Brooklyn Life from Brooklyn, New York • Page 20

BROOKLYN LIFE. 20 NUMBER of little boys and girls are to take part in the forthcomine production of "Alice in Wonderland, Con A Clarke, Mrs. N. W. Curtis, Mrs.

Howard Emerson, Mrs. Frank E. Campbell, Mrs. W. E.

Jenkins, Mrs. Robert M. King and Mrs. Cyrus F. Tibbals.

FOURTEEN members of the F.F.B. Club were present at the annual luncheon and theater party last week Saturday. Luncheon was served at the Cafe de l'Opera and afterward the club attended a performance of "Twelfth Night" at the New Theatre. In the party were Mrs. J.

L. Barker, Mrs. G. P. Britton, Mrs.

C. H. Bailey, Mrs. A. B.

Cooke, Mrs. R. M. Gray, Mrs. E.

B. Havens, Mrs. C. Houseman, Mrs. G.

C. Peterkin, Mrs. William Porter, Mrs. C. W.

Starkey, Mrs. W. W. Spadone, Mrs. J.

F. Scholes, Mrs. Christopher Swezey and Mrs. R. S.

Kunkel. MISS GERTRUDE T. CRUSER of 1904 Glenwood Road, formerlv living in the old homestead on Flatbush Ave- tinued" at the Academy of Music on Saturday, April second, for the benefit of the Brooklyn Free Kindergarten Society. This play by Miss Rebecca Lane Hooper has been rewritten since its last performance. The children are to appear as fairies and animals and will rehearse at the Pratt Casino.

Among the little folk taking part will be Master George Pratt, Master Sherman Pratt; Master Ford Hibbard, Master Albro Dana, Master George Chapman, Master Will Chapman, Miss Dorothy Ham, Master Jay Woodruff, Master Hanford Twitchell, Master Pierrepont Twitchell, Master Pearsall Post, Master Stanley Bulger, Miss Katherine McAfee, Miss Mildred McAfee, Master Frederick Smith, Miss Helen Tiebout, Miss Hazel Abbott, Miss Elsa Levermore, Miss Lois Cumminzs. Miss Natalie Miller, Master Dudley Miller. Master Lorraine Van Kleek, Miss Dorothy Street, nue. entertained at euchre last week Saturday afternoon. Miss Marjorie Gardiner, Miss Elizabeth Gardiner, Miss Ruth The prize winners were Miss Ethel Jennings, Miss Margery Johnston and Miss Margaret M.

Gage. Todd, Miss Ray Wemple and Miss Beatrice Bloom, the lat- tt ter taking the consolation prize. Others present were Miss ONLY relatives attended the marriage of Miss Mabel H. Estelle Taggart Miss Nellie van Keuren, Miss Marguerite Biederman to Mr. Robert A.

Carter, son of Mr. K. Tiffanv Miss Grace Russell. Miss Ethel Eginton. Miss Etta A.

Carter, president of the Consolidated Gas Company, wnicn Mss Ida Vanderveer. Miss Olive Anderson, It. 1 rnt I -4. knit Ane was solemnized last week Thursday evening at half past Miss Lillian Mott, Miss Eleanor Austin, Miss Elsie Moore-head, Miss Florence E. Coombs, Miss Natalie Hyatt, Miss Florence Gill and Miss Gussie Cruser.

THE meeting of the Fort Greene Bridge Club at the home of Miss Alice Kuper, 37 Ocean Avenue, on Friday afternoon of last week was very well attended. Mrs. Charles Richardson, Mrs. Cramer and Mrs. Henry Robinson won the prizes.

Also playing were Mrs. William Ketchum, Mrs. seven o'clock at 21 Clifton Place, the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin B.

Biederman. The reception at nine o'clock was, however, quite large, fully two hundred being present. The bride wore a gown of white satin trimmed with silk embroidered lace. Her bouquet was of roses and lilies-of-the-valley. Her sister, Miss Ella F.

Biederman, the maid of honor, was in pink crepe meteor and carried white carnations, while the bridesmaids, Miss Ethel John Schaefer, Mrs. W. C. Taylor, Mrs. Walter riooper, S.

Lyons, Miss Mildred Wyckoff Miss Ada Lichtenstein and r- I. 1 AxnnKno in white messaline Miss Georgiana Lichtenstein, were robed Mrs. Frederick Porter, Mrs. Richard Manger, Mrs. Henry J.

draped artistically with beaded net trimmed with bugle trim- Griffith and Mrs. W. S. Schuchman. ming.

Enchantress carnations formed their bouquets. The groom was attended by Mr. Neil G. Medbery of Manhattan "THE band of women known as Friendly Committee are The bride's mother wore pearl gray satin meteor crepe with to hold a sale of hand-made laces at the home of Mrs. which the bouquet of violets and orchids which she carried Frank Melville, 162 Columbia Heights, Jrom three until contrasted most effectively.

The groom's mother looked six o'clock on lhursday, tne seventeenth ine laces are uic work of mothers whose children attend the First Free Kin equally well in a black spangled net over catawba satin. dergarten supported by Friendly Committee. At a similar sale early last December enough orders were booked to keep the women busy until February. Sweet peas and white orchids formed her bouquet. The bridal party passed down an aisle marked by white posts ornamented with Southern' smilax and white satin ribbons.

The T- a. A rooms were turtner decorated oy uncnantress carnaiions aim RS. FRANK M. LUPTON, Mrs. James 0.

Carpenter Palms and greens. The Rev. John Humpstone of Em- and Mrs. L. V.

Cameron are among those from this borough whose names appeared on the patroness list for the recital Miss Esther White and Miss Mary Ogden White gave on "Five Hundred Years of English Songs" at the Plaza this Thursday afternoon; Miss Esther White' sang the numbers most delightfully and the descriptions, full of poetry and manuei apusi isiiurcii, unrciaieu. IN Flatbush one of the most noteworthy social events on the evening of Washington's Birthday was the reception given by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Remsen of 524 East Twenty-second Street to celebrate the anniversary of their golden wedding. Both Mr.

and Mrs. Remsen are connected with mintr t-Via nA Tinfoil fortn'llAC rf that cprtirm and tflP re- romance, were delivered by her sister. Among tne selections were two quaint sheep-shearing songs, "We Have.A-sheared ception brought together representatives of the Schenck, Rem-. Our Sheep" and "Saw Ye Johnie Comm The Goulden sen, Van Siclen and Kouwenhoven families. Mrs.

Vanity," a song of Sir Walter Raleigh, and Johnson As I maiden name was Miss Caroline Antonides Suydam. Some Walkt Forth." MRS. JOHN V. JEWELL entertained the Neighborhood Bridge Club at her home, 1371 Dean Street, of the guests came in by motor from down on Long Island. Mr, and Mrs.

Remsen were assisted in receiving by his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Remsen, who j7 ,1 7V last Tuesday afternoon. Luncheon was served betore celebrated their sixty-sixth wedding anmversary las PnMM Hh four vears ber. The present home of the Remsens is comparatively new, but it contains many furnishings which were formerly in the old homestead.

Certain of these have been incorporated in 1 the new dwelling, like a fine set of antique tiles showing birds of gay plumage. These were noted with pleasure by their old friends who remembered them in the homestead. A feature of the evening were the brief speeches made by the" Rev. Cornelius Brett, a former pastor of the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church, and the present incumbent, the Rev. John S.

Gardner. Everywhere through the house there were decorations in yellow and white. White roses, lilies-of-the-valley, yellow tulips and genesta were the flowers used. Over the' staircase the word "Fiftieth" blazed in tiny electric lights on a background of ferns. AT the beautiful studio of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Watrous in the Gainsborough, West Fifty-ninth Street, Manhattan Tr CI X7arinnr QteVVJe 1171 Tinnn Cfrf mv a old this season, and has for its officers Mrs. Walter W. Spa-done, president; Mrs. Bird, S.

Coler, secretary, and Mrs. James L. Bennett, treasurer. Its membership list contains the names of Mrs. Eugene G.

Blackford, Mrs. Henry Burns, Mrs. W. Wickham Smith, Mrs. J.

W. Newbery, Mrs. R. D. Eldridge, Mrs.

Walter W. Spadone, Mrs. Henry C. Fisher, Mrs. Bird S.

Coler, Mrs. Ethan Allan Doty, Mrs. Jonathan Peterson, Mrs. Charles E. Warren, Mrs.

John V. Jewell, Mrs. James Bennett, Mrs. George N. Robinson, Mrs.

Luther N. Werner and Mrs. N. S. Meeker.

A MOST enjoyable surprise dance was given on Friday evening of last week in honor of Mr. Charles Hathaway Bagot at his home, 375 Macon Street. The decorations of red, white arid blue were most effectively arranged both in the drawing and dining-rooms. Mr. Charles Boyle organist of the Lewis Avenue Congregational Church, furnished the music.

Much interest was displayed in the prize waltz, won by Miss Florence Bagot and Mr. William Schramm. Much of the success of the affair was due to the efforts of Miss Jessie Miss' Alma Hulsart and Miss Alice Bradstreet. The former was gowned in lavender messaline, trimmed with gold lace Miss Hulsart was in canary color liberty satin with bugle trimming, and Miss Bradstreet wore blue messaline. Among those present were Miss Grace Nattrass, Miss Helen Hasbrouck, Miss Mabel Hasbrouck, Miss Helen Youngs, Miss Emma Schramm, Miss Emily Waterbury, Miss Mabel Banta, Miss Stella Hall, Miss Viola La Mothe, delightful musicale on Wednesday evening of last week.

The -Watrous studio, with its many artistic furnishings collected emy of Design, made an ideal setting for an entertainment of this kind. Mr. Stebbins was assisted by Miss Gretchen Heideklang, soloist at the Reformed Church on the Heights; Mr. William Grafing King, violinist, and Mrs. King, pianist.

Mrs. Stebbins played her husband's accompaniments. Dr. and Mrs. E.

Rodney Fiske, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allan Price and Mrs. Frederick Lockhardt were some of those from Brooklyn who attended the musicale. Mr.

and mrs. KODert inox, miss xvainaruic i-rumniuuu, avai. THIS borough was well represented at the meeting of. the Charles Hulsart, Mr. Frederick Youngs, Mr.

Arthur Inger- Tuesday Bridge Club held at the home of Mrs. Frank soil, Mr. Harold Robinson, Mr. Fred Monsees, Mr. Arthur E.

Campbell, 429 West Twenty-third Street, Manhattan, this Sellers, Mr, Alan Hamlin, Mr. Fred Coleman, Mr Gould week. Among those who went over were Mrs. George Hedenberg, Mr. William Scholz, Mr.

Clifford Martin, Mr. Allison Logan, Mrs. George Hills Her, Mrs. Gulian Ross, Harold Canavan, Mr. Bert Bagot, Mr.

William Bagot, Mr. Mrs. Walter M. Messerole, Mrs. Bernard Ris, Mrs.

Keeney Rae Warren and Mr. Frederick Thielman..