The New York herald., 1922-01-20
3,OOOWOMEN TORUN
B|LTMOREFORA
Profits Feb. 20 to Be Kept
for Campaign Against
tuberculosis.
SOCIETY FOLK TO HELP
Posts Upstairs and Down to
Be Manned by Workers
for Charity.
MISS TWOMBLY LEADER
John Nee. Bowman Turns
Over Establishment for
Entertainments.
MISS TWOMBLY LEADER

The Hotel Biltmore is not the dull
est place in New York and the hard
cash and perfectly good checks taken
in daily by it's various enterprises that
feed and shelter and amuse the ma
tivcs and the strangers within the
gates give its adding machines brain
fag every night.
Yet on February 20 the great hotels
many floors with seethe and sizzle
with unprecedented activity and ex-
element. and the profits Of the day
are expected to be big enough to re-
vive even a hotel keepers confidence
in human nature.
For women-3,O00 women, many Of
them social leaders and directors of
benevolent and philanthropic projects
will take charge of the Biltmore that
day and run it from top to bottom,
doing almost everything that has to
be done around a big modern hotel,
except the things that women just
naturally don't shine at. such as
shoveling coal in the firerooms, bell
hopping and chauffering the batteries
of elevators.
Nor are they going into the kitchen to
intrude on the poetic fancies of John
NcE. Bowman's expensive French chef
and thereby mako him sors enough to
leave tie Biltmore flat. That's out be-
cause Mr.. Bowman knows how hard it
is TO get good cooks. Everything else
is to be tackled by these courageous
and energetic ladies'.
VIII Have Bright Uniforms.
They will wait on table in all of the
restaurants and tearooms from the ris-
ing of the sun until almost time for 1t
to get up again, and perfectly stunning
uniforms Qf this is of real interest to
a throbbing world have been designed
to decorate and distinguish the volun-
teers for this particular task.
Organized in shifts. so many balanc-
ing trays so many hours. and arranged
in groups under their own headwaiters
and captains. they will undertake the
task of navigating refreshment for man
and flapper from kitchen to table. And
let II be said here and now: no tips will
be spurned.
The 5000 woman will operate the Bilt-
more for that day only for the benefit
of the Society for the Prevention and
Relief OF tuberculosis. Inc Many or
them are members OF this useful and
active benevolent enterprise, but hun
dreds have been called in from the gen.
eral region of Fifth avenue to help in
the good work-many, one must sup
pose, who never accomplished a days
toll In their lives.
The officers of the special organiza-
tion are Miss Ruth V. Twombly. presi-
dent: Mrs. James A. Burden, vice.
president, and Mrs. Cornelius N. Bliss,
Jr., treasurer.
The executive committee In charge of
the enterprise. which for IT'S reward
will take the profits on February 20.
are. in addition to those named. Mrs.
Herman NJ. Biges. Mrs. Frank Gray
Griswold, Mrs. Ned Arden Flood and
Mrs. Charles H. Sabin. The general COM
mittee consists of Mrs. George +. Baker.
Jr., Mrs. William B. Bristow, Mrs.
William s. Burden, Mrs. Henry p. Davi-
son, Mrs. William Harkness, Mrs. AL
bert II. Harris, Mrs. Boiling Haxall.
Mrs. Arthur Ketcham. Mrs. De I.ancey
kountze, Mrs. " Everit Macy, Mrs
Dwight-W. Morrow. Mrs. John II. Prem
tice. Mrs. Elihu Root. Jr.. Mrs w. X.
Vanderbilt I'd. Miss Edith Wetmore.
Mrs. Henry II. Rogers. Mrs. Otto II.
Kahn. Mrs. Willard Straight, Mrs. Og-
den Reid, Mrs. Henry Dick and Mrs.
Stuart Wing.
The Society for the Prevention and
Relief of tuberculosis. Inc. maintains
several we'll established centers in con-
nection with the Department OF Health's
tuberculosis clinics. with which II is
affiliated, and 1t Is TO increase these
that the proceeds of the present proiec,
will be devoted.
speciaI Features to He Aaasa
Headquarters has been opened in the
italian Gardens of the Biltmore and
will be continued there until after !.ep-
ruary 90. In addition 10 actually con-
Quoting the hotel for that day the wom-
EN- plan series of special entertain
ments. including a musicale in the
morning. at which many OF the best
artists In New York would appear: a
Boutique Bazaar on the nineteenth floor
to consist OF nifty or more booths ex-
hibiting the wares of fifty of the most
representative merchants OF the city: n
fashion show. more dazzling than any
thing ever plalnned. even in this city !;
three Midnight Frolics" to be stag.u
by Edward f. Albee OF the Keith thea
ters. and other kinds of special enter
tainments.
The work OF organization Is progress
ing rapidly and at least 500 of the
debutantes of the last three or four sea-
sons. together with many young society
matrons. have volunteered to roll up
their sleeves and work TIL they drop"
Mr.. Bowman. who contributes the
Profits OF one day to match tho entnu-
siasm and the energy OF the women. SAID
the project was one Of the most inter-
esting and unique that had come to his
attention and that II was certain to be
successful. The women themselves
haven't the least idea how much money
they will make. but they want the sum
TO be big.