The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-01-17
SOCIETY HAPPENINGS


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for seven handed euchre In the parior which
was tastefully decorated with flowers, as wa
the dining room where sandwiches. cake anS
candles were served with chocolate after til,
victors had been presented with their hand
some prizes Among those present were Mis-
Swords, the Misses Slade and Cutler, alst
Miss Josephine Smith Miss Julia Hurlbut
Miss Willis and Misses March, Howell Henry
Letchford and Carter. Miss Adams is one O.
this years debutante's and her gracious man
ners have already won the friendship of man,
of the elder ladies',
The engagement Of Miss Sampson. of Ger
mantown, Pa, to John +. Gillespie, of thi.
} town. has been announced.
Mrs. Ridley Watts gave a delightful car
party at her home on james street, last Tues
day afternoon for few of her friends.
Last Saturday was the first Of Mrs. Francis
A. Henry's days. 1t was we'll attended and
the guests after talking TO their charming
hostess were ushered into the dining room
where Miss Helen Slade served chocolate and
Miss Emile Adams bouillon while Miss Henry
i attended to the wants Of her guests
Gordon Hoxey has returned to Hobart Uni.
versity, after pleasant vacation spent with
Dr. and Mrs. William M. Hughes
The informal dance at McAlpin Hall last
saturday evening" was well attended These
dances were instituted last year and have
proved great success. Among those present
were the Misses Swords, SHADES and Evans.
Miss March, Miss Howell and Miss Willis and
Messrs Emmett, Behr, Duyckinck, Smith,
lnomas, Garretson and others. AS usual the
/ floor was in excellent condition and the music
good.
The Rev. Mr.. Paddock of New York city, was
the guest of Mrs Oscar B. Smith for 4 few
days The latter part of last week.
1 Peter B. Freylinghuysen and Alfred Macy
spent Sunday with Mrs. Garretson Of Madison
Avenue, and her son Leland Garretson
Mrs. Grinnell Willis ard her daughter, Miss
Nina Willis. leave Saturday for trip to Cuba
with Murray Cogshal as escort. Havana will
be their first stop. at which city they will spend
several weeks. Mrs Willis and her daughter
| will be much missed by their friends. but no
one will grudge them trip to the Sunny
South, especially when it includes Cuba
Evan Thomas spent few days at his home
on Madison avenue the early part of this week.
/ Miss Edith Hull. of Maple avenue is away
at q house party in Buffalo, N. Y.
| Mr.. and Mrs Babcock, of Stonington. Conn.
are spending few weeks in Morristown
| Morgan Smith spent Sunday at his home on
Morris avenue.
| Rev. DR.. William VI. Hughes was in Brook
| Ign Wednesday to attend the conservation of
| Rev. DIR. Frederick Burgess, as Bishop of Long
Island to fill the place recently left vacant by
death OF Bishop Little1ohn. DR.. Burgess is
| the third Bishop that Grace Church, Brook
Ign. has furnished within few years, namely,
Bishops HUNTINGTON, Brewster and Burgess.
Miss Mary Howell has returned after q de-
4 lightful visit with relatives in Trenton.
| Mrs. Alexander j Hackstatf and her
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Hackstaff are visit
ing at Greenwich. Mass. They expect to be
away for sometime and are much missed by
| their many friends.
| The Friday Night Club met last week at Miss
Bessie Cauldwell's home, Elm street. 1t is a
fortnightly club, composed of young Misses
charades being quite a feature at their enter
tainments A cobweb party was given short
time ago. Refreshments. consisting of ice
cream and cake, being served at ten o'clock.
at each meeting. Among some of its members
| are Katherine Clark. Anita Emory, Catherine
Hoyt. Margaret Hubbard. Christine Taylor.
Marjorie Ryerson, Natalie Foote, Theodore
| Winship, Mary Merrell and the Misses Adams
of Madison avenue.
| O. ID. M. Cole, of Franklin street, who has
been absent on business for short time, is
again at home.
Pierre Smith. Jr., returned to school this
week, after pleasant vacation of three weeks
Mrs. J.. G. Williams, of Miller Road enter
| tanned her brother. Frederic Wheeler, of Buff
falo, during the past week.
Mrs. M. @. March received the Seven handed
Euchre Club at her Headley road home Fri
| day afternoon last. Among its members are
Mrs Hughes, Mrs. Henry #. Taylor, Mrs.
Behr, Mrs, Ames Mrs. Merreil, Mrs. Slade,
| Mrs. McCarroll and Mrs. Oliver Adams, The
next meeting will be at tho latter lady's house.
| Stephen p. Nash. Of New York, was the
guest of Mr., and Mrs Grinnell Willis over
Sunday, and attended the Saturday evening
| informal at McAlpin Hall.
! Francis O. Hoyt, who was operated upon
forappendicit by DR.. Ill, of Newark, on
Saturday last, is making rapid progress to-
ward recovery
Mrs. General Mcclellan, sister II Mrs. Ed
ward II CLARK. of Miller road, was one of the
guests at Senator Depeir's wedding.
| Mrs. Bridgeman. of Brooklyn. who gave les
sons in Morristown last winter. has organized
her class in whist. Among its members are
Mrs. Hyde. Mrs. Ledyard THOMPSON Mrs
Fayette Smith, Mrs. Emory McClintock and
Mrs. George w. Jenkins.
Mrs. Thomas w. Cauldwell will receive the
Reading Club on Monday, January Goth, at
her Elm street home.
| Mason Young, of Franklin street, who has
been confined to the house for some days. is
much better, and is contemplating a visit to
! Paterson.
DR.. Ganzebrook, formally Of Brooklyn, Is at
| Mrs. Cousis, South and Elm streets for the
winter, with the idea of making Morristown
| his home.
The surprise party briefly foretold in last
| weeks Chronicle. was given to Louis A. The
evening and proved genuine surprise to that
gentleman. The fegned Illness Of pet cat
was made pretext for calling him to the
kitchen. where he found his guests, number
ing nearly one hundred, awaiting him, they
having previously assembled at Morris Plains
railroad station. A most enjoyable time fol
lowed. A surprise party being a,sort of slight
of-hand affair; an exhibition Of that kind was
among the features OF the evening. The music
was furnished by four colored musicians. "a.
calists as well as banjoists. Among the guests
were Mr. and Mrs Mahion Pitney. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert ID. Foote. Mr.. and Mrs, Mellon
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander H. Tiers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry F. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Adams.
Judge and Mrs. Garretson. Mr., ana Mrs. j.
0. Fl Pitney, Mr.. and Mrs, Elliot smith. M.
and Mrs. George b. Raymond. Mr. ana Mrs.
r. A. Granniss and the Misses Granniss and
Mrs. Hopkins
| Skating parties are becoming fashionable this
winter An enjoyable one was given Wednes
day evening, the participants being Mr.. and
Mrs. Ledyard Thompson, Mr.. nd Mrs Frank
| lin, MIR. and Mrs Harold Watson and Mr.. and
Mrs. ! c. Williams. A chatting dish enter
| tainment being the closing feature Of the even.
iug's sport at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams,