New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-31
BROOKLYN SOCIAL CHAT
Weddings and Gard Parties Princi-
pal Mid7cinter Functions.


| Miss Louise Wurster, who is to be married to Au-
| gust Schierenberg Saturday February H. will
| be attended by Miss Katharine A. Wurster and
Miss Gertrude Lamb The best man is to be Ewald
! G Deckerhof of Manhattan, and serving as ush-
| ers Will be Frederick ". Wurster 1r., George A.
Lembeke, Gustav Leonhardt. Birnard Greef Ger
! hard Greef and c. L schleus. The ceremony win
take place at $50 o'clock the home of the brides
| father. Frederick W. Wurster. No. $50 Rodney
street reception will follow.
! A home wedding on Wednesday evening was that
OF Miss Cora Marguerite Stevens, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs William E Stevens, of No. So Rugby
Road. FIatbush. and Nils Anderson. The Rev. z
D. Bailey oficiated The bride gowned in
white messaline and old lace, and carried lilies
of-the-vaIey. There attendants and only
| relatives witnessed the ceremony
The marriage of Miss Marie Loretta Drew.
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. James Drew of No CAT
Madison street, and DR.. Edward John Murphy
| son of P. Murphy, OF No. 773 Carroll street,
quietly solemnized on Tuesday in the Church Of
! Our Lady Of Good Counsel. The Rev. Father
Joseph Murphy. twin brother of the bridegroom,
! of1ciated-
The Rev DR.. and Mrs. Philip S Evans, of No.
81 9Th street announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Susan Hoyt Evans. to Wande NJ.
Strong, Of Glen Ridge, n. J.
Mrs Martin Sullivan Baldwin. who before her
Smith aughter Mr.. and Mrs. Warren G. Smith.
viii be the guest Of honor at the reception to be
/ given on Tuesday by Mrs William Deiavan Bald
win at her home. No 175 West 5Sth street. Man
/ haitian.
! Al the reception which Mrs, David Bennett King,
! Of No. 81 West 49th street, gave on Thursday in
| compliment to Mrs. Bogart Greenwood Southack,
| who before her marriage last month, was Miss
| Josephine Allen Ward. tie hostess and her guest
Of honor were assisted in receiving by Miss Dorothy
! Woodruff Ward Miss Grace Lamb, Miss Edith
| Thurston and Miss Ruth Thurston Presiding
! the tea table were Mrs. George Swftzer, nee Mar
| shall and Miss Ruth Howard The hostess wore
corn coored Liberty satin and Mrs. Southack wore
her wedding gown Of white Liberty satin
Miss Mariory Caroline Todd daughter of ssI. and
| Mrs William Clifton Todd of No. Il South Port
land avenue, formally presented to society on
Friday by her mother the conventional afternoon
| reception between the hours Of and I p. ~ The
! rooms were decorated with green's and the flowers
/ received by the debutante filed every available
| space. Assisting the hostess and her daughter to
| receive Mrs. Alfred Pritchard Sloan, tr. Mrs
| Frank Melville jr-, Mrs. Omri Ford Hubbard, Mrs
| 7 William Greenwood Mrs. Charles d. Van Wrinkle,
Miss Beatrice Nathans, Of Philadelphia; Miss Flor
ence Hopper. of Germantown, Penn; Miss Claire
ConkIin Of Boston; Miss Mildred Hopkins. of Man
haitian; Miss Beatrice Todd, Miss Grace Graer ana
Miss Justine Hubbard The reception followed
| bv dinner for the receiving party and an equal
| number Of men.
Mrs. Charles Frazier and her daughter. Mrs. De
Witt EIueatt Roberts, gave reception at their
| home No 10 South oxford street, on Wednesday
afternoon Pink roses palms and smilax were
effectively combined in the decorations In the re-
ceiyfpg party were Mrs. James ". Arthur, Mrs
Florence Arthur. Mrs. McCreery, Of Manhattan;
Miss Louise Clement. Miss Enid Lima, Miss Marion
Randall and Miss Sarah Walker. 4 dinner fol-
1 lowed for the members Of the receiving party
Mrs Robert A Turtle was the hostess at delight
full musical on Thursday evening. The drawing
rooms OF the Turtle home, at No. "a Monroe Place,
were decorated with American Beauty roses and
greens Receiving with Mrs. Turtle who was go"ned
in white embroidered crepe. were her daughter, Miss
HIdegarde Turtle, in cream coored crepe, with
touches Of gold embroidery and her two sisters Mrs
William P. Barr. of Manhattan. and Mrs Roswell
Skeel OF Irvington, y. Y. Harry Burleigh and
Mrs skeel interpreted a varied programme Of
French and German songs and plantation melodies.
Among the artists who have been engaged by VIII
ford Waters for his sixth series musicals in this
borough are Jeanne Jomei, sopranos Charles Gill
bert baritone; Petschnikof violinist; Ada Sassoi.
barpist and the Margues Trio. Mrs. Henry p.
Richardson, Of No. g Monroe Place, has lent her
house for the morning of February , and Feb
ruary 9 Mrs. Frederick 3. Pratt and Mrs. Lowell
Palmer will be the joint hostesses at the Pouch
Gallery The last Of the SERIES usual Will be an
evening affair For this Mrs. Edward H. Litchneid.
Mrs. A A. Low and Mrs. James l. Morgan have
consented TO ect patronesses
Mrs James Weir, tr. win give reception for
her daughter. Miss Janet Wsir. next Saturday. at
their home No. 236 18th street. Assisting them 70
receive VIII be Mrs. Kingsley Swan, Miss Mae
AIeurer Miss Lilla Crawford. Miss Eta Frank.
Miss Grace Meurer, Miss Phoebe Weir. Miss Carrie
( Bacon Miss katherine Kennedy. Miss Gertrude
Field. Miss Alice CushmAn and Miss Jennie Moran.
Mrs Walter ST. John Benedict. OF No. rs CO.
Z air Tue
day for her sister, Mrs Edward Benedict OF san
Francisco who is visiting In the Fast. The oon1-
/ pany Included Mrs 7. Sherwood Coffin Mrs Edwin
Packard. Mrs. George Hunt Prsniiss. Mrs Andrew