New-York tribune., 1916-02-26
Frank CrOwninShieId, F. J.
Sterner and B. de N. Cru
ger Hosts at Studio.
MISS PARSONS GUEST
OF MRS. c. G. PETERS
Reception at Hotel Gotham for
Percy w. Muncy, Portrait
Painter.

Frederick Junius Sterner, Frank
Crowninshield, bertram de n. Cruger
and Henry Clay gave Gothic back
yard party" last night in the studio Of
Mr.. Sterner, l54 East Sixty-third
/ Street. Many interesting features were
arranged for the entertainment: OF the
guests.
Among those present were Mayor and
Mrs. Mitche.. Mrs. John Astor, Mr. and
Mrs. |. Townsend Burden, jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. !. Norman de r. Whitehouse, Mr..
and Mrs Conde Nash, Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Charles Dana Gibson, Mr., and Mrs.
/ Reginald Brooks, Mrs. Belmont Tiffany,
! Mrs. William Astor Chanor, Dr. and
/ Mrs. George Draper. ir. and Mrs.
| Henry James. Mr.. and Mrs Livingston
b Pen. Mr.. and Mrs John s. Minturn, Mr.
and Mrs. Lydig Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs.
/ Clarence Pell, Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney s.
/ Breese. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Bourke Cock
ran. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert X. Gallatin,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bacon. jr.. Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen II. p. Peil, Baron and
/ Baroness Haurd, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
/ Cushing. Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Field
/ Malone. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph b. Thomas,
! ir.. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w Bull, Miss
| Mabel Choate Miss Marjorie Curtis.
Miss Mercedes de Acosta, Miss Audrey
Osborn. Miss Eleanor Lamson, Miss
/ Edith Mortimer, Chester Aldrich, Will
| lam ODonnell Iselin, Howard Taylor,
Henry Barley. Harrison Rhodes. Cur
It's Moffatt, Robert Chanler, Paul Dra-
per and Cyril Hatch.
Mrs. Charles Greaville Peters. OF $50
I u. Az a fHaafrQ marty fol-
/ lowed by a supper and dance, at Sher-
| rvs. last night for Miss Katharine de
I Berkeley Parsons, the debutante daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. II. de Berkeley
/ Parsons. Mrs. Peters took her guests,
about thirty in number, to the Liberty
/ Theatre About twenty additional
/ guests were invited TO the supper and
dance.
Mrs. William A. Hamilton, Mrs. Lewis
B. Woodruff and Mrs. William Delavan
/ Baldwin gave a large reception yester-
/ day afternoon at the Hotel Gotham for
/ Percy W. Muncy, the portrait painter.
A life size painting of DR.. Fritz Holm
/ i'm the uniform Of a commissioner OF
/ the Boy Scouts OF America. by Mr..
I Nuncy. was on view. Assisting in re-
| ceiving the guests were Mrs. Lindley
W. Garrison, Mrs. James Speyer, Mrs.
/ George Leary, Mrs. Walter kobbe, Mrs.
Samuel Van Dusen, Mrs. Alfred Wag-
staff. jr.. Mrs. Thomas A. Edison. Mrs.
/ Frank L. Hagameyer. Mrs. Frederick
| Van Lennep and Mrs. J. Terry West.
The last Of the series of Biltmore
morning musicals was given yesterday
at the Biltmore. The artists were Miss
/ Frieda Hempel, Andrea de Segurola,
/ Rosina Cali, premiere danseuse OF the
Metropolitan Opera Company; Mary
Warfel, harpist, and Miss Beatrice de
Holthcir, who gave recitatlons IN
= French and English.
The wedding of Miss Abigail Alison
/ Cambell, daughter of the late Alex
ander d. Cambell and Mrs. Cambell, to
/ Carol Wilson Alton. Of Chicago. tool
place yesterday afternoon at the Bill
more. On account of mourning in the
brides family only relatives and few
intimate friends were present at the
ceremony, which took place in an i'm
provised chapel in the music room.
/ The Rev Nathan Seagle, rector of ST.
Stephens Church, ofiiciated.
The bride walked to the altar with
I her mother, who gave her away. She
fon, trimmed with pearl embroidery
and made with "A long court train. Her
veil was of tulle and she carried
bouquet of lilies-of -the-valley and or
chids Miss Jeanette Pardonner, of
New Orleans. was the maid of honor
and the other attendants were Mrs.
f Thomas A. Potter, Of Canada, and Miss
Bernice Joralmon, of this city. They
were dressed alike in costumes of or
child tafTeta and wore large Leghorn
4 hats trimmed with orchid tulle and
pink roses They carried America
/ Beauty roses. Greeman Canda, of
Brooklyn, was the best man. and the
ushers were Hamilton Salmon, jr., Rob-
ert Z. Clarke Ripley Quinby, T. Howe
Nimmick and Bevis Longstreath. MIR
and Mrs Alton will live in Chicago, af-
ter a wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Devereux Iilburn are
receiving congratulations on the birth
Of daughter at the home Of Mrs. Mil
burns parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Steele. IL East Sixty-second Street.
This is their second child, the first also
/ being a daughter.
The second for this season of the
Metropolitan Dances will take place TO
night at Sherrys.
/ Mrs. Justus Ruperti gave bridge
/ yesterday at her home, lao East Sew
enty-second Street.
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt. jr., will
close her house in Fifth Avenue early
| in March and go to Palm Beach t.
( spend few weeks.
John COwper POwys gave an address
on Keats yesterday at the home of Mrs.
/ Burke Roche.
Receptions were given yesterday ar
/ ternoon by Mrs. Patrick A. Valentine
and Mrs. Robert c. Myles.
Mrs. Eric Mcdonald gave a supper in
the crystal room of the RitzCarlto1
last night for Miss Mercer French.
YALE MUSICAL CLUBS
PLAY ON BIRTHDAY