The evening world., 1903-04-13
Wife of Warden Van de Carr
Gave Luncheon To-Day to
Niece and Attendants, with
TRUSTEES as Walters.
TO BE MILLI0NAlRE'S WIFE.
Miss Sergeant viii Marry Oscar
Pouch, Who Is Being Treated at
the Pasteur Institute Following
Attack by Mad Dog.

The gloomy old Ton5s prison was
the scene to-day of an ante-nuptial din
hef to a minionaire's bride. The guest
OF, honor vas Miss Gertrude May
Sergeant. who is to be married on
Wednesday to Oscar Pouch, a son Of
the late Standard OIL millionaire and
owner of the famous Pouch Gallery. The
hostess was her aunt, VINO is the wife
OF Warden John L. Van DE Carr.
The merry laughter of the banqueters
did not reach the prisoners in their
oells, but they knew all about the
feast, for the dinner is to be served by
Observation-Disclosures OF the prison who
Tor good behavior are allowed to wear
white uniforms and enjoy a modicum of
freedom In return for services done for
the warden. After the feasting was
over the prisoners caught a glimpse OF
the bride and her maids. for Mrs. Van
De Carr took them on a tour through
the grim old prison.
In Warden's Dining Room.
The banquet vas spread in .the war
den's private dining-room, which had
been transformed into a floral bower,
blue and green and white. the colors
Of Miss Sergeants college fraternity.
predominating. At every plate was a
dainty menu card, haud-painted by Mrs.
Van De arr in dainty water-colors
The guests. besides Miss Sergeant.
were her maid OF honor, Miss Marion
Tabor. and. her bridesmaids. Misses
Helen Gleason. Irene Kettles. Estelle
McColl and Elsie McColl. All OF them
were her classmates at the Adelphi
Academy and members OF the same fra
ternity.
Though the banquet was spread with
in prison waits, Mrs. Van De Cars
guests did not fast on prison fare. The
only feature of the dinner suggestive of
prison life was the criminal visaged
"trusties' who served the fair guests.
and Warden De Carr. who had the Sc
lection OF these, provided the most dis
%tinctive types in his collection of semi
reformed crooks.
MadA Tour of Prison.
After the feasting Miss Sergeant and
her merry bridal party were escorted
through the narrow and gloomy corri-
doris OF he prison and flowed to peer
through the iron gratings at the In
mates OF murderers' row and the human
estrays of the women's prison.
Only a few days ago Miss Sergeant's
wedding was uncertain as ler fance
was bitten by a pet greyhound which
died two days later of rabies. He has
spent the Dast two weeks at the Pas
teur Institute, and has been assured ny
the physicians thar he need have no fear
now OF oad results,
The idea of the luncheon in the TGmbs
originated with Mrs. Van De Carr. After
the guests had been shown through the
prison this afternoon. and when they
had retuIned to the apartments of the
Warden. Nj Van De Car said:
"Thc same Iarty dined in the Waldorf
Astoria en- Wednesday, last, and it was
walle We were there that the idea OF
having another dinner. and that one in
the Tombs, occurred to me. | mentioned
II, ard al the vaunG women at once fell
In love with the suggestion. and thus II
was fridays little affair was arranged"
The luncheon and visit over, the young
women returned to Brooklyn in the car
riages which brought them to the
Tonrbs. They expressed themselves as
delighted with the novel experience.