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Brooklyn Life from Brooklyn, New York • Page 9

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BROOKLYN LIFE at the home of Miss Josephine Perrine, on Handsome Avenue. Mr. R. Preston Hazelwood, of Brooklyn, is, visiting Mr. Ernest C.

Bijou for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Pratt entertained Mr.

and Mrs. Augusto Ortiz, of San Juan, Porto Rico, over Sunday. Mrs. N. Devore, of Bayside, was also a guest at the Pratt home.

Mr. and Mrs. John Westerbeke are entertaining at their home Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mons, of Troy, N.

Y. Mrs. Mons was Miss Florence Westerbeke before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs.

Mons have been making their home in Troy for a little less than a year and will soon move to Nantucket, Mass. Mrs. Alfred E. Frieman was a charming hostess Tuesday of last week, when she entertained at luncheon and bridge at the Brightwaters Casino. The invited guests were Mrs.

Charles A. Rohm, Mrs. Cecil W. Proctor, Mrs. John Van Wagoner, Miss Janette Morrison, Mrs.

Joseph Tahn, Mrs. R. C. Greene, Mrs. Clarence Danes, Mrs.

George W. Kennedy, Mrs. Leonard Groh, Mrs. Frederick Rhodes, Mrs. Theodore Crampton, Miss Ida Frieman, Mrs.

Walter Willis, of Islip, Mrs. Charles W. Frieman, of Bay Shore, Miss Virginia Otto, Miss Margaret Bogel, Mrs. Rachel Terry, Miss Josephine Herod, Miss Irene Burke, Mrs. William McCollom, of Islip.

Mrs. Marvin Strong, Mrs. Alfred C. Edwards, Mrs. Henry Johnson, Photo by Campbell MISS HELEN DOLORES ROOSEN A noted beauty of the Huntington summer colony.

Miss Roosen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dudley Roosen, of 375 Park Avenue, Manhattan Mrs. Alfred Sykes, Mrs. Theodore Jedlicka, Mrs.

Thomas G. Pratt, Mrs. Rogers Lafferrandre, Mrs. A. S.

Kennedy, Mrs. David McDonnell, Mrs. V. M. Carolin, Miss Adrienne Kennedy, Mrs.

James W. Maddren, Mrs. John Mead Mrs. George Norman, Mrs. Ludwig Batterman, Mrs.

Robert Peet, Mrs. Robert Hogg, Mrs. Louis Herring, Miss Belinda Edwards, Miss Edna Brown and Miss Gladys Brown. Mr. John Bauer, son of Dr, and Mrs.

John L. Bauer and a senior at Poly Prep Country Day School, is a member of the Valley Ranch party, riding horseback through Yellowstone Park. His sister, Miss Dorothy Bauer, class of 1927 at Packer, is at Tecla Wooket Camp, Roxbury, Vt. Upon their return both will join their family at Dr. Bauer's summer home in Sayville.

Judge and Mrs. Martin T. Manton attended the Eucharistic Congress held at Amsterdam from July 22nd to July 28th. Judge Manton represented America at this Congress, which is the highest devotion in the Roman Catholic Church. Each year the Congress takes place in a different city of the world and next year it will be held at Chicago.

From Amsterdam, Judge and Mrs. Manton went to Dublin, where he was invited to address a meeting of the lawyers of that city. He also attended the Bar Association meeting in London at the end of July and will leave England so as to arrive home August 14th. 9 The annual clock golf tournament for ladies was held last week. Mrs.

T. Halsted Myers, of New York, was awarded first prize. Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Go Abroad Mr.

and Mrs. Matthew S. Sloan, of 59 Livingston Street, are spending the summer in Europe. Mr. Sloan, who is the president of the Brooklyn Edison Company, attended the World's Power Conference, which has just been concluded in London.

From there he will go to all the important power stations in England, France, Belgium, Germany and Austria. On his tour he will study the types and the progress of both hydro and steam electric generating stations throughout Europe. The purpose of the trip is chiefly to study the latest European methods of power generation and practices that may improve the service to Brooklyn light and power consumers. In the Berkshires Many motor parties are visiting the Berkshires this summer. The hotels are filled and the region is enjoying one of its most successful seasons.

Mrs. Newell L. Mead, of 139 Rutledge Street, is spending the season in Sheffield. Registered at Heaton Hall in Stockbridge are Mr. and Mrs.

Gardner O. Simms, Miss Elizabeth O. Simms, and Mr. Harry Simms, of 68 Columbia Heights. At the Red Lion Inn is Mrs.

Louis M. Doup, of 85 Eastern Parkway. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A.

Davey, Miss Ruth Davey, the Messrs. Charles and Joseph Davey, Jr. of 598 Sixth Street, are spending the summer in Lee. Also in Lee- at the White Tip Inn--is Mrs. George W.

Cross, of 842 Park Place. In Great Barrington. at the Berkshire Inn, are Miss Adele A. Frank. of 65 Livingston Street, and Mr.

and Mrs. Alfred Marks, of 78 Prospect Park West. At Wainwright Hall, Great Barrington, are Miss Mary L. Brady, Miss Ann V. Brady and Miss Elizabeth Brady, of 123 Amity Street.

Mrs. T. H. Dexter, of 411 Hancock Street. was registered recently at the Hotel Wendell in Pittsfield.

Miss Walther Engaged Announcement has been made by Mrs. Alice C. Walther, of Brook yn. of the engagement of her daughter, Miss Helen Walther to Mr. Eugene von Wening, son of Mr.

and Mrs. A. von Wening, of 528 Eleventh Street. Mr. von Wening was formerly on the staff of the Brooklyn Eagle.

The wedding is to take place in the early fall. Mrs. Kellogg at Elizabethtown Mrs. William S. Kellogg, of Brooklyn, holder of the woman's golf championship of Elizabethtown, N.

has arrived with her daughter, Miss Eloise Kellogg, at the cottage of Mr. Kellogg's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Kellogg, where she will remain for the season. Sayville Society Notes Mrs.

Elmer T. Zabriskie entertained at a luncheon and bridge party at her residence on Handsome Avenue Tuesday afternoon, July 22nd. Those present were Mrs. Thomas K. Alford, Mrs.

Russell Perrine, Miss Carrie Benson, Mrs. J. P. Zerega, Mrs. Ernest Bijou, Mrs.

Sewell Thornhill, Mrs. F. H. Miles, Mrs. E.

A. Means, Mrs. Thomas F. Diack, Mrs. George W.

Behrman, Mrs. Wm. C. Binney, Mrs. T.

A. McGoldrick, Mrs. J. W. Cornwell, Miss Hazel Heisenbuttel, Mrs.

Northam Warren, Mrs. A. Y. Forshay, Mrs. J.

J. Robinson, Mrs. E. L. Brandner, Mrs.

L. B. Barrows, Mrs. L. B.

Grant, Mrs. Charles G. Raynor, Mrs. A. Boemerman, Mrs.

Robert Cable, Mrs. Damm, Miss Ethel Shadbolt, Mrs. Henry Heisenbuttel and Mrs. C. N.

Kreiser. Miss Nellie Lee, who is superintendent of schools in Tampico, Mexico, spent three days early last week visiting Mrs. M. T. Tobin.

Miss Lee was formerly assistant principal of the Plymouth High School in Pennsylvania. She plans to pay another visit to Sayville in September. Miss Lee has charge of the American school in Tampico. Mrs. Leroy Beers, of Brooklyn, the former Miss Carmen Brannon, of Central America, is visiting Mrs.

A. L. Brannon, on Handsome Avenue. Mrs. Beers is recovering from a recent operation for appendicitis.

Last summer Mrs. Beers was a guest in Sayville where she made many warm friends. In September she plans to make a short visit to Central America. Miss Audrey Wetjen, of Ridgewood, N. is visiting Miss Marjorie Bijou for a week.

Miss Katherine Edwards, of Brooklyn, is visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Sewell Thornhill, on Candee Avenue. Miss Janet Mills and Miss Flora McNaughton, of Brooklyn, are visiting Miss Alice Alvarez. Miss Marjorie Wagner, of Douglas Manor, spent the week-end with Miss Ethel Shelton at the Cedarshore. Mr.

F. W. Mayes, Mr. A. K.

Mayes and Miss Marion B. Mayes, of Upper Montclair, N. spent the week-end Mr. and Mrs. W.

S. Shipley sailed last Saturday for a trip of several weeks abroad. Mr. Everett R. Terry, son of Mr.

and Mrs. H. L. Terry, was married to Mrs. Fannie Williams, of Islip, Saturday, July 19th, at 8:30 o'clock at the home of her sister, Mrs.

James McCrory, of 203 Underhill Avenue, Brooklyn. The Rev. Dr. Pitman, of the Plymouth Congregational Church, performed the ceremony and Mr. and Mrs.

Morgan L. Carpenter, of New York City, acted as witnesses, Mrs. Terry wore a handsome gown of pink crepe de chine with a grey hat. Mr. Terry, who has been a resident of Sayville all of his life, attended the Sayville school and the Philadelphia College of Horology.

He is the secretary and treasurer of H. L. Terry Sons, manager of the Terry Islip store, and secretary of the Islip Chamber of Commerce. Mr. and Mrs.

Terry are living in their attractive new home which Mr. Terry built last winter on Grant and Duryea Avenues, Islip Our Huntington Correspondent Writes That- J. Cringle at the Huntington Hospital. The Misses Margaret and Pauline of Mrs. S.

A. Everitt on a trip to expect to camp for several weeks. A series of bridge and Mah Jongg parties is being held at the Huntington Yacht Club, the last one of the series being scheduled for August 5th. A special luncheon is served at o'clock and all of the affairs hitherto have been very successful. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry A. Murphy have been entertaining their nephew, George Baxter, of Westchester, N. Y. He was to have remained for the week-end, but was called home to preside at the organ in the Episcopal Church at Westchester during a funeral service.

ALthough George is only fourteen years old, he is a remarkable musician, and plays not only the organ but the chimes of the city. Miss Lillian Conklin has returned from a visit at Oak Beach, Mass. Among the out-of-town guests at the card party at the Huntington Bay Club last week were Mr. and Mrs. Abbott Brush, of Greenwich, Conn.

Mrs. Augustus Brush came with them and has been spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. Frederic B. Sammis.

Kenneth Lawrence is the name of the son born recently to Mr. and Mrs. William Duncan. Mrs. Gertrude Van Deinse-Clock, of Harbor Heights Park, entertained over the week-end Miss Florence Macbeth, of the Chicago Opera Company; Captain E.

W. Whitwell, of New York City, and Mrs. A. Thomas, of Brooklyn. Mr.

and Mrs. G. F. Driscoll have returned from a delightful trip to Montreal. Thursday afternoon and evening of last week Huntington was visited by a large number of navy men, Naval Reserves of Eagle Boat No.

26, which was anchored in Huntington Bay. Mr. and Mrs. H. R.

Winthrop, who own a large estate at Woodbury, have gone to Dark Harbor, for a vacation trip. The Rev. Frank Messeck, once pastor of the Universalist Church of Huntington, called on friends here this week. He is now stationed in southern California. Mrs.

Frank Reppa, of Panama, has been spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kelsey, of Prospect Street. Under the auspices of the Huntington Nature Club, on July 24th. Princess Chinquilla spoke at St.

John's Parish House. The stage was prettily arranged with a tepee and a bank of green branches. The Princess is a thoroughbred Indian of the Cheyenne tribe and was educated by the Government. When Chinquilla reached home after graduating from the Government school, she found that her people could not understand her progressiveness and she was very unhappy. There was 110 place for her graduation dress, which she had made herself, in the tepee, and in despair she burned it.

At last she left her home and became a teacher and now she is presenting the cause of her people to Easterners. Her people, she said, always invoke the blessing of the Great Spirit before starting any work and they never ask for an individual blessing, but always include their whole tribe in every petition. She has a very pleasing personality, and her audience seemed greatly interested. The Misses Bertha and Ethel Young are spending some time at Marblehead, Mass. The Kurka family, of Nassau Avenue, have been entertaining guests from Pasadena, Calif.

Thursday evening of last week a fire in the woods of the Huntington Estates kept the Huntington firemen busy until early Friday morning. Owing to the lack of rain the flames spread quickly, and it was only due to the splendid work of the men that serious damage did not result to the many fine houses in that section. A daughter was born recently to Dr. and Mrs. Edward Humeston are guests Montana, where they.

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