Society at Home and Abroad Debutante Season Buzz
A study of debutante season social whirl in New York with remarks on ball culture, Christmas parties, shooting parties, and assemblies. Notes on key hosts, notable gowns, absences, and forthcoming weddings and engagements among prominent families and society figures.
Lakewood Society and Holiday Festivities Set Pace
Lakewood New Jersey enjoys a warm holiday scene with hotel parties and cottagers. Guests include Mrs Charles R Marvin of New York and Mrs George J Gould overseeing charity events for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Amherst seniors plan She Stoops to Conquer at the Lakewood Hotel with a post performance hop. The Country Club of Lakewood edges toward a New Year opening as contractors finalize the building and decorators finish interiors.
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Lakewood
N. J
New York
Porte Cochére
Atlantic
Cal Court
Sherwood B. Ferris
Charles R. Marvin
Eleanor
Mary Ferris
Marvin
Anna Ferris
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Lynx Hall
Jasper Lynch
George J. Gould
Mary Kingdon
William A. Hamilton
Henry Lloyd Herbert
Frank Morgan Freeman
Henry A. James
E. N. Tailer
Lakewood Hotel
John D. Crimmins
Constance Crimmins
Miss Crimmins
Rufus W. Peckham
Washington
H. B. Peckham
Wheeler H. Peckham
Country Club of
Arthur H. B. Claflin
Social Set Attends Luncheon and Week of Arrivals at Lakewood
The article lists committee members including George J. Gould Henry James Clarence Roof and Jasper Lynch. Hostess Mrs Clarence Roof entertained at Iverfirs for Catherine Roof of New York. Notables like Mr and Mrs James Kernochan and Hempstead colony members arrive. Horse show victors Hamlin Moore and others winter at Lakewood Hotel as pool gains favor among society women.
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House Committee
George J. Gould
Henry James
Clarence M. Roof
Jasper Lynch
Frederick A. Potts
Philip 3
Pp. Randolph
Paul T. Kimball
Henry Lloyd Herbert
J. G. Batterson
Greens
J. J. O'Donohue
F. P. Kimball
A. W. Black
Frank M. Freeman
Iverfirs
Catherine M. Roof
New York
Miss Roof
William G. Schauffler
James F. Kernochan
W. Kernochan
Hempstead Colony
Henry Clews
Georgian Court
S. Minot Jones
Washington
John Bard Rogers
Forest Avenue
D. Jones Crain
Lakewood Hotel
Wooton
Philadelphia
George W. Childs Drexel
Crain
United States
Milan
Italy
Fred Gerken
J. Hobart Moore
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Do. J Hamlin
Buffalo
W. H. Coombs
Wakefield
R. I
William B. Leonard
Towle
Arthur P. Clapp
Brooklyn
James N. Berry
W. H. Coom
Barnard College Festivities Ahead for Holiday Week
Barnard College plans a busy ante-holiday sequence with two dances a senior class party and several receptions. The standout event is the sophomore dance on December 19 in Brinckerhoff Theatre organized by an eight member committee led by Florence Isabella Nye. Out of town students in Whittier Hall will host the second dormitory dance and the Associate Alumnae of Barnard will hold its reunion December 30 in Brinckerhoff Theatre with plays from the classes of 1900 and 1901 plus luncheons and class receptions.
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Barnard College
Brinckerhoff Theatre
Florence Isabella Nye
Whittier Hall
Barnard
Miss Marion Cockrell Engaged to Edson Gallaudet
The engagement of Miss Marion Cockrell eldest daughter of Senator Cockrell of Missouri to Edson F Gallaudet son of Dr Edward M Gallaudet of Washington is announced. Gallaudet a Yale oarsman and Cramp Shipbuilding employee will marry in February at the Church of the Covenant in Washington.
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Marion. Hopkinson Smith
F. Hopkinson Smith
Heron Charles Goodhart
Constantinople
Mr. Goodhart
Henry Neve Goodhart
Langley Park
Kent
Francis Tress Barry
M. P
Keiss Castle
Caithness
Scotland
New York Times
Washington
Marion Cockrell
Senator Cockrell
Missouri
Edson F. Gallaudet
Edward M. Gallaudet
Yale
Private Anglican Cathedral Wedding in Montreal
Miss Netta Easter Blackwood, a niece of J. E. Kirkpatrick, wed Dr. John G Curtis of Columbia University New York in a private ceremony at the Anglican Cathedral. Curtis, Professor of Physiology, widower, born Oct 29 1844 in Montreal, educated at Harvard and Columbia P&S. He resides at 827 West Fifty-eighth Street and is active in Harvard University Club the Century Association and leading medical societies.
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Montreal
Netta Easter Blackwood
J. E. Kirkpatrick
John Green Curtis
Columbia University
New York
John G. Curtis
Columbia
West Fifty-eighth Street
This City
Harvard
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia
Harvard and University Clubs
The
Century Association
Secret Wedding In Plainfield
In Plainfield New Jersey on December 13 local society learned that Agnes Minford daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Minford married Rudolph Martinson of North Plainfield. The ceremony took place on Thanksgiving Day Eve performed by Rev J Richardson of Park Avenue Baptist Church. The couple has since lived in New York.
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New York Times
Plainfield
N. J
Thomas Minford
Agnes Minford
Rudolph Martinson
North Plainfield
Martinsen
J. Richardson
Park Avenue Baptist Church
New York
Rudolf Hotel Reopens as Atlantic City Social Highlight
Atlantic City officials report the Rudolf Hotel reopened today drawing guests from New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh and Camden. Owner Charles R Myers greeted visitors with manager William E Cochran and others as 500 electric candles lit the tower. The hotel offers 500 rooms 200 private baths and capacity for over 1000 guests with American and European plans and an open kitchen in the grill room.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Rudolf
Charles R. Myers
William E. Cochran
Lewis B. Scull
A F. Galer
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Pittsburg
Camden
Vermifuge Advertisement Claims Strength Benefit
An advertisement proclaims Dr D Jays Ton ic Vermifuge as a sure worm destroyer and a strength giver, urging use for health.
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DR. D. Jayne
Yorkville Library Opens as First of Carnegie Gifts
The Yorkville branch, first of 65 Greater New York libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie, opened at 222 224 East Seventy-ninth Street. About 300 attended with remarks by Cantor, Billings, and others, noting eight sites paid for and plans for Manhattan’s share. The building cost about 70000 with 14000 volumes, and the project reflects Carnegie’s donation of 5500000 for the library chain.
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Yorkville
Greater
New York
Andrew Carnegie
East Seventy-ninth Street
John S. Billings
New York Public Library
Carnegie
Cantor
Borough of
Manhattan
Frederick Stevens
Sian Ws Appleton
Alexander Maitland
MacCracken
New York University
I. Ferris Lockwood
New Yorks
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Public Library
Astor Library
John Jacob Astor
Aguilar Library
Arthur E. Bostwick
Second Avenue
Sig
James Brown Lord
Board of
Trustees
East Broadway
Frederick Saunders Dead Librarian and Publisher at 400 Clermont Ave
Frederick Saunders died Friday at 95 at his Brooklyn home 400 Clermont Avenue. Born August 14, 1807 in London, he founded early copyright efforts with Saunders & Otley and moved to the United States to push international copyright law. He served as city editor of The Evening Post before becoming Astor Library assistant librarian in 1876 and librarian in 1876, contributing to The Times and other outlets.
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Frederick Saunders
Clermont Avenue
Brooklyn
Saunders & Otley
London
Congress
Washington
Dickens
Henry Clay
Mr. Saunders
Bulwer
NEW York Times
Evening Post
William Cullen Bryant
John Bigelow
Godwin
Washington Irving
Astor Library
Sunnyside
William B. Astor
Saunders
America
Astor-Lenox-Tilden Foundation
Great
Dewey's Squadrons Ready for Fleet Evolutions
Admiral Dewey coordinates upcoming evolutions as Rear Admiral Sumner takes command of the cruiser squadron aboard the Chicago. Kearsarge lands a battalion at Culebra Island while other ships drill ahead of Dec 17 to 19 fleet maneuvers and a post holiday blockade drill.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Dewey
Sumner
Chicago
Kearsarge
Culebra Island
Higginson
Alabama
Massachusetts
Iowa
Crowninshield
Illinois
Indiana
Texas
Olympia
Raleigh
Cincinnati
Newark
A. Walker
San Francisco
Albany
Atlanta
Montgomery
Nashville
Machias
Detroit
Coghlan
Admiral Dewey
Great Harbor
Dinner to Judge Gray at Metropolitan Club honors Rhode Island leader
Judge John Clifton Gray was guest of honor at a dinner hosted by Col. Samuel R. Honey of Rhode Island, with many prominent guests including Chief Judge Alton B. Parker and former President Cleveland who could not attend. The event highlighted Rhode Island’s Democratic strength this year.
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Legion
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Edmund L. Baylies
Astor
Bryce
Charles Post
John Jacob Astor
Baylies
Vanderbilt
Wilson
Astors
Drayton
Gwendolyne Burden
Iselin
Newport
Gerry
Bayard Cutting
John Clifton Gray
Samuel R. Honey
Rhode Island
Col. Honey
Cleveland
Alton B. Parker
F. Sheldon
Elbridge T. Gerry
George Zabriskie
Julien T. Davies
John E. Parsons
John L. Cadwalader
Lewis C. Ledyard
George L. Rives
William H. Willis
George G. Haven
Egerton T. Winthrop, Jr
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Robertson Honey
George C. Barrett
de Lancey Nicoll
Charlies Andrews
John G. Milburn
George G. de Witt
Charles H. van Brunt
Francis L. Stetson
Wheeler H. Peckham
Morgan J. O’brien
Alfred C. Coxe
Austen G. Fox
Franklin Bartlett
William B. Hornblower
Theron G. Strong
Clarence Cary
George L. Ingraham
Death of M. Stuart Benedict Ties to Syracuse and Chicago
M. Stuart Benedict, president of the M. S. Benedict Manufacturing Co. of Syracuse and Chicago, died suddenly in Hot Springs Ark from a stroke. Born in 1849, he began silverware making in East Syracuse in 1875 and later opened a Chicago branch after a World’s Fair visit. Funeral set for next Tuesday in Syracuse.
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New York Times
Chicago
M. Stuart Benedict
M. S. Benedict Manufacturing Company
Syracuse
New York
Hot Springs
Ark
Benedict
Calumet Club
East Yracuse
N. Y
Washington Park Club
Harry L. Benedict
Henry Liverside Williams dies in Dedham at 47
Henry Liverside Williams of Dedham died at his brother George Fred Williams home after a long illness. He was 47, a partner in Williams Kneeland & Co. boots and shoes, and a director of Dedham National Bank. He belonged to Boston Athletic Association Brookline Country Club Norfolk Country Club Norfolk Golf Club and Fisher Ames Club.
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New York Times
Boston
Henry Liverside Williams of
Dedham
George Fred Williams
Williams, Kneeland & Co
Boots and Shoes
Dedham National Bank
Boston Athletic Association
Brookline Country Club
Norfolk Country Club
Norfolk Golf Club
Fisher Ames Club
Notable Obituaries From Across Regions In Brief
A series of obituary notes report deaths of John Van Horn ex-VP of Western Union at Pewee Valley aged 75. Elizabeth Vredenburgh widow of Somerset County ex-Sheriff died near South Branch New Jersey at 90. William Chapman aged 87 died in Bethlehem Pennsylvania from pneumonia after leaving England in 1842 to seek slate. Carlos Varona manager of the National Bank of Mexico died in Mexico City at 65, Cuban lineage and Paris tied, known in New York and European banking. Frank H H Bristow son of Congressman Henry R Bristow died of typhoid at Garfield Hospital Washington DC, born Brooklyn 1858. Lafayette Marshall 74 died in Thomaston Long Island after a long railroad career including Long Island Railroad superintendent posts. Architect Joan G Meyers died in Washington at 72, noted for stone manufacture and mausoleum design, Franklin Medal recipient for body disposal method.
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John van Horn
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pewee Valley
Louisville
Elizabeth Vredenburgh
South Branch
N. J
Vredenburgh
Somerset County
William Chapman
England
Sir John Jancis
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
Penn
Carlos Varona
National Bank of Mexico
Mexico City
Cuban Revolutionary Fund
Paris
New York
Europe
Frank H H. Bristow
Henry R. Bristow
Garfield Hospital
Washington, D. C
Brooklyn
Bristow
Booth Dramatic Society
Cortelyou Club
Lafayette Marshall
Thomaston
L. I
Long Island
Long Island Railroad
Flushing
Joan G. Meyers
Washington
Northampton County
Icaria E and W A New Collar
Icaria E and W announce a new collar product line with enhanced fit and durability. The release highlights innovative materials and a modern design approach aimed at comfort and longevity for wearers.
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Icaria
Lockwood Balch Marriage in New Orleans
Margaret Andrews Balch of Yonkers N C wed Charles Belknap Lockwood of Jiminez Costa Rica. Ceremony conducted by Rev Dr James H Nall. No cards.
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Lockwood—Balch
New Orleans
James H. Nall
Margaret Andrews
B. Balch
Yonkers
N. C
Charles Belknap Lockwood
Jiminez
Costa Rica
Obituary notices from New York area for December deaths
Several memorials report the deaths of Susan C. Alexander Amy Hatfield Clark George M. McLellan Frederick Saunders Augusta Simonson William H. Von Swartwout and E Erskine Westervelt in December. Funeral plans are listed with locations at East Orange Beverly Clermont Avenue Brooklyn Manhattan Hackensack and Utica with interments and flowers indicated.
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George M. McLellan
Stephen Merritt
Beverly
Mass
Saunders
Frederick Saunders
Clermont Av
Brooklyn
Simonson
Augusta
Sali Simonson
Sarah
Levi Goldenberg
West 68Th St
Baltimore
Boston
von Swartwout
Memorial Hospital
William H. von Swartwout
Eugene
Claramond Washburn
Swartwout
Utica
N. Y
Jeanette G. von Swartwout
Westervelt
Hackensack
N. J
E. Erskine Westervelt
Pis
Park St
Terment Private
Cypress Hills Cemetery From Brooklyn Ferries by Rail
Brooklyn ferry riders can reach Cypress Hills Cemetery by electric or elevated railroad with service coordinated from the New York office at 1 Madison Avenue.
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Cypress Hills Cemetery
Brooklyn
New York
Madisam Av
Brooklyn Charities Appeals Urge Local Support
Brooklyn Bureau of Charities appeals for funds of 40 to aid a consumptive woman and temporary relief for a family of a man a woman and child. They request 50 for a larger family and 40 for another family with two children. Contributions should be sent to Central Offices at 49 Schermerhorn Street.
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Brooklyn Bureau of Charities Ap
Schermerhorn Street
Deaths Reported December 13 in Manhattan
A death notice from Manhattan dated December 13 lists deceased individuals with ages noted as one year or under. The brief item provides no further biographical details or funeral information.
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Manhattan
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Ada d’Acosta
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Zogbaum
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Tiffany Richardson
Langdon Marvin
Harold Imbrie
Walter Schard
R H. Carlton
J. D. Pell
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A. A. Moore
Paul Prentice
H. 8. Leverich
Arthur G. Morris
A.C. Pearson
C. P. Wyckoff
Clarke Voorhees
W. E. Curtis
J. Otis Post
H. A Stickney
Oswald Jackson
F. Gordon Brown, Jr
Oswald G.villard
G. H. Hodges
Dongan de Peyster
Russell Landsdale
Spencer Aldrich
Mary Austin Aldrich
John D. Townsend
Mme. Tagliapietra
West Thirty-fourth Street
Adelaide Baylis
William Baylis
Madison Avenue House
Mary Barton, Atterbury
Mary de Forest Clark
Helen Reed
Janet Meyers
Anita Boulton
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H. Maunsell Schieffelin
Eleanor Crospy
Schieffelin
Ernest Howard Crosby
Dorothy Quincy Roosevelt
Josephine Crosby
Edith Kane
Effie Waddington
Jean Haney
Crosby
Samuel C. T. Dodd
Miss Marjorie Dodd
Miss Dodd
Dodd
East Sixty-eighth Street
Helen L. Kountze
Luther W. Kountze
Robert L. Livingston
Grace Church
Bishop Potter
Miss Kountze
Miss Ward
Kountze
Dr. Huntington
Eleanor Jay
Evelyn Parsons
Lina Kountze
East Fifty-seventh Street
Harry Symes Lehr
Wootton
Bryn Mawr
Craig Biddle
Lehr
Laureato
Devon
Elsie _Whelem
George Rooke, Jr
Edward Victor Loew
Marguerite Loew
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Curtis—Blackwood
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Henry Liverside Williams
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Halpern
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Madison
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Marten
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Miller
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Murray
Ann
King St
Moran
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Greenwich St
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McCarthy
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McLou
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Pickard
Reilly
Thomas
Ritter
Amos
Lexington
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E. 85Th St
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Stadler
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Sing
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