Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-26
SOCIAL NOTES OF .ad NEWARK t5s stJs1jRss IS

Mrs. Gerhard Mennen, of High
street, held a reception at her home
this afternoon In honor Of her daugh-
ter-in-law. Mrs. William @. Mennen,
bride of the year. The house was
decorated throughout with palms, and
pink roses formed the color scheme
of the drawing-room, while red car
nations adorned the dining-room.
The hostess wore a gown of white
charmeuse yelled in black lace with
jet ornamenets, and Mrs. William G.
Mennen wore her wedding gown of
white satin. They were assisted in re-
ceiving by Mrs Mennen's daughter,
Mrs. Henry P. Williams. of Detroit,
Mich, who wore a spangied net robe
over pale blue charmeuse.
Mrs. o. Knoepke, of Mount Vernon,
n. Y, and Mrs. Arthur Moore, of
this city, poured tea, and were as
sisted by Miss Alma Schenk, of Mount
Vernon, n. Y. Miss Elizabeth Somer-
vile. of Brooklyn; Miss Leona
Bogart, of New York; Miss
Christine thinner. Miss Lillian Seitz,
Miss Florence Matthews and Miss
Florence Herold, of this city. Among
the callers were many society folks
from New York, this city, and the
surrounding suburbs.
Mr.. Charles Droste. of Montclair
will entertain at dinner at the EsseS
County Country Club Saturday eve
ming, complimentary to the members
of the bridal party of Miss Louise E
Polhemus and Howard E. Ogle
whose wedding win take place De-
cember 5.
1t is expected that a large number
of graduates of the Newton Street
School and their friends will attend
the dramatic performance of tn,
| Newton Street School Alumni Asso.
citation TO be presented tomorrow
evening at the New Amsterdam
Auditorium, Sixteenth and Littletor
avenues. The entertainment will con
sist Of a three-act farce comedy en-
| titled "All Tangled Up" to be fol
! lowed by dancing. Miss J. D. Coe anC
Miss Sonstidine have been untiring il
coaching the members Of the cast
which include Miss Anna Gelrud
Miss Rosemary Gallub. Miss Sophii
| Frankel. Simon Englander. Georg
Henig. Frank Bozza. Rudolph Kruge
and Arthur Blast. Heyman Gelrud /
in charge and George Henig an
| Simon Englander are his assistants
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Huyck viii en-
tertain tomorrow evening in thei
| home on North Third street in homo
Of their fifth wedding anniversary.
Miss Bessie sitter, of Fairmoun
avenue, is the guest of Mrs. i
| Hughes, Of Philadelphia.
Miss Florence T.. Murphy will en-
tertain at bridge at her home thi
evening. complimentary to Mis-
Louise Il Polhemus and Howard I
Ogle.
Mrs. Willard c. Rellis, Of 275 Mont
clair avenue, was the hostess at yes
terday's meeting of the Forest Hi
Reading Club. In the absence Of TIL
president. Mrs. Willard 1. Hamilton
the vice-pres dent, Mrs. Addison I
Poland, presided. The study of th
short story was resumed, and Robel
Herricks "The Master of the Inn,
and a humorous sketch by Wallac
: irwin were read Mrs. William !
: Sinnock was chairman of the da.
l and the other readers present wei
Mrs. Abner NJ. Seeley and Mrs. I
l.. Halloek. The next meeting will !
held Monday, December 8, and Mr.
w r. Neslitt, of Highland avenu
, will be the hostess.
For the benefit Of the Hospit
of st. Barnabas the ladies of Il
board conducted fair this afte
: noon at the Washington. A cai
| party will follow in the evenin
Mrs. Wainwright Ripley is the ger
D eral chairman and her assistants il
clude Mrs. Joseph G.. Spur, MI
!, John White Howell, Mrs. Charles
Z Grummon, Mrs. Chauncey G. Parke
I Mrs. James Lawrence ogden, MI
archibald Mercer and Mrs, Arthur