Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26


which will attract many from the smart
colonies on Long Island will be the
Long Island Civic Carnival and
Pageant, 10 be held at the Mineola
Fair Grounds, beginning Monday. Sep
TENDER %. lasting until September 20
This is the most elaborate historical
fete ever attempted in that section and
scores Of prominent persons have lent
their help 10 make the affair an I'M
precedented success.
In the counties of Queens, Nassau
and Suffolk there will be six float
parades. These will begin Monday with
the south side Of Queens County and
end With the north side of Suffolk
County Saturday. Awards will be given
for the best three floats in each group
The Is best floats will compete for the
grand first, second and third prizes late
SATURDAY.. September % As a feature,
every afternoon there will be treasure
hunt.
The program for the week includes
o brillian series of events. Among the
list of sports at the MIneola Fair
Grounds there will be ladies and gentle
mems riding races trotting races, pro-
fessional and amateur boxing exhibit
tons. athletic meets and aerial stunt
paradeS.
More than 5000 will take part in the
grand pageant, which will depict every
historical epoch from the landing OF the
first white settlers until the present
time. The proceeds will be donated to
the Lincoln Memorial University at
Cumberland Gap. Tenn.
Among those on the general commit
tee are Mr.. Irving Brokaw. Mr.. Arthur
s. Clafiin. Mr.. Morgan J. O'Brien, Mr.,
~ rtfFt
Mr.. Howard Elliott. Mr. George Barton
French. Mr.. William H. WoodIn. Mr.. Z.
Clifford Potter. Mr.. Philip lie Boutillier,
MIR. James Lees Laidlaw, Mr. William
S. Petit Mr.. Frederick A. Baker, Mr..
Harry Harvey Thomas and Mrs Ernest
NJ Strong and Mrs. James Lees Laid
law.
Another Long Island festival which
Is being awaited with great interest by
society folS is the carnival day at
Southampton. which will take place
Friday. Elaborate plans are being COM
pleted for this affair. with features being
added each week. Committees for near
by resorts. as well as the HamptonS. are
working hard for this yearly beneflt.
which is TO aid the Southampton Fresh
Air Home for Crippled Children. The
home was started IS years ago by the
late Mrs. Peter B. Wyckoff and now
accommodates 40 children. The pro-
ceeds from the carnival will be used to
enlarge the facilities of the home to
take care of so children. Mrs. Goodhue
livingston is president of the Fresh
Air Home. Mrs Phillips B. Thompson.
Mrs. Edward P Mellon and Mrs. Fair
fax S. Landstreet, vice presidents: Mrs.
George Dewitt. secretary. and Mrs.
Ernest = WaSDer treasurer
Mr. and Mrs Theodore Strong Of
Stronghold. New Brunswick, N. j., an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Katherine Van Rensselaer,, TO Mr..
Morrison Ulman. son of Mrs. Morris S.
Ulman and the late Mfr Ulman, of $50
Park avenue and Syosset, Long Island.
Miss Strong. through her mother
who was Miss Cornelia Livingston Van
Rensselaer-is the direct descendant of |
long line Of Van Rensselaer, patsons |
and of Philip Livingston. a signer of |
the Declaration of Independence. On |
her fathers side she is granddaughter /
OF Theodore Strong. IL. D, the dis
ttnguishec mathematician, and directly /
descended from Elder John Strong. who |
came to this country from England in /
1890 She Is a lineal descendant of |
three New England governors. Dudley /
OF Massachusetts,, Leete OF Connecticut |
and Brepton of Rhode Island, and also /
Of John Eliet the apostle to the In |
dams. Miss Strong is member OF /
the Ju2ior League.
Mr.. Ulman Is q nephsw of the late |
Julian Stevens Ulman, who married |
Miss Gertrude Oldfield Barclay. and of |
Paris. He was graduated from Prince
fnr with the class 0f 1922
The Wedding viii take place in Oc-
tober and after trip abroad Mr.. u
man and his bride viii live at Syosset |
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henry VIII
Nams, of Brookrace Mendham. N j.. !
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Agnes Newbold, to Mr.. De-
Forest Manice Alexander son of Mr.
end Mrs. Henry Martyr Alexander of
Is East Thirty sixth street Mis-
Williams attended Miss Risser's School
IN Rome and made her debut last
year
Mr.. Alexander was graduated from
St Paul's School. from Princeton in
1921 and from Harvard Law School in
1927. He is a member Of the Ivy.
Princeton and the Racquet and Tennis
Clubs. Mr.. AlexanderS sister, the
former Miss Helen q. Alexander, mar
RED Philip Kip Rhinelander. son of
Maj. Rhineiander, and brother u
Mrs. Rhinelander Chaqueneau. The
wedding viii take place in the Spring
The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth Fish
Benjamin. daughter of Mrs. William
Massena Benjamin and the late Mr.
Ben jamin, 10 Mr. William Lawrance
McLane son Of Mr. and Mrs Thomas
s. McLane Of this city and Gray
Gables, New Canaan, Conn. will take
place October 4 at Tenia, the country
home Of Mrs. Benjamin at Garrison
on Hudson. Owing to the recent death
Of Miss Benjamin's father invitations
vii be limited TO near relatives and a
few intimate friends.
Miss Benjamin has chosen her sister,
Miss Julia Kean Benjamin, as her
maid Of honor. The bridesmaids will
be Miss Constance Greer McLanc.
sister Of the bridegroom. Miss
Margaret Craig Whitney, Miss Emily
Lefferts Cornell. Miss Emilia v.
Duncan, Miss Janet l.. Williams and
Miss Miriam W Miller.
Mr.. Joseph e. Rennard will be best
man for Mr. McLane and the ushers
viii BE- the Rev. Lyman Blocker, DR..
Azel ATnes, Mr.. Elisha Dyer, Mr.. Fran
els j. Jone, ID; Mr. Nelson Holland
and Mr. e. Peabody Mohun.
Miss Benjamin Is a great-grand-
daughter o. Hamilton Fish, Secretary
Of State In the administration Of
President Grant Che is a grand