New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Many Notables
10 Dance at
Charity Ball
Sixtv-third Annual Benefit at
the Waldorf-Astoria To
BE a Fashionable and
Brilliant Spect taclc
Mrs. Alexander to Lead
State and City Officials and
Army and Navy TO Share
i'll the Entertainment,


decorating the ballroom of the Wal
dorf-Astoria on Tuesday night. and
brilliant gathering of beautifully
9o"ned women, represer tativcs of the
army and navy, city officials and distin-
gulshed foreigners, the sixty-third an
nuaI Charity Ball for the benefit of
the New York Nursery and Childs
Hospital will be one Of the most brill
lant spectacles of the season.
All the social clans will gather for
the occasion, the debutantes as well as
thc dowagers will be in evidence, and
the ball, which is the one event of each
winter of q public nature to which So
clety lends its presence, promises to be
not only the most fashionable but one
OF the most successful in recent wears.
The ball will be opened by Mrs.
Charles B. Alexander, the president,
VINO, with the Governor of the State of
+, New York, will lead the grand march,
The managers and directors Of the hos
pital, its medical and surgical stafs,
representatives of tho two branches of
the Federal service and q host of other
prominent visitors will follow, taking
part in this picturesque feature, which
always prccedes the dancing.
Dinner to Prccede Dance
Aot only the ballroom, but the en-
tire second floor Of the hotel, Will be
used by the patrons of the ball, and
the Astor Gallery, Myrtle and East
rooms Will be thrown open for dancing,
as we'll as the grand ballroom itself.
Several orchestras will play continual
ly for dancing, as we'll as for the
promenading in the foyer, and the
morning will be we'll advanced before
the strains Of Home, Sweet Home" are
heard
Mrs. Alexander. like many Of the
women actively interested in the sue
cess of the ball, will entertain at din
ner before the dance to which she
viii take her guests. Her dinner will
be at her home, West Fifty-eghth (
Street, in honor of the Governor and
Mrs. Smith. Mrs, Alexanders other
guests Will be NJ. Bakhmeteff, Prince
and Princess Cantacuzcne-S Speranskey,
General and Mrs. Robert L. Bullard.
Prince and Princess Rospigliosi, Mr..
and Mrs. George Blumcnthai, Mr. and
Mrs. Egerton l.. Winthrop, Mr.. and
Mrs. John ID. Rockefeller jr Mrs
Whitelaw Reid. Mrs. T. H. Hartman,
lir. and Mrs Arnold Whitridge. Miss
J oan Whitridgc, Mr.. and MIS- Newbold
Il !
Mrs Adolf Ladenburg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Montgomery Hare, Justice and Mrs.
trancls Key Pendeton, Mr.. and Mrs
e. X. Van Nance, Mr.. and Mrs. Win
,hrop Aldrich, Mrs. Sumner Gerard
Mrs. lie Grand Griswold. Mr.. and Mrs
/ frederick n Watriss, Miss Mary c.
iieNander, Z. Coster Wilmcrding, Will
nam " Hoffman, Albert Eugene Gal
iatin' Frederic A. Juillard, Z. j. Ber-
"lnG, a. VI. Post Mitchell, George
Lcdiie and Frank A. Munsev.
Mrs. Wi.hetbee to Give Dinner
Mrs. Frank S. Withcrbee. treasurer
ei the committee, viii give a dinner
ior her son-in- law and daughter, Mr.
ana Mrs Charles D. Miller at her
1orc, Fifth Avenue Among her
guests va be the Countess Sz6chenyi,
sflacess Miguel de Braganza, Mrs. Il.
AlcCook Knox, Nr. aud Mrs. Bayard
d a,oppln, Alexander D. B. Pratt. W.
m Stewart jr., lie Roy King
Anoth OF Tuesdays hostessos will
be Mrs. Clifford A. Cochrane, who viii
give a small dinner and have among
Gerry 'OD L.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the ball will
open and shortly before that time tho
for
the directors and members of the New
\ ork Nursery and Child's Hospital wil
meet IN the myrtle room for the \
ioHination Of the march, which will be
under the direction of Lawrence S
butler. chairman Of the floor com I
mlttee and his assistants Unlike the
'rocesslons OF former years the women
ol 'he committee Will not walk alone,
IF honor. /
At meeting held last Tuesday at /.
he home Of Mrs Alexander a tentas I
i've order of march was ARRANGED /
/ ms Is subject to change owing Ia I
ne iact chat several prominent guests i
Vho have been invited have not as :
5et responded. :
Order Of March
he order of march as arranged will /
&c Governor Smith and Mrs. Charlie,
). A iexander DR.. Edward L. Partridge
ma Mrs. Frank S. WNtherbee. General /
IIobert /. Buliard and Mrs. Robert /,
,,erry, Rear Admiral Glennon and Mrs
y. nitelaw Reid, Rear Admiral c. F.
' lihams and Princess Caatacuzene-
peranskey, Colonel Harris and Mrs.
ames w. Gerard, Colonel Bankhead
ma Mrs. f. H. Hartman. Colonel
ielstead and Mrs. Charles F.. Roe.
aptaln Stone and Mrs. Adolf Laden
urg, Lieutenant Colonel Gallon and
lrs. Oliver Hartman, Major Cairns
nd Mrs. William K Vanderbilt ir..
leutenant Commander Langworthy
I'd Mrs. Newbold lie Roy Edgar.
Others who viii march are Mrs. Law
snce /. Gillespie, Mrs. Sumner Gerard.
rs. Francis Carolan. Mrs Robert DIV
hant, /. j. Oakley Rhinelander, Mrs.
anlel c. Adams, Charles t. Sampson.
RS. Ashton c. Clarkson, Robert DIV
1ant, Mrs. Winthrop ". Aldrich. L.
oster Wilmcrding, Edward De p. Liv-
lgston' Mrs. F. Ashton De Peystcr. Mrs
n&r.es |. Hudson. Francis l.. V. Hop
n, Mrs. George Augustus Lung, Mrs.
eorge II. Macy and Mrs Henry D.
icoll
Numerous inquiries have been made
.ative 70 where boxes may be obtained.
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