New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
ABOUT SOCIETY.

Very numerous have been the entertainments
given in the last winter in the annex of the Metro
poitan Club, the popularity of which for affairs of
this kind continues undminished in spite of the
many departures from town for the summer. IL is
the scene of luncheon and dinrer parties every day
Mrs. s. Fisher Johnson gave a luncheon party of
GarSer yeSteTday, i ana Mrs Sra[. thsr ,o OF
day in honor of Mrs George W. Childs DTexeL Of
ley Hoffman Chaplin will entertain at luncheon to-
day at her house, in West Thirty-seventh-st-
None of the principal features on the social pro-
gramme of yesterday was the marriage Of Miss
Jane Seney Pummer daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert T. Plummer of Park-ave, to Grant Barney
Schley jr.. Of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Barney
Schley, of Madison-ave. The wedding took place at
noon in Grace Church. which was beautifully dec
GRATED with spring blossoms. lilies and palms The
bride. who given away by her father. wore
dress of white chiffon soft white satin with
falls of old Honiton and duchesse lace, her veil,
fastened with spray of orange blossoms. being
likewise OF lace. Her bridesmaids were the Misses
Louise Robinson Edith Plummer, Adele skddy
blue bffon and nictmra @ ney wqTe ore aT atrfa D
with clusters of pink roses, and carried bridesmaid
was gowned in White silk null with Insertions Of
aGe @ y and touches OF blue velvet and white gctqgs
was was best man, while the usheTs were Seney Plum
Schley George F. Baker ir and Michael Calvin,
"a. There was no reception. but wedding break
fast at the house of the brides parents. which
friends.
Each OF the road coaches loaded with pas
seh6ers yesterday. The Pioneer. driven usual
by Reginald w Rives. had on board William NJ
u De Peyster, Mr. and Mrs. ". NJ. Hoffman, Mrs.
j. 5 Parsons and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Duncan.
The Good Times. with Leslie Ward as whip. and
Rssnce cen dIn Times carried large parties while the
the appointed time, taking number of men out TO
In the evening Mrs James Duane Livingston
made her professional debut at the Berkeley
Lyceum under the patronage and auspices of many
OF her old friends and associates. large number of
whom were present and contributed to render the
affair not only financial success. but likewise
social occasion of some Importance. Among them
Pinchot, Mrs Herbert L. Satterlee. Mrs. William
man De r. Whitehonse MRS. james mes a scTymser.
Mrs T. j. Oakley Rhinelander and Mrs Clarence
Another entertainment last night dinner
party of twenty. given by Stuyvesant Fish at his
house in Seventy-eighth-st. No women were
present.
The rumors Of ar engagement between Miss
Mary DAILY and James W. Gerard, which have oc
casionally been referred in these columns. were
finally confirmed by authorized statement given
by Mrs Marcus DAILY yesterday afternoon with
the additional information that the marriage
ter Of the late Marcus DAILY. is a sister Of Mrs.
H. Carroll Brown. whose marriage was celebrated
last December. while James Watson Gerard the
be Don nj iS KainkerboRer nvers1 snd other
clubs in this city. as wen as OF the law firm m of Of
Gerard mansion. il Gramercy Park while while the
Daily home Is in Fffth-ave., just below Fltty-seV-
enth-st.
II is in Grace Church that the marriage Of Miss
Ann Urquhart Potter daughter of James Brown
Potter. TO James \. stiman will take place on
June 3. while the wedding reception Will follow al
the Washington Square house Of Bishop and Mrs
Potter granduncle and grandaunt of the bride.
Mrs James p Kernochan has not remained very
long in New-York. Although she has just arrived
from Washington. where she has been spending the
winter she will leave to-day for Newport, and
all her household effects and horses have already
been sent there. Mrs. Joseph Hartman arrived
there yesterday and is occupying the Dresser cot
tage while Mortimer Brooks and Lispenard Stew
due there next week for the season. Lis
penard Stewart being established. usual at the
White Lodge Miss Maud Wetmore has been there
Carroll while Senator and Mrs. George Peabody
WorI hss bea1 resrned on tbe Hermann OeIrc6s
place, with the obi ct Of having 1t completed by
with her litte boy whose attack of measles is So
slight that she exceets 70 be able TO sail soon soon
that she was to have sailed on Saturday last, but
delayed by his illness.
Several of those who had been spending the week
end at the Ardsley Club at Ardsley-o the Hudson
returned to town only yesterday. The party at the
club a very gay one. and comprised among
others. Mrs. Luther Kountze Miss Kountze and
her hance, Miss Marion Fish. Mrs John Jacob
Astor. Mr.. and Mrs G. Schuyler Van Rensselaer,
Walter Ledyard, MIR and Mrs. Rowland Russell.
{. j. Field. Staples Potter and III. Eldridge.
MIR. and Mrs T. FL Weatherhee have closed
their house in Madison-ave. and have gone to
Waytes Court, their country place at Mamaroneck
Dr. and Mrs. w Seward Webb have likewise closed
their town house and have to Shelburne
Farms, where they will be for the next two months
ARE DR. GILBERT~S BOOKS HERFTTC4Lp
Chicago. May directors of the Chicago Theo-
logical Seminary. who to decide whether the
books Of the Rev Dr. George II. Gilbert are
heretical, began three days session here to-day
over year ago it charged that one of DR.
Cnberts books contains paragraphs which are
heretical Dr. Gilbert. then a professor in the
Chicago Theological Seminary, declared that he
should not be judged the teachings of that vol
ume, there remained another volume COM
plete the system of teaching which he had adj
vanced. lie secured years leave of absence 10
work the second volume Advance sheets of
this in the hands of the directors. DR.
Gilbert is at Dorset. VT