New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
About People and Social lncsdenfS.
Miss Janet Dana secretary and Miss Harriet
Alexander as treasurer.

Miss Janet Dana secretary and Miss Harriet
Alexander treasurer.
Mrs. William Douglas Sloane will give large
dance toward the end of January in connection
with the marriage of her niece Miss Gladys VAN
derbilt. to Count Ladslaus Szechenyf and the lat
ters brothers and sisters-in-law. well
of his cousins and friends. who coming
from Vienna to attend his wedding, will be present.
The Hon. Lionel Guest and Mrs. Guest, with ti1s
atters daughter Miss Lucy Bgelow Dodge. will
arrive in town this week from their home ths
Isle St. Cillies, in the ST. Lawrence. to spend
January in New York the guests of Mrs. Bige-
lows father the Hon. John Bigelow, at his house
in Gramercy Park. During their stay here Miss
Lucy Dodge will make her debut and many en-
tertainments being planned in her honor.
The Charity Ball for the benefit of the Nursery
and Chld's Hospital will take place the Wall
dorf-Astoria Tuesday evening. February T. and
boxes can be obtained from Mrs. Alexander T. Van
Nest at her house in West 37th street
Lady WiIloughby dEresby. who was Miss EIoiss
Breese. of New York, has given birth to son at
her home In London. This boy will in the course
of time succeed 20 his grandfathers Earidom of
Ancaster and to the possession of the great Drum
mond estates. which. claimed by Brooklyn watt
daughter of the late Lord Drumuond who
died in New York some twenty years ago from the
effects of exposure while working ticket chop
Lord Ancaster- The Earldom of Ancaster is Of
modern origin. but the earls barony Of Willoughby
dEresby is one of the oldest peerages in existence
having been created as far back July IS. 131s by
Edward III. It's title IS borne by Lord Ancas-
ter's eldest son and heir II IS dignity which
descends through the female well as the maIs
side of the house. and had it not been for birth
of to Lord and Lady Willoughby OF Eresby
the other day, would have been Inherited by their
little girl, year old who would in that event
become a in her eht
Coaching prospects somewhat gloomy for ths
spring far New York is concerned At any
| rate. Alfred Vanderbilt does contemplate put
ting his coach Venture the road for daily runs
| between the Holland House and Ardsley after
Easter His present plans to take the coach
and his horses over TO England and 10 1t dur
| ing May and June between London and Brighton.
l. Townsend Burden. jr.. is suffering from typhoid
| fever at the home OF his parents. No. East 9ed
street He has been i'll for the last days and
two physicians have been in almost constant
tendance His condition last night reported
10 be somewhat improved.
AT Demonicos last evening the second OF the
| Saturday Dances took place. under the patronags
| of Mrs Morgan e GrinneH. Mrs Lindey Chaplin.
| Mrs Charles r. Huntington, Mrs Saekett NJ Bar
| clay and others. J. Montgomery Strong led the
cotillOn. and the favors consisted of daboio sets
| and other trifies. Supper served az midnight,
| when the dancing ended
Mrs Joseph Pulitzer save dinner last night
at her home, in East T3d street. for the American
| Ambassador TO the Court of st. J2mess and Mrs.
| Whitelaw Reid. The guests numbered about forty.
| Mr. and Mrs. John Blake Baker who have been
! at the ElySee Palace Hotel. in Paris for the last
| two months, expect TO leave there this week for
Nice, and they will stay at the Royal Hotel
| MrS
| Washington TO spend the week end with her sis
| ter, Mrs Charles Strong. Of Erie Penn, who Is
at the Plaza Hotel for the winter.
Nine. Sembrich. Nine Nordica Nine. sarnarof.
| Caruso. Gilbert. Fritz kreisIer and Victor Her
bert and his orchestra will appear at Albert Nor
| ris Basby's musical mornings az the Waldor.-As-
! toria in January.
Owing the recent death of Henry o. Have
| meyer. relative of the bridegroom the wedding
of Miss Marie Natalie Foote. daughter OF Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Robert Dumont Foote. John Mayer. jr,
| at MorristOwn N J.. yesterday, quiet affair
The ceremony performed by Monsignor Joseph
| NJ Flynn, of the Church Of the Assumption. IN
| the red room Of the country home Of Mr.. and Mrs
| Foote. Spring Brook House The bride entered
| the room the OF her father. aisle being
formed by ribbons held by the brides sister Miss
Marianne Foote; her brother. John Taintor Foote.
and Miss Eleanor Mellon Miss Esther Tiers, Miss
! Margaret Dickson. Miss Annie Bradley. Miss Wini-
/
| Foote'S sister Miss Alice DuTnont FOote. the
| maid of honor. The bridesmaids Miss Ere
| lInShuysen. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George q.
| F'reiinghuysen OF Morristown; Miss Dorothy
/ SturgeS. daughter of Mr. and Mrs Howard u.
/ Sturges. of Providence. and Miss helen Crocker
| OF Fitchburg, Mass stephen Whitney was the
! best man. and the ushers josiah and Alfred
| Macy. W. Seward Webb. jr.. Francis WisneT Nur-
| ray, jr.. and Albin c. Swenson. of New York. and
| Henry G. Beste. of Summit. y. J. The bride wcrs
/ a gown of white satin and tul1s. with tule veil
and carried a bouquet OF orchids and Hiies-of-the
| valley The bridesmaids and maids of honor wore
frocks of white chiffon and short tule wells, ard
| carried bouquets of American Beauty roses The
| Christmas colors prominent in the decora-
tiOns of the house. evergreens. palms, holly ana
| scarlet flowers being used The wedding was at
tended only by relatives and friends. and was fol-
| lowed by a reception. Miss FOote recently became
| u Catholic. Mr.. Mayer being member of that
Church Mr. and Mrs Mayer have taken MISS
| Hopkins's house. in Elm street. Morristown for
! six months, and will occupy il their return
| from their wedding trip. Mr. Foote'S gift TO MI.
! and Mrs. Mayer Will be house. which IS TO re
built on a knoll at Spring Brook Farm. the Foots
| estate plans for which already out
WEDDINGS PAST AND TO COME