The New York herald., 1921-04-17

business, ana principle tnat to-Qdy
resourceful women of society follow IL
based upon knowledge that the world
must be amused If it is asked TO give.
The women are clever. They become
psychological experts In catering to pub
lie fancy in arranging their entertain
ments, but every attraction they offer 10
the public is we'll thought out and care
fully directed business proposition.
That Is why there are few failures In
modern entertainments for charity. Ar
ranged by amateur experts and staged
with the collaboration of professional
experts. the completed article in the
form of an entertainment Is nine times
out of ten apt to meet the demands OF
discriminating and very exacting
public.
With one project over another must
be taken up and so the endless work OF
extracting the dollars from the public's
wallet for the benefit of charity goes on,
with the responsibilities falling upon the
shoulders OF a comparatively few women
of society.
In the immediate prospect are a ball
that is to be a lesson In local history !:
a costume fete. bal masque, which. IL
not overdohe. always meets a public
fancy, and four dramatic performances
IN which amateur actors and actresses
Will welcome severe criticism
Father Knickerbocl<er Ball.
Tho lesson In history IS to be the an
nual Father Knickerbocker Ball under
the auspices OF the City History Club
which has become a civic factor In New
York in moulding the citizens OF to-
morrow. This costume entertainment.
under the craftsmanship this year OF
- -I.x. L.. ~ atxs.
formal opening of the new Ambassador
Hotel at Park avenue and Fifty-first
street on Tuesday night. Associated
with Mrs. Astor in this project TO In
terest a large public In civic work is
Mrs. A. Barton Hepburn. president OF
the City History Club.
The Father Kniclerbocker Ball has an
exceptional appeal in the fact that the
ENJOYS from several OF the world Pow
ers have promised to be present. Thus.
invitations to the ball have been ac-
cepted by Sir Auckland Geddes. the
British Ambassador. and Lady Geddes;
the French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand. Senator Rolando Ricci. Ital-
Ian Ambassador: Baron de Cartier de
MarchienR. Belgian Ambassador. and
DR.. Alfred Soake SEE. Chinese Minister,
and all the South American ENJOYS who
will be in tho city for the unveiling of
the monument or Gen. Simon Bolivar.
Among the South American diplomats
will be DR.. Carlos A. Ureta. Colombia;
Dr. Octavio Beeche. Costa Rica DR..
Carlos NJ. de Cespedes. Cuba. Dr. Don
Rafael H. Eizalde. Ecuador, and DR..
Don Bellsario Porras. Panama.
a reception committee composed OF
the following men, with Mr.. Richard
Peters. chairman. and Mr.. william O'D
Isein. assistant chairman. will escort
tho South American Envoys from the
Waldorf-Astoria TO the bsi Messrs.
Dom Barber. j. stewart Barney. John
Barrett. James w. Barney. q. l.. Cot
tenet, Charles Dunlap. De Course,
Fales, Austen Gray. Charles w Han
ford, William y. Hoffman. Francis Bur-
rail- Hoffman. Murray w. Hoffman,
Joseph Howland Hunt. Arthur L.sln,
Alfonso de Navarro, Stove Phelps. Allen
A. Robbins, William IL. Stewart Jr.,
James NJ. Thompson. Phillips y. Thomp-
son. Charles ID. Wetmore. Stewart Wal
ker, Allen @. Welman. Benjamin JOY,
Schuyler L. Parsons, John Collins, Theo-
dore ID. Robinson, Milton $. Bargcr.
Charles T.. Sands. Samuel A. Weldon,
Richard whitney. Kenneth Schley. OIL
yer Iseln, Elliot c. Bacon. James Park.
y-wrencc s. White. Charles l.. Law
renee, Phillips Weld. Henry Morgan.
Thomas Robinson. Philip Carroll. VIII
lam Greenough. a. Perry Osborn. Philip
Cusachs and Craig Wadsworth.
Costumes 10 Suggest Ancestors.
The purely social side or the Father
Knlclxerbocker ball is 10 be OF pro-
rortionate Importance. Many Of those
who will attend will represent In cos