New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Beatrice Bayne Is
First Debutante of
Year To Be Engaged
Formal Announcement Is
Made of BetrothaI TO Al
den Rogers; Beatrice Da-
vies TO Wed R. lie r.. Davis

Miss Beatrice Bayne has the dis
tnction Of being the first of
this seasons debutantes to be-
come engaged Her mother, Mrs.
(. Norman Bayne made formal an
nouncement yesterday of her engage
mont TO Alden Rogers, younger son OF
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Rogers, of
Buffalo. Miss Bayne is a graduate of
the Spence School and a provisional
member of the Junior League. Her
mother was Miss Bertha D. Lockwood.
Mr.. Rogers is a graduate of Princeton,
class 20, and served two years with the
French army during the war. No date
has been set for the wedding.
Mr and Mrs William Davies. OF
Madison. n. j., announce the engage
ment of their eldest daughter, Miss
Beatrice Mary Davies, to Robert LIE
Roy Davis, OF Morris stown, n j. Miss
Davies was active in war work
during 1918 and the early part of 1919.
and Is now a senior in Wells College.
she has always taken d leading part
in the social activities of the suburban
life OF Morris County and northern
New Jersey.
Mr. Davis is the youngest son of
Mrs. H. Davis and of the late Henry
H. Davis, the founder Of the Davis
Granite Company, of Morristown, n.
J. At the outbreak of the war he vol
unteered and was sent overseas in De-
cember, 1917 He served in the naval
aviation in France and on the coast
Of Brittany until the summer of 1919.
Prior to his enlistment he was a stu
dent Of Union University and is now
completing his studies at that nsti-
tuition.
Mrs. Edward Van Ingen, of East
SeYenty-third Street, has made known
the engagement Of her daughter. Miss
Katherine Van 1ngen, 10 George Faber
Downey Jr, q son of General and Mrs.
George Faber Downey, OF Washington.
Miss Van Ingen IS a member Of the
Junior League and is a granddaughter
OF the late Edward H. Van 1ngen Her
brothers are Z. H. Van Ingen I'd and
Lawrence Bell Van Ingen.
Mr.. Downey is graduate OF Yale,
class Of sl8, and served as a captain in
the 18th Field Artillery overseas dur
ing the var. He is a nephew o. Mrs
FAIRFAX Stuart Landstreet Of this city
The wedding is to take place early next
summer
Mr.. and Mrs. George vickers. of
knglewood, \. j.. announce the engage
mert OF their daughter, Madge Libby
granddaughter Of the late William Il
Libby to John Egbert Arrowsmith. son
Of Mrs William H. Arrowsmith. OF
East Orange \. J. The wedding Will
take place early in June.
Mrs. Noel G. Evans, of Plainfela.
n. j., has announced the engagement
Of her second daughter Miss Elizabeth
Johnston. to Frank Dewitt Pitkin ir..
q this city and Peking, China. son OF
MIR. and Mrs. F. D. Pitkin, of New
York
Miss Johnston is a senior at the Knox
School, Cooperstown, n Y. and is a
sister of Miss Violet T. Johnston
whose engagement to Richard Palmer
Shonland. son Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Shonland, OF Portland. Me. was an
nclnced last week.
Arthur Carey, OF walthans. Mass.
announces the engagement of his
daughter Frances, to Joseph P Day
r., son OF Mr.. and Mrs Joseph P.
Day, Of New York City and Short Hills,
n. J.
Mr. and Mrs. William Schlafge. OF IT
West End Avenue. Ridgewood. n. J..
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Henrietta Evelyn Schlafge.
TO George 4. Boyce, son of Mr.. and
Mrs William r. Boyce, Of 81 High
wood Avenue, Ridgewood, n. j.. at a
luncheon given at the Machinery Club
or New York on Wednesday, followed
by Il matinee party at the Ambassador
Tneater