The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-25
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS.

card party on tuesday.
Miss Cotton has been visiting Mrs.
]. Morgan Slade this week.
Miss Seeley and Miss Swift are the
guests of Mrs. r. A. Grannis.
Mrs Humphreys entertained num-
Der of friends at lunch on Thursday.
An extra assembly dance will be
held at the Golf Club on the evening
of Memorial Day.
Mrs. George Cornell and Miss Cor
nell have opened their house on South
street, for the summer.
Cards are out for the wedding of
Miss Margaretta Stone and Mr.. Freder-
lex Spedden, on June sixth.
Mrs. Game, who has been in Cuba
for the past year, is the guest of her
mother, Mrs Mason Young.
Mrs. Behr gave small musicale
last Saturday night at which Miss
Tomlinson and some of her pupils
played.
The first of the Golf Club dances
will be given on the evening of the
twenty ninth. The music will be
furnished by lssler.
Mr.. Henry E. Woodward has rented
Craig Guerin's house ON South street
for the summer Mr.. Woodward and
his family will leave New York
about the first of June.
Miss Lucretia Hitchcock sails on
Monday for Germany to join her sis
ter, Mrs. L. N. Hitchcock, who has
been spending the winter in Dresden.
A very successful spring musicale
was given by the pupils of Miss Dana s
School on Friday the eighteenth A
number of friends of the young ladies
from out of town were present.
The invitations are out for the com
mencement exercises at Miss Dana S
school ON Monday and Tuesday, June
fourth and fifth The graduates this
year are the Misses Hurlburt, SUIT
phen, Moore, McFarlin Cutler. Eagles,
Lyon, Paulmier and Williams
Mrs. Ropes reception on Tuesday
was charming entertainment. The
weather was perfect and the guests
were scattered over the piazzas and
grounds, making the reception really
garden party. Mrs. Ropes in a gown
of white silk, was assisted in receiv-
ing by Mrs. Pauris, Mrs. Chapman,
Mrs. Ropes. Mrs Behr, Mrs. Marsh,
Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Humphreys Miss
Broadway, Miss Twining, the Misses
Hall, Miss Worton and the Misses
Pauris served tea, chocolate and trap
pc. In an Above opening into the
hall band played throughout the en-
tertainment and an Italian dressed in
costume sang a number of popular
Italian airs during the afternoon
Among those present were the Mise:
Grannis, Mrs. and Miss Willis, Mrs
Albert H. Vernam, Mrs. Swords anC
the Misses Swords, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs
Purri Smith, Mrs. Hull and Miss Hull
, the Messrs. Duyckinck, Weeks, MILL
and Costello.
| AN ATTRACTIVE BAZAAR
} The fair for the benefit of Memoria
Wednesday and Thursday. was grea
success. The amount cleared so ia
as can be learned at present is some
thing over one thousand dollars. TIL
main room at the hall was lined will
tables against the wall. In the sup
per room up stairs Mrs. Day preside,
over the ice cream and supper table
, assisted by very efficient corps o
mattresses. In gypsy camp on on
of the balconies Miss DeCamp an,
Miss Irene Walker told fortunes. Mrs
Ames, Mrs. Howell and Miss Steven
son made tea in one of the small
rooms and in the hall Miss Levi
assisted by Miss Margaret Lewis
Miss Ripper and Miss Lovall, serve,
} lemonade. Two of the novelties wer
the Silhouettes taken by Miss Jane
and Ned Thatcher and the Rumag
Sale in one of the side rooms wher
Mrs. Kip, Mrs. Slade, Mrs. Estey
the Misses Slade, Miss kip sold new
and secondhand articles collected
from all quarters of the world. In
stead of the usual grabbing Mrs
Cauldwell had a Mother Hubbard
Cupboard, which Miss Poor and Mis-
Fox opened to the people that two o
Mother Goose's children brought t.
the door. Mrs. Nichol, Miss Lord
Miss White and Miss Baldwin solo
fancy articles and plaster casts. A
the china table were Mrs. Pierre ]
Smith, Mrs Hurlburt, Mrs. Frederick
; Humphreys, Mrs. Ropes, the Misses
Hurlburt, Miss euler, Miss Howell
| The Misses Lidgerwood, Walker
Shelton, Foster. Forsyth, Mrs. Maury
Mrs. Coghill and Mrs. Franklin wer,
at one of the fancy tables. At tn,
frame table were Mrs. Knox, Mrs. H. O
Pitney, Jr. the Misses Grannis, Little
Buxton and Twining. Home made
candy and fancy bon bonieres wer'
sold by Mrs. March and the Misse
Evans, Swords, Vernam and Willis.
Miss Aida Cox and Miss Maynard
had table of fancy stock collars ant
ties. At the handkerchief table were
Miss Dobbins, Miss Owen and Miss
Westerfield. At the mystery table
was Mrs. Frank Marsh and the Misses
Thomas sold articles wrapped with
paper and string, and Japanese Ian
terms and parasols. Mrs. Throck-
morton, Mrs. Winship, Miss Lois
Raymond and Mrs. Lerchford had 6
table of fans, lamp shades and candle
shades. Mrs. Pierson, Mrs Duyck
inck, Mrs. Brindley and Mrs. Hull,
Miss Hull and Miss Duyckinck were
at the cake table. Hats trimmed al
Aikens, wells and hatpins were sold
by Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Behr, Mrs.
Walsh and the Misses Waterbury.
Miss Carter and Miss Underhill sold
the Morristown cook book, containing
receipts recommended by different
ladies. At a fancy table which made
a speciality of piazza furnishings
were Mrs. Kane, Mrs. Weitheim and
Mrs. Merrell, Mrs. Farrelly. Miss
Choate and Mrs. Ward Ford. At the
flower table were Mrs. lFayette Smith,
Mrs. McVickar and Mrs. Gordon
Sherman. Miss Shaw and Miss