New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-11
Miss Gertrude LOyett, Of
Maiden, Engaged to
Henry S. Sturgis.
MISS PIERCE TO BE
SCOTCH BARON'S BRIDE
Her Fiance, Whom She Met in
London, Is with Regiment
Somewhere in England.

Or. and Mrs. Robert Williamson Low
EFT, OF Maiden, Mass. have announced
the engagement Of their daughter, Miss
Gertrude Loyett. TO Henry Sprague
Sturgis. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. william
Sturgis, Of 252 West Seventy--Ourth
Street. this city. Miss Lovett was in
troduced TO society in Boston IN NO.
vember, 1914.
Miss Ruth McEwan, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McEwan. will be
married TO George Humphreys, son OF
the Rev. Or. and Mrs. 7. La1don Hum
phreys. Of Morristown, y. j., On Satur-
day, April -, at the country place OF
her parents al Whippany. y. J. The
ceremony viii be followed b. large
reception.
Miss Florence McEwan will be her
sisters maid of honor, and Miss Viz
GINA and Miss Gertrude McEwan her
bridesmaids. Malcolm Humphreys Will
be his brothers best man, and the
ushers will be Richard McEwan, a
brother of the bride, and Leslie Cooper.
Mrs. W. Eugene Parsons will give a
home. i26 East Seventy-third Street
for Miss lie Brun Parsons and the lat
ter's fanc6, Philip Rhinelandcr, %.
She will afterward take her guests t'
the theatre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow Shelby Pierce.
Of Bayville, Long Island, nave an
nounced the engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Miss Grace Douglass Pierce 20
George Gordon Sandilands, Baron
TorpRichen. Of Calder House. Md
lothian. Scotland. Miss Pierce is SIS
ter Of Mrs. Louise de Bebian Moore and
Miss Helen B. Pierce. She hrst met
| ord Torphichen IN London two years
AGO. when travelling abroad with her
parcnts. Her father IS q lawyer, a
director Of several railroads and is
counsel for the Wabash Railroad Com
panv. Torphichen, who is the SON OF
The twelfth Baron Torphlchen. sue
ceede dto the title last year. lie is win
his regiment somewhere IN England,
hut his exact whereabouts IS unknown
20 his fancee.
Mr. and Mrs. William Vincent Cuta.
lar have announced the engagement OF
tbeir daughter. Miss Beatrice Lanier
Cutaiar. 10 La Rue Lutkins, son OF Dr.
and Mrs. William {. Lutkins, OF Jersey
CITY. Miss Cutaiar was introduced 10
society in 1913. 80 date has been SET
for the wedding.
Miss Frances ". Henry. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard II. Henry OF "a
Lexington Avenue, will be married 10
Harvey Graham. son of Mrs. Hubert
Vos. on Monday, May !, in ~. BaTthoI-
Miss Grace r. Henry viii be her
sisters maid Of honor. and the
bridesmaids will be Miss Gabrielle
Gourd. Miss JEANNE Emmett MIS-
Narrsret Strong. q cousin Of the brce,
and Miss Eleanor Mellon. Edward
Shippen will be SIR Grsham's best man.
and The usbers viii be Jay Gould, u
brotber-in-law Of the bridegroom, u.
Ie Rov Whitney, George Maccullocn
Miller. ir.. and Thomas Acneils.
Miss Gertrude Newcombe vii! be
married 10 Francis VI. Steers on April
% i'm the Church Of the lrans"g1i"-
lion The ceremony viii be followed ~
a reception at the ST. Regis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William +. S. Griswoid
will 20 10 their country place at 1ieen-
ygich. Conn, on Friday for the summer
Whom "Forture's Fcte." the ninth an
,,,o1 IN for the benefit Of the Ne"
yorl Association for the Blind, is gwen
on Tuesday cvcning, April % u wiz
enlist eornc Of fne most prominent m I'D
and women in social and phiianinroplc
circles To- aid ln making lt success
me hall. which will be held al inc
Hotel Aston, promises 70 be gay al
fair. with many Of the dancers III I"hOy
Among the members OF the floor com
mi,tee are J. Henry Alexandra, IT, John
Hone Auerbach, Elliot [. bacon, D.
pbiiD Bernhard. George I. Broka"'
Charles Stewart Butler, Lawrence
Smith Butter, Bradish Carroll IT, hon-
lord G. DeKay, Felix Doubleday, Stuy-
vcsant Fish, jr., Alexander VI; h8uusH'
Colgate Hoyt, jr., FRANCIS H. Is. E T.
Vail Stebbns, Theron j. strong, Daf ~
Stuart. George II. sullivan, Nalotl"Ee
Smith Taft, Seth f. Thomas, Teorse -
Wagstaf and George Cary AaDrlsKie'
Major General Charles T. Roe will be
Grand marshal of the fcte, which VIII
bo under the patronage Of President
ana Mrs Woodrow Wilson, Governor
and Mrs Charles A. Whitman, Mayor
and Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell, Justice
and Mrs. Charles Z. Hughes and Iro-
lessor and Mrs. William Howard TAFT
Mrs. James Lowell Putnam gave a
luncheon Of twelve covers Yesterday NJ
he Ritz-Carlton Francis Roche gave
small dinner there last night.
James J. Van Allen, who was to have
called for Europe on Saturday, posi-
pooed his trip indefinitely. lie is al
+hc Ritz-CarltOn.