The New York herald., 1922-04-08
Dutch Fete for
Roosevelt House
Attracts CROWDS
Dcbutantes and Children Take
Part i'm Entertainment
at the Plaza.

Fully one hundred women. many Of
them debutantes. and scores OF Children
All attra ctively dressed in Dutch cos
tunes OF blue orangge and white, took
active part in the Dutch festival and
bridge tournament yesterday afternoon
and evening AT the Plaza IN behalf OF
the Roosevelt House at % East Twen-
tieth street. nov being restored by the
Womans Roosc selt Memorial Associa-
ton The fete attracted large throns
In the afternoon, but at night the rooms
We're filled to overflowinR.
The Hat. Shop the walls of which We're
decorated after a Russian fashion by
Mr.. Francis Hartman Markoe,. was un-
der the leadership of Miss Charlotte
Demorest. The millinerettes. attired in
black, who assisted her were the Misses
Ruth Davenport. Virginia de Haven,
Constance Banks. Allen Gray, Aline
Tiedeman, Jean Douglas. Sara Pryor
Dodge Carolyn Pitts Duffeld. Helen
Stotesbury. Margaret +. White. Mar
garet Dawson. Adele Sloane Hammond,
clsra +. Workum. Virginia bowman,
Peggy Stout and Frances S. Drury.
The mattresses. who served under
Mrs Frederic Sterry. appeared in three
fancy dances during the festival. They
included the Misses Betty Strong. Doro-
thy Morrill, Ethel S. Hays. Adele
Thompson. Polly Yeomans. Harriet
Camac. Juliette and Elizabeth Longfel-
low Katherine Boston. Betty Merchant,
Emily Floyd and Beatrice Bayne.
booth of Easter novelties, such as
live rabbits and chickens, fresh eggs
and postal cards, was in charge of Mrs.
William r. Davenport Mrs. William
Fletcher Irwin. Mrs. Dean Clark and
Mrs. Porter Clyde Shannon.
Mrs. Martha a. Miller. landsca pc
gardener assisted by Mrs. Ira Barrows.
Mrs. Henry A. Caesar and Mrs. John 3.
Iurser. presided over the flower table.
~ the sports table were Mrs. Edward
Field Sanford. Mrs. NJ. d. Paterson,
Ms. II. Percy Thompson, Mrs. Mola
Riurstcdt Mallory. the we'll known ten
MS player, Mrs r. e. Du Bois and
MIS-, r. G. Holston.
Fortunes Are Told.
ON tile balcony was booth set aside
70" the telling of fortunes crystal gaz-
IN. and palm reading, in charge of Mrs
.Arthur Graham Thompson. Mrs. Edith
Fanny Ranger. Mss Portia H, Willis,
and Miss Janet A. Gregory
There was also beauty shop in
charge of Mrs. Raymond Havemeyer
She was assisted by Mrs. Albert r. CAL
1a tin Mrs. David Heller. and Miss Eve
burnsde.
'mon- those who appeared in the
vaudeville show were Miss Nora Bayes,
Hiss Mildred Harris. Edmund Lowe
Miss Mae Murray Miss Mary Thurman,
Miss Constance Binney. Miss Dorothy
Dalton Miss Ann Forest. Miss Anna
Nilsson. Miss Alma Reubens. Miss Con-
stance Talmadge and Eugene O'Brien,
wfo was master of ceremonies, intro.
oVc'nS the various players to the audi
cree.
During dinner Basil Durant and Miss
Mary McCord from Delmonco's gave
an exhibition dance
Among those who gave dinner parties
we're Mrs. Henry A. Alexander. Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. Mrs. John
Henry Hammond. Mrs. William Bar
hour Mrs. Henry A. Wise Wood Mrs
Francis Carolan. Mrs. Oliver b. Bridg.
,""n, Mrs. William II. ChadbournA
Mrs Henry White Cannon. Madame
cort van der Linden and Mrs. Arthur
Graham Thompson
Miss Frances McCoon OF lOe East
ScVeniy-ninth street entertained at din
nor during the festival Her guests in
Guided Mr.. and Mrs. William Drayton
Grange and their daughter, Miss Ban
n'ng Grange. of Philadelphia.
Pckingesc ms Prize.
Following the bridge tournament. Mrs
George b. de GersdorTf OF 1O7s Madi-
son avenue announced that the first
prize. Pekngese dog. had been
swarded to Mrs. Dcnison d. Dana;
the second prize, box at the opera
enc evening during Easter week was
Won by Miss Louisa II. Barnard: the
third prize, a box at the opera some
afternoon during Easter week. was
awarded to Mrs. X. Cotikyan, and the
fourth prize. a theater box 10 the per-
formance OF up the Ladder" at the
Playhouse Theater, was won by Miss
Catherine Stockwell. Mrs. dc Gersdorff
flso said that she wished the five
women who had failed to claim their
prizes would communicate with her.
Miss X. Jana vince Kerens. debutante
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
l<ercns. was applaudcd for the Japanese
Cance which she did during the vaude-
vile.
In speaking of the association work
last evening Mrs. John Henry Ham
mond. president, said.
THE Memorial Association was
formed two weeks after the late Col
Roosevelt's death. We decided to re-
store his birthplace and bought the
building at S East Twentieth street and
also the building adjoining, so that we
might convert that into a library and
museum. 1nrougn our committees We
rope to establish Roosevelt clubs in
every school throughout the country. SO
rs to instruct the children in the prin-
ciples of Roosevelt's citizenship. In
Wadeigh High School alone we now
have 1000 pupls. We intend to organ
ize committees in thirty-one States and
ten foreign countries. Up to date we
have collected 10000 toward the restora-
tion fund.
life membership in the organization
amounts TO 81. For this the member
receives a button of Roosevelt. For
800 the person Is given small bronz
medallion of Roosevelt. designed by
Anna b. Hyatt. and for $1,000 one re-
ceives nine inch medallion
II want to add that think Mrs. william
Curtis Demorest. who is chairman OF
the festival committee. deserves un-
limited praise for her untiring efforts
to make this fete a success
MRS. EINsTEIN GOING ABROAD.