Evening star., 1928-05-13

NEW YORK, May 12--One OF the
largest and smartest parties ever given
at the club viii take place at the
Westchester-B Biltmore Country Club on
May 26. The event will mark the sixth
anniversary of the founding of the
organization and will last over the week
end. 1t is expected that more than 1000
will attend the festivities. which will in
clude large dance. There also will be
a number of feature sports events.
An event that always arouSeS great
interest throughout the metropolitan
district is the Westchester County Horse
Show, which will be held as usual at the
WeStchester Biltmore Country Club
June 7-9. With the best known and
Westchester County participating. either
as owners. exhibitors or riders,
The officers are J. Rich Steers, presi-
dent; John NICE Bowman, vice preSi-
dent; H E Manville. vice president;
John /. Downey, treasurer. w. S. Blitz,
secretary Directors. J. Rich Steers.
Port Chester: John NICE. Bowman. Port
Chester; H. E. Manville, PleaSautville.
John /. Downey. Port Chester; w. Ham,
ilton Bush. Port Chester; Everett L.
Crawford. Port Chester; Gordon Grand,
Greenwich: George Greer. Rye; Oliver
Hartman. New York; w. J. Knapp,
Rye: Robert Law. jr.. Port Chester:
G. D. F. Leith. Thornwood; William A.
Read. jr., Port Chester, Ogden Reid,
White Plains. p. A. Rockefeller. Green
wich: Frederick c. Tanner. Rye; j.
Macy Willets. New York.
Executive committee: j. Rich Steers,
Port Chester: John NICE. Bowman, Port
Chester: H E Manville, Pleasantville;
G. D. F. Leith. Thornwood J. Macy
willets. New York: Gordon Grand,
Greenwich John l. Downey.
Other usually interesting affairs
scheduled for the season at The West
chester -Biltn1ore are the Cathedral
Horse Show and the Westchester- -Bilt-
more Steeplechase Association annual
meeting Both of these colorful events
will be held at Bowman Park, than
which it would be impossible to find
more picturesque natural setting. John
McEntee Bowman is president of the
Steeplechase Association and has been
largely responsible for the success at
tending the Cathedral horse shows from
their inception as a means of contrib
utirg to the fund for a SportSmen's bay
In the Cathedral of ST. John the Divine.
The westcheSter- Biltmore golf courses
viii witness some thrilling matches this
year Chaiman Spindler of the green's
committee and his associates on the
tournament committee have built up
record breaking prize list for the sea-
sons competitive play and arranged a
schedule of membership tournaments
which on every Saturday and Sunday
and holiday during the Summer viii
give club members an opportunity to
shoot at some of the handsomest and
most valuable golf trouhies ever offered
: an amateur organization Last sea-
s rs prize list was conservatively
valued at $4,000. but this years prizes
viii far surpass that total.
Mr.. Spindler also was instrumental in
securing the New York State amateur
championship for the Notwithstanding
more This big tournament feature viii
be played August 1926. In the week
preceding 1t the Westchester Biitmore's
annual invitation tournament viii hold
the boards.
Among the interesting kennel events
of the year viii be the twenty-fifth an
nuai dog show of the Ladies' Kennel
Association of America, which takes
place on the w leicester Fillmore
grounds Saturday, September %.
Plans have been completed for the
marriage Of Miss Ruth Oliver Kings
bury, daughter Of Col. and Mrs Howard
Tllayer Kingsbury 1i6 Eas: ceven-
tieth street. Miss KingSbury is 70 be-
come the bride Of Mr.. Frank Ford Rus
sell Of Hem stead and WASHINGTON IN
81 James Episcopal Church on May 20
The ceremony viii be performed by
Rev. DR.. Frank WarieId Crowder, the
rector. A breakfast at the Kingsbury
home for the immediate families and
bridal party viii follow.
The matron Of honor Is TO be Mrs.
Richard Aldrich- BrideElnaids will be
Misses Eleanor Hawkes., Paula A. Muir
ray. Katy Russell, Marjorie Riggs
end Emily Parsons. all Of this city. and
Margot Murphy and Frances Alger Of
Detroit.
Howard Thayer Kingsbury, jr.. will
be best man and the uEherg wiz be
Henry Crosby. Alfred Ferguson. Ben
jsnain Cutler. John Davenport. Charles
/ q. Poore. Reginald Root and John
H0ggradt, college classmates Of Mr.
Russell. and Wallace Russell.
Mr. and Mrs. Cortlandt Goodwin OF
247 East Seventy-frst street have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Doris Goodwin, 10 Mfr.
Ira Lawrence Hill of this city and Viz
ginia.
Miss Goodwin is q great-grandniece OF
President Zachary Taylor She Is d.
rect descendant Of Harold, Earl Cod
win Her maternal ancestor, Je1u
Burr. vas an uncle Of Aaron Burr.
Mr. Hill Is descendant Of Col Ed
ward Shirley Hill OF Shirley. Va,
member Of the House Of BurgesSes.
1893. also Of Matthew Mullins, who
married Mary Maupin of GoochIand
County, va She was a granddaughter