The New York herald., 1922-10-06
BIG BALL FINALE
TO THE CONVENTION
Seven Thousand Invited to I'm
mense Party at the Com
mOdore.
WOMEN WELCOME GUESTS
Mrs. George f. Baker, Jr.,
Chairman of Committee Ar
ranging Great Function.

As finale to the bankers convention
came last night a social climax in a
ball at the Commodore Hotel that placed
in local records one of the biggest and
most brilliant parties of the kind New
York has produced in recent years.
The details of the ball were in keep
ing with its inmensity The organiz-
ing and dire citing committee, Mrs.
George +. Baker Jr., chairman. ana
Mines. John T. Pratt, Courtlandt D.
Barnes. james a. Burden. Arthur A.
Fowler. Edwin A. Fish. Guy Emerson.
j. Lloyd Derby, William Shippen Davis.
Joseph b. Davis. Arthur o. Choate, Guy
Fairfax Cary. Lydig Hoyt, Charles A.
Lindley. Seward Prosser and Henry
Potter Russell and Miss Nancy Jay had
sent out 1000 invitations and it was
estimated that nearly that number of
guests made personal responses.
The suite of three bathrooms has in
the past framed large assemblies, but
none equalled in size that of last even
ing and this morning, for the ball was
opened at $3.50 o'clock, with the mem
bers of the committee in a receiving line
in the foyer of the main ballroom, and
was In progress as the last edition OF
this newspaper was going to press. Yet,
in spite OF the large proportions of the
dance. there was plenty OF dancing
room with six orchestras to furnish in
cessant dancing incentives.
Literally rs of smilax and white and
yellow chry. lthemums had entered Into
>tlne decorations. The walls of the cor
ridors and Of the main ballroom were
covered with the tracery of green vines
to which had been fastened clusters OF
the autumn flowers and through which
glowed hundreds OF vari-colored electric
bulbs. At midnight supper was served
with several hundred walters to main
tain the perfect system and smoothness
with which this immense party was sc
admirably carried out Dinner parties
that Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene w. Stetsor
and Mr. and Mrs. Chalen r. Parker
gave In the Plaza were only two OF
scores of such prefaces to the dance ir
the various hotels and restaurants in the
Fifth avenue and Pershing Square dis
tricts.
AmenE the Foreign Visitors.
Among the visitors who came from
other countries to the convention who
attended the ball last night are Sill
John Arid, Lady Arid and Miss Tird
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Bauckhan, Mr.
ard Mrs. II. NJ Cameron. Mr.. and Ms
w. A. Finlay, Mr.. and Mrs W. c
James, Mrs and Mrs. s. Fl. Logan, Mr.
and Mrs. II. F. Patterson, from Can
ada; Mr.. and Mrs II. T. Alton an
Miss II. Alton, and the Rt. hon. Regin
aid McKenna, from London; Mr.. ana
Mrs. J. A. Poventud. Mr.. and Mrs
Rafel Toro and Mr.. Fernando Toro
from Porto Rico; Mrs. Elizabeth Letch
ford Miss Yvonne Wall and Mr.. Robert
NJ, ,I ire
Fen w. Fouts and Mr.. Jose Ortiz from
Mexico. and Mr.. j. w. Dirby. fror
Monterey, S. A.
Among the out of town bankers and
their wives were Mrs. II. c. Abel Mr.
and Mrs. A. NJ. Baldwin. Miss Baldwin
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. bartlett. Mr.
and Mrs. C. II. Bell, Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Bowles, Mr.. and Mrs. s. T.
Clabough, Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Craw-
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Foster, Mr.
and Mrs Henry NJ. Hobbie. Mr.. and Mrs
c. L. Werner Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wells
Mr. and Mrs T. L. Colford, Mr. and
Mrs r. Il. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ.
Quebedeaux, Mr.. and Mrs J. w Hack
ins. Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Mccain, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. ]. Mason, Mrs. Rosa Il. Pencil
and Miss Marcela Pencil. Mrs. H.
Schloss, Jr., and Mrs. w. c Belcher. Mr.
and Mrs. II. E. Black, Mr.. and Mrs
w. A. Bonypge Mr.. and Mrs. 4. S.
Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. J. l. Bujan. Mr..
and Mrs, r. +. Chase, Misses Elsie and
Margaret Chase. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Crlder Mr.. William H. Crocker, Mr. and
Mrs B. o. Curry. Miss Ethel Curry, Mr.
and Mrs. G. A. DAVIDSON, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Dabney Day, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Gibbs. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. w. a. Hale.
Mr. and Mrs. w. ID. Howard. Miss Jo-
seph'ne ireland, Mr. and Mrs. G. 3. Jess,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Kingbury, Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. lie Baron Mrs Z. o.