Evening star., 1928-10-21
Junior League of NewYork
Holds Interest of Society
Formal Opening of New Headquarters Viewed as
1nauguratine Most Interesting Season of
Its Brilliant Career

NEW YORK. October 2o.-There is no
doubt that the Junior League Of New
York is entering into the most inter-
esting season Of its brilliant career.
This was amply demonstrated at the
tea given recently to celebrate the for
NAL opening of the new headquarters
here of the Association of Junior
Leagues. This organization is COM
posed of l04 Junior Leagues throughout
the United States and Canada. The
tea vas held in the tower Of the Bar
blzon Hotel Lexington avenue and
Sixty-third street.
The new building is one Of the most
beautiful in the city and interior ar
rsneerents. are in accord with the
league motto to put practical effort
on equality with social activity. The
twenty-frst, and twenty-second floors.
decorated in modernist fashion. are
given over to the work of the associa-
ton. The national clubroom, for, the
use of 10000 member who belong to
various branches throughout the coun-
try Is white plaster room done by
Mrs George Draper, president OF the
Architectural Clearing House.
There are ofices of the association
where information of all kinds. is dis
tributed to league branches: 1t Is on the
floor with the clubroom.
The Junior League Magazine. edited
by Mrs. Charles A. Lindley and run en-
tirely by women. Is on the floor below.
The following members of the ma
tional board of the Association Of
Junior Leagues of America attended
the opening fete President. Mrs. Ros-
kett Brown. Nashville. Tenn: vice
president, Mrs. J. Lewis Underwood,
Birmingham. Ala: secretary, Mrs.
James r. Sheldon. ir.. New York City:
treasurer, Mrs. Roger S. Sperry. Water
bury, Conn; regional directors. Mrs.
John H Mitchell, Springfield Mass.
Mrs. Bryant Glenny,- jr., Buffalo. N. Y:
Mrs. Kleon Thsw Brown. Dayton,
S. c.; Mrs. John E. Patterson. Kansas
City. Mo: Mrs. Allmand M. Blow.
Tulsa, Okla, and Mrs. Horace Van
Sicklen, San Francisco. Calf: Mrs.
Charles A. Lindley, New York; execu-
tive secretary. Miss Emily T. Anderson,
New York; representative. Mrs. John
z. Pratt 1929 conference, New Or
leansS Canadian representative, Miss
Phebe Gross Montreal: member at
large, Miss Harriet Gibbs, Baltimore.
and arts and interests chairman, Mrs.
Charles 8. Brown, jr., New York.
Belmont Park Season
Opens for Hunters.
With the brilliant Autumn weather
"a king on the crisp atmosphere of ap-
preaching Winter, society folk are look
Ing forward to the Fall meeting of the
United Hunts Racing Association which
will be held at Belmont Park, Queens,
Long Island. November 3 and Election
day Directly afterward comes the Ma
tional Horse Show, one Of the annual
institutions on the social program. This
event will occupy Madison Square Gar
den from November to Il.
The Turf and Field Club at Belmont
Park will be the scene of number OF
affairs during the United Hunts.
Luncheon will be served at tables placed
about the grounds. following the old
English custom, if weather permits.
There also will be many parties over
the week end of the hunts meet at the
various estates and country homes on
the north shore of Long Island. The
card at Belmont includes six fat races
daily, with severela steeplechase events.
Every indication points to one OF the
most thrilling and colorful horse shows
that this city has seen in many years
MuCu VI Lie dbtd dNtlOII Will SChlGl oOOoH
the international military tournament,
which has grown to leading feature
within the last two years.
Poland. twice the winner OF the Inter-
national trophy, will again send over a
strong team Of cavalrymen.
This year the Polish cavalrymen viii
have to compete in the international
jumping contests against Germany,
which enters for the first time, Holland,
Belgium, Sweden, Canada and the
United States.
Most of these teams took part in the
Olympic jumping contests and their
participation in the horse shows here
will be resumption of sporting rival
rieS started on the other side. Ger
many's team is said to be in particularly
fine shape and it no doubt will give
the officers from Poland plenty Of trou-
BILE. The outstanding star of the Ger
man squad is Barn Won Nagel. first
lieutenant In the 18th Cavalry Reg!-
lnent. It was Lieut. Won Nagel who
carried of the highest individual hon.
ors at Amsterdam, and there is every
reason to believe that he will capture
many honors at the National Horse
Show.
A new team has been appointed to
represent Poland this year. but 1t will
be difhcult for it to beat the record
made last year by the outfit composed
Of Col. Karol Romnel, Capt. Michael
AntoniewicZ and Lieut.. Stefan Starn-
awski, who came within one and one
half points of being perfect