The New York herald., 1922-12-17

Special Correspondence TO THE New YORK
HERALD.
PARIS, Dec. 2.
A MERICAN society in Paris has
"A devoted itself almost entirely
= to Thanksgiving celebrations
during the week. The colony made
every effort to make the program OF
entertainment on a more extensive
scale than usual and was. apparently,
satisfied with the results. Numerous
were the dinners and dances. public
and private. held to mark the Festive
occasion, and In many instances the
French partook Of the turkey and
cranberry sauce as IL they knew what
It all meant despite the fact that the
national bird" in France has not the
same flavor that II has at home.
On the whole Thanksgiving Day re-
vealed that Americans were thankful
for everything that 1t had been their
good fortune to have, but more espe-
cially thankful for food, and, of course.
wherever there was an American TO
be found he was expressing his thanks
for being In France where he could
have a cold bottle with his bird.
Prominent among the festivities was
the dinner and dance given by Paris
Post. No. I, OF the American Legion, at
the Union Interalllee. where more than
500 legionnaires. friends and guests as
sembled TO greet Marshal Foch as the
guest of honor. The dinner was presided
all oh % ndor
of the Paris Post, Col. Hugh Bayne. and
the speakers were the American Ambas-
sador. Mr.. Myron T. Herrick; Marshal
Joffre and Capt. L'Hopitai, who spoke
for Marshal Foch, whose American en-
gagements were too pressing to linger
long az any one place. A most elab-
orate program of music and dancing
was given after dinner, with Charlie
Stuart. the American entertainer, giving
several special dance numbers; Nine
Zabelle Panosian, formerly OF the bos-
ton Opera, rendering several songs ana
Harry CahIll, formerly OF the American
Expeditionary Forces, accompanied py
Miss Peggy We're. putting on the fnlsh-
ing touches with more dances. Then
there were several jazz bands that hep'
the excitement going.
Many OF the leading restaurants an
nounced that they would serve the ma
tional bird" with cranberry sauce. but
Ciro's made more of a feature or the
Thanksgiving dinner than any OF the
others>-and there were many interesting
American parties Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
BIumenthal gave a party for fourteen
their guests including Mr.. and Mre. IL
Hight. Mr.. and Mrs. Phil spiegle, Mrs
II. Nicholson. Mr.. Ducien I4acombe, MIS-
schuiof, Mr.. Samuel Feldman, MT. wal
ter Fox and Mr.. E. w. Knudson, Amer
lean movie stars were In evidence In the
presence Of Miss Justine johnson tMrs
Walter Wanger) with party OF friends
and Mrs. James Evans, who was for
merly Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks. was
present with her son. Mr.. Douglas Fair
banks, Jr., and MIR. Terry Hoekstra
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. Berry Wall had a
party OF six and others noticed were
Mr.. Spencer Eddy, with Mr.. William
Chapman and Mr., Warden. Mrs. Bates
Batoheller. Mr. Frederick Hayemeyer
Mrs. wetrnore, Countess Schoenborn, Mr.
Graham White, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Brent
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Hobson, Nj. Bu-
neau varilla. Mr.. and Mrs. Lumsden'
Capt Molyneux and Miss Gordon.
The Ritz gave a dinner with Ameri-
can dishes, of course, and there was
dancing afterward instead OF the regular
Thursday night concert. Mrs Tower
Reilly gave a party OF ten, her guests
IL Guiding Dean and Mrs. r. w. Beck
man, Miss Adelaide Spofford, Mrs. SAM
uel Nave, Mr.. Randolph Mordecai Mrs.
Hubbard. NJ. Antonladl and Mr. Spencer
Pratt. Miss Gillett had as her guests
Comte and Comtesse Boni do Castollane
and Comte George de Castellane and
others. Princess Hatzfeldt entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard McCreery. Lady
Lister-Ksye, Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent, Nj.