The New York herald., 1921-12-18
Engagements and
Weddings of the
Winter in Society
Miss Louise g. Witherbee to BE
Married Early in the
New Year.

4 LTHOUGH the exact date has
| ~ not been set the marriage OF
Miss Louise Gautier wither-
bee and Lieut. Commander A. Stanton
Merrill, U. S. NJ. whose engagement
was announced last week, will take
place the latter part OF January.
Miss Witherbee is n daughter of dr
and Mrs. Walter C. witherbee of New
York and Ledgetop. Port Henry, n. Y
She is member OF the Junior League
and has many relatives in this city
The late Frank Spencer Witherbee
was her cousin and Mr.. Witherbee
Black of this city and Southampton Is
also a cousin. She is a sister OF Miss
Annie c. Witherbee and of Mr.. Silas
III. Witherbee. who married Miss Alice
Gouverneur Kortright Of New York
During the war Miss Witherbee was
a member of the Overseas League and
served as an aid In the Red Cross.
Lieut.. Commander Merrill is son
of Mrs. Merrill (nee Stanton) Of
Natchez. Miss, and was graduated
from the United States Naval Acad-
war he commanded destroyer and is
at present aid to Rear Admiral Mark
l.. Bristol. American High Commis-
sioner at Constantinople.
No date has been set for the marriage
of Miss Katharine Adams to Mr.. Sydney
Clement Mccall. but 1t probably Will take
place next spring. soon after her arriva'
urha al, In . nv NJ
her family Miss Adams Is daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Avon Franklin Adams
of 375 Park avenue, and is q graduate
of Miss Spence's School. She made her
debut several years ago. and during the
war served for two years at the French
Hospital at La Panne, Belgium.
Mr.. Mccall is son of Mrs. John A.
Mccall of 112 East Seventy fourth street
and the late Mr.. Mccall. who was presi'
dent OF the New York Life Insurance
Company lie was graduated from Yale
IN 1909. and Is n member OF the Univer-
sity and Yale clubs of New York and the
Graduates Club of New Haven. He was
member OF the First Armored Motor
Battery during the war. and served for
twenty-five months with the Yale unit
In the A. II r.
The engagement Of Miss Adams and
Mr.. Mccall was announced last week by
her parents.
Cable messages from Spain last week
brought the news OF the engagement OF
Miss Virginia Randolph Harrison. elder
daughter OF Mr. Francis Burton Harri.
son. TO Mr. Christian Gross. youngest
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Gross Of
Chicago. The marriage will take place
shortly after the new year in Algeciras,
Spain. The engagement follows a ro-
nance OF the Philippines when Mr..
Harrison was Governor there and Mr..
Gross was serving in the army with the
rank OF captain.
Mr.. Gross, who is n graduate OF the
University OF Illinois, in 1917 headed a
unit of graduates from that college IN
forming American Field Service No. 81
for overseas duty. In September. 1917
he was cited for bravery when he at
tempted to rescue under fire his class
mate, Paul Bentley, son OF Mr.. Fred
Bentley. and the inst Chicago boy killed
In the wnr. He received six medals for
bravery during the war. He Is now a
Franco American Scholarship student IN
the University of Grenoble. France.
Miss Harrison is a daughter OF Mr..
Harrison by his first wife. who was Miss
Mary Crockcr, daughter of the late
Charles Crociser OF San Francisco Sh'
was killed In an automobile accident
The marriage of Miss Harrison's parents
'ook place more than twenty years ago
in Tuxedo Park. The reception was held
az the villa OF Mrs. Charles v. Alex
ander. an aunt Of the late Mrs. Harri-
son. Mics Harrison went abroad some
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