New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Plan Big Fete
OnFel,t'alary22
AT Palm Beach
Annual Patriotic Ball
10 Raise Charity Funds
Will Ai,ract 5000 and
E'llis,s' Many Decorators
Vincent Astor Entcrtains
Mayor Hyian Is Center of
Brilliant Dinner Given at
Villa by His Admirers
Srcioi Dispatch to the Tr>oaas


PALM BEACH. Fla, Feb. 1S.-Great
preparations arc under way for the en-
nual WashiaEton's Birthday bali TO be
given At the Royal Poinciana next
Wednesday. This annual affair is pre-
ceded by many smart dinners at thc
Palm Beach Country Club, tho Garden
Grill and other clubs. The receipts arc
devoted to charity in Palm Reach Coun-
t.. The board controlling the funds is
made UP Of Dr. George Morgan Ward
Mcssrs. II. L. Demis Leland Sterry. Or.
Sherman Downs and Clarence ". Wan
mop, and aid is given TO deserving po~-
sons and to the local hospitals. About
three thousand persons will attend. and
already large contingent OF decorators
is at work.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. Clark arrived
from New York on a private car and
are at the Breakers with Miss Florence
Kip Clark and Miss Sears. After few
days here they will 20 to Havana. Mr..
and Mrs. j. j. Pcly and Mr.. and Mrs.
i. 5. MAxey, of Chicago, arrived on a
private car Of the Illinois Central Also
stopping At the Hrcakors arc Mr. and
Mrs. William Arthur Glasgow. Mr.. onG
Mrs. William ". '.tler. Of Philadcl-
phia; Clifford v Brokaw and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Z. Moberly, Of New York.
Mayor Nyan Fetcd
Arrivals 1T the Royal Po;nciana to-
day include Mr.. and Mrs. K. p. Fulton
and Mr. and Mrs. ". c. Durant. of New,
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. C--arcnce Jones enter
a w.
evening IL honor Of Mayor Hylen and
Mrs. Nylan. Included in The party rorc
NJ. and Mrs. Leland Stcr1v, William,
M. Miller, Mrs. BarcIay II. Warburton.
lrs. Edward r. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs
George A. Whalcn, Nj. and Mrs. Earle
+. Sharlton and Mr. aud' Mrs. John
Otto Kahn has with him at his villa
1n.,eHfy Rogers Winthrop, Frederick
MOORE Il. Taylor and John Frecland.
me cocoanut grove attracted crowds
OF people this afternoon
hr. and Mrs. John NJ. slaton, of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward 7. Stotesburv
entcrtalned for General and Mrs Doug
las Macarthur, who returned to Palm
beach to-day, and Mr. and Mrs. James
II. t. Cromwell. Mr.. and Mrs. 7 Shell
don yilney, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r.
judd, MIR. and Mrs alexander II. Esvell.
MISS Betty O'Gorman, Mr.. and Mrs
NusseIl Love were among those having
large parties.
John M. kuthcrlurd, plotting Sea Gull,
ana CNttord Webster, plotting flying
Yacht, flew TO Miami yesterday in forty
minutes. taxing; with them Mrs. Alfred
\. Beadlestone, Miss Peggy watson,
Mrs. David /. L. Van Buren. Mcssrs.
henJami:a Gatins, John Brocl; and oiaa
Newcomb. who attended dinner dance
gwen by M-s. Lyman Kendall nt Miami
Beuch. they returned this afternoon
Hrslinghuysens Entertain
Mrs. Peter II. B. F'reiingnuyscn en-
t"ctaIned at luncheon. Thomas X. SiIn-
ington gave q luncheon for eight
friends, going later 20 play golt on the
club course.
>. Vincent Astor, who starts north
Tuesday night on private car, will
mas been with her mother. Mrs. Robert
+. Huntington. Mr. and Mrs. Grafton
pync. Mrs. Joseph K Thomas, Nicholas
Bidd!c and Charles Suydam Cutting
will accompany him. Mr.. Astor gave a
small dinner at the Beach Club last
evening, after which he entertained at
a supper dance at the Everglades Club.
which lastcr until $3.50 n. m. Among
his guests were Mr.. and Mrs J. Kerst-
ley Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs James r.
Cromwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Paige.
Mrs. Virginia Ryan. Mrs. j. S. Cosdcn
Lytlc Hull, Oliver Perrin. Captain and
Mrs GUY Wcstmacott, Captain Camp
bell, Captain Macintosh. Miss Gertrude
Conway, Gordon Douglass. Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnston l.. Redmond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gurnee Mund, Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Payne Bingham. Miss Annette Tilford.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Goadby Loew, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charles Wynn, Mrs. Bcllviilc, Mr..
and Mrs. Kip Rhinclandcr Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Amory, Mrs. Arturo de Hcercn,
Miss Suzanne Pierson, Mrs John NJ.
Rutherford. Mrs. Charles Gushing, Miss
Virginia Y: lngles, Caleb Bragg, Wads-
worth Lewis. James r. Hyde. Laurence
Fuller, Samuel B. Eckert, NJ L. Francis,
DR.. John S. Tanner and Thomas Eyuns