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BROOKLYN LIFE 5 Mr. Malcolm is a member of the advertising staff of the New York, Times; of the American Legion; and also of the Alpha Sigma Tau Phi Fraternity. Mr. Hawley is a graduate of the" Staunton, Military Academy, Qass of 191S also of the Rensselaer' Polytechnic Institute, Qass of 1922, C.E. He served" with the 77th JDivision inr France, and belongs to the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.

-The dates for the weddings have not been seto Walter Camp's Connection With Brooklyn jjVoman's Club cene of Clarkson-Barker Wedding the second time this year the Brooklyn Woman's 3Qub was the scenp of a wedding ceremony and reception last-Saturday jeyeningTnMiss Doris Hulett Barter, jaughter of Mr.i'jind Mrs.Jbseph Lincoln Barker, was "married to Mr. Lloyd Qarkson, son of the late Mr. and IMrs, Freeman Qarkson. 1 -The effective decorations were yellow spring flowers, and these, together with the changeable peach- and gold taffeta gowns, of two bridesmaids, (Miss Elizabeth pruning, of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Reginald Ellis, of Jersey Gty) made an admirable contrast to the costume of turquoise blue georgette trimmed with rchantilly lace fwom by the matrpn of honor (Mrs.

Carroll Ripley, Philadelphia) Mrs. Ripley carried Ward roses and jcellow sweet peas and the bridesmaid's bouquet was composed entirely of peach colored sweet peas. -tThe bride looked very charming in white Molly-0 repe trimmed with Princess lace and pearls and carrying a shower bouquet of white orchids and lilies of the 1 Master John Qarkson, of Milburn, N. acted as page. The best man was Mr.

Freeman Qarkson, of Milburn, and there were four ushers Dr; Ripley, of and the Messrs. John Hubert and Jesse Qarkson, of Manhattan and Redmond Thayer, of Brooklyn; and Mrs. Qarkson will make their future home at Eastern Parkway. It is rather remarkable fact that no mention seems to have been made in any of the numerous articles that have appeared regarding him since his sudden passing of the fact that Walter Camp was the first president of the Crescent Athletic Club of That was in 1886. the year when it assumed; its present title.

It -was organized in 1884 as a football club, chiefly through the zeal of several Yale foremost of whom was the late William H. Ford, whose enthusiasm for the game was in no small degree inspired by Walter Camp. He was probably more of an honorary than an active; president, as his home even then was in New Haven. His life was practically cotemporaneous with the evolution of the English game of Rugby into the present day American Rugby game, and his was most potent" influence in its evolution' Poly Show Goes Off with a Bang The Poly Alumni players gave two very successful performances of their much anticipated show, "Once in a Blue Moon," at the Academy of Music, on Friday and Saturday evenings of last week. The show went across with a bang, the music was especially catchy, and all in all it was the best show given in many years.

Oscar Widmann as Delphine, hostess of the Blue Moon cabaret, a visitor to Pasha Abdul's' garden in El Dorain, gave perhaps the best impersonation of his career He was feminine, charming and alluring to his fingertips, and his gowns were, as usual, exquisite. An evening gown, with a rhinestone waist and rose-colored satin skirt in the new flare and bordered with long-haired fur was particularly striking. Edward McDonald as Zaideel the vestal virgin, around whose love affair; and escape from the harem the plot hinges, was masculinely ingenue, and, whether by accident or design, he turned his supposedly serious part into burlesque, which was really delightful. Pasha Abdul was played by S. Robinson Estey, who made his first appearance as a lead in the-show, and did very 1 The setting of the first act in the Pasha's garden at Photo by Miskkin A t.

CLINTON De HOWARD BURDICKJr; uiuuiui ui tuii anu xvi.13. iiuwaiu- JJUiuiCR. (Katherine Page), of 305 Sti' Johns' -Place V'Y KtWm-U plubhouse to Be Opened at Glen Head jwThe clubhouse of the Women's National Golf and Tehnis Club at Glen Head, L. is to be formally opened next Mrs. Harold I.

Pratt is treasurer of the club, which has as its president Mrs. Goadby Loew. Mrs. Pratt is also the chairman of the grounds while Miss Marion Hollins, who fecently won the Pebble Beach Golf tournament in California, is chairman of the golf committee. Many improvements have been made in both the clubhouse and grounds since last October, while two additional clay tennis courts have been completed.

The second half of Ihe eighteen-hole golf course is soon to be opened for play; Oliver Lay; Flute, David Lay; 5 Saxophones, Carl Zellner, Britton W. Abbott Banjo, Ralph Wheeler; Drum, Elmer Oliver Cornets, Feodore A. Harms McConnell Piano, Frank R. Hancock. William Cary Duncan and JFred Coots, were, as and composer, i Among those in the audience; on Friday evening werei Mr.

and Mrs. Edward S. Mrand Mrs "Engagements of the Misses Broker Announced and Mrs. John Albert Broker, of 428 East Twenty second Street, Brooklyn, announce the engagements of their daughters, Miss Norma Emma Broker, to Mr. Van ijBeuren Malcolm, son of Mr.

and Mrs. William H. "Malcolm, of 439 East Forty-eighth Street, Brooklyn; redencK DeMund MacKay Mf. and "Mrs. Stephen U.

Hopkins, Mrs. Fred Coots, Miss Delphis King, Mr. John K. Birch, Miss Agnes Callerider, "Mr. John Francis Cannon, Miss Tony Liebman, Mr.

V. Hall Everson, Mr. Lyman Brown, Mr. William L. Goldon, Dr.

and MrsT. -Mortimer and Mrs. 'Alfred HalP Everson; Miss Lisbeth Higgins, "Miss Winifred Horwiltjv Miss "AJpvflnfra Dnwti Miss Arvilla Mammitt Me ana miss uorotny rair joroKer, to Mr. jiiDert irost tjlawley, son of Dr. and Mrs.

H. Reed Hawley, of Poughkeepsie, N. The Misses Broker attended the Centenary Collegiate institute of Hackettstown, N. and are members of the Delta Phi and Alpha Gamma Phi Sororities, Respectively. Hammitt, Mr.

William Edward Dorsey Gray, Mrs. Charles Carroll Albertson, Miss Katherine Albertson, Mr and P. Waterman, Miss Dorothy 'Stokum, Mr. Porter 1 Steele, Mrs. -John T.

Underwood, Miss Katherine John MacKav Lott. Miss 1 Katherine Renwick, I Mi's. William- Hall i Mr William Hall Ford; Henrj Briice Lachlan and Mr. and Charles 'Phillips un Saturday night those notediin-the- audience were; 'i Miss Elizabeth Hollister Fish, Mrs.1 Howard j.Burdick, Miss Janet French Hall Everson, Mr. and Mrs.

KennethXydnsiTMiss'LMiriam Smith, Judge and Mrs. John R. Farrar," Miss Grace" Mr. and George and Johirl Frelinghuysen Talmage," Miss Louise Talmage, Mis Barbara Bailey, Miss I Constance frr. Robert; Siering, Mrs.

John Eadie LeechrJudge James CropseyP Mrs, Lloyd H. Dalzell, Mr. tremper. LbngmahMrp' v. Edwin Hicks Bigelowy Mr.i and Mrs, Eugene A Wid- mann, Miss Kathleen Kevin, Miss -Elizabeth Reeye El Dorain was worthy of Joseph Urban.

Here the Pasha held sway with his forty-two wives, a Master of. the Harem, and Chief of Royal Police combined, played by George Wulfing, leadingamateur To this battleground came Eastern visitors, Charles Harris, the sculptor to make a. statue of Delphine to. see, the, Pasha, and her. press agent (George Billings) and a very English valet.

(Thad Hyatt). The second act reminded one of the Marine Roof of the much on the same order was the Blue Moon cabaret. Here the Poly Prep dance orchestral played the latest; hits while the girls and their escorts i were grouped around. Much to everyone's disappointment, Paul Banker, as Zira, the vampire and favorite wife of the Harem," did it not travel East with the Pasha and appear at thefijuet' Moon. Zira was very effective in the first aclj i Harry Heaviside made a very handsome hero; and 1 i played his part He and Fred Maguire; also did a soft shoe dance at the' Thornton 1 Thayer gave a charming impersonation of Omar, a 'stnger of El and George Kirkegaard, an old favorite, played a multi-millionaire.

In the chorus were Wives of the Pasha, Tourist Girls, "Pet Lambs' Girl Guests of the Blue Moon, Strut Girls Charles Huy-ler, Arthur J. Cochrane, Edgar Ellis, G. Murphy, Stewart Nicholas, John M. Whiting, Kenneth sNaumer. and Edward Dalton.

Rajahs, Tourist Men, "Boy Blues," Men Guests of the Blue Moon, Strut BoysRobert E. Haight, H. Van Cortlandt Decker, John T. McDonald, William A. Dahut, R.

Preston Hazelwood, Edward Robert P. MacFarland, Theodore Hendrickson, Edward M. Sutton and Lauras E. Sutton, Jr. Royal Police -Laurus E.

Sutton, and Robert P. MacFarland. Slaves Frederic H. Werleman and Mortimer J. Redmond.

.4 Fruit VendorFrederic H. Werleman. Jazz Band (costumed as sailors in the second act), under the direction of Frank Roland Hancock Violins Richard N. Warbasse, Ginnel F. Simmons and Armen N-.

Anderson. Cello, Marshall F. Driggs; Double Bass, Houston Mars, Miss Gladys, L(iMars Miss Violet Hardie 1 Miss Eleanor Eatori, of Yonkers Drt George Mr, Otto A. Mr; Louis A. Ruckgaber; Miss Arietta Smith, Mr Henry -Van and Mrs.

Willis McDonald," 3rd. 1' Mr. and Mrs. Fremont C. Peck, Alice G.

Bush, Miss Louise Bronson Little, Messrs! Henry Holt, Charles Dudley Holt, Mr. and 'Mrs. J. JRedmonC Farrar Mr. and Mrs.

Edward 5. B. Walker Dr. and Mrs. Philip M.

Schaffner, Miss Doris Robert B.J Magnus, Mr. and Mrs. John Van Burehnnuyerf Mrs; Thornton Thaver. Mr. Gordon Thavpr Miss MiinV! Pnnrh Messrs.

Jere V. Meserole, Charles McCune Heissenbuttel Mr. Waldo Reiner, Mr. Nelson Perry Miss 1 Dorothy Marckwald, Miss Cora Muller-Thym4 of: Manhattan; Mr. and Mrs Donald Cameron Alford, William Halloran, Miss Constance Boody, Miss Priscilla Marion Pottle Furgueson, Miss Marjorie Bijou, Mr.

Theodore BarnesEntz, 1 Virginia; Photo by Underwood Underwood t'V ELIZABETH ONDERDONK AND I HARRY SIMMS, 2nd Children of Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner O. Simms, of 68v Columbia Heights..

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