New-York tribune., 1920-12-12
American Criterion
Society Is to Give
Ball at Commodore
Yuletide Atmosphere to Mark
Dinner-Dance on FRIDAY.
With Tables Arranged fo,.
Those Who Prefer Cards

The December dinner-dance of the
American Criterion Society. Mrs. Lson.
ard l.. Hill president. Friday even;nr
at the Hotel Commodore, will take On
Yuletide atmosphere The east hall
room and small salons adjoining are.to
be festooned with ropes OF Christmas
greens. laurels, holly and spruce, and
at each table the holiday decorations
will be duplicated. The souvenirs at din.
ner will be small 1921 calendars. wh;ls
the dance favors will be vanity boxes
for the women and ash trays for the
men, while such toy gifts as Larns
bells, sleighs, whips and whistles will
add to the Yuletide spirit.
Mrs. Hill will receive the club NAM
bers and their guests In the foyer to
the east ballroom. She will be assisted
by Mrs. John Philbrick Latin. Mrs
Joseph Paterno and Mrs II. w. Braun.
co-chairmen OF the committee matrons
of the dance.
Miss June Love and Miss Marion
Campion are joint chairmen of the
juniors, with Miss Lenna Powers and
Miss Ida Braun as vice-chairmen. Dr.
John Strother Gaines jr. and Water
Moore will have charge of the dancing
floor.
Among the club members who will
entertain at dinner are Mrs. Joseph
Palermo, Mrs. Florence Provost Batter
ton, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Herbert Brooke
Walker, Mrs. L. A. Cushman, Mrs. Will
lam ]. Sloane, F. j. Allen and William
K. Rose. For those who prefer bridge
to dancing there will be tables ar
ranged by Mrs. Thomas Webster Edgar.
chairman of the card committee, and
prizes will be provided for the winner
at cards as well as in the dancing con-
tests.
The patronesses of the dance will be
Mrs. John K. Armstrong, Mrs. Duncan
McMartin, Mrs. Minthorne Woolsey,
frid ONeill, Mrs. Charles V. Paterno,
Samuel French King ton, Mrs John
Mccoy, Mrs. A. P. Wright, Mrs j.
George Stickley, Mrs. Charles !! Nc
Laughlin. Mrs. Robert Howard Bcattie,
Mrs. Albert H. Gleason, Mrs Charles
E. Bentley, Mrs. Edward Jenkins, Mrs.
Laureuz NJ. Hart, Mrs. Robert Z. Lee
Cochran, Mrs. Frederick l., Durland,
Mrs. w. Bundy Cole, Mrs. Frederic
William Waller. Mrs. Daniel J. Rior-
| den. Mrs Elton Tower Cowan. Mrs. l..
A. Cushman and Mrs. Raymond Cas-
sauvre Penfeld.
The Washington Heights Chapter.
d. "A. H., MRS. Sanluoi D. hrhmers
| regent. held its tri-centenary celebra-
tion in the Chapel Of the Intercessou
on Saturday q week ago. The program
was as follows:
| America"
Observation-Disclosures Compact
Mrs. Raphael A. Weed. Miss Cailan Niles
Lyman. Compact read by Mrs Weed.
| 'Recessional." by Rudyard Kipng.
| Sung by Miss Mabel Caeney.
Address--Truth About PilgrlmA
| DR.. Milo Fl. Gates
Song-'America. Our Homeland"
| Written by Mrs. George d Banga
Tableaux-From Miles stanlish.
Miss Lyman and Miss Merryman.
! l. Puritan Maiden: 2.Sprinr Flows JoHn
| Alden and Priscilla 3, why Don't You
Speak for Yourself John? l. salDns
| of the Mayfower. 5, Thro' tae Woods.
| Piano acrompariren' bv Wright B. Haf
song-Miss Mabel Cheney.
| "a voice of tAe Plgfms"
MIS-. George d. bAu,s.
STARS Spaneicd Pannar"
Tableau--The Puritan Mothers
| A4is. 4 !vJi D.l.iett
Doxology.
Incidental music was By Wright B,
Half.
Mrs. Silas B. Bostwick was chairman
Of the program committee.
A regular meeting of Manhattan
Chapter, d. A. r., Mrs. Carrie Ridley
| Herreshoff regent will be held Thurs
day, at 2 o'clock. at the HoGel McAlpin.
This meeting will be of special interest
J q q oh Mt 1oy hA - all ho.