clarke, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Curtis Clarke; Dor
othy Collins, daughter Of Mr.. and MIS-
Howard d. Collins; Eileen Fielding
Jones, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Field
ing Jones Of Providence, r l.; Chris
tine Crane, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Warren s. Crane, and Irene Pierce,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.. Clay A
Pierce Of st. Louis.
Others In the list are the MISSES
Isabel Townsend Bell, daughter by q
former marriage of Mrs. Peter La
bouisse; Harriet Pratt, second daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. Pratt;
Dorothy Thompson, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Otto J. Thompson; Kathryn
Slayback. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry B. Slayback; Julia Shearer
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George l.
shearer; Amy Sparks, daughter OF Mr.
md Mrs. T. Ashley Sparks: Rhod''
Forbes daughter of DR.. and Mrs
Henry Hall Forbes; Juliana Fergu'
son, daughter of Mrs. Farquhar Fer
guson; Margaret Phelps, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Phelps; Ohv<
Van Rensselaer, Cavity. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B. Gawtry. anc
Burks Yulle, third daughter OF Mr
and Mrs. Yulle.
Included also are the Misses Ruth
Anderton, Alice Nicoll. Mary Appleton
Phyllis Batcheller. Katharine Bald
win Bliss, Lucy Bullcley. Elsie Parsons
Katharine H. Post. Resale Clark
Janet Croll, Harriet Price. Adelaide
Kip Rhinelander, Dorothy Rossiter
Wilhelmine Rupert, Mary Osgoot
Field, Mary Hardness Flagler. Betsy
Flagg. Eleanor Francke. Cornelif
Bage, Elizabeth Frank. Mabel Morgan
sstterlee. Sylvia Seymour. Katharine
Sharpe. Edith Simonds. Beatrice Starr
Eva Stewart, Emily Sloane Hammond
Catharine Harding. Elise Hughes
Mary Strange. Sarah MacWhortel
Sturges. Mabel Story Kirkbride. Betty
Jackson Eunice James. Helen John