Evening star., 1926-04-18

NEW YORK. April t7.-AnnounCe-
ments o. engagemantS are coming
thick and fast these days. Almost
before the members ~ the smart set
have sent out conSra lula ions to one
popular couple tie news - received
that others have decided 30 enter the
state of ma trimony-
II was Just recently that society
was informed % the engagement of
Miss Curgls Winchester. the grand
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
Bache Pratt Of go Park avenua She
il 10 become the bride o. !. stew 81
Barney Of this city and Newport
Miss Winchester is the daughter az ihH
late Mr.. and Mira. Itcurgas H,in-
chester. Before her ma arriase. Mrs.
Winchester WAS Miss Katherine Cor
don Pratt.
Last season Miss Winchester WAS
introduced to society by her gra Nd
parents. v lth whom sly has liz ~ "a
New York or Sou hampton. Long
Isls nd. since the death o, her parents.
Her sister, Miss Hone Winchester.
made her dehus the previous year.
The girls ags riecas ~ A!txa n1s'
Rache Pratt. Mrs. Walter y. Su'lma n
and Miss Beatrice Gordon Pratt.
Mr.. BarneY's family are exceptional
~ well known here. He is the son OF
Mrs j. Stewert Barney. a grandson Of
Mr.. and Mrs. AieXa pder e. Van Nest
Of this city. and srandnephew Of
Mrs. Richard Gamhrln Of Newport
He was edu"ated a Croton School,
ana Princeton. is member ~ the
Union Club. Princeton 'lub and the
Tuxedo Club. His sister ia Mrs. John
Kean.
Other Notable Engagements.
Another betrothai of interest is ths:
~ Miss Priscilla pixton Chisholm.
daughter 90 NJ. and Mrs. &. Ogden
chisholm. Of p West Tenth street.
She is engaged 10 Richard Neville
Davis, son NJ M. and Mrs. John II.
Davis of - Washington Square
North.
About a wear ago Miss chisholm
made her debut after her graduation
from the Chapiu school Her sisters
are Mrs. Robert Ogden du Bois. and
Miss Margaret w. Chisholm. She Is
q member of the Junior League.
Mr.. Davis was educated at Prince
ten. His sister, Miss Flora Davis
was married first 10 the Marquis OF
Dufferin and later became the bride
Of Earl Howe.
r Much interest has heen aroused by
the engagement Of Miss Richie Armi.
stead Sutton TO Bradish johnson Car.
Ter IF the late Gen. Robert f. Poor.
q noted Southern general. Her sister
was the late Mrs. Charles Fuller,
whose husband was the cousin of
Frederic II. Coudert Miss Sutton re.
ceived her education at the Hanna
Moore school in Baltimore and the
Dresden School in Holland
Mr.. Carrollt-is the son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Rradish Johnson Carroll of 81
Vol <at- HNfep14f ~ s-s 4.
heen married before.
Wedding .of Special Interest.
4 notable wedding was that of Mrs.
Louise Boyd Whiting, widow OF Ed
ward Mckinstey Whiting TO j. Henry
Townsend. which was celebrated at
the home of tho brides sister. Mrs
Leonard u. White 81 s95 I.eN-
fngton avenue. The ceremony was
followed by a reception al the home of
Mr.. Townsend sister. Mrs. Alfred l..
White of II East Sixty-eighth street.
Mr.. Townsend is the son OF the late
John Pomeroy Townsend a noted
banker. and is n member of the New
York Stock Exchange. He belongs to
the University Club and IN a veteran
or the old New York Eth Regiment
lie served overseas with the 4. F.. F.
during The war.
Much time ia being devoted by a
number nj society folks to the re-
hearssls for The Peoples Chorus an
nirersary concert which will be held
In Carnegie Hall on April -. Among
those on the executive committee are
Mrs. Dunlevy Milbank. chairman OF
the chorus: William 4. Breed. George
Gordon Battle and Mrs. Walter f.
Hope.
The SanIZation. which Is known
as the fifth unit of the chorus. con
sists OF Mrs. John Henry Hammond
founder; Mrs. William g. Breed Mrs
Reginald Barclay, Mr.. and Mrs James
Cushman. Mrs. Carnegie, Mr.. Ham
mond. Mrs. William Fellowes Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jay Schieffelin.
Mrs. Carl Schurz Petrssch. Mrs Skef-
6ngton s. Norton. Mrs. Theodore
Weicker, Miss Estelle Whitfield, Mrs
Milhank and others.
Among the box holders for the con
cert are Frederick keppel. president
Ut the Carnegie Corporations. Mrs
Marshall Prentiss. Mrs. W. p. Bald
win. Archibald NJ. Brown, Mrs. Frank
F.. Rowell, Miss F.. Billings. Mrs.
George D. Pratt. Mrs. Donald w.
Brown, Mrs. George Greene. Miss
E.tene winfeld. Mrs. Carnegie and
Mrs. William Church Osborn.
Wedding Set for April ~.
Attenda nts have been chosen for
the wedding of Miss Louise King.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Thorn King. She is to he married
10 Kenneth A. Shaw Safe Of Provi-
dence and Newport. April - in st.
Msry's Episcopal Church, Tuxedo
Fark. The ceremony Will be followed
by a. reception AT the Tuxedo Club. 1T
will be one of the largest weddings ever
held in Tuxedo Park. Mr.. Safe and
his mother. Mrs. T. Shaw Safe. at
present are at Oceanlswn. Newport
Miss King has chosen for her maid
Of honor Miss Alice Post and her
bridesmaids are the Misses Edith VII
merding, Grace Wrenn, Helen Brown
and Abby Kissel
John Monks Of Boston, will be Mr..
Safes best man and the ushers will
Be William Gammel, jr.; Arthur A.