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Son of Former Mayor Was Injured in World War.

Westport, Conn., Feb. IS.—Ra­fts W. Gaynor, son of the late Mayor William J. Gaynor of New York, died yesterday at his home here. He was 53 years old. In his earlier years he was a re­porter on the did New York Eve­ning Sun..

A native of Brooklyn, he a t tended Amherst College and en­tered the French Ambulance Corps in the world war. He was a member of the American Le­gion and was formerly a member of Troop A, First Cavalry, and of the Twenty-third Regiment, New York National Guard. He was a victim of shell shock in .the * and convalesced for a long period at his home in Smithtown, L. I. Later he married his nurse, who was Hiss Margaret Haskell.

Also surviving are a son, Wil­liam J. Gaynor 3d> a daughter, Mrs. Robert Moore; a brother and five sisters. Funeral services will be held here on Monday and bur­ial will be in Green-Wood Ceme­tery, Brooklyn.

Rev. Wi l l i am J . Donohue. The Rev. William J. Donohue,

pastor of St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church in North Tarry-town, died yesterday in a hospi­tal in Clearwater, Fla., according to word received here. He was 73 years of age.

Father Donohue was formerly pastor of the Church of the Sa­cred Heart in Port Jervis, N. Y. He was born in County Meath, Ireland, and studied at St. Fran­cis College In New York, St. Charles College in Maryland and St. Joseph's Seminary In Troy. After his ordination in 1894 he served as assistant pastor in the

.Church of the Transfiguration, St. Malachy's and St. Brigid's churches, all of New York.

Surviving Is Ills sister, Miss Margaret Donohue.

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Gerrity-Richard Wedding Is Held At Heavenly Rest

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Johnson, pastor of the Oxford Presbyterian Church In Belvidere. ft. J., and general secretary of the Lord's Day Alliance of New Jersey for thirty years before his

Thursday evening at Presbyte­rian Hospital in Newark. He was 81 years old. Born in Canada, he was graduated from Queen's Col­lege, class of *86. . For several simmers he had been acting pas­tor of the Reformed Church in Newssk. He leaves his widow, Clara flehuler Johnson, and three daughters, . . . . . . . „ , .

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quently established his own of­fices there. He lived at 37 Ar-leigh Road, Great Neck. Surviv­ing are his wife, Mary Elizabeth Fay, and a brother, the Rev. Rich­ard Feyv

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Miss Carlson Honored At Birthday Party\

Miss Jean Carlson, daughter of Mrs. Lillian Carlson of 318 East 82d street, entertained at dinner last evening in the Empire Room of the Waldorf-Astoria in honor of her sister, Miss Emmy Carl­son, on the occasion of the let­ter's birthday. Among the other guests Were the: Misses Georgette Healey and Marguerite Moaner, and Edward Ryan, Frank Farley, Floyd Harvey and Charles P. At well. > * Mrs. James B. Nelson of

Indianapolis, Ind., entertained at luncheon yesterday in the Bert Room of the Waldorf in honor of Mrs. Gray M. Walker of Sears-dale, N. Y. Other guests In­cluded Mrs. Jean Nelson Pen-field, Mrs. Edward Nell. Mrs.

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Aioysious in Great Keek at 10:30 A. M. on Monday for Eu­gene Fay, tax attorney and for­mer assistant •corporation coun­sel, who died suddenly on Wednesday at Miami Beach, Fla., of a heart attack following a

4>rief Illness. He was 63 years ©Id. * '

Mr. Fay* was a native of New York dty. Admitted to the bar in 1899, he became a specialist la tax litigation. Resigning as assistant" corporation counsel in 1927, he became associated with the late James A. Lynch at SI Chambers street, and subse-

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Engaged Couple Honored At St. Regis Dinner

Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Pauipp of 171 East 84th street gave a dinner last night in the Iridium Room of the St. Regis in honor of their daughter, Miss Aim Baker PhiMpp and Richard Parks Moser of Seattle, Wash., whose engagement has been announced.

Among the other guests were the Misses Patricia Crooks, Eliza­beth H. Higgins, Barbara Me-Satire, Charlotte H. Lee, Emma D. Smith, Natalie Bice and Lor­raine Hoover and Theodore Header Jr., Angus Little john, Franklin Chalmers Nevlus 2d., Wilson Toed." Joseph McKee, David F. Goodnow Jr. and Wil­liam C. Kills. M

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EHXKBS-On February 12, 1*11, 1B his «Sth year, Albert, beloved hai-band of Katie and devoted of Dorothy Thoet, Albert, Jr., Edwin A. Ehlera; five grand­children alao aurvive. R*ligioua and Maaonlc eervlcee *t the Dupont Funeral Horn*, S3-3» I/efferU Boulevard, Kew OardeiM, Sunday, • P. If. Interment private.

»AY-Eu#>ne. on February 12, 1M1, *f 87 Artotgh Read, Great Week, at Miami Bfl»eta,n*.; Beloved huaband of Mary Elisabeth and brother of the Rev. Richard Fay. C. P. Funeral. St. Atbyafcae Roman Catholic Church, Great Neck, It. T.. 10:30 A. U., Monday, February 17.

M8C H B a > S n » t R. on February 13. 1*41; beloved wife of Louie Fiecher, daughter of the late John and Frederic*. Releenweber, aunt of Dr. and Mrs. W. Oayle Crutehfield of Richmond, Va. Funeral aerrtoee will-be held at The Church of the Stranger*, so*.West 57th street, ea Sunday afternoon, February 16, at 2 o'cleeaw nepotist* at August hare** Parlor*, J34 ith avenue, near Mth «treet, unfh Sunday. 13 o'clock

rRi warr-Mary, an February IS, mi . Servtr*4 Btepken Serrttfa Memoriai Chanel, 33d atreeti 8th avenue, Sunday, 2 P. M

ktiNS^FredeHek. on Saturday. Feb­ruary UL at Jala home, 3314 USth atreet, Fluahragf beloved Husband ef Falklfiai •aemtrtek and father of Rial* Mullen, Servicea at bit h"me. » . ^ f t * * .'••ruary, it,

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Miss Florence Emerson Honored at Dinner

Mr. and Mrs. James Shackel­ford Hines, of the Savoy-Plaza, gave a dinner in the Savoy Room of that hotel last night In honor of Miss Florence Emerson of

•34 Ardan Photo. Mr. and MM. Daniel J. M. Batea Jr., at the Stork Club. Mrs. Bates, a debutante of the,season, is the former Miss Enid I* Hewitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Hewitt, at whose home, 210 last 62d strkkt. Ker marriage took place three

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The other ets Included Mr. i Howell, Mr. and

Mrs. Gratton Stanford, Mr. and Mrs. Earie Sinclair, Mr. and Mr*. Edward W. BuRard, Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman. Mr. and Mrs J. Lewis Luckenbach, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Korndorff, Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Holmes, Mr. and

and Mrs. FredeiSck Shingle, Mr. and Mrs. John Gowan, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morgan Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Frkneis F. Steers. Mrs. Richard K. Htoea. Mrs. E. Roger | Kemp, Mrs. John H. Wright, Captain William Walters, John Mack In, Andrew Baxter aad Ray­mond Hahn.

Phyllis Van Buren Men* ard, daughter of Mr. and Mr Harold C. Richard, of HMO Fifth avenue and York Harbor, Me., Is being married to Joe Warren Ger-rity Jr, son of Mr. amd Mrs. J. W. Gerrity of Newton, Mass- and York Harbor, today In the Church of the Heavenly Rest by the rec­tor, the Rev. Dr. Henry Darling­ton. A reception will take place at the Junior League clubhouse, 221 East 71st street.

Mr. Richard is giving his daughter in marriage. Miss Vera Van Buren Richard, her sister,

Greenwich, are maids of honor. Attendants are Mrs. Trumbull Richard, sister-in-law of the bride; Mrs. Derek Richardson, Mrs. John D. Maxwell the Misses Ida Leulse Laridn, Barbara Joan Qofffd*1^ Barbara Donahue, Sylvia Curtis White aad Caroline Keith Weiss, the latter of Houston, TBL

Francis James Gerrity 2d of Boston Is best man. Ushers are Trumbull Richard, Harold Van Buren Richard, Milton Lee Pruyn, Joseph Austin Wade, Matthew Bernard Fox, Francis Webber Scoffield, John Leoper Allen, Wil liam Atwell Spurrier and Law­rence Dudley Rockwell.

The bride made her debut at a dance given by her parents at the Ritz-Carlton in December, 1937 She is a granddaughter of Oscar L. Richard and the late Mrs. Richard and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brodhead Van Buren.

Mr. Gerrity was graduated from the Rivera School, Brook-line, Mass., and from Harvard University In the class of 1088. He la a member of the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770, the Speakers' Club, the Harvard Club of Boston, the Society of May flower Descendants and the Fort Orange Crab of Albany, N. Y.

The bridegroom is a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gerrity of Bangor, Me., and Mrs. S. Wallace McKee and the late Mr. McKee of Grand Rapids, Mich. He is associated with his father in business in Albany, N. Y.

After a wedding trip the couple will live in Albany.

G. B. Adams to Marry Miss Mary M. Sprague

Mr. and Mrs. J. Russet Sprague of Lawrence. L. I , today an­nounced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Mary Maud Sprague, to George Boris Adams of Lawrence.

Miss Sprague was graduated from the Ogontz School and Smith College. She is a niece of Dr. and Mrs. Newman E. Sprague of Woodmere, L L, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert P. Luce of Darien, Gcmh.

Mr. Adams attended Lawrence-vilie School and was graduated from the Westminster School and the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsyl tame.

Campbell Pilcher Weds Miss Parker

Today in Church Reception at Rupprecht

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Karl Beckwith Smith Jr. Marries Miss Barbara Conger in Ardsley •mm>:-

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Miss Barbara Bouden Conger, of Mr. and Mrs. Ken-

Conger Jr. of Ards-ley-on-Hudson, N. Y., Is being married to Karl Beckwith Smith Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Beckwith Smith of Ardsley-on-Hudson, this afternoon in the

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rv\ C. Wallstein Weds Miss Eleanor Scholle

Miss Eleanor Scholle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Scholle of 806 t»ark avenue and Orlenta Point,' Mamaroneck, N. Y.. was married yesterday to Wil flam C. Waltotein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard M Wallstein of 270 West End avenue, at Sherry's, with Dr. John L, Elliott of the Ethical Culture Society officiat­ing. The bride vra* given in mar riage by her father and a races tion f otto eyed.

Mrs. Leonard M. Wallstein Jr • ststeMn4ew of the rjrWegTOom,

_ matron of honor and brides­maids were the Misses Annabelle Forach and ABot WaHersteln.

Robert WaBsteiB served mart far his brother,

ere Leonard M. Wall-stein Jr^ WaKer L, FtoeL jr., Charles Baumarm, Roger A-Seaotte, JiflrwL. 3lu«nham and Richard C, Ernst.

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Mka'Mimi Daly and Deiiald &, Ana^sa»,ison ©f Mrs. Sheldon T. Coleman of Newlfotk afd Rumson, who,has left the UnU rertity of Penaayhrsata to join the aviation aerviee, photographed

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France Forever Sponsors to Launch Campaign for Funds With Benefit Film

France Forever, the De Gaulle organisation representing Free French In this country, will launch a national drive for funds with its first benefit, tile can premiere performance of the French film, Tepe La MOST/* on Mardt 8. at the World Tnsatar.

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Among the member, are Mrs. kets, * w Frederick L ABea, Mrs. Mereffle to tile all

We Gerff* Wlfliam Marian Averel Dorothy Kenyan, Lees Laidlaw, Mrs. Marks ing, Ufa. Victor Morawetz, Bhde Robinson Smith, Mrs Wimphetmer, Mrs

Christopher T. Emmet Jr., George the Field, Dr. Harry D. Gkleonse, Dr.

Ernest Htttdheson, Goodhue Uv-Jt^Winiam Loeb, William

SehfcrffHn and Herbert Bayard swops.

France. Forever alms to sup-Britain and re-estab-

ranee. The purpose of its committee which is com-of American friends of as well aa-FieSMii men

and women living In America, Is raise funds in order to send

ekitaisg, rnemcal suppaas, blan-tfs and ambulances & -and non-combat-

in the Free French territory and in Bngisnd.

Countess Mercati To Speak at Dinner

NEW YORK. Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor Ham­

ilton 2d, whose marriage took place in October in the home Of her parents, Count and Countess Alfonso P. Villa, at 18 East 72d street, have Joined the colony par­ticipating in winter sports at Sun Vauey, Idaho. Mrs. Hamilton is the former Miss Consuelo V. L Villa.

Miss Mary Rumsey and Miss Virginia Sinclair are also at Sun Valley.

Mr. and Mrs. George E, Fahys, who arrived from Hot Springs, Va., recently and were at the Savoy Plaza, returned to their home in Locust Valley, L. I , yes­terday.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Harrison Trow­bridge of Weliesley Farms, Mass., are at the Biltmore. Mr. and Mrs. Ward A. Wickwire of Buffalo are also at that hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Gillespie and their daughter. Miss Mary Gillespie, have come from Morris-town, N. J , and are at the Van BBBBjaaww

Mr. and Mrs. David Was staff. who were at the Waldorf Astoria, have returned to Ledgelands, their lesldence m Tuxedo Park, N. T» .,

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Truea-dale of Westbury, L L, are at the Gladstone.

Miss Margaret G. Higgins Becomes Engaged to Marry John L. Hay 3d

luncheon yesterday at the Cafe Trouvtlle for Mrs. James Todd and Miss Margaret Daingerfield.

Mrs. Hunter S. Marston gave a luncheon for Mrs. John H. Inman in the Oval Room of the Ritz-Carlton yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. Byron K. Elliott turned yesterday to their home

in Boston, foUowi ng a stay at the skserf-Astcem.

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Palache have returned to their home at

•town, N. J., after a stay at the New Weston.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Hinman Bird, were at the La Salle, have

returned to- Meadow Hill, Armonk, N. Y.

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WASHWGTOPr Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knowlton

have as guests for several days the letter's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Trucco of New York.

Jouett Shouse has re­turned from a brief visit In New

Episcopal Church of St. Barna­bas, Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y., by the Rev. Maxwell Ganter of Portsmouth, N. H.. uncle of the bride, assisted by the Rev. George Metcalf. A reception for rela tives and a few friends will fol­low at the Conger home.

Miss Mabel Conger is maid of honor for Her sister. Another sister. Miss Anne Conger; Mrs. Carman Randolph 3d and the Misses Virginia Robinson, Betty Blanchard, Betty Young, Grace Fennel! and Margaret Slaughter are other attendants.

Karl Beckwith Smith is best man for his son. Ushers are Wilfred Daly, John Gibson 3d, George Livermore Jr., Richard Bur roughs, Charles Herbert Fischer, Irving R. Fischer 3d, Ezra Pren­tice Jr., New York; Brooke Rob­erts and Carman Randolph Run* yon Sd.

The bride attended the Mas­ters School and Edgewood Park Junior College. She if a member of the Hudson River Junior Serv­ice League. Mr. Smith was grad­uated from St. Paul's School in 1988 and attended Princet«i, where he was elected to the Ock> nlal Club. He is a member of 'he Racquet and Tennis Club of Kew York and Is With the Wright Aeronautical Ctarpsration.

The couple will fly to Bermuda on a clipper plane. On their re­turn they will live at Doabs Ferry^on-Hudson.

LEAVE FOR CHICAGO. Mr. and Mrs. George W. H.

Allen, of O-we-ra Point, Caseno-via, N. Y , have left the Biltmore for Chicago.

Miss Batty de GoUa Parker, daughter of Mia. Challen Rogers Parker of New York and Green^ wich, is being married this after­noon in the Church of the Heaven­ly Rest to Campbell Pilcher, son_ Of Mrs. Jay G. Hayden of Wash­ington, D. C, and the late W. B. Campbell Pilcher. A reception at -the home* of Mrs Frederick Rup­precht, 1118 Fifth avenue, will fol , low the ceremony.

The bride is being given in mar-, riage by her brother, Challen Rog­ers Parker Jr. Mrs, Henri S. Bar-lerin of Paris and New York, the former Miss Frances Parker, is her sister's only attendant.

The ushers are Robert Boyd Parker of Bedford, N. Y., Henri 8 . ' Barlerin, Jay G. Hayden and Wit-Mam French. Mr. Pilcher's best-man la Martin Hayden of Detroit.;

The bride attended the Green­wich Academy in Greenwich, Conn., and the Ecole Americalne des Beaux Arts in Fontainebleau, -France. Mr. Pilcher was gradu­ated from the. Snavely School, Manassas, Va.; the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, and . from Fordham University Law School in this city.

Miss Belknap ^ Becomes Bride'

Miss Letitia Ingram Belknap, . daughter of Mrs. Tucker Belknap and the late Frank L Belknap of 277 Park avenue and New Ca­naan, Conn., is being married this afternoon to Dr. Haig Carapetyan ' of 40 East 61st street, son of Prof. * and Mrs. M. Carapetyan of Te­heran, Persia, in the Church of the Ascension, Fifth avenue, "• with the Rev. Dr. Donald B. Aid-1 rich officiating. A reception will. follow at Sherry's.

The bride Is being given in ' marriage by her uncle, Charles B. Belknap of Toledo, Ohio, and . is wearing the Victorian wedding ' »WWTI nf her natemel emnrl-mother, Mrs, James <Lumley Bel- , knap, who was married in 1880. She is wearing a diamond' pen d-' ant which belongs to her ma- • ternal grandmother, Mrs. William Dodds Tucker.

Mrs. Mark E, Stevens, a sister ; of the bride, hi matron of honor and the Misses Camilla Hogan and Jean Belknap, a cousin of the bride, are bridesmaids. 1

Armen Carapetyan, brother of., the bridegroom, of Cambridge, Mass., is best man and ushers are ' Mark Stevens, Caro Carapetyan, Ray Hicks, William Proctor, Les­ter Ellerbrock and W i l l i a m 1

Myron. } The bride attended the Santa

Barbara Girls School, Santa Bar­bara, Cal; the Gardiner School,'' New York, and Sweet briar Col-s lege. The bridegroom was grad-uated from the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, and at present is asso- , ciated with the Womens Hospital. and Fifth Avenue Hospital, this ' city* • -

Following a wedding trip South . the couple will reside at 277 Park avenue.

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The Entertainment Committee * of S t Vincent's Hospital will hold a benefit luncheon and „ bridge on Juesday afternoon, February 25, on the Starlight?» Roof of the Waldorf Astoria. The •• proceeds will be used to provide s improved medical equipment and ' to maintain various services of the hospital, located at Seventh < avenue and 11th street.

Lady Armstrong Is chairman of the committee arranging the • benefit luncheon-bridge and is as­sisted by Mmes, Jose M. Ferrer, Henry L Davis, James F. McDon- ' nell, Henry Sage Dunning, Ed- . ward J. Riley, Edward R. Ma-loney, John J. Gallagher, John F. Phelan, James P. Hennessy, A George S. Mlttendorf, John M. Lore, Constantine J. MacGurre, Edward A. Gobel, Oswald La Ro- ' tonda and Ella Mittendorf, and the Misses M. Josephine Cronin and Marguerite Fee. I r i ' " ' " " '• " " i ; ' n H " ' i * " - » • • ' « n - ' i i -

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8X7HANCKS Mrs. George B. Schanck gave

a luncheon yesterday at the Cafe Mercati, du Para for Mr*. Henry G. 8U-leek, Mm Marie Z. Lake and lira, John 8. Diekerson.

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Mr. and off of 125 Hast 74th street today announced the engagement of her

sjsjaret GObert gtna, to'John L. Hay Sd, son

of John L Hay Jr. of Rurnsoa, H. -J. and Mes. WUUam F. Battia of New YaHtV'

s father was the Gilbert Higgtes, aft* is a grand-

of Mrs. Harry E. Hig ef Cleveland,

Cal. Mw Is ale granddaughter ef Mr. and Oeorge Brltton Durrell of Oeve* land.

bridt4o*be attended the and Mist Keira

years ago at a dinner In the Irid­ium Room of the St. Regis, tna Is a member of the New York Junior League.

Mr. Hay attended the Featen den and IsLwreneevust schools and Lafayette College, where he was graduated in 198s. Ha It a grmr^son of John L Hay and the late Mr*. Hay and of the late Dr. and Mrs. WWam Lsagtdm.

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Mrs. Samuel H Nave gai luncheon yesterday at La du Bois In honor of the Paul Kotaebue, of Newport, R. I. Guests Included Mrs. Colby M.

Mrs. Ernest Ieena, the of Gesford, Mrs. Fran

Mm. Paul Dupuy and Miss Mary H a g .

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