New-York tribune., 1920-05-16
Weddings andDinners Now
Society's Chief Diversions
Much Entertaining and Many Week End Parties Will
Mark First Outdoor Gathering of Long Island
Set When United Hunts Opens Season Saturday

Informal luncheons, dinners, theater
parties. entertainments for charity
weddings and country house parties
over the weekend form the chief di-
versions for society just at present
Most of the large estates on Long
Island have been opened and are the
scenes of gay parties over SATURDAYS
and Sundays. The same is true of the
country places in Westchester County,
over IN the Morristown section of New
Jersey, along the Hudson and at Tux
edo, and life in the country will con-
tlnue gay until the end Of the next
month when the owners of the estates
VIII go TO their villas at Newport,
bar harbor, Southampton, the Adiron-
aacks, Canada and other seashore and
lniand resorts.
Inc racing season on Long Island be-
gins next Saturday with the meet of
me United Hunts Racing Association
al al Belmont Park Terminal. 1t will be
me hrst outdoor gathering of the
Long Island set, and coming on
saturday it will be made the occasion
VI much entertaining and eek-end
parties. The guests will motor over
'ioNh liOul lHe estates ana
lunch at the Turf and Field Club in the
park, opposite the terminal. and in the
eVenlng many informal dinners and
dances will be given in their honor.
Another outdoor affair of the week,
which will attract society in large
numbers. will be the annual garden
party under the auspices Of the board
u managers and ladies' auxiliary of
u, me New York Geological Society on
cahursday afternoon at the Geological
searden, Bronx Park. Mrs. Henry Fair
neio osborn is chairman of the auxil-
afy and will serve on the reception
sommittee with several of the other
members. Others on the auxiliary in
Sluoe Mrs. Henry Reese Hoyt, Mrs
@ephen H. Olin. Mrs. ]. Pierpont Nor
gan Mrs William B. Osgood Field,
MRS; Alexander S. Webb, Mrs. Walter
e, r. MAYNARD. Mrs. De Forest Grant,
afs: Richard Trimble, Mrs. Arthur
inseiIn, Mrs. James Speyer, Mrs. Percy
W. ". fyne, Mrs. William V. S. Thorne,
ms mss Anne Morgan and Miss Pauline
Robinson.
lea will be served in the Admins
"atlon Building.
me remaining days of this month,
as ave; well as the first two weeks of June,
VIII be busy ones, for there are any
,%amoer of weddings scheduled for both
H. yn shd out of town. One of the early
sune brides will be Miss Mathilde Sa-
pvr.as, , daughter of Mrs. r. Brown Sa-
sSo.Ias. She has chosen June 8 as the
Sa,e S',s Tor her wedding to David Trum-
WI Lanman Van Buren,. Their mar
uuage VIII take place in the Hotel Plaza
.;.s .ss oaportas will be attended by her
Ss"si' SSlsssf' Mrs. Mrs. frederick F. Alexandra, of
sn9 ny'. h!lls, n. j.; Miss Janet Booth |
saa Miss Helen Humphrey, of Troy.
" naroid c. Richard, brother-in-law Of
Nj. ar; Van Buren. viii be the best man,
~ av = the ushers will be Dudley Riggs,
nai'.m ore; Horace Eotchkiss and w. |
'rumbnll Thomas.
o.. t van Buren, and his bride will |
'ass their honeymoon motoring.
q "a Christ Church, New Brighton,
- on Thursday Miss Diana Elmen-
ga Richards. daughter Of Mr.. and
-. eugene Lamb Richards, will be-
Ine Ine sAe Dride of Eugene W. Van C. |
b.ms, OF this city. Miss Richards will |
hs, MISS Elise Sage, of this city. for
,enaald maid OF honor, and her other at |
ssnd M Will be Mrs. r. Taller Town
Mss xys MSS Belle Eugenia O'Bryan,
Dsv;.n nelen Culver Kerr and Miss Julia
gr,,ds McMahon, of Dayton, Ohio,
Sehsrrassughter of the late Robert
csn.s one-time Ambassador to the
st.enasol, ., St. James's. She will also be
btaso brotbaso by two pages. her young
III ~ Eugene Lamb Richards ir.,
W. osldegxoom's brother. John