The New York herald., 1921-05-01

read the invocation. The members OF
the breakfast committee will wear lace
gowns and flower crowns, the members
of the reception committee will wear
capes Of roses and carry flower deco
rated cages with singing birds.
The breakfast viii be followed by
dancing. for which men will be admitted
at O'Clock
Among those who have taken tables
are: Mrs. Robert Fl. Davis. Mrs. Dora
Davies, Mrs. George w. Rem, Mrs.
George Comfy. Mrs. William Locke, Mrs.
Harry Prutting, Mrs ID. r. Van Riper.
Mrs. Horace w. Du Moulin, Miss
Eleanor Du Moulin, Mrs. Nathan Trim
mer. Mrs. Normal Joliff Mrs. n.
Kroeger. Mrs. E. J. Jaegles Mrs. Fred
Manners. Mrs A. Kopp, Mrs f. Shot
well. Mrs. A. Parlles. Mrs p. J. White,
Mrs. II. Van Voris Mrs. c. f. Kramer,
Mrs. r. NJ. Ormiston, Mrs. Emma +.
Seaman, Mrs. George Schadel, Mrs.
Philip Stevens. Mrs. H. Macdonald Sim
clair, Mrs. +. H. MerSley, Miss Florence
NJ. Hadley, Miss Martha Rief. Mrs. J.
*. Shoaff, Mrs. III. S. Hamilton. Mrs.
Louis G. Frese. Mrs. Philip Brender.
Mrs. Frank Netchert. Mrs. G. Holder,
Mrs i. II. Hoelscher. Miss Mabel Hill,
Miss Hedwig Diehm. Mrs. RI. II. Rust.
Mrs George C. Whitworth Mrs. Z. O.
Challenger, Miss Carrie Il. Lee, Miss
Viola Lyon. Mrs. J. II. Giesler. Miss
Adelaide Mcnamara Mrs. Harry Bret
hurst Miss Anna Crane. Miss Jean
Walsh Miss Natalie Walsh. Miss
Dorothy French. Miss Ethel McGarvey.
Miss Evelyn Estabrook. Mrs. ]. Crow
ley. Mrs. j. Donohue. Mrs Richard T.
Percy. Mrs. Joseph f. Martin. Mrs. Otto
w. Emanuel, Mrs. G. B. Phillips,
Mrs. f. II. Scardefied, Mrs. A. r.
Russo, Mrs. C. Il. Wheeler. Mrs. Will
lam Carr. Mrs. James j. Berney, Mrs.
f. de Lacy Mccarthy. Mrs +. G. Stew
ems. Mrs. Willis j. Blackwell. Mrs. Il.
Bassford Schmalholz. Mrs. Benjamin
Adriance. Mrs. Owen J. McWilliams
Mrs. Augustus Wendell. Mrs. Richard
Denbigh. Mrs. II. F. Stevens. Miss
Bessie stevens, Mrs Lionel Van
Praagh, Mrs. Ethel Folk. Mrs. Philip
! Boerum. Miss Eleanor Boerum. Mrs.
Frank II. Edmunds, Mrs. Carrie Hes
sion, Mrs. Edwin Bliss Shays. Mrs. Frank
Peteler, Mrs. Bertram Billman, Mrs.
Henry c. Hawkins, Mrs Thomas Tay-
lor. Mrs. Clarence Burns. Mrs. Joseph
]. Root. Mrs. Cary Simmons, Mrs.
Henry McCandess. Miss Margaret Nc
Candless. Mrs. William II. MCGEE. Mrs.
| Thomas Bentley. Mrs. Richard Corroon,
Mrs. Christine Hale Nickerson, Mrs. S.
Gardner Estabrook. Mrs. Frank
/ Cochran. Mrs. Paul Wooster, Mrs. Will
lam Ballin. Mrs. Lincoln S. Rogers and
Mrs. Donald Greene.
= Mrs +. Macdonald Sinclair and Mrs.
Frederick Gushing Stevens gave a
luncheon last Wednesday at the Hotel
Astor for Mrs. Noble Mcconnell and
afterward took their guests to see The
| Emperor Jones"
The annual sprngtime luncheon and
dance in the ballroom of the Waldorf
Astoria was the closing event for tile
season of the Minerva Club. Mrs. Mary
Stokes MacNutt president, on Monday.
Spring flowers and yellow candelabra
decorated the tables. The invocation
was given by the Rev. John Francis
Hagen and the principal address by the
Rev. w. Warren Giles, who spoke of the
serious burden of taxation caused by
wars Mrs. Belle de Rivera gave cur
rent events with witty and amusing
| stories. Heart Springtime" and other
songs appropriate to the season were
sung by Mrs Julia Margaret Grundy.
The accompaniments were played by Mr..
Howard MacNutt. the husband of the
president. Mrs. NJ. r. Goddard, men,
ber of the club, recited several seec-
tions. An exhibition of fancy dancing
in costume was given by group of
five-year-old children during the dance
| ryhich followed the programme Among
the guests of honor were Mrs. Richard
/ W. CHdltlldIl. pftSlutliI VI the lily Ftu-
| Grafton of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Will
lam r. Chapman, president of the
Rubinstein Club Mrs. Thomas Slack.
| president of the Legislative League /;
| Mrs. Ralph Trautman, president OF the
Health Protective Society: Miss Edyth
rotten. president of Drama Comedy:
Mrs Emma Kip Edwards, Mrs. Law
renee Tillman and Mrs. Marie Corss
| Neuhaus.
The Spring festival" dinner and dance
of the Beethoven Society. Nine Aida
| Tanini-Tagliavia president. filed to ca
paclty the large ballroom OF the Nc
! Alpin Hotel on Friday evening. Jonquils,
! narcissi and other spring blossoms
decorated the tables. Balloons. paper
caps. confetti and noise makers added
TO the jollity Solos were sung during
| the dinner by Miss Helen Benson. and
the entire assemblage Joined in many
| choruses. Mrs. Richard NJ. Chapman
| vas one of the guests of honor. Among
those entertaining large parties Of
guests were Mime. Taglavia, Mrs. Robert
1 +. Archbold. Mrs. w. Otis Fredenburg,
Mrs. Dudley Van Holland. Mrs. Guy
Percy Turlocls. Mrs. Carl Jyngen. Mrs.
Ellis ]. Hofford. Mrs. Grace A. Smith.
Mr.. A. +. Wagner. Mr.. Hugh Miles
| Mooney and Miss MAY f. Harman.
|
nan OF the dinner committee and Mrs.
j. Sherwood Hyatt vice-chairman. The
annual meeting of the society will be
held Friday afternoon. May 90, at the
! Hotel Plaza.
A most successful card party for the
philanthropic fund OF the Manhattan
Matinee Club, which supports three
! young girls, was held on Tuesday after
noon in the Waldorf-Astoria. Mrs.
George Eltz., the chairman, and Mrs.
James 7. White. vice-chairman. were
assisted by the acting president. Mrs.
I guests were entertained by the follow
! 'ng hostesses Mines. Robert D. Muf-
! ftt. J. Schcerer. George Kupfman. Frank
/ ~. Scardefield Edward Pickering Fay,
I c. c. Vail r. O. Sawyer, William S.
\ Hassan. Frank r. Bostwick. Charles II.
! Graef. c. r. lie Fevre. George w. Weir.
/ II. l.. Understood. c. Failing. George l..
/ Fowler. Howard Russ. j. n. Ransom,
! Charles H. Thompson, j.. r. Searles,
I Henry Mann. j.. u. Haigh n. G.
4 Kaiser. Charles +. Wcbber. d. Wads-
worth. Walter = Mayer and d. w
/ Waddell. Mrs Jessie Emerson Moffat.
founder and president. and her mother.
Mrs. Edward r, Emerson. will return
from California for the May business
meeting. when a tea will bc given for
them.
Sorosis. Mrs. John Lewis Childs presi-
dent. will have It's regular social meet
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