The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Dixie Dinner and Dance to BE
Held on Washington's
Birthday.

weeks. In addition to these, there will
be the regular monthly club meetings
breakfasts, receptions and Lenten re
citals. lectures and sewing classes. II
fact there will be little cessation o.
activiie- until Holy Week, which viii
only be a brief respite before the Eas'
ter season.
One of the largest events planned
for the near future is 1.-The annual Dixie
dinner and dance Of the New York
Southern Society, which will be held
on Washington's Birthday. Tuesday
at the Hotel Astor. This Is not only
the most important but most brilliant
event in the society's social year, and
always is looked forward TO by South
ern circles in New York. For the oc-
casion the ballroom will be decorated
with the Stars and Stripes and the
State flags, as also will the tables
which will be arranged by States. Dur
ing the dinner Miss Rosemary Pfafi
will sing solos and there also will be
orchestral music augmented by the
large organ in the ballroom. Dancing
will begin about 10 o'clock.
The list of patronesses is a long one
and representative OF Southern society
In New York 1; includes the names of
Mines. Robert Adamson, j. NJ Ayre.
Charles Baskerville. Julian b. Beatty. S.
Reading Bertron, Charles A. Boston, lie
Roy Broun, Robert r. Brown. Mortimer
". Buckner Frank F. Carstaphen. ].
Herbert Claiborne, Barron G. Collier.
Floyd S. Coroin, Burnet l.. Clark. Henry
Evans. J. Fletcher Farrell. Philip A. S.
Franklin. John Strother Gaines, Jr.
Stuart G. Gibboney. Charles NJ. Grant,
Leonard l.. Hill, Frank L. Hilton, Mar
tin w. Littleton. Robert S. Lovett. David
l.. Luke. George II. Mallett. Walton II.
Marshall. Albert Massey, William G. Me-
AGoo. Walter l.. McCorkle Samuel Me-
Roberts, Robert G. Myles, Bedeil Parker
and Junius Parker
Also Mines George Foster Peabody.
Arthur Worthingtcn Penniman. James
b. Pike, Theodore II. Price. Lawrence
Priddy. Adolrhus Ragan. Farris r. Rus
sell, Lindsay Russell. r Darlington
Semple Richard A. Springs, Aln1uth G.
vandiver. James Oliver Williams and
Thomas 3. Yuille
The won1ens Press Club will hold its
thirty-second annual breakfast on Satur-
day at the Waldorf-Astoria- Mrs Har-
yot Holt Dey. the president, will preside.
The musical programme will be under
the direction Of Nine. Katherine Evans
Won Klenner, chairman OF music. The
day will be dedicated to the press. the
speakers for the most part being press
representatives. They will include Mr..
Frank McCabe. whose subject Will be
advertising Miss Mary Taft, who viii
talk about the Newspaper Woman Up
to-Date', Mr.. Henry Seidel Comfy. on
reviewing Miss Helen II. Gardiner
Federal Civil Service Commissioner ;
Miss Lillian Bell. Miss Mary Garrett Hay
who will tell of the various civic and
national activities OF the woman OF to-
day, and Mrs. Alden. who will describe
something OF the early life OF the club,
The musical programme will be given by
Mrs Inga Julievna. soprano. who will
sing a group OF Scandinavian songs
Mr.. Anderson Nicol. tenor. who will
sing group OF Scotch songs. and Mr..
Lcmuel Kilby, barytone, who will be
heard in the "Chanson Bachique" from
Hamlet"
Mrs. Florence Foster Jenkins. presi-
dent Of the Verdi Club. gave a musicale
md tea at the Mcdowell Club on Tues
day afternoon for the cast OF the
lMtlAI NlSIL biA
Monday under the auspices OF the
Verdi Club at the Garrick Theatre.
Some OF those present were Miss Raychel
Emerson, Miss Frances Carson, Messrs.
Pedro de Cordoba, Charles Harbury.
Robert Loew. Rowland Luckstone. Ger
AID Hamar. Ulysses Graham and Nor
gan Farley. Miss Mary Holton, Mr..
William GoodrNge. Miss Sylvia Little,
Messers Fred Bickel. Robert Roland
and St Clair Bayfield, The perform
ance was a success and by means of II
the club will be able TO turn over a
substantial sum to the Italian Red Cross.
for which It was given.
The Rainbow Club OF the Americas
Mrs. Lillian Miles walnrldge. president
will hold its first annual concert and
diplomatic ball at the Plaza on Monday
evening. February 2s. Among the art
ists who will appear are Rafaelo Diaz
tenor OF the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany. Miss Marguerite Gallo. dramatic
soprano. lately returned from italy
Miss Edna Pielka, American prima
donna contralto, and others. The or
chestra will be composed OF members
from the New York Symphony orches-
ira. The Latin countries on this Com
tinent will be represented by their dip.
lomats, who VIII occupy boxes draped
with the iags OF their countries. Dane
Ing will begin at II o'clock.
One OF the most brilliant events in
club life IN recent weeks was the an
nual birthday dinner Of the Drama
Comedy ely GLIB, Miss Edyth Totten.
presiieht. hold yesterday at the Hotel
Astor The lupchsoa Was followed BY
q programme or songs and vaudeville.
Nliss Totten's guests included Mrs. A.
Nj Palmer. founder Of the Profess
sion,l Woman's League and president
of the Rainy Day Club Mrs Belle dc
Rivera, founder OF the City Federation
cf Women's Clubs and president OF the
New York Theatre Club Nine Kath-
crime Evans Won Klenner. founder and
president of the National Opera Club
Miss Mary Wood. chairman OF iogisln-
ton of the city Federation Mrs. Ed
ward Allen Albright. president of Por-
tia Club Mrs. Edmund " Kiugslard.
president OF the Daughters of Ohio
Mrs. Ray Loeb, president OF Current
Events Club Mrs Albert Canheld Bage,
president Of Eclectic. and Mrs Olive
Scott Gabriel. president of New York
ers. There were nearly 100 hostesses.
all of whom entertained large parties
"Pinero and the Second Mr Tan
query viii be tho subject Of n talk by
Mrs. James w. HOWE before tho Man.
haitian Matinee Club. Mrs + II. Scarde.
field acting president, tomorrow after.
noon at the Waldorf-Astoria. Miss Ruth
Flndlcy leading woman with william
Favorshnm "a Mark Twaln's play. THE
Prince and the Pauper," recently at
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