The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-08

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huysen, Mrs. Louis A. Thebaud, Mrs.
Alexander Harvey Tiers and Mrs. AL
bert H. vernam. Mrs. Henry Pater-
son Phipps had twelve at tea; while
Mrs. William Shipper entertained in
formally small table of friends.
Bridge is quite rage these days and
from now on Mrs. Louis A. Thebaud
will give bridge mornings once week.
The first Of these bridge parties oc-
CURED Monday morning. There were
six tables of players and the hours
were spent very interestingly The
next bridge morning is that of to-day,
when the same players will be at Mrs.
Thebaud's home, and hereafter every
Friday they will meet and play.
Miss May Grannis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert A. Grannis, is very
seriously i'll at " Overlook, F." their coun-
try home at Morris Plains. Miss Gran
mis- was taken suddenly i'll week ago
last Monday and soon developed APP
pendicitis. 1t was hoped at first that
her condition would not become seri-
Gus, but as the fever increased from
day to day it was deemed advisable
early this week to call specialist from
New York. DR.. Helmuth, the cele-
brated surgeon of New York city, was
called in consultation. An operation
was decided on and it was performed
Tuesday afternoon, and Miss Grannis
is now on the road to recovery, although
she is still very i'll. Her parents have
been overwhelmed with anxious in
quiries from friends and relatives. DIR.
George Stuart Willis is the attending
physician.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis E. Dodge had
| intended to occupy their house in Nor
mandy Park this week, but owing to
the serious illness of Mr.. Philip Lyn-
den Dodge, their second son, they de-
cided to remain at the Grosvenor,"
on Fifth avenue, New York, for an
other week or two. Young Mr.. Dodge
was taken suddenly i'll with pneumonia
and for few days this week it looked
as though he might not recover, but
his splendid constitution brought him
through, SO it is expected that within
few weeks he will be out again.
| The club house at the Field Club
was the scene of much merrymaking
Monday night, when Mr.. Livingston
Whitney and his fiancee Miss Amanda
Harris Jessup, were given reception.
The affair took place in the grill room
and about fifty young people were
present to congratulate the prospect
i've bride and groom. Some of those
present were f. Butler Duyckinck, Ed
ward X. Mills, Robert A. Grannis, Jr.,
Herman Behr, Miss Mollie March, Miss
Hall, Miss Elsie Whitney and Miss
Sallie Whitney.
The first of the morning musicales
which are to be given at the home of
Mrs. Edward A. Day and Mrs Albert
S. Swords, on Madison avenue, will
take place on Tuesday morning, May
10, at which time Herr Grienauer, the
'cellist, will be the principal soloist.
He will be assisted by soprano soloist
who has not yet been engaged.
Justice Abraham Q. Garretson and
I family have definitely decided to make
trip abroad this summer and expect
| to sail on June 20 if nothing intervenes.
Just at present Mrs. Garretson is not
in very good health, having been con-
fined to her home the first of the week,
but she is now on the mend and hopes
to be out again in few days.
Mrs. Louis A. Thebaud returned
from Washington Thursday. She went
down to the Capital on Tuesday to at
tend wedding. Mrs. Shear, of Phil
adelphia, is spending a few weeks in
town, the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
George e. Dadmun, of Elm street. Mr..
and Mrs. George Edings Chisolm re-
turned from Atlantic City Monday,
after two months spent at that popu-
lar resort. They expect to leave for
York Harbor, Me-, early in June. They
have cottage at that resort and usu-
ally make the trip in their yacht. This
year they will do the same, spending
| the season in Maine. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence r. Conger are home from
Lake George. They returned the first
of the week after spending nearly a
month at that place. They expect to
return to Lake George soon, however,
as Miss Katherine H. Conger is to be
married there next month, Mr. and
Mrs. Otto II. Kahn and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henri p. Wertheim are expected at
their summer home, Cedar Court, ;"
on Normandie Heights, about the 10Th
of this month.
CHARLOTTE.