New-York tribune., 1920-02-04
Charity Ball
Is Brilliant
Social Event
Many Titled Personages,
City and State Officials
and Army and Navy Men
at Mid-Winter Function
Dancing Ends at Dawn
Numerous Supper Parties
Prcccde ODD Revival of
Time : Honored Affair

shortly after 10 o'clock last evening
Ac order for the grand march was
,iven in the Waldorf Astoria, the word
Charity" blazed forth in the grand
ballroom and one of the most brilliant
sharity balls ever given for the benefit
of the Nursery and Child's Hospital
WAS oiiic tally opened. 1t marked the
sixty-third year since this feature of
New York's social life was inaugurated.
Only once IN that time has the annual
ball been omitted and that was two
years ago.
In the line of march. which was in
harge of Lawrence Butler. chairman
Of the floor committee. were representa-
ives of the most prominent families
II New York society, distinguished
foreigners. officers of the army and
navy. city and city officials Numbered
smong those in line were sons and
daughters of some OF those who ap-
peared at the first ball given in 1857.
Governor Smith Absent
Governor Smith, who was to have led
nc grand march, with Mrs. Charles B
Alexander, the president, was unable to
he present. owing to illness. and mis-
plsce was taken by Lieutenant Gov
orNor Harry c. v Nalker
Following Lieutenant Governor
Walker and Mrs. Alexander were
al aud Mrs Shanks, Rear Ad-
riiral G,ennon. General Bailey, Colonel
W 5. Weigel. Colone Tillson.
head. Captain Timmins. Colonel f. f.
Harris Colonel Heistand. Lieutenant
Colonel Gallon, Commander f. G..
Payne. Commander Slaton. Major D. ".
Cairns. Lieutenant Commander Lang
worthy. Lieutenant Commander r. W.
Clark. Lieutenant Commander A. W.
Carmichael. Lieutenant Commander
c. ". Magruder Captain j. J. O'Hara.
Lieutenant Joseph Wright. Lieutenant
I. Ii. Barksdaie. Lieutenant Martin S.
Liudgrin, Lieutenant Alexander Nj.
Roberts, Dr.. 4. l.. Partridge. DR.. L. H.
Peaslee. Nh and Mrs. f. Ashton De
Peyster, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel c. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Olyphant
MrS. AlGernon Sidney Sullivan, Mrs.
francis Carolan. Mrs Clifford Cochran,
Mrs. Newboid Leroy Edgar Mrs James
Is. Gerard. Mrs. Sumner Gerard, Ms.
Lawrence l.. Gillespie, Mrs t. H. Har-
riman. Mrs. Oliver Hartman. Mrs.
Adolf Ladcnburg. Mrs. II. W Munroe,
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. Mrs. Charles f
Zoe. Princess CanJacuzene-S Speran-
sAcy, Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt jr.,
Mrs. Winthrop W. Aldrich Mrs.
frank s. Witherbee Mrs. Robert L.
Gerry. William ". Hoffman, f. L. V.
HcppiN Frederick A. Julliard, George
I."dlie. T.. Dep. Livingston, T. j. Oak
ey Rhinelander, Harry Pelham Rob
'ns. George A. Sullivan, Henry A.
sanford.
Lawrence Smith Butler Major 1. c.
icGuire. Major John F. Daniel.
flfred r Whitney. Colonel A. f.
@chermerhom. Colonel Charles r.
Warren Edward c. Parish and Ed
ward {. Delaficld
Dancing Until Dawn
After the opening exercises. The
.aNciug commenced in the grand ball
room, Astor gallery and Myrtle room
nd continued. with an interruption
'or supper until dawn. Several
orchestras played continually for the
aancing as well as for The promenade
ng IN the foyer.
Mr Butler and his committee con-
Quoted the order of dancing. He was
assisted by George II. Sullivan. honor
ary chairman, and Henry Gansevoort
sanford advisory chairman, with Major
James c. Mcclure. Major John F.
Danlel, Alfred Il. Whitney, Colonel Al
red F. Schermerhorn, Colonel Charles
+. Warren Edward c. Parrish and Ed
ward c. Delaield AS vice chairman.
Others on the committee We're Rich
ard G. Babbage. James NJ Beck H.
Harrison Kerr Bird, Robert G. Ingcrsoll
Brown. George ". Burleigh. Francis
boardman. Charles s. Butler. Amory
Carhart COLES J. Coe, Lawrence Chap
man. Alfred Loomis Curtis. Nicholas
Danforth, Captain Griswold B. Daniel,
Arthur NJ. Dubois Charles T.. Dunlap.
Archibald Douglas, Dou@les p. Eli-
man, De Coursey Fales, Douglas Glib
oons. William a. Graham, c. c. Colds
borough. Edward Simmons Hall, Harold
Don NJ. Kelley, Francis II. Kinnicutt,
rancis G. Landon, Meredith b. Lang
ttaf, Robert r. Livingston, T. Herbert
litchticld L. Howard Martin, Francis
II. Markoe, Edwin H. Mead, Robert G.
Munroe, A Rene Moen, William r. Nc
loughin. Edmund Peaslee. Theodore
L. Pell. II. Gallatin Pell. Thomas Nc
lure Peters. Ewing ! Philbin. How
ard A. Plummer, Frank Brinley Porter,
John S. Rogers, Daniel Runkle. Major
J.. Gilbert Schermerhorn, Marcel Stein
hrugge Joseph Ferris Simmons. Francis
Nay Simonds, Henry Clapp Smith, Cap
ain Chandler Smith. Captain Philip
Il. Stimson. Frederick J. Stillman jr.,
duncan Sterling Captain Theron r.
strong, Brigadier General Louis w.
Stotesbury, Henry Talmadge. Walbridee
:. Taft John 7. Terry. Francis NJ
Natrous and Richard Welling
The Old fashion. which was in vogue
Years ago OF using the dance card
sgain was revived and this obyiated the
cutting in" which long has been popu-
lar.