Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
Program of Gay Festivities
Extends Beyond Labor Day
New York Society Centers Ignore Old-Time Date
for Closing Summer Season-Noteworthy
Events Listed.

NEW YORK, August 17.-Once upon
. time the coming OF Labor day was
signal to bring an end to all activities
at the various fashionable resorts. The
engagement books at Newport, South
ampton, Bar Harbor and other recre-
alton centerS of society were closed with
the September holiday. Then there al
ways was drab, 1nintereSting period
for society folk, with little to do until
the cool days of October encouraged
functions in town.
Nowadays all is changed. A glance
at the plans which have been formu-
lated at Newport is a good indication
Of what resort life means to the smart
set. Only a few of the villas will be
shut in September and many will
remain open until the middle Of Oc-
tober. The week end entertaining will
be held as long as weather permits and
there are a number of nightly feteS
scheduled for next month.
Parties arranged in honor Of subde-
butantes include the dance Mrs.
the Muenchinger King for young people
tonight In honor of her daughter. Miss
Alexandra Gardiner. and the dinner
DR.. and Mrs Thomas l.. Bennett OF
New York will give at Wildacre, their
villa, August % in honor OF their
daughter. Miss Hope Bennett who Is
to be introduced to society at the Ritz
Carlton in New York, December 20.
Society Belle to Make
Debut September IL.
An announcement of interest to New
York society was that Miss Janet Stone,
who has been abroad for several weeks,
is returning at the end of the month,
accompanied by Miss Gwendolyn Roome
and their chaperon, Miss Mary Moon
of Virginia. Miss Stone will join her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Stone,
at Solana, Locust Valley, Long Island,
dance on September II. Miss Roome
will be presented at dance at Moore
wood House, the country home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Lee.
Roome at Westbury, Long Island, on
September 10.
Another important announcement con-
tains the dates for the annual series
of dances and assemblies for members
of the younger set. They include the
Junior assemblies. the Knlcker6ocker
assemblies, the Metropolitan and Colony
dances. Miss Adeline King Robinson's
and Miss Julia Benjamin's dances and
the Friday assemblies. Most of these
are subscription dances and time-hon-
ored institutions in Ne% York society
and are eagerly awaited by debutantes
and subdebutantes of the current
season.
Junior Assemblies Listed
In Most Exclusive Class.
The Junior assemblies, the Oldest and
most exclusive of the dances. will be
held at the Ritz-Carlton on December
6, January 3 and February 7. The
guests at the Junior assemblies include
the debutanteS of the season and those
who made their bows to society in the
preceding year. The committee which
issues the invitations to subscribe is
women, identified with the ultra-con-
sentative group.
Each young woman whose father or
mother is a subscriber is allowed three
invitations for young men. thus in
creasing the ever-popular stag line OF
recent years. For the subdebutanteS
there are the Metropolitan dances. held
originally in the ladies annex of the
Metropolitan Club. but now taking
place at the Ritz-Carlton on December
% and March rs. Also the Colony
dances, which will be given at the
Ritz-Carlton on December rs and April
8, instead of the Colony Club.
With the subscription dances will be
included the Friday assemblies organ
ICED for others than debutantes. The
dates arranged are November 8, Deem
Der Is and January 10. These dances
with limited subscriptions will be held
in the crystal room of the Ritz-Carlton,
under the direction Of Mrs. Hugh Camp
bell Wallace, I'd; Mrs. James Russell
Lowell, Mrs. George C. Ludlow, Mrs.
Holland L. Palmedo and Mrs. C. Pea
body Mohun, Miss Rhoda Low and
Messers. Brooks Harlow, John Ross.
Lawrence Morris and Edward E.
Watts, ir.
Dates Already Chosen
For Knickerb0cker Dances.
The Knickerbocker assemblies we're
organized several years ago for post
debutanes, the subscription list also
including small number of young
married couples. November 80. Feb
ruary IS and April IS have been
chosen as the dates for the Knicker-
booker assemblies. which will be con-
Quoted by a committee including Mrs.
Thatcher Morgan Brown. Mrs. Fred
erick w. Longfellow. Mrs. F. Kings
bury Curtis. Mrs. Adrian v. S. Lambert,
Mrs. William Warner Hoppin. Mrs. Will
liam Jay Schieffelin and Mrs. 1. N.
Phelps Stokes.
In addition to the list there are Miss
Benjamin's dance at the Park Lane
and the holiday dances, which have
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