New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16

Miss Helen Ridgely Morgan, whose
engagement to John Holme Ballantine,
was announced last week. will have the
distinction Of being the first debutsnte
Of the season to be married. Her we'd
ding will take place on Thursday in
the chantry Of St. Thomas's Church,
and will be very quiet affair. A
small reception for relatives will fol-
low at the home OF her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lancaster Morgan, $50 West
seth 81. Her only attendant will be
another "bud" Of the season. Miss Con
stance Peabody, daughter Of Mrs.
Richard A. Peabody,
Herbert W. Bslantine will be his
brothers best man and the ushers will
be Osborne Nichols. Francis Hay, Frank
w. Cady. ir., Rollo Blanchard and
/ William IT. Taylor, OF Pasadena, Cal.
Miss Morgan was the third debutante
Of the season 10 become engaged, the
other two being Miss Sara Delano and
Miss Adelaide Bailey Parker.
Mrs. Harold II. Fries, OF 20 West
59th ST.. gave dance at Snerry's last
night TO introduce her daughter, Miss
Gladys {. c. Fries. The small ball
room was used for the dancing, and a
seated supper was served at midnight.
! The guests. numbering about two hun
dred, included many OF the seasons
debutantcs.
Mrs. Ernesto c. Fabbri gave a dinner
last night at her home, 10 East 6ith ST.,
for her niece. Miss Mary Jay Schef-
felin. the debutante daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Jay Schieffelin. AZ
ter diner she took her guests, number
ing thirty-six. to see "To-nights the
Night at the Shubcrt Theatre.
Mrs. Charles Paul Geddes gave a
luncheon yesterday at her home, 235
West 10Th ST., for Miss Dorothy Mas
terton, whose marriage TO George War
rem Miller will take place on Thursday
afternoon in the Church of the lncar-
nation. Her guests included Mrs.
Warren Denton. Miss Virginia Geddes,
Miss Dorothy Patterson, Miss Eleanor
Youngman, Miss Margaret Case, Miss
Elizabeth Swan and Miss Dorothy
Moore.
J. Hornblower De Witt gave a win
ner last night at his home, 40 West
5lst ST.. for his debutante niece, Miss
Helen Anita De Witt. and later took
his guests, numbering seven, 10 the
opera.
The marriage of Miss Mary Schuyler
Spier. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Fran
els Spier, to George l.. Morgan, jr., Of
Pittsburgh. will take place to-day at
the home of the brides parents, in
South Orange, n. J.
Mrs. Albert Flake. Of East 49th ST.,
will give a dance tonight at Sherry's
for her debutante daughter, Miss Helen
Flake.
Mrs. Edward +. Brown and the Misses
Brown will give reception this after
noon at their home. 495 West End av.
Miss Marion Becker will give n
luncheon to-day at the home of her
mother, Mrs. NJ. Bathgate Becker. $50
Park av., for Miss Naomi Andrews,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wake
man Andrews, who is 10 be married TO
Nelson Collingwood Hyde, of Syracuse,
\. y. on Wednesday in st. James's
Church.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish will give a din
ner at Sherry's tonight. and afterward
take her guests to the Sans Egal Sup
per Club dance.
John +. Harris gave an old-fashioned
Maryland dinner in the dining room of
the state apartment at the Plaza last
evening. The guests included A. d..
Juilliard. Albert II. Wiggin, Frank
Trumbull, George c. Clark, Senator
Watson, of Baltimore; John %. Stanch-
field. p. f. Murphy, Washington Becker,
Samuel McRoberts, William c. Potter
Ivy Lee, Daniel L. Pomeroy, ii. r..
Winthrop, Charles II. Sabin, Arson NJ.
Beard, Samuel G.. Wood. Alvin ".
Macdonald, Harry 5. Black. ex-Judge
Morgan j. O'Brien, Daniel willard,
John b. Dennis and Henry Ii. Porter.
Mrs. Edward n. Breitung gave a
luncheon Yesterday at the St. Regis for
Mrs. James Lowell Putnam. of Boston.
The luncheon was served for eighteen
in the Louis XVI room at round table
which was decorated with Ward roses
and pansies. After luncheon Paul
Reimers sang.
Mrs. James A. Burden gave a dinner
for eight last night in the main res
taurant of the ST. Regis.
Mrs. Henry G.. Trevor. Mrs. T. J.
Oakley Rhinelander, Mrs. Louis j.
Pooler. Dudley McGrath and Charles c.
Hayden are guests of Mrs. Alexander
Brown in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wiborg and the
Misses Wiborg are at IL East 45th ST.
for the remainder Of the winter.