The New York herald., 1920-12-25
MISS MOLLY VAN r. COGSWELL
MAKES HER DEBUT AT DANCE
Many Young Girls From
Schools Attend Entertain
ment at RitZ-CarltOn.

An agreeable incident of Christmas
eve was the dance given at the Ritz
Carlton by Mr. and Mrs. G. Van Rens-
selaer Cogswel OF 10 East Eleventh
street to introduce their daughter, Miss
Molly Van Rensselaer, Cogswell. There
was evidence of the holiday season in
the decorations Of the ballroom and the
foyer leading to II. and in addition to
many of the married riends OF the
host and hostess there were present
nearly all the debutantes of the season
and the young men and girls home from
college and boarding school for the holi-
days, Mr. and Mrs. Cogswell. their
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Robins, Jr.. and
the debutante received at the entrance
TO the ballroom. At midnight a seated
supper was served in the main restau-
rant.
Among the guests were Mrs. Schuyler
Van Rensselaer,, Mr.. and Mrs. Harald
de Raasloff, Mr.. and Mrs. James B.
Lowell, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Tileston Wells, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward c. Parish, Mr.. and Mrs
Latrobe Cogswell OF Baltimore. Mr.
Richard Nickerson Of Boston. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Robins, Mrs. Harry Seog-
and Mrs. Roberet Howard Gamble. Mr..
and Mrs. Georgia.. Fuller. Mr.. and Mrs.
William p. T. Preston, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rowland Jones and Mr. Thomas Rob-
ms, Jr.
Among the girls were Misses Eunice
James Constance Jennings, Elizabeth
Manning, Nancy Jay, Mary Davis Land
street, Lee Dodge. Annie Burr Auchin-
Gloss, Mary Cameron, Margaret Olivia
Flint, Emily s. Hammond, Katharine T.
Keogh. Olive Gawtry., Martha Ottley,
Betty Wolcott Merchant Caroline w.
Ferriday. Ellen Randolph and Marion
Taylor. The<e also were present Messrs
Maurice Roche. Coster Schermerhorn.
Henry Steers. Jr., Livingston Delafield.
George Cabot, Leonard Cushing, COLES
Coe, Thomas Denny, Jr.. William de
Rham. Philip A. S. Franklin, Jr. Lang
horne Gibson and Dave Hennen Nor
ris. Jr
In advance Of the dance Miss Cogs-
well was the special guest at n dinner
given In the club dining room by Mr.,
and Mrs. William Pitt Trimble, whose
other guests were Misses Currie Duke
Mathews, Emily Delafield, Mary |.
Lockwood, Katharine Hurd, Mary Bar
low Trimble and Katharine Sharpe,
Lieut.. Ford Triinble, L. S. A.. Messrs.
+. Higginson Cabot, Jr.. Charles Ma
son, Lawrence Perry, Howard Town
send, Jr.. Arthur Hurd, Russell Per-
kins, Thomas Oakes, Benoni Lockwood,
Jr., Carter Hall. Lewis L. Delafield.
Jr., and Quincy Cabot. Another dinner
at the club was given by Mr.. and Mrs
Frederic H. Hatch
Another entertainment in advance OF
the dance was small dinner given by
Miss Constance Nash at her home, 40
Park avenue. After dinner she took her
guests to the lunch and Judy Theatre
to see "Rollo's Wild Oat," and from
there all went to the dance.
Juniors of society we're entertained
last night at the Plaza at the first
meeting for this season of the Friday
Juniors, a set OF subscription Ian ces
organized by Miss Georgiana Hartman
Owen. 1t was an early dance, with
music by the Balalaika orchestra, and
supper was served at II. The patron
esses for these dances are Mines. Sam
uel Sloan Auchincloss, G. Trowbridge
Hollister, James Burnet Lowell, John
McKesson Camp. Thomas w. Lamont,
Dudley Phelps, George Dupont Pratt,
Justus Rupert. Sheppard Candy Schcr-
nierhorn, Percy II. Stewart and
Charles Chaunccy Stillman. The next
dance of the series will take place on
new lear cNc.
The third of the series OF five dances
by The Bachelors in the Vanderbilt
added. to the merrlment OF Christmas
eve Mr.. and Mrs. Edward y. Breitung
and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte gave two Of the numerous
dances that preceded the assembly after
the theatres and the opera. The In
creasng popularity of the dances is at
tributed by the directing committee 20
the changing social mood Of the public
and to the fact that the Income VIII be
devoted to home charities. Thus far a
sum in excess Of $1,000 has been
realized for this purpose The Bachelors
are Messrs Richard Peters, Horace {.
Stebbins. Hamilton Fish, Jr.: William
Rhinelander Stewart, Jr. Percy r.
Pyne I'd. Frederick S. Allen. Frank
Crowninshield and Alfonso de Navarro.
and Mines. Henry Clews. Vincent AstoT'
Howard Cushing, Charles Dana Gibson.
Frank Gray Griswold. William X. YAM
derbilt 3D. Ernest Iselin, Whtney
Warren. Harry Payne Whitney and
Henry Rogers winthrop form an
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