Evening star., 1926-10-24
Junior League of New York
Arouses Society Interest
Bestows Provisional Membership on One Hun
dred Persons, Highly Coveted Honor
Personal Notes.

NEW YORK. October 23.-An
ncuncement of the hundred pro
ViSional members Of the New York
JunioE League has been received by
societ*' here with g.'eHt interest. Be
Ing Named N this group is considered
great honor.
While the provisional members are
not full-fledged. they usually become
so. but not until they have passed the
necessary training course. which is
religious enough to test the metal of
any aspirant. Most of the provisional
members pass the tests and attain full
honorS, but not all More than one
named in q provisional list have been
tu1 ned down at the end of the prOba
tionary term because they did not
measure up to the mark set for them.
Many names of well known families
appear in the list of provisional mem
hers who will be able to have y. L."
after their names in the Social Regis
ter. Miss Almira Rockefeller. daugh.
ter of Mrs. William G.. Rockefeller, is
the latest member of that family to
come into the league. She follows her
cousin. Mrs. Frederick w. Lincoln,
ir.. formerly Miss Isabel Rockefeller.
into the club
Formerly the membership in the
league was limited to the debuta ntes
"f the season. but this rule has been
discarded and DOW provisional mem.
hers are elected from the various sets.
from among the young women who
nave been out for several seasons, or
from among those who have been
married.
There is system Of checking up
the work being done by provisional
members. and if girl is found taking
the serious work OF the league lightly
and treating ii as secondary to her
social life. she is dropped at the end
Of the provisional period. No girl
can become an active member of the
Junior League unless she demon
Sfrates her Willingness and ability to
be active for others. says the league.
and that saying goes.
The league does serious work and
needs serious workers. 1t maintains
home for girls who earn small
salaries. as its main philanthropy,
hut by no means its only one. Sys-
tematic visiting in the hospitals is
another of its activities.
Racing Association Program.
When the bugle sounds through
crisp Autumn air for the opening
event of the United Hunts Racing
Association meeting on Tuesday.
November 2. a program OF unusual
equine events will be unfolded. The
affair will take place at Belmont Park
Terminal on Long Island. 10 be fol.
lowed by a second day of racing on
Saturday. November s. There will be
a large gathering OF society folk at
both periods. The demand for boxes
tho cnnrSe alreadv hax hlfShpd
record
Among the most exciting attrac-
tions will be the steeplechases. The
first of these is the Temple Gwath-
mey Memorial Handicap for four.
'year-olds and upward. A formidable
list of nationally famous horses forms
the entries. This is to be the feature
of Tuesday. while the Neadowbrook
Steeplechase is the outstanding analr
on Saturdays card.
A round of entertaining Will take
place at the Turf and Field Club
before and after the meet. There
will be a number of luncheon parties.
and during the afternoon many of
the boxholders will take tea there.
Listed Boxholders.
Some of the boxholders include:
George Sloane, II. o. Tallmadge,
Henry w. Bull, William r; Coe,
Robert F.. Tod, w. w. Wilcox.
Schuyler l.. Parsons, Francis +. Gar
van. John r. Daniel. George d. Pratt,
r. c. Winmill. J. Allen Townsend.
Edward Stats Luther. Hugh ).
chisholm. c. +. F. McCann. Lewis
L. Clarke. Mortimer L. Schin r..
Penn Smith, tr: John McEntee Bow
man, Lewis f. Waring. James Coke
Brady. Frank V. Storrs, w. Sturgis
Macomber and r. l.. Cerero.
Also James H. Snowden. Clifford A.
Cochran. Elan Ward Olney, George
n Nicholai, John T. Pratt, George
lie Boutiller, Joseph p. Day. Joseph
F.. Davis, r. r. Tinker. Geraldyn l..
Redmond, +. D. Morgan. Mrs. Payne
Whitney and Mrs. Charles f.. Proctor.
Noted Wedding Event.
An important wedding was celebrat.
cd today. Miss Edythe Parsons,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Tpsher Parsons of Lexington
avenue. was married to Vincent l..
Rich. son of the Rev. and Mrs.
Lawson c. Rich Of West Orange. n. j.
The ceremony took place In the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION.
Miss Katherine c. Parsons was maid
of honor for her sister and the brides
maids included Miss Priscilla Dodge,
Rich. Miss Jane Dunham, Miss Har-
riet Parker. Miss Elizabeth Newell,
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Posey and Miss
Collette Combemale.
The best man was Lawrence Mayo.
dean of Harvard. Louis Erwin.
Ralph Vaughan, William r. Whitney,
I'd: George Parsons. Franklin Rich,
Oscdridge Murphy and DIR. William
Emory Studdiford were ushers.
Wedding Invitations Issued.
MIR. and Mrs. Dallas Rache Pratt
have sent out invitations to the mar
riage of their granddaughter, Miss
rurgie Winchester. and Mr.. j. Stewart
Barney. which will take place at
Erace Church November 4. A recep-
ton will be held at the Colony Club
Miss Winchester is Il daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Lycurgus Win
rhester, and MIR. Barney Is a son Of
Mrs. j. Stewart Barney.
Miss Winchester has chosen her
sister, Miss Hope Winchester. to be
maid of honor. The bridesmaids will
be the Misses Edith Woodward,
Daughter of MIR. and Mrs. William