The New York herald., 1922-12-17
PERSONAL NEWS
Members of Alden Family
Form Social Organization
Kindred Who Trace Ancestry to John Alden Of May
flower Fame Will Have First Dinner January 2
Holidays to Be Gay With Entertainments

| Mrs. H. b. Vanderhof and Mr. II. B.
| Vanderhof, Jr.
Engagements and weddings continue
10 De announced, and already some Of
the brides to be are planning for June
weddings. One OF these will be Miss
Marguerite Elise Droosten, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar w. Droosten. OF is
Gramercy Park who have just an
nounced her engagement to Mr.. Leslie
Page Hoicomb. son of Lieut.-Coi. Free
born Page Holcomb, u. 8. A.. and Mrs.
Holcomb Mr.. Holcomb is q member of
the 1923 clfss at West Point Miss
Droosten was graduated from St. Mary's
Hail. Burlington. \. j.. in 1921. Since
then she has been living abroad and was
one OF the members of the debutante
colony in Cairo, Egypt. last season.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hobart Westcott OF
I Brooklyn have announced the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Helen
Dorothy Westcott, to Mr.. Chester Whit
ing Demond of Manhattan. He Is the
son of Mrs. z. w. Demond and was
graduated in 1919 from Dartmouth
During the war he served with the
United States Marine Corps.
The engagement OF Miss Louise De
Rochemont. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Max J. De Rochemont Of i1s Colisni
avenue. New Rochelle. to Mr.. Ronald
Craig1nyie Of this city u announced
Their wedding will take place In June
The engagement OF Miss Diana Ar
mold OF the Hotel des Artistes. I West
Slxty-seventh street, to Mr. waiter
zagat has been announced. She 10 the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Arnold
OF Rochester. N. T. Mr. Zasat Is the
son Of Mr. and Mrs M. Zagat OF 10s
West Eighty-.eventh street. He served
in France during the war with the 105th
Machine Gun Battalion OF the Twenty
seventh Division.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Bonynge Of
Montross avenue. South Orange. n. J.'
announce the engagement OF their
daughter, Miss Clare Bonynge. TO Mr..
Paul c. Mravlag. son OF DR.. and Mrs
Victor Mravlag. OF Elizabeth.
Mrs. Carl v. Bielefeldt OF Dronrins-
lund, Denmark, has announced the en-
gagement of her daughter. Miss Agatne
| =. Bielefeldt to Mr.. Hamilton w. Robin
son son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. ROD
inson. Of Yonkers. Miss Bielefeidt has
been living in New York for some time.
Mr. Robinson was graduated from
Princeton and served In France as O
field artillery officer.
Many Weddings Take Place.
The wedding OF Miss Lillian Durant.
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. George Durant
" Greenwich. Conn.,. formerly or this
city, to Mr. Walter M. Woodward or
Bennington. VT, took place here last
sunday evening. The ceremony was
oersorrned in the Church Of the Blessed
Sacrament, West Seventy-first street
In the chantry Of Grace Church on
December 0. Miss Mary Bartine OF Tren-
ton. ". j., was married to DIR. Thomas
Wallis Davis OF Utica and New York
Only relatives and few intimate
friends were present at the ceremony.
which was performed by the Rev. Waiter
F. Borchert, rector OF Christ Churcn'
wilimantic, Conn. DR.. Davis was grad
'ated in 1914 from Trinity College ano
in 1918 from Cornell Medical School
Miss Marjorie Babcock. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. James Babcock of Rich
rnond Hill Queens. was married Decem-
ber 9 20 Mr. Francis J. Sinnott, brother
of Mr.. John r. Sinnott Mayor Hylan's
son-in-law and secretary. The wedding
took place In the Church of the Holy
Child OF Jesus. Richmond Hill. the Rev
Father Nuney officiating. The ceremony
was followed by wedding breakfast az
Forest Hills Inn. and this. In turn. by
dancing. Mrs. Hylan was among the
Miss Helen Bray Perry, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Perry OF l1s
Riverside Drive. was married Thursday
TO Lieut.. Russell Vernon Pollard. u. s.
Y. The ceremony took place In st.
Thomas's Church, and was performed
bv the rector. the Rev. DR.. Ernest M.
Stires There was no reception. Lieut..
Pollard is a naval aviator who Is sta
toned at Norfolk, Va.
The wedding OF Miss Alice witcover.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Witcover
of BROOKLYN to Mr.. Walter George Bretz-
field of Woodmere. l.. l.. son or Mrs.
Pauline Brotzfield. will take place at
noon on Wednesday in the Hotel Ma
'estic. II will be followed by recep-
ton and luncheon. Unon their return
from their honeymoon Mr. BretzAeld and
his bride will live at woodmere.
Miss Jeanette Baron. dau~hter of Mr..
and Mrs. Max Baron OF / West Ninety
fourth street. was married Thursday
evening TO Mr.. Arthur Goodman. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson Goodman of this
CIV. at the Hotel st. Regis. The cere-
nony was performed by the Rev. DR. n
| " us. " rirg the war Mr.. GOOD
man was an artillery officer overseas.