The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-17
SOCIETY FUNCTIONS
and NOTES.

Attendance Will be large at the recep-
tion to be given this afternoon by Mrs,
Jerome Gedney at her home. Washington
street and Gleuwood avenue, East Orange.
The affair promises success in every way.
In spite of the Indictment weather of
last evening society Of the Oranges gath
cred in goodly numbers, and insured the
complete success of the card party given
by Mrs. a. Is. Thacher, OF 46 Scotland
road. A supper was served.
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison is giving a lunch
con today IN honor OF the dubtantes OF the
season at her residence, Llewellyn Park.
This evening, at the orange Free LII
brary, DIR. Van Gieson. of Bloomfield, will
entertain the Orange Mountain Medical
Society at dinner.
Mrs. c. G.. Afford. OF 80 Harrison street,
East Orange, will give a large reception
for her young daughter Wednesday even
ing, January y.
Friday evening, January "a, is the date
selected by the Yale Alumni Association
for their annual dinner to be held at the
Woman's Club. East Orange.
Mrs. Edward II. Wright. jr., of "A Park
place, Newark, is planning 10 give a
bridge party on Monday afternoon, Janu-
airy q.
Mrs. Nelson Hollifeld has returned from
Summit. where she has been visiting for
the past few weeks.
Mrs. John J.. Wright Clark was the
hostess at a large bridge party at her
home, $50 Mount Prospect avenue, this
afternoon, which was attended by most
OF the young matrons and those of the
younger set. A tea followed the games,
with Mrs. James Lawrence Ogden and
Mrs. James Gordon Taylor. the latter a
sister of the hostess, presiding at the
urns. ~Jonouils. narcissus inc ferns
formed the decoration scheme in the dining
room, and yellow shaded lights and a
centre of the ~ionuuils adorned the table.
Mrs. Wright Clark wore a gown of gray
satin messaline trimmed with point lace.
Mrs. Taylor wore white satin, and Mrs.
Ogden's gown was white chiffon cloth.
The guests included Mrs. James NJ.
Cumming. Mrs. Paul Cook Downing, Mrs.
William p. Field, Mrs. FARMLAND Briggs,
Mrs. Herbert p. Gleason. Mrs. George
Barker, Mrs. Francis Child. jr., Mrs.
Forrest Scudder, Mrs. Albert o. Headley,
Mrs. Nelson Todd, Mrs. Morris L. Weeks,
Mrs. Chauncey G.. Parker, Mrs. Lawrence
G.. Ward, Mrs. B.. Foster WILKINSON, Mrs.
E. Alvah Wilkinson, Mrs. John w. Howell,
Mrs. Tonzo Savage, Mrs. George Greene
Lewis, Mrs. Edward Heath Peters, Mrs.
Adrian Riker, Mrs. Henry Young, jr.,
Mrs. Halsey M. Larter, Mrs. Newell j.
Ward. Mrs. Chandler Riker, Mrs. e.
Martin Phillippi, Mrs. E. Erie Moody!
Mrs. Howell G.. Lord, Mrs. Albert Phillips,
Miss Laura Plume. Miss Louise 70. Pol
hemus, Miss Helen Osborne, Miss Eliza
beth Nichols, Miss Mildred Jenkinson,
Miss Florence Elmore Murphy, Miss
Fanny Jones, or Orange; Miss Claribel
Walton, OF Massac husetts; Miss Irene Hig-
bic, Miss Irene Hamilton, Miss Kate Ross
Wallace, Miss Henrietta Bigelow, the
Misses Dodd, Miss Higbic, the Misses
Crane, Miss Clara Cobb, and Miss Wilhel-
nina Shreve, of Boston, Mass.
Miss Wilhelmina Shreve, of Boston, is
the guest of her cousins. the Misses Os.
borne, of 6 Park place.
Mrs. William r. Field entertained at
bridge last night. Her guests included
society people of this city and the Or
anges. Five tables were in play. Follow
ing the games there was an informal
dinner,