New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

The time-honored Charity Bail, which
since it was frat held in 1857, in the
old Academy of Music, on Fourteenth
Street and Irving Place, for the ben
eft Of 1.-THE Nursery for the Children
of Poor Women" now known as the
New York Nursery and Child's Hospi,
tai, seems to have a stronger hold on
society as the years 60 by.
For as these pass, new names, always
among the most prominent in the fash
ionable world, are added to its list of
managers and those interested in Its
success. Mrs. Charles B. Alexander is
president of the committee which is
arranging the ball for February and
which, as usual, will take place at the
Waldorf-Astoria.
MIR. Butler Is Chairman
Mrs. Alexander has secured the serv-
ices of Lawrence S. Butler as chair
man of the floor committee. Associat-
ed with Mrs. Alexander on tho COM
n,ittee are Mrs. Frank S. Witherbee,
treasurer; Mrs. Robert l.. Gerry, sec
rotary; Mrs. Winthrop w. Aldrich,
Mrs. Daniel G. Adams, Mrs. Charles D.
Miller, Mrs. Robert Olyphant, William
w. Hoffman, Francis L. v. Hoppin,
Frederic A. Juilliard, Edward de Pegs
ter Livingston, George Ledlie, 7. j.
Oakley Rhinelander, Harry Pelham
Robbins, Charles E. Sampson and E.
Coster Wilmerding.
The vice-presidents of the commit
tee. also viii assist Mrs. Alexander in
her efforts to make the ball the most
notable in many years. They include
Mrs. James W. Gerard, Mrs. E. Henry
Hartman, Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Mrs.
Frederick Pearson, Mrs. Henry w.
Munroe, Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg, Mrs.
Oliver Hartman, Mrs. F. Gray Girls
void, Mrs. Lawrence L. Gillespie, Mrs.
Sumner Gerard Mrs. Newbold LIE Roy
Edgar, Mrs. Clifford Cochran, Mrs.
Baker jr., Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt
jr., Mrs. John Sanford. Mrs. Charles
Francis Roe and the Princess Canta-
cuzene-Speranskey.
''The Runaway Girl" has returned
and will be seen at the Plaza on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, January IL
and Is, for the benefit Of Grosvenor
Neighborhood House, ALL East Fiftieth
Street. Miss Augusta P. Dixon is
chairman of the committee in charge
of the performance and has assisting
her Miss Mary Colt, Miss Cornelia Van
Auken Chaplin, Miss Christina M. Mich
OILS, Miss Audrey T. Riker. Miss Gene
We've Mangam and Miss Caramai Car
roll, who will have charge of the
publicity.
Miss Grace Henry, who did such
splendid work in France in arranging
entertainments for the A. E. F., is
producing and coaching the play. 1t
will be under the patronage of Mrs.
Charles B. Alexander, Mrs. Leroy w.
Baldwin, Mrs. Howard Carroll, Mrs.
Richard C. Colt, Mrs. Lindley Hoffman
Chaplin. Mrs. Courtlandt P. Dixon, Mrs.
George. Barton French, Mrs. A. Barton
Benjamin Bowden Lawrence, Mrs. Harry
]. Luce, Mrs. George Grant Mason, Mrs.
George L. Nichols, Mrs. Clough Cosby
Overton, Mrs. John T. Pratt, Mrs. Sam
uel Sloan, Mrs. Ryle Strange and Mrs.
Stephen G. Williams.
The monthly meeting of the Free
Industrial School for Crippled Chill
dren, 471 West Fifty-seventh Street,
and the Lulu Thorley Lyons Home for
Crippled and Delicate Children, CLAW
crack, N. Y, will be held at the school
on Tuesday morning, at IL o'clock
Gte
will be unable to be present owing
TO an important business engagement
in the West, but full attendance of
the other officers and members is ex-
pected. The school has accomplished
wonders during the twenty years of
its existence. Funds are Eeeded to
complete the improvements and re-
pairs begun in 1919, 50 that the chill
dren can be kept in the country dur
Ii GIL IL
the hot summer months after the city
school closes.
Only one or two boxes and a very
few seats remain unsold for Stony
Wold's big concert at the Hippodrome
tonight, when Mischa Elman, John
Charles Thomas and the. new Sym
phony Orchestra will appear. The de-
mand to help this weli-known charity
has exceeded even that Of last year.
Mrs. James E. Newcomb came back
to New York yesterday from her mid
winter visit to Stony Void
Many representative names have
been added to the list Of box and seat
holders. Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt
ir. has taken d box. Others who viii!
asve parties tonight include: Miss
Caroline L. Morgan, Mrs Edwin Gould.
Mrs. Mary Lawrence Keepe, Mrs Hugh
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Mrs. Stephen c. Clark, Mrs. Hermann
". Biggs. Mrs. joseph 8. Auerbach
Adoiph Lewisohn, Mrs. Edward T. II.
Taimage, Mrs Joseph P. Grace, Mrs
Thomas b. Yuille, Mrs. Walter G.
Oakman, Mrs. John T. Terry. Mrs. Will
lar Ambrose Taylor, Mrs. Benjamin
Guggenheim, Mrs. f. e. Smathcrs Mrs.
Oscar l.. Richard, Mrs. julius Kayser
and Mrs. George NJ. Pyncheon.
Many attractions are offered at the
csyry-On Tea Room, SGT Fifth Avenue
for the entertainment of it's guests. M
Maurice will appear there Tomorrow
from 4 until 6 o'clock and will form
4 feature of the program for an in.
definite period. Besides dancing with
he guests, he plans 10 give solo DANCES
about twice week and vii cooperate
With Mrs. II. H. Duryea in running the
Tea room. To-morrow's hostess will be
Mrs. Cosmo Hamilton; on Tuesday.
Mrs. Eawson Wood Wi be the hostess:
Wednesday, Mrs. John Wolfe; Thurs
day, Mrs. lie Grand Criswold; Friday
4fs. II. Wilson, and Saturday, Mrs
Charles Van Rensselaer,. in assisting
the tea room MAURICE is continuing
the work he has been doing in France,
that Of helping disabled men in Vile
Maison, where he and his father own
large cracker factory. They en-
r1cy only war veterans, many OF whom
are dssabIed. "
The annual charity ball, pageant and
crteytsfnmsnt for the East Side Clinic
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