New-York tribune., 1919-11-26
Society Is Out in Force at
First Large Charity Affair
of Season; Debutantes
Take Part in Program
Many Receptions To-day
Miss Cenevieve R.ParkerTo
Be Married To-day to
DR.. John Dunnington


son and the older set in society at
tended the Ball of the Harvest Moon.
given last night at the Ritz-Carlton
for the benefit of St. Timothy's New
\ 1ork AlumnH Guild. 1t was the first
large affair given for charity this sea-
son, and was social and financial sue
cess, over $4,000 being cleared for the
organization. Many dinners were given
previous to the dance, the hostesscs in
Guiding Miss Ruth King. Miss Kath-
crime Mackay, Mrs. William G. Oak
man. Mrs. James R. Strong, Mrs
Stephen C. Clark, Mrs. ]. S. Cosden and
Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee, for her
daughter, Miss Mabel NJ. Satterlee.
The ballroom was decorated with
autumn leaves and wheat. harvest
moon, illuminated, hung over the stage
IN the ballroom where an entertain
ment was given during the evening, the
numbers being interspersed between
the dances. Among the entertainers
were Rooney and Bent, Fred Lewis
and his jazz band, Roshanara and Carl
Hyson and Dorothy Dickson.
Debutantess, serving as program girls,
dressed in blue smocks with orange
aprons and caps, sold cider, doughnuts
cigarettes and flowers. The committee
was headed by Miss Barbara M. Kissel,
and associated with her were Miss
Ruth Anderton, Miss Katherine Bliss.
Miss Polly Brooks. Miss Beatrice
Byrne, Miss Hester Emmet, Miss Mar
garet Emmet, Miss Elise Everett, Miss
Leslie Emery, Miss Myra Fraser, Miss
Alice Goddard, Miss Elizabeth Hyde,
Miss Eleanor Hurd. Miss Emily Ham
mond, Miss Eunice James, Miss Con-
stance Jennings, Miss Margaret Kahn,
Miss Tolan Mics ElooOOr Io~Jo,
Miss Geraldine McAlpn, Miss Laura
Mabon, Miss Alice Marden, Miss Kath-
crime Porter. Miss Katherine Post,
Miss Harriet Pratt, Miss Harriet Price,
Miss Katharine Sharpe, Miss Saran
Sturges, Miss Mabel NJ. Satterlee, Miss
Cornclia Sage, Miss Margaret Trimble,
Miss Lucy Train, Miss Margaret Tucker
and Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt
Mrs. John Kerr was chairman of the
night. and she was assisted by Miss
Rosamond Sherwood, president of the
Lois Martin, Mrs. Arthur 0. Choate,
Miss Josephine Minott, Miss Elizabeth
Frank, Miss Barbara Kissel and Miss
Isabel Shotter.
There was an auxiliary entertain
ment committee, consisting of Francis
W. Crowninshield, chairman; Frank w.
Tuttle, George S. Chappell, Charles
Hanson Towne and Robert Emmett Sher-
wood.
Among those who had boxes were
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller jr:. Mrs.
derbilt, Mrs. Robert McKelvey and Mrs.
Charles kohler.
The subscribers included Mr.. and
Mrs. john Henry Hammond Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter T. Rosen, Mr. and Mrs. w.
Emlen Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Penn Smith jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Harkness Flagler, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander j. Hemphill. Mr.. and Mrs Henry
T. DAWSON. Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Sib
ley. Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard, Mrs.
Edward Is, Dean Dean Adams, Ada Mr. and Mrs, Mrs:
Cumnock, Mr. and Mrs. Conde Mast,
Mrs. James A. Roosevelt Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. Brown and Mr. and Mrs.
Stanton Whitney.
Debutantes will have busy time
of it to-day, for there are many lunch
cons, receptions, the dansants, dim
ners and dances arranged in their
honor. Mrs. II. Murray La Mont gives
a luncheon for her daughter, Miss
Mary Appleton, at the Plaza. and Mrs
Clifford Bucknam a the dansant for
her daughter, Miss Julia Stanley, at
VIC tol NCSlS.
In the evening dances will be given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. James at
their house, East Seventeen Street,
for their daughter. Miss Eunice James,
and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Sterry
will give dance ut the Plaza for their
daughter Miss Virginia Sterry.
Miss Genevieve r. Parker, niece of
Mrs. Ambrose G. Todd, will be mar
ried to DR.. John Huntington this
afternoon in ST. Thomas's Church. The
ceremony will be followed by a recep-
tion at the Hotel Gotham.
Mrs. Philip Rhinelander I'd gave a
luncheon for twelve guests yesterday
at the Ritz-Carlton. Mrs. Charles j.
Welch also entertained at luncheon
there yesterday.
Mrs John Lee Mahin, of 1000 Park
Avenue, will give q reception December
6 for her daughters, Miss Margaret and
Miss Marian Mahin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas RUSSELL of
Boston, have announced the engage
mcnt Of their daughter, Miss Barbara
Russell, to Irving Paris I'd, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis U. Paris, Of 124 East
Seventy second Street. Miss Russell
was engaged in hospital work in Boston
during the war. Mr.. Paris is a grad