The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30
CNHT week marking the season Of
Mi-Carcme Just passed as
: aumed a decidedly martial u.s.

eumeu deciuedly mkruai -
beet. All those who had homes facing
Firth avenue kept open house Tuesday
Tor tho parade. their guests arriving
harry and remaining for luncheon.
That night there was gathered in the
Metropolitan Opera House one Of the
most brilliant audiences OF the season
FOR the benefit arranged BY Miss Mary
Garden in behalf of the Secours
Franco American, the results being
satisfactory in every way. 1t seemed
o. II every one Of any social tmpor-
lance who had been noted at the opera
Once the beginning Of the regular sea-
son In November was present, and
later many of them went to the reeep-
ton FOR Major-Gen. ORyan and Mrs..
Organ, as well as Tor the officers OF
lbs staff, which Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt gave At their
home, $40 Fifth avenue. It Is safe to
cay that such a reception had never
before been given in New York in a
private house, and It was. indeed, q
brilliant sight when at its height to
watch the assemblage in which the
men in civilian dress appeared almost
commonplace as compared with those
fn uniforms Of the army or navy. The
older and younger elements Of society
were represented, including many iden-
tkf1ed with the summer life of Newport.
where Gen. and Mrs. Vanderbilt for
years have had q villa
Another event OF the week was the
ole iuf kxxp Ne Nd
Yrs. Oliver @. Jennings to celebrate
f6a homecoming OF their son, Ensign
Brewster Jennings. U. 9. N, who re-
Gently returned to New York after
nearly years service on board a sub
marine chaser. The guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Jennings included the young
friends of their son and the debutante
eIement. Another entertainment OF a
military character was the dinner
given Sunday night by Mrs. william
Disston at Sherry's for her son-in law
and daughter. Capt John wanamaker,
IT., U. s. A.. and Mrs. Wanamaker.
Capt. wanAmaker recently returned
from service In France.
Evidently there Is no end to the
generosity Of New York society. judg-
ing from the success OF various enter
tainments that are being given for the
needy at home and abroad. Some are
being organised for phiianthropic in
Btitutions which help those who are
helping themselves, such as the Va
cation Association. which looks after
the funds OF women and girls who
work in one calling or another. The
headquarters Of this association IL at
50 West Thirty-ninth street. and al
though q canteen was sustained there
dur ng the war the work Of the organ
ixation continued, and the funds Of
self-supporting women have been
placed 80 that they can have the bene-
Mt Of them for their annual vacations
To swell these funds a gala concert
viii be given on the night OF April s
irs the Metropolitan Opera House,
Wien Miss Gerald ne Farrar and
Sergei Rachmaninoff will appear In
conjunction with the Philadelphia Or
chestra under the direction of Leopold
Stokowsld.
Mrs. George Barton French. who
will act as the chairman of the pro-
Gramme sellers. has called 70 her aid a
number Of young women. among whom
are the Misses Sarah Sanford, Gym
thia Baldwin. Sophie Duer. Eunice
James, Lanier Comfy. Constance Jen-
nings, Beatrice and sheila Byrne. Mar
garet Kahn. Katharine Temple En-
met. Mary Strange. Edith Pratt, Kath-
crime Temple Keogh. Eva Stewart.
Helen Cameron. Leila Burden. Nina
Ryan. Polly Damrosch. Glory Thomas,
Frances Fairchiid. Mary Colt Juliet
Bartlett, Symphorosa and Grace
Bristed. Elizabeth Moffett and Caroline
Knapp. who win be under the direc-
ton of Miss Lucy Patterson.
Miss Mercer French and Mss Helen
Trevor win be at the head Of other
groups OF programme sellers that will
include the Misses Marion and Theo-
dora Tiffany, Melissa Yuille, Clarice
DeRham. Helen Hagan. Mercer Dun
iop. Isabel Stettinius. Katharine Bliss,
Dorothy Moran. Laura Freeman. Es-
telle O'Brlen. Isabel Wood. Marguer-
tie Doubleday. Beth Leary. Helen
Bull. Dorothy Leary and Ethelreds
Seabury. Mrs French will entertain
the members Of this committee to-
morrow evening at her home, 1873 East
Sixty-seventh street
Among those who have secured
boxes are Mrs Goelet. Mrs Edward 8.
Hardness. Mrs. Charles Steele. Angus
tus A. Juilliard. Archer NJ. Hunting
ton. Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Doniel Guggenheim. Mrs. Francis Car
0lan. William II. Porter. Mrs. Ponsonby
0gle. Mrs. william II. Nichols. Miss
Clara Spence. Mrs. John o. II. Pitney,
-ass '9dary Cle5tt, Misc. Gertrude
Lachlan, Mrs Edwin Norton and Mrs.
J. Henry Lancashire. - Mrs. Daniel
Grggenheirn. who is a prominent MEN,
Der OF the association, with the CO.
operation Of her husband and broth
ers-in-iaw. has secured for the night
the omnibus box generally occupied by
tho Opera Club. to be placed at the
disposal OF officers In uniform.
Among the many patronesses are
Mines. Arthur NJ. Dodge. r. Horace
Gallatin, w. Bourke Cochran, IF. Nc
Neil Bacon, Paul d. Cravath. Walter
T. Maynard. John r. Drexel. Henry
Ciews. Herbert L. satterlee, Whitney
Warren. Henry Waters Taft, Paul
Morton, W. Watts Sherman, Newbold
lie Roy Edgar and w. Fellowes Nor
gan Tickets may be obtained at the
headquarters Of the association.
Under the auspices of the Islands
committee OF the Diocese OF New York
. recital for the benefit Of the church