New-York tribune., 1916-06-24
Marriages Now Hold First
Place in Interest of
Society.
w. X. VANDERBILTS
SAIL FOR EUROPE
Miss Anne T. Morgan, Miss Mar.
bury and Miss de Wolfe
In Party.

Most of the many weddings OF In
terest to New York society scheduled
for to-day will take place out of town.
Miss Alice NJ. Davies, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. julien Townsend Davies, will
be married TO Henry Sellers Mckee,
Cd. son of Mrs Wood Mckee. in En-
manuel Church, Great River, Long
Island. The ceremony will be per-
formed by the Rev. John NJ. Lewis, OF
Waterbury, Conn, assisted by the Rev.
Mr Webb. rector of the church. A
reception will follow at the country
place of the brides grandfather, Julien
T. Davies, at Timber Point, Great
River.
The marriage Of Miss Ruth Wales,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H..
Wales and a niece of Mrs. Elihu Root,
to Henry Francis du Pont, son of
Colonel Henry A. du Pont, United
States Senator from Delaware, will
take place to-day at the country place
of the brides parents at Hyde Park.
Miss Mary Rand, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Rufus r. Rand, of Indian
apolis. will become the bride of Stephen
Birch, of this city, to-day in st. Marks
Church, indianapolis. The ceremony
will be followed by q reception at the
Plaza there.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawrence Hamil-
ton, of Albany and Cazenovia, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Katharine Ellis Hamil-
ton. TO Joseph White Geer. son Of Mr.
and Mrs Walter Geer. of this city:
Miss Hamilton is a granddaughter OF
Mrs. William A. Beach, OF Syracuse ana
the late Mr.. Beach, Of Troy. She is a
niece Of Captain Warren S. Beach, OF
this city. Mr.. Geer is a graduate OF
Williams, class IA lie is q brother
Of Miss Helen Danforth Geer, who
made her debut last winter. and or
Olin Potter Geer, who married Miss
Charlotte Van Cortlandt Nicoll, and OF
Walter Geer, ir. lie is a grandson OF
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando B. Pot
ter and of Mrs. A. p. Geer. No date
has been set for the wedding.
Announcement has been made OF the
engagement Of Miss Peggy Busk,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. FREDERICK
T. Busk, Of East Eighty-hfth street
and Litchfeld, Conn, to Edward Allen
Whitney, son of Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
w. Whitney, of Augusta, Me. MISS
Busk was introduced to society last
winter. Mr.. Whitney Is senior At
Harvard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot J. Taylor. IT,
are receiving congratulations on the
birth of a son a few days ago at
Charlou House, the country place OF
Mrs. Taylor's parents, Mr.. and MIS-
Charles A. Frank, at Glen Cove, Long
Island. Mrs. Taylor, who was Miss
Touise Tiffany Frank. was married TO
Nr Taylor on June 10, 1915. MT.
TAYLOR is son Of Mrs. Edward |.
Frost. who was Mrs Keene Taylor The
child is a great-grandson Of the late
James r. Keene.
Mr. and Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt will
sail for Europe to-day on board the
LAFAYETTE. They will be accompanied
bv Miss Anne T. Morgan. Miss Elisa
beth Narbury and Miss Elsie de Wolfe.
They will spend the summer In France,
where Mrs. Vanderbilt will resume her
work with the American Ambulance
Hospital which she founded at the De
ginning Of the war
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick o. Beach
have left their country place at west
hurry. Long Island, and have gone 10
Isleboro, Me.
General J. Fred Pierson LEFT town
Yesterday for Newport, TO Join MIS-.
Pierson, who went there on Monday
for the season
Mrs. Richard Gambrill Is the guest
Of Mrs. william Douglas Sloane aV
LenoX.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Post, ~,
who spent part of their honeymoon AZ
Ranf Alberta, Canada, have LETT there
for New York. Mrs. Post Is a daughter
~ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dana Glpsoh'
Mrs. ]. Allen Townsend will give
costume dance tonight at her country
place at Ardsley.
The engagement has been announced
IN Crawford, n. j., Of Miss Mary LOIS
Prockenridge. daughter of Mr.: and
Mrs. Karl s. Breckenridge, TO Thomas
Willard Towler. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F T. fowler. Miss Breckenridge was
graduated from Smith College IN l'Io'
Vr fowler was graduated from Dart
mouth in 1918 and is member OF the
Reta Theta ri Club. No date mas Deeh
set for the wedding.