Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
New York Set Prepares.
For Early Autumn Season
International Sport Contests and Horse Show
Occupy Last Summer Weeks-Betrothals
Foretell Important Weddings

NEW YORK, August 2S.-The an
nual junior horse show, which was
given at Southampton today, was the
beginning of the end of the most ac-
tive and brilliant Summer season
ever known at that sedate resort of
the more formal of the smart set.
The program from July to this time
has been crowded with affairs of i'm
portance and the schedule almost has
cQualed that of the Winter days here.
There has been little rest for the
prominent folk who make up the col
ony, and their real period Of vacation
will not arrive until the between
season" days Of Autumn.
Although the doors of the famous
Summer mansions will not close until
after Labor day, and some Of them
may remain open even longer, the
marked by a noticeable decrease in
Southampton entertaining. Tennis
matches and golf contests Of interna-
tional merit already are events of the
. past, SO the horse show may we'll be
called n formal good-by to Summer as
i regards the main outdoor sports.
The ring entries for the show we're
of special interest this year and had
been coming In from the surrounding
: Hamptons for the last month. The
committee In charge included Miss
! Theodore Barstow, vice president;
. Miss Gertrude Van der Peel. treas
/; urer, and Miss Alice de Peyster, Miss
Lois Barstow. Miss Alice Morse and
Miss Peggy Dunno.
A number of luncheons preceded
the show, while there was a series of
parties and dances after the close of
. the exhibition.
An engagement which concerns two
+ Of the oldest families in America was
made public recently with the an
nouncen1ent of the betrothal of Miss
Georgina Wells. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Tileston Wells Of So East
Seventy sixth street, to Mr.. Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Of 4 East
Sixty.first street and Bar Harbor. Me-
The wedding will take place III
October.
: 1t was several years ago that Miss
Wells, who is a graduate Of Miss
Chapin's School, was introduced to
society. She is very popular among
the younger set and a deyotee of out
door sports. Recently she made
trip around the world. She is a mem
Der of the Colonial Danes. Miss
Wells father is consul general to
Rumania and member Of a well
known law firm. Her grandfather,
the late Tileston Wells, was president
Of the Phenix Bank and founder OF
the New York clearing house. Miss
Wells mother is a daughter of the
late Col. George S. Belts and grand
daughter Of Judge Samuel Rossiter
Belts.
Mr.. Van Rensselaer, Is a graduate
Of Groton School and Of Harvard, ga.
He Is a member of the Union Club,
Harvard University Club, the So
ciety Of Cincinnati and the Society of
the Colonial Wars. He Is in the
eighth generation Of descent from XII
liaen Van Rensselaer,, who bought
from the Indians the land now COM
prising the counties Of Albany. Rens-
selaer, Delaware. Greene and Column
bia. His mother was Miss Horace
Macauley, daughter Of William Macau-
lay, a Scotchman and writer Of dis
tinction, and a descendant on her
mothers side from Capt. John Under
hill.
Miss Gertrude Carleton Reid Bird
sail, daughter of Mrs. Henry S. Lever.
ich Of ia East Eightieth street and
Of the late Rev. Ralph Birdsall. will
be married to Mr.. Richard Calf Duane,
son of Mrs. Alexander Duane and Of
the late DIR. Duane. in the historic old
u
Saturday. September 4. The cere-
mony will be performed by the Rev.
Paul Birdsall, rector OF Grace Church,
Albany, uncle of Miss Birdsall. as
sisted by the Rev. Miles l.. Yates. rec
tor Of the church. A reception will
follow at the Cooperstown Country
Club.
Miss Catharine McGeary of Ber-
nardsville. n. j., will be maid Of honor,
and Mrs. William Walling Of New
York matron of honor. The brides
maids will be Miss Charlotte Post
Brown, Miss Martha Leavitt and Miss
Mary Brannan, all Of New York; Miss
Mary Towne Of Duluth, Miss; Miss
Marcia Carter Of Cooperstown and
Miss Helen Swami of Milton. Mass.
Mr.. George O'Hanlon, jr.. will be
best man. and the ushers will include
Mr.. Robert Livingston. Mr.. James
FAIR O'Hanlon, MIR. Harry Brewster
Duane. Mr.. Joseph Condie Lamb. Mr.
John Wesley Hoag and Mr.. Henry
Brevoort Cannon, jr.
Mr.. Duane with his bride will sail
September s on the Mauritania and
on their return will live in New York
The wedding Of Miss Gladys Howell
Peters, daughter Of Mrs. E. Howell
Peters, to Mr. II. Duncan Wood, son