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The eek in Society. ANNOUNCEMENT was made this week of the engagement of Mr. Donald Beardsley Abbott to Miss Dorothy Smith of Berkley, Md. Mr. Abbott, who is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Phillips Abbott of 128 Gates Avenue and Oyster Bay, L.I., is one. of the best known of the younger men in town and has been quite as much in evidence socially on the Heights as on the Hill. He was graduated from Adelphi and Amherst College, is an Alpha Delta Phi man and a member of the Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club. He has always been deeply interested in sailing and is known as one of the most able and enthusiastic of the junior yachtsmen.

Miss Dorothy who is a Smith College girl, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Gilpin Smith. AS Mrs.

George A. Stanton is in deep mourning for her husband, whose death occurred last February, the marriage of her daughter, Miss Alice Rowland Stanton, to Mr. Hamilton Hill last week Saturday was ah exceedingly quiet affair with only near relatives in attendance. The ceremony took place at Stanholm, the Stanton country place at Kennebunkport, at half past five o'clock, the Rev. Dr.

L. Mason Clarke, of this borough, officiating, assisted by the Rev. John Bicknell. The bride, who was unattended, wore white embroidered chiffon cloth and carried a shower bouquet of white sweet peas. The groom, who is the son of Mrs.

Hamilton A. Hill of Boston, had as his best man Dr. James Lyman Belknap of Boston. Masses of glossy bayberry foliage and nodding daisies formed the simple but effective decorations of the rooms. Mr.

and Mrs." Hill are to reside at 205 Bay State Road, Boston. THERE was considerable sentiment attached to the beautiful decorations at the wedding of Miss Doris Fuller and Dr. Aims Reading Chamberlain last week Saturday, for the flowers were all gathered and arranged by the friends of the bride and groom who were staying at The Gables, as the Warwick country home of Miss Fuller's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M.

Fuller, is called Warwick abounds in beautiful, gardens and the many friends of the Fullers cut their chc'cest blossoms and sent them over to The Gables. The ceremony, which took place at noon, was performed in the spac'ous dining-room, which has a balcony above the fireplace. This was decorated with hemlock boughs and mountain laurel. Roses of every shade of pink and pale and deep pink peonies were used in profusion in the music and breakfast rooms there were masses of larkspur, heliotrope and daisies in the library while the p'azzas were gay with large bowls of scarlet poppies and hanging vases filled with the same darhing flowers. Miss Fuller, who has hosts of friends in this borough where she lived prior to taking up a permanent residence at made a Jovely bride.

She wore her mother's wedd'ng gown of white satin which was trimmed with duchesse lace and pearls, a tulle veil caught with orange blossoms and carried lilies-of-the-valley. Her only attendant was her cousin, Miss Elsie Fuller of this borough, who was most becomingly attired in a dress of white chiffon cloth over pink. There was a hand-painted border of June roses about the bottom of the skirt, there were trimmings of pale pink ribbon and roses on her lace Charlotte Corday hat and her bouquet of roses was tied with pink ribbons. The groom, who is a son of Mrs. J.

A. Chamberlain of Warwick, was attended by Dr. John A. C. Gerster of Manhattan as best man.

His ushers were Mr. Ernest J. Fuller, the brde's brother, and Mr. Harry Chamberlain of Warw'ck and Dr. Kirby Dwight and Dr.

Benjamin White of Manhattan. The ceremony, which was performed bv the Rev. J. Holmes Mc-Guinness, was followed by a wedding breakfast. Mrs.

Fuller, was gowned in an exquisite white lace robe and wore mauve orch'ds, wh'le Mrs. Chamber'ain, who is in mourning, wore black creep de chine and lace and carried white sweet peas and gardenias. Receiving with the bride and groom were a group of her special friends, Miss Marjory Halstead and Mrs Al'ce Pate of this borough and Grace Camobell and Mary Ogden of Warwick. A special train from New York carried up a large contingent from this borough the wedding. On the evening preceding the Wedding Miss Fuller gave a dinner party at the Red Swan Inn for the brdal o'arty and on the afternoon of the same day Miss Grace Campbell gave a luncheon for M'ss Fuller.

Dr. and Mrs. Chamberlain are to reside at 34 East Seventy-fifth Street, Manhattan. BY far the most elaborate wedding in Brooklyn last week was that of, Miss Lena Flise Babcock, daughter of Mrs. Alfred P.

Babcock of Pacific Street and Mr. Lewis E. K. White, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles White of Providence, R.I.; which took place on Wednesday evening in the Church of the Good Shepherd, and was followed by a large jecep-. tion at the Pouch Gallery. In spite of the recent exodus to the country the church held a large congregation of friends of the bride and groom. It was a full choral service supplemented with stringed instruments. The decorations were green, white and pink expressed in white flowers, green palms and pink frocks.

Miss Babcock was attended by seven bridesmaids, Miss Marguerite Tobey of Glen Cove being maid of honor. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Robert Rogers, the rector of the church. The bride, gowned in white messaline satin paneled with duchesse and point lace, wearing the conventional veil and carrying a bouquet of roses and lilies-of-the-valley, preceded up an aisle lined with torches of white flowers framed in green foliage, and with her retinue made a very effective picture.

The maid of honor wore a frock of white satin striped marquisette and princess lace over pink, pink ribbons in her hair and carried pink roses and lilies-of-the-valley tied with pink chiffon. The other six bridesmaids wore pink chiffon and embroidered filet net gowns over pink. They were Miss Madeleine Den-nison, Miss Wilmouth Cosby, Miss Virginia Cosby, Miss Hazel Shortland of Babylon, L.I., Miss Fanny Mason and Miss Shirley Gleason. The groomsman was Mr. Clarence Baumgarten of Manhattan, and the ushers Mr.

William Lind and Mr. William White of Providence; Mr. George Briggs, Mr. William Otten, Mr. Harry Bertram and Mr.

John Stein-gestner of this city. Miss Babcock was given in marriage by her uncle, Mr. W. F. Severance of Manhattan.

The reception at the Pouch Gallery was a very large one. Mrs. Babcock received in a becoming costume of black chiffon cloth trimmed with embroidered filet net, over white silk, while. Mrs. Charles White appeared in black crepe de Chine and carried lilies-of-the-valley.

AN engagement announcement of the week which has occasioned no end of agreeable comment was that of Miss Edith M. Vollmer to Mr. Harry Hubbard Phtinger. Miss Vollmer, who is one of the best known girls in uptown Society in which she has taken active part, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward R. Vollmer of 1217 Dean Street. Mr. Pittinger makes his home his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

James H. Pittinger of the Jefferson Arms, Jefferson Avenue. He is a member of the Crescent Athletic Club. PRACTICALLY all the cottages "at Spring Lake, N. are now open and the New Monmouth is rapidly filling up so by the Fourth the season will be in full swing.

The devastation worked by the late spring storms on. the boardwalk has been completely repaired and the fine bathing pavilion, which was also damaged, is now in running order. The swimming pool in this building is being well patronized as many people find the surf still rather cold. Among the Brooklyn guests who are now staying at the New Monmouth are Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas H. Troy, Mr. J. D. Hurlbut, the Misses Hurlbut, Mrs.

Charles Merrill and the Misses Emily and Edith Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Barnes, Miss Barnes and Miss Sproule.

A CONSIDERABLE contingent from this borough went on to Cambridge last week to attend the commencement festivities at Harvard which began on Thursday. Mrs. J. Eliott Langstaff, whose son, Mr. Bridge-water Meredith Langstaff, took his degree, chaperoned a party of girls which included Miss Dora Denison, who has been spending the winter with her; Miss Charlotte Berkeley Coles and Miss Helen Campbell.

Mr. Langstaff, who took a Cum Laude degree, accomplished the four years' work in three and spent last winter at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Manhattan. While at Harvard he was president of the Canadian Club, a member of the Victorian League, an officer in the St. Paul Society and first tenor in the University Glee Club. Mrs.

LangstafPs party attended the dance at Memorial Hall on Thursday, the class day exercises at the Stadium on Friday afternoon and a round of teas, dinners and spreads. Mr. Langstaff and Mr. John Bayard Chevalier gave a spread at which there were two hundred and fifty guests. those who attendedthis besides the party chaperoned by his mother, were and Mrs.

Zeb Mayhe-w, whose son, Mr. Zeb Mayhew; graduated this year; Miss Esther Hope Low, Miss Mary Noyes and Miss Dorothy Noyes Mrs. Langstaff was a guest at the reception given by President and Mrs. Eliot on Friday evening. Besides those previously mentioned the Brooklyn graduates include Mr.

Edward Stoddard Barber, Mr; Henry William Bender, Mr. William Titus Bostwick, Irving Steel Brown, Mr. Williston Merrick Ford, Mr. Benjamin Wyman Morse, Mr. Francis' Lewis Steenken, Mr.

William Allshire Waldie, Mr. Kenneth Cunningham Wilson, Mr. Louis Willits' Young and Mr. Harold Birdsall Piatt- The last named, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Willard H. Piatt of lis Cambridge Place tooic a Cum Laude degree. 'Mr. 'at commencement exercises at Sanders Theater oh Wednesday, delivered the English part of the program. This is an honor accorded for high rank in scholarship..