Arlette and Robert Gordon opened their lakefront Palm Beach home for a cocktail reception on behalf of the Laureate Society.

In attendance: Helen Bernstein, Barbara and Irvin Saltzman, Rhoda and David Chase, Henry Fong, Helene and Stanley Karp, and Helen Fealy.

Arlette Gordon reminded guests about the upcoming 50th annual Cancer Ball on Feb­ruary 28 for the American Cancer Society, to be chaired by Diana Ecclestone and Pat­rick Park. The event marks 30 great years of Dame Celia Lipton Farris’s support for the ball.