The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-27
Number of Matches This Season Sug-
gests Many Young Couples Had
Been Waiting for Wars End and
Observation-Disclosures Af-
fairs Gay and Elaborate

teur, win have an important role and
among other young women OF society
to appear are Miss Dolly Kimball, Miss
Elise Everett, Miss Rosalie Bloodgood,
Miss Grace Bristed. Miss Ethel Potter
ar7 Miss Margaret Emmett Among
those who will be seated on the stage
during the last scene OF the comedy
will be Ernest Guy of the French High
Commission and Nine. Guy; CASTOR
Liebert, the French Consul General;
Mrs. Charles Aston Bristed, Mrs. Mary
Hatch Willard, Mrs. f. Reeve Merritt
and Mrs. Alfred Norris.
Miss Julie Lentilhon Will be in
charge Of the programme girls, who
will include the Misses Geraldine Mil
Ter Graham. Margaret C. Flint, Theo-
dora Tiffany. Dorothea Norris, Betty
Jackson. Currie Duke Mathews Mar
garet Warren. Genevfeve Clendinin,
Madeleine IAebert, Charlotte Demo-
rest, Nina Ryan, Jeanne Gourd and
Anna Alexandra.
Among the many patronesses are
Mines. 1. Townsend Burden, Ebert II.
Gary. Edward T. Stotesbury. Paul D.
Cravath. Daniel C. French, Grenville
Kane, Frederic Nelson. ]. Fred Pier
son. Reginald De Koven, f. Burial
Hoffman. Ethelbert Nevn, Dallas
Bache Pratt, Henry s. Redmond,
Frank Mclaughlin, w. Miller Ora
ham, George F. Baker. Jr.. and Moses
Taylor Campbell, Miss Luisita Leland
and Miss Louise Ward McAllister.
Tickets and boxes may be obtained
OF Mrs. Raymond Belmont, East
Thirtieth street.
After a season OF great success the
Red Cross Shop which has been in
existence since December at 5S7 Fifth
avenue, the former home of the late
James B. Haggin. will hold its final
sale Thursday of this week and by
that time everything given to the
shop will have been sold. Miss
Eleanor NJ. Mellon, daughter OF Mrs
Charles II. Mellon Of this city and
Morristown, n. j.. who has been act
ing as secretary Of the shop gave IN
the study OF sculpture to engage in
he'd Cross work. Others who have
devoted their time to the shop since II
opened are Miss Helen c. Frick, Mrs
E. Tappen Fairchild, Mrs. Alfred c
Bosom. Miss Elizabeth Cunningham,
Mrs. j. Peter IIoguet and Mrs. Ram
say Z. Hoguet, who have formed the
executive committee.
One Of the chief events now in prep
aration is Bal Bleu, which is being ar.
ranged by Mrs. William h. Vanderbilt
Jr.. and others who are interested in
the Big Sister movement and which
will take place at the Ritz Carlton on
the night OF May ). This organization
is carried on without reference to
creed. At the head OF the Protestant
branch is Mrs. William h. Vanderbilt,
Mrs. Sidney Cecil Borg being at the
head OF the Jewish branch. Mrs w.
h. Vanderbilt, Jr.. is at tho head Of
the Catholic organization, and commit
tees from all branches are working to-
gether.
The war has brought about closest
cooperation between the different de-
| nominations and creeds in all works Of
public service. a cooperation which is
particularly necessary in the work at
tempted by the Big Sisters. These
women volunteer to care for all the
children whose cases come into the
Children's Court of the city and whose
circumstances demand aid. By the pro-
ceeds of the ball it is hoped to estab-
FISH a permanent fund to meet the ex-
penses of the work. which have grown
! rapidly during the war.
Mrs. W. *. Vanderbilt, Jr., who is
, chairman of the entertainment COM
3 H.
ing features for the ball. and she will
have the assistance of Ben Ali Hag-
gin, Chares Dillingham;. Flo ziegfeld
and Ned Wayburn. Boxes. which will
be placed about the main ballroom.