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Manchester, Mass., Friday, June 14, 1912 
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SOCIETY NOTES 
A wedding of great diplomatic and social promi- 
nence was that of Tuesday at Port Washington, L. I. 
Miss Marjorie Ide daughter of Henry C. Ide, American 
minister to Madrid, was married to Shane Leslie at the 
country home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and 
Mrs. W. Bourke Cockran. The bride is as well known 
in society in Madrid Paris and London as she is in 
America. The bridegroom, who is half an American, is 
the son of Colonel and Mrs. John Leslie and the grand- 
son of Sir John Leslie, vf Castle Leslie, Glaslough, Ire- 
land, now in his ninetieth year, and of Lady Constance 
Leslie, sister of the fourth Earl of Portarlington. He is 
the grandson of the late Leonard Jerome and _ the 
nephew of Mrs. George Cornwallis West and of Mrs. 
Moreton Frewen. His American connections, com- 
bined with his activity in this country in the interest 
of the Gaelic League, make him almost an American 
character. Congressman Nicholas Longworth served as 
an usher and Mrs. Longworth was present as a guest. 
She was attired in white lace. Her hat was of electric 
blue with plumes to match. President Taft was among 
those who sent bridal gifts. 
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The Municipal Art Commission of New York ap- 
proved Tuesday the offer of Henry C. Frick to remove, 
at his expense, the Lenox Library building, in Fifth 
avenue, to the site of the old Arsenal, in Central Park, 
there to serve as administration offices for the depart- 
ment of Parks. Consent of this commission is re- 
quired to legalize the proceedings, and it is expected the 
Board of Estimate at once will accept the gift. There 
was some objection, it was stated, to setting up the li- 
brary building in the park. The commission met in se- 
eret session in City Hall at six o’clock and after the 
meeting gave out a statement that the offer was accept- 
ed because the city would obtain a valuable office build- 
ing at practically no expense, and that one of the finest 
works of Richard M. Hunt, the distinguished architect, 
would be preserved. It is stipulated, the commission 
stated, that the library building shall not occupy more 
space than the Arsenal and several of the other adjoin- 
ing structures to be torn down. Mayor Gaynor urged 
the commission to give approval. Four sites, all in the 
Vicinity of the Arsenal, were considered, but the Ar- 
senal site was chosen. Mr. Frick will erect a residence 
on the present site of the Jjibrary building. 
The engagement of Mrs. Joseph B. Whitehead, one 
of Atlanta’s wealthiest widows and Carlile Boyd, a 
New York broker, is announced. The wedding will take 
place in a few weeks. Mrs. Whitehead and Mr. Boyd 
met at a function last year at the John Hays Hammond 
residence in Washington. 
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Maleolm D. Whitman of Brookline, former national 
tennis champion, whose engagement to marry Miss Jen- 
nie A. Crocker of Burlingame, Cal., was announced last 
April, has leased the residence of Representative Fran- 
cis Burton Harrison at No. 876 Fifth avenue, New York. 
SOCIETY NOTES. 
The Atlantic Conference closed a most successful 
season Tuesday by its annual outing to ‘‘Hetmere,’’ the 
beautiful home of its president, A. Shuman, at Beverly. 
The party came down by automobiles and, after a drive 
along the North Shore, assembled at “Hetmere’’ for 
luncheon. The table was charmingly decorated with 
spring flowers and each guest received a beautiful sou- 
venir engraved with the occasion and date. The day was 
also the birthday of one of the members, Frank G. Web- 
ster of the firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co. <A telegram 
of greeting was read from Mr. Webster expressing his 
appreciation of a beautiful loving cup that had been 
sent him by his fellow members as a token of the day. 
Lettters were also read from members who are travel- 
ing abroad. Weather conditions were ideal and the 
party returned to Boston late in the afternoon, voting 
it one of the most successful outing enjoyed by the Con- 
ference during its 26 years of existence. Those who en- 
joyed the well-known hospitality of Mr: Shuman were: 
Gen. Chas H. Taylor, Jerome Jones, Lucius Tuttle, Wal- 
lace L. Pierce, Hon. Samuel L. Powers, William H. Wel- 
lington, Hon. Charles T. Gallagher, J. Nelson Parker, 
Hon. E. U. Curtis, F. M. Stanwood, George R. White, 
F. P. Fish, Arthur F. Estabrook, Gen. F. 8S. Streeter, 
Frederick E. Snow, Hon. George G. Crocker, Thomas P. 
Beal, John Mason Little, ol. William A. Gaston. 
Prominent North Shore summer residents are in 
New York to-day to participate in the great parade 
and festivities of Harvard graduates. Secretary of the 
Navy, George von L. Meyer will be an honorary guest 
at the dinner at Hotel Astor this evening. Col Roose- 
velt has accepted an invitation to speak. On Saturday 
morning Percy Haughton will coach a picked team of 
Harvard alumni at their baseball game at West Point 
with the cadets there. Polo matches with the cadets are 
also scheduled. Henry Lee Higginson of Boston and 
West Manchester and J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., have 
accepted invitations to be guests of the New York 
Harvard elub. In the parade August Belmont ’74 will 
lead the second battalion of paraders. He will be as- 
sisted by Amory G. Hodges of New York and Manches- 
ter, class ’74, and Francis R. Appleton of New York 
-and Ipswich, ’74. Joseph H. Choate, class of *52, is to be 
grand marshal of the parade. J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., 
89 will lead the fourth battalion. The parade with be- 
tween 2000 and 3000 Harvard graduates will outdo any- 
thing in the parade line as to prominent diplomats, 
bankers, lawyers professional and business men in the 
ranks. 
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There is much entertaining at North Easton these 
early summer days among the Ames families at their 
various country seats to which function their North 
Shore, Boston and other friends have been bidden. On 
Thursday of last week Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Ames of 
Boston and Newport gave a luncheon for 75 at their 
country seat and on the 8th the John §. Ames gave a 
large garden party. 
