KT Sullivan the newly installed president of the Dutch Treat Club ( KT first became president in 2005 but stepped down in 2012 when she became the Mabel Mercer Foundation’s Artistic Director) and club Entertainment Chairman Raissa Katona Bennett hosted the Dutch Club’s Gilded Age Dinner last night ( Oct. 7) at the club’s abode at The 3 West Club on 51st street in Manhattan.

Tony-nominated actress, recording artist, and writer Melissa Errico performed a mini-concert of her “ The Story Of A Rose” a musical play which relates the story of WW1. “The Story Of A Rose” was created for The Doughboy Foundation which is the organization that runs the WW1 Memorial in Washington DC. 

Phillip James Dodd, Architect, best selling author and expert on the architecture of The Gilded Age gave a fascinating presentation exploring “The Mansions of The Gilded Age”.