New-York tribune., 1903-01-29

Mrs Elbridge T. Gerry. ball at her house in
sixty-frst-st tonight heads the programme OF a
long list of entertainments which scheduled
for to-day. 1t includes the meeting Of the Thurs
day Evening Club at Mrs. Charles T. Barneys
Park-ave house. the last of the Cinderella cotons
at Sherry's a dinner by Mrs. Richard Mortimer at
sherry's. and by James Henry Smith at his
house in West Fifty-second-st.
The engagement is announced of Joseph II.
Choate ir son of the United States Ambassador
in London, to Miss Cora Oliver, daughter OF Cen
eral and Mrs Robert Shaw Oliver. OF Albany. Miss
divers mother was a Miss Rathbone, daughter of
the late General F. Rathbone. of Albany. Mr.
Choate is a lawyer and Is a graduate of Harvard,
class OF 81. His engagement to Miss Oliver was
rumored a couple OF years ago. but was denied at
the time
Among the dinners which took place last evening
were those given by Mrs. Hermann oelrichs at
her house in East Fffty-seventh-st-. and by Miss
Della Gurnee at her house In Fffth-aye. There
vas also dance at Delmonicos. given by the or
O.. ,-ation known the Wednesday Cotillons.
The next and last dance of this class Is set for
February 49, and the organization will then go out
of existence. it's place being taken by class
known the Century Dances.
, The marriage of Miss Mary Haight daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Edward Haight. to William H
Rockwell jr., will take place on February IA in
the Church of the Holy Communion The cere-
mony will be performed by the rector the Rev.
ton at the home OF the brides parents. in East
Eightieth-st.
Miss Hunt No 42 East Fiftietf-st. announces the
engagement of her niece. Miss Ella Hunt Wander
veer daughter of the late Augustus Vanderveer, to
Bowen Bancroft Smith.
Mr. and Mrs Robert NJ Thompson. whose
house, No East Sixty -ninth-st-. will not be ready
for their occupation until autumn leave here on
Tuesday for Palm Beach board their private
for stay there of several weeks.
Reginald Brooks returned to town yesterday from
the West and will go to Aiken. n. c.
Mrs Arthur T Sullivan and Miss Sullivan. Of No.
5S4 Fffth-ave. will be at home on Tuesdays until
April
Frederick Gebhardt who has been living for some
time with his sister, Mrs. Frederic Nelson, at her
house in Fifth-ave. has rented suite Of rooms In
a bachelor apartment house No. 173 Fifth-ave.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Cross. whose husband died about
a year ago. is dangerously i'll with typhoid fever a.
her house in West Fifty-sixth-st.
Quite a large contingent OF the fashionable set
returned yesterday board the Bluecher. including
Mrs. James A. Burden and William Burden. Mrs
e. F. Shepard, MIR. and Mrs. W E Shepherd and
w. z. Shepherd, jr and Mrs. Vanderbilt and Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt Mrs Vanderbilt and her daugh-
ter were met their arrival by Alfred G. and
Reginald C. Vanderbilt, with whom they proceeded
to her house. Fifth-ave and Fifty-eighth-st. The
final arrangements for the wedding of Reginald &.
Vanderbilt and Miss Cathleen Nelson will now be
completed and the announcement of the date for
the ceremony may be looked for at any moemnt.
consdera BILE number of people will go to New
Haven next Tuesday for the annual promenade
concert and dance of the Junior Class of Yale Uni
versity, which takes place that night in the I'd
Regiment Armory AT New-Haven
meeting or the Neighborhood Club was held at
the house Of Mr.. and Mrs. Auerbaeh. No IL West
Tenth-st.. Tuesday evening Among the guests
were Mrs. Lloyd S. Bryce. Mr.. and Mrs. j. T
Davies Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Price. Mr.. and Mrs
Robert w De Forest. Mr.. and Mrs. John v. L.
Pruyn MIR. and Mrs. j. Herbert Johnston. Mr.. and
Mrs e N Taller, Mr.. and Mrs. w Butler Duncan
Mrs Sidney De Kay, Mrs. John W. Mnturn. Mr.
and Mrs Pierre Mali Miss Leary Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Macdonald. General and Mrs. Burnett and
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick ". Whitridge.
So many years have elapsed since Verdi's
Ernani" was last given here that its revival last
right at the opera attracted large and brilliant
house at the Metropolitan, the parterre OF
boxes in particular presenting very brilliant ap
pearance Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Reeye-Merritt. Mr.. and Mrs. Arson Phelps
stokes, Mrs Astor. Colonel John j. Astor. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles T. Barney. Mr.. and Mrs. James STILL
man, Mr. and Mrs. r. +. Dinsock. Mrs. Gerald l..
Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs. +. J. Berwnd. Mr.. and Mrs.
G.; c. Haven and Miss Haven. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Lanier. August Belmont, Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clews, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Chaplin. Or. and Mrs Charles T.
Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas B. Pratt Miss Gurnee.