New-York tribune., 1908-09-06
BROOKLYN SOCIAL CHAT
Items Concern5ng We'll Knoscn Per-
sons at Home and abroad.

brides father. Judge Abbott only relatives wit
messed the ceremony. which took place at the
Pines. the Abbott country place at Greenport
Long Island The Rev. DR.. j. Howard Meiish, OF
Holy Trinity. assisted by the Rev. DR.. Charles A.
Jessup. OF Greenport, oficiated The bride was
unattended by two flower girls. Miss Rose
mary Hellister and Miss Elizabeth Fish. Her gown
of soft white satin was trimmed with old duchess
lace. She given away by her brother. George
Abbott. Mr.. Aborn. who had neither hest man
ushers is the son of Mrs. Margaret Lyman
Aborn, of East Orange. where he and his bride
will also make their home Miss Abbott was grad
uated from Wellesley in 05. The Ahbotts town
house is at No. Sc Joralemon street
From Berlin Germany comes word of the mar
riage there on "Wednesday in Sophien Church OF
Miss Lonni wernicke. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Hermann Wernicke, of No. 4 Alta Schonerhauser
Strasse and Willard Hayden Wheeler. son of Mrs
Hayden W. Wheeler. of No ga Washington ave
Mr. Wheeler, who was graduated from Am
herst in 1884 is a member of the Crescent Ath-
letic and Union League clubs He is brother Oh
Mrs. Mabel Wheeler Bailey
OF interest to this borough is the marriage
scheduled for yesterday afternoon in the Church
of ST. James the Less, at Scarsdale. N " OF hfiss
Marguerite Mccarthy, of Boston. and r. Augustus
willard son of Mrs. Caroline Holt Willard for
merly OF the Heights. Mr. Willard is grandson
of the late John Middagh Sands and a nephew OK
Mrs Edward H. Litchfield, of Montague Terrace
Another out of town wedding last week of IN
terest in Brooklyn was that in Boston on THURSDAY
of Miss Bessie Curtis Gray and William Muioro
Irwin Martin. son OF Mrs. William IrWin-MaFun,
of Manhattan. The bride, who is the daughter Oh
the late Joseph H. Gray. attended by MISS
Catherine Brewster Gray maid of honor Ed
ward Ellsworth Irwin-Martn was the best man.
The Irwin-Martins formerly one of the most
prominent families the Hill
The attendants of Miss Patricia Egan at het
marriage to Jerome Elmer Murphy, on WEDNESDAY
September l6 will be sister, Miss Carmel Egah'
and Miss Mole Meehan, daughter of MI ana MIS-
Thomas F. Meehan, of Greene avenue The cere-
mony will be performed in the Church OF ST. Ans
gars, Copenhagen, by the Apostolic Vicar, Monsig-
nor Vaneuch Miss Egan is the daughter of Mau-
rice Egan American Minister to Denmark, who
formerly lived in this borough.
Mrs Florence Linder McColl. of No 1911 Bergen
street VINO is now at her summer home, Lyndmere.
North CohaEset, Mass, announced last week the
ngagement of her youngest daughter, Miss Mar
jorie McColl. to Paul Vincent Shields, of New Ro-
cheIle Last June Miss Agnes McColl was married
to Robert Allan Stranahan, Of Boston, and the
previous August Hiss Elsie McCon became the wife
of Henry Morgan Hobart
Mrs. Catherine Johnson. OF No. 1ss Eighth ave-
nue., has announced the engagement of her daush-
ter. Miss Louella Johnson, to Dr. p. d. Bailey, of
Manhattan.
The enga agenent is announced OF Miss Dora
Davenport Stone daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Francis
Wayland Stone, of No. 3s5 Monroe street. to John
Howard Foote. of the late ]. Howard Foote.
Quite the most noteworthy event .of the week at
Alexandria Bay the presentation at the West
minister Hotel on Thursday evening of a musical
comedy by Arthur Swanstrom. of former Bor-
ough President J. Edward Swanstrom- The lead
ing part taken by the young author, and the
cast further included Miss Edith de Beixdon. OF
Eighth avenue one of last seasons debutantes;
Miss Janet Mason. Miss Florentine Coombs, Miss
Helen Ford and Justin Mccarthy, jr., all of Brook
lyn. The comedy which of the college life
variety, enthusiastically received by a large
audience. and a neat netted for the bene-
fciary, the Little Italy Settlement House, in War
street. this borough
Announcement has been made of the engagement
of Miss Anna Jane Williams, daughter of Mrs.
Charles Williams. of Ventura Cal, to Rudolph
Remer, of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Joseph Edward Davis will be one of the
prominent exhibitors at the Newport Horse Show
week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Teale Pratt gave dinner
dance at Corfeld, Bar Harbor, last evening a
week Last Thursday They were among the guests
at the dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller. jr, at The Briars.
Mr. and Mrs. George Du Pont Pratt accom-
panied by the latters sister, Miss Jessie Sherman,
will spend this month in the Canadian Rockies
Mir. Pratt will spend his time hunting.
Mrs. ]. V Meseroe, Mr. and Mrs. B. r. Meserole
and wolcott Meserole taking the Ideal Tour
They registered at the Elton. Waterbury. Conn.
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Reeve Stockton and the latter's
father. Simeon Ayres Cruikshank who have been
motoring for fortnight, also at the Elton
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Bedford Miss Bedford
and Marshall briggs among the registrations
at the Elton the previous day.
Mr and Mrs. Jeb Mayhem, who were motoring
to Lansingburg. stopped at the Ten Eyck Albany.
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs John Davol and w S Foltz who
are spending few weeks touring, at the
Elton, Waterbury. Conn. Friday.
Judge and Mrs. Edward B. Thomas were among
the tourists at Glen Springs Friday
Dr. and Mrs samrei Sheldon and Mr.. and Mrs
Gushing Hill arrived the Berwick, Green Noun
tains. Rutland. VT, on Friday. They made the
trip up by motor.
Mrs Charles Merrill. Miss Emily Merrill and
Miss Edith Merrill are motoring in the White
Mountains. They Prrived at Breton Woods on
Friday.
Among the raoaorisrs registered at the Equinox
House Manchester, NJ, last week were Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Nosplrg. OF Richmond Hill, Long
Island: T. (. Fitzgerald. H. y. SoIners and Mr..
and Mrs henry Bodevin. Miss Bodevin and Dr..
De Witt L. Cine who were op their way Pitts
.sass ubicb fhsv reached on Friday