New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
BROOKLYN SOCIETY
Many Weddings During Week.
Engagements Announced.

Brooklyn. so that of Miss Elizabeth
Mackay and Lieutenant William Kudicil
Henry. L. s. A.. on Thursday evening,
February %. is of special interest apart
from the MacKay's social prominence The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry MacKay of No so Clinton avenue,
but as the ceremony is 10 take place in
Christ Church. Bay Ridge, the reception
will be held at their Shore Road home
Miss Isabel w. MacKay will be her sis
ter's maid of honor and another sister
Miss Mary MacKay and Miss Elsa Lang
are TO attend as bridesmaids. The best
man is 10 be Ensign John II. Towers, l..
5. ~, of the Michigan. Named as ushers
are Lieutenant Henry II. Arnold, L. $. A.
of Governors Island; Lieutenant Edwin g
Mcneil. L. :. a. of West Point; Lieuten-
ant Roger G. Alexander. L. s A.. and
Lieutenant Daniel |. Sultan. I. s. ~. OF
Washington; Slocum kingsbury, of Wayne.
Penn. and Henry Mackay. IT, The bride
groom is the son Of Judge William NJ
! Henry, of Rome. Ga.
Or. and Mrs Stuart Close of No. 2H
! Hancock street, have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss May
Lewis Close to Ralph Kirkman. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Kirkman. OF No
966 Clinton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Z. Nesmlth, OF No
I 1j5 Lefferts Place. announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Miss Ethel c. Mes
mith. to Edward T. Harriott. son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. J.. Hsrriott of No. 231 Gates
avenue
Mrs. William ]. Taylor and her daughter
Miss Gertrude Taylor, have issued cards
for tea on Friday, February "a. 1t is 70
be given at their home. No. 27s Lafayette
avenue. between the hours Of and g.
In compliment to Miss Taylor, whose en-
gagement TO their son. William H. B.
Cooper. was announced in December. Sen
ator and Mrs. Charles Cooper will give
dinner at the Waldorf. followed by the
atre party on Tuesday evening
For the wedding on Tuesday of Miss
Mary White Childs. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Hamlin Childs, and Ernest
Gallaudet Draper the walls OF the rooms
on the first floor OF the Childs home. No.
SO Prospect Park West. had been practi-
cally covered with green's, leaving only the
spaces occupied by a few handsome paint
ings. Ropes Of smilax festooned the door
ways and were twined around the balus-
trade of the broad staircase. In the hall
there were masses Of American Beauty
roses, but only white flowers were used in
the drawing room, dining room and sun
parlor. Marguerites filled in the open fire.
place and Easter lilies were used elsewhere
about the rooms The ceremony was per-
formed OF 3 O'clock before an improvised
altar by the Rev. DR.. Thomas Is. Mcleod
and a small reception followed.
Invitations To both had been limited to
relatives and close personal friends. The
bride was gowned in white satin and chit
fon ornamented with point lace and pearl
! trimming. She carried lilies Of the valley
and orchids. Mrs. Edwin p. Seaver of
New Bedford, Mass, attired in apricot
chiffon over white satin, acted as matron
Of honor. and there were four bridesmaids,
Miss Ethel James Adams Miss Katherine
Dauchy, Miss Mary Buchanan Jennings
Of Brooklyn, and Miss Helen Otis, OF Chi
cago. Their gowns Were OF apricot satin
veiled with chiffon OF the same shade, and
like Mrs Seaver. they carried sunrise
roses William Rufus Davenport, of Utica,
was the best man, and serving as ushers
were Donald b. Abbott. Chester Van Tas-
sci Everett Delabarre and Richard s.
Childs. The bridegroom is the son of Dr.
and Mrs. Amos G.. Draper, of Washington,
and an Amherst man. The bride was
graduated from Vassar in '0s. having made
her debut while she was Junior and has
since been one of the rYost prominent
young women IN Brook MS younger set.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Draper ar. to live at No. 81
Prospect Park West. IL house which Mr.
Childs Is building for them on the oppo-
site corner of % street. and which is 20 be
ready for occupancy in the fall.
The evening preceding the wedding Mr..
and Mrs. Chids gave a dinner dance. In
addition Ia the members of the bridal party
there were present Nj. and Mrs. Nelson
Olcott. %. nee Latin. at whose we'd
ding in October Miss Childs was a brides
maid; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Scoville, the
latter formerly Orena Zabriske; Nj. and
Mrs L. Lewis. Mrs. Davenport, Miss Helen
Jocelyn. Miss Mary Richardson Babbott,
Miss Elizabeth Rossiter. Miss Spies. Miss
Sheppard. Ervins Vidaud, Henry Sutphin,
c. II. Banks. John Faison r. Van Etten
and Robinson Leech. Pink roses and
maldenhair fern were used in the decora-
tions.
Miss Adams entertained the bridal party
at luncheon on Monday Covers were laid
for ten, the other guests being Mrs. Henry
Mason Day. Miss Mary Richardson Bah
bott, Miss Carolyn Shepherd, Of Washing
ton. and Miss Helen Jocelyn, Of Boston.
Mrs. George Hills Her. of No. 2i3 Nc
Donough street. received from until 6
,sr al hpr
were Mrs Julian Ross Mrs. Bernard Riis.
Mrs. Walter VI. Meserole. Mrs. William
Bishop, Miss Mundell, Mrs. J. L. Barker, OF
Brooklyn; Mrs Charles VI. Emerson and
Mrs Charles Louis Sicard. OF Manhattan.
Certain months. notably April, June and
October, always suggest weddings to the
social observer. as Decembers marked
feature is the coming out reception. Now
the weeks between New Years and Ash
Wednesday may be mentally labelled
bridge" as there are few days when a
casual survey would not reveal one or more
groups Of women gathered around the
tables Many OF these are small and pre-
ceded by luncheons.
One of the most delightful bridge parties
Of the week was that given on Friday after
noon by Miss Bulkley, Of No. Is Remsen
street There were nine tables, the prizes
being pretty little jewel cases. Pink roses
and carnations were used In the decora-
tions.
Mrs. Walter ST. John Benedict, Of No. rs
Columbia Heights. is TO give a bridge OF
six tables Wednesday al her house.
Miss Alice Brinsmade, Of No, I66 Colum.
bia Heights. will be a bridge hostess on