New-York tribune., 1922-05-18
Earl French Dinner Guest

fle!d Marshal Earl French was the
guest OF honor last evening at dinner
gwen by the former Secretary of State
and Mrs. Bainbridge Colby at their
nome, 49 East Sixty-sixth Street.
Among the guests were David Frank
lin Houston, former Secretary of the
Treasury, and Mrs. Houston; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B. Alexander. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank l. Cobb, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
7. Sinclair, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Sedgwick, Miss Mabel Choate, General
Robert l.. Bullard and Mr.. Jerome
Landheld.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson Cole enter
famed at a dinner last night at
Herre's, at which their guests were
Mss Joan Whitney, Miss Virginia
Ryan and Mrs. Biddle Duke.
Among those lunching at Pierre's
yesterday were Mrs. Kingdom Gould,
Mrs George B. Post, Mrs. Sherwood
Aldrich and Mrs. Robert K. Stafford.
Mrs William X. Vanderbilt I'd had
Mrs. Devices Dilworth as her luncheon
guest Yesterday at the Avignon.
Mrs Alexander Mckay was a lun-
eheon hostess yesterday at the Ritz
carton. She entertained for Mrs
Charles E. Greenough.
Mr. Stephen H. P. Poll was host at
luncheon yesterday at Sherry's, at
whlch his guests were Mrs. S. Osgood
reii and his son, Mr.. Robert THOMPSON
pell.
Among others who entertained
guests at Sherrys yesterday were Mrs.
Robert S. Brewster, Mrs. John Wanna
maker jr, Miss Barbara Whitney, Mrs.
Siarence S. Wadsworth, Mrs. William
i'aimheer and Mrs. Turnbull Oerich.
Mrs. Laurance H. Armour enter
'aned party at luncheon yesterday
ner guests were Mrs. James Ward
Ihorne and Mrs. B. Sumner Welles.
Children's Garden Opened
The New York branch of tic Plant,
Flower and Fruit League Yesterday
Qpened the chidren's gardens at the
Rockefeller Institute grounds at Sixty
sixth Street and Avenue A. About
four hundred children from the neigh
borhood planted seeds under the d-
rection of many New York society
women.
Mrs. James D. Metcalf, chairman of
The committee on ways and means,
which raised $4,000 for the upkeep of
the gardens, was in charge. Others
who attended were: Mrs. George
Stewart Brown, president of the New
York Chapter; Mrs. Thomas T. Gaunt
and Mrs. Frank N. Doubleday. vice
presidents; and Mrs. Edwin c. Merrill,
MrE IL. i
Miss Emily Chauncey
Mrs. Metcalf, in explaining the work
done by the children, said many fam
lhes IN the neighborhood had bought
country homes as result of their
children becoming interested in gar
dening. There are two sections to the
gardens. one consisting of small plots
Wherc vegetables and flowers are
raised. There also is > large general
plot, and each chile who assists in
taking care OF this plot receives a
portion of the vegetables raised on it.
Society Notes
Mrs. William z. Davenport, of Rye,
n. 4.' eavs large bridge party yester-
Gay at the Apawamis Club for her
sister-ln-law, Mrs. Gilbert Curtis
pemorest, bride of last February, and
her sister, Miss Charlotte K. Demorest,
VINO Is sailing for Italy on May 25 to
pass three months abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Suffern Taller have
crossed their town house, II East Sixty
tiFs' street and are at the Plaza Hotel
t tor a Few weeks stay prior to leaving
Iof 'helr summer home, Honeysuckle
Lodge, at Newport, r. l.
Mr., and Mrs. Giraud Foster have ar.
n'Veo from Washington and are at the
MI z-Carlton for short stay.
:. Mt and Mrs. Nelson Doubleday are
IN New York from Oyster Bay and are
staying at the Ambassador.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stewart Lee
nave come to New York from their
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