New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
BROOKLYN SOCIAL CHAT
WeddiRgs, Engagements and IN
nOuncements of the Borough.

Yesterday, at noon, Miss Marjorie Rosster ugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Laurence Rossiter, was
married 10 Robert Wright Read at Old Field Acres
the Rosster country place at Setauket Long ISL
and. The ceremony performed by the Rev. Dr.
Cleand b. McAfee. pastor OF the Lafayette Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. assisted by the Rev. Dr.
Edward A George, of Ithaca, ~. ", uncle Of the
bride. Masses OF pink and white cosmos against
background Of autumn foliage and Southern smilax
made exceedingly attractive setting for the
bridal party. Miss Rossitcr's gown was of white
satin, with garnitures Of duchess lace and she car
ried liiies-Of-the-vsley and orchids. Her sister,
Miss Elizabeth Rossiter. wearing embroidered net
over pink satin, attended maid Of honor, and
Miss Althea Jaggar, Miss Minnie L. Read, Miss
Ada L. Read sisters Of the bridegroom. in pink
chiffon over pink satin, the bridesmaids Their
bouquets were showers OF pink and white cosmos
The bridegroom, who is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick W. Read OF Bridgeport. Conn. and q
member of the class of Yale. 'OS, had his best
his brother, Harry II. Read, and NiintOn Good
rich ROsster r. Clifford Merwin, Charles II. Tur-
kngtOn and W. Logan MacCoy served ushers.
Acting ribbon girls the debutantes of three
seasons ago. when the cards for Miss Rossiter's
coming our reception were recalled because of the
death of her grandfather Justice William wintOn
Goodrich. The group included Miss Ethel James
Adams, Miss Jean Dunbar Adams. Miss Mary Rich
aTdsOn Babbott Miss Mary White Childs, Miss
Katherine Dauchy, Miss Olga Doughty. Miss Mary
Buchanan Jennings and Miss OTlena Zabriskie.
They were frOcked IN sheer white Mrs. Rossiter
received in a gown Of lavender moire, with a
sage bouquet OF orchids, and Mrs Read, mother of
the bridegroom, was attred in blue satin and wore
y1olets. The city guests were brought down by spe-
cial trains leaving Long Island City and Flatbush
avenue station 1880 and returning from Setauket
at o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. ROssiter gave dinner
o1 thirty covers Friday evening The guests
were the members OF the bridal party and few
extra men friends Of Mr.. Read Tho Rossiter town
house is at No. 4s Montgomery Place.
An unusually long bridal party will mark the
wedding OF Miss Gertrude ROxanna Beecher, daugh-
ter OF Colonel and Mrs. William C. Beecher. and
Charles Francis Park jr., on Friday, October %
Mrs. Paul Sprague Ney. whO before her marriage
last April Miss Bertha BigelOw BeecheF. will
be her sisters matrOn Of honor Attending
bridesmaids viii be Miss Jessie NeeTgaaTd, Miss
Euniee Beecher, Miss Julia Park, sister of the
bridegroom; Miss Frances Stewart, Miss Jessie
AInes and Miss Anna Holden. William Ii. Eddy,
jr., is to act as best man, and serving ushers
will be Dudley Humphrey. Harry father Alex
ander Craighead, Stanwood Z. FleckneT, John w.
Vanderbilt jr.. Bradford o. Lathrop, Henry Sebring
Parker, Robert S. Bradley, Paul SpraGue Ney.
Morton AtwateT. Henry w. Brown and Albert J.
Ditman. The ceremony viii, of course. take place
in Plymouth Church, with which the Beechers
have long been intimately identified, the brides
grandfather, Henry Ward Beecher, being its first
pastor. The reception following will be given at
tha home OF the brides parents, No. 123 Columbia
Heights Mr.. Park is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Francis Park. Of EnglewoOd, n. J.
What promises to be one Of the largest fall we'd
dings is that OF Miss Hazel Carpenter, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas d. Carpenter. of No. 75
HeFkimer street, and Harry =. Williams. The
ceremony is 10 take place in Holy Trinity Church
Wednesday evening, October q. at $50 O'clock,
and the reception following viii be given at the
Heights Casino. Mrs. Walter Stuart, who VIII be
remembered Miss Helen Greason before her
marriage last winter, when Miss Carpenter was
80 ~,.- 4Vrvs -, 7rFr, rf bnr1
The bridesmaids are 10 be Miss MeIinna Eldredge,
Miss Ada Taylor, Miss Mabel Graham and Miss
Eleanor Williams, q sister of the bridegroom.
Alexander Williams will be his brothers best man,
and serving ushers viii bs Willard H. Jones, OF
Manhattan, a cousin Of the bride; William VIII
Jams. OF Manhattan, cousin of the bridegroom,
and two brothers. William H. Williams and REM
T. Williams
The Church Of tie Holy Trinity Will be the scene
on Tuesday afternoon, October Il. Of the marriage
OF Miss Maud I>opsr Dorman. daughter of Joseph
r. DorInan. OF No. 105 Columbia Heights, and the
Rev. Clifton Hartwell Brewer rector OF Trinity
Church Roslyn, Long Island. Bishop Burgess, as
sisted by the Rev DR.. ]. Howard Mesh, viii
offciate 1t is 10 be quiet ceremony, with only
relatives and few close personal friends present
and there viii be reception afterward The
bride will be attended by maid OF honor her
sister Miss Anna DorInan, ana little flower girl
Miss Mary Grundner. The bridegroom was gradu-
ated from Harvard and subsequently from the Ber-
In University, and then Sledled theolcSy AT tie
Episcopal Theological Seminary at Cambridge,
Mass.
on Saturday October 1e the date announced for
the marriage of Miss Gladys Bell Balch and Floyd
f. WooIsey viii also be the twenty-flfth wedding
anniversary Of the BRIDES parents Mr.. and Mrs
Horace Leland Balch Miss Mortimer l. Balch is
to be her sisters maid OF honor. and Miss Mary
McCabe and Miss Nathalie johnson will act
bridesmaids. Harry Bellas Hess, OF Manhattan.
will attend as best man. and Alfred Leaman jr
and A Fletcher Lockwood have been chosen as
ushers. The ceremony will take place at O'Clock
at the Baich home, No IS Monroe Place, and
ception will follow. Mr. Woolsey is the son of Mr.
and Mrs George Lester WOolsey. Of No. 2A2 West
I'D street Manhattan.
Mr. ami Mrs. Lewis Cass Wanamaler, Of the Ho-
tel St. George. have announced the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Lulu May Wanamaker, to
Robert Bacon Seward, formerly Of Washington
but now Of this borough The wedding win take
place some time this winter
Announcement IS made Of the engagement Of Miss
Florence Norton Grisgs daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Rufus Theron Grigss, Of no. 81 Eighth avenue. and
Augustine Rice Platt
Nj and Mrs. Nicholas Toerse. of No. Ss St
Marks avenue have announced the engagement OF
tteir daughter. Miss Josephine Marguerite Toerga
to Milton Lloyd Hitchcock. of Mr.. ana Mrs
Oliver Hitchcock OF Manhattan.
ca home wedding Thursday evening, October a.
win Ice that of Miss Marguerite Tracy Nix dsugn-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W. Nix. of No 3S3 Ster-
ling Place, and Edward Ritchey Clun The bride
will be attended by Miss Adea Martin as maid OF
honor and two bridesmaids. Miss Hazel Crafts and
Miss Helen Meckling Warren Y. Cluff is 10 be the
hest and Rodney Walbridge and Leonard
Cruden will serve as ushers. There will be no re-
ceptiOn after the ceremony.