The New York herald., 1921-04-03

the presidents aid was Mrs. George
| Edwin Davis.
Tall vases filed with American Beauty
roses, the mower OF the society. 6o1-
Grated the long table at which the honor
| guests sat Club members and their in
dividual guests were placed at round
tables seating ten. These were gay with
bowls of cut tulips. lilies. narcissus. jon
quils. daisies and pansies SillSen Amer
lean flags hung from the walls. Mrs.
George w. Howes with Mrs. Edmond
Norton skinner and Mrs. Adolphus It.
Ragan constituted the committee In
charge of the birthday luncheon.
Brief speeches We're made by the
guests of honor Among these were Mr..
John Barrett, director-general of the
Pam American Union; Mr. Newton w.
Gilbert, formerly Governor of the Phil
ippines, and Mrs. Gilbert Augustin
Duncan OF MIXED Marriage: Mrs
Belle de Rivera, honorary president of
the City Federation OF Women's Clubs !;
Mrs. Richard M. Chapman, president OF
the City Federation; Mrs. Walter S.
Comfy. president of the State Fedora
ton: Mrs. William Rogers Chapman
president of the Rubinstein Club; Bar
oness Won Klenner. president of the Ma
tional Opera Club Mrs. Otto Hahn,
president of the Society for Political
Study. and Mrs. A. M. Palmer. president
of the Rainy Day Club
A programme OF songs and plano
music under the direction of Mrs Mar
garet Weber, chairman OF the music
committee. was given. The professional
artists taking part were Antoine Rocco.
tenor, of the Opera Comique of Paris,
and Max Katlarsky. pianist.
Ten thousand dollars is the sum set
by the members of the Silver Cross Day
Nursery, established in 1890. as the
nucleus OF the new building fund. One
OF the several plans to reach this goal
will be large card party In the Roof
Garden of the Waldorf-Astoria Tues
day. Tickets are $1.25 each and may
be obtained of Mrs. J. Clarence Sharp,
So West Forty-sixth street, chairman Of
the day. or any member of the nursery.
Donations toward the fund should be
sent to Mrs. Gail Borden, chairman of
the building fund committee. Mrs. w.
w. Glendenning is president of the Sill
yer Cross Day Nursery Association.
Plans are being made by the National
Automobile Club of America, Mrs.
Charles Baker president, for ball on
the evening of April 27 at the Hotel
Plaza. 1t will be held In the large
ballroom, and there will sbe numerous
lucky number prizes awarded during
the evening. The club, which was In
corporated under the laws OF the State
of New York in 1919. was organized by
Mrs Baker. Its membership has grown
steadily. Social events, including dinners
and dances and card parties. are held
during the season from November until
May. Tours are arranged for the sum-
mer months. One Of the main objects
of the club Is cooperation and closer
affiliation of women and men In the
automobile world. Mr.. c. II. Eagle of
PS Harrison street, East Orange, N. j.,
is chairman OF the committee Of ar
rangements for the dance.
Mrs. John II. Grlesel, 37s West End
avenue, gave a reception at her home in
honor of Miss Helen Varick Boswell,
president of the Woman's Forum, on
Wednesday afternoon.
Receiving with Mrs. Griesel were Mrs.
Charles S. Whitman. Mrs. Marcus M.
Marks. Mrs. George Chaplin Taft, Mrs.
Edward K. Herbert, Mrs. William Albert
Lewis. Mrs. Elmer Blair, Mrs. Henry
Allen LeVey. Mrs. John Capen Eames
and other members or the executive