Evening star., 1924-04-06
New York Society Plans
Indian Benefit Program
Completes Arrangements for Old Frontier Ball
With Setting Of Covered Wagon. Bad Men,"
Tribal Dances and War Paint

NEW YORK, April 5.--With debu-
tantes practicing the dances of Min
nehaha and young men Of the smart
set learning how to wear blankets
and head-feathers in the most becom-
ing manner, society is engrossed in
preparation for the Indian and old
frontier ball, which will take place
on April 90 at the Hotel Plaza Face
powder will be discarded for war
paint, and the war-whoop will be
heard over the booming of the tom
tom at the intensively realistic scene
of border days to be presented. Even
the papoose and covered wagon will
have places in the ensemble, while
miniature campfres will smoke be-
fore tepees.
Never before has New York been
confronted with an event of such
triving the ballroom will look like a
dance hall Of the northwest of a half
century ago, with old-fashioned bar
and beeUe-b -browed two-gun men in
the rear. There will be fantastic
decorations Of Navajo blankets and
skins of wild beasts while repre-
sentatives of several tribes of red
men will welcome the guests. The
pipe of peace and the modern cigar
cite will be smoked in joyful accord
dishes on oilcioth- covered tables, but
it is whispered that knives and forks
will replace the finger cutlery of long
ago.
For Beneft of Indians.
The ball will be dedicated to the
benefit of the association, which has
as its aims the promotion of the well
fare of the Indian and the securing
of just treatment for these walds of
the government. The officers are Irv-
ing Bacheller, president; John Col
1ier, executive secretary: Mrs. Will
lard Straight, treasurer: Miss Vir-
ginia Furman, assistant treasurer; A.
A. Berle. secretary.
Invitations bear the request that
guests will attend in costumes as
hunters, trappers, Indians, cowboys.
cowgtrls. Mexicans, tenderfeet and
picturesque pioneers. The dancing
will include primitive and modern
steps, while there will be a cabaret
of stage stars. Some of the promi-
nent names which appear among the
list OF patronesses are Mrs. Lewis
1selin, Mrs. Hamilton Fairfax. Mrs.
James Muhlenberg Bailey. On the
executive committee are Robert In
gersoll Brown, Mrs. Herbert Stockton,
Miss Margaret Brown. Mrs. Ingersoll
o"dSeyp capt. b. >. JOlley, EDWARDS
simmons Hall, Morley Queen, Ed
mond j., Stone and Miss Marjorie
Cleveland.
Debutantes VIII Dance.
A bevy of debutantes will be seen in
the corn dance, which is one of the
most beautiful and graceful of the
Indian ceremonials. This modern YER
sion of the rite, which was given in
former times to insure a plentiful
harvest, is being diligently practiced
under the tutelage of native in
structors.
A spring horse show, one of the
most exclusive equine events to take
place in many long day, was held
by the Riding Club at its home on
18th street, east of 5th avenue, last
wednesday. There were a limited
number of entries and several superb
breeds were shown.
Riding Club Election.
At a recent election of the Riding
Club Dallas B. Pratt was named pres
Ident to succeed the late Walter P.
Bliss. Mr.. Pratt is the fifth president
of the club, membership in which is
considered equivalent to admission to