The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-06-12

this season has made no plans what
ever and may not leave Morristown at
all Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Freeman
will spend the summer at Mount Des-
ert, Me-, having taken cottage there.
Mrs. William Shelton returned this
week from Garden City, L. l., where
she has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Lord. Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomas
are now occupying the Fitz-John
Porter house on Macculloch avenue.
The A. Evans Swartwout house on
the Miller road is now occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. John Lewis, who recently ar
rived from the west. DR.. Dwight, who
occupied the house last winter, is now
living at Convent. General and Mrs.
III. H. Walker leave the first week in
July for Bayhead, where they will
spend the summer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel t. Carter, Jr., are now with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick G.. Burnham
at "Ridgewood HILL" They will spend
the summer there. Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Curtis James have arrived at
"Onunda," on Madison avenue, and
will spend the summer there. Mr..
and Mrs. Albert H. Bond have returned
to their house onthe Mountain road.
When it was announced that Mrs.
Lewis Sayre Burchard was to give
lecture piano recital at the Golf Club
Wednesday morning, there was much
speculation as to who the artist was,
for she had not been heralded with a
flourish of trumpets and her name did
not have a familiar ring. However,
when it was known that Mrs. Charles
Bradley was sending her grand piano
over to the club for use that morning,
then people said it must be all right
and proceeded to purchase tickets.
1t was complete success more of a
success than anything in the music line
ever attempted at the club before.
The crowd was present, enthusiasm
was in the air, and then there was
Mrs. Burchard. She is most delight
full little woman, and an artist right
down to her finger tips.
She has been spending the winter
quietly in town, practicing a little,
but mostly resting and preparing for a
summer season Of strenuous activity.
She returned from abroad only last
fall, after ten years spent on the con-
tinent-in Berlin and Paris-where
she studied with such piano masters as
Stojowski and Moszkowski. That Sto-
iowski dedicated one of his waltzes to
her shows in what esteem she was held
by him-and he, the only pupil of
Paderewski, considered by many as the
peer of that musician.
The audience at the Golf Club did
not know anything about Mrs. Bur
chard's musical training and they did
not know that this was to be her first
public appearance, but when she had
played one number they knew they
were listening toan artist. Mrs. Bur
chard first read a tive-minute discourse
on the psychology and philosophy Of
music and then began her programme
with that exquisite and pathetic Schu-
mann Nocturne, which is so little
heard these days. This was followed
by two numbers by Stojowski, a valse
and minuette. For other numbers,
she played Bach prelude, Rubin
stein barcarolle, Moszkowski minia-
ture, three Chopin preludes and a
Chopin waltz, a Russian Love Song,
Viennese Waltz Song and Mendels-
sohns "The Sea-"
A few of those seen at the musical
were: Mrs. Alexander Harvey Tiers,
Mrs. Louis A. Thebaud, Mrs. Julius
Catlin, Mrs. Rudolph H. Kissel, Mrs.
Frederick Winston Merrell, Mrs. Wy
nant Vanderpool, Mrs. William NJ,
Hughes, Mrs. Henry E. Fanshawe,
Mrs. Ridley Watts, Mrs William Stark
Letchford, Mrs. Alfred r. Whitney,
Mrs. NJ. G. March, Mrs. Arthur Curtis
James, Mrs. Thomas w. caldwell,
Mrs. Otto Hansen, the Misses Bryce,
Miss Shaw, Miss March and Miss
Watts.
1t was very quiet wedding which
took place in Grace Episcopal Church,
New York, on Wednesday, when Miss
Maud Andrews Grant and Mr.. G..
Gualdo Ford were united in marriage.
The event is of considerable interest
to Morristown folks, because Mr.. Ford
is resident of this town, being the
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Z.
Ford, of Franklin Place, The bride is
the daughter of Mrs. John Anderson
Grant, of New York, and there was no
elaborate display on account of the re-
cent death of the BRIDES brother. Miss
Grant has been much in Morristown,
and has been the guest of honor at
several receptions given since the an
nouncement of her engagement. Miss
Ethel Lynn Biddle, of Philadelphia,
was the brides only attendant at the
wedding. Mr.. John Lidgerwood, Jr.,
of this city, was the best man, and
there were no ushers. The bride was
gowned in white organdie, trimmed
with lace and wore tulle veil which
was fastened with orange blossoms.
Miss Biddle wore white silk null over
pink silk. Her hat was Of pink straw,
trimmed with pink roses and she car
ried bouquet Of the same flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford are now on their
honeymoon in Ontario, Canada. After