Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12

NEW YORK. MAY 1f.-Amona the
most important events OF Spring fs the
garden party which viii be held under
tne auspices Of the board Of managers
81 the isNf--' auxiliary of the New York
geological T1C.ety on MAY 10. Mrs. M.
FSIrfeId Ceoorn. who heads the auyil-
larry, already has sent out iaVita sjons for
the ahsir. which will be held at tae
Geological Park. There Will be q large
gathering OF society folk present. rs
This garden party has b1en al annual
entertainment for many years. III.
Among the members OF tine auxiliary
who are associated with Nsrs. Osborn
are Mrs. George r. Baker ir. Mrs VIII
liam woodward, Mrs. J. Borden HarTi-
man. Mrs. n. Fairfield Osborn. IT.:
Mrs Marshal Field, MS. Percy H.
Pyne. Mrs. Shelton Martin. MRS George
whitney. Mrs william OsgDod Field
Mrs. Henry Morgan T1Iford. Mrs Mor-
gan Hamilton. Mrs. Arthur A. Fowler,
Mrs. ". v. S. Thorne, Mrs. n. Gordon
Mackay, Mrs. EDWARD Townsend. Mrs.
Reginald Fincke. Mrs. William w
Rockefeller, Mrs. Henry Reese Hoty and
others
Other attractive events which will
taks place the same day are the Garden
exhibitions IN behalf OF the WaySieie
Homes for Girls, on the estates OF Mrs
James F. Curtis and Mrs Harold God
WIN IN RoSlyn.
Special Activities PrecedN
Early Summer Program.
Activities which prece&s the Summer
program ca the fashionable north shore
Of Long Island already are wen under
way. Estates are being opened and
country clubs are being made even more
attractive IOr cClonists who soon will
arrive from abroad and their city
houses.
Last Autumn Carroll Alker sold his
who has acquired several acres Of ad-
joining land lMr. Alker is building an
other new home nearer Brookville.
ASllbel BaFneyPs new property. which
includes French chateau brought over
piece by piece from France. where II
had stood for several htff1dTed years,
Is practically completed.
Mrs. Fairman r. Dick has sold her
former residence, to MT. and MRS. Shelf
fiin9ton 8. Norton. jr. Many improve
ments have been made to Hillwood,
the Edward r. Hutton estate near
Greenvale. A new wing has been built
and a new residence has been con-
Structed for the Huttons daughter,
Mrs Thomas w. Durant.
Mr.. and MIS-. Albert Davis, who re-
Gently returned from England are at
their new honRe q beautiful place on
Cedar Swamp road. Long Island. They
are having q aew show ring built for
the Davis ho4(scS, one Of which is
Deeomrre. the hunter of His Royal |
Highness, PrinceA OF wales which Nfr. !
Davis bought at the alEctiOn Of the |
Princes hunters IN EnWRnd. The |
waldridge 3. Taft house will be Oe-
cupied by Mr. saNd Mrs. James n.
Shefield, the foFm9r American Ambas- |
sador to MEXICO. Mr.. and Mrs. Taft
viii be abroad until Autumn. MIR. and
Mrs Harry CushirA! viii not occupy
their home near w1Ieatley, but it VIII
]. Salmon. Other Glen Hesd cOlonistS !
include MessSs. J. Henry Alexandra,
z. N. Barnes, Fl. L. Rodman, Win |
throp Brooks, Bruce Clark. L. j. de |
MillnAu, Or. George @. LUDLOW. ,.
Brewster Jennings, Col. Ralph Isham, |
Justice Townsend Sctadder, Dudley H. /
Mills Samuel A. Savage, W. H. TAFT, !!
2: w. H. vom Rath, and Herman G.
Schwab.
Notable BetrOthaS
Recently Announces.
An engagement which has aroused
much interest with the members Of the
smart set is that Of Miss alice Day,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark !
son JAY of 13I East Fifty fourth street !
and the Play House, WII1iamStown,
Mass. SlR Is TO be the bride Of Vivian
wiltshire HarCOurt, son Of MFR. and Mrs.
Vivian HaBcourt OF BronXVille.
Miss Jay Is q direct descendant Of
John Jay, the first Chief Justice Of
the United states. She attended the !
Brgarley School ana the Ethel walker
School IN Samsbury, Conn. She was
introduced to Sociey at a dance ut
Sherry's In the season of 1929. Miss
jay Il the sister Of Mrs Arthur NJ. II. |