The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-23
SOCIETY EVENTS.

Jacob Wendell, jr., Of New York
city. of the Comedy club Of New York.
assisted by two friends gave in
costume scene from 1.-THE Merchant
Of Venice before the Shakespeare
club last evening at the Morristown
school. Mr.. Wendell took the part of
Shylock.
Mrs. Theodore t. Whites second
Wednesday at home was well attend
ed. The house presented a very pref.
ty and attractive appearance and Mrs.
Robert E. Granniss, jr., Miss Letch-
ford, Miss Katherine Clarke, Miss
Emery, Miss Vernam, Miss Ethel Cut
Ter and Miss Mary Merrell poured tea
assisted in receiving.
Mrs. Emlen P. Franklin will have
the Lenten Sewing class for the Speed
well Auxiliary at her home on Tues
day afternoons.
Misses Phyllis and Elizabeth Nc
Vickar will leave for Concord, Mass,
on Friday to visit their aunt, Mrs.
Godfrey Brinley.
Mrs Hobart Garfield and Mrs. Pear
sail are in Atlantic City for two or
three weeks.
Mrs. Jacob de Kautstein. who is at
Panama, attended the ball recently
given for President-elect Taft, which
she describes as a very unique affair.
Miss Bostwick gave a card party at
Mrs. Tunis's on Tuesday evening Of
last week.
( Master Edward Lewis gave a party
for his young friends on Saturday,
Febrdary ID.
Mrs. Frances S. Hoyt will have the
Lenten Sewing class for Memorial
hospital at her home on Tuesday af-
ternOonS.
Miss Elizabeth caldwell had Miss
Adelaide McAlpin, of New York, stay
ing with her for LincOln'S birthday
and the weekend.
Miss Ruth Taylor is home from
school for few days.
The Sewing class for the Berkshire
Industrial Farm Will meet at Mrs.
Thomas w. Cauldwell IS on Wednesday
and afternoons ip March
Mrs. James r. Maury entertained
the Thursdayclub last week.
Mrs. r. w. Gambler, whose card par
ty at Short Hills on Wednesday was
to be attended by many Morristown
ladies, was obliged through illness to
recall her invitations. Mrs. Gambler
was formerly Miss Ethel HoSmer, of
MorriStOwn.
Mrs. George r. D. Schieffelin, gave
theatre party Thursday evening for
Miss Florence Ismay, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs, ], Bruce Ismay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Scribner left
New York for the South Thursday, to
remain for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heyworth Mills, who
are at the Hotel Wolcott. Mrs. A. M.
Miss M McClymandS. of Massilon, o.,
and Miss Washington, of Boston, is
also at the Wolcott, where the party
is being much entertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ell. Gillespie,
of Farragut place, spent Lincoln's
birthday and the weekend at the
Mountaineering Lakewood, N. j.
Mrs. G. Ledyard Blair is QUE of the
patronesses of the Friday Junior
dances, given in Sherry's small ball
room, in New York.
On Tuesday Mrs. @. Ledyard Blair
steamed for Europe, to be gone fol
several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Corea Walsh
have announced the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Margaret Walsh,
and Fielding Simmons, Of New York.
q. Ledyard Blair has decided to take
part III the annual coaching club pa
rade to be held in May in New York.
Miss Jeanette Kissell took a promin-
ent part in the production of That
Girl o. Mine" at the Plaza hotel in
New York on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. George Carr Henry has re-
turned from New York where she
had been spending several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grinnell Willis have
rented the Bailey villa at jamestown,
r. l., for the summer.
Mrs. Henry Patterson Phipps enter
tains at the Golf club on Monday, CIV
ing large reception and dance.
Albert III. Vernam is spending sew
eral weeks at Jamaica, B. w. l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Thebaud are
stopping at the Morristown inn.
Miss Strong, whoihas been the guest
of Mrs. W. Bard McVickar of Maccul-
Loeb avenue, has returned to her home
in New York.
Mrs. Frederick w. Merrell and Miss
Merrell have gone to Washington and
Fortress Monroe.
Invitations have been issued by Miss
Grannis and Miss Floy Grannis for a
bridge party to be given at their home
on Morris Plains on April 3rd in honor
of Mrs. Frederick Brown, of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown have rented the
Brinley house on Maple avenue for
several months.
Mrs. w. North Duane is back in
Morristown after visit with friends
in Worcester, Mass.
Miss Seeley is the guest of Mrs
Granville M. White.
Mrs. George Carr Henry entertained
the Tuesday afternoon bridge club
this week.