The New York herald., 1921-01-09
Card Parties for Charity Also
/ to Figure in the Social
Calendar.
THOUGH the holidays are over

~ anu tHC NOtilCil t'sADS udNc
settled down to their usual or
der OF regular business and social
meetings, the remainder OF the season
will be far from dull, for many of the
well known organizations will have
their midwinter dances this month,
while others win have musicales and
concerts.
Athene will have its annual mid
winter dance on Friday and Rubin
stein Club its annual ball four days
later. The Drama Comedy has Its New
Years, dance on January 2l and
Euterpe Club it's annual musicale and
dance on January 81. Rainy Day Club
has its Presidents Day reception on
February 2 and the Mozart Society
will give a bal masque and carnival
for the benefit of the East Side Clinic
on January 25.
Card parties also will figure largely
IN the social calendar. for already
number have been arranged, the pro-
ceeds from them being devoted to
some worthy cause. A series of four
will be given at the Plaza Hotel un-
der the auspices of the managers OF
the Free Industrial School for Grip
pied Children for the benefit of that
institution, OF which Col. Walter Scott
IS president The first will be on Tues
day afternoon. with Mrs. Nicholas M.
Pond as chairman. She has provided
prizes for the winners at the games.
Others in the series will be held on
February 8, March and April ~. The
officers Of the society in addition to Col
Scott are Mrs. Charles Thorley, first vice.
president; Mrs Frank jefferson Blod-
gett second vice-president; Mrs Nicholas
NJ Pond. third vice-president Mrs. Ed
ward Davis Jones, treasurer Mrs. Mul.
lin Wayne corresponding secretary;
Miss Amelia Day Campbell, recording
secretary, and Mr.. F. Ellwood Briggs.
auditor. The late Mrs. Arthur Elliot
Fish was the founder Of the society and
for many years it's president
The Knickerbocker Relief Club, Mrs.
Camille Birnbohm, president, will give
card party on Wednesday afternoon
at the Waldorf-Astoria. Bridge, euchre,
plnochle and five hundred will be played
and there will be a prize for each table.
Mrs. Ernest Hamilton is the chairman.
and Mrs. George II. Hearn, the treas
urer The proceeds will be used for the
philanthropic work Of the society.
Athene, Mrs, Katherine A. MarIln,
president, will hold its mid-winter dinner
and dance in the solarium of the Wal
dorf- Astoria on Friday Many novelties
and surprises are being arranged by the
chairman, Mrs. Frank x. Brewster, and
her committee. There will be favors and
souvenirs and fancy dancing. One
especially interesting feature will be a
Patriotic and Greek march, led by Mrs.
Martin and her board of directors
Many we'll known persons have accepted
invitations to be guests of the evening.
The club has given many novel and brill
liant events, but this promises to sur
pass anything ever attempted by that
organization.
The long list of patrons and patronesses
include Mr.. and Mrs. George Beckel Mr..
and Mrs James b. stephens, Mr.. and
Mrs Neptune B. Smyth. Mrs. Clara Dem
nett, Mrs. Helena Rehfuss Mr.. and Mrs.
George Brand. Mrs A. j. Hamilton, Mr..
and Mrs Frank X. Brewster. Mrs. Cor
nell Dunlap, Mrs. e. X. Little and DR..
and Mrs. Bond Stow. The arrangements
are in charge of Mrs. Frank X Brewster,
chairman, and Mrs. George w. Becke,
viceschairman.
Thursday afternoon Athene held n
meeting in the Astor Gallery of the Wal
dorf-Astoria. Following the luncheon
there were addresses and music arranged
by Mrs. George Brand. first vice-presi-
dent of the club. The societys chaplain
DIR. Robert Bruce Clark. read the nvoca-
-fion. The speakers included DIR. Giles,
DR.. w. A. Gisillan and DIR. Edwin
Leibfreed. Miss Catraina Guerrieri. So
prano, soloist accompa MED at the piano
by Herman Neuman. sang two groups Of
songs. Mrs Martin returned on wednes-
day from Ohio. where she spent the holi-
days.
Rubinstein Club. Mrs William Rogers
Chapman president. will have its annual
ball on January Is In the ballroom of the
Waldorf-Astoria. 1t will be preceded by
a recital by Mime. Frances Aida. The
programme will begin at 8 80 O'Clock
and continue until 10. and at its close
there will be a grand march. This will
be followed by general dancing.
The third afternoon musicale of the
club will be held on Saturday In the
Astor Gallery Of the Waldorf. AS Z will
be the first meeting of the members In
the new year, an unusually interesting
programme has been arranged, the
artists including Margita de DaInoky
Regency, pianist, and Miss Myrtle
Leonard, contralto. Refreshments will
be served and later there will be dane
ing
Drama Comedy, Mrs. Russell Moore
Tanning president, will have it's first
dance of the new year on January 81 at