The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-03
Clubs and Hotels
Centres of Gayety
for Election CROWDS
Mrs. G.. A. Cochran Has One
Of Few Parties in Pri-
vate Homes.


All the high lights, noise and color
were not limited to Broadway. Fifth
avenue went to great lengths last night
to attract some of the celebrating
crowd eastward and "the Avenue sue
ceeded as 1t never did at past elections.
Every hotel and restaurant that boasts
of being part of the Fifth avenue dis
trict had some sort Of special festivity.
The St Regis. Plaza. Gotham. Waldorf
Astoria, Biltmore, Vanderbilt. Comma
dore, Ritz-Carlton, Belmont and Del
monico's were filled with diners who re-
manned to receive the returns. Unat-
tached men went to the Union. Univer-
sity, Union League. Metropolitan, Knick-
erbocker. Brook and Links clubs to get
the news over special wires amid Quieter
surroundings.
At the Vanderbilt was q special con-
cert. Pages announced the returns In
the St Regis. In the Ritz-Carlton the
returns were announced in the main
dining room. the Crystal Room and grill.
Every person who dined at Delmonico S
received a flag and picture of the win
ming nominee for President.
Private Election Parties.
In private election night parties Mrs.
Clifford A. Cochran had the social field
to herself. She gave a dinner and dance
in her home, 101 East Sixty-fifth street.
1t was an informal party, quite In kosp-
ing with the spirit Of the night and many
Of her invitations went out to her
friends over the telephone. There were
seventy-five guests In all. few OF whom
had dinner with the hostess. The others,
who arrived at 10 o'clock for the dance.
included members Of the country club
colonies where they had voted earlier in
the day.
Reservations for dinner at the st.
Regis were made by Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Field. Mrs. George A. Pope.
Mr.. Frank T. Manville, Mr.. and Mrs,
George Legg. Mrs. Blanche Wagstaff,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward g. Hardness,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Graves, Mrs. John
II. Prentice. Mr.. and Mrs William G..
Beale, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Chester Beatty.
M.s. Frank s. Laying, Col. and Mrs.
Charles II. Mitchell, Mrs. William Alex
ander, Mr.. Samuel A. Walsh, Mr. John
Steward, Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown.
Mrs L. d. Law. Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
topher D Smithers, Mrs. e. b. Jordan
and Mr.. Benjamin Welles.
Lady Mortimer Davis of Canada. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Prather Fletcher. Mr..
and Mrs. c. p. II. Gilbert. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall II. Russell. Mrs. James Lowell
Putnam, Mrs. William Lowe Rice, Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Doughcrty, Mr.. Es-
mond T. O'Brien, Mr.. Percy r. Pyne.
Mr.. John Roberts Coffin. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fairfax s. Landstreet. Mr.. Louis Llv-
ingston. Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden II. Ham,
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Duncan,
Miss Lila Lancashire and Mrs. Marcus
DAILY.
Caruso Enjoys Music.
Those who enjoyed the alternate music
and election news at the Vanderbilt
were Mr.. and Mrs. Enrico Caruso, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles d. Wetmore, Craig
Biddle, Mr.. and Mrs w. l.. Rich, Mr.
c.. l.. Bossevain, DR.. and Mrs. Francis
J. Murray and Mr.. and Mrs. d. I. Rob-
erts.
In the crowd at the Plaza were seen
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin w. Littleton. Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Townsend Burden. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry B. Slayback. Mr.. and Mrs,
= Henry Stuyvesant Dudley. Mr.. and Mrs
C. Vanderbilt Barton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Presbrey and Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Lorimer Worden.
lne fennSyIFduld Ndb anoticI HShtie
for tho crowds. For the first time the
main dining room had dancing.
The Wald orf-Astoria had an innova-
ton this year in the form of stereopti-
cons, which flashed the returns In din
ing rooms, Hobbies and the south cafe
during the supper dancing. Reservations
for tables In the Waldorf. McAlp.n and
Clardge dining rooms were unusually
large. Ernest Hussar. orchestra director
of the MoAlpin grill. and Joseph Knechi
OF the Waldorf, had arranged special
programmes for continuous dancing
from p. NJ. until after o'clock.
At the Park Avenue returns were
thrown on a screen In the court where
the sunken gardens bloom In summer
and from the surrounding dining and
sleeping rooms crowds watched the fg-
ures electing Harding. r. NJ. Warren
headed a large party from Washington
at the hotel George c. Brown. the pro-
prietor. entertained several friends.
The ballroom Of the Biltmore held the
gay throng who attended the Tuesday
night dinner dance. In the supper room
there was q large screen and an auto
matte hand wrote out the returns. At
the Belmont and Murray Hill returns
were announced TO the guests. The
Prince of Siam was among those at the
Biltmore who took an interest In the
election returns. Among others dining
at the Biltmore were Mrs. G. NJ. Lowther.
Charles A. Clapp. L. L. Homer. William
Bianchi. w. e. Burns. N. r. Titus. r. T.
Nicely. Robert Clark. L. NJ. Allen, c. L.
Pack, Frank G. Munson and r. J. Nc
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