The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-07
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES.

MEN AiNM6Ni NOIES
Mrs. Robert Dumon Foote of South street
gave luncheon yesterday.
Mrs. John o. H. Pitney gave beautiful
breakfast for number of friends last week
Mrs Thomas a Messenger has issued cards
for Wednesdays IL, 10 and 20 In January at her
town house, No l29 East Both street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Coe entertained q
party of friends at a small whist party New
Years evening watching the old year out and
the new year in
| Miss Margaret Brush of Franklin place gave
very pretty little tea on Tuesday afternoon
| in honor of her cousin, Miss Lucy Chaplin, of
| Ridgewood. New Jersey
Mrs George William Maynard has issued
cards for reception in honor of her daughter.
Miss katharine Maynard. on Friday after
noon, January A. from until O'Clock.
Carl G.. Schmidts' next lecture in the course
of musical lect Tres now running, will be given
on January 18th at 10 81 at Prof. Schmidts'
home. 81 South street. Subjects announced
are Haydn, Mozart, Clemente.
William Youngs March gave stag dinner
last week for Mr. Jaques who is occupying
Mrs Taintor's house on Loantaka terrace.
Covers were laid for twelve and delightful
music was an accompaniment to the dinner.
Among the Morristown guests at the recep-
ton given by Mrs. E Parker Curtis Lewis
and the Misses Lewis of Hoboken were Mrs.
Robert H. McCurdy. Miss Louise Walker,
Miss Alice Walker, Miss Louise Egbert. Rich
ard Lyon and Fritz Keasby.
Mrs Fayette Smith entertained Is of the
young friends of her son Morgan at dinner
last Monday, after which there was dance.
Among the number were the Misses Walsh,
rrdc Qrrr1h lint ErxTira
Watts, Letchford and Walsh.
Miss Slade of Madison avenue invited a few
friends for tea for tea last Friday to meet her
friend, Miss Crooke. who was her guest for
the holidays Owing to the extremely dis
agreeable weather. very few could avail them
selves of themselves of the invitation. which
was misfortune.
number of Morristown people attended
the charity ball at the Hotel Beechwood, Sum
nit last Friday evening The was
beautifully decorated with evergreens and
potted plants; and the Fresh Air and Conval.
escent Home of Summit has it's treasury much
better filled for this successful dance.
DR., and Mrs. Kinsley Twinfng of South
street gave another of their attractive little
New Year parties last Saturday evening
Among the guests were DR.. and Mrs Charlton
Lewis and family DR.. and Mrs. Albert Erd-
man and the Messrs. Erdman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry w. Buxton and the Misses Buxton and
Alfred Mills and family.
An ENJOYABLE dinner party was held at the
home of Mrs. NJ. Sanders, on New Years day,
and in the fifteen persons who sat down to
dinner four generations were represented.
Besides the immediate family there were
Mrs. J. A. Gordon. j. s. Gibson, Misses Hazel
Mildred Gibson, Lou and Fred Gibson. Mr.
and Mrs. s. Gordon and family.
Mrs William 7. Sanger gave card party
for her daughter. Miss Helen Sanger. on Mon
day. Among her guests were. Miss Alice
Walker. Miss Marie Bryce Miss Louise Eg-
bert. Miss Hattie Duyckinck, Miss Slade. Miss
Hull, the Misses Turnbull Miss Bates. Miss
Edith Thomson, Messrs. Wright. Young.
Duyckinck. Vanderpool. Mills, Griffith Crit
fin, Hull. Little and Bryce.
Mrs. Francis Humphreys of Ridgewood Hill
gave a charming luncheon on Thursday. Jan
nary 6, in honor of her daughter, Miss Frances
Humphreys who has been at home for the
Christmas holidays. Among the guests were
Miss Augusta Letchford, Miss Genevieve CUT
Ter, Miss Anne lizard Watts. the Misses Hurl-
but, Miss Gertrude Meredith. Miss Anna E.
Kip, Miss Mary M March and Miss Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles W James celebrated
their first wedding anniversary on New Years
eve at their home, 55 Morris street. About
thirty-fve we're present, and very pleasant
evening was enjoyed by all. Among the out
of town guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Hart. Miss Minnie Symonds. Charles e. Hart
and Miss Joiethy from Newark; and Fred D..
Miller from Woodside. The bride received
many handsome presents.
Miss JEANNE Hawley Swords invited her
friends for an informal tea on New Years
day. Mrs. swords and Mrs. Day assisted in
receiving the guests. Among those present
were Mrs. Romaine, Mrs. Elliot Smith, Miss
Bond. Miss Slade, Miss Crooke. Miss Alice
Walker, Miss Lois Raymond, Miss Marie
Bryce. Miss Margaret Woods. Miss Elsie
Whitney. Messrs. Young. Vanderpool. Bryce.
Walker, WiImerding and Fairchild.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Jolley entertained a
party of friends at their house on Tuesday
evening, in celebration of their twenty-seveDth
wedding anniversary. About fifty friends
were present and enjoyed the evening enter
tainment, which included singing by Professor
and Mrs. Muscat. and by Joseph Lukeman,
| who also rendered declarations and recita-
tions. A pleasant evening was enjoyed and
refreshments passed.
The third Assembly which took place at
McAlpin Hall last Friday was most delightful.
/ A large number of extra tickets were sold and
everyone who had a house party, and they
were many. brought numbers of guests. From
! Toto ~ q cotillion was danced, led most sue
cessfully by Mr.. K-asbey. After supper there
was more room and dancing was less of la
Dor and more of a pleasure The room was
trimmed with evergreens combined with red
bunting aud was very pretty. Madames
Walker. Sanger. Cole, Vanderpool. Phipps
and Ames received the guests. Among the
large number present were Mr.. and Mrs. Ro-
maine. Mr.. aud Mrs. Downing, Hon. and Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney. Judge aud Mrs. Garrettson
MI. and Mrs. Winshlp. Mr. and Mrs. March.
Mr.. and Mrs. FIagg. Mr.. and Mrs. Cole. Mr..
and Mrs. Phipps. Mr. and Mrs. Foote, Mr..
and Mrs. John O. a. Pitney, Mr. and Mrs
Sanger. Mr. and Mrs. Letchford. Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Frederic Dodd. Mrs Hovey. Mrs.
Arthur Dean, Mrs. Fl. Hoy. the Misses
Talcott, Buckley. Duyckinck, Crooke, Slade.
Underhill. Granniss. SeeIey. Walker de Barry
Bell, Underwood, Bates, Egbert, Twining,
Swords. Wood, Hoy. Bushnell, Bryce, Hall,
Churchill, Thompson, Foster, Swift. Willis.
Vail, Hickock. Mundy. Messrs. Hoy, Little,
Forbes. Maynard, Corlies. Bryce, FairchiId.
Gilbert, Mohr. Stafford. KID. Walker. Mills,
Romaine, Egbert Randolph, Cole. Phipps.