Evening star., 1925-07-26
New York Society Plans
Brilliant Irving Pageant
Each Section of Fete to Represent Some Period
in Writings of Famed Author-Ball Given
After Vanderbilt- Church Weddng

vice chairman, and the Legend of
| Sleepy Hollow" will be presented by
| Tarrytown with Mrs. Homer Foote.
jr., chairman.
The legend OF Rip Van Wrinkle will
be given by Scarborough and Briar-
cliff Manor. with Mrs. s. F. Strict,
chairman, and Mrs. Frank A. Wander.
| lip, vice chairman. One OF Mrs. Van.
derlip's daughters will take the part
| Of Kitty.
The executive committee includes
Mrs. Henry V. D. Black, chairman;
Mrs. Howard Carroll. first vice chair.
man; Mrs. Frederick c. Sayles. second
| vice chairman; Mrs. Paul Randell, Sec
retary, and Mrs. Henry Cape, treas.
urer; also Mrs. Homer Foote, Jr., Mrs.
Charles D. Fraser, Mrs. Frank A. Van.
derlip, Mrs. Casper Whitney, Mrs.
Henry Wilson, Col. @. Brown. Mr..
Wallace Osell, Mr.. Benjamin Prince,
DR.. Albert Shaw and Mr.. Frank Sis
son.
Newport. from now until the end OF
August, when the annual horse show
will be held, will be at its gayest.
Large dinners and dances are sched.
uled almost every night and every
Saturday night has been taken until
the end Of the season.
an entertainment there within the
next few weeks for her attractive
debutante daughter. Miss Violet
Tangeman. Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes,
Mrs. Forsyth Wickes and Mrs. Loril-
lard Spencer are among the others
who will give large parties in the near
future.
A brilliant ball was given at Newport
tonight by Count and Countess Laszlo
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Muriel Vanderbilt to Frederic Cam
eron Church. jr The dance took place
at the Harry Payne Whitney villa.
Countess Szechenyi, who before her
marriage was Miss Gladys Vanderbilt,
is a cousin Of Miss Muriel Wander
bilt and a sister Of Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney.
The ball was the largest of the we'd
ding festivities and one Of the most
elaborate of the entire season. Guests
coming from other places for the mar
rtage ceremony were invited as well
as hundreds from Newport. Narragan:
set Pier and Eastern Point. The
Marquis of Talleyrand Of Rome, who
Is visiting the Hungarian Minister and
the Countess Szechenyi, was among
the guests.
Another entertainment to take place
in the late season for which prepara-
tions are to be made is the ball for
Miss Natalie Bayard Merrill to be
given in Newport on August 81. It Is
understood that the ballroom Of Har-
bour Court, Mrs. Browns palatial
villa, will be entirely redecorated for
the occasion. The affair will be in the
nature of coming-out party. Miss
Merrill is the niece of Mrs. Brown
Another aunt, Mrs. George w Van
derbilt, is expected to give a dance for
Miss Merrill in this city in the Fall.
Should Miss Merrill go abroad there is
still another aunt, the Viscountess
d'Oamoy. who is ever ready to COM
pile social program for her beautiful
American niece.
Plans are progressing for the great.
est dog show ever held in the Hamp-
tons on Long Island by the Southamp-
ton Kennel Club on the grounds Of the
Meadow Club, August 8. Many IA
nous dogs have been entered and two
interesting exhibits will be the entries
that Esmond O'Brien brought with
him when he came from Europe.
These dogs are Of the famous Irish
terrier breed made popular by the Earl
of Kenmare. This breed of Irish ter
rier has won prizes in England and
Ireland for the last 200 years and are
known as the Kerry Blues. The names
of Mr.. O'Brien's dogs are Celtic, st.
Margaret and Festive Belle, both
champions. Mr.. O'Brien brought one
from England and the other from Ire
land.
Officers of the Southampton Kennel
Club are Harry Pelham Robbins, presi-
dent; John Drew, first vice president;
John Z. Berwind, second vice presi.
dent; Ancell H. Ball, third vice presi-
dent; Henry D. Whitfield, secretary;
Frank COrWith. trea SIlrer: Robert An