Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

NEW YORK, February ia VlVld
fete, marked by brilliant costumes ana
elluring scenes, will take place on the
eve of the Lenten period when the
Mardi Gras carnival and ball Is heiu
at the Plaza March /. This gay event
will be for the benefit of the Russian
Charity Society and is under the
patronage Of Princess Xenia of Russia
Arrangements have been practically
COMPLETED for the carnival ana a
number of original features VIII
be presented Mrs. Lyttleton Fox
has outlined an affair which will
reproduce a street scene in Parls'
with games and diversions 10
gather contributions from the guests
At midnight there is TO be
procession and pageant of the KING
and queen of the Mardi Gras. Cos
tunes will be required of those in the
procession and many of the costumes
worn at the Beau Arts ball will be
seen again.
The entertainment committee,
headed by Miss Grace Vanderbilt, Will
assist Mrs. Fox la her carnival and
they include the Misses Kathleen
Baker. Phyllis Baker. Claire Birge,
katherine Comley. Constance Fox,
Genevieve Fox, Emily Bruce Merri-
man. Camille Miller, Natica Mast,
Carlys Peabody, Violet Tangman,
katherine n Tod, Carolyn r. VAIN
wright, Jane Watson and Elizabeth
Wyatt.
Prominent sponsor List.
Among the members of the society
who are interested in the ball are
Princess Serge Obolensky. Mrs. Ham
ilton Fish Armstrong. Mrs. Vincent
Aston. Mrs. Hugh ID. AuChincloss. Jr..
Mrs. Edmund \. Baylies, Mrs. Robert
OF
Chadwick, Mrs. w. Murray Crane,
Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting, Miss Laura
+. Delano, Mrs. Nelson Dykman. Mrs.
SnoWden A. FahuestoCk. Mrs. Mans
field Ferry Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs.
Oliver Filley, Mrs. Haley Fiske. Mrs.
Clarence l.. Hay, Mrs. Montgomery
Schuyler. Mrs. Roger Tuckerman,
Mrs. Norman Q. Whitehouse, Miss
Mary IIoyt Wiborg and Mrs. Chris
topher Wyatt.
The president Of the Russian Char
ity Society is Nine. Olse de Golokhav-
Stoff, Princess LuboV Schetinia, vice
president: Mrs. j. \. PopOff. treasurer
Count Boris Berg. secretary, and the
executive committee includes Gen. V.
a. Lekhovitch and Col. q. w. Philip
poff.
The chairman of the floor committee
is Prince Dimitrl of Russia, and other
Count W. A. Armfelt. Count Boris
Borg, Prince Serge Obolensky. Prince
l.. :. OurouSSoff and Baron r. Stael-
Holstcin.
National Aviators at Ball.
An interesting event of last night
was the eighth annual national avia-
tors ball at the Hotel Roosevelt. 1t
was under the auspices of the Avia-
tors Post of the American Legion.
Full military splendor surrounded
the scene. Famous flyers including
seven aces, came here from other
cities.
Pursuit planes We're suspended
from the ceiling as part of the deco
rations. as We're number of small
target balloons. There were a num-
Der Of realistic paintings of battles in
the sky. The ensemble represented a
war-front airdrome.
The patronesses included Mines.
Samuel ). Bradley. George w. Bur
leigh. L. l.. briggs, Charles Dana
Gibson, Edward II. Hartman, Harold
F. Hartney. Otto FL. Kahn, Percy
Litchfield, John Purroy Mitchell, AL
fred T.. Ogden, Theodore Roosevelt
Pell, Theodore d. Robinson, Edwin p.
Shattuck, Charles A. Van Rensselaer,
and Charles L. Warren.
Outdoor Event Listed.
The call of Winter from the brisk
surroundings of ice and snow has
been needed by number of society
folk here, who prefer the tingle OF
frost to the balmy breeZes of Dixie
land. One of the eXhilirating affairs
of the outdoor season will be held at
the Lake Placid Club in the Adiron
dacks February II and %. This is
the annual ski tournament, and
number OF well known members OF
the smart set will be seen in the eXclt-
ing contest.
Among those who enjoy the crisp
air and merry entertainments at the
Lake Placid Club are Miss Adele Kel-
lev. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Tevis Kelley; Mrs. Marion Mcmillan
of 430 Park avenue; Miss Marjorie
Sperry, a popular debutante; Mr.. and
Mrs Russell Doubleday of Glen Cove;
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur II. Lippincott
and Mrs. II. Wainwright Howe.
Coming Wedding Announced.
Miss Alice +. Hammond, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Hammond
of East Ninety-firs street. viii be
married to George Arthur Victor
Duckworth of Orchardleigh Park,
Somerset County, England, on March
rs in the Byzantine Chapel of st. Bar
tholomew' Church.
The ceremony Wall be performed
by the Rev. DIR. Harold Adye Prichard,
rector of St. Marks Church, Mount
Kisco, and canon of the Cathedral of
St. John the Divine, assisted by the
Rev. Clifton Macon, assistant rector
Of st. Bartholomew
Only relatives and a few intimate
friends will be present at the wedding.
A small reception, for which a few
additional guests will be present, will
follow.
The engagement of Miss Hamond
and Mr.. DuckwCrth was announced