New-York tribune., 1922-01-09
Receptions ON
Sunday Gain in
Society Favor
Hostesses Find That Affairs
in Afternoon Draw Men:
Richard T. Wilson's Enter.
tain for Young Daughter
Benefit Magnet To-nigh,
Final Fete for Big Sisters
at Shcrry's to Attract
Many From Among Diners

TIE vogue of the Sunday afternoon
reception is becoming more pro
rounocd as the season advances and
number of hostesses have scheduled
this form of entertaining. Az Sun
DAY afternoon tea informal hospjtal-
ity * very iittingly dispensed, and the
possibility of the presence of many
men among the guests gives it an in
dividual distinction seldom shared bv
weekday afternoon receptious
Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Richard 7
Wilson, at their home. No. 300 Parl,
Avenue, gave the third in the series
Of sunday receptions at which they
have been entertaining the friends of
TIER debutantc daughter, Miss I,ou;sa
Steedman Wilson. There were a hun,
rreo or more callers during the after
room and among them were a large
A.vup OF the younger married set as
we'll as the debutantes.
Nrs: Joseph Palmer Knapp. of No.
90 fnth Avenue. was another host
1Ss entertaining yesterday afternoon.
''er ahalr took the form of musi-
Saic at which about thirty of he's
friends assembled. The program was
Ilven by Miss Pauline Sorenson. the
"a'pis'. Mrs. Knapp Will entertain an
"'Ner group of guests at a second mt
scale next Sunday afternoon, at which
tmma Noe, who has been with the
'nicago Opera Company, will sing
Mrs. Alfred c. Bosom entertained
Informally at a tea yesterday after
noon at her homo. No. 81 East Eighty
second Street With the reception was
combined small musicale. at which
about fifty guests enjoyed her hospi
tality.
benefit for the Maternity Center
Associat,on has been arranged for
Wednesday evening at the residence of
Mrs. Sumner Gerard. East SEVENTY
motion picture "Tolablc David, rc-
Gently made by Charles II. Duell, will
he shown. A supper will follow the
Entertainment.
Society is much interested in the snc-
cial matinee to be given on .Januar,
ls at the Metropolitan Opera House for
thc heneft Of the Florence Crittenton
League. The PatroNesses for the affair
are Nrs. Olive Jennings. Mrs. NJ. Ormc
Wilson. Mrs. William Woodward Mrs
Walter r. James. Mrs. John T. Pratt
Nrs. Cornelius Bliss jr, Mrs. william
Ravard Cutting. Mrs. William p. Ham
ilton. Mrs. Fra NIX Mcneil Bacon. Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. W. X. Van
derhit. Mrs. Adrian Iselin. Mrs. Will
liam Church Osborn, Mrs. William
Sloane. Mr.. Frank G. Griswold. Mrs.
INlc- Nache and Mrs. Frcdc rick Levi |
sohu.
Boxo7 and seats may be obtained
from Mrs; Herman II. Biggs, SO West
Fif'y-sNth Street. before tomorrow
..f'frWarN from ro Mo<r
box Office.
The first of thc January series of
me Monday morning Bagby Musicalcs
vrl take place this morning in the /.
ballroom Of the Waldorf Astoria.
Inc final fctc for tho benefit Of the
his Sisters organization. TO be given |.
At Nherrys. Is the principal society
event. scheduled for Tonight 1t will /
te preceded h. the usual group of
dinners from which the hosts and their
guests VIII arrive about 10 O'Clock.
wren the general dancing begins.
a piogram ON which Marilyn Miller /
VIII be the star performer has been ar
ranged to follow the dancing. Supper
Hl conclude tho entertainment. (
among those who viii have guests at
.e suppcr parties arc Mrs. Newell w /
an'0n; Mrs. Vincent Astor. Mrs. Ed
na'd brcitune, George Gordon Battle. /
Use'r Cooper and Mrs. John Purroy
Mr. and Mrs. Horace r. B. Allen. of /,
''cn pStead. l.. l.. are in New York for !
snort time and are staying at the
Ambass sadcr Hotel.
YRS. John GeroV butcher has arrived |
-. Ne" York from hcr home at Pawiing. |
. n"'nc her stay in this city is at |
the 'lctcl LORRAINE.
waiter C. Mcclure. of Glen Cove. !
''' is at the AMBASSADOR for few