Evening star., 1925-12-27
New York's Charity Ball
To Be Brilliant Pageant
Oldest Social Event In City, Started in 1857,
Already Planned for Waldorf
Hotel on February g.

NEW YORK. December 26.-While
the younger set is rounding out the
holiday period with a galaxy of bril-
liant entertainments. there comes the
announcement that arrangements are
already under way for the New York
charity bah. This fete. which iS one
of the oldest institutions Of the modern
suCiar regime. having been practically
an annual affair since 1857. Will take
place February at the Waldorf
Astoria ONLY twice since the date of
he first charity bah has this social
function failed 10 make its yearly ap-
pearance. once during the civil War
and the other cancellation was due to
the World War.
The history Of the charity ball is
closely interviewer with all that is
really famous in New York society.
Established in the decorous days Of
Crinoiine and stocks. the rolls of the
patrons and patronesses include most
of the families of interna tiOnal renoun
on this side Of the Atlantic Among
those who have figured prominently in
the event are the AstorS. NanderbiltS.
Whitneys. Goelets. MackayS. Della
fields and other houses of equal prom
inence.
Pageant to BE Brilliant.
This year, a. usual. the entire suite
Of bathrooms a the Waldorf will he
thrown open for the guests for the
charity ball and the grand march will
he the same glitterinG pageant it has
been for years. Preceding the fete
there will be an exceptionally large
number OF dinners. both in private
homes. and in the smart restaurants
of the city.
The beneficiary will be the New
York Nursery and Child's Hospital.
!, - .l..ls,
nj a floor committee with Miss Flor
enCe V. Doane of Is West Thirty
fourth street as executive secretary.
Among the box holders announced
up TO the present time are Madames
Frederick w. Vanderbilt. Charles r.
Alexander George +. Baker jr.:
Frank :. Witherhee. Charles H. Rob
erts. Matthew c. Du Rois and Miss
Annie Innings.
Although il has been hera lded that
the red and gold ball. the annual cos
tune party of the Junior League on
January 10. would be the most elaho-
rate affair ever attempted by this
prominent organization. the full scope
of he program is being revealed a : the
f1lll plans for the ball are unfolded.
Weekly meetings being held at the
Astor are replete with new features
and the numbers given will linger in
y
many day. Great interest is being
shown in the midnight cabaret. for
which the debutante performers are re
hearsing so industriously This will
take place on a stage with a runway
10 the ballroom floor so that dancers
In the show may perform amid the
supper tables in the manner Of profeS-
sional entertainers
Theme Is Venetian
The hewitching costumes designed in
q red and gold ensemble will be ba sed
upon Venetian theme. Among the
dancers will be the Misses Elizabeth
Schroeder, Katherine Douglas. Betty
Barstow. Claire Dinsmore t'riede
Smidt. Constance Mccain. Maude Bou-
Hier. Patty Pease, Helene Edwards.
Phyllis Thompson. Lydia Dadmun.
Betty Wells. Marian Gray Janet VIII
llamS, Frances seymour. Bessie Bel
mont. Charlotte Buck. Claire Nav.
Polly Potter. Ruth Fahnestock. Polly
Wallace. Bessie BENJAMIN. Naomi
Douglas. Genevieve Fox. Gwendolyn
Lewis, Marian Miller Claire Bi'Ee.
katherine Steele. Louise Rigelow.
Lydia Foote. Lillian Tingue Adele
Walker. Nancy GlaVe ELAN Whitman.
Katherine Jarvis. Marjorie Jarvis.
Dorothy Milhurn and Bertha Renkard.
a picturesque touch will be offered
Craftsmanship of Miss Patty Pease
These girls, in red and gold smock
costumes, will sell the photosra phic-
2 IL illustrated program. with a cover
designed for il by Mrs Edwin p
Grosvernor tThelma Cudlippl. Among
these are the Misses Helene Potter.
Priscilla Dodge, Mimi Brokaw. Emily
Lincoln. Elizabeth Woodward SUI
anne Armstrong. Juliet Carleton.
Louise Iselin. Caroline Clark, Betty
Drummond, Harty Tilton. Suzanne
IIIton. Natalie Peters. Hope Hollins
Virginia Cowperthwaite. Adele Walker
and Florence Norris
Engagement Announced.
An interesting engagement was
made public at tea recently at the
Junior League Club when the be
fsothal Of Miss Frances Rivington
Mackenzie Ia Herbert G1aiser was an
bounced Miss Mackenzie is the
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Clinton
Mackenzie of $40 Park avenue. who
save the tea. She wax a student at
u. Timothy'S School and is an active
member of the Junior League Mr..
Glaiser is the son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Glaiser of Scarborough Eng
IA nd He was an officer in the Royal
Field Artillery during the World War
and served in France Egypt and
ia leStlne.
Mrs. Maria \. De Motion of 299
Rark aNenue. a a luncheon she gave
nj the Park Lane. announced the en-.
gagement of her daughter Miss Lii
Ian NJ De Motion. to Edward r.
Burke. son of Mr.. nd Mrs. Walter \
Burke of - Park avenue
Among the guests were the Duchess
of Oporto. Mines. Lyttleton Fox. W
A. Burke. Alexander Mackay, Charles
Adams. Stewart ID. Preston Lee Reed
g. CremminS {. Jennings. Loui.
Stotebury. Tower Bridges. Louis v
Storrs. Edward SeiGman. Frank La
chmpte. II. d. Roosen, F. Garcia and
W {. Burbank
Also the Misses Marion Burke.
Pauline Haggerty. Virginia Seigman
Helen RooSen, Dorothy Roosen. Helen
NcManus. Carmela Livingston, An
seline Garrison, Mary AtwelI. Mar
garet Phelps. AIllscent Barnard,
Betty Murphy, Angelne Meehan
Ruth LeyendeCker. Peggy Ditmar,
Alice Cuddihuy. I.asSie Honeyman
Marjorie Dowling. Mary c. Rftchie
Cathleen Baxter. Ditty Tinucane.
Grace Cuyler and Betty Kendall.
Miss Motion was introduced in 1921
and is graduate Of Finch school:
Mr. Burke is member of the Prince
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