The sun., 1919-01-12

war atmosphere attending the
ball to celebrate peace which
taas held at Sherry's on Monday night
ror the benefit OF the Babies Hospital,
Of which institution Mrs. oliver G.
Jennings is president The younger
element OF society predominated par
ticularly the debutantes. who had not
been In the foreground for nearly two
years at least in New York
For the first time since tho war had
called into service so many OF our
young men there were plenty Of ex-
ira partners. many OF them betng in
UNIFORM. There were in the gather
Ing other young men who were for
the first time in months attired In con-
Nentional evening dress, as they had
been mustered out OF the national SER
vice, and most OF them found the I'M
romantic stiff linen that is en- reggie at
such times uncomfortable.
The dance was not altogether given
over to the younger element. as there
their elders who yet are fond OF the
dance to give tone and dignity TO the
occasion. Dancing was not confined
TO the ballroom, as It continued in the
restaurant during the supper hour,
and the dcbutantes had as much at
tention as they could wish for.
Among the patronesses were Mrs.
George +. Baker. Jr, Mrs. Robert S.
Brewster. Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson.
Mrs. Thomas Howard, Mrs. George s.
Brewster. Mrs. William Is. Vanderbilt,
Jr.. Mrs. John r DrexeL Mrs. Whit
ney Warren. Mrs. Oliver d. Filley,
Mrs. Ogden II. Hammond. Mrs. Lydg
Hoyt, Mrs. Ernest Iselin. Mrs. J. Lau-
rens Van Allen, Mrs Newbo.d lie Roy
Edgar, Mrs ]. Insley Blair Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. IRA Bar
rows, Mrs. George r. Post and Mrs.
William Fitzhugh Whitehouse.
Several thousand dollars will be
added to the hospital fund as a result
Of the ball.
One OF the oldest entertainments for
charity. the annual Charity Ball for
the benefit of the New York Nursery
anu SIHu s ftOspltdl, Will DC ItNIN'h
this year, and It will be held on the
night OF February in the ballroom
suite of the Waldort-Astoria. For
fully three generations this ball has
been of annual occurrence. save on one
occasion during the civil war and then
again last winter.
Meanwhile, with so many calls for
money to be used in war relief, the
hospital suffered from lack Of the
funds depended on by the giving Of
the annual ball. Unusual efforts will
b made for the success OF the forth
coming ball, and this year there will
be no lack of men In civil life. as was
the case last year. The presence Of
men IN uniform has always given dis
tinction to the Charity Ban and this
year there will be more than ever
present
The ball committee for this year in-
cludes Mrs. Edward J. Berwind, presi-
dent: Mrs. Algernon Sydney sullivan,
honorary president; Mrs. Charles b.
Alexander. Mrs. James Watson Gerard.
Mrs. e. Henry Hartman. Mrs. Vincent
Astor and Mrs. Charles Frederick
HOFFMAN, vice-presldents. Mrs. Frank
Spencer Witherhee. treasurer. and
Miss Lena Il. Curtis. secretary.
Other members OF the committee are
Mrs. George Hillard Benjamin, Mrs.
John NJ. Bowers, Mrs. Vernon Garlic
ton Brown, Mrs. Robert Livingston
Gerry, Mrs. Charles ID. Miller. Mrs.
Charles Francis Roe, Mrs. Henry
Gansevoort Sanford and Mrs. Robert
Oiyphant. Among the men on the
committee are II J. oakley Rhine
lander. Capt. Rowland Pell. Edward
de Peyster Livingston, benjamin s.
Welles and Lawrence L. Gillespie. This
list will be added to later on. Henry
q. Sanford will be at the head OF the
floor committee, which will include
men prominent In many walks OF life.
Boxes are to be had OF Mrs. Benja-
min, 90 West Eleventh street. and Of
Mrs Sanford. IL East SiXty-fourth
street
Details OF the ball will not differ
from those of former years. There
will be several ochestras, so that
there may be simultaneous dancing
in the grand ballroom. the Aston gal
lery and the Myrtle room, as we'll as
IN some OF the other suites.
IL p'lllE OERdTlEpO q series OF
supper dances for the benefit OF the
Free MIX for France Fund to be held
on Monday nights after tho opera NJ
the Hotel Lorraine. Tho first will he
given on January 90. and there will
Re four Of them, possibly six Among
the patronesses are Mrs Newbold
lie Roy Edgar Mrs Joseph r. Thomas,
Mrs. A. Perry Osborn, Mrs. William
Thaw Sd, Mrs Angler b. Duke, Mn.
John Wanamaker, Jr.. Mrs. Warren
hcConihe and Mrs. Reginald Wander
bilt.
Invitations TO these now dances will
be limited. and they will be much like
the Paul Jones dances for tho benefit
OF the lafayette Fund, which were
given with much success at the Van
derhilt for three seasons. Moncure
Robinson is arranging a committee Of
men TO be announced later The
dances will be held in the new grill
Of the Lorraine. Subscriptions to tho
dances and supper tables may he
secured at the headquarters OF the
fund, 675 Fifth avenue.
The annual concert for the benefit
Of the New York Diet Kitchen Asso-
citation will be held in the grand ball
room or tho Waldorf-Astoria on the
morning of February 3. when the
artists will be Miss Sophie Braslau
OF tho Metropolitan Opera, Raoul