Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Quiet Here, Eut Just the Same Everywhere
Else.
Recent Quiet Home Weddings - DE
parfures for Vacations-Inter-
esting Personal Notes.

1 any lHiiiS IKE IL resumption OF SOCIAL lie
| may not be expected here till October.
Those who have no chance of leaving the
| capital at present may take some consola-
ton in the fact that it is deadly dull yet
| at all the summer cities, and the scarcity of
men Is quite marked ever. But
whether sojourners are by the sea or on the
| mountains tops, golf is the popular diver
| sion, and, in fact, the everyday employ
ment. The departures for Europe are by
no means on the wane, as many have de-
ferred sailing until the height of the rush
was over. There are a few weddings yet
| on the books here, which will give n
pleasurable thrill to the acquaintances Of
| the happy couples
The young ladies of Mrs. ]. T. Kelly's
Sunday school class of the Fourth Presby-
l terrain Church held lawn fete last evening
| at the residence of Mr. John Selby. Hol-
mead Manor. The occasion was in honor
| of their teacher. Mrs. Kelly. who is very
| soon to leave for her summer recreation.
| Appropriate remarks were made by Mr..
| Jas. MacElwee, superintendent of the Sum
| day school. in behalf of the class. to which
| Mrs. Kelly charmingly responded. During
| the evening a number of vocal and instru-
| mental selections were rendered, after
| which refreshments were served on the
| decorated lawn.
| Director Merriam and family are at At
| lantic City.
Burdette will leave next week for James,
| town, r. L.. and will be away until the last
| of September. Miss Burdette will make a
| visit next month TO Miss Talmage at East
| Hampton. L. L. who in turn will be Miss
| Burdette's guest at jamestown before the
! closing of the gay season.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Needham and their
| daughters will sail for Europe on the 22d
| of this month. and spend several months in
| travel.
| Washington colony at jamestown.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron NJ Parker and family
| will leave the last of this month to spend
| the rest of the summer at Rye Beach.
Mrs. Robinson. wife of Lieut.. Robinson
has gone to jamestown.
| Mrs. Thomas Kinney of No. 1000 street
| northwest announces the engagement of
| her niece Miss May Mcdonald, to Capt. D.
| J: Carr. United States volunteers. The we'd
| ding will take place in the fall. Capt Carr
| is now in the Philippines.
| Wednesday evening at I o'clock, at the
| home of Capt. and Mrs. Townshend Smith
| Frankfort street, LangdoG. d. c., their
daughter Florence and Mr.. James H.
Wright were married by Rev. F. NJ. Bristol
| of the Metropolitan Church. Owing to the
| serious Illness of the brides mother only
| a very few friends Were present. Mrs.
| Wright, Miss Florence Smith. has for
| several years been leading spirit in social
groom who is in business there, Is well and
favorably known.
| Miss Nena M. Sinclair of Capitol Hill is
| spending the summer months at the coun-
| try home Of her parents, Peak View, Bed
| ford county, Va.
| Mrs. Henry Wells of 2115 o street and
her daughter Miss Laura Wells, after
| spending the month of July at Bedford
| Springs, Pa. will go for the balance of the
| season to Rye Beach, n. H.
| Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Davis are at Saranac
| Inn in the Adirondacks.
Mrs. H. Clay Stewart and Mrs. James NJ.
Green are at Asbury Park.
| Mrs. ]. warfield Simpson is at Hedgers-
| vile. w. Va.
Justice McKenna and family are now at
York Harbet, Maine, for the season.
| Mrs. Fitzhugh Coyle is at her cottage at
| Oakland.
| Mrs. Lewis Clephane and daughter have
gone to East Mortified. Mass.
! Miss Alison Wilson is at Atlantic City.
| Mrs. c. C. Glover and family are at Paul
| Smiths in the Adirondacks.
! Mrs. John w. Baker and family have gone
| to Bedford Springs.
| Miss Zaidee w. Gibson. daughter of Cap
tain T Woolman Gibson. is visiting her
aunt at West River Nd, and expects to
| remain during the heated term.
Miss Marie Hall has gone to Ithaca, n.
Y, where she will visit her sister and
| brother-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. Jno. Beers
| Halves.
Miss Lillian l. Christman will leave next
| Monday for Natural Bridge where she will
| give a recital at the hotel, before the Vir-
| ginfa Pharmaceutical Society, at whose re-
quest she gees.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Oscar Tune have return
| ed from their wedding tour ami are at
h.Ny, to hair fF-;n dc n str h
| west.
| Mrs. Max Cohen. accompanied by her
| daughter, Miss Antoinette Cohen. and her
| niece, Miss Helen Cohen of Columbus,
| Ohio, left Friday for Atlantic City. They
| will be guests at the Islesworth for the
! summer.
| Miss Minnie Gentner. Miss H. Johnson
| and the Misses Hinkies. also Mr.. H. C.
| Newcomer, have just returned from their
| trip to Detroit, Cleveland and Niagara
| Falls
| Mr.. ]. Berret Sands and family have
| hoped their little daughters health will
| improve.
| Mr. and Mrs. ]. ]. NJ. Sellman are at
Bedford Springs for the summer.
| Among the recent arrivals at Jordan
| White Sulphur are o. b. Lester, Mrs. o.
| B. Lester. Major Creary. United States
| army; Mrs GASEOUS F. Lee. Miss Willard.
son. F. w. Marriott. E. B. White. Mrs.
| John Logan.
| Mrs. B. w. Woodruff and her sister,
| Miss Beulah Barnes, are at Rockbridge
| Alum Springs.
F., Mrs. Robert P Stone of sos street is
visiting her parents. DIR. and Mrs. William
| j. Points, during the months of July and
August at Harrisonburg, Va
DR.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Weleh leave tomor-
row for six weeks vacation.
| Mrs. J. Wittelshoeffer and Mr.. P. Gott-
| helf of New York are visiting their brother,
Mr.. GottheIf. and will be pleased to see
their friends; home Wednesdays.
| Mrs. NJ. Nellie Dwyer. formerly of Wash
ington, now of Baltimore, is at Ocean
Grove, N. T., where she viii remain until
| the early autumn.
Mrs, r. b. Bradford. Miss Bradford Miss
K E. Bradford and Miss r. NJ. Bradford
will be at the Yorkshire Inn, York Harbor
Me-. for the next few weeks. They left
Washington this morning
DR.. H. Edwin Slatfelter and wife of Cen
trail City. Neb., are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
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