New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry gave a dinner
dance last night at her house, No. 1os
Fifth avenue. II was the first large enter
tainment that she has given since her mar
riage, nearly two years ago. She was Miss
Mathilde Townsend daughter Of Mrs. Rich
ard Townsend. The dinner guests num-
bered twenty, and about one hundred and
thirty others came In later for the dancing.
which was general and was followed by a
seated supper. The dinner guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Livingston Gerry, Mr..
and Mrs. W. Goadby Loew, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Norman dc r. Whitehouse, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Goelet, Mrs. Richard Stevens, Mrs.
Joseph Stickney, Mrs. z. French Wander
bit. Mrs. f. r. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Gray Griswold, Miss Angelica and Miss
Mabel Gerry, Stephen 3. Elkins, Crsig
Wadsworth and Thomas Slidell. The table
was decorated with orchids and lilacs and
the rooms with pink roses.
Mrs. Henry Clews gave a small dinner,
followed by musical, last night at her
house, in West 5lst street. Nine. Namara.
Toye and Ellison Van Hoose sang.
Francis Burial Hoffman will give Z
dinner at his house, No. IS East 18th street,
on Saturday February Il, for Cardinal
Farley.
Mrs. Whitney Warren will leave town
to-day for Washington to remain over Sun.
day.
Mrs. Frederick Roosevelt will give a
hrdpp ma fn-1aV az her bonne In AZ
sd street
Mrs. Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer,
gave bridge party yesterday afternoon at
her home, in East 61st street. Among her
guests We're Mrs. Henry Meyer Johnson.
Mrs Frederick Roosevelt, Mrs Arthur b.
Twombly, Mrs. J. Edgar Bull, Mrs. Samuel
II. Valentine Mrs. Robert Appleton and
Mrs. Edward Lyman Short
Miss Rose ONel Kane, who is to be mar
ried TO Carroll Winslow, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis u. Winslow, of this city On
February II, In ST. Marys Church. Tuxedo,
has selected the attendants for her we'd
ding. Her sister, Miss Anzonella Kane, Is
to be her maid Of honor. and the brides
maids will be Miss Katherine Williams, or
this city, and Miss Marie Seton, of Tuxedo.
Mr.. Winslow will have Kenelm Wlnslow
for his best man, and the ushers will be
Frederick p. Freinghuysen. Henry L. Me-
Vickar, Charles de Rham and Grafton
Chapman, OF this city; Donald, Woodward.
OF Washington, and George Matthews, jr.,
OF Chicago. The ceremony will be followed
by a reception at the home of the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grenvllle Kane. Ir.
Winslow will give his farewell bachelor
dinner at the Yale Club on February H.
Mr and Mrs. James Tolman Pyle have
announced the engagement OF their daugh.
! ter. Miss Sara McAlpin Pyle, to Gustav9
! ]. f. White and the Rev Dr. and Mrs.
Wilton Merle-Smith have just announced
! the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Anita Merle Smith, to James McAlpln Pyle.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Tolman Pyle
Miss Pyle first met her fance, who Is son
of Mrs John White, OF this city, az OxIoro'
England, where he and David McAlpin
pyle were students. Mr.. White spent three
wears at oxford. David McAlpin Pyle mar
ried last June Miss Dorothy Merle-smith,
daughter of the Rev. DR.. and Mrs Wilton
Merle-Smith. No date has been set for
! either of the weddings.
Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard will give mu-
steal this evening at her house, In East "a
/ street.
| Mrs. Theodore Frelinghuysen will give
dinncr and dance tonight at her nome IN
/ West i7th street, for her daughter, MISS
/ E,lizabsth Adelaide Cannon.