Evening star., 1933-08-27
Society to Gather
At Belmont Park
For Autumn Meet
Many Luncheons Being Ar
ranged at Turf and Field
Club Labor Day.

NEW YORK, August 26.-Racing at
Saratoga will end a week from today
and will open at Belmont Park on Labor
day. Many members of society will re-
turn to the city and to their Long
Island homes from the Spa to be pres
ent at the opening Labor day at the
picturesque Belmont Park. There will
be much entertaining at country es-
tates during the Autumn meet, which
lasts from September to Saturday,
September 16. Many luncheons at the
Turf and Field Club are being arranged
for Labor day and both Saturdays as
well as week days. Saturday, Septem-
Der 16, the feature day of the meeting,
the Grand National Steeplechase, the
Futurity for 2-year-olds and the Jockey
Club Gold Cup for 3-year-olds will be
run. Mr.. Joseph Z. Widener. president
Of the Westchester Racing Association,
returned this week on the Europa.
Among those who have taken boxes for
Belmont are Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L.
Gerry. Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. George D. Widener, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence H. Mackay, Mr and Mrs. Will
U. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ]. Sal
mon, Mr. and Mrs. j. Henry Alex
andre, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Thieriot, Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Langley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis F. Garvan, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. F. Hutton. former Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles M. Amory, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. F. McCann, Mrs. Dodge
Sloane. Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt,
Mr.. Marshall Field, Mr. Henry Bull,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Davis, Mrs.
Payne Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney. Mr.. Middleton S.
Burrill. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Goadby Loew,
Mr.. Richard Wharton, Mr.. Joseph s.
Stevens, Mr. Frederick 8. Allen. Mr..
Sumner Ballard, Mr. George LIE Bou-
tllier Mr.. M. o. Tallmadge, Mr. Rich
ard Whitney. Mr.. c. K. @. Billings, Mr..
John Wanamaker. jr; Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Ambrose Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. v.
Hoffman, Mrs. Thomas Hastings, Mrs.
Walter B. James and Mr.. Robert A.
Fairbairn.
The Nassau Speedwell Unit and the
Village Welfare Of Fort Washington
will be the beneficiaries Of one Of the
largest and most impressive charity
fetes Saturday, September 9, on the es-
tate Of Mr. and Mrs William Randolph
Hearst at Sands Point, Long Island.
Invitations for the fete are being sent
out by Mrs. William Averell Hartman,
Mrs. Hearst and Miss Neysa McMein.
A number Of famous artists, illustrators
and decorators, including George Abbott,
Jefferson Maehamber, John Sheridan,
Clarence B. Kelland, John La Gatta,
Rube Goldberg, Richard Hoyt, Charles
Miller and John Beragwanath have
formed committee to take charge of
the lighting, scenic effects and deco
ratiops 81 the grounds. A clown 30
feet high VIII clock the front o. the
fair grounds and entrance to the vait-
Gus booths may be had through the
balloons dropping from his hands and
forming circular doorways.
Mrs. Vincent Astor viii have charge
of the crockery booth. Mrs. Nicholas
Townsend Of a fortgne-telling booth
and Miss Rosamond Pinchot Of pho
togxaphic studio where thtypes will be
made.
There viii be dancing through the
evening in the huge courtgNrd and the
gate admission d b Vii include
amasemenS, dancing and . midnight
supper, Special tables sedlilg eight
may be reserved In the Courtyard
at $50.
Besidss soeiesy's amateur spses:aan-
~
Exposition. A galaxy G stage, screen
and radio stars will make their ap-
pearance and arrange impromptu per-
formances. Miss Nancy Morgan heads
a committee of young women who will
give an exclusive showing Of French
imports for Fall wear
Mr.. Vincent Astor, Mr. William
lia1nelander Stewart and Mr. Lytle
Hull heads the mems committee in
echAERe Of Amusemerlts.
3. and Mrs. Lathrop Brown Of New
Yoek and Boston announce tie en-
sSaeemeQt Of their dauohter, Camilla,
10 Mr.. Robert Warren Canfield, son of
M, and MS. George r. CAnhe6 Of New
York and Yarmlands, at Peekskll, n.
Y. Miss Brown, whose mother Is the
former Miss Helen Hooper, made her
debut in Boston two Winters ago and Is
a member Of the Boston Junior League
and the River Club in New York On
her fathers side she is a granddaughter
of Charles S. Brown Of New York. and
niece of Archibald NJ Brown of this
city and Stony Brook. Long Island. She
is a cousin of Miss Hope Brown, whose
engagement to Mr.. Franklin Olmstead
Canfield, also a son Of Mr.. and Mrs.