Evening star., 1924-10-05
G0tham's Old Social Center
Likely Soon to Disappear
Nota bic Residences IN Downtown Section-Once
Special Home of Fashion-Ciiving Way
to Commerce.
to commerce.

NEW YORK. October 4-Morc of
New York'S old social landmarks viii
lie demolished TO make way for a new
apartment houSe--the Stanford White
residence that of Mrs. Charles w.
Cooper and the older Ingersoll place
recently occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Walston Brown and their family.
They are located in GramercN Park.
which used to be the social center of
the city but where only a few of the
old families still reside. 1t was in
This downtown section the Thursday
Evening club was formed. one of the
tcW exclusive organizations Still IN
existence in the city and which boasts
among its members Prof and Mrs.
Henry Fairfield Osborn. Mr. and Mrs
William Church Osborn. Mrs Iierpont
Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert l.. Sat
terlcc, Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Nc
Clellan, Mrs. Robert L. Livingston and
others of note Most of them have
moved away from the neighborhood.
hut the meetings of the club are held
regularly about one" month
throughout the New York season.
The White home. with its Clitterins
ballroom and handsome furniture. has
been the scene i'll years gone by of
some Of the most artistic entertalIi-
lucutS ever given in the city and was
the meeting place of celebrities from
all over the world.
Mrs. charles w. Cooper is the moth
or Of Mrs Schul lrr SChlettlIn, who,
with her husband and family. are al
their country place at lslemere Farm
in Monroe. County. They have son.
Cooper SchletIiIn. at Groton. and a
daughter Mary. who is not Yet out.
The luCerSoll place has been occu-
ped in recent wears by MIR. and Mrs.
IL for
merly Eva lnserSolI. Their son. Rob
crt q. Ingerson Brown. recently be-
camy engaged To Grace Helen Tai
bot. who has achieved fame as a
srulptor. her works having been cN-
hjbJtcd at the New York Academy of
Design on several occasions. The In
g,rSolS are descended from Robert G.
InccrSOn.
Death Il shock to Social Circle.
The death of Elliot Cowdin Bacon,
suddenly. September -. came as a
Great shock 10 his host OF friends.
He WAS popular and prominent in
business. SportS and social life. was
a member of j. T. Morgan & Co.
q polo player and steward OF the
Meadow Brook club and member OF
several other clubs. He. like his
father. Robert Bacon. was noted
OdrSman and roWtd In the varsity
crew. After receiving his degree at
Harvard in 1910. he became Sccre-
1a~E to WhiteIaw Reid. then AmhaS-
ssdor TO the Court Of ST. James. Later
h was assistant to Cameron Forbes.
Governor General Of the Philippine
Islands. AfterWard he entered thu
Morgan firm, in which his father,
former Ambassador to France and
Secretary of state under Roosevelt,
vas a partner. He became office
manager and left his post TO serve
with distinction in the American
eXpeditionary forces in France. Since
his discharge from active service Mr..
Eacon was made a partner i'll the
Morgan firm at the age of -. He
took keen Interest in American
Legion affairs He is survived by
his wife. who was Miss Hope Norman
Of WaShington: four children. his
mother. two brothers. Representative
Robert Low Bacon and casper Ba-
con. and sister, Mrs. George Whit
ncy. Mr.. Bacons death resulted from
condition of the arteries which
dated back several years
Is prelude to the regular season