The New York herald., 1922-12-17

day season, and. while much
- ~ tha entertaining scheduled
for the days from now on until after
the new year will be more or less In
formal. many dances are in prospect,
luncheons, dinners and theater parties
are being given, teas and receptions
for the debutantes. and interspersed
with these are weddings and an
nouncements of engagements
One of the most interesting events
OF the near future will be the first
gathering OF the Alden kindred Of
New York and vicinity. who trace their
ancestry back to John Alden of May
flower fame. They have decided TO
hand themselves together for social
meetings. "cousinly chats" so to
speak, with annual dinners, at which
come OF the most distinguished will
make addresses. At the initial ban
quet on January at the Hotel Penn
sylvania Senator-elect Copeland. who
IS a member. has been invited to ad-
dress the kindred. ana Judge Samuel
Seabury VIII be another speaker. The
arrangements are IN charge OF Mr..
John Alden.
On Saturday afternoon Miss Eleanor
Coghlin Gibbons daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John NJ. Gibbons OF All Riverside
Drive. will be formally introduced into
society at tea given by her mother at
their home. Receiving with Miss Glib
hons will be Misses Margaret Macmillan,
Marion Aufermann, Margaret Hun.
Sarah McClelland. Thelma Chrysler and
Louise Marsh. Miss Gibbons is a grad
uats " the National Park School.
air and Mrs Henry Hollister Pease,
Mr. and Mrs. John w. Herbert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert L Peet, Mr.. and Mrs. #.
II. Romaine. Mrs. A. T. Lauterbach and
Mrs. A. V. T. Ellington were among
those entertaining az the opening dinner
and s,por dance ne Mayfair dances
last Frid even t the Hotel Lor-
Saine
NJ md q Simonds have
arr.vr BrookITne and
taken the Belleclaire.
Mrs James re gave bridge
party at the hotel Tuesday afternoon.
Her guests inclrdod Mines. Albert WAY
colt, Benjamin Starkey. Frank Gulden,
John Barberry. Sanford McKeeveI Wal
ter Strobel. Marvin Da Costa. George
Luft and Nelson B. Nelson. Mrs John
q. Stratton had as her guests at lunch
con LHefG last Cuuudy RiItcS WAiNhOS
Conant John Gordon. Wallace Silsby.
John NJ Kilgour. Albert Jacob and
George De Lacy.
Dance for the Dugout.
A dance for the benefit OF the Dugout,
a clubhouse and workshop for ex-service
men In vocational training, was given
December In the Hotel St. Regis Mrs.
Mcvickar was chairman. The other
officers included Miss Fanny Cottenet.
Mrs. Coffin Van Rensselaer,. Col. Henry
Breckenridge. Major Lorillard Spencer,
Mr.. Stephen II. p. Pell Major William
A. Murphy and Miss Elinor Brooks.
Among the patronesses we're Mrs h. w.
Archer. Mrs. Vernon G.. Brown. Mrs.
Andre de Coppet. Mrs. Charles D. Dickey
Mrs. Charles II. Ditson, Mrs. Charles
de Rham. Jr. Mrs Griswold Flag. Mrs
Lawrence Greer. Miss Sara +. Hillman,
Mrs. Cosmo Hamilton. Mrs John lnness
Kane, Mrs. NJ Lawrence keene, Mrs
James Metcalfe. Mrs. william Polk. Mrs
Francis Rogers. Mrs. ". Thayer Robb,
Mrs. Ernest Schelling. Mrs. Joseph H.
seas. Ne s. q klev Van dr. P@e' Miss
clara White. Mrs. Charles S. Whitman,
Miss Edith wetmore. Mrs. David Dove.
Miss Frances Hopkins. Mrs. A Butler
Duncan and Mrs Adolf Ladenburg.
Miss Isabel La NJ nte arrived from
Bound Brook. ", last week and joined
her parents, Mr and Mrs George M La
Monte. at the Hotel Lorraine. Among
others at the hotel during the week were
Mr.. and Mrs Henry schafer OF Broad
lawn, Greenwich. Conn
Mr.. and Mrs George Markley Fender
Of San Francisco. Cal, who have been
staying at the Hotel Belleclaire. left for
Washington on Wednesday to spend the
rv..el, end They will soon go to Palm
Beach and later 10 Havana, where they
win remain for a month. On Wednes-
day Mics Genevleve A. Roberts or the
Belleclaire entertained at luncheon In
their honor.
Soon after the new year Mrs Harold
Strebeigh will go South. She is spend
ing'a few weeks at the Vanderbilt.
Until they sail for Europe January y
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nally OF Ossin-
ing will be at the Plaza. Their son.
Mr. Edward J Nally. Jr.. who is stu
dent at Lawrenceville School. will spend
the holidays there with them.
Mr. apd Mrs. r. S. Vanderhof OF
Greenwich Conn. are at the Hotel Chat