Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-02

turned to his home after an extended
Southern trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Murphy. il.
Of 1923 Broad street, are expected
home Friday from Palm Beach, Fla,
where they are spending a brief trip.
Announcement has been made Of
the engagement of Miss Helen c. a.
Schwedes, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Gustave A Sehwedes, of Allentown,
Pa, and Leslie G. Matthews, son of
Mr.. and Mrs George FL. Matthews,
of 40l Mt. Prospect avenue, this city.
The date for the wedding has not
been announced.
The engagement of Miss Helen b.
Hanson, daughter of Professor and
Mrs Frank H. Hanson, of 141 Heller
parkway. and George E. Smith, son
Of Mrs. Herbert V. Smith, Of LeHinB-
ton, Mass, was announced Saturday
1T a luncheon followed by bridge
party given by Mrs. Hanson. Daft
fodils prevailed in the decorations
and at the luncheon covers were laid
for Mrs. C. Bryce Chisholm, Miss
ethel Toms, Miss Doris Hanson and
Miss Gertrude Newell of this city,
and Miss Bess Cooke. of Bloomfield.
The luncheon guests assisted Mr..
Hanson and Miss Hanson at the
bridge. The players were Mrs. wal
ter e. Toms. Mrs. Samuel II. Mcilroy'
Mrs. Stanley II. Rolfe, Mrs. George
II Simonds Miss Lillian Dale. Miss
{dna Nichols. Miss Florence Mccall
fey. Miss Ella Yatman. Miss Mar
*-erite Beaman, Miss Helen II. Nc
MIierney, Miss Minnie j. Drew, Miss
Caroline Lackey, Miss Grace Bruen
and Miss Katherine u. Shea
Paul Il. Heller, of Elwood avenue,
William J. Rorneman Of High street;
Frank W. Stiles, of Mt. Prospect ave
nue., and Michael Sommers, of Airing
ton avenue, left the city yesterday
for an extended Southern trip. They
will stop at Augusta, Ga, and will
spend short time at Pinehurst,
n. c.
Leslie G. Matthews, of 40l Mt.
Prospect avenue, will leave the city
Saturday, March il, for San Fran
cisco. He will leave San Francisco
March 81 and viii sail for Shanghai,
China.
Miss Ella May Seller, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick e. Seller. OF
So Osborne terrace. and DR.. Dewitt
G. X. Ricketts,, of Point Pleasant.
We're married Saturday evening at
the home of the brides parents Rev.
Henry Harris. pastor of the Roseland
Presbyterian Church, officiated. The
bride. who was given In marriage
by her father. wore a white lace
gown and carried a shower bouquet OF
bride roses The maid of honor, the
brides sister Miss Caroline j. Seller
wore a pink gown and carried Il
shower bouquet of bridesmaid roses.
The bridegroom's brother, William II.
Ricketts,, of Schenectady, N. Y, was
best man. A red and white color
scheme was carried out in the decora-
lions. The ceremony and the wedding
supper that followed were attended
by only members of both families
Or. and Mrs Ricketts, win reside at
Point Pleasant.
Dennis j. Clearly, of IL South
Eleventh street, sailed Saturday for
Porto Rico for sojoufn OF several
months.
Mrs. Herbert e. Ayres, Of 253 South
Eighth street, was hostess Saturday
ut bridge and whist given under
the auspices of the guild Of the
Homeopathic Hospital. Miss Dorothy
Harper, chairman of the committee in
,harge of the arrangements. and the
hostess were assisted by Mrs. G. G..
Wooson and Mrs. II. X. MacDougal.
The players were Mrs. Albert c. Glib
bins, Mrs. Frank Dale, jr,, Mrs. Laid,
Mrs. Louis Lamb, Mrs. G. G., Han
ford. Mrs M S. Shurt, Miss Helen
Dusenberry. Miss Alice Bragaw, Miss
Carrie Hochkins. Miss Florence Dis
brow and Miss Alice Paddock THIS
Is the first of a series of social events
which will be given in the near future
under the auspices of the guild. Miss
Harper is chairman of the arrange
ment committee for the series.
A reception will be given Friday
evening in the assembly room of the
Eighteenth avenue Public School.
Former and present eighth grade
teachers and former gradnats VIII be
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