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Brooklyn Life from Brooklyn, New York • Page 18

Brooklyn Life from Brooklyn, New York • Page 18

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Brooklyn Lifei
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BROOKLYN LIFL. 18 Queens Borough. Luncheon and Bridge at Holliawood. Mrs. T.

Archer, of Jamaica entertained a party of twenty-five at luncheon in Holliswood Hall Thursday of last week. Orchids and lilies-of-the-valley were the table decorations. After luncheon the party spent the remainder of the afternoon playing bridge and five hundred. The guests were Mrs. Kenneth rWatts, Mrs.

Fletcher Watts, Mrs. John Topp, Mrs." Chalmers DePue, Mrs. Charles Hoover, Miss Clara Corwin; Miss Margaret Adikes, Miss Kathryn Magee, Mrs. M. E.

Beam, Miss Helen Beami Mrs. John Tench, Mrs. Thomas Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Fred Pinckney, Mrs. G.

M. Prentiss, Mrs. John Klein, Mrs. William Van Npstrand, Miss Elmira Van Nostrand, Miss Addie Lydeman, Mrs. Frank Mannie, Miss Cora Mannie, Mrs.

S. Rbbt, Mrs. Elizabeth Stahl, Miss Lucia Davis and Miss Madeline Bailey. Staten Island Society. Boody-Tberrel Wedding The first of the June weddings was that of Miss Edel Catchings Therrel and Mr.

Irving Rickerson Boody, which was solemnized on Saturday afternoon, June the third, at St. Mary's P.E.' Church, West New Brighton. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, Mr. Robert S. Therrel, wore a gown of bridal white satin and old lace with a long court train and a veil of tulle caught with orange blossoms.

Miss Gladys Therrel was maid of honor and wore a gown of yellow net and lace with a large leghorn hat edged with brown tulle. She carried a bouquet 'of yellow roses and daisies. Mrs. A. H.

Piatt was matron of honor and the bridesmaids were Mrs. Stanton Therrel of Atlanta, Miss Shelby Paxton, Miss Mildred A. Boody and Miss Abby T. Boody, who all wore gowns of yellow taffeta combined with yellow chiffon and lace and leghorn hats trimmed with daisies and carried yellow roses. A- H.

Piatt was best' man and the ushers were Waddilt Catchings, Mr. Edgar W. Shaw, Mr. Henry A.x Mf.v James G. McEntyre and.

Mr. Carrol D. Newell. A reception followed the ceremony at the home of Mrs. Silas Catchings, 84 Davis Avenue, an aunt of the bride.

On their return from a short trip, and Mrs. Irving Rickerson Boody will make their home at 213 Bement Avenue, West New Brighton. Surprise Party for Mr. and Mrs. De Pue.

Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers De Pue of Jamaica were agreeably surprised last Saturday night by a dinner given in honor of the second anniversary of their wedding at Holliswood Hall, Hollis, by Mr. and Mrs. T.

F. Archer, and Mr. and Mrs. F. K.

Watts. The other guests were Miss Kathryn Magee, Miss Elmira Van Nostrand, Mr. Medary Prentiss and Mr. Royden Klein. The table was beautifully decorated with flowers and the party indulged in dancing to a late hour.

Willis-Slee Engagement. Mr. and Mrs. J. Noah H.

Slee of 470 Park Avenue, Manhattan and Hiddenbrooke, Beacon-on-Hudson, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Lewis Slee, to Mr, Walter Irving Willis of Flushing, L.I., son of Major and Mrs. Josiah Wyatt Willis of Buffalo, N.Y. Mr. Willis is secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens and was graduated from the engineering college of the University of Michigan in 1907. The engagement was announced on Saturday of last week at a reception given by Mr.

and Mrs. Slee at their country home, Hiddenbrooke. Opening of S. I. Ladies' Club.

The formal opening of the Staten Island Ladies' Club took place on Friday afternoon, June the second, at the club-house at Livingston. A reception was held during the afternoon for members and their friends, Mrs. Edwin O'Bry-an and Mrs. William De Bost receiving the guests, assisted by Mrs. W.

Sauce Allune, Miss M. Adelaide Irving, Mrs. Kingsley Twining, Mrs. Oliver Johnson, Miss Gladys King, Miss Alice Garrett. Mrs.

Henry Treat Boody and Miss. Laura Johnson presided over the tea-table. The event of the afternoon was a round robin ladies' doubles tennis tournament, which was won by Mrs. Kennedy Randall and Miss Ruth Townsend, Miss Eleanor Kerr. and Miss Laura Williams coming in second.

I MISS ELIZABETH LEWIS. SLEE. Mrs. L. Bradford Prince Entertains N.

M. Delegates. Kingsley-Tcf Engagement. The engagement of John Bradley Kingsley, son of Dr. and Mrs.

Charles R. Kingsley of Port Richmond, and Miss Helen Tefft, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burton C. Tefft of 468 Riverside Drive, has recently been announced.

Mr. Kingsley was graduated from the New York University, class of '14, and is a civil engineer. He is a member of Zeta Tsi fraternity. Richmond County Club Opening Decoration Day celebrated the formal opening of the Richmond County Country Club at the club-house on Don-gan Hills, which was a very gala affair. There was music throughout the afternoon and a very interesting mixed doubles putting competition took place, which resulted in a tie between Mr.

and Mrs. W. Carroll Van Clief and Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley Twining, both having a score of twenty-five for twelve holes.

On playing it off," Mr. and Mrs. Twining won and were awarded pretty, little silver flocks as trophies, which had been presented by Mr. C. Allan Blyth, Jr.

A large dinner-dance took place in the evening, many peo- pie being present, some of whom were Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Mr. and Mrs.

George Cromwell, Mr. and Mrs. Stacy C. Richmond, Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Monell, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. Otis L.

Williams, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Shroeder, Mr.

and Mrs. Isaac Harter, Mr. and Mrs. S. W.

Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Woods, Mr. and Mrs. John Hage, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Simons, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dumbell, Mr. and Mrs.

William DeBost, Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley Twining, Mr. and Mrs. John Leggett, Mr.

and Mrs. Sidney Bancroft, Mr. and Mrs. John Ridgeway, Mrs. Henry T.

Boody, Mr. and Mrs. Waddill Catchings, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Wagner, and Mrs.

James G. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Hunt, Mr. and Mrs.

A. H. Piatt, Mr. and Mrs. Julian D'Este, Mr.

and Mrs. P. Peck, Miss Avaric Hemiken, Miss Gwynn Kava-nagh, Miss Louisa Donald, Miss Gladys Mumford, Miss Dorothy Williams, Miss Laura Williams, Miss Mildred Boody, Abby. Boody, Miss Katherine Bleecker, Miss Marian Elliman, Miss Nathalie Stirn, Miss Gertrude Tate, Miss Alice Austen, Miss Claire Van Clief, Miss Margaret Chambers, Miss Belle O'Bryan, Miss Louise Gould, Miss Edel Therrel, Dr. Edward Renner, Mr.

Henry Miller Jones, Mr. Stemler Bronson King, Mr. Henry Bleecker, Mr. Edgar Shaw, Mr. Henry A.

Rudkin Bosch, Mr. Lyman B. Frieze, 3d, Mr. Benbow Elliman, Mr. John Elliman, Mr.

Irving Boody, Mr. A. E. Harris, Mr. Ferdinand Stirn, Mr.

A. Lu-cien Walker, Mr. Arthur L. Walker, Mr. William S.

Van Clief, Mr. Courtlandt Van Clief, Mr. Charles Gostenhofer, Mr. Frank Patterson, Mr. Guy Walker, Mr.

Pierce Taylor. mrs. craaiora rnnce entertained tne iew Mexico delegates to the Biennial Convention of the Women's Federated Clubs last Sunday at dinner at her home in Flushing. Covers were laid for twenty-five and at the conclusion of the repast complimentary speeches were made. Mrs.

Aspen of Santa Fe, in a few well-chosen remarks, recalled the many hospitalities of Governor and Mrs. Prince during the time they occupied the Executive Mansion at Santa Fe and during Mr, Prince's incumbency on the bench of the Supreme Court. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cassidy also spoke eulogistically of the hostess and declared there were many people in New Mexico anxiously awaiting their return.

Mrs. and Rev. Leo-nidas W. Smith also spoke and Mrs. Prince suitably acknowledged -the comDliments naid herL Jamaica Country Club.

The Jamaica Country Club has been formally organized and has elected the following officers for the ensuing president, Judge Burt Jay Humphrey vice-president, Charles A. Hirschfelder; secretary, R. B. Duyckinck, and treasurer, George S. Downing.

The club has 105 charter members and is planning to lease seventy-five acres of land north of Jamaica, and an old farm house which will be remodeled for a club-house..

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