NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
SOCIETY NOTES. 
Society’s tongue in Washington is 
wagging over another prospective en- 
gagement, conjecture being that an 
announcement may soon be expected 
of the engagement of Miss Alys 
Meyer, daughter of Secretary and 
Mrs. Meyer, of Hamilton, to En- 
sign Willing Spencer, of the navy. 
The young people have been enter- 
tained constantly of late and there is 
little doubt regarding the love affair. 
Miss Alys Meyer is the second daugh- 
ter of the secretary of the navy and 
is a brunette in type and speaks flu- 
ently several foreign languages. She 
is, moreover, no mean artist and has 
recently had on exhibition works of 
her own in the Corcoran art gallery. 
She studied painting with Mr. Noyes, 
of Boston and Ipswich, last summer. 
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One of the Easter weddings will be 
that of Miss Mary McNeal, daughter 
of Captain Albert P. McNeal, of New 
York, formerly of Bolivar and Se- 
wanee, Tenn., to Lawrence Dilworth, 
of Pittsburg, Pa., which will be cele- 
brated in St. Bartholomew’s Church, 
New York, on April 17. Miss 
McNeal made her home in Pittsburg 
for several years, and two years ago 
came to New York to live with the 
family of Henry C. Frick. She has 
also been at Pride’s with the family. 
She was Miss Helen Frick’s compan- 
ion. Mr. Dilworth is one of Pitts- 
burg’s prominent citizens and a per- 
sonal friend of Mr. Frick. 
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Mrs. Oliver Cromwell and_ her 
daughter, Miss Louisé Cromwell, of 
Washington, will leave for England 
on April 22. They expect to visit 
Lord and Lady Decies while in Lon- 
don. Miss Cromwell was one of the 
bridesmaids at the Decies-Gould wed- 
ding. Mrs. Cromwell has showered 
much attention on Mrs. Walter J. 
Mitchell of Washington and Man- 
chester the past season at the capitol. 
These attentions were in recognition 
of Mrs. Mitchell’s hospitality to Mrs. 
Cromwell and Miss Cromwell while 
they were on the North Shore last 
season. 
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The death of Mrs. Amy Hemenway 
Cabot, wife of Louis Cabot of Brook- 
line, oceurred Tuesday at Aiken, S. 
C., after a brief illness of only four 
days. The deceased was connected 
with the Hemenway and Cabot fam- 
ilies of the North Shore contingent. 
Mrs. Briggs, wife of Dr. Vernon 
Lloyd Briggs, of Boston and Man- 
chester, is a daughter of the de- 
ceased, 
THE BROWN-HOOPER NUPTIALS. 
Beverly Farms and West Man- 
chester were the meccas of numerous 
members of the society contingents 
of Boston and New York, Wednes- 
day, who came to assist in cele- 
brating the nuptials of Miss Helen 
Hooper of Boston and West Man- 
chester, and Lathrop Brown of New 
York. 
The ceremony was performed at 
noon at St. John’s Episcopal church, 
Beverly Farms. The picturesque 
little edifice was embowered in beau- 
tiful decorations of white lilacs, 
their own greenery giving the neces- 
sary contrast.. The altar and church 
entrance was banked with plants 
and palms. A canopy of greenery 
was raised above the seating en- 
closure for the guests. 
Miss Hooper, a _ dainty girlish 
bride, was given in marriage by her 
guardian, Philip Dexter of Boston 
and Manchester. She was attired in 
a beautiful gown of white satin 
trimmed with rare lace. She wore 
the conventional veil of tulle fas- 
tened with orange blossoms. She 
carried lilies of the valley. 
The bridal party was a very small 
one. There were no _ attendants. 
The bridegroom was attended by his 
brother, Charles S. Brown, Jr., Har- 
vard ’08. The officiating clergymen 
were Rev. Sherrard Billings, acting 
head of the Groton School, and Rev. 
Jugene J. V. Huiginn, rector of the 
Beverly Farms Episcopal church. 
The musical program was ar- 
ranged and executed by Wallace 
Goodrich of Boston and West Man- 
chester, one of the directors of the 
Boston Opera Company. . 
Although Lenten simplicity pre- 
vailed at the church function, a 
brilliant reception followed at the 
West Manchester residence of the 
bride. Some four hundred guests 
came from Boston in special trains 
to participate. Berger’s orchestra, 
from New York, played during the 
reception. An elaborate wedding 
breakfast was served. 
The bride is the daughter of the 
late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chamblet 
Hooper (Helen A. Ames) of Boston. 
She is therefore a niece of Oliver 
Ames of Boston and Pride’s and 
William Hooper of Manchester. 
Mr. Brown is the son of Mr. and 
Mrs. Charles Stelle Brown of New | 
York city. He is a Harvard ‘04 
man. His clubs are the New York 
University, Racquet, Tennis, Down 
Town and other clubs of the me- 
tropolis. 
Mr. and Mrs. Brown have many 
tastes in common. Their love for 
horses and out-door life makes their 
tastes most congenial. Their honey- 
moon will be spent at the Brown 
family’s country home on Long 
Island. In June they will sail for 
Europe. 
A notable event in the art world 
is the exhibition this week at the 
Leonard Galleries, Boston, of 148 
paintings of Walter L. Dean of 
Boston and Gloucester, who is re- 
garded as the foremost marine painter’: 
in America. Mr. Dean is Ex. Rear 
Commodore and life member of the 
Boston Yacht club. 
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North Shore society folk helped 
make the Hasty Pudding club’s an- 
nual show, “The Crystal Gazer,” a 
great success by their patronage. 
Noted in the audience were Mr. and 
Mrs. C. E. Cotting, Miss Alice Cot- 
ting, Mrs, F. Gordon Dexter, Miss 
Leslie Bradley, Mrs. Washington B. 
Thomas, Miss Margaret Thomas, Mr. 
and Mrs. F. L. Higginson, Miss Juliet 
Higginson and Frederick Ayer and 
daughter, Miss Katherine Ayer. 
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Maj. Henry L. Higginson of Bos- 
ton and West Manchester, sailed on 
the Mauretania, Wednesday, from 
New York for Europe. He is ac- 
companied by Dr. James R. Torbert 
of Boston. 
The house committee of the new 
Chilton club, 152 Commonwealth ave- 
nue, Boston, includes Mrs. Philip 
Dexter of Boston and Manchester. 
On the board of governors are Mrs. 
Richard D. Sears, Mrs. Francis L. 
Higginson, Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby, 
Mrs. Gardiner M. Lane, Mrs. Philip 
Dexter. The financial managers are 
Gardiner M. Lane and Philip Dexter. 
All the luxurious equipment of the 
modern society club has been provided 
at the club house. New York mem- 
bers of the Chilton are: Mrs. Henry 
Clay Frick, Miss Frick, Mrs. H. Mor- 
timer Brooks, Mrs. J. Pierpont Mor- 
gan, Jr., Miss Anne Morgan, Countess 
Moltke, Mrs. French Vanderbilt and 
Mrs. Walter Denegre. 
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Asst. Sec. of the Treasury, A. Piatt 
Andrew, Jr., who was at his Glouces- 
ter cottage for a short stay last week, 
entertained the active members of the 
Gloucester Master Mariners’ Associa- 
tion at his attractive summer home at 
Eastern Point, Sunday. This was a 
return courtesy for the reception they 
tendered him a few weeks ago. 
