Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Nuptial Engagements Mark
New York Society Calendar
Large Number of Matrimonial Events Forecast in
Fashion World by Formal Announce
ments In Early September.

NEW YORK. September lS.-Early
September has been marked by an I'M
usually large number Of announcements
of important engagements. Mr.. and
Mrs. william Henry Reid of II East
Eighty-ninth street announced early in
the week the engagement OF their
daughter. Miss Florence Davis Reid, to
Frederick Beasley Alexander, jr, son
Of Mrs Lounsbery Alexander and Fred
erick BeaSley Alexander. Miss Reid on
the maternal side comes from an old
Connecticut family, being a direct
descendant of Robert Lockwood, who
Gov. Winthrop's neet, and few years
later settled in Greenwich, Conn.
On her fathers side she Is descended
from William Reid, who came from
Scotland and settled in Virginia, in
1777, on land granted to him by Pat
rick Henry This land later became q
part of Kentucky 1t is still owned by
the Reid family and has passed only
by inheritance to the present genera
ton.
Mr.. Alexander was grad uated from POM
fret School in 1924 and from Princeton
IN 1928. On his mothers side he comes
Of one of the oldest families In New
York His ancestor, Richard Lounsbery,
settled in Rye, in 1910, afterward NOV
ing to Bedford, N. Y, where the pres
emit generation now lives. His father
was member Of the Davis Cup tennis
team and was national doubles cham
pion in 1906, 1907 and 1909. His grand
father was the late James w. Alexan-
der, former president of the Equitable
Life Assurance Co. of New York and q
life trustee of Princeton University.
Announcement was made last night
- ~ Nvsm I'll
Oakes of this city to Lieut.. Col. Sir
Bradford Leslie, o. B. T., r. T., Of Lon
don, England, son Of the late Sir Brad
ford Leslie. The wedding viii take
place october 81, at 4:30 o'clock, in the
chantry of st. Thomas Church, and q
reception will follow at the house Of
Mrs. Warner Mentaigne Van Norden,
z West Fifty-seventh street, a lifelong
friend of Mrs. Cakes. MRS. Oakes will
have for her matTon of honor Mrs.
James Jamison Hickey OF Richmond,
Va, who served in q similar capacity
at her wedding TO Mr.. cakes. Mr..
Cakes died three years ago.
Mrs. Cakes was Miss Gertrude Il.
1udlam.- She is daughter of the late
Isaac and Gertrude de Ia Montaigne
Denison Ludlan Of New York and Is
descended from william Lndlam, who
settled In Southampton, Long Island,
in l640 and whose viii In 1855 was the
first ever probated in New York. Her
brother is Mr.. Percy Clifford Ludlam,
who will give her in marriage.
Sir Bradford Leslie, who is q widow
er, is chairman and chief engineer OF
the Madras Port Trust since 1921. He
served in the World War in the Royal
Engineers and was twice cited IN dis
patches He belongs to an old Devon
mkaf fo
lie first met IS years ago, but had not
seen each other in years until q few
months ago.
The engagement of Miss Tanis GUN.
ness, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min 8. Guinness of ii Carlton House
Terrace, London, and the Hon. Drego
Montagu, second son of the Earl Of
Sandwich, has been made known.
Miss Guinness, who passed her early
years with her parents in their home,
then Washington square, this city, Is
widely known in New York circles Of
society. Her father whose art oollec-
him much notice, was formerly a men,
Der of the banking firm of Landenburg
Thalman 81 Co. of New York. MIR. GUM
ness severed his connection with this
firm last January, having been itS
senior member. He formerly was an
officer in the British Royal Navy.
Miss GaimaesS' sister, the former
Miss Meraud Guinness, was married in
January, 1929, to Senior Alvarez Cue
vara, a Chilean artist The sisters first
came to notice as children in present.
ing classic danceE on the lawns near
their English home. Their mother
Mrs. Benjamin Guinness. is q widely
known sculptor and artist and also wa
well known on the British stage.
Mr. AEnntaaaIe,s father. George ChArleN