New-York tribune., 1920-01-10
Dinner-Dance
Is Given for
Miss Alexander
Sir Ashley and Lady Sparkes
Entertain for Daughter,
First s'Bud'' of Season fo
Announce Engagement
Bachelors Hosts AgaiA
Mrs. William A. Read To Be
Hostess To-day at Recep-
ton for Daughter-in.Law

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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander
gave a small dinner dance at their
nome, 4 west lfty-eighth Street, last
eWT;en'ng W;a for their youngest daughter,
,; Mlss Mary Crocker Alexander. The
uihner was one of forty covers and
acout zoo came in for the dancing
afterward. An interesting feature Of
the entertainment was the conferr;ne
on Mr.. Alexander by S. Y. Grouitch.
Nlnister NJ of the Kingdom Of the Serbs.
Croats and Slovenes, of the diploma
and insignia of the Order Of the White
Eagle of the Third Class, in recopni-
tlon Of services rendered to the Serb
nation.
MT Alexander was chairman of the
official reception committee on the oc-
caslon of the visit of the SerbianWar
Mission, and he and Mrs. Alexander en-
tertalned DR.. Vesntch and his associ-
ates. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander were
also interested in various relief work
Tor Serbia during the war.
Sir Ashley and Lady Sparkes gave 4
dance, last night at the Ritz Carlton
for their daughter, Miss Amy Sparkes.
one of the debutantes of the season
and one of the first to become engaged.
Her engagement to Van Duzer Burton.
son OF Frank V. Burton, was announced
ABOUT ten days ago. The dance fol-
lowed several large dinners. One was
given by Mr.. Burton's sister, Miss
Margaret Burton for Miss Sparkes, in
the Ladies' Annex of the Metropolitan
Club, and dinners also were given by
Mrs. Edward Van Ingen, Mrs. 3. Ogden
Chisolm and Philip Rhnelander, all
OF whom took their guests later on to
the dance.
Mrs. Van Ingen entertained for her
debutant daughter, Miss Katherine
Van lngen; Mrs. Chisolm for Miss
Elizabeth Fl. Chisolm, who made her
bow earlier in the season, and Mr.
Rhinelander for his daughter, Miss
Adelaide Kip Rhnelander, another of
the winters "buds."
About four hundred of the younger
set enjoyed the dance in the ballroom.
This was followed by a seated supper
in the main dining room.
The first of series of three Friday
evening dances, known as the Bache-
lors, was given last evening in the
Della Robbia room at the Hotel Van
derbilt. 1t was really revival of the
old set of dances under the auspices
of number of we'll known bachelors
which was discontinued when the
United States entered the war.
The managing committee includes
Maurice Roche, Alfonso de Navarro
Richard Peters, Horace c. Stebbins
Hamilton Fish jr., R. Thornton Wilson
Schuyler /: Parsons, Whitney Warren
jr., w. Wickham Hoffman and W
n top Aor u,fi, ~ zoe
were given in connection with the
dance by Mrs. Herbert Shipman, Mrs
Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs Jay Gould
Mrs. J. Philip Bernhard, Mrs. Lyman B
Kendall, Mrs. Gustav J. S. White, Mrs
J. Norman Hill. Mrs. Rawson Lyman
Wood. Mrs. j. Harry Alexandra, Mrs
James B. Haggin, Mrs. Benjamin Guln-
ness, Mrs. Walter T. Rose, Mrs. Var
Rensselaer, King and Miss Mary Hoy
Wiborg The entire proceeds from the
dance will be devoted to home charities
Mrs. George NJ. Pynchon will give g
dance this evening at the Ritz Carlton
for her debutant daughter, Miss Marie
j. Leary.
Mrs. William A. Read will give a re.
ception in the ballroom of the Colony
Club this afternoon for her daughter
in-law. Mrs. William A. Read jr., ant
her daughter, Miss Caroline H. Read.
Mrs. Henry Dwight Chaplin, OF 5,
West Fifty-tirst Street, will give re
ception at the Cosmopolitan Club thi:
afternoon for her debutant niece, Mis-
Eugenie Chaplin.
Another debutant reception to-da,
will be given for Miss Ethel Schmelze
by her mother, Mrs. James Henr,
Schmelzel, at her home, 18 West Fifty
sixth Street. There will be dancing.
Maurice Maeterlinck will give an ad
dress for the benefit Of the Free Hos
pital Of the New York Women's Leagu
for Animals at the home of Mrs. Jane
/ Speyer, 1858 Fifth Avenue, January 1
at $3.50 o'clock Mr.. Maeterlinck will
speak on Some Views on Immortal
ity" and "The Soul of Animals" Th
address will be followed by an informa
reception for the distinguished author
A Mardi Gras ball will be given b.
the managers of the New York Auxil
iary of the Southern Industrial Educa
tional Association on Shrove Tuesda
night, February II, at the Ritz Carlton
The proceeds will be used to assist tn
families of Southern mountaineers
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