New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
Frolic and Minstrel
Performance Lead
Greenwich Events
Prominent Women of COLONY
Act as Patronesses of
Affair Given for Benefit
of Elks' Charity Fund
Special Ds.oateh IN Thu Trin.,. .


GREENWICH, Conn, April 23.-The
Greenwich Riding Association will hold
race meet on May II at Nutbourne
Farm, the estate Of James McClena-
han, Port Chester, N. Y, where there
Is an exceptionally beautiful cross
country course, as we'll as a half-mile
track. The program of last season will
be considerably enlarged, six races
being scheduled, three 'cross-countr,
and three on the track. There will be
hunters trials, jumping events and
classes for children. The committee ir
charge consists Of John Nee. Bowman
chairman; Louis ". Mertz and Guy
Carleton. Percy A. Rockefeller is
president of the association and Charles
D. Lanier is master of the field hounds
Archer Brown and Edgar D. Poucl
have organized series of four con
certs to be given Monday evenings dur
ing May for the benefit of the Green
wich Hospital. The artists will in
clude Mrs. Mabel Corlew Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. James Stanley. Miss Florence
Gale, Miss Lillian Fuchs, Mrs. Leland
S. Stillman, Mrs. Frederick Cunning
ham, Joseph Matthew, Harvey w. Hun
dermyer, Theodore H. Montgomery
Fred C. Hilhard and quartet from the
Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York. The
concerts will be held ct the following
houses: May 2, W. A. Evans; May 8
H. j. Fisher; May 16. w. A. Evans; May
%, E. D. Pouch
The program for May 2 will include
Mrs. Smith, soprano; Mr.. Stanley,
bass; violin, Miss Fuchs; piano, Mrs.
James Stanley; organ, Harry Rowe
Shelly. Mrs. A. c. Hencken is organ
women, which will be in charge Of
tickets.
Mrs. Helen E. Williams, of Edge
wood Drive, Greenwich, has announced
the engagement Of her niece, Miss
Julia Menck Budlong, to De Witt
Frazer Ottman, son Of the Rev. DR..
and Mrs. Ford G. Ottman, Of Stamford.
Miss Budlong attended the Music
Masters School at Dobbs Ferry. Mr.
Ottman is q graduate of the Sheffield
Scientific School at Yale, class of 10.
During the war he was a second lieu
tenant in the aviation section of the
Signal Reserve Corps and was pro-
NOTED to the rank Of first lieutenant.
The engagement Of Miss Mary Carr,
of Winchester, Pa, to Irving Elliott,
OF Boston, was announced at tea in
her honor by Miss Harriet Bruce last
Saturday. Miss Carr is a graduate of
the Miss Wheeler School in Providence
and Mr.. Elliott is q graduate of Am
herst College. No date has been set
for the wedding
Society was largely represented at
the first annual frolic and minstrel
performance of Greenwich Elks Lodge,
100, at the Havemeyer Auditorium on
Monday and Tuesday evenings. There
were sketches and musical specialties
IN addition to the minstrel perform
ance: A feature was the juvenile
bride and bridegroom" impersonated
by little Marguerite Schofield and
Thomas Allen, who appeared during the
singing OF Here Comes the Bride by
Adams Koerner. About $1,000 was
lodge.
Nearly 100 society women acted as
patronesses, including Mrs. william,
Hodge. Mrs. Charles D. Lanier, Mrs
Frederick Rupprecht, Mrs. F. Bailey
Vanderhoef, Mrs. Martin Schultz. Mrs
George Wharton Edwards, Mrs. James
E. Quan, Mrs. R. c. Boiling and Mrs
Ernest Thompson Seton.
The Greenwich Garden Club met al
the home of Mrs. Alden. Twachtma,
here last Friday. Henry Wild gave Z
talk on what To Do for Garden
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford D Mallory
have gone to Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Gilbert Smiti
left last Saturday for Asheville, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colby M. Chester ir
are visiting Mr.. Chester's~ parents
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Chester. i,
Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. Winchester Fitch hav,
returned from their winter home IL
New York to their country estate here
! The card party at the home of Nj
and Mrs. R. H. Goodell in Riversid
on Wednesday netted about 5000 fo
disabled soldiers.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. q. Madison an
daughter, Miss Ivy Madison, have rs
1tp22sd from R12shYSa{a