Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-10

~ tons of holly, poinsettia, palms
and ferns as a setting for the
dancers, the annual Bachelors ball was
held last night in Orator Hall, with
a larger attendance than usual inc a
long list of p~atronesses, most all of
whom were present. Figures in the
c~otillon We're led by Gayle L. Young,
and were supplemented by barn dances.
The gowns worn by the ~patronesses
and many of the guests were par
ticularly beautiful, the delicate shades
of satin and chiffons blending har-
moniously with the decorations.
Preceding the ball there were sew
eral dinner parties. Among those who
entertained at dinner were Mr.. and
Mrs. Campbell Clark, who had as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Barklie
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Young, jr.
Mr.. n Mrs. Charles Young enter
tanned for Frederick Sheppard, of
Franklin Furnace; Norman Donald, of
Staten Island, n William O.. Morse.
OF New York. Mrs. Abeel had as her
guest Miss Brinley, of Morristown. Mr..
and Mrs. Philetus w. Vail entertained
for a party of sixteen, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert w. Cumming gave a din
ned for a number of young people.
They were Miss Isabelle L. McCarter,
Miss Mildred Dennis, Miss Margaret
Ashmun, Miss Florence Gilmore Muir
ply, W. Clark Symington, Robert
Bradley, Charles Ashmun and William
T. Carter, jr.
In the receiving line were Mrs. w.
Campbell Clark, in black n white
chiffon over white satin with beaded
trimming; Mrs. Martin Dennis, in law
ender satin, with gold embroidery and
trimmings; Mrs. Richard Stockton, who
wore a gown of white satin, embroid-
cred. and adorned with chiffon; Mrs.
Charles Young, in black lace over law
ender satin; Mrs. Nelson Abeel, who
wore black satin, with silver garniture;
Mrs. Roderick Byington, who was in
lavender satin, yelled with black mar
quisette and embroidered with gold
beads and with touches of chiffon;
Mrs. Edward H. Wright. jr., in pink
charmeuse satin, with overdress of
cream lace, embroidered in blue and
trimmed with black lace; Miss Murphy,
who wore white satin, with spangled
chiffon; Mrs. Henry Young. jr., in pink
satin, with white lace; Mrs. Robert w.
Cumming, in green satin, with embroid-
cry; Mrs. Francis Barklie, who was in
black brocade; Mrs. Uzal II. McCarter,
gowned in purple velvet and black;
Mrs. John D. Battin, who wore mauve
satin, with overdress of black spangled
chiffon; Mrs. Arthur H. MacKie, in
pink satin, with white lace; Mrs. Rob-
ert B. Smyington. who wore White
satin, with an oyerdress of black
marquisette, embroidered with brides
cent beads; Mrs. James S. Polhemus,
who was in white satin and lace; Mrs
William B. Kinney and Mrs. Andrew
]. Hedges
Guests at the ball were: Miss
Mildred Allen, Miss Marguerite Allen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quincy Atha,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Headley Atha, the
Misses Ashmun, Mr.. and Mrs. James
H. Abercrombie, of Summit; Mr.. and
Mrs. Moses Bigelow, jr., of Hamburg
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w. Ball, Miss
Mary Bradin, Miss Imogene Bradin
Mrs. Henry B. Billings, Mr.. and Mrs
J. H. Ballantine, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques
Bramhall, Of Chicago; Mr.. n Mrs
zachariah Belcher. Mr.. and Mrs
F~rankland Briggs, Miss Mary Watts
Belcher, Mr.. and Mrs. George Barker
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Coles, of Summit
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert o. Headley, Mr.
and Mrs. John White Howell. DR.. and
Mrs. lothian C. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs
oliver Wolcott Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs
Schuyler B.. Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. S
Howell Jones, Miss Marjorie Keasbey
Mr.. and Mrs. Littleton Kirkpatrick
DR.. and Mrs. D. w. Kleinhaus, Mis-:
Kirkpatrick, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Green Lewis, DR.. and Mrs. Lamont
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell G.. Lord, Miss
Dorothy Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Halsey
M. Larter. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas N
McCarter, Miss Natalie March, of South
Orange; Miss Martha Murphey, of AL
bany, N. Y; Miss Isabelle L.. McCarter
Mr.. and Mrs. Uzal H. McCarter, Mr.. an6
Mrs. E. Erie Moody, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur H. MacKee, Mr.. and Mrs
John M. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G.
Currier, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Campbell
Miss Sarah Chaffee, of Elizabeth; Miss
Cordelia Cane. the Misses Downing
the Misses Dodd. MI. and Mrs. Forrest
It. Dryden, Mrs. Paul Dennison, Miss
Mildred Dennis, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H
Douglass, Miss Alta Emory, of Nor
ristown: Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick F
Guild, Mr.. and Mrs. john Lewis Hay
Miss Eleanor McCarter, DIR. and Mrs
Archibald Mercer. Mr.. and Mrs. Alberi
Phillips, Miss Helen Osborne, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Robert B. Parker. Mr.. and Mrs. Il
Martin Philippi. Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias
Plum, jr,s Miss Mary Gaddis Plum, Mr.
and Mrs. James S. Polhemus, Miss
Louise E. Polhemus, Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert r. Potts, Miss Quinby, Miss Rol
~linson, of Orange; Miss Mary Runkle
of Plainfield; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard S
Rankin, Mr.. and Mrs. s. ]. Robinson
Of Orange; Mr.. n Mrs. Pierre S. Ross
Miss Scudder. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward w. Scudder. Mr.. n Mrs
Richard Stockton. DR.. and Mrs
Sumner Smaller. Mr.. n Mrs. Kar