The New York herald., 1921-01-16

dance In their apartment at IiV Eark
avenue under the chaperonage of Mr..
nd Mrs. Bruce Prindell. Their guests
uJmbered more than one hundred and
ncluded a large group of the de-
eAtantes and the best dancers among
tnS young men.
Chapters OF Social History.
The memory of society goes back will
ingly to the time. only few years ago,
when Mr.. Lloyd Warren would gather
his friends about him in his Fifth avenue
home. Similarly Mr.. Robert Walton Goelet
has written some interesting chapters
into social history. Mr.. Goeet is one
OF the few unattached men Of New York
society who may play the host in the
most restricted of modish surroundings
a parterre box i'm the Metropolitan Opera
House. Soon will Mr.. Goelet be removed
from the unattached class, but in that
narrow circle remain Mr.. Charles Il.
Sampson who for "A number of years,
during each recurring season of grand
opera at Broadway and Fortieth street.
has furnished his friends operate di-
version from Mrs. Vanderbilt's box on
Friday night. and Mr.. Charles T. Mat
hews, who can be the host on the same
night of the week in Mrs. Il. Henry Har-
riman's parterre loge. AS opera hosts
Messrs. Sampson and Mathews are. as
men OF social influence. in a class by
themselves.
Richard Peters. Horace Chase Steb-
bins. Hamilton Fish, Jr William Rhine
lander Stewart Jr. Percy X. Pyne 2d.
Frederick S. Allen, Frank Crowninshield
and Alfonso de Navarro form unique
group OF unattached men of New York
society. They are the modern counter
part of the late lamented Patriarchs as
a social force. but they may claim
place even higher in public social esteem
than that held by the Patriarchs. be-
cause they are eleemosynary bachelors.
The Patrarchs were studiously self
centred.
Form Charitable Board.
This group of eight unattached men.
who call themselves The Bachelors have,
while contributing in very prominent
manner to the social merriment Of sew
Aral winter seasons. formed charitable
BOARD through which has been dis
tributed to home and foreign charities
large sum of money. During the early
weeks of the winter they organized q.
series OF four dances which earned,
through subscriptions to them more than
$4,000 for home charity. Last Friday
night they opened "A second series OF five
dances in the Vanderbilt Hotel for tho
sdfne puTpONes WITH tne result mat Dy
the time the social season OF 1920-is21
shall have come to an end they will hav.
sent into local charitable treasures a
sum approaching 100000.
While their dances are given by sub
scription all may not subscribe. At the
bottom of the card of invitation TO sub
scribe is printed In bold type the follow
ing legend This invitation Is not
transferable" subscription of $40 III
ciudes the five dances with supper
There are family subscriptions at sbv
Separate guest tickets are $40 each. and
even tho guest cards are not transfera-
bie.
Thus The Bachelors guard their par
ties. They also are excellently chapcr-
oned by ladies committee that M
cludes Mines. Vincent Astor, James A.
Burden, Henry Clews. Howard Cushing
Charles Dana Gibson. Frank Gray
0riswold. william X. Vanderbilt I'd.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Whitney Warren.
Harry Payne Whitney and Henry Rogers
Winthrop. Mr.. de Navarro is tho treas
urer OF the eight. who will dance again
with their friends in the Della Robhia
Room OF the Vanderbilt on Friday night
or this week. on January 2S and Febru-
AIRY and IL.
Bachelors TO Entertain.
An hosts at thi~ period of the year
are not unattached men. however.
Bachelors among members OF dhe Auto
mobile Club OF America arc conspiring