Evening star., 1915-07-25

least credit for it. Once you really be-
long to the group you are accepted
upon your own merits. If you are
wealthy, so much the better. You can in
that case do your bit" as the English
say, toward keeping the ball rolling.
If one is poor, so much the worse,
but it makes no real difference. provid-
ed you are nice People will do the
rolling, and you follow the ball with
them. All they ask of you is that you
be moderately pleasant and play the
game fairly.
If you do all this there will be no
end of people who will only be too
glad to make things perfectly pleasant
for you and always glad to count you
one of their guests. all simply because
of your agreeable manner and charm
ing personality. just as I said before,
glad for your companionship, and al
ways upon your own merits.
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Miss Josephine Rantoul has Joined the
coter.e OF Boston girls who have chosen
their husbands
Has Chosen from among
ry, sA, Harvard athletes.
Harvard Athlete. the announce
ment of her engagement the past week
by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Ran
toul of 80 Fairfield street and Beverly, to
Mr.. Henry Alexander Murray. jr.. of New
York. Harvard Il. aptain of this years
Harvard varsity crew. has confirmed The
rumor which fov some me h.s F.sen
general that Miss I:an.oGl and Mr.. MUIR
ray were engaged. Miss Rantoul came
out in 1871. and was vice president of the
sewing circle of that year. She is a
member Of the Vincent Club and has
taken part in its shows. Miss Rantoul is
granddaughter of eX-Mayor Robert S.
Rantoul of Salem. She is niece of Mr..
Augustus Rantoul of 300 Beacon street.
Mr.. William G. Rantoul of Chestnut
street. Salem: Mr.. Beverly Rantoul and
Mr.. Edward L. Rantoul of Cambridge;
also of the Misses Edith, Margaret and
Henrietta Rantoul of Beacon street and
Salem. On the maternal side Miss Ran
toul is related to the Saltonstalls, her
mother having been previous to her mar
riage Miss Lucy Saltonstall. a sister Of
Mr.. John L. Saltonstall of 80 Common
wealth avenue and of Mr.. Robert Salton-
stall Of Readville. Mrs. Charles c.
Auchincloss of New York (Rosamond
SaltonstalD- IS Miss Rantouls aunt. Mr..
Murray is son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
A. Murray of West 51st street. New York.
the Thousand Islands He is planning
a course of study at the New York Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons. No
date has been set for the wedding.
4; i,
other than dinners at the various coun-
try clubs or
Splash Party Is lune ne o n,soss is az
the Very Latest. with with a game of
bridge following, it is the splash party,
which is the most engrossing form OF
entertainment attracting societys at
tention at this particular period OF in
tense humidity.
A splash party is the very latest wrin-
kle affected by the smart world.
The enterprising hostess. ever on the
alert for something new, conceived the
idea of a swimming party, followed by
breakfast OF supper, the time of day,
of course, determining the nature OF the
repast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rutherford Nc
cormick, who have spent most of the
time since their
Welcome Home to m ia ,se, 9 't ~
Newly-Weds. the battle lines in
France and Russia. are due 10 reaeh
Chicago within a few Gays. lhe1
sailed a week ago FRIDAY oh oil 1
can ship from England and Will pass
a few days in the east before coming
west to take possession of the NC
Cormick country place at wheaton.
The place recently has been redecorated
and made ready for their occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Medill Patter-
son have issued invitations for din
ner to be given in honor of the NC
Cormicks shortly at their Libertyvflle
home.
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The Earl of Orkney, who has been
assing the week in Chicago at the
Black g o ne
Business Keeps Him Hotel. has left
on This Side. Tor an indefi-
mite stay. Business of buying supplies
for the British army brought him to
Chicago He served his country dur
ing the Boer war, and has been kept
out of the present conflict only be-
cause of a bad spill he had last spring
while riding to hounds. Lady Orkney
is the former Gayety actress, Connie"
Gilchrist, and they have a twelve-year-
old daughter, Mary Constance Hamil-
ton Fitzmaurice, who is now with her