New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-20
Father Knick' Ball
a Brilliant Replica
OF Colonial DAYS
Many Foreign Members of
Diplomatic Corps and
Society Leaders at Open
ing of Hotel Ambassador

Many distinguished foreigners, mem
Defs OF the diplomatic corps and per-
sons prominent in society, not only in
New York, but Washington, Philadel-
pnla and other cities, were present last
night at the Father Knickcrbocker bali
which marked the formal opening of
the new Ambassador Hotel, Park Ave
nue. fifty-first and Fifty second
sIfeets. Many Of the guests appeared
IN costumes of old Colonial days, and
some OF those in attendance were
dressed to suggest their New York an
cestors. Numerous dinners wers given
ana the ambassadors OF several of the
foreign powers were entertained at pri-
Vate homes before the dance.
Mrs. A. Barton Hepburn, the presi-
dent OF the City History Club. under
whose auspices the affair was held. had
as her guests at her home, $50 Park
Avenue, several of the South American
ministers who were here for the IN
yelling OF the monument of General
simon Bolivar. They included DR.. Car
ios a. ureta, Colombia; DR.. Octavio
beeche, Costa RIGA; DR.. Carlos NJ. de
Gespedes, Cuba; DR.. Don Rafael Fl.
Elizalde, Ecuador, and DR.. Don Veil
sarlo Porras, Panama.
~ AihAu ptrAi&ub mao the Cl1-
nese Minister, DR.. Alfred Soake SEE. as
her guest of honor at dinner which
she gave at her house, 1880 Fifth Ave
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Fairfield Osborn
entertained the French Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand.
The Belgian Ambassador. the Baron
de Cartier de Marchienne. was the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre Mali at
their house, 8 Fifth Avenue.
Others who gave dinners we're Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert l.. Satterlee and Mr..
and Hrs. Merwin K. Lee, of 1O5 East
Fifty-tifth Street.
The guests on their arrival at the
Ambassador were received by Mrs. Hep
hIrn, Mrs. Vincent Aston, the chairman
or the ball committee, and Miss Juliana
Cutting, all of them in Colonial cos
tunes: There was a special reception
committee Of men for the South Ameri-
can ENJOYS, with Richard Peters as
chairman and William Old. Iselin as
sistant chairman. Associated with
tnem were Dom Barber. J. Stewart
barney, John Barrett, James w. Bar
ney, X. L. Cottenet, Charles Dunlap, De
Coursey Fales, Austen Gray, William
b. Hoffman, Charles Burial Hoffman.
Murray w. Hoffman, Alfonso de Ma
varro, William R. Stewart jr., Charles
y. Wetmore, Charles Z. Sands, Samuei
A. Weldon, Elliot C. Bacon, Charles l..
Lawrence, Henry Morgan, A. Perry Os-
born and Craig Wadsworth.
There was junior committee, the
members of which were dressed in Co.
lonlal costume and who sold programs,
flowers, etc. They included Miss Wan
dern Mathews, Miss Beatrice Byrne.
Miss Sheila Byrne, Miss Mary Cameron
MISS Genevieve Clendenin, Miss MARY
Van RENSSELAER, Cogswell, Miss Adele
Ryan, Miss Eleanor Potter, Miss Ellen
Randolph, Miss Dorothea Sharp, Miss
turks Yuille, Miss Nancy Nuille, Miss
Helen Trevor, Miss Marion Tiffany,
Miss Betty Thompson and Miss Geral-
dine Thompson.
One OF the features of the evening
was gavotte of the time OF Louis
XIV, given in the ballroom at midnight
by members of the Junior League.
The young women, who were in cos
TUNES Of that period, included Miss
Euth Manlerre, Miss Genevieve Glen
denim, Miss Margaret Hennessy. Miss
Isabel McMillin, Miss Victorine KEEL
lcgg, Miss Elizabeth Manning, Miss
beatrice Starr, Miss Clara Workum.
Miss Betsy Flagg and Miss Olivia Erd-
mann.
Harold Storms orchestra played for
the dancing Supper was served soon
after midnight