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BROOKLYN LIFE. 15 twenty of the classmates at Travis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 146 Quincy Street, were entertained at Ridge house of the Crescent Athletic urday. The party was chaperoned Adelphi of Miss Helen traveled Eugene M.

Travis of at the luncheon at the Bay Saturday Club last week Sat- mobiles. by Miss Harvey of Adelphi. A of the few really large entertainments this week was week the musicale given on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Gulian six Ross and Mrs. Charles J.

McDermott at the home of the mother, latter, 293 Henry Street. Both Mrs. McDermott and Mrs. ker. Ross are brilliant pianists and to the delight of everybody the they rendered several numbers, a prelude and fugue by Haynes, the dramatic "Danse Macabre" by and one lighter number, Schutt's paraphrase of a Chopin waltz.

Mrs. Katherine Van Vleck Pearce's rich contralto was heard rately in the stirring old Scotch ballad, "The Twa Sisters of Bin- week norie" and with Miss Eleanor Holland Johnson, soprano, she of their gave two Brahms numbers, "Phaenomen" and "Die Boden der Anthony Liebe." Miss Johnson, the possessor of a bell-like soprano having voice, rendered Bizet's "Pastorale" and "Le Soie," by Thomas. the At the close of the program, which was just long enough, those refreshments were served from a table ladened with daffo- Mrs. A. dils, which were also the flowers used throughout the draw- Curtis.

ing-rooms. Some of those in the audience were Mrs. William Childs, Mrs. David Thornton, Mrs. Samuel Maddox, Mrs.

LAST St. John Wood, Mrs. David Manning, Miss Rebecca Lane and Hooper, Mrs. Clarence Mrs. C.

H. Otis, Mrs. Henry versity I. Judson, Mrs. Joseph Beers Brown, Mrs.

John B. O'Donoas hue, Mrs. Henry F. Noyes, Mrs. Frank Grant, Miss Snyder, course Mrs.

James Cropsey, Mrs. William Seward Brown, Miss those Marjorie Brown, Miss Emma Walther, Miss Frieda Wal- and Mrs. ther, Mrs. C. E.

Donnellon, Mrs. Sylvester Ross, Mrs. Miss John Sawyer, Mrs. Cornelius Zabriskie, Mrs. Chester Dur- B.

Coles, yea, Mrs. William Tyson Hayward, Mrs. William A. An- E. drews, Mrs.

Edward Vandergaw, Mrs. Carl Miss Alice Bois, Jones, Boughton, Mrs. Albert Shirls Williston, Mrs. John Lowe iams, Preuss, Mrs. Charles Bull, Miss House, Mrs.

Philip Cravat, Eleanor Mrs. John Negus, Miss Alice Driggs, Mrs. Cromwell Childe, son, Mr. Miss Hart, Mrs. Erskine H.

Lott, Mrs. John H. Hallock, Mrs. J. William Haviland, Mrs.

James A. Cameron, Mrs. Dowling, low, Dr. George Hills Iler, Mrs. Frank Jones, Mrs.

Frederick E. Gelston, Crane, Mrs. John Thallon, Mrs. William Murray, Miss Wil- Clarence kinson, Miss Sally Ingalls, Mrs. Bernard Ris, Mrs.

Charles Hebard, Mrs. Walter M. Meserole, Mrs. William Prendergast, Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Frank E.

Mrs. Francis D. Miss Mr. John Campbell, Dodge, Daisy Sproule, Mrs. Samuel D.

Collett, Miss Mabel Hastings, Mrs. John L. Greason, Mrs. Howard Emerson, Mrs. Edward Turn- Ad Club, bull, Mrs.

Reginald Foster, Mrs. Victor Meert and Mrs. Rob- ning, ert King. Officers iam F. A seph Bourne Clark of is 1114 made St.

by the John's Rev. Place and of Mrs. the Jo- en- vice-president, their daughter, Miss Marjorie Caswell Clark, urer; gagement of William to Mr. Henry Mansfield Snevily, elder son of Mr. and Mrs.

Mansfield Buel Snevily of 81 Macon Street. Miss Clark is committee, and Mr. a member of the senior class of Mount Holyoke College and cert belongs to Xi Phi Delta sorority. She was president of her class junior year and has taken leading parts in class dramJ. Rutger J.

A. atics. She is a member of the choir and glee club and is ner the on the committee for June commencement arrangements. School Besides all these interests, Miss Clark has found time to the enter into the work of the Y.W.C.A. at the college.

Mr. Snevily was graduated from Columbia in 1908. He is a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and rowed bow in the an varsity eight in 1907 and 1908, managed the varsity show one stick in year, was also a manager of the Columbia wrestling team miss aim and is a member of an honorary society of Columbia called side. the Crewsters. The announcement was made at Mount Hol- within yoke at a tea given by Miss Grace Travis, daughter of Sen- the Navy ator Eugene M.

Travis of Brooklyn. Miss Travis has been A. Miss Clark's college chum for three years. Manhattan, immediate relatives attended the wedding of Miss most of Sarah Elizabeth Turtle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. ways Mr. John Charles Ferdinand Rothe, of Germany, turally, Turtle, and which took place last week Saturday. The ceremony, at which Harbor, the Rev.

Dr. Townend Glover Jackson officiated, was solemwhaling bride's parents, 168 ancestors nized at nine o'clock at the home of the went East Seventeenth Street, Flatbush. Miss Turtle, who was of be held given away by her father, was gowned in a traveling suit the tan, with a hat of the same tones, and carried a bouquet of days lilies-of-the-valley. Mrs. Alonzo Ditmas, of Flatbush, acted as breeze.

spectators her sister's matron of honor. She wore blue messaline and a new twin blue hat, and her bouquet was of white roses and white sweet was to peas. Pink and white roses and palms were used to decorate Mrs. the house with delightful effect. Mr.

and Mrs. Rothe sailed for Europe by the Finland. After a six weeks' tour of Gera fortnight many and visiting Paris, the Brussels Exposition and BerCooper lin, they will make their home in Flatbush. launching Mrs. spring Rembrandt Club, which is composed of Dayton, EVERY number of the most representative men in the borough Mr.

Starr interested in art, has an outing. Last year a large party Charles journeyed to Baltimore, where they were the guests of Mr. Clementine Walters and viewed his wonderful collection of pictures. Amory, This spring the club did not go SO far afield and only George to Belle Terre, L.I, where luncheon was served Belle Terre Club. The outing took place last week and the trip down and back was made by autoAbout fifty members of the club participated.

DELIGHTFULLY informal at home was given by Mrs. Whipple of 1815 Ditmas Avenue last Friday afternoon, the hours being from three until o'clock. The hostess was assisted in receiving by her Mrs. Ellen M. Raynor, and Mrs.

Frank Clyde BaMrs. Henry Dixon Watson and Mrs. Faye presided over dining-room, which was decorated with daffodils. COURT, the country home of Mr. and Mrs.

GEORGIAN, Gould, at Lakewood, N.J., was most elabodecorated for the Colonial ball, which they gave last Saturday evening to celebrate the eighteenth birthday second daughter, Miss Vivian Gould. Mr. and Mrs. J. Drexel, Jr.

(Marjorie Gould), were present, arrived a few days before from Furlough Lodge in Catskills, where they passed their honeymoon. Some of of Brooklyn interest in the gathering were Mr. and B. Claflin, Miss Beatrice Claflin and Miss Marjorie week Monday evening the University Glee Club gave annual dinner to the ladies on the patroness committee friends of the club. The dinner was held at the UniClub and carnations and ferns were used effectively decorations, and the informal music rendered during the of the dinner added greatly to its success.

Among present were Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Davenport, Mr. Edward J.

A. Zeiner, Miss Evans, Miss Benedict, Florence C. Burke, Miss Ellen S. Olena, Miss Charlotte Miss Ruth H. Rider, Miss Mary Childs, Miss Maud Miss Mary Packard, Miss Burns, Miss Anna.

Du Miss Orth, Miss Frances B. Cropsey, Miss Isabel WillMiss Hazel Messenger, Miss Marjorie Oatman, Miss Dorman, Mr. Willard Jessup, Dr. Frank H. RichardJ.

Rutger Planten, Mr. Alfred D. Olena, Mr. Nelson Mr. Richard M.

Montgomery, Mr. Arthur TrusHarry Koenicke, Mr. Robert Evans, Mr. William R. Mr.

B. Meredith Langstaff, Mr. Aubrey Shaw, Mr. F. Corner, Mr.

Chester B. Van Tassell, Mr. Howard Mr. Walter Marsland, Mr. Edward Barber and Thurlow.

annual meeting and dinner of the University Glee which took place at the club house on Monday eveDr. Frank Howard Richardson acted as toastmaster. were elected to serve for the ensuing year, Mr. WillEvans being chosen president, Mr. Aubrey N.

Shaw, Mr. Walter S. Marsland, secretary and treasand Mr. Richard M. Montgomery, librarian.

Mr. R. Gelston was elected chairman of the executive Mr. Aubrey N. Shaw, Mr.

B. Meredith Langstaff Richard M. Montgomery, will serve on the concommittee, and the music committee will consist of Mr. Planten and Mr. Howard Fitzpatrick.

Mr. Edward Zeiner will continue as musical director. After the dinclub gave four musical selections at the Boys' High Alumni dinner, being held at the University Club, at request of Mr. William Howell Edwards. AUNCHING a vessel, whether she be large or small, is exciting event.

There is always a feeling that she may the ways or that the person who is to christen her may when the time comes to break the bottle over the Brooklyn people have been interested in two launchings the fortnight, that of the great battleship Florida at Yard on Thursday and that of the yacht of Mr. Gardiner Cooper last week Tuesday at Morris Heights, whither journeyed a large party of his friends, whom came from this borough. Mr. Cooper has albeen devoted to the water and comes by the taste nabelonging to one of the old seafaring families of Sag L.I., now a drowsy town but in the days of the industry an important port. When Mr.

Cooper's launched their whaling vessels they frequently down the ways with a party on board and a feast would in the cabin after the ship took the water. In those name of the vessel was often kept secret and the only learned it when the flag was flung to the There was no secret about the name of Mr. Cooper's screw cruising motor boat and everyone knew she be called the Manchonac before she was christened by Cooper. The Manchonac was to go into commission in and proceed to Greenwich, where Mr. has a summer home.

Among those present at the were Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hebard, Mr. and Gordon Pierce, Miss Helen Mills, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Mr. H. Winslow White, Mr. and Mrs.

G. D. Cooper, G. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs.

W. F. H. Lockwood, Mr. P.

Cook, Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Mrs. John Boyd, Miss Lockwood, Mr. W. J.

Parslow, Mr. John J. Mr. Charles L. Seabury, Miss Marie Seabury, Mr.

Campbell and Mr. R. W. Stephenson..