Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

NEW YORK, May S.-A meeting wal
held few days ago at the home o.
MRS. George r. Baker, jr-. attended By
some Of the most prominent women ir
the city, to discuss the desirability Of
early attendance at dinners and other
social events for parties given for next
made this past season &C start the
parties earlier and to end Their at O
reasonable hour. It was successful In
some cases, but did not meet with the
whole hearted approval of the majority
OF the younger people. Most OF their
parties are given during the Christmas
holidays, when the boys and girls are
home from school and college, and they
feel they have right to dance as long
as the musicians can hold out. 1t had
some effect, however, and the efforts of
last season viii be redoubled this year
with the hope Of having the enter
tainments end earlier.
The junior committee, which in
cludeS debutantes of the season Just
ended and those of next Winter. re-
ported on QUESTIONABLE to be sent
out shortly to debutantes, asking their
cooperation next season.
The committee sponsoring the move
ment includes Mrs. Joseph r. Swan,
D.
w. Alsop, Mrs. Nicholas Biddle, Mrs.
Walter P Bliss, Mrs. Alfred Edey, Mrs.
Harris Fahnestock, Mrs. Paul Ham
mond, Mrs. Horace Havemeyer, Mrs.
Charles Lanier Lawrence, Mrs. Dun
levy Milbank, Mrs. Paul Moore, Mrs.
Henry v. Poor, Mrs. Alonzo Potter, Mrs.
Harold I. Pratt, Mrs Edwin. q. Merrill
and Mrs. Lyman Delano.
Owners of some of the finest estates
In Westchester County will throw open
their grounds to the public within the
Westchester County Children's Associ-
alton. Mrs. George H. Arents, jr,. is
chairman of the garden committee for
the association. The gardens contain
many rare shrubs, plants, flowers and
trees.
Four gardens, including those of
Samuel Untermyer and Mrs. Louise
Beebe Wilder, will be opened Saturday,
May 10. Miss Laura Citing and the
members Of the Yonkers committee of
the Westchester County Children's As
ISOLATION will be hostesses, assisted by
the Boy Scouts. Mrs. Louise Beebe
Wilder's rock garden, In Bronxville, is
on Beechwood road, and can be ap-
preached from Pondfield or the White
Plains Post road. Mrs. Charles P. Gull
yer will be hostess.
An admission Zee OF so cents VIII be
charged to view the gardens, and the
proceeds will go to aiding the poor
children of Westchester County. The
association has set itself to raise
$4,000 for 1890 charitable work.
Seventeen Long Island gardens are
to be opened to the public this season,
to the annual garden visits for the
benefit Of the Wayside Home for Girls
at Valley Stream. The first will be
shown on May 8, from 2 to 6 o'clock,
and the visits will continue through
May. June, July, September and Octo-
Der. As in previous years at many Of
the gardens tea will be served.
The total receipts from the years
visits will be given to the home, where
the girls are trained in activities, both
domestic and business, and kept until
they are ready to again take their
places In the world. Season tickets for
the entire series of visits are SIS. Sin
gle tickets are so cents. They are
undated and may be used on any day.
With the season tickets a map Is pro-
vided, showing the exact location of
each garden and the most direct route
by which 1t may be reached.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyttleton Fox of 1856
East Seventy street, and South
ampton, Long Island, have announced
the engagement Of their daughter, Miss