The New York herald., 1921-01-23

i dinner and dance on Tuesday evening
at the Biltmore for seventy-five guests.
| The annual Authors Matinee for the
benefit of the Mary Fisher Homo will be
| given at the Waldorf-Astoria on Thurs
| lay. Original readings will be given by
! Misses May Riley Smith Fannie Hurst,
Louise Driscoll and Ina Coolbrith. There
also will be a musical programme. Mrs.
Edward Markham will preside at the
entertainment.
The New York Southern Society's
charity ball viii take place tomorrow
night at the Waldorf-Astoria. All funds
remaining after expenses are paid are
devoted TO charity, especial attention.
being given to Southern families in need.
The patronesses include Mines. Robert
| Adamson. Chester Alexander, Charles
Baskerville. George Gordon Battle. Ju-
| lian b. Beatty, S. Reading Bertron. James
Ransom Branch. William ". c. Brough-
| ton, Mortimer y. Buckner. f. Graham
\ Cootes, Henry C. Cowles. Henry Evans.
p. A. S. Franklin. j. Fletcher Farrell,
Frank l.. Fuller, Stuart G. Gibboney,
Charles NJ Grant. II. d. Green, J. w.
! Hall, George y. Hartman, John NJ Har-
rington, Frank L. Hilton, Harley B.
4 Lindsay, Robert S. Lovett. George III.
Mallett Walton Fl. Marshall. Walter l..
McCorlxle. Samuel McRoberts and Robert
G. Myles.
| Also Mines. James Henry Parker, Ju-
MUS Parker, Arthur Worthington Pen
niman. John d. Primrose. Theodore II.
| Price. Adolphus Ragan, Faris p. Russell.
| Thomas F. Ryan. r. Darlington Semple,
Eugene w. Stetson, Ernest NJ Stires,
William Woodward, Minthorne Woolsey.
James Oscar Williams E. Bright Wilson
and Almuth c. vandiver. The commit
/ tee In charge of the ball are Mr.. Robert
Adamson, chairman. and Messrs Arnold
r. Boyd and T. d. Green
| Drama Comedy Club, Edyth Totten
president, will give its first card party OF
| the season tomorrow night at the Hotel
Astor. Mrs. Albert Douglas will be the
chairman. There will be prize for each
| table. Tickets may be obtained from
Mrs. Douglas at her home. 100 Clare
mont avenue, or from the president at
the Hotel Astor. The club has its new
year dance on Friday evening.
|
| AT The recent social matinee OF the
| club ut the Hotel Astor an act from
Monte Cristo" was given in costume,
with Harold de Ruffe in the title role.
| Miss Annette Ewart was Mercedes,
Byron ONeill BertTacio and Austin p.
! Marcella Albert There also were mu-
sical numbers by the Drama Comedy
Orchestra. Grant X. Mitchell was the
guest OF honor. He gave an interesting
talk.
The regular monthly business and So
cial meeting of the Iowa New Yorkers
was held on January IL at the home OF
Mrs c. w. Stockton, II West Tenth
street.
The +. r. o. Society celebrated It's
fifty-sccond anniversary on Tuesday at
the home OF Mrs. Emery Deyo. $50
Riverside Drive. Mrs. Frank Rhodes
Elliott Of Iowa. one OF the founders of
the society. was the guest Of honor.
Africa will be the topic for discussion
at the meeting of Clio, Mrs. Willis p.
Miner president, tomorrow at the Hotel
! Astor. The speakers will be Mrs. James
! r. Kemp. who WIN talk on "rhe Congo"
Mrs Howard F. Doane. whose subject
will be Africa In Fiction and Mrs.
| Charles II. Dickenson on South Africa"
Mrs. M. T. Pray viii be chairman OF the
afternoon.
| The ninth annual congress OF the
/ National Society, Daughters OF tho
! Union. will he held on Saturday at tho
Hotel McAlpin. II will be an all day
| event, the morning being devoted 20
| business. when all officers and chair
| men will submit their annual reports.
| A reception for tho president general.
Mrs. Charles II. Masury. will be held
and win be followed by luncheon. At
o'clock programme of speeches and
music will be given.
on the committee I'm charge of the
congress are DR.. Frances Mcneil. chair
man; Mines. William n. Stewart. Daniel
y. Duffie. John r. Fields, II. T.. Drul-
lard. Horace Stokes. Thomas J. Vivian.
James NJ. Stewart. Charles G.. Jackson,
Herbert r. Davidson. Alfred S. Masury.
Victor FredorclSson, James McCulagh,
John VI. Dorm. William A. Gable. Her
man @. Conrad, Ferrier J. Martin and
+. l.. Dow.
Tho Stars and Stripes and state flags
decorated the ballroom OF the Hotel
Pennsylvania on Thursday for the
! States luncheon given under tho aus
pices Of the Congress of stntes socie-
! ties Each table represented a state.
The speakers for the afternoon were,
! for New York. AR Peter j. Brady
supervisor of the City Record: Ohio,
| Mrs. Charles u. Hatch: Louisiana, Mrs
/ E. j.. Comegys; Michigan, Mrs John
Bush and Mrs. Haryot Holt Dey; Penn
sylvania, Mrs. Walter 8. Comfy: New
Jersey. Mrs. Belle de. Rivera: Indiana.
Miss Mary Garret Hay; Texas. Judge
| Monty J. Moore; Washington. Mrs
| William Pitt Trimble: Wisconsin, Mrs.
Victor Frederickson. and Kansas, Mrs.
| David p. Luckey.
The artists were Miss Beatrice Fine,
Miss Regina kahl. Miss Mildred Seitz
and Mrs Claude Everett Norris. so
pranos Miss Catarina Guc,rerc. col.
oratura soprano Miss Mary Allen, CON