The New York herald., 1921-04-17

tune famous figures in early American
history. including George and Martha
Washington. Alexander Hamilton and
Thomas Jefferson, while some, and they
will not be few. will dress to suggest
their New York ancestors. Mrs. Astor
and Mrs. Hepburn will wear appropriate
Colonial costumes. as will the following
young women. representing the junior
committee Misses Wandern r. Mathews
Beatrice Byrne. Sheila Byrne, Mary
Cameron. Genevieve Clendenin. Mary
Van Il. Cogswell. Elise Hughes, Eleanor
Peabody. Eleanor Potter. Ellen RAN
dolph. Adele Ryan. Dcrothaa Sharp.
Betty Thompson Geraldine Thompson.
.iarion Tiffany. Helen Trevor. Burks
Iuille and Nancy Yuille.
The City History club was founded by
Mrs. Robert Abbe twenty-five years
ago. and has definite programme for
making good citizens ont OF the children
OF the city. There are forty branches.
each having twenty members. In schools.
settlement houses and Libraries OF the
city. The members. who are self-gov-
erning, learn about the city's history and
about the clty's government and are
taken on excursions to historical points
of interest In New York city.
The Amba ssador Is the first large
New York hotel built since the war.
Prohibition. high building costs and a
demand for office space in Manhattan
have combined to deplete the ranks OF
the city's great hostelries. The hotel Is
owned and will be operated by the Am
bassador Hotels System. which owns
The Ambassador In Atlantic City and a
number of hotels on the Pacific coast.
One of the features OF the Ambassador
is an Italian Garden on the main lobby
floor. The grill will be unique among
the restaurants Of the world. as the
walls and decorative effects will be OF
embossed leather. The hotel has coo
guest rooms in It's eighteen floors.
Drive for Radcliffe College.
One OF the four forthcoming episodes
in dramatics is to form part of the local
drive by Radcliffe College for s3.000,000
Another Way Out" and THE Harbor
OF Lost Ships are two one-act plays
TO be produced by the club at the Mac
Dowell Club Thursday and Saturday
evenings for the benefit OF the colleA
endowment fund.
The plays, which are under the direc-
ton of Miss Elizabeth wheelock. have
been tried out with great success. san
other Way Out" by Lawrence l.angner.
was produced by the Washington Square
Players "The Harbor of Lost Shipe."
by Louis w. Bray. is ~ Workshop"
production. The casts include Mrs. NJ.
Duncan. (M. Sargeant). who was seen
lately In Macbeth" and Beulah Auer-
bach, Eunice Allen. Aida Asnelev. Fanny
Phillips. Richard Small. Herricl Smalley.
Bryan Peters and barley Randall.
Among the patronesses are Mrs. Cop
ley kmory. Mrs. Simon Brentano. Mrs.
Walston Hin Brown. Mrs. Cornelius n.
Bliss, Miss Chaplin. Mrs Edwin +. Gay,
Mrs. l.. A. Grace, Mrs. Ben All Haggin,
Mrs Frederick G.. Hodgdon. Miss y. Il.
Hopkins. Mrs. Edgorton Parsons. Mrs.
Charles II. Strong and Miss Margaret
Wycherly.
Dancing is to follow each performance.
Tickets may be obtained from Mrs. John
Lambert. 81 Grove street. or Miss Eliza
beth WheelocS, 331 West 10ist street.
The present endowment fund Is not
sufficient for the growing needs OF Rad
clffe and. consequently. It must raise
further endowment TO enable II to meet
the increasing demand among women
for instruction by Harvard professors.
New yorks quota is 100000.
Amateurs In Two Pinylets.
Amateur actors and actresses OF So
cety have done much 10 add to the
measures of the season fast approach
ing its end. but there VIII be yet another
opportunity to see some or The cleverest
OF them at a performance TO aid VIA
wnka Holiday House at Lake George.
y. VI. which will be held on the after
noon OF April 20 in the Little Theatre. in
West Forty-fourth street. The plays TO
be produced are Punk" by Harry Ciapp
Smith. to be acted by members OF the
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