Evening star., 1928-02-26
New York Society Groups
Devote Time to Charities
Ienten Period Observed by Fashionable Folk in
Work of Benevolence-Brief Outline
of Various Activities.

Before the anniversary fete there will
be a badminton match between Boston
University and the New York club.
The president of the club Is F.. Ashton
de Psvster. and the other officers are:
Robert l.. Strebeigh. vice president;
Walter RySam Jones, treasurer. and Will
liam Booth Broomall. secretary.
The old question, What will society
do next?" has been supplanted by the
query as to what the members Of the
smart set will have time to accomplish
in the future. Already the crowded
calendar Of events for next season has
become problem, especially as to af-
fairs for debutanteS The number of
Girls who will make their premier bows
is expected to set record. This will
cause change in the plans of the
Junior assemblies.
In dealing with the perplexing situ-
alton Mrs. Richard c. Colt. who has
been at the head Of the directors Of
these subscription dances for years. has
decided on several changes as regards
the invitations and patronesses: Only
the mothers who have debutante daugh-
tors will be included in the patroneSses'
list
In direction of these affairs next year,
besides Mrs. Colt, there will be Mrs.
Walter Phelps Bass Mrs. Marshall
Jewell Dodge. Mrs. James Gore King,
Mrs. de Lancey Kountze, Mrs Herbert
Livingston Satterlee and Mrs. Harry +.
Peters.
Miss Katherine Vernon Brown. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner w. Brown
of 375 Park avenue. will be married to
George Allon Fuller March g at the
Ambassador. The Rev. DR.. F. T. Nc
Faden Of Virginia, friend Of the Brown
family. will ofIiciate in the presence of
the relatives only. owing to mourning
in Miss Browns family A few intimate
friends will be invited to the reception.
Miss Browns only attendant is to be
Mrs. Martin L. Scott. Charles KintZing
Post is to be best man. and uslers
chosen are Henry Worthington Bull.
William A Rockefeller. Paul Abbott. c.
Oliver O'Donnell. Charles G. Moller and
Charles l.. Lehman.
Miss Brown is a granddaughter of
the late Vernon H. Brown, who for
many years represented the Cunard
Line here. She was graduated from
the Spence School and later attended
the Porter School. She made her debut
two years ago.
Mr. Fuller attended St. Marks School
and Harvard University. He is a
nephew Of Harry S. Black and a grand
son of the late George A. Fuller He
is member OF the Union. Racquet and
Tennis and Turf and Field Clubs.
Rodman z. Griscom of Haverford. Pa.
has announced the engagement Of his
daughter, Miss Mary Starr Griscom. to
Jabish Holmes. ir.. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jabish Holmes OF l4l East Seventy
second street. Miss Griscom attended
Miss Baldwin's School at Bryn Mawr,
Pa, and was graduated from the West
over School. Mr. Holmes attended the
Middlesex School, Massachusetts, and
was graduated from Harvard in 1891.
He served overseas In the World War.
DR.. and Mrs. Ernest Fahnestock of
954 Fifth avenue have announced the
engagement of their daughter. Miss NIL
cred Helen Fahnestock. to Charles
Robert Beattie. son of Rev. Or. AMI
Mrs. Robert Brewster Beattie of East
Orange
Miss Fahnestock Is the granddaughter
OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. Harris C..
Fahnestock and of the late Mrs. E.
Ritzema de Grove. She was graduated
from Miss Chapin's School In 1924 and
made her debut three years ago. She
is member OF the Junior League.
Mr. Beattie is the grandson of the
late Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Charles Beattie
O! Middletown. N. Y. His fathe, is
pastor OF the Mum Avenue Presby-
terian Church of East Orange. He was
graduated from Princeton In the class
OF 1925 and Is member OF the
Princeton Club. He is at present at
Lansing. Mich.