Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-30

BY MARGARET WATTS DID PEYSTER-
NEW YORK, April 29.-(Special to The
Bee,)-Newport is again taking on the gay
aspect OF a social season in mid-year
splendor Tho villas of the leaders, noted
in New York and Newport society, many
Of them are now occupying their magnifi-
cent estates, and the clubs are the scenes
of many social functions Colonel John
Jacob Aston, 1t is announced, is to be the
social leader of the cottage colony this
summer. The welcome change from a
woman to a man leader Is due to the fact
that Mrs Ogden Goelet and Mrs Stuy-
vesant Fish. the natural successors to Mrs
William Aston for the leadership, will be
abroad this summer. Colonel Aston. who
is q son of Mrs. William Aston, owns q
handsome villa at Newport and keeps his
yacht Norma, there all the season.
The colony has been divided into many
cliques since the death of Mrs. Aston.
Colonel Astor is a social ambassador by
nature and is popular with all factions.
He will have the united support OF Mrs
ogden Mills, Mrs, Adolph Ladenburg Mrs.
Mortimer Brooks, Mrs. Robert Goelet, Mrs.
Henry A. G. Taylor, Mrs. Richard Gam
brill and Mrs French Vanderbilt
Miss Helen Clay Fr1ck. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Clay Friok. made her
first appearance in society recently at the
marriage of Miss Mary McNeal at st.
Bartholomew church. Il was because Of
| the fact that the bride and Miss Frick
had been friends for some time that the
daughter Of the steel magnate was chosen
for the only attendant to Miss McNeal
A marriage of interest during the week
was that Of Miss Bisie Miller. daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs William Tennent Rodgers
Miller, to the Rev. Morgan Ashley of All
Angels church, West End avenue and
Eighty-first street, on Thursday
Miss Miller had as attendants. her sister.
Miss Alma Rodgers Miller, whose engage
ment to Mr. Clement Grtsoom Randle of
Philadelphia, was announced recently; Miss
Virginia Rodgers Squier daughter OF Mr..
! William c. Squier. and Miss Carolyn
Rodgers Averbeck, both cousins of the
bride. Mr., Ashley's best man was L. NJ.
! Hamlin OF Detroit.
Mrs. Henry Addison Alexander, is in San
| Francisco visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
| Mrs. Gilbert McChing. president of the
Ann Hathaway Shakespeare club, Of Colo
RADIO, was an honor guest at an entertain
ment rendered the members of the Mary
Arden Shakespeare club by Mrs. Charles
NJ Huyler.
Young men home from school for the
Easter holiday were guests at dance at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Pierpont
Morgan, Jr., and Mrs, Morgan Is q charm
! ing hostess and the dance was one Of the
leading gatherings OF the younger set dur
ing the holidays.
Judge and Mrs. Montgomery have had as
| their guest Miss White of Kalamazoo, In
whose honor Mrs. Montgomery entertained
a party OF young folks during the Easter
period.
| A recent engagement. the announcement
Of which was OF interest both in New York
and Boston was that OF Mrs. Laura Arm
DRY Dugan, widow OF Thomas Clay Dugan,
OF New Orleans and daughter Of the late
General Thomas J. Amory U. 8. N, to
Mr.. Amory A. Lawrence, OF Boston. who
is a brother OF Bishop Lawrence. Of the
Diocese OF Massachusetts,. Mrs. Dugan
lived for years with her aunt, the Late
Mrs. Thomas Garner, at the old family
mansion, on Madison avenue Mrs. Dugan
is therefore g cousin of the late Mrs. c.
Oliver Iselin, whose daughters are the
Countess CollOrede- Mansfield ana Mrs.
Philip Lvermore, Mr., Lawrence. who is
twice a widower, is father OF Mrs. Harold
]. Cooridge and Messrs. John AmsS Law
renee, OF Boston. No date has been set
for the wedding. which will In air prob
ability take place before long in this city.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Van Dyke Of Avalon.
Princeton. announce the engagement OF
their daughter Miss Dorothea van Dyke.
10 Mr.. Guy Richards MeLane OF New York
City. Or. van Dyke has leased Firewood