New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-03
NETWORK SOCIETY.

NEW-IORh SOCIE Y
DebUtante receptions and entertainments in their
honor and weddings will constitute the principal
features Of the programme Of New-York society
this week. December seems. indeed be a favorite
month for weddings, and inasmuch as it seems to
be an accepted rule that the debutantes OF the
season should all be presented to society before
Christmas, the next three weeks promise to prove
exceptionally busy ones.
Among the weddings which will command the
most attention is that of Miss Mary Barton Alter
bury to Fuller Potter, at the house or the brides
father, John Turner Atterbury in West 49tl-st.
Fuller Potter will have as his best man his broth
err Ehphalet, who is married to the elder sister
Of the BRIDE formerly Miss Josephine Atterbury.
The ceremony will be performed by the Rev DR..
Ernest NJ. Stires. rector Of st. Thomas's Church,
and the bridesmaids will consist of Miss Ellen and
Miss Katherine Atterbury The latter viii be
formally presented to society on December r. at a
reception given by her father at his house in West
49th-st.. and he has likewise arranged to give a
dance for her at sherry's on December %
Trinity Chapel will be the scene on Saturday of
the wedding of Miss Helena Rutherfurd Ely daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ely, to Richard Worsom
Meade, Of the late Admiral Meade. u. S. N.
Miss Christine Roosevelt, Miss Helen Talbot Oily
plant, Miss Aretta Prentice and Miss Ray Win
tiers will be the bridesmaids and Miss Charlotte
Meade the maid of honor. Charles Edmund Fair
fax brother OF Lord Fairfax: Robert NJ. Parker
Alfred Ely. jr.. Ezra Parmelee Prentice, J. San
ford Barnes and George Gordon Meade viii be the
ushers and Henry T. Murray the best The
ceremony will be performed by the Rev. DR.. Will
lam S. Vibert
On Tuesday the organization known as the Junior
CotilIons Of which Mrs. Douglas Robinson and Mrs
Benjamin Wees are the patronesses, will have its
first dance Of the season at sherry's, and most
of the debutantes of the winter expected to be
present, 1t will be rather large affair and the
big ballroom at Sherry's, which has been entirely
redecorated and considerably altered, will be opened
at that time
On Thursday the subscription dinner dances
ganized by Mrs. Frederic J. de Peyster and ].
Montgomery Strong few years ago viii be re-
sumed at Delmonico's AS Mrs, de Peyster is in
mourning Mrs. Robert Endcott will take her place.
The Neighborhood CotiIlon will have its first dance
on the same night at Dodworth's.
William Earl Dodge. whose marriage to Miss Jes-
sic Sloane will take place on December IS at St.
Bartholomew Church. will give his farewell bach
elor dinner on Friday night at Delmonicos. when
his guests will include his best man. Richard H.
Williams jr., and his ushers. John H Mccullough.
Ralph Sanger, Bertram Cruger, Kenneth Budd, AL
bert Zabriskie Gray, James McVickar, James S.
Sands and Samuel Stevens Sands Miss sloane's
bridesmaids will consist OF Miss Violet Cruger Miss
Martha McCook, Miss Ruth Twombly, Miss Mar
Earet Dix Miss Sybf Douglas and Miss Christine
Biddle while her sister, Miss Emily Sloane, Will be
her maid OF honor.
Among the debutante receptions set for this week
are those to be given tomorrow Afternoon by Mrs
w Austen Flagg. at No. 81 West 4sth-st, for
Miss Josephine Flagg; by Mrs. Henry H LAndon
for Miss Agnes Landon at her house, in East 3d.
at by Mrs. George Kobbe for her daughter, Miss
Alice Kobbe and by Mrs. Edwin II. Weatherbee for
Miss weatherbee. at her house, in Madison-ave
On the same afternoon the Rev Dr. and Mrs
Ernest NJ Stires will have reception at St
Thomas's rectory. in 5sd-st, near 5th-ava
On the following day Miss Electa Havemeyer
will make her debut at g reception given by her
mother Mrs. Henry o. Havemeyer, at her house in
East 6Sth-st. Mrs. Casrnir de Rham Moore will pre-
sent her daughter. Miss Grace Moore. at reeep-
ton and Mrs Nelson Borland will have a large
reception for her daughter. MISS Alice Boriand' at
her house, in East S7th-st
Mrs T. west Roosevelt will bring out her daugh-
ter Miss Lorraine Roosevelt. at a reception given
at her house in East S1st-st, on wednesday after
noon and ut the same time Miss Elsie Nicou will
make her debut at a reception given by her mother.
Mrs Benjamin Eicoll. at her house In East both-st
Another reception OF Wednesday afternoon Is that
OF Mrs. John Lindley, for Miss Eleanor Andley, at
her house in East Sth-st
Thursdays receptions include those given by Mrs
Robert Endicott for her daughter, Miss Gladys En-
dcott by Mrs. George Frelinghuysen for Miss Ma
thiIde Frelinghuysen at her house in East SSth-st
and by Mrs Henry sturgis for Miss sturgis at her
house In East s4th-st.
on Friday Mrs. Rowland Pell win have large
reception at her house In MadiSon-aye. for the
debut OF her daughter, Miss Gladys Pen; Arthur
5edgwiek viii give q reception for his debutants