The New York herald., 1922-11-14
SOCIETY GATHERS
AT THE HORSE SHOW
Boxes Are Well Filled and Tea
Room Is Patronized by Beau
tiful Women.

With pale blue bunting roofing the
Squadron A Armory to give the effect
OF the sky. entering 1t yesterday after
noon when the Thirty-seventh National
Horse Show began. was like taking
part in an outdoor event. for hedges of
green were everywhere. and the mil
itary aspect of the surroundings was
completely concealed.
AS was the case last year. when the
Armory was used for the first time for
the Horse Show. for all previous shows
were held in Madison Square Garden.
there was q glimpse of Mount Vernon
in the background. Tea was served
on the veranda for the benefit of the
Association for Improving the Condl-
ton of the Poor, under the direction
of Miss Beth Evans, who was assisted
by a number OF society girls serving
as mattresses. At the opposite end of
the building the North Lane of the
Mount Vernon estate was seen with
it's buildings dairy. school house and
brewing house and beyond these the
winding Potomac.
Brilliant Night Scene.
Two enormous Betsy Ross flags were
arranged. one on either side of the
first Presidents home. They were thirty
feet long, and at night the scene was
made more brilliantly lanterns hanging
everywhere, carrying out the national
colors The pretty little Mattresses were
demure and Coloniallike in their gray
crepe de chine frocks, set off by dainty
white aprons and kerchiefs. The girls
were the Misses Sally Sage, Kate Prem
Iytt~. AVgab
incloss, Katherine Adams, Mary Shelf
field and Sybil Bliss.
A number of society women consented
to serve as patronesses and included
Mrs. John II. Prentice. chairman; Mrs.
August BELMONT, Mrs. Cornelius M. Bliss.
Jr.; Mrs. Oliver b. Bridgman. Mrs
James A. Burden, Jr., Mrs. Courtlandt
d. Barnes, Mrs. Arthur Fowler, Mrs.
Grafton II. Pyne, Miss Ruth Morgan.
Miss Ruth v. Twombly and Mrs. Ken
meth b. Schley.
At the foot of the stairs leading to the
tea room some of the old men connected
with the Association for Improving the
Condition of the Poor had a branch of
their toy shop. where they made Won
derful things for Santa Claus in the way
of wooden animals and ether toys.
Society Arrives Early.
Some of those who answered the
bugle call yesterday afternoon were
Mrs. David Wagstaff and Miss Adele
Colgate, who represented the Tuxedo
contingent: e. van der Horst Koch, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Haight and their two
young daughters: Mrs. Martin b.
Saportas, Miss Lucille Baldwin, Miss
Louisa Ceballos, Miss Susan Fish
Dresser, who was a gpuest of Mrs. Wag-
staff Mr.. and Mr.. Lewis l.. Clarke, who
occupied n box; Mrs. Charles G. Ayres.
Mrs. Belle Beach Balm, Mrs. William II.
Force and her daughter. Mrs. william
X. Dick, Miss Alice Beavor Webb and
Il. Victor Loew, many of whom also at
tended the evening session.
Others seen in the evening included
Miss Cathleen Vanderbilt, who came
with her father, Mr.. Reginald c. Van
derbilt, and who looked stunning In a
gown of cerise velvet with a long cape
OF plucked ermine. She wore a long
rope of pearls. Miss Vanderbilt enter
tanned party of young friends In her
fathers box, No. 60. Her guests IN
cluded the Misses Edith Schenck. Claire
Schenck and Marie Brooke. Mr.. and
Mrs. Forsyth Wickes were with Mr.. and
Mrs. David Wsgstaff in their box, No
"a, and Mrs. Paul Moore entertained a
party of friends in the William II. Moore
box. Mr.. ]. Beaver Webb came with
HIS daughter. and Mr.. and Mrs. f. Ash
ton de Peyster had friends in their box
Others included Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Cox. Mr.. Richard Newton. Mr.. John
Nee. Bowman. Miss Eleanor Sears, Mrs.
Ambrose Mcneil. who had her daughter,
Miss Margaret Mcneil, with her. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred B. Maclay and Mrs Rob-
ert A. Fairbairn. who had Miss Natalie
Fairbairn with her.