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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1908

Page

9

Duchess Marlborough Guests Dine At Vanderbilt Soiree

Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt hosted a 60 guest dinner at 677 Fifth Avenue honoring the Duchess of Marlborough. The event featured formal dancing in the ballroom after music by Adeline Genée was planned but declined. Attendees included William K. Vanderbilt Jr and other prominent society figures.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Marlborough Fifth Avenue Vanderbilt House Adeline Genee Milo Milo. Genée Duchess of Marlborough William K. Vanderbilt, Jr Frederick C. Havemeyer Princess Belosskiy Lady Vivian M. de Perigny Alfonso da Navarro Robert Walton Goelet Henry Worthington Bull Mr. Bishop Bishop Muirs Mills Ellis Ramsay Cochran Robbins Winthrop America

Hencken Gray Wedding Plans Elaborate City Ceremony

Miss Georgia Gray and William Frederick Hencken will marry at St. Thomas's Church on Easter Monday. The bridal party features fourteen attendants for the bride and nine for the groom. Aisle guests include Mrs. Albert Landon Richardson and Mrs. Raymond Fearing Baldwin as matrons of honor, with several maidens from Chicago and New York. The reception follows at 339 West Fifty-third Street for relatives and intimate friends.

Georgia Gray William Frederick Hencken Ushoe John R. Shannon F. George Smith John V. Koch, Jr Pen- Riles Satterthwaite Frank Whitman Whitmore Freeman Arthur W. Schuwmacher William J. Tingue, Jr Harold Reid Gray Roe Gray West Fifty-third Street

Auto Tour to Tuxedo by Local Motor Club

The Motor Car Touring Society plans a run to Tuxedo and back next Sunday with luncheon hosted by President A E Galatin. Officers include Percy R Pyne 2d as Vice President and Orme Wilson Jr as Secretary and Treasurer among twenty one members. Notable members include J Laurens Van Aien Malcolm D P D Sloane Phoenix Ingraham Stuyvesant Fish Jr and others.

Motor Car Touring Society Tuxedo A. E. Gallatin Percy R. Pyne Orme Wilson, Jr J. Laurens van Aien Malcolm Dpd. Sloane Phoenix Ingraham

Country Fair for Charity by Stony Wold Auxiliary

A country fair and dance for the benefit of Stony Wold Auxiliary No. 19 is planned for Easter Monday April 20 at Wal Golf. A committee of young women will run a costume fair with flexible rules. Exhibits prizes, a baby show, toy gun shooting tents and old time rural fair features are planned, along with old fashioned dances and a supper.

Stony Wold Auxilary Wal- Golf

Charity tea committee named with assorted patrons

Miss Dorothea Wardwell chairs a regular country feast planning committee featuring Misses Grinnell Cobb Jennings Beardman Hanna and Fellows along with other members. Patronesses include Mrs Draper De Rham Dodge Naddon Kinnicut Morgan Mansfield Bache Pratt Osborn Roosevelt Webb.

Dorothea Wardwell Charlotte Dorothy Grinnell Leonora Cobb Elizabeth Jennings Clorinda Beardman Elizabeth Hanna Alice Fellows W. H. Draper Charles de Rham Arthur M. Dodge Harold I. Naddon Fancis Kinnicutt J. Pierpont Morgan Howard Mansfield Dallas Bache Pratt H. Fairfield Osborn Hithorne Roosevelt W. Seward Webb

St Cecilia Club Concert at Waldorf Astoria

The St CECILIA Club led by Vic tor Harris held its second private concert of the season at the Waldorf Astoria with the New York Symphony Orchestra under Ber rrick Van Norden and Bertram Fox. More than 200 members attended as a Japanese cantata The Fate of Princess Kiyo was premiered, composed for the club by Henry K Hadley.

St. Cecilia Club Victor Harris Waldorf- Astoria New York Symphony Orchestra Berrick van Norden Bertram Fox Firs Frederick Edey Hen Burden Susan Warren Ethel 8. Elliott Thornton Chard John H. Flagler Auguste Vatable Louise Wilmerding Duncan Wood Mary R. Callender Elsie Dominick Anita Dominick F. Tt. Culbert Caroline JE. Lewis Ethel Champ George F Dominick Alice Fellowes Henry Mottet Elsie Morrill Lancaster Morgan Mary Ogden Ruth Perkins Frederick Keating Durant Cheever Edward la Montagne Katharine Walker Joseph Wood Marvyn Scudder Princess Kiyo Henry K. Hadley Germany

Seven Thousand Two Hundred For Stonywold Bridge Tourney

More than 1200 was raised for Stonywold Sanitarium Auxiliary No. 17 at a bridge tournament in the St Regis ballroom. Over 200 players participated. First prize was a box at the Manhattan Opera House won by Flora Price. Second prize a Met box went to M L Morgenthau, third prize a Hudson Theatre box to Nordlinger. Boxes donated by opera house and theatre managers. Tournament arranged by Mrs Stern and auxiliary members. J B Elwell managed. Tea followed.

Stonywold Sanitarium St. Regis Manhattan Opera House Flora Price Metropolitan M. L. Morgenthau Hudson Theatre Nordlinger

Wedding of Miss Gladys Tilden Southack and Rowling Christy Jr

The wedding will be held at St. Thomas Church at 4 o clock on Monday April 27. The couple are from the Southack and Christy families with social notices of ongoing society events in town.

Gladys Tilden Southack F. T. Southack West End Avenue Rowling Christy, Jr St. Thomas's Church Felipe Pardo United States Peru Washington Percy Chubb St. Regis William P. Draper Gotham John H. Edwards Ohio the Treasury the Gotham Jessie M. Smith Riverside Drive The St Regis Eidt Jacob Eldt, Jr East 43d St

Sewing Class Raises Funds for Fresh Air Fund

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine class held its final meeting at Mrs. J Borden Harriman’s home. Mrs. Frank Hunter Potter led as President with Mrs. Richard Irvin as Vice President. The group has raised over 800 dollars for Tompkins Cove children and made hundreds of garments for the youngsters.

Fresh Air Fund Cathedral of St. John the Divine J. Borden Harriman Frank Hunter Potter T Class Richard Irvin Tompkins Cove

Ocean Liner Arrivals And Southampton Voyage Underway

Sailings set for the Adriatic from New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg aboard the White Star liner Adriatic with a long list of passengers. Incoming passengers on the Zeeland from Antwerp include John Allyn and Dorothea Allyn among others. The Celtic brought arrivals from Naples and Genoa including Captain D. McKay and Florence M. Gardner.

Southampton Plymouth Cherbourg Adriatic Src Benjamin Barrios H. W. Cannon le C. de Caumont F. ©. Corbett Miles M. Dawson Juliet Duff R. G. Dun McKay Edgar Faron J van der Berch Henry Barton Jacob J. Warren’ Lana G. Campbell Morgan W. W. V Perrin P. W. Roberts F. T. Talmage Samuel Uttig C. Wickette Yulee Red Star Zeeland Antwerp John Allyn Dorothea Allyn Jesse Alexander Gray A. Loeb Hermann Decker Henry Trester Celtic Naples Genoa Capt D. McKay A. W. Ward Winthrop Pier Arthur G. Radford Reece C. R. Hennon W. H., Hoyt Abbot Low Dow Florence M. Gardner

Last Benefit for Conried Draws $19,000 at Metropolitan

The final Heinrich Conried benefit at the Metropolitan Opera House drew about 19,000 dollars, with crowds lining Broadway for standing room as the German company staged scenes from La Bohème and Die Meistersinger and Caruso headlined. Letters from chorus members and managers accompanied a silver loving cup presented by Conried’s directors, though no inscription was added.

Heinrich Conried Metropolitan Opera House Herr Direktor Direktor-elect Herr Dippel Laurel Opera House Broadway Siegfried Philadelphia Mme. Fremstad Brunnhilde Mr. Burman Mme. Kirkby-Lunn Mme. Morena Mme. Cavalieri Faust Mme. Eames Leonore Reiss Sarto Messrs Bovy Ferrari Hertz Conried Daniel Frohman Conried Metropollitan Opera Company

Miss Abott to Sing Marta at Metropolitan Opera House

Marta will be given next Monday evening at the Metropolitan Opera House with Bessie Abott in the title role for the first time this season. Other performances include Fidelio with Mme Morena, Aïda, Don Giovanni, Tannhäuser, and Il Trovatore with Caruso at popular prices. Fo rnia to sing Leonora and a concert Sunday evening with Eames Kirkby-Lunn Stracciari and Jootlirsky under Ferrarri conduct.

Marta Metropolitan Opera House Bessie Abott Fidelio Mme. Morena Miss Farrar Don Giovanni Miss Fornia Olvira Mr. Blass Leporello

Theatrical Notes Snapshot of April Theatre Plans

Ethel Levy returns to vaudeville at Keith and Proctor on April 20 in Nearly a Hero. Ina Hammer to present Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland’s His Own at a Little Italy benefit in Brooklyn. Seventy-first Regiment will perform at the Hippodrome this evening. The Four Mortons reappear in vaudeville at Keith Proctor’s on April 20. Frederick Burton to play Pub Hicks in The College Widow in London. The Shuberts have Vienna comedy Ein tolles Maedel with Syd ney Rosenfeld adapting for America. Ted Marks announces his Jubilee at New York Theatre on April 12. Several legitimate players to debut in vaudeville. Lillian Weber to West End Theatre Company for a nominal sum. Ferdinando Fontana to translate Sappho in Leucadia into Italian. Amneses goers election of Governors at Hotel Astor April 5. eleven Governors to be elected.

Ethel Levy Sam Bernard Keith & Proctors Fifth Avenue Theatre Ina Hammer Frank McKee Keith & Proctor 125Th Street Theatre Frederick Burton London Vienna Sydney Rosenfeld Ted Marks New York Theatre Lillian Weber West End West End Theatre Company Ferdinando Fontana Arthur Stringer Sappho Leucadia Amnesees Goers Hotel Astor

Gov Guild Shows Slight Improvement In Boston

Boston March 24 There is a more hopeful feeling as to Gov Guilds condition He passed a comfortable night and was reported resting comfortably tonight But his condition remains extremely critical and is treated as grave by doctors

Boston

Senator Penrose Not Improving

Senator Penrose showed no improvement as of this afternoon with a noon bulletin withheld. Dr. Herbert B Carpenter and another attending physician stated a morning consultation occurred but declined to disclose details about the patient’s condition.

Senator Penrose Philadelphia Herbert B. Carpenter

Maude Adams to Star as Joan of Arc in London

Charles Frohman plans Maude Adams in a London Joan of Arc production adapted from French by William Gillette. The idea, discussed for two years since J M Barrie proposed it, aims to present a fresh point of view on Joan. Gillette has studied French sources and legends to shape the script.

London England Postum Co Battle Creek Mich Charles Frohman Maude Adams Joan of Arc William Gillette Miss Adams J. M. Barrie Mr. Gillette France Joan Frohman

Ethel Jackson Denies Divorce Rumor From The Merry Widow

Ethel Jackson refutes a report she will divorce J Fred Zimmerman Jr. She says they have not separated, live together at the Hotel Seymour after leaving their West Fifty-sixth Street home, and expect him back by April 5. She explains fainting spells stem from heart weakness and grip, not domestic worry. Mrs. Zimmerman is daughter of Hart Jackson, a dramatist.

Ethel Jackson J. Fred. Zimmerman, Jr West Fifty-sixth Street

New York Assembly Ayes Licensing Move for Picture Shows

The New York Assembly approved the Gluck bill by 111 to 6, transferring moving picture show licensing to the Police Department and raising the license fee. Supporters say shows threaten morals of children. opponents include Paradise Jimmy Oliver and Assemblyman Eagleton, both Tammany members.

New York Times Albany N. Y Assembly Friends of the Bill New York City Paradise Jimmy" Oliver Eagleton Tammany

Shuberts Introduce Dress Rehearsal For New NYC Openings

The Shuberts unveiled a new plan where a pre opening dress rehearsal will be held one or two days before a New York City premiere. Critics receive invites to become familiar with the story and action, but will attend the actual first night performances for their reviews.

Shuberts New York City

Dancer Mile Adeline Genee Denies Pupil Search

A press agent circulated a report that Mile Adeline Genee would spend April 15 screening applicants aged 8 to 14 who applied in writing to her manager. The story is not true.

Mile Adeline Genee

Madame Tetrazzini Attends Third Circus Spectacle

Last night Madame Tetrazzini sat with three friends in box 45 at Madison Square Garden as a patron of the American circus. The Vanderbilts and Payne Whitney children were among yesterday afternoon's circus attendees.

Mme. Tetrazzini Madison Square Garden Harr Y. Payne Whitney Alfred G Vanderbil

Yale Graduate Allan Malcolm Dies At Sea

Word comes from New Haven of the death at sea of Allan Schuyler Malcolm class of 1906 Yale University. He won the Hugh Chamberlain Greek prize and the Berkeley premium as a student and was a high ovation man in his junior year. He later joined Phi Beta Kappa and sailed after graduation due to failing health.

New Haven Conn Allan Schuyler Malcolm Yale Hugh Chamberlain Berkeley

William Richardson Sands Dies in New York Hotel

William Richardson Sands of New Hamburg New York died suddenly at the Murray Hill Hotel where he had stayed for the winter. He was 77 and survived pneumonia for about nine hours. He and his wife spent summers at their Hudson River home near Poughkeepsie and burial is expected in New Hamburg.

William Richardson Sands New Hamburg N. Y Murray Hill Hudson Poughkeepsie Mr. Sands Austin Ledyard Sands Ann Maria Hodge

Elmira Man Dies in New York Hospital at 28

Dr. Bryant Fassett 28 son of J. Sloat Fassett of Elmira New York died early yesterday in Roosevelt Hospital from kidney trouble after arriving in New York about two weeks earlier for treatment. His father mother and wife were at his bedside.

Bryant Fassett J. Sloat Fassett Elmira N. Yy Roosevelt Hospital New York

Marta of the Lowlands revived at Garden Theatre

Review notes Angel Guimera drama Marta of the Lowlands in three acts at Garden Theatre. Kalich stars amid mixed staging, with praise for some moving moments but overall artificial acting and wan atmospheric impact.

Mme. Kalich Marta Marta OF Charles T. Terry Morrucho Bertram Grassby Miguel Arturo Santos Marta Bertha Kalich Nurl Browning Pepa Genevieve Blina Michelena Concrita Aurora the Lowlands Lowlands Garden Theatre Bertha Kalich Angel Guimera Kalich Manalich Mr. Kirkland Miss Browning Httle Nuri Fernande Eliiscu

Senator Franchot Dies in Montreal After Operation

State Senator Ss P Franchot of New York dies at 6 45 a m in Montreal after relapse following paralysis operation He was born Jan 30 1851 in Morris Otsego County NY a Union College civil engineer graduate elected to the NY Senate in 1905 and serving his first term He lived at Niagara Falls where he was general manager of a chemical manufacturing firm

Montreal Ss. P. Franchot New York Stanislaus P. Franchot Morris Otsego County N. Y Union College Senate Senator Franchot Niagara Falls

John Good Cordage Pioneer Dies in Brooklyn

John Good former president of the National Cordage Co and holder of a papal title died at home in Brooklyn. He invented rope making appliances, became a multi millionaire, and organized two cordage firms. His last venture, the John Good Cordage Co, went to a receiver. He leaves a widow, two sons, and a daughter. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at the Church of Our Lady of Victory. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank trustees passed condolence resolutions and will attend en masse.

John Good National Cordage Company Holy Roman Empire Leo XIII New York Avenue Brooklyn Church of Our Lady of Victory Throop Avenue McDonough Street Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank

British Engineer Captain Dies in Philadelphia at 48

Capt F G Mayne formerly of the Royal Engineers and nephew of Admiral Richard Mayne died of heart disease in Philadelphia. He was traveling from Morganton North Carolina where he pursued mining interests to England and had been set to sail from New York on the Cedric. He worked as a mining engineer with Alfred Belt and Cecil Rhodes interests in South Africa. His wife remains in Morganton.

Philadelphia F. G. Mayne British Royal Engineers Richard Mayne Morganton N. C England New York Alfred Belt Cecil Rhodes South Africa

Henry B Atwood NYSE Broker Dies in Virginia

Henry B. Atwood a New York Stock Exchange broker and member died yesterday in Orange Virginia. He was noted as wealthy and held membership in several New York financial circles.

Henry B. Atwood New York Stock Exchange Orange New York

Obituary notes on Mr Atwood and his pursuits

The deceased, about 35, held offices on Wall Street and was connected with clubs. He travelled South with his wife and child three months ago and then resided on his father-in-law's plantation. He owned a Beechmont property in New Rochelle and was an avid yachtsman and automobilist.

Wall Street Atwood Beechmont New Rochelle

Notable Obituaries From Watertown to Brooklyn and Belleville

Obituary notices report the deaths of Isaac P. Powers in Watertown New York Donald Dunnet in Brooklyn Myron Winslow Tandy in Los Angeles Louis Meyer in Newark Abraham Bogardus in Brooklyn John Eastwood in Belleville and Thomas S Needham in New York City John E McIntyre of West Sixtieth Street. The notices provide ages birthplaces current roles and burial or service details for each deceased individual.

Isaac P. Powers National Union Bank Watertown N. Y Donald Dunnet Avenue A Highty-ninth Street Brooklyn Myron Winslow Tandy Los Angeles Cal Hea American Express’ Company Boston Louis Meyer Newark N. J Salzberg Baden Germany Abraham Bogardus United States Madison Street Bogardus Grant Hancock Samuel D. Morse

Mendelsohn Engagement Announces Gladys to Nathan

Mr and Mrs Samuel Mendelsohn of 1805 Madison Ave announce the engagement of daughter Gladys to Mr Arthur J Nathan At home Sunday April 5 from 3 to 4 details offered.

Nathan — Mendelsohn Samuel Mendelsohn Madison Gladys Arthur J. Nathan

Anderson De Zouche and Eckel Hicks Marriage Notices

Marriages listed include Emma H De Zouche and Fred I Anderson on March 25 and Ethel Ida Hicks and Francis Stewart Eckel on February 29 in this marriage notices brief.

Obituaries From Brooklyn and Nearby Towns March 1908

Death notices for Abby Bartlett Emil Bartlett Sydney Boardman Abraham Bogardus Alicia Bourns Sarah Cisco Sophronia Clark Kathleen Durbrow Bertha Duryee William Heath Thomas Haigh Nancy Jackson Leverett Kellogg Laura Leupp Augusta McCarthy Elsden Morris Thomas Nedham Albert Neumann Ella Powers Irene Prime Rachel Purdy William Sands Abigail Sunderland funeral notices head to churches, private services, and family residences in New York New Jersey and Connecticut with interments at Woodlawn Mount Pleasant and other local cemeteries.

Whittemore Remembered and City Obituaries Listed

Obituary and funeral notices from March 1808 in Brooklyn New York list Robert J Whittemore dying at 75 with services at 116 Milton St. Also a long list of residents from Brooklyn Hoboken and Newark with death notices and funeral arrangements including names ages and addresses. Many entries show March 22 23 or 25 deadlines with times for services.

Stuyvesant Brooklyn J. B. Waldron Walsh James J. Walsh

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