Evening star., 1928-10-07

NEW YORK, OCTOBER E,-InlS nas
been the busiest and most interesting
week in the fashionable world IN tbs
city. and suburbs since Easter. Long
Island has been the scene of the great.
est activity, with polo at Meadow Brook
the annual horse show at Piping Rock
which extracted most of the horse low
ers of the Island Thursday. Friday and
Saturday. and two weddings of more
thsn usual interest. at Southampton
Being late in the season when most OF
the Summer colony had departed the
weddings were small and attended only
by few relatives. Nevertheless, they
were both of importance
Cne was that of Mrs. Clafin Breese
daughter OF Mrs. Arthur 3. Claflin Of
this city. to the Earl Of GoSford Of Eng
land. There were no attendants end no
announcement had been made Of the
engagement. This is the brides second
marriage. Her first husband was Mr..
Robert Potter Breese.
The Earl of Gcsford is a Knight of
Grace of the Order of ST. John of
Jerusalem and a former lieutenant in
the famous ColdStr- am Guards. H
ssrTed in South Africa ana in the
World Wxr, and was wounded twice.
He holds the Military Cross and the
Croix de Guerre
Lord Gcsford's first wife was Miss
Mildred Carter of this city, daughter of
Mr: j. Ridgeiy Carter, formerly in the
United Staues diplomatic service, and
their wedding in London in 1910 was
one of the notable of that season.
The other wedding was that of Mrs.
Dorothy Duncan Carnegie, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Butler Duncan of this
city and Southampton, who was mar
ried to Mr.. Hugh c. M Kelleler. The
ceremony was performed By Rev. A. F.
chamberlain and only relatives were
IN attendance. No prc-announcement
was made of the engagement and The
wedding came as surprise.
Mrs. Kellcher first married Mr.
Thomas Morrison Carnegie, jr. son of
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Thomas Morrison Car
negie CT this city and grandnephcw of
the late Andrew Carnegie. She is
granddaughter of the late David Dun
can of Providence and a grandniece of
the lat1 Mr.. and Mrs. Butler Duncan.
Through her r,cther, who was Miss
Blanche Havemeyer, she is related to
many old New York families. she is a
granddaughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore A. Havcmeyar.
Nj. K:lleher IS a well known tennis
player and in 1924 with Mr.. Harold
A. ThrocSmorton, won the metrcpoli-
tan clay court championship doubles
u,
class of 1918, and is member of the
University, the Brock, Piping Rock Turf
and Field and other clubs.
E.riy Winter Weddings
Presaged by Engagements.
With the Autumn season getting
under way, number of important en-
gagen1ents have been announced within
the last few days. Col and Mrs. Fred
er1ck Palmer have announced the be-
trothai of Mrs. Fslmer's daughter, Miss
Helen Talmadge Runnkle. to Mr.. Bert
rend Faugheres Bell son OF Mrs.
Bertrand F. Bell
Miss Runnkle is a granddaughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry p. Talmadge of
Netherwood, N. j., end New York. and
. graat-granddaughter Of the late Henry
T6lmaGge of New York She was grad
fated from Miss Porter's School at
Pennington, Conn, and made her debut
ct a luncheon at the Colony Club sew
eral years ago. She is a member OF
the Junior League
afr. Bell attended Grotcn and Har-
vsrd and is q member of the Hasty
Pudding and Owl Clubs and tl1s Har-
ward Club of New York. He is grand
son Of the late Edward r. Bell and
nephew of Mr. Gordon Knox Bell Of
Kstoneh and New York.
No date has been set for the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hulick Parke
of Garden City, formerly of Bingham
ton, N. Y, and Smithtown, Long Island,
have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Julia Floyd. to Mr..
jeremiah Olney Brott Of Thompson,
Conn.
Miss Parke attended Miss Porter's
School at Pennington, Conn. On her
maternal side she is direct descendant
of Richard Smith, the patentee of
Smithtown, and from William Floyd, a
signer Of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence. Her maternal grandfather was
James w Phyfe Her grandfather's
place on Long Island was part of the
original land purchased from the In
disns by her paternal ancestor, Rich
ard GilderSleeve. deputy and commits
sioner under Gov. Stuyvesant. Her
grandfather was William Gildersleeve
Parke of Scranton, Pa.
Mr.. Brott is the son of Mrs. George
Olney Brott of Thompson, Conn, and
the late Mr.. George Olney Brott. He
is a graduate of Yale, 1920 and will
complete his course at the Yale Law
School in February.
Mrs. Charles Kane of Mayfair House
announced the engagement of her
daughter, Mary, to Mr. James Truman
BioWell, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Truman
Bruce Bidwell, formerly of this city,
now Of Portland, Greg, at a small
luncheon at the Park Lane recently.
Miss Kane attended the Randall Nc
fvor School and made her debut at
Sherry's in 1925.
Mr.. Bidwell was graduated from Le-
high University in 1925 and is a mem
ber of the Chi Psi fraternity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Thayer of
Boston have announced the engage
ment of their daughter Louise to Mr..
Francis Tilden Nichols of Center
Island. oyster Bay, Long Island
Miss Thayer is graduate of the
May School in Boston and made her
debut the season Of 1923-24. She is a
member Of the Junior League of Bos-
ton and belongs to the Vincent Club
of that city.
Mr.. Ni:,lols is son of Mrs. William