Evening star., 1927-11-06

NEW YORK, November 5.--Once
again society folks are paying tribute
to the. ever-faithful and ever.fascinat
ing horse Today the United Hunts
Racing Association held the first ses.
sion of the annual meeting on the big
course at Belmont Park. The closing
event is next Thursday. Tomorrow
comes the annual horse show break.
fast at the, Hotel Biltmore and on
Monday the -Iational Horse Show,
one of the smarteSt affairs of the sea.
son, begins in new Madison Square
Garden
At the United Hunts today there
were a number of brilliant social
features, including luncheons at the
Turf and Field Club. Last night the
fourth annual United Hunts dinner
was held at the Hotel Biltmore. Lead
ers in racing and hunting activities
throughout the country were among
the guests. John ME-. Bowman pre-.
sided &
The horse show hrea kfa st will offer
An except, onally attractive program.
The grand oa-,room of the Biltmore
will he decorated with Autumn flow
ers. and officers, directors, judges and
exhibitors will be in attendance. There
will also be present officers of the
United States Army, crack riders from
Canada. the French riders and the
Polish officers who won high honors
last year.
For years the annual horse show
has been accepted as one of the out.
standing numbers on New York's So
cial calendar. The first exhibition was
held AZ years ago and the show has
never lost it's individuality since that
time. OF course, the advent of the
motor car detracted somewhat from
the interest int horses, but society
leaders refused to ignore the call of
the tanbark, and year after year the
smart folk gathered to watch the
equine performances
This year the display of historic
coaches promises to be center of in.
terest. Some Of these vehicles date
hack to the period when Tony Weller
pioted Mr.. Pickwick over the high.
ways of Merry England. They will be
driven around the ring by well known
society folk, some of whom viii wear
the costumes appropriate to the days
when gay-colored carriages and yellow
wheels were in vogue,
Exhibitors include horse devotees
from many sections. Among them
are: w. Averill Hartman, Mrs Fred.
eric Church. jr., of Newport. r. L.;
Miss Betty Blodgett and William
,
Mrs, Emily Davie of Tuxedo Park and
Mrs. George L. Begener. Miss Louise
dfA. Carpenter and Miss Irene Dupont
Carpenter of Montcha min, Del, and
several scores of others.
Election of officers and an outline
of the various enterprises in which
the debutantes could help and share
in marked the annual meeting for the
provisional members of the New York
Junior League, held here recently
Miss Margaret Cobb was named
chairman for the year. Miss Evelyn
Fahnestock vice chairman and Miss
Clara Legg secretary. Miss Mary
Todd and Miss Etheldra Seabury-
served tea at the gathering.
Mrs. Charles StelIe Brown, jr.,
president Of the league. who pre-
sided, spoke on the work Of the year.
Mrs. Paul Abbott. chairman of the
advertising committee for the enter.
tainment program, made plea for
help in getting advertisements. Mrs.
Fenton Taylor. manager of the Giee
Club, spoke of voice trials. which
are held in November. and for which
provisional members are eligible.
Mrs. Charles A. Lindsey, editor of
the Junior League Magazine, spoke
about that publication, in which she
hoped to interest the younger girls.
The training course for provisional
members began November 3. After
completing this the provisional MEM
bers are taken in as active members
of the Junior Leag
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Rhodes of
Sharon. Conn. and 100 East Sixty.
seventh street have announced the
engagement Of their daughter. Miss
Carol Nye Rboades. to Edward Rob.
inson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allan
Robinson Of 430 East Fifty-seventh
street. Mr.. Rhoades il a vice presi-
dent OF the Equitable Trust Co. of
New York.
Miss Rhoades attended the Ethel
Walker School and is a member of
the Junior League. Mr.. Robinson
class Of '2I.
New York relatives have heen in
formed Of the marriage al Coldstream.
Scotland. of Mrs. Malcolm ID. Sloane
to Albert Dermont Smith, portrait
painter, OF New York and East
Hampton. Mrs Sloane. whose hus-
band died December 6. 1924. has a
house at Sands Point, Port Wash
ington. and last Winter lived 1t 470
Park avenue. This Summer she took
Milne Garden House. at Coldstream.
and passed the season Lnere. having
relatives and friends with her most
of the time.
The bride IN a sister Of John w.
Lee, who married Miss Mary Carter
and lives at 168 East Seventy.fourth
street; of Lowell Mason Lee. whose
wife was Miss Mabel L. Kidney; of
Marian Whitney Lee. who married
Miss Helen L. Dudgeon and lives at
Great Neck. and of Mrs. William F.
Ladd Of Cedarhurst, the former Miss
Carscha Lee. She is a member Of the
New York Junior League.
She was married TO Mr. Sloane
June 3, 1915. The wedding was one
Of the most interesting OF the year,
with many Of his Vanderbilt reia'
tives present. His mother was Miss
Emily r. Vanderbilt before her mar.
rage 10 Mr.. Sloane. and he was q