New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-03
DIR. W. LONGCOPE
WEEDS MISS DANA
Dana's Granddaughter Be
comes Bride in Grace
Church.
DEBUTANTES HOLD
THE SOCIAL STAGE
Three More Introduced, While
Dinners Welcome Those Soon
to Make Bows.

Miss Janet Percy Dana, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dana, OF / Fifth
Avenue, was married yesterday after
noon In Grace Church, Broadway and
Tenth Street, to DR.. Warfeld T. Long
cope, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George B. S.
Longcope, Of Baltimore. There was a
programme Of organ music while the
guests were being seated and the vested
choir preceded the bridal party to the
altar. The ceremony was performed by
the rector, the Rev. DR.. Charles l..
Slattery. A reception followed at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dana. The bride,
who was given away by her father, was
in gown of white satin and old point
lace, with which she wore a tulle veil
fastened with orange blossoms. She
carried bouquet OF lilies-o valley
and boUvardia. Her ornaments con-
sisted Of string Of pearls and an old
family brooch of diamonds.
Miss Ruth Draper was the brides
maid of honor and only attendant. She
was in gray tulle, with a silver en-
broidered tulle coat, and wore a gray
velvet and silver cloth hat. She carried
pink roses tied with blue ribbon.
Dr.. Candee Robinson was best man.
The ushers were DR.. n. G. Roosevelt,
DR.. E. B. Krumbar, Anderson and Dun
can Dana, brothers Of the bride, and
DR.. Charles Mitchell.
Mrs. Longcope is a granddaughter Of
the late Charles A. Dana, Of "The Sun"
She is a niece Of W. Butler Duncan, Of
Mrs. William Wilton Phipps, Of Lon
don, Mrs. William H. Draper and Mrs.
John w. Brannan.
DR.. Longcope was graduated from
Johns Hopkins in 1897 and from the
Johns Hopkins Medical School In 1901
His New York home is $50 Madison
Avenue.
Mrs II. de Berkeley Parsons gave a
reception yesterday afternoon at her
home, 36 East Sixty-frst Street, TO in
troduce her daughter, Miss Katharine
de Berkeley Parsons. The debutante
was assisted IN receiving by Miss Irene
Langhorne Gibson, Miss Rita Norrie,
Miss Ethel ). H. Potter, Miss Natalie
Wood, Miss Helen MacGregor Byrne,
Miss Elizabeth Howard and Miss Ade-
lade Sedgwick. Mrs. Parsons will give
a dance on December 20 at Sher-y's for
ner daughter.
Mrs Frederic Foster Carey intro
duced her daughter, Miss Madeleine l..
I Carey, and her niece, Miss Marion
Carey Dinsmore, at the dansant yes
terday afternoon at the Colony Club.
In the receiving line we're Miss Helen
Alexander, Miss Audrey Hoffman, Miss
| Geraldine Adee, Miss Katharine Van
Rensselaer, Crosby, Miss Annette Mar
koe, Miss Aileen Sedgwick, Miss Paul
| inc Bacon, Miss Maryanna Lincoln,
Miss Anita Delaheld, Miss Rita Norrie,
Miss Nancy Perkins, Miss Alma de
Gersdorff and Miss Agnes Brockie, OF
/ Philadelphia.
Mrs. George W. Wickersham and her
daughter. Miss Constance Wickersham,
gave the first of a series of five at
/ homes yesterday at 80 East Seventeen
1 Street. They will receive on the four
remaining Thursdays Of the month.
Miss Wickersham was assisted yester-
day by Miss Rita Sturgis and MISS
/ Margery o. and Miss Eugene o. Rand.
Joseph B. D ckson, of Morristown,
| y. j., gave a dinner 1t the st. Regis
last night for his debutante daughter
| Miss Margaret Dickson, who Will be
/ introduced to society tomorrow at
the danc.nt at the st. Regis. After the
dinner last night Mr.. Dickson took his
guests to the Aston Theatre. In the
party were Miss Clara Mcconnell, Miss
! Esther Reno, Miss Gladyl Moore, Miss
Alice Dickson, Edward TYombly,
/ George Sloane, Theodore Watson and
Nelson White.
Mrs. Paul Tuckerman gave small
dinner last night at the Ritz-Carlton.
Mrs. -ichard P. ody and Miss Con-
stance Peabody gave a luncheon yes
terday at Sherry's for Mss Florence
/ Gilbert and Miss Helen Porter. The
/ guests, thirty-tive IN number. were
mostly debutantes Of tho season.
Mrs. Charles A. Miller gave theatre
party last nigl for Misses Mary Z.
and Emma W. Knapp, daughters OF
Wallace Percy Knapp. The guests,
about seventy in number, were taken
to the Belasco Theatre, and afterward
TO Sherrys for supper and dancing, TO
which a number of additional guests
were invited.
Mrs. William II. Post, Of ia East
/ Thirty-sixth Street, gave reception
Yesterday afternoon for her daughter,
Miss Mary Post, whose engagement to
Philip B. Brewster was announced last
month. No date has been set for the
wedding.
Mrs. George Austin Morrison, jr.. of
Psi Central Park West, gave a dinner
last nigh. for Miss Helen G.. Campbell,
the debutante daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
/ Clarence G.. Campbell. Miss Campbell
will be introduced to society on De
cember IL at a dance { the Hotel Bilt-
more.
Mrs. John W. Dennis will give a
dance at the Ritz-Carlton on December
% for her daughter, Miss Evangeline
Johnson, who will be introduced TO So
ciety a year hence. The guests will be
of the younger set home from school
and college.
Mr.. Ira Barrows, Of 521 Park Ave
nue., will give a dinner, followed by a
theatre party. on December II for her
niece, Miss Rachel Filter, Of Philadel-
phia.
The faculties Of Columbia University
will give their annual reception in
honor of President and Mrs. Nicholas
Murray Butler this evening in Earl
Hall.
Mrs. Philip B. Jennings will give a
The dansant this afternoon at Sherry's
4 for her debutante daughter, Miss Eliz-
abeth Jennings.
Mrs. Edward Winslow Packard will
give a similar affair at the same place
TO introduce her daughter, Miss Muriel
Cakes.