The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16
SOCIETY HAPPENINGS.

OULHl uAL / EINllNUO.
One Of the jolliest affairs of the sea-
son was ruff house party" at the
barn of Edward VanVleck on Thurs
day evening. The invitations for the
affair stipulated that every lady and
gent to be completely disguised; no
unmasking before supper Gf there is
any no peeking; inartistic costumes
subject to fine of one cigar or box
of cigarettes each; knee skirts pre-
ferred no costume to cost more thar
$500: wit and wisdom wanted; no
knocking allowed Z" and as the direc-
tions were carried out literally, it is
said, there was a fine time for those
who attended. the patronesses were
Mrs. VanVleck, Mrs. Steve Brodie, !"
Mrs. Fl. Leroy Whitney, " Mrs. Chuck
Corners" Mrs. Robert A. Grannis, jr.,
and Mrs. Big Tim Sullivan.
Mrs. George Macculloch Miller, who
has been spending the winter in New
York, has been the guest for few
days of Mrs. w. Bard McVickar.
Colonel Charles e. OrviS and Mrs.
Orvis and Mrs. Joseph f. Simmons
have gone to Palm Beach, Fla, and
will be away until early in March.
Clarence Storm has returned from
Europe. He had been travelling since
December.
Miss Jeanette KiSSel and Alfred
Macy have parts in The Junior league
musical play :" THAT Girl O. Mine =
that is to be given at the Plaza on
Wednesday and Thursday of next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy r. Pyne have
been staying for few days at the
Laurel House at Lakewood.
The Rev. franklin B. Dwight and
Mrs. Dwight we're recent guests at
the Lanrel House, y Lakewood
Homer Davenport is planning to
send several of his beautiful Arabian
horses to the annual spring horse show
at Durland's Riding academy in New
York.
MIR. and Mrs. Heyworth Mills, who
are in New York for few days, are at
the Hotel Wolcott. Mrs. A. M. Nc
Clymonds, who has as her guests Miss
M. McClymonds, of MassiIon, Ohio,
and Miss Washington, of Boston, are
also at the Wolcott, where the party
is being much entertained.
The engagement has recently been
announced of Miss Gladys Jacqnelin
Smith, daughter of Mrs. Laroche JAG
quelin Smith, formerly of Madison
avenue, MorriStown, to Edward How
land Graham, Harvard 700, OF Boston,
Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Patterson
Phipps will give a reception with
dancing at the Morris County Golf
club on Monday, February 22nd, from
four until seven O'Clock.
A sewing class for the benefit of the
Berkshire Industrial farm will be held
at the residence of Mrs. Thomas w.
Caldwell during the LenJen season.
Miss Vail, of Blairstown, is yisitir 6
the Misses Vail, of Farragut place.
!. Mrs. w. Bard McVickar has Miss
Strong, of New York, staying with
her.
Mrs. Frederick B. Richardson, who
was out of town for two weeks, is
again at home.
Miss Bell, of New York, will be the
guest of Miss Tunis over Sunday.
Miss Lathrop. of franklin street, is
at the Morristown inn Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mayer, jr., are now established
in her house.
Mrs. Emlen P. Franklin gave a
bridge party of eight tables on Tues
day.
The engagement has been announced
of Nine. Algot Wieslander, of Paris,
and Charles d. Chapman, of this town.
Nine. Wieslander is the daughter of
the late DR.. Thebaud, of New York,
and returned to her native land from
Paris for visit to her cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis A. Theband, of Madi-
son avenue, last fall. Mr.. Chapman
resides on Madison avenue. No date
has been set for the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stowe Phelps spent
Sunday at 8 Fairholme," their coun-
try place here.
Mrs. Theodore T. White gave the
first of her at homes " on Wedn sday
afternoon. She was assisted by her
mother, Mrs. Francis S. Hoyt, Mrs.
Granville M. White and number of
the bridesmaids who attended her at
her wedding last fall.
Mrs. William Shelton was the
hostess OF the Thursday Afternoon
Bridge club 0his week.
Mrs. Frederick w. Merrell and Miss
Mary Merrell, accompanied by Miss
Marguerite Vernam, will 20 to Wash
ington and Fortress Monroe the last
Of the month.
Mrs. Wakefield Sherwood and Miss
Marie Bryce, who went abroad early
in the winter, are now in st. NORTH
and later will go to Egypt.
Miss Josephine Garretson, who has
been i'll at her home on Glen road, is
improving and will later go to the
Adirondacks.
Mrs. William s. Letchford enter
tanned at cards on Wednesday after
noon.
Miss Florence Thompson, of New
York, has been the recent guest OF
Mrs. L. Heyworth Mills.