New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
'.Auint0r's BuU"Ls Climax
TO Gala Week for Society
Many Weddings and Continual Round of Small
Entertainments Shows Curtain Has Really Been
Lifted From War Cloom-Miss Moran a Bride

Half dozen weddings of Importance
yesterday and the Aviators' Ball last
night at the Ritz Carlton, brought to
close the most active and gayest week
society has had in at least three years.
There was no let-up in the round Of
entertainments from Monday until ear
" this morning, most of the affairs
being given for charity and consisting
of amateur theatricals, fancy dress
balls and just ordinary dances. Added
to these were the smaller and more
informal affairs, such as luncheons, re-
ccptions and dinners, and then the mar
riages, which were more numerous than
at any time since the war brides oc-
cupied the centre of the social stage
two years ago just after this country
entered the war.
One of the largest of yesterdays
weddings was that of Miss Annette
Blake Moran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Anson Blake Moran, to Robert Selden
Rose, of Geneva, N. Y, in St. James's
Church, Madison Avenue and Seventy.
first Street. The church was beautiful
ly decorated with blue hydrangeas,
daisies, apple and cherry blossoms and
palms. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. DR.. Frank w. Crowder.
assisted by the Rev. William B. Lusk,
and the Rev. DR.. Endicott Peabody. of
Croton, Mass. 1t was followed by
reception at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Moran, 1873 East Sixty-fourth Street.
The bride, who was given away by
her father, was in gown of white
satin, trimmed with old lace that was
worn by her grandmother at her we'd
ding Her veil, Of point applique. was
the same as worn by her mother. She
carried bouquet of Ascension lilies.
Miss Marjorie Stebbing, of Cazeno-
vie, was the maid of honor, and she
was in lavender organde, with hat
of tulle, trimmed with yellow flowers.
She carried a bouquet of deep blue
3ris.
Bridesmaids in Blue Organdie
The bridesmaids were Miss Nancy
Jay. Miss Dorothea v. Abbott, Miss
Isabel Stettinius, Miss Eleanor J. Fales
Coward, Miss Ellen Jay and Miss Ger
trude V. Ingersoll. They were all
dressed alike in light blue organdie,
with hats to match, and carried blue
larkspur and yellow daisies.
Lieutenant John Dc Koven Alsop, Of
Middletown, Conn, served az best man
in place of Alfred A. Biddle The
yshers were Major Norman F. Lovett,
Feginald Roome, Elisha Dyer Hub
bard, Albert D. Farwell, Lieutenant
Alexander Duer Harvey and Lieutenant
francis w. Murray, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rose will spend the
summer at Wilton, Conn, where the
brides parents have summer home.
Among the guests at the wedding
wcre Mrs. Edward r. Stettinius, Miss
Betty Stettinius, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
J.. Rose, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin C. Hoyt.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Carroll Harvey, Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Gould Jennings, Mrs
Alexander Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. Ben
5amin Brewster, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Birckhead, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel j.
Penniman, Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre Jay.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Abbott,
Charles A. Moran, Miss Elizabeth and
Miss Rosalie Moran, Mrs. S. Oakley
Van der Poel, Mr.. and Mrs William
Halsted Van der Poel, DR.. John Van
der Poel and Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin w.
Krech.
Cowles-De Wedding
The marriage of Miss Ruth Dean,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hol-
lngsworth Dean, to David Smith
Cowles took place at a o'clock yester-
day afternoon in St. Thomas's Church.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Ernest M. Stires and recep-
tion followed at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean, 420 Park Avenue. The !
bride wore gown Of white satin,
trimmed with lace from the wedding
gowns Of both her grandmothers. Her |
veil was of tulle arranged with orange |
blossoms and she carried white or
chids and s-of-the-valley.
Mrs. John Starr Taber was the ma
tron of honor and she was dressed in
orchid colored chiffon and satin and
carried sprinp flowers The bridoa.