Evening star., 1925-04-12
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

at mana ana the lnuGN OIL nome
comers from the Southern resorts
we'll under way, society has arranged
for one OF the most brilliant Spring
seasons ever known since the social
calendar became an important part
of worthwhile life here. AS is usual
at this time of the year, the bride
will be the center of attraction for
the next few weeks, but the program
of affairs, especially those for char
ity, presents a bewildering array.
Perhaps the most talked of event of
the month will be the Treasure Hunts
on April 25 and 81. The thrills Of
tered by these unique entertainments
have aroused so much interest that
young and old have crowded the lists
with voluntary offers of assistance.
easter Parade" on Wane.
Although the once famous Easter
Sunday parade, with all its pomp and
glory, practically passed out with the
open barouche and the high-steppina
horses, there still remains a contin-
gent of first families" which strol
Fifth avenue If the day Is mild an,
the skies are clear. Men whose names
are writ large in the financial fielc
and women whose sway is indisputed
IN the drawing rooms of the smart
Get still cling to the old time custom
of attending church in state. But
most of the heads which are bowed
IN the fashionable house of worship
are whitened by years, for so many
or the young folk regard church as
they would the use of a puff, a daub
here and there.
Probably the most imposing assem-
blage will take place at old Grace
Church, on lower Broadway. On the
rolls of attendants at this edifice are
some Of the best known people in the
nation. Many families for genera
tions have formed part of the con-
gregation, and it is safe to say that
limousines will roll up to the doors
until the structure is crowded.
Another of the churches which re-
tains a high place in the esteem Of
society is st. Georges, in Stuyvesant
Square. Among the noted persons
who have pews there are members of
the j. P. Morgan family. Other no
tables will attend the Church of the
Heavenly Rest, at Fifth avenue near
F'orty-ffth street, while farther up
town society Will be represented at
st. Thomas. Fifth avenue and Fifty
third street, and st. Bartholomew
Park avenue and Fifty-frst street
There always is a crush at Easter
high mass at st. Patrick's Cathedral,
Fiftieth street and Fifth avenue, and
many OF the society folk who pass
S'"lI inc IOteu InOrOuRnIaTe Will
come out of this edifice.
Easter Brides Many.
The Easter festivities which have
brought many of the social leaders
back to town will begin the day after
tomorrow. The bride will monopolize
the attention and interest of society
during the days, but the evenings
VIII be given over to smart dinners
n fy,E~
fact, the week beginning tomorrow
will be as gay as any at the height
of the New York season, barring
only the Christmas holiday period
when all records for the number of
entertainments in New York were
broken.
Miss Charity Crocker, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Longfellow
Crocker, will be the first of the
Easter brides. She is to be married
Monday in the Church of the Epiph-
any to Mr.. Maitland Lee Griggs, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Maitland F. Griggs.
Mrs. Henry Gilbert Holt will be her
sisters matron of honor. and the
bridesmaids will be Miss Carol Knox
of Albany. Miss Barbara Cheney of
South Manchester, Miss Dora Hotch-
kiss of Rye, Miss Ruth Leaster of
Orange, n j.; Miss Elizabeth Car
malt Of this city and Miss Ann Kftt-
redge Of Paris, France. Mr.. Griggs
will have as his best man his brother,
Mr. Northam Lee Griggs, and the
ushers will be Francis K. Murray,
Henry Gilbert Holt and John Stewart,
I'd, OF this city; Lee Saltonstan John
ston OF New London, Conn; John F.
Havemeyer jr., of Syracuse, and Col
gate w. Darden of Norfolk, Va
Tuesday will be a particularly busy
oay' with half dozen weddings of
Importance taking place and the
Butterfly ball and other affairs in
tho evening. Among the brides will
be Miss Clarissa Hurd, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Arthur Hurd, to
Mr.. Everett Ware Cady. son of Mrs.
, John Earsen Rhoades; Miss Josephine
Scott, daughter Of Mrs. Russell Scott,
will be married to Mr.. John Alden
Thomas at her home; Miss Eleanor
Ames. daughter of Col. and Mrs. Azel
Ames, to Mr.. Robert Irwin Powell,
son OF Mrs. Irwin A. Powell; Miss
Kathryn Hebbard Carberry, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Carberry,
viii wed Mr.. Arnold E. Bowmen that
day, which is the thirty-fourth we'd
ding anniversary of his parents.
Will Aid Child Clinic.
An Interesting event that evening
Will be benefit at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Astor, $40 Fifth
avenue, in aid of the children's clinic
of the Lenox Hill Neighborhood AS
sociation. There will be cabaret
and some of the leading artists of
the city will contribute their serv-
ices. Among them will be VIII
Rogers, Houdini, Ann Pennington,
the Duncan sisters and a FoIlies
quartet. The performance will be
followed by dancing and supper
Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt is chairman
of the executive committee in charge
of the entertainment.
On Wednesday the marriage of Miss
Nina Chatillon, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George L. ChatilIon, to Harold
II. Gibson, will take place at her
home, II East Ninety-second street
Miss Florence Alice Brush, who
makes her home with her aunts, Miss
Alice Ireland and Miss A. Bertha Ire
land, will be married to Clinton Pei
ham Darlington, son of DR.. Thomas
Darlington.
Other brides of the week are Miss
Dorothy Kelley, Miss Sallie w. Will
liams, Miss Sylvia Clifford Conway,
Miss Harriet Winthrop McKim, Miss
Elizabeth Coffin. Miss Betty Barber
and Miss Ruth Gregory.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of Easter week will be the
bridge to be given on board the
Berengaria on Monday for the bene-
fit of the national womens commit
tee of the George Washington Sui
grave Institution. The proceeds will
go to support Sulgrave Manor, the
ancestral home of the Washingtons
as an American shrine in England.
Practically the whole ship will be
given over to the committee for the
afternoon. Mrs. Alton Brooks Parker