New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
About People and Social Incidents.

last night for her debutante daughter, Mis.
Eleanor Townsend. taking her guests to the Be-
lasco Theatre and afterward to Demonco's for
sumner and an informal dance. Among thosa
asked Miss Constance Schermerhorn. Miss
Anne Pellew, Miss Gladys Roosevelt. Miss Natalie
Bailey, George r. Peabody. William Evarts. Rob
ert Bartholomew. Miss Lucy Brown. Miss Ger.
trude Slocum and Miss Rosamond Burr.
Sherry's was the scene last night Of large
dinner given by Major General and Mrs. Frederick
d. Grant for their son. Lieutenant Ulysses s.
Grant, 3d. and his BRIDE daughter of the Secretary
of State The party included Mrs Alfred G. Van
derbflt. Mr. and Mrs Elihu Root. jr-, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Parish jr-. Mr. and Mrs Harry T.
Peters. jr-. Mr. and Mrs I. j. Oakley Rhine
lander the Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Shipman. Mr..
and Mrs W. NJ W Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Schuyler Schieffein. Miss Susan and Miss Martha
McCook Miss Edith and Miss Constance Pulitzer.
Mr. and Mrs Stephen H. p Pell. Miss Mildred
and Miss Irene Sherman Miss Corinne Douglas
Robinson Miss Eleanor whitridge, Miss Christine
and Miss Lorraine Roosevelt. Miss Mabel Choate
and Miss Edith Deacon; also Don Giovanni del
Draeo Prince Henri de Croy, Worthington White
house Phoenix 1ngraham. Marshall Kernochan,
John Sloane. Rudolph and John Neeser. Oren
Root Bradish G. Johnson and Philip Rhnelander.
Lieutenant and Mrs Grant leave town for Wash
ington to-day to spend the New Year holidays with
Mrs Grants parents. the Secretary OF State and
Mrs Root
o.r,suoId A Thompson led the cotillon last night
at the first dance of the given at Sherrys
by the organization known as the Friday Junior
Dances of which Mrs. E H Hartman. Mrs
George Grswold Haven. jr-. and Miss Louise Ward
McAIIister Mrs. E. c. Potter are the principal pa
,ronesses The guests were received by Mrs. Haven
Mrs Henry E Coe. Mrs Lndley Hoffman Chaplin
and Mrs. James Raynor Hayden The favors con-
sisted of gilt wands. chrysanthemum hats flutes
and Christmas novelties. The concluding figure was
of the Santa Claus order. in Whicn cohleti ana
snowbaIls played prominent part
Horace Barry will give theatre party this even
ing for Miss Gladys Roosevelt, the oeoutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellis Roosevelt
p-o-,aI announcement was made Thursday Of
the engagement of Miss Mary Sargent. of Brook
line Mass daughter of Professor Charles s. Sar-
cont of Harvard to DIR. Nathaniel Bowditch Pot
fer of this city. DR.. Potter is son Of the late
George Sabine Potter. Of Boston and New York
He is a. graduate of the College OF the City OF
New York of Harvard University and the Harvard
Medical School He also studied Tor his profession
., Paris and Vienna Since 1900 he has been visit
ing physician to the New York City Hospital -or
which Mrs Sage recently endowed research
laboratory He is also visiting physician for the
French Hospital and the Hospital Tor Ruptured
and Crppled Children and instructor In medicine at
Columbia University. The wedding will take place
in Brookiine January %
Miss Marie Natalie Foote. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Robert Dumont Foote, will be married this
afternoon to John Mayer. Jr-. at Spring Brook
House. the country home OF MI and MIS- Foote.
a. Morrfstown N. j. 1t originally planned to
have a large wedding. but owing to the death Of
Henry II. Havemeyer. uncle of Mr. Mayer, the
pIans were changed, and in consequence only rea-
tves and intimate friends will be present at the
marriage ceremony. Miss Alice Dunont Foote will
be her sisters maid Of honor and Miss Matilda e
FreInghuysen. of Morristown: Miss Helen Crocker.
of Fitchburg Mass, and Miss Dorothy Sturges, OF
Providence will be the bridesmaids. Stephen Whit
nev will be the best and A c. Swenson.
Francis Wisner Murray. jr- OF New York: Alfred
Macy and Josiah Macy, of Morristown. and Henry
c. Beste of Summit, will be the ushers-
There will be another meeting Of the Saturday
Evening Dancing Class tonight at Delmonico's. and
at Sherry's the class managed by Mrs David DoHs.
fr will have its second meeting.