New-York tribune., 1920-05-02

4 navy ball, under the auspices of
the Navy Club campaign committee,
which is working to raise fund of
100000 to endow the Navy Club for
enlisted men of the service, recently
opened at 13 East Forty-hrst Street,
will be given at the Hotel Commodore
on the evening of May 10. 1t will be
the largest affair of the spring season
and the visit of the North American
fleet to this port will contribute largely
to its success. Many entertainments
are planned in honor of the men in
command, but the ball will be the
elimination.
The long list of patrons and pa
tronesses is headed by the President
and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Josephus Daniels Mrs. Julian W. Rob-
bins is chairman of the committee on
arrangements OF the ball, which prom
ises to be one OF the most brilliant al
fairs in months.
A special program of fancy dancing
will prccede the general dancing. a
number &C fashlonubla women have ar
ranged to give large dinner parties
that evening and take their gusts TO
the ball Many boxes already have
been disposed of.
The petronesscs include Nlrs. E. H..
Hartman, Mrs. Herbert Satterlee. Mrs.
Arthus Curtiss James, Mrs. George
Wickersham. Mrs. Charles S. Smith,
Mrs. Peter Cooper Bryce, Mrs. Leland
E. Cofer. Mrs. Edward Harkness, Mrs.
Hugh D. Auchincloss, Mrs. James
Harry Hardness Flagler. Mrs. Mortimer r
Schiff, Mrs. William Hoffman, Mrs.
Arden M. Robbins. Mrs. NJ Tayi Or
I Pyne. Mrs. Lydig Hoyt, Mrs. Charles
B. Alexander, Mrs. Henry Hoyt, Mrs.
John Wanamaker jr., Mrs. James
Speycr Mrs. Sumner Gerard, Mrs. Will
liam Douglas Sloane, Mrs. James l.
Barclay, Mrs. V. R. C. King, Mrs. How
land Davis, Mrs. F. X. Sturgis, Mrs
/ Fl. Van Rensselaer, Kennedy, hirs. Jonn
Ross Delaheld. Mrs. Charles Dana Glib
son and Mrs. Herman Duryea.
! A mass meeting to be held in Car
negie Hall tomorrow evening will open
i the program of entertainments and &C
! tivitics of navy week here. The meet
I ing viii be held under the auspices
of the Navy Club campaign commit
/ tee.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy. will preside and
J Secretary Daniels will be the princi.
| pal speaker. A large number of So
ciety women have taken boxes for this
! affair.
Among those making short address ses
will be Rear Admiral John Fl. Glennon
/ Chief Magistrate William McAdoo anc
I pnh o. I
late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt A
military band and a chorus of 800
sailors Will provide music Tor the oc
casion.
Mrs. James Roosevelt is chairman
Of the committee of arrangements fol
the meeting.
Among those who have engaged boxe:
are Mrs. James Speyer, Mrs. A. Bartor
Hepburn. Mrs. Julian W. Robbins Mrs
Douglas l.. Gilman, Mrs. Edward Clark
son Potter, Mrs. Charles A. Childs
Mrs. John Ross Delafeld, Mrs. Hill
borne L. Roosevelt, Mrs. j. Lee Finney
E Cofer, Mrs William H. Hamilton
and Commodore l.. NJ. Josepthal.
All arrangements for the week O.
a thousand teas" during which tn
Churchwoman's League for Patriotic
Service will assemble 10000 new mem
bers, have been completed. A counci
of 100 prominent women will act a.
board of patronesses for the activi
ties of the week, which will be inau
gurated by group of luncheons OF
May 6 at the Biltmore, the Pennsyl
vania, the Brevoort, the Marseilles, tn
St. Pauls Club and at Synod Hall.
At these luncheons five minut
speakers will outline the work of tn
league ana explain the urgent nee'
of large and active membership t.
carry on it's comprehensive program
for the coming year. During 9Th
week of thousand teas" hostesse
al, over the city have signifed thei
intention of giving small informal teas
with the understanding that thei
guests will automatically becom
members of the league. A group o
: students from the various college
have volunteered to act as "membershi]