The Morris County chronicle., 1902-11-07
SOCIETY AND PERSONAL

Society has been too politically in
clined to be very gay this week, but
now that election is over, and life
quieted down, invitations are ont for
card parties, dinners, luncheons, etc.
Bridge is becoming so popular that
the old seven hand euchre is COM
paratively little played. Mr.. Elwell
has two classes in bridge, one at
Mrs. John A. Stewards and one at
Mrs. William Clark Letchford' IS, as
we'll as number of private pupils.
Mrs. George Henry Watson, Jr,
gave very pretty tea yesterday after
noon at her home on Morris avenue.
Assisting Mrs. Watson were. Mrs.
William Wallace, Mrs. Emlen p.
Franklin, Mrs. John Camp Williams.
and Miss Adams.
Mis- Marion Forsythe and Mrs. Will
liam B. Vernon presided at the tea
table. Among those present were DR..
and Mrs. Erdman, Mrs. Edwin Fayette
Smith, Mrs. Thomas W. Cauldwell.
Miss Florence st. John Baldwin, Mrs.
Hughes, Mrs. Henry Bruce Nc
Carroll. Mrs. Thos. o. Hill, Mrs.
Grinnell Willis, Mrs. F. W. Mer-
rill, Mrs Frederick G.. Burnham, Mrs.
A. G. Ropes, the Misses Butter
worth. Mrs. Henry f. Taylor, Mrs.
Howard Coghill, Mrs. William P.
White. Mrs. George Stuart Willis,
Miss Horne, Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Willard
W. Cutler, Miss Julia II. Cutler,
Mrs. Dewitt Clinton Flanagan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen H. Little, the
Misses Hazeltine, Mrs p B. Pierson,
Mrs Henry 9. Pitney, Jr. Mrs. Clayton
Platt, the Misses Thomas, Mrs. James
B. Griswold, Mr.. Woodman, Mr..
Butler and Mr.. Courtney.
Mrs. Robert H. McCurdy of Morris
Plains, had large tea last Saturday
for her sister in law, Mrs. Joseph d.
Forbes, who has been her guest
for the past week. Mrs. McCurdy s
sister, Mrs. Ward Ford, assisted III
receiving the guests. Mrs. Nah Ion
Pitney, Mrs. Edward H. Clarke, the
Misses Raymond, Mrs. Gordon E,
Sherman, Mrs. Edward @. Keaspey,
the Misses Mills, Mrs. Frederic Win
ston Merrell Miss Howland, Mrs. H.
H. Walker, Mrs. W. M. Hughes, Mrs.
Richard A. McCurdy, Mrs. George
Marshall Allen, Mrs. Albert H. Yer
nam. Miss Bessie Kip, Mrs. Robert
f. Ballantine, Mrs. Henry A. Hen
riques, Mrs. Henry P. Phipps, Mrs.
John o. H.; Pitney, Mrs. Louis A.
Thebaud. Mrs. Thomas W. Cauldwell,
Miss Isabel Ballantine, Miss Marion
Swords, the Misses Evans, Mrs.
Flagg, the Misses Grannis, Miss
Howell, Mrs. Hoy, Mrs. Peter H.
Ballantine, Miss Sherman, Mrs. Ferris,
Mrs Rudolph H. Kissel, Mis-. W. s.
Letchford, Miss Lewis. Mrs. ChaH. H.
Mellen Mrs. Blgelow, Mrs. Emery
McCIintock, Miss Elizabeth f. Ran.
dolph, Mrs. Fl. f. Taylor, Mrs. Wynant
Vanderpool, Mrs. John l. Waterbury
Miss Hopkins
Miss Louisa Egbert who has recently
been the guest of DR.. and Mrs. Hughes
has returned to New York.
The engagemt n was anr o1nced last
week of Miss Mary II. Howell,
daughter of Mrs. Howell of Elm
street ana Frederick W. Ford, son
of Mrs. Henry W. Ford of Washington
avenue.
Mrs. Robert H. McCurdy gave a
card party last Monday at her home,
Morris Plains.
Mrs. MO. March of Headley Road,
will entertain a large party al
luncheon and cards today.
Mrs. John |. Waterbury has large
card parties Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week.
Mrs. frederick Bell of Bellwood,
spent last week in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Livingstone,
have returned to Oak Dell for the
winter.
Miss Helen Vincent King Ewill
spend the coming winter in Washing
ton.
Mrs. Julius Catlin of Fairholme is
spending few days i'll Boston.
Mrs W. A. Coursen aud Miss, Frances
Bell Coursen have left Morristown
and taken an apartment in New York.
Mrs. Howard Uoghill, had large
dinner party last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Godfrey r. Brimley
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Maccnlloch Miller of OgdenPlace.
Mrs. Potts has Recently been the
guestlof her son and daughter in law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Ramsay Potts.
Mrs. Potts of New York, is visiting
relatives in town.
Mrs j. c. Taintor is visiting MIS-. e,
Corning Abell on Hill street:
Mrs Robert f. McCurdy enter