Evening star., 1928-12-09
New York Society Outlines
COlOrful Winter Season
Christmas and New Year Programs Loom Large
in Horizon-Announced Wedding Engage
ments Also Conspicuous Feature.

NEW YORK, December 8.-With the
Christmas and New Year holiday
events looming large in the social pic
ture being limned by the members of
society here. an outstanding feature is
the annual Russian ball to be held on
January z at the Ritz-Carlton. Invi-
tations to the patronesseS will be ex-
tended by the Princess Serge Obolensky
and there are a number of interesting
events being planned In connection with
the affair.
Scenes reminiscent of old Russia, in
the brilliant days when the court of
that nation was removed for gorgeous
effects, will mark the settings for the
I, dance. AS in years past there viii be
debutante committee in distinctive
costumes wearing the MoScovite head
dress. These girls will sell gayly colored
balloons and artificial flowers. The pro-
ceedS will be devoted to the Russian
Church assistance fund
/. During supper dancing contests will
be held and this year prizes will be
awarded for the waltz, tango and fox
trot
The Russian Church Assistance Fund
was organized about two years ago, with
the object of helping the Russian
Church in America to overcome her
present great difficulties.
To encourage the laity to make the
Russian Church in this country as a
whole self-supporting and to assist the
defense of the church against the at
tackS of its enemies is the immediate
aim Of the work.
The directors of the Russian Church
Assistance Fund include George zab-
riskie, John c. Livingston. Sergei Rach-
maninoff, the Very Rev. John Telep,
Ephraim Panchishin, I. !. SikorSky,
Prince Serge Gagarin, Alexis r. Wren,
Stephen Kuzmich, the Rev. j. Kap-
panadze and Haley Fiske.
Junior League Sponsors
Conspicuous Program.
Among the interesting activities of
the Junior League of this city, are the
establishing of two business enterprises
TO insure a steady and reliable income
for the maintenance Of its charities.
The proceeds will be devoted to several
Of the praiseworthy causes which are
sponsored by the organization.
The Boys and Girls Bookshop, 460
Park avenue, has formed an afhliation
with the league whereby members will
sponsor the shop and receive a per-
centage of the gross sales. Miss Paul
Inc Dodge heads the conEnittee in
charge of sending girls to the shop on
different days, while Mrs. Richard
Kimball, formerly Miss Josephine Dodge,
is actually In charge.
Concurrent with the book exhibit
| there will be on display toys and dolls
of all countries.
Of perhaps more far-reaching inter-
est to the public is the business op-
portunitieS gaency recently established,
Miss Jane Watson already had tnau-
oAn.1 Nf xrAlVa &oaVa
ers, but to relieve the pressure upon
the Office force of continually answer
ing calls from various sources for in
Vulnerable types of jobs to be filled
by Junior League girls, and to assist
those same girls to secure Salaried jobs,
1t was decided to establish regular
business opportunities agency, which
already has obtained its license and be-
gun to function.
Engagements to Wed
Formally Made Public.
Announcement has been made by
Mrs. Joseph j. Lannin Of Garden
City, Long Island, of the engagement of
her daughter, Miss Dorothy Ann Lam
min, to Harry A. Tunstall, son of Mrs.
Harry G. Tunstall of Roxbury road,
Garden City. Miss Lannin'S father, the
late Mr.. Lannin, owned the Salisbury
golf courses on Long Island and also
many hotels and had other real estate
interests.
During and after the World War Miss
Lannin and her mother were active in
charitable work and also welfare work
at the various Long Island canton
.'nents'
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wentworth
Haskin of Pelham Manor, WeStchester,
have announced the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Ruth Haskins, to
Ralph Gascoigne Bron1i, son of Mrs.
Addison Bromi and the late Judge
sBromi of New York and Cragsmoor,
~. Y.
Miss Haskins was graduated from
Packer Collegiate Institute and Vassar
College. Mr.. Bromi is graduate of
the Choate School, Harvard College and
Law School. He served as an ensign
in the Navy during thu late war and
is member of the Harvard and Uni
yersity Clubs Of New York.
At tea, on their twentieth ami
versary Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Barber
Tillinghast of Sharon, Conn, announced
the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Jean TillinghaSt, to Bradley Baldwin
Gilman of Worcester, Mass. Announce
ment was made to the family at din
ner given by Mrs Warren r. Gilman
sand the Misses Whitney at the latter's
residence in New Haven.
Miss Tillinghast Is member OF the
class of 81 at Vassar. Mr.. Gilman was
graduated from Yale in 1925 and the
Harvard Law School last June.
"Night in Wonderland"