The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-23
SOCIETY FUNCTIONS
AND NOTES.

The girls of the younger set and a few
of the matrons were the guests Of Mrs.
George Green Lewis at her home 257 Clin-
ton avenue, yesterday afternoon at an in
formal tea given in compliment TO
her sister, Miss Claribel Walton, of Bos-
ton, who Is her guest.
Pink roses and ferns adorned the tables,
and Mrs. John J. Wright Clark and Mrs.
George Barker presided at the urns. Mrs.
Lewis's guests were Mrs. Francis Child,
jr., Mrs. James Gordon Taylor, Mrs. sum-
ner Smaller. Mrs. B. Foster Wilkinson,
Mrs. Andrew Van Blarcom, Miss Mary
Nelson Hollifield, Miss Adeline Dodd, Miss
Matilda Dodd, Miss Amy Crane, Miss
Edna Crane. Miss Cordelia Crane, Miss
Higbie, Miss Irene Higble, Miss Eliza
beth Carter, Miss Elizabeth Jackson, Miss
Florence Fillmore Murphy and Miss Louise
L. Polhemus.
Society in the Oranges attended a recep-
ton given last night by Mrs. Charles G..
Afford at her home, 50 Harrison street, East
Orange. for her daughters, Mrs. j. Warren
Afford and Miss Clara Afford. The func-
ton was given to announce the engagement
of Miss Afford to Leonard B. Elms. h
house was tastefully decorated with a pro-
fusion of flowers. In the reception room
orchids predominated and the library was
banked with pink roses. Orchids and lilies
of-the-valley predominated in the dining
room. The hours Of the reception were
from s to IL o'clock, Assisting In the re-
ceivlng party were: Mrs. James c. Elms,
Mrs. James b. Dill, Mrs. Charles Gregory,
Mrs. Charles Parmelee, Mrs. John F. Pat
torson, Mrs. George A. Newman, Miss
Helen Waldron. Mrs. Ralph H. Hunt and
Mrs. Edward Freeman, of Orange; Mrs.
Theodore b. Casey, of Newton. Mass. Mrs.
William r. Slimey. Of New Haven, Conn;
Mrs. f.. Christie Neal, OF Greenwich, Conn.
and Mrs. Harold j. Mahin. of New York.
The young women assisting included Miss
Marion Douglass, Miss Harriet Richards,
Miss Helen Dill, Miss Susan Dill, Miss
Ethel Patterson, Miss Margaret Tooker,
Miss Florence Brigham and Mrs. Alice
Adams, of Orange, and Miss Margaret Tay-
lor, of New York city.
Mrs. Francis f.. Johnson, received her
intimate friends informally last night at her
home, 179 Harrison street, East Orange.
Arrangements are being made to hold a
large military euchre at the Essex County
Country Club on st. Valentines night, Feb
ruary H. Cards will he ollowed by dancing.
The patronesses are: Mrs. Henry A. Pot
ter, Mrs. William Runkle, Mrs, David
Valentine, Mrs. Manton b. Metcalf, Mrs.
stephen /. Meeker, Mrs. Francis f. john
son, Mrs. Alfred A.. Jenkins and Mrs. Cyrus
Luttrcll.
II the advance sale Of seats Is any cri-
terion. the annual theatre party for the
benefit OF ST. Barnabas's Hospital, to be
given in the Newark Theatre, will be a
prominent society event February 3.
"Salomy Jane" will be the attraction, with
Eleanor Robson in the title role. and it is
expected that all the representative society
people will be in attendance.
Those who will occupy boxes are
Mrs. James Laurence Ogden, Mrs.
Adrian 'Riker, Mrs, Uzal II. McCarter,
Mrs. j. Lewis Hay, Mrs. Charles Sander
son and MIS-. Frank Wilkinson. Mrs.
Charles A.. Grummon, of the committee.
has the sale of the gallery seats in charge.
Those seats will be occupied by the choir
boys Of st. Stephens and Grace Church
choirs.
The committee in charge consists of the
following society leaders: Mrs. Archibald
Mercer, Mrs. wainwright Ripley, Mrs. J.
Lewis Hay, Mrs. John Howell and Mrs.
Charles A. Grummon.
Mrs. Wallace NJ. Scudder has issued cards
for an afternoon card party at her home, 10
Washington place. January 81. Mrs. Scud-
der will also be the hostess at an informal
dance to be held in orator Hall, Febru-
airy Z, in compliment to Miss Agnes Erben,
of Philadelphia, who is the guest of Miss
Antoinette Quinby Scudder.
There are rumors afloat that a large leap
year dance will be given by the society
leaders for the younger set before the be-
ginning of Lent. Nothing definite is known
about the event, but it is safe to suggest
that such an affair would be hailed with
delight by the young people.