New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-20
Social NEWS AND NOTES.


Tho dinner Of the Yale Alumni will be held at the
oxford Club on Friday March 3. II IL expected
that Governor Roosevelt. Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff. General Stewart L. Woodford. Mr.. Alex
York and President Timothy Dwight Will be the
speakers.
Louis De Buss. Lloyd Prince. Lefrert Lcfferts
and Mr.. Mott. all Of Flathush. expect to start on
March FOR the West India Islands. They will 20
first 10 Santiago to visit the scene OF the battle.
C9ptain Capron, cousin OF MI DE bus'' was one
An engagement luncheon was given on Friday by
Mrs Earl s King Of No. "a Grcene-ave. In honor
Of her niece Miss Marie +. Whitaker. and OF Miss
Sarah !. Kelley and Miss F. Florence Eaton.
Drawing-roOm. library and dinng-room were dec
Grated with flowers. and handsome souvenirs were
given TO each guest The engagement OF Miss
Eaton and William White Whitaker Is announced
esewhSrg in this column Mis- Whitiakers aancs
10 Alexander Rclyea Whitaker
The Young Women's Zenana Band Of the Central
CONGREGATIONAL Church will hold n fair in the
lccture-room Of tho church for two days Of this
wednesday and Thursday The upper room
will be used bazaar and the lower room for
refreshments. Dinner Will he served each evening
at q O'Clock.
quiet wedding that Of Miss Elizabeth
Barnes and Ernest Hopklnson Of Brick Church.
y. j. which was celebrated at the First Reformed
Church. Carroll-st and seventh-aye. on Thursday
at noon. The bride was attended by her sister
Miss Annie Barnes. and the best man was Johp
Duncan. The honeymoon VIII be spent III wash
ington, d. {.
The prze-winners and prizes at tho fourth pro-
gressive euchre at the Union League Club Thurs
day evening were Miss Garrc. sofa cushion Miss
Edith Malby. a purse Mrs ~ I. Grampp a
chatting dish: Mrs. NJ Il. Sncvily umbrella
Mrs Homer l.. Bartlett, card receiver Francis
p Mccall. clock: S VI. Eastman. an umbrella
Frank b. Blauvelt. carving set: George +. Malby.
clothes brush: NJ. b; sneyily Cutga.s decaner
Committee. was in charge OF the affair
Club women are much interested in the annual
election OF the Brooklyn Woman's club 10 be held
today Mrs Truman Jay Backus who has
served for six years and has been n remarkably
efficient president has declined TO run for Office
again and It is said the Nominating Committee
Is finding Il difficult TO obtain candidate. as the
office Is 10 sinecure.
The last three Of the series OF euchres at the
Knapp Will be held on Mondays at $50 p. m. Feb
ruary %, March p and April L.
The progressive euchre to have been held last
Monday at Penn-Futon 1>odgerooms In aid Of the
Twenty-sixth Ward Homeopathic Hospital. and
under the auspices OF the stan was postponed be-
cause Of the storm. II VIII he held to-day at
the same place, al p. m
Mrs George w Field, who sailed on the First
Bismarck on January having with her Miss
Beanan. daughter Of Judge Beaman. partner Of
Joseph H. Choate has reached the Pyramids. The
travellers plans for the near future include stops
in Constantinople and Athens. and long stay I'm
Italy and the south OF France.
The last cotillon OF the Saturday Evening Dancing
Glass will be held AT the Pierreoont Assembly
Rooms Saturday OF this week.
Park Commissioner George V. Brewer Intends
giving an italian tea the Farmhouse. in
June. for the members Of the Prospect Heights
Assembly.
A dinner will be given AT the Montauk Club on
Friday evening for Dr.. George Ryerson Fowler
The guests will number about fifty. and will include
representatives Of other professions as well as
that OF medicine.
Mrs. 7. Alfred Vernon will entertain the mem
bers OF the Clvitas Club at her home No. 255 Gin
tor-ave on Tuesday February 2S. DR.. Frank s.
Hoffman Will speak Municipal Life IN Ger
many"
APPOINTED ADJTTlNT or VOLUNTEERS.
LIEUTENANT HAMILTON FOLEY ANXIOUS TO GET
a COMMISSION ~ TIE REGULAR ARMY.
Lieutenant Hamilton Foley who was adjutant OF
the 18th Regiment when II mustered out OF the
United States service last November. has just been
appointed adjutant OF the 20ist NcwYork Infantry,
now at Camp Wcthercll. Grecnyille, $. c. Lieu
tenant Foley is a Brooklyn man, and spent two