New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
BROOKLYN SOCIETY
Exodus to Country Already on
Bio Lawn Fete This Week.

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Mr. and Mrs Walter ST John Benedict
gave a dinner followed by bridge Wednes-
day evening at their home. No. IS Columbia
Heights. Covers were laid for ten. their
guests being Judge and Mrs Aimet f.
.Ienks Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Day futile.
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hill and Mr.. and
Mrs Ernest Warrin. of<Manhattan.
Mr.. and Mrs Omri Ford Hubbard enter
tained at dinner Wednesday evening the
members OF the bridal party which is to
serve at the wedding on Tuesday OF their
daughter, Miss Justine Edwards Hibbard.
and Malcolm Roberts. The company in
cluded Miss Grace Lothian Kerr. who is to
he the maid OF honor; the bridesmaids,
Miss Charlotte Edwards. of Boston. and
Miss Marguerite Janvrin and Miss Adelaide
Gardner. of Manhattan; the best man, Ed
ward Ridley Finch, and the ushers. James
a Edwards and A B. Meacham. Daisies
were used in the decorations. Invitations
to the ceremony. which viii take place at
S o'clock at the home of MI and Mrs.
Hibbard. No. 20 Monroe Place, have been
limited to relatives and a few intimate
friends but those to the reception following
have been more general. Miss Charlotte
Hibbard. a sister of the bride VIII attend
as flower girl.
Miss Kerr. who is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Clapperton Kerr, now living
at the Langham, Central Park West and
I'D street, entertained yesterday III compli-
ment to Miss Hibbard. and on Monday
Miss Janvrin gave a luncheon. at which
she the guest of honor. Mrs j. Will
lam Greenwood. of No 10 Brevoort Place.
recently gave dinner for NJ IS Hibbard
Miss Lucy Gair. who is to he married 10
William Gill on Saturday, June o. will be
attended by her sister. Miss Elizabeth Gair.
as maid-of honor and by Miss Jean ID.
Adams, the fiancee of Robert Gair, jr., and
Miss Ethel ]. Adams. The two little
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F.
Sweeney tJessie Gair} the Misses Edwina
Florence and Mary Elizabeth Sweeney, are
to act as flower girls for their aunt. Rus
sell Bailey has been chosen as best man,
and the ushers are to be Robert Gair. jr.,
Harold Gill Trenholm Marshall and Ken
meth Miller, OF Manhattan: John Bell, jr..
of Pittsburg. and Newell Pfeiffer. of Phila
deIphia. The wedding will take place at
the country home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Gair. at Westhampton Beach, Long Island.
A dinner of twelve covers was given
Tuesday by Mr.. and Mrs. Gulian Ross, OF
No. S4S Carroll street. There were present
Mr and Mrs. Walter Meseroe DR.. and
Mrs. George II. Her. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Allison Logan. Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Riis.
Mrs. Howard Emerson and Robert Corbett.
The table appointments were in yellow
Mrs. Frank NJ. Lupton gave a large
musical Wednesday afternoon at her home,
No. $50 St. Marks avenue. a fine pro,
gramme was interpreted bysa a Russian
pianist. a cellist and soprano soloist. The
rooms Were decorated with roses. carna-
tions and spring flowers The hostess was
assisted in receiving by her daughter. Mrs.
Charles Courtenay Hoge: Mrs. Frederick
Enslow. Mrs. William Cooney, Mrs. Lom-
bard, Mrs. a ]. Cushman Miss Conn and
Miss Caroline Camp.
Mrs Charles J. McDermott and Mrs.
Gulian Ross are to give musical Tues
DAY afternoon at the home of Mrs. Nc
Dermott, No 295 Henry street.
Sunshine IS the one thing necessary for
the complete success Of the lawn fete to
be given next Wednesday afternoon for the
benefit of the United Neighborhood Guild.
Mrs. J. Y. Wilbur's home No. 6s4 Flatbush
avenue, Will present most picturesque
scene for many OF the young women in
attendance will be in fancy costume. a
novel feature Of the affair will be the loan
. exhibit. Heirlooms and some almost price
less antiques have been collected from the
early settlers Of Flatbush and will be on
view Wednesday. In charge of the exhibit
are Anita Lott, Miss Marie Ditmas Lott
and Miss Gertrude Vanderveer who will
be in Dutch dress. and Mrs Joseph Duke
Harrison, who will appear in Colonial cost
ume The collection contains some choice
Specimens of old silver two and three hun
dred years old, grandfathers clock
. which was pierced with bullets the time
OF the battle rf Long Island; a shaving
set said 10 have belonged to Jefferson
Davis. the grants of land given to the
first Dutch settlers. old jewelry and rare
! laces. d cradle which has been in the Mar
tense family TWO hundred years: spinning
wheels and many other relics OF Revolu
tiCnary days. One booth will be entirely
devoted TO fans. and the girls presiding
over it will be dressed in Japanese fashion
in gayly coored kimonas. Special amuse
ments have been arranged for the children
The depths OF the fish pond will give up
all the latest toys, and some trick dogs
will perform for the little visitors. The
children from the settlement are to give
Hungarian dance, a Dutch dance and the
Highland fling. The boys orchestra from
the Music School Settlement in Manhattan
Will furnish the music for the occasion.
Afternoon tea Will be served from daintily
appointed tables set out unuer tn old
trees. The committee comprises Miss
Bertha Stockwell. Mrs. Frank c. Munson
Miss Anna Wilbur and Miss Ethel Eames.
As the United Ncignborhod Guild enjoys
the most fashicnable patronage of the bor-
ough Flatbush Will be the mecca for So
ciety lIom all Brooklyn Wednesday after
noon. Among those who will assist at the
fete are Ms Eugene a. Widmann, who is
in charge OF the refr reshments; Miss Marie
Appleton. Miss Louise Zabriske, Miss
Mattel Munson. Miss Antoinette Butter.
Miss King Miss Mary x. Jennings. Miss
lean CoutfS Mss Mary Moves Miss les