The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
IN SOCIETY.


The new year ushers in a period Of social
gayety. Some prominent matrons have
cards out for balls and others are selecting
dates in February in order not 70 conflict
with other important functions, especially
the Charity Ball, 10 be given on Friday
night, Jan. ?. at the Naldorf-Astoria
The next international marriage will be
that Of Misc Lulu Pfizer and Niscount
Newry Miss Pfzer has her own big fortune,
Of course which she got from her father.
She took the name Of her stepfather, Charles
Pfzer, a dozen years or SO ago. Miss
Pfzer arrived here yesterday from Eng
land where she has been for eighteen
months.
The first OF the new years weddings
will be that Of Miss Eleanor Russell and
Lothian Graerne Scott OF England, on Tues
day afternoon, at the Church OF the lncar-
nation, Madison avenue and Thrty-Eith
street The Rev. Dr. BattershHll, rector
OF st. Peters Church. Albany, will perform
the ceremony at $50 o'clock, assisted by
the Rev. william Mercer Grosyenor. me
rector of the church. The bride viii be
attended by her sisters the Misses Joseph
inc Russell and Marie l.. Russell as brides
maids and by Mrs. Harold Fitz Gerald a.
Rotch. J. Wells Farley and Harold flt2
Gerald Of Boston and George Weston. Cecil
Barrett and Rodman Glider OF this city VIII
be ushers. AfterwaTd Judge ana Mrs.
Horace Russell. the brides parents, will
give reception at their home, Park avenue
and Thirty-seventh street.
Miss Russell Is the eldest Of the several
daughters of Judge and Mrs, Russell and Is
a granddaughter OF the late Judge Hilton.
Mr.. Scott, whose home is Forest Lodge,
marlborough. Hants, England, ia in the dip
lomatio service and Is an officer IN the
Cumberland Hussars, He Is a son Of Lieut..
COL Lothian Kerr Scott, an Inventor and
authority on fortfcatons.
Among the dinner givers on Tuesday
nj sht will be Miss Chanler. who entertains
Miss Alexandra Stevens and Mrs. George
c. Kobbe Of 1870 Madison avenue. The
guests of these and several others will 60
later to the second junior couIon at SheTrys'
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett B. Kip, the former n
son of Mrs John Blake Baker. who have
an aparttnent here at 50 West Forty-fourth
street, left town on Friday for Rhinebeck-
1.-THE Hudson. where they are entertain
ing a dozen or moro friends over the holt
days.
The wedding Of Miss Emeie Louise Deem
and the Rev. B. Oakley Baldwin. rector Of
st. MAry's Church, Scarborough
Hudson. will take place on Wednesday in
ST. Matthews Church. Bishop Greer will
perform the ceremony, assisted by the Rev.
Arthur A. Judge. and the bride will Toe given
away by her father, William Morris Deem.
She viii DO attended by her sister, Miss
Florence Virginia Deem, as maid Of honor
and by the Misses Constance Berry and
Georgienne Bramhall OF South o. 20 as
bridesmaids Mr.. and Mrs. Deem va give
a reception after the ceremony at their home.
SO Vest Eghty-third street.
Mr.. and Mrs William Douglas Sloane
give one Of the big dances OF the week at
thSsr home on Fifth ayegue on friSay
night,
The engagement Of the widower George
Crocker TO Miss Beatrice Wrigh. the pretty
niece Of the late Mrs. Croker. and the talk
Of the marriage Of the couple in the near
future are interesting society. Mr.. Crocker's
brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Alrs,
Charles b Alexander, give dinner for MIN
and his iancee on Saturday night. The inst
Mrs. Crocker died at Newport in August,
and had been an invalid for some years.
The Duke and Duchess Of Manchester,
Win thelr llltle son anu uhukAOSI' 'IsSSs-lAl
Vaudeville and Lady Mary Montague,
who came over from Europe not long since
with James Henry Smith, are still his guests.
He Is entertaining his holiday house party
at Kincrsig, his place az Tuxedo.
Mrs Whitelaw Reid and her daughter
Miss Jear Reid, have cards out for Mon
days from now on through the season
Mrs William Sheffield Cowles one Of the
sisters Of President Roosevelt Who was
here for the coming out dinner dance Of