Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-11


In honor of Miss Prudence Durand,
one of the debutantes of the season.
Mrs. John Morris Miller, of Ballantine
parkway, entertained at luncheon
yesterday, followed by bridge. Covers
were laid for twelve and yellow roses
adorned the table.
The Alumni of st. Vincent's Acad-
emy will hold their annual reception
January Is at the Washington.
At the residence of Airs. ]. NJ. Foil
mer 8 Claremont avenue, Maplewood,
musical recital will be given this
evening by Miss Eleanor Payez, of
Brooklyn, n. Y. She will be assisted
by the Misses Hazel and Ruth Cul-
lingford, Miss Elsie May Follmer,
Miss Maud Perkins and Master Ray
mond Schaeffer.
Miss Kathleen Howell, of Roseville
avenue, gave an informal card party
at her home last evening, compliment
tary to Mr.. and Mrs. Waldron Ward,
of East Orange. Auction bridge was
played and there were eight tables.
The prize favors were taken by Miss
Eleanor Castle, of East Orange; Miss
Helen Hoffman, Miss Elizabeth Ward,
Cotton Tuttle and Nathaniel Currier,
the latter of Maplewood. Dainty re-
freshments were served, and the dec
orations were of green and white.
Plans are being made for a whist
to be given by the Laurel Club on
the evening of January 8 in the Rose
vile Auditorium. Dancing viii fol-
low the games. The list Of pa
tronesses is not yet completed.
A travelogue on "a Suffragist in
Old Egypt" will be given this eve
ming at S:15 in the Roseville Athletic
Clubhouse by Mrs. Nina C. Van
Winkle, president of the Womens
Political Union. Mrs. Van Winkle
made a trip through Egyps several
winters ago and took the photographs
from which the slides for this lecture
have been made. The proceeds will
be devoted to the Essex County Suf-
frage Society. At the close of the
lecture short talks will be given by
the new State president, Mrs. e. l.,
Feickert, of Plainfeld, and Mrs Min
ME j. Reynolds, Of the legislative
committee
An informal reception will be ten
dered to Mrs. Van Wrinkle, who
leaves this city on Saturday fcI her
winter home at Nassau, Bahama
Islands Mrs. Everett Colby. Mrs.
Louis Aronson, Mrs. Alexander Har.
ris, Mrs. Victor Parsonnet, Mrs.
r. Nj. Laird, Mrs. William Hone
mann, Mrs. John Dunn, Mss. Howard
w. Garis, DR.. Eta Foley, Miss Marie
Morse Mrs. Harry Faulkner. Mrs.
George Carpenter, Mrs. Elwood S.
Leary, Mrs Harry Hill, Miss Eliza
beth Carter, Mrs. James w Howard
and Mrs. C. II. Taylor are rome Of
the women who will assist in the eve
nings program.
Mr. and Mrs. L. McGovern, of 6.
Main street, East Orange, announce
the engagement of their daughter
May Florence, to Edward Ponce, o.
Newark. Mr. and Mrs. McGoverr
| Will give an engagement ulIulST IOl
their daughter on Sunday evening. L
is expected the wedding will tak'
place in the spring.
Miss Helen Fletcher entertained in.
formally at cards last evening at hei
home, in South Ninth street. At tn,
close of the games Miss Edith Peters
and Miss Isabel Mcguire offered piano
selections, and William Fletchel
brother of the hostess, sang.
Miss Healy and Miss Peters cap
tured the prizes at whist. The othei
players were Miss Teresa Rodgers
Miss Gladys Monnier, Mrs. A. Thomp
son, Mrs. f. II. Ashton, Mrs. w
Smullen, Mrs. l. H. Levy, Miss G
Flynn, Miss Selma Wilkie, William
and Benjamin Fletcher. Refresh
ments were served.
"The Need of a Police Woman
and Her Work will be the sub
ject of a lecture to be given b.
Mrs. Alice Stebbins Wells mex
"wednesday, afternoon at 3:45 at tn
! parish house Of the First Presbyte