The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-09
MRS. PREsroN's WHIST.


famous Jersey resort
MRS. PRESToN's WHIST.
The bridge whist event OF the week was
that given by Mrs. Walter Lane Preston
at her beautiful home on Hope street
Monday last.
There were ffve tables used in the play
and later tea was served from charm
ingly decorated tables in which pink was
the color scheme.
Those who assisted Mrs. Preston In
serving were Mrs. Howard i Cornell,
Mrs William o. Blanding and Mrs Louis
f. Robinson.
Those present were: Mrs. Robert B.
Treat Mrp. Harry r. Smith, Mrs. James
NJ T. Taylor, Mrs. Frank D. Simmons,
Mrs G. Moulton Stone. Mrs p. c. Su-
ness, Mrs r. Lincoln Ldppitt, Mrs Eliot
FLINT Mrs. George IT. Peet Mrs. William
H. Pope Mrs. Lowell Emerson, Mrs
Arthur l.. Kelly. Mrs Frank II. "hartin,
Mrs Walter s. Baliou, Mrs. Ralph >
Hamilton Mrs Cyrus M. Van Slyck, Mrs.
Fred A. Chase MIS-. Lorin NJ. Cook. Mrs
Howard ID. Wilcox. Mrs. +. Y. Trow-
bridge. Mrs. Frederick Harris, Mrs
Henry w Roth. Mrs. II. c. Martin
Mrs Charles b. Humphrey, Mrs. seeber
Edwards. Mrs George L. Miller, Mrs
Charles Il. Rockwell. Mrs. Lloyd Bray
ton. Mrs T. /. Rogers. Mrs. William NJ
T. Bowen, Mrs Charles G. Mumford
Mrs. Benjamin NJ. Jackson. Mrs. oscar
Iapham. Mrs Herbert Greene, Mrs. {,
Il. Eddy and Mrs. James II. Mac Coll.
Miss Florence Hancock, the charming
Philadelphia girl who has been the guest
of Miss Bonny Barry. returned 10 her
home on Wednesday last.
Miss Ethel Chaplin has as her guest
Miss Mary Mortimer Of New York city.
President Faunce OF Brown university
recently made the appointment of q COM
mittee to have full charge OF the Brown
coinmencement dinner The mem memoeIs MS are +
III. Rathbun. MIR. r. y. Brown, Mr.. a.
Chafee and Mr.. Seeber Edwards
Tho efth in the series of six read.
| ingg by Prof. Thomes Crosby OF Brown
university was given at the Normal school
Wednesday afternoon the sup)ect pe,nR
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The kl-
walls" The largest audience mus iar III
the series was present
Prof Crosby was at his very best ana
gave his pOrtrayals I'm the clever manner
which has won for him such great repu-
tation.
The uth Rhode Island Volunteers
gathered i'm Prescott Post hall Monday
evening and enjoyed the 25th annual win
ter reunion OF the regiment There was
a supper and an entertainment and later
the following officers were elected
President, John Mitchell, Company II:
first vice president, G. w. Brown, Com
pany G: second vice president, otto Ger
ZACH. Company X; third vice president,
George ]. Fairbrother, Company Il; sec
retary and treasurer. William Franklin.
Company A: executive committee Adjt.
Robert Fesseuden, George II. Remington
Company |; r. B. Little. Company A; OF
10 Gerlach. Company X. and James s.
Hudson, Company #: general committee,
James S. Hudson.
Mrs knight G. Richmond left this week
for Lakewood, N. j.
FACULTY TEAS END.
The last OF the faculty teas at Brown
university was given on Monday after
noon last in Rockefeller hall and was
largely attended The decorations were
especially attractive, each table having
a distinct decoration scheme. The fol-
lowing who have on previous occa-
sions acted as the hostessos were pres
ent: Mrs. w ii p Faunce. Mrs Albert
Harxness. Mrs B. f. Clarke, Mrs. John
H. Appleton, Mrs. William Carey Poland,
Mrs Nathaniel T. Davis. Mrs. William
Whitman Bailey. Mrs. Winslow Upton.
Mrs Albert Granger Hardness. Mrs.
Henry H. Gardner, Mrs. Courtney lang
don. Mrs. Lorenzo Sears. Mrs. William
Mcdonald. Mrs. Wifred H. Munro. Mrs.
Otis r.. Randall. Mrs. George r. Wilson,
Mrs T. r. Guild Mrs. J / Manatt. Mrs.
w. G. Bronson. Mrs w c. Everett. Mrs.
A. +. Watson. Mrs, Alexander Meikle-
John. Mrs Frederick Slocum. Mrs. J. IL.
Bucker. Mrs. II. T. Fowler Mrs. l.. T.
Damon. Mrs w II kenerson, Mrs.
George w Benedict, Mrs II. Il. Hunt
ington Mrs A. II. Blanchard Mrs. Il. w.
williams Mrs A. s. Morse. Miss Ida
Shaw King. Mrs. r. W Marvie, Mrs. @.
W. Latham Mrs. Asa Clinton Crowell,
Mrs. II. Il Koopman. Mrs. Carl Barus.
Mrs. Henry c. Manning. Mrs. j. /. Dealey,
Mrs. John c. Pegram. Jr.. Mrs. Walter
y. Jacobs. Mrs. a. Def. Palmer, Mrs. A.
u. Mead, Mrs; Albert X. Potter, Mrs. +.
L. Gorham.