Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1924, Page 42

SQOCIETY. New York Society Features Ye Old-Time Hospitalities Christmas Marked by Home Gatherings Remi—_ niscent of the Days of the "Snug Chimney Corn el’“ NEW YORK, December 27.—Old- fashioned hospitality. reminiscent of the days of stage coaches and snug chimney corners, marked the observ. ance of Christmas by the smart set here. It became a flay for home gath- erings, and many of the most promi- nent families in this city. Long Island and Westchester, following the ancient English custom, held re- unions at the houses of their leading kinsfolk. Formality was laid aside as relatives assembled at the holiday board, and the merriment which fol- lowed would have delighted the heart of any of the jolly British squires of the eighteenth century. Out on Long Island and chester County the younger Set, re- turned from schools and colleges, added outdoor frolics to their Christ- mas celebrations. Skate runners rang on ice and motor groups exchanged merry greetings. Sports of child- hood held sway among the sand dunes on the vast estates along the North Shore, while the woods of Westchester, which furnished num-| bers of Christmas trees, by cherry-cheeked hiker One of the most important of the family gatherings was that given by Mr. and Mrs. J. Plerpont Morgan this is a perlod of mourning them, they entertained only im diate relatlves at their East I country hou Included among guests were their sons and daughter- in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Junius Spencer Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morgan, and their sons-in-law and daughters, Mr. and M rge Nich- ols and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pennoyer, A simple exchange of gifts and a Christmas tree for the children con- cluded the re-unior A more pretentious party was held by Mrs. Henry P. Davison, who gave a dual celebration in honor of her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pomeroy Davison, who returned re- from a honeymoon trip in the inger Mrs. Davison was A e Stillman, who recelved a world-famous string of pearls from her father, James Stillman, the her wedding in West- were traced | bynker, at Family Tradition Preserved. | ed by | gay open the | Mr. and | ovidence in or days. | of the sons, mourn Family tradition was Mrs. C. Oliver Iselir Yuletide party. She home of her paren Mrs. William God to a party which was welcomed the heart ion of form Numbered among the g Iselins were many noted Mrs. Henry White, wha ing, had a small famil home, ifty-se three daughters, Mrs. den, Mrs. John Henry Mrs. Willlam B. Osgood I present. A few intlmate friends be- sldes the family w present at th home of. Phillip Rinelander, 18 West Forty-eighth street, for dinner. Prof and Mrs. Henry Fairfie'ld Osborn gave a dinner at th home, 998 | Fifth avenue. The dinner of Mr. and Mrs. Willis S. Brown at their home, 105 East Thirty-fifth street, for 40 sue was followed by dancing But not all of the events in town were dedicated to the home spirit of Some were of a formal nature, in which the debutante played glittering part. Mrs. John CI ay was hostess at an afternoon re- ception to introduce her granddaugh- ter, Miss Marian Gray. Society re- ceived a recruit when Miss Emille Bushnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. presery with threw ard, at P sts Her Bur- ond street Jar A Hammond and Field were ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY| | | A subscription dance was given | Christmas night in the Elks' Audito- rium, on Prince street, under the di- rection of Mr. Chester G. Pierce and Mr. Cecil C. Brown The ballroom as decorated with Christmas greens and holly, and favors appropriate to tha season were distributed. The dance was the most largely attended of the season 1 the young people at home from various schools \and colleges for the holidays were pres ent. The chaperons were Mrs. Wal- ter Roberts, Mrs, Willlam J. Boothe, Mrs. Willilam J. Morton, Mrs. Charles M. Shepperson, Mrs. Edward Hudson Kemper, Mrs. Carroll Pierce, Mrs. Isaac Gregg, Mrs. Samuel B. Moore, Mrs. Richard E. Acton, M William . Thomas, Mrs. Claude Fletcher, Mrs. Anderson Sommers, Mrs. Henry C. Linn, Mrs. Raymond Hulfish, Mrs. Rob- ert Miller Reese, Mrs. Robert S. Bar- rett, Mrs. M. E. Madden, Mrs. Jean Carter Bayly, Mrs. A. C. Warwlek, Mrs. Walter T. Oliver of Fairfax and Miss Ruby Thomas. Miss Genevieve Peyton Shepperson and Miss Louise Carlin went to An- napolis for the hop last Saturday evening. Cadet Charles M. Shepper- son, jr., ie at home from Virginia Mil- itary Institute to spend the holiday with his parents on South Washing- ton street. Mrs. Clarence Howard of Frede- ricksburiz was the recent guest of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gibson, in Rosemont. Miss Margaret Reed French of St. Ann's School, Charlottesville, is spending the holidays with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. George S. French, on South St. Asaph street. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Malone of Hyattsville spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Gardner. Mrs. W. hawen has returned to | her home, in Upperville, Va., after a visit to Rev. and Mrs. Ryland T. Dodge on King street. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strother Gaines announce the marriage of their daugh- ter, Miss Tracey Mabyn Gaines, to Mr. Richard A. Roseberry Saturday, December 1 in Rockville. Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor Lewis, § of Richmond are the guests of thi latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Schneider, on North Columbus dtreet. Mr. Robert Hamlin Schneider was host at a small dance Saturday eve- ning at the home of his parents. Miss Elizabeth .Schneider, Miss Roberta Schnelder, Miss Mary Cabell and Miss Maury Carter assisted in receiving the guests, who included Miss Nellie Sommers, Miss Barbara Caton, Miss Deane Lindsey, Miss Courtenay.Coch- ran, Miss Myrtle Holden, Miss Eliza- beth Smith, Miss Joyce Waller, Miss Evelyn Pickett, Miss Marcia Horner, Miss Blanche Horner, Miss Grace Powell, Miss Margaret Eggborn, Miss Barbara Snow, Miss Viola Barrett, Miss Jacqueline Cochrah, Miss Mary Saun- ders, Miss Peggy Monroe, Miss Hilde- zarde Ross, Howard Worth Smith, jr.; Billy Dillard, Tom_ Sommers, Tom Sebrell, Gardner L. Boothe, jr.; Charles . Holden, jr.; Llewellyn Powell, jr.; Jack Monroe, Burge Caton, Milton Leadbeater, Charles Ellett Ca- bell, Jr., and Carroll H. May, jr. Lieut. Willlam J. Morton, jr, U. S. A., of Camp Alfred Vail, N. J, and Miss Caroline Morton of St. Cathe- rine’s ' School, Richmond, are with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. Willlam . Morton, at Christ Church rectory, on North Washington street. Lieut. Charles C. Bockey, U. S. N.; Mrs. Bockey and their children, who have been in Annapolis for several months, have returned to Rosemont. Dr. Bockey has been detailed for duty in ‘Washington. Mrs. Leon Sherwood of Waterford, Pa., is the guest of her son and daugh- | Carolina, has captured the King | their | some affair at her |2 Reunion. Hugh A: Murray of 988 Fifth avenue, made her debut at a dance at the Colony Club. Yacht Club Elects Officers. An event of moment to society was the election of officers held re- cently by the New York Yacht Club. George Nichols, son-in-law of J. P. Morgan, was elected commodore. He succeeded Harold S. Vanderbilt, who has occupied the position for three vears. Mr. Vanderbilt ranks among the best known yachtmen in the world. His craft have won renown n many waters, while his exploits on the sen have filled many columns in the néwspapers. Vincent Astor drew nearer the top of the organization, as the result of the balloting, and becomes vice com- modore. Winthrop W. Aldrich wa chosen rear commodore and George Cormack was re-elected secretary. Yachtsmen in this country and abroad agreed that Mr. Nichols is one of the cleverest racing skippers in the United States. His G0-footer, and the Astor cups, besides various other trophies. He was skipper of the Gardner-designed sloop Vanite dur- ing the trial to select @ de- fender for America’s cup. The sched- ule of water events which is being rranged for next Summer will be welcome news to the smart sets at both Newport and Bar Harbor. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Astor will give their first entertalnment in a vear at their house, 840 Fifth avenue, January 6 for Miss Clara Dins: debutante daughter of Mr. and William B. Dinsmore of §0 Park avenue, and a cousin of Mrs. Astor, and Miss Margaret Dows, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Dows of Wi ington and Rhinebeck. The Astors constantly are throwing open their for charity it is seldom that they give a private affair. The last one was a year ago, when they entertained for Mr. Astor's sister, Miss Alice Astor, who now is Prin- Serge Obolensky. She is a duughter of the late Col. John Jacob Astor and the present Lady Ribbles- le. Vincent Astor and his wife re but little for soclety, and the ly occasions for entertaining at ir town house are for young rela- The house in the past, when Astor was the leader of New society, has been the scene of of New York's most famous and brilliant events Notable Engngements Announced. Several notable engagements have been announced in the last few days. | ir. and Mrs, Eugene Gifford Grace of Bethelehem, Pa., have made known the cngagement of their daughter, Mis Emmeline Marion Grace, to Capt. Sir Michael William Selby Bruce. Miss Grace was graduated from Westover School, Middlebury, Conn., in 1922 She was introduced at a dance in Philadelphia on December § the same year. She returned to this country in August after a year spent in travel- ng in Europe. Her father is president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Donn Barber of 125 East Seventy-fourth street have an- nounced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Betty Barber, to Rich- | rd -Sanford Hoffman, son of Mrs Laura Sanford Hoffman and the late Walter Hoffman. Miss Barber was| graduated from Miss Chapin's School, | fter which she attended Byrn Mawr and later Columbla University, where she is now taking a course in ar- chitecture. on more, Mrs tidhs Mrs York ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A’ M. Sher- wood, in Rosemont. The marriage of Miss Mary Will- oughby Reade, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Willoughby Reade of the Epis- copal High School, to Mr. William Andrew Copenhaver of Charleston, £ took place very quietly Mon- day afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents, on Seminary Hill The ceremony was performed by Right Rev. Henry St. George Tucker of the Episcopal Theological Seminary. The bride wore her traveling dress of dark blue cloth trimmed with powder blue and silver embroidery, a squir- rel coat and a small hat of squirrel fur with a touch of blue. There were no attendants and the bride was giv- en in marriage by her father. Im- medlately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Copenhaver left for Florida and after the holidays will be at home in Charleston. The groom is a son of Mrs. Copenhaver &nd the late Charles Courtney Copenhaver of Tazewell, Va., and formerly was a professor at tho Episcopal High School. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pitsword are the guests of relatives in Decatur, IlL. Miss Mary Davis and Miss Helen Cannon are at their homes from Vir- ginia Intermont College, Bristol, Va., for the holidays. Dr, Thomas Lippitt, U. S. N, and Mr. Bowles Lippitt of Berryville are the guests of their brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. Willlam Wattles, on Prince street. Miss Lucy Reardon of the Univer- sity of Virginia, and Miss Catherine Reardon of Willilam and Mary Col- lege are the guests of Mrs. William M. Reardon on Prince street. Miss Mary Cabell of Norfolk and Mr. Charles Ellott Cabell, jr., of Shen- andoah Valley Academy, Winchester, are the guests of their parents, Maj. and Mrs. Charles Ellett Cabell, on South St. Asaph street. The Suffragan Bishop of New York and Mrs. Arthur Selden Lloyd were guests during the past week of the bishop's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. George Uhler, on North Washington street. Mr. and Mrs Uhler have with them now their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Lioyd Uhler of Pittsburgh, and | their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. | and Mrs. Charles Calvert Smoot of | North Wilkesboro, N. C., and the lat- | ter's four children. Miss Fanny Dixon is visiting Mrs. Claiborne Pirtle in Cleveland, Ohio Mrs. James H. Reld and Miss Kitty Reid have returned to their home In' . » Service Apartment For Bachelors The Anchorage CONNECTICUT AVE. & QUE ST. Quaintly and comfortably furnished in_early American style. Open fire in every suite. Service includes wood for open fires, ice, linen, conti- nental breakfast and complete valet service. Dinner at $1.50— served on_ request. Dining room available for entertaining. | of Cincinnati and Mr. Lawrence Faw- THE - SUNDAY STAR, i S e HARRIS & Ewin G R ————— ——. e e i A . s MRS. THEODORE DOUGLAS ROBINSON Wife of the mewly appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy, who, with ir. Robinxon, has taken 1720 Masanchusetts avenue for the season. and Duke Crozet, Va., after a visit to Mr. Mrs. Emmett Clarke Dunn on street Mrs. Poser of Montreal the guest of her mother, Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, on Duke street. Mr. Mrs. Robert South Barrett entertained at a large reception,the of Christmas d: Friday Mrs. Barrett entertained followed by tea, for her Viola Barretf, and her Charles and afternoon afternoon at bridge daughter, Mis niece, Miss E Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dare, Miss Virginia Dare and Mr. Edgar Dare have returned from a visit to relatives in_Rising Sun, Md Mr. Wallace Hooff Fawcett of Bristol, Va.; Mr. Edward S. Fawcett E. cett of Ocala, Fla. their mother, Mrs on Prince street. Miss Caroline Rust, who is home trom Stuart Hall, Staunton, for the holidays, has issued invitations for tea at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David N. Rust, .on Braddock | Heights. | Miss Carolyn Burgess is spending | the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burgess, in Reva, Culpeper County. Mrs. William Hill Thornton Brooke entertained at tea vesterday after- noon at her home in Rosemont. Miss Dorothy Griffith of Stuart Hall Staunton, is the guest of her broth- er-in-law and_sister, Mr. and Mrs, Wilmer J. Waller, in Rosemont, Mr. and Mrs. Waller had with them for Christmas,/Mrs. John Hammond Grif- fith and Mr. Hammond Grifiith of | Asheville, N. C, and Mr. and Mrs. | Harvey Hodgen Warwick of Wash- ington. Mr. and Mrs. Hayward D. Luckett and Hayward D. Luckett, jr., of Chal lotte, N. C,, are visiting Mr. Luckett mother, Mrs. Lucie Peyton Luckett, on South Patrick street. Miss Annie Peyton Luckett' has returned from a visit to friends in Pittsburgh. Miss Amelia Jones has gone to Bell- haven, N. C., to be the guest of her mother, Mrs. Ethan Allen Jones. Mr. and Mrs. James Bowton of Sheldon, IIL, are visiting their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs R. C. Bowton, on South Fairfax street Mr. Courtland Warfield of St. James School, Md., is with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Warfield, in Rose- mont. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Taylor and Mr. Robert Taylor are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gal- loway in Baltirore. Miss Marcella Mitchell of New York City, Mrs. H. C. Adams of Madison, ‘Wis.; Miss Mabel Adams of Syracuse, N. Y., and Miss Charlotte Norton of Lake Placid, N. Y., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. James Hulfish are the guests of Mrs. Thomas Wilson in Roanoke. : Mr. and Mrs. Paul Morton and théir children are the guests of Mrs. Mor- are the guests of Mary G. Fawcett, ton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Smith, in Culpeper. Mrs. Oscar Ferebee of Norfolk was the recent visitor of her brother-in- law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Carver, on North Columbia street. Miss Maria C. iliams of Holy Cross Academ ick, Md., is spending some time with her parents at their home on King street and has as her guest Miss Bernardine §¥oode worth of Richmond. Mr. Albert Ansley Smoot of Phila- delphia is the guest of his parents, Mayer and Mrs. W. Albert Smoot, on North Washington street. Mr. Edward A. Evans of Richmond spent the woek end with his mother, Mrs. Edward Jones Evans, on South St. Asaph street. Cadets Martin D. Delaney, Jjr.: Claude Ballenger and Reld Dunn of Virginia Military Institute are at their home for the holidays. Mr. Dunn has his roommate, Mr. Ward Torrans of Texas, as his guest at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E C. Dunn. Prof. Emmett Reld Dunn of Smtlth College is also with his par- ents The Pep Club of the Alexandria High School was host at a tea dance Tuesday afternoon in the school gym- nasium in honor of the alumnl. 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The chap- erons were Mrs. Charles E. Dare, Mrs. Alfred Thomson, Mrs. Alexander S. Doniphan, Mrs. E. E. Carver, Mrs. Wilder M. Rich, Mrs. Lovell Wilcoxen, Miss Ruth St. Clair and Miss Mary Thomson. Miss Anne Elizabeth Caton of Rich- mond is the guest of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Willlam P. Caton, on South Washington street. The social committes of the Old Dominion Boat Club has issued Invi- tations for a Christmas dance Monday evening, December 29, at the club- house. The chaperons who have ac- cepted are Mrs. William J. Morton, Mrs. A. C. Warwick, Mrs. Charles M. Shepperson, Mrs. Raymond Hulfish, Mrs. Isaac Gregg and Mrs. Richard E. Acton. Miss Margaret West of Belle Haven, Va., is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. George Charles Shears, on Braddock Heights. Capt. Robert C. Yates of the Vir- ginia Military Institute, Mr. Janney Yates of Johns Hopkins University and Mr. Paul B. Yates of Washington and Lee University are at home with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Yates. Miss Louise Marsh of the State Teachers' College, Farmville, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Marsh, in Rosemont. Miss Gertrude Sampson of Rich- mond was the week end guest of her cousin, Miss Olive Davis. Mrs. Effie Butler of Panama Is visit- ing her brother and sfster-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Matter, on South Fair- fax street. Mr. Lawrence Jacobs and Mr. An- drew Jacobs have returned from a visit to their grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Green, in Midland, Va. Mrs. Robert Taylor, Mrs. Robgrt Taylor, Jr., and Miss Nancy Anne Tay- lor, who have been the guests of the elder Mrs. Taylor's sfn-in-law and daughter, City Manager and Mrs. Wilder M. Rich, in Rosemont, have re- GRAYSON DECEMBER 28, 1924—PART 2. Guests of Parents MRS. RICHARD VIDMER, Of Forest Hills, N. Y., spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller. turned to their home Marie, Mich. Mrs. Harley Payton Wilson is spend- ing the holidays in Asheville, N. C. in Sault Ste. 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