The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-07
Mrs. Robert II. McCarter Enter
tains Brilliant Society Party
at Function.

Newark society turned out in large
numbers at the debut of Miss Eleanor
McCarter and her cousin, Miss Emma
Peterson, of Pasadena, Cal, in the
home of Miss McCarter's mother,' Mrs.
Robert H. McCarter, 1080A Broad
street, Saturday afternoon.
One thousand invitations were issued.
Green and white was the color scheme
of decoration, the halls and parlors be-
ing banked with white flowers and
palms and smilax.
A theatre party at the Newark Thea
tire followed the dinner. Polly of the
Circus was the attraction.
In the receiving party beside the
hostess and the debutantes were Miss
| Dorothy Lee, who is to be another
debutante; Miss Dorothy Green. of Co
lumbus, Ohio; Miss Theodore Pomeroy,
of Pittsfield, Mass; Miss Cordelia Hoyt,
of New York, and Miss Helen Webster,
of Montclair. In the dining room Mrs.
Andrew j. Kirkpatrick and Mrs.
Thomas ~. McCarter presided at the
urns. Mrs. Robert H. McCarter wore
pale green satin and lace, in directoire
effect, and the two young debutantes
were in white satin and lace, in empire
style. They carried bouquets of flow
ers. Miss Lee appeared in white silk
net, within lace trimmings, in empire
style also. A dinner for the receiving
party and a few friends followed the
reception. Those entertained were
Preston Lock, of California; John Farr
and Hastings Foote, of New York;
Gayle l.. Young, Nelson Carter, How
ard Gilmour and Donald McGregor, OF
Newark, and John Surbrug, of Mont
clair.
Among those who called at the re-
ception were Thomas N. McCarter, Mr.
and Mrs. Uzal H. McCarter, Mrs. For
rest +. Dryden, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Howell. Mrs. Robert Gilchrist, Mr.. and
Mrs. Beckman F. Isley, Mrs. John S
Miller, Miss Lucrecia Miller, Mrs
Samuel Pennington, Miss Anna Field
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey G. Parker, DR.
and Mrs. Walter S. Washington, Mrs
Theodore Runyon, Mrs. Peter Il. Camp
bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry van Arsdale
the Rev. DR.. David r. Frazer, Mrs. A
Nelson Hollifeld, Mrs. F. Sanford ROSS
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. BorcherHng
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Raymond, Mis-
Laurestine Cotheal Smith, Mrs. James
s.. Polhemus, Miss Louise e. Polhemus
Mrs. Frederick A. Vaudeville, Mis-
Florence d. Murphy, Mrs. Frederick
Alllng, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Child, jr.
DR.. and Mrs. Edgar Holden, jr, Mr.
and Mrs. James B.. Burnett, jr,, Mr.
and Mrs. B. Foster Wilkinson, MI. ane
Mrs. ]. Lewis Hay. Mrs. Oliver VOL
colt Jackson, Mrs. Austen III. Nc
Gregor, Mrs. William Paul, jr, Mis-
Ethel Paul, Mrs. Pierre S. Ross, Mrs
Henry Barrymore Billings. Mr.. anc
MRS. Harold A. Dodge, Miss Emily
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. James Gordon
Taylor, Mrs. John J.. Wright Clark.
Mr.. n Mrs. Frankland Briggs, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles F. Nicholson, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Paul Cook Downing, Mrs, Rober'
Bogardus Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Heath Peters, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Hunt Marckwald. Mr.. and Mrs
Littleton kirkpatrick, the Misses Crane
Mrs. e. Alvah Wilkinson, Miss Run
yon, Mrs. NJ. Haskins. Mr.. n Mrs
Albert H. Atha, Miss Louise Washing
ton, Miss Louise Holden. Mr.. and Mrs
George Green Lewis, Mrs. Chandlel
w. Riker, Mrs. Adrian Riker. Mrs. Rus
sell Wing Lewis, Miss Katherine Young
Miss Pauline Salisbury, the Misses