Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20

NEW YORK. December 10
With the return of many members
OF the younger set from colleges and
schools this city is launched upon
one of the most brilliant holiday sea :
sons in social history. The program
includes an unusual list of dances
Christmas frolics and week end
parties and also a number of affairs
for the presentation of debutantes
Many of the old-time customs will
be revived for the Christmas cele-
hrattonS and reunions are to be held
by number Of we'll known families
So crowded is the calandar from
now until New Year day that many
of the debutantes will have to at
tend half dozen affairs in a
night TO keep pace with their social
engag ements. BEGINNING tomorrow
there is the gigantic music festival
which is to he held in Madison Square
Garden. This is one of the bigges:
charitable efforts of the season and
the funds will go TO the ReConstruc-
ton Hospital of New York Operatic
ard concert artists of interna tiona
fame are on the program and the
event is sponsored by some of the
best known members of society.
Outstanding Events Listed.
dard and a luncheon for Miss Dor
ethy Milburn will be the two out
standing affairs of Monday. Miss
Stoddard, who is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis K. Stoddard of
$50 Park avenue, will be mar
RED 10 Winslow NJ. Lovejoy of
Montclair, \. J.. in the chantrey of
st. Thomas Church. The dance in
honor of Miss Milburn will be given
by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Milburn. jr.. at the Colony Club.
Tuesday evening the Triangle Club
Of Princeton viii make it's annual ap-
pearance here at the Metropolitan
Opera House. 4 number of dinners
will precede this event. There are
also numerous dances and parties for
the Young folks. besides a smart en-
terta inment for tho Soldiers and Sail
ors' club Of New York.
In the attractive array of enterta in
ments for Wednesday will he the aft.
ernoon reception at tho Colony Club
arranged by Mrs. George l.. Shearer
of 6S East SiXty-SiNth street for her
dehutante daughter. Miss Judith Rus.
sell Shearer
There will be dinner followed by
reception 1t the home of James Speyer
at 1865 Fifth avenue. Thursday night
which will be attended by many guests,
l
mas eve festivals
Christmas will be largely day for
family gatherings, but Saturday has
probably the largest list of events of
any day during the Yuletide period.
Vanderbilt Wedding Scheduled.
Although the marriage of Miss Con-
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, which
will take place January I, will be one
of the most important of the season, it
will be a quiet, simple affair She is to
become the bride of Earl f. Smith. son
Of Mrs. c. Whitney Carpenter and
Sidney i. Smith
The ceremony will he performed AZ
Mrs. Nanderhilt's house. 66f Fifth ave
nue.. and will he followed by a sma II
reception. The ceremony will be the
usual one used for the marriag sc Of a
Protestant and a Catholic. The Rev.
Father Thomas Murphy Of ST. Pat
bricks Cathedral. who officiated al the
wedding Of Miss NanderhitS parents
lin 1899. will officiate.
The marriage will take place in the
main dra wing room of the Vanderbilt
house and will be attended by mem
hers of the family and few intimate
friends.
Mr.. Smith and his bride will live at
"a East Sixty-fourth street, the house
being a gift to Miss Vanderbilt from
her father.
The engagement of Miss Vanderbilt
to Mr. Smith was announced last
summer, soon after the wedding Of
her only sister, Miss Muriel Wander
bilt, to Frederic Cameron Church, jr.,
in Newport Miss Vanderbilt has one
brother William X. Vanderbilt jr.
She is fifth in line from Commodore
Vanderbilt, founder Of the Vanderbilt
family in this country. Her paternal
era ndfather. the late William X. Van
derhilt WAS a brother of the late Cor.