The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-07
Society in
The Oranges
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Miss Gerhard to Wed.


The wedding of Miss Isabella Ger
hard, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Frederick Gerhard, of East Orange,
and DR.. William V. Berkeley, of An
napolis, will take place in Grace
Church, Orange, June II, the rector,
the Rev. Charles T. walkley, ~oficiat-
ing. The Rev. Ashley Gerhard, of
Cambridge, Mass, brother of the bride
to-be, will assist. Miss Gerhard will
be attended by her niece, Miss Helen
Bradish, as maid of honor, and her
bridesmaids will be her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Charles 2. Gerhard; Miss Ger
trude Lohrke, Miss Hildegarde Ger
hard. her sister. and Miss Katherine
Kirkland. Frederick Gerhard, a
brother of the bride, will be the best
man, and the ushers will be DR.. John
Randolph Page, of New York; Arthur
c. Zimmerman and Charles z. and
Paul Gerhard. brothers Of the bride.
A small reception will follow at the
residence of the brides parents, 165
Harrison street, East Orange.
Played Three-Act Farce.
"Niobeim All Smiles,'' a three-act
farce comedy, was produced Saturday
night by the Merrie Masquers, an or
~ganization composed of well-known
society people in the Oranges. It was
given in the Woman's Clubhouse be-
fore an audience that filled the build
ing.
The East was as follows: Peter Amos
Dunn. Ulysses D. Cutting: Cornelius
Griffin, F. Arnold L'Hommedieu: PHILIP
Innings, Richard B. Grant: Si1locks.
Donald S. Stewart: Thompkins, Cole
man E. Nissan; Caroline Dunn. Miss
Florence Griffin; Helen Griffin, Miss
Frances Thomas; Hattie Griffin, Miss
Helen Dowd; Beatrice Sillocks, Mrs.
| Coleman E. Nissan; Madeline Milton,
Miss Maria L.. Dowd; Mary, Miss
Frances D. Halsey; Niobe, Miss Ethel
Dillon.
Miss Ethel Dillon as Niobe, widow
of the late Amphion, King of Thebes,
was excellent in her portrayal of the
Grecian oma She to life
from a marble statue after being placed
for safe-keeping in the home of Peter
Amos Dunn by his friend. Hamilton
Tompkins, an art enthusiast. Ulysses
D.. Cutting as Peter Amos Dunn, a
"henpecked" husband. was particular
ly good. as was F. Arnold L'Homme-
dieu as Cornelius Griffin. Many large
bouquets of flowers were passed over
the footlights to the young
The play was under the supervision
of Dean w. Pratt. and the stage man.
ager was Albridge c. Smith, jr. The
orchestra was composed of first mando-
Inns. Stephen D. Day. Wallace NJ. Sin
clair, Harold N. Condict. Howard C
Newman, Robert l. Barr and Russel
Lane; second mandolins. Winton L
Smith and William R. Bingham; gull
tars, Kenneth H. Condict and Harry
A. Wood; piano. E. D.. Farnsworth
The officers of the club are: Albridge
c. Smith, jr., president; Mrs. Lawrence
]. Brengle. vice-president, and Richard
B.. Grant. secretary and treasurer.
VIII Wed Tonight.
A wedding which takes place tonight
will be that Of Miss Stella Field. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Thomas J.. Hurley, of
301 William street, East Orange,
and Donald D. Williams, of Lynch
burg. Va. The ceremony will take place
at the residence of the brides uncle,
Andrew S March. $50 Scotland street,
South Orange, and the Rev. Stanley j.
White, formerly pastor of the Hillside
Presbyterian Church, Orange. will off
ciate. Miss Natalie March. the brides
cousin, will be the maid of honor. and
the bridesmaids will be Miss Irma
Smith. of East Orange, and Miss Mabel
Crawford. of Brooklyn. Frank D. Will
liams, of Brooklyn, win attend his
brother as best man. and there will be
an informal reception.