Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26


period of society in the early COS is
about to return to the historical Central
Park Casino. On June 4 the doors
of this waySide hostelry will open. with
suitable festivities as gathering place
for the ultra-excluSive set. OF course
the public is invited, but the primary
intention is to offer mealtime accommo-
cation for fashionable folk morning,
noon and night.
A. J. Drexel Biddle, jr.. is chairman
Of a syndicate which has leased the
building from the city. Those in con-
4gol, beside Mr.. Biddls, are w. K. Van
Aerbilt, jr.; William Rhinelander
Stewart. James P. Donohue, A. E. Lef-
court, Curtis Hutton, Franklyn L. Hut
ton, Robert Lehman, Jules S. Bache,
Adolph Zukor, Joseph NJ. Schenck,
Florenz Ziegfeld and Joseph A. Moore.
More than 100000 is being expended
to renovate and decorate the building
which stands in one Of the most beauti-
full sections of the city between Fifth
avenue and Central Park West on a
line with Sixty ninth street.
There are a number of glittering
features added to the structure which
was a favored trysting place Of society
three decades ago. There is to be an
orange terrace, tulip pavilion, silver
conservatory and black glass ballroom.
There also is a glass-inclosed breakfast
room. The four dining rooms will
accommodate 600 while parking space
has been provided for 300 automobiles.
Special attention has been bestowed
upon the horseback group and break
fast will await those who enjoy an
early canter in the park.
An attractive innovation will be the
dining rooms provided for small we'd
dings and receptions. Afternoon tea
will be served regularly while several
of the finest orchestraS in the country
have been engaged to furnish music.
There will be a special celebration pro-
gram offered at the premier.
Seasons BetrOthals Attract
Interest of Social Set
One of the most important of the
late Spring engagements is that of Miss
Florence Auchincloss. daughter Of DR..
and Mrs Hugh AuchinclosS of Ill East
Seventeen street. Sine is betrothed to
Thomas Watson Armitage, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Armitage, OF 12S East
Fifty-seventh street.
Miss Auchincloss. who is the grand
daughter of Mrs. Edgar S. Auchincloss
and great-granddaughte Of the late
Samuel Sloan, was graduated from
westover in 1927. She made her debut
in November of that year at large
dance given by her parents at the
Colony Club. She is a member OF the
Junior League.
Mr.. Armitage was graduated from
the Hotchkiss School and is a senior
at Princeton, where he is a member of
the Quadrangle Club. He Is brother
of Miss Virginia Armitage. whose en-
gagement to Harden L. Crawford, jr.,
was recently announced, and grand
son of the late Gen. Thomas l.. Watson.
No date has been set for the wedding.
Evarts- Bates Wedding
Set for Present Month.
Mrs. Henry Gaylord Bates of Berkeley,
Calf, and Cold-Spring- on the Hudson,
announces the engagement of her
Miss Elizabeth Bacon Bates,
to Prescott Evarts I'd, Of New York, son
of Mrs. Sherman Evarts and the late !
Mr. EvartS.
Miss Bates holds 3. A. and NJ A. |
degrees from the University of Califor-
MIA. Her father, Henry Gaylord Bates, |
who died in 1928 was an official Of the |
American Telephone & Telegraph
Bates IS a direct descendant of Ma
thaniel Bacon, and is niece OF Mrs. |
w. Boomer of Port Washington, Long |
Island Her maternal ancestors are the |
and Du Monts, who are con-
necoed with the early Colonial families
of this State.
Mr.. Evarts was graduated from st. |
Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and from
Yale in 1928. He is grandson OF the
late William M. Evarts, leader OF the
New York bar who was Secretary OF
State under President Hayes. He Is a
member Of the Yale Club and Ex-
Members Association Of Squadron A,
and is connected with the New York
Trust Co.
Nuptial Event Listed
In the Present Month
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawrence Bailey
of 135 East Seventy-fourth street nave
sister, Miss Geraldine Bailey, to Muir
raw Taylor of this city. Miss Bailey Is
a daughter of the late DR.. and Mrs.
Pearce Bailey and Is senior at Bar
nard and also member OF the Junior
League. Her father was founder and
director Of the Neurological Institute
and at one time chairman OF the
American Neurological Association.
During the World War he was chief of
in the Army and for his
services here and overseas received the
DISTINGUISHED Service Medal. Her
mother the former Miss Edith Law
renee Black, was active in the campaign
Tor woman suffrage.
Miss Bailey is descended from Dutee
Pearce, q Governor of Rhode Island, |
hnd william E. Bailey, senator from the
game State during the administration
Df President Madison.
Mr.. Taylor is a son of the late Mr..
and Mrs Howard Taylor. He is q
lawyer. He went to Groton School and
was graduated from Harvard in the
'18 class. He served overseas in the
World War in all of the battles and en-
fragments of his regiment, the 106th
Infantry of the 9th Division. with the
succeeding ranks of lieutenant, captain
Ind major: and received two citations.
: He is a member Of the Knickerbocker
and Harvard Clubs.
The wedding will take place this
month and will be small, owing to the
recent death Of the bridegroom's
mother.
Other Notable Weddings
bf Late Spring Period
One of the outstanding events of