New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-09
W. A. PRIME WEEDS
IN ST. GEORGES
Marriage to Miss R. Shaw
Kennedy a Surprise
to Relatives.


Of Mrs. John G.. Bergquist, Of Brook
vile, L. l., was married yesterday
morning in ST. Georges Church, Stuy,
vesant Square, to William A. Prime,
jr.. The engagement of the couple
was announced last month. but no date
had been announced for the wedding.
Very few of their friends knew it was
to take place yesterday. The .ere-
mony was performed by the Rev. DR..
Karl Reiland. The church was decor
ated with yellow chrysanthemums and
autumn leaves.
The bride, who was given away By
her step-father, was in gown OF
white satin brocade, made in the old
fashioned hoop skirt fashion. with n
long court train. She wore a tulle
veil fastened with orange blossoms,
and carried white orchids and lilies
of-the-valley. She had no attendants
Theodore Knapp was Mr.. Primes best
man. and there was one usher, Larry
Brandon.
After their wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Prime will live in this city. Mrs.
Prime is secretary OF the Vacatio.. War
Relief Committee, of which Mrs. Ethel
bert Nevin is president and Miss Anne
Morgan, treasurer.
Mr.. ard Mrs. ". X. Vanderbilt. who
are now i'm Paris, will return to New
York at the end of the month. hey
will spend the greater part OF the
winter in Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colgate Hoyt motored
into town Yesterday from their coun-
try place at Oyster Bay, and are at
the Hotel Gotham for the winter.
Among those who gave small lunch
cons at the Ritz-Carlton yesterday,
we're Mrs. Frederic Nelson. who mad
Mrs. Hollis II. HunneweH with her;
Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt, Mrs
Alexander Brown, Mrs. Hamilton W.
Cary. Mrs. Perry Belmont and Rich-
ard II. Townsend, of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angler B. Duke have
taken the house at 1909 Fifth Avenue,
which they will occupy on their re-
turn in a few days from Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Copley Thaw
have closed their country place al
SOUTHAMPTON. L. l., and are at the
Hotel Plaza for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert E. Stratton, OF
Lawrence Park. Bronxville, announce
the engagement of their sister, MISS
Dorothy Il. Strstton, daughter OIL me
late Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Z. Stratton,
of this city, TO William +. May, OF
Sunshine, Wyo.
Sir Arthur and Lady Herbert are
guests OF Colonel and Mrs. Stephen
I. II. Slocum, in Washington. CoioneI
and Mrs. clocum will give a dinner
FOR them this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ksrrick Riggs, and
Miss Pauline Riggs have returned -
town for the winter and are at the
/ Hotel Gotham.
/ Mr.. and Mrs Joseph ". Hartman
will entertain house party over
/ Thanksgiving at their villa al New,
port for their sons, Joseph, IT, ahc
Charles McLane Hartman.
T. De Witt Iuyler anu MI anu "a
Sidney L. Hutchinson have arrived IN
the city from Philadelphia and are a,
the Waldorf-Astoria.
Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer,, Of
1874 East Ninety-hfth Street, has gone
20 Philadelphia. where she is the
guest Of Mrs. THEODORE W. Cramp.
Robert W. Goelet gave a dinner last
night AZ the Ritz-Carlton and after
ward took his guests to the Horse
Show.
Mrs. II. II. Brown. OF 20s7 Fifth Az
,nue. at luncheon given yesterday'
announced the engagement OF her
daughter. Miss Tn, odora Brown. 90
Tosenh Augustine O'Conor. The wed
ding will take place in June.
J.mex J. Van Allen will return 70