Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1913 — A VANDERBILT SOCIAL WAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A VANDERBILT SOCIAL WAR

Alfred G. and His Second Wife Give an Elaborate Dinner' to Newport Society. Newport.—Following closely upon the elaborate masquerade dinner of Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt, all Newport fs talking of the novel entertainment given by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gwyne Vanderbilt at their Oakland Farm home, and those who were fortunate enough to attend both affairs are of the opinion that the one arranged by the newest Mrs. Vanderbilt fqr outshone that of her predecessor both in novelty and attractiveness. The dinner was really a return to the gatherings for which Newport was famous several years ago, but which of late years have been succeeded by the larger and more coldly social entertainments. One of the features of

the dinner was the wonderful red and white electrical display. During the dinner the guests were regaled with plantation songs by minstrels brought from New York, and hundreds of Mr. Vanderbilt's farmer neighbor! gathered to hear this singing. , iust after midnight the guests were

taken to the trophy room where dancing held sway. The honor guests of the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Henry of England and among the guests were Lord Campden of the British embassy, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Oelrichs and Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt

Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt.