The sun., 1919-05-18


Thursday afternoon under the aus
pices Of the board OF managers and
the ladies' auxiliary OF the New York
Geological Society. From 8 to 6 there
viii be a reception In Bronx Park.
tea being served In the administration
building. This garden party for years
has been distinctive feature Of the
social life OF New York and at this
season the surroundings of Bronx
Park make It well worth while to mo-
tor or drive there for the sake Of the
agreeable company one 10 sure to
meet, the music and tea
Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn Is at
tho head OF the auxiliary and asso-
ciated with her are Mrs. J. Pierpont
Morgan, Miss Eleanor De Graf Guy
Ter. Mrs. J. +. A. Clark. Mrs. Sheldon
Martin. Mrs. william G. Rockefeller,
Mrs. Ralph Sanger. Mrs. Walter e.
Maynard, Miss Elisabeth Marbury,
Mrs Finley J. Shepard. Mrs. William
ossood Field, Miss Anne Morgan. Mrs.
James Speyer, Mrs. De Forest Grant.
Mrs. Richard Stevens, Mrs. William
Pierson Hamilton, Mrs. William White
Miles, Mrs William V. S. Thorne.
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, Mrs.
Stephen NJ. DIN, Mrs. Henry M.
Tilford, Mrs. Thomas Hastings. Miss
Mary Parsons, Miss Amy Townsend.
Mrs. Henry Reese. Hoyt. Mrs Percy
r. Pyne, Mrs. Edward NJ. Townsend,
Mrs. William II. Hyde. Miss Florence
Rhett, Mrs. Richard Trimble, Mrs.
Arthur Iselin, Miss Pauline Robinson
and Mrs. Alexander s. Webb. Mrs.
Osborn will be assisted in receiving
by members of the auxiliary. Prof.
Henry Fairfield Osborn is president of
the board Of managers and the vice.
presidents are Madison Grant and
Frank X. Sturgis.
Another event OF the week which
will attract many to the open win DO
the beginning Of the racing season at
Belmont Park, and this will bring out
many who already have opened their
country places on Long Island. As
usual there will be in advance OF the
races numerous luncheon parties at
the Turf and Field Club. which will
be under the direction OF August KEEL
Ter, as last year. This club Is situated
in the midst OF a garden spot, and II
was at one time the country place OF
the late William Manice. 1t is disap-
pointing to many th4t there will be no
spring event ut the Piping Rock Club,
fhe horse show and races being de-
ferred until the autumn. Racing, In
teresting to society. will continue well
into next month, and there have been
arranged two days for the United
Hunts Racing Association. to be held
at Belmont Park Terminal June II
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AS long as there is a chance OF find-
ing people who are willing to spend
money for philanthrop!c purposes just
so long will there be devised schemes
to continue sales and entertainments
OF varied character. Now there is on
foot q plan to raise moro money for
the fund known as the Fatherless
Children OF France, at the head OF
which in this country is Miss Lu.sita
Leland, who has organized a hat sale
for the benefit of the fund, which will
begin tomorrow at IL West Forty
sixth street, continuing throughout the
week. AS the hats to be sold have been
given by some of the fashionable mil
liners of this city there should be
much profit. Modest prices are to be
asked. Many hats are all ready for
purchasers. but In case some desire
what should not be in stock there will
BE- on hand trimmers of experience to
hx ~ 80 NhA
chaser.
Among those who will assist Miss
Leland in selling are Mrs. Newbold
Le Roy Edgar. Mrs. j. Beverly Duer,
Mrs F. Mcneil Bacon, Mrs. Robert H.
Nelson, Mrs. Oren Root, Mrs. Monroe
Douglas Robinson, Miss De Russy. Mrs.
Frederic Foster Carey. Mrs. Chester
Boynton and Miss May Moulton. Stree
the beginning of the war 10000 orphan
children OF France have been aided
by this association, and among those
who are caring for more than an
ordinary number. some personally con-
tfibuting to the support of $50 chill
dren. are Mrs Lewis Butler Preston,
Lamont du Pont, Miss Irene du Pont,
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Clark, Mrs.
willard Straight, Mrs. George Blumen-
thai and I. Gordon Hamersley.
It will be busy week for the women
Of society, for aside from the hat sale
there viii be under way the campaign
for the Salvation Army Home Service
Fund, the aim OF which is to raise
S13,000,oo0. Brig. Gen. Cornelius Van
derbilt has appointed a committee OF
women to assist in the campaign,
among whom will be Mines. Charles S.
whitman. Frederick Y. Dalziel, NJ
Orme Wilson, Jr.. Whitney Warren,
Henry C. Phipps. Charles f. Hoffman.
Edmund L. Baylies, Andrew Carnegie,
Francis X. Pendleton, Walter r. May
nard, George F. Baker, Jr., Cornelius
Vanderbilt J. Purroy Mitchell, Reginald
ffncke. George Leary. Frederick
Lewiston. William Greenough, John
r Drexei and George Dupont Pratt.
The doughnut will be the theme Of
the work to be carried on by this COM
mittee and Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman
VIII be at the head OF the band of
women who will sell this delectable
homo made commodity. Each day
throughout this week Mrs Hartman
will sell doughnuts from the steps OF
the Treasury Building IN Wall Street
and she will be aided by members Of
me Junior League. Doughnuts win
DO sold at auction and in various pub
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