New-York tribune., 1908-02-09


Norton. Mrs. J. H. Thompson. Mrs George T.
Moore and Mrs. James E Murphy.
Mrs. George Hunt Prentss and Miss Marjorie
Lewis Prentiss of No. 10S Perrepont street, will
give a large bridge party on Monday, February
H. for Miss Clare Russell
Mrs Starr Donaldson, nee Edna H. Wilson,
announces Fridays in February. Mr. and Mrs.
Donaldson are living at the Seymour, No A
West 45th street. this winter
Mrs. John Van Nostrand. of No 1872 Columbia
Heights, gave dinner on Friday evening Of the
week before last for her brother and sister-in-
law, Bishop and Mrs William A. Leonard, OF
Cleveland.
Mrs John Evans Shepard, of No 81 Pierre
pont street was at home last Wednesday. As
sisting her were Mrs. Paul Howard Worth and
Mrs. Charles Rossiter Hester, Of Manhattan.
Mrs. Louis Vanden Burg the guest Of honor.
The tea table decorated with jonquils.
Mrs. Shepard will also receive February -
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Mrs George J. Pearson. nee Anita Ludlam,
has announced Thursdays IN February at No.
294 Washington avenue
Mt and Mrs Joseph E. Davis. the latter be-
fore her marriage last October being Miss Mary
Maxwell, who returned from their wedding trip,
abroad last week will spend the remainder Of
the winter In Manhattan.
The engagement is announced of Miss Mar
garet Teresa Voight and Chester Arthur Hal
stead. of Flatbush.
The patrOnesses for the international garden
fete with many by-plays' which is to be given
on Monday, March =, at the Pouch Gallery by
the members of the St Christopher Circle,
Pan
A E Blackmar Mrs. Henry Balfe, Mrs. Henry
Burn. Mrs c. Duane Cooper Mrs. Eyersley
Chids. Mrs. William s Coivin, Mrs. Eugene w.
Champion, Mrs. Edward ]. Eldridge, Mrs. Jo-
seph L. Greason. Mrs. Edward Grotecloss Mrs.
Calvin Edwards Hull Mrs. William G. Hoople,
Mrs. Frank S. Jones, Mrs. Chester S. Lord, Mrs.
David s. Manning, Mrs. George Munson, Mrs.
Francis L. Minton, Mrs. A. II. Nichols, Mrs.
William c. Pate. Mrs. William Ray. Mrs. George
n Robinson, Mrs. David y. Thornton Mrs.
John 4. Underwood. Mrs. Arthur II. Waterman
and Mrs Hamilton II. Salmon, dance Will
follow the entertainment.
The first OF Mrs. Walter st. John Benedict's
receptions, given Friday afternoon her home
No, 70 Columbia Heights, was informal The
rooms were decorated with pink carnations and
ferns and the hostess received in a gown of
lavender tulle and lace. Assisting her were
Greene. Mrs. Philip Hanson Hiss. Miss Susan
Woodford, daughter of General and Mrs. Stew
ard Wo0dford. Of Manhattan and Mrs. Frank
Day Tuttle. AT her second reception, next Fri
day. Mrs. John Hill Morgan. Mrs. Lowndes
Rhett, Of Brooklyn; Mrs Underwood Kirhpat
rick, Mrs. Alfred Rocker, jr, of Manhattan. and
Miss Elsie Benedict, Of San Francisco, will be
IN the receiving party. On Thursday, January
so Mrs. Benedict gave luncheon and bridge
Her guests We're Mrs Henry Knox, Mrs. Ernest
Warrin, Mrs. James Walker Osborne, Mrs.
Thayer Adams. Mrs. j. Berry Harpending. jr.
Miss Gertrude OConnor, Of Manhattan; Miss
Elsie Benedict, Mrs. Frank Day Tuttle, Mrs.
Frederick c. Brown. Mrs. Russell E. Prentiss,
Mrs. Dudley Roberts, Miss Anglesea WiettS,
Miss Blanche Barclay and Miss Edith Stewart
Walker of Staten Island Pink tulips were used
in the decorations.
The engagement is announced of Miss Lucille
Macdonald. daughter Of 81. NJ. Macdonald. If
Dubuque, Iowa, TO William Parsons Slocovch.
a brother of Mrs Benedict. 1t is expected that
the wedding will take place at an early date
Among those who will take part in the tab
leaus which are to be given Tuesday evening,
February IS. at the Heights Casino under the
auspices of the Guild of the Long Island College
Hospital are Miss Helen Jourdan. Miss Ruth
1HuTSton MISS Euitn ThurStOn Miss Helen
Bruff. Miss Isabel Ide, Miss Maude Marckwald,
Miss Charlotte Leech. Miss Helen Wood Miss
Elizabeth Weeden. Miss Marie Appleton, Miss
Ruth Miller. Miss Louise Simmons Miss Helen
Earle. Miss Jessie Rathbun. Miss Florence
Woodward, Miss Susan Duryea, Miss Adele
Marckwald, Miss Muriel Goepel. Miss Olga
Doughty. Miss Florence Coombs Miss Lucy
Gair Miss Ethel Covert, Miss Julia Hotchkiss
Miss Alice Ide, Miss Helen Stanton. Miss Flor
ence Connolly, Charles Melville Bull. tr Thorn
ton Gerrish, Greenman Canda, Charles Switzer
Give Livingston Du Val, Jack Cable West
Harry Ginnel Christopher d. Robert Richard
Hudson and Herbert d Lewis Several famous
paintings viii be reproduced, among them being
"A Marriage Under the Directory" Kraemmerer:
The Ladies WaldegraYe," Sir Joshua REYNOLDS.
Blue Boy" Gainsborough; The Cleaners"
Dupre; The Brawi." Melssonicr. The Spirit Of
the Summit" Sir Frederick Leighton; John and
Priscilla Alden" Boughton: Summer" w Rev
mold Stephens, and The Vintage Festival" Alma
Tadema. The ushers will be Mrs S r Kennedy.
Mrs. James Watt, Mrs. sherman r. Joost Miss
Lois Kenyon, Miss Adele Bull. Miss Jessie Til
hey MISS Helen Murphy, Miss Mabel Stanton
MISS Florence Walton. Miss Jessie Stanton Miss
Josephine Sutphin. Miss Gaynor Miss Elsie
Arnold and Miss Edith Burrell The LIST or
patronesses includes Mrs. George B. Abbott.
Mrs. Charles Melville Bull. Mrs. Harry Guyon
Barber. Mrs. Frederick Clarence Brown Mrs
James H. Bates. Mrs William G. Beccher Mrs
Butt - Chamberlain, Mrs Daniel Chauncey.