Evening star., 1925-02-08

NEW YORK. February 7.-Societ!
is rejoicing over victory in contest
TO prevent the invasion of the ex-
ClusivcneSs of Park avenue. Since
the days when business crept in, then
practically monopolized Fifth avenue
10 Central Park. there has been many
4 social stronghold established in
Park avenue, aside from the numbers
of society folks who lived there for
generations.
The battle began in the early Win
ter when il became known that a
movement had started to add two
blocks of Fourth avenue to Park
avenue. Such n conjunction would
have the relative assimilation of oil
and water. Those few feet contain a
social gulf as wide as the universe.
Not until the board of aldermen had
taken tentative action did old time
aristocratic residents of Murray Hill
awake to the realization of what was
intended. Then came the raliying of
the clans, with choruses of indignant
protests of every set from the most
dignified dowager to the lately pre-
sented debutante.
Mrs. Bacon Leads Fight.
The forces in opposition were mar
shaled by Mrs. Robert Bacon, widow
of the late Ambassador to France
and one-time partner of the firm
of J. p. Morgan & Co. She discov-
cred that the purpose of the street
change was to enable A realty project
10 appropriate the No. l, a distinctive
. numeral which for many years has
Craced the doorplate of the Bacon
home. In fact, the procedure would
entail the REMEMBERING of houses all
the way up to Forty second street
and bring about an unbelievab BILE
amount of confusion in social cir
cles. Many of the homes involved
. have been landmarks for half a cen
tury At least and have established
Identities which would be seriously
shaken by the course proposed.
After n series of hearings in which
some of the most prominent people
of New York took part the board of
aldermen committee decided to re-
SCind the previous action and allow
Park avenue to remain undisturbed
in possession of those who form that
glittering ring known as the inner
circle of society.
Plan for Street Fair.
One of the annual events of Park
avenue, which attracts nationwide
interest, is the street fair Thsi event
takes place in the later days of
Spring and contains a variety of in
teresting features. No expense is
spared on the features and lucky is
the debutante who finds herself select
ed as one of the elect to serve in the
brilliant booths erected in the
thoroughfare. Traffic is forbidden
during the duration OF the fair, which
lasts for several days. All of the
charm and alluring touches of the Old
World fetes are incorporated into the
entertainment. Noted artists design
the costumes and scenery. Thousands
of dollars are realized for charity
through this channel.
Plans are already under way for this
years fair, which is expected to take
place in May. The naming of commit
tees will be announced soon, which
will be followed by rehearsals for
those who are to take part.
Among the outstanding affairs for
Lincolns Birthday eve will be the
benefit organized by Mrs. David H.
McAlpin Pyle to be held at the Win
ter Garden to raise funds for the
Lincoln Hospital and home social
service work. A committee OF debu-
tantes has been selected to sell pro-
grams and boxes for the entertain
ment. The institution itself is one of
the oldest of its kind in this city, hav-
ing been established in 1899. AS far
as is known, it is the only one of that
period founded and entirely managed
by women.
The committee which has charge of
the social service activities includes