Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Gayeties About to Start at the
Summer Cities.
WHITE SQUADRON AT BAR HARB0R
Recent Weddings and Other
Pleasant Happenings.
RSONAL NOV ENTS
PERSONAL ENTs

calmness which Is prevailing just now at
Bar Harbor and Newport will continue
much longer. The Invitations which have
been flying about were not for July dates,
but better things are expected for the first
half Of August. Mrs, Astor has garden
party on the tapis and Senator and Mrs.
Wetmore will give an open-air fete of the
same description August 4. The Wetmores,
who are conspicuous members Of the fash
fonable set, have not been to the front
often of late years among the entertainers
and this party offers a resumption of the
hospitality which they used to extend. The
same may be said Of their life in Washing
ton, which was heralded with great expec-
tations but has not realized much in the
sense of general entertainment. The Earl
of Yarmouth, who is variously described as
old and young. rich and poor in search of
an American heiress and again as a hus-
band and father, is still at Newport, hav-
ing no end of a good time. This titled En-
glishman has several Newport visits to
make but started in with the Potter Palm
ers at Beaulleu.
The white squadrons coming to Bar Har-
Dor is counted on to make a gay fortnight
next month. The dinners and dances usual
among the cottagers are going forward
with the old-time frequency, and more are
expected The marriage of Miss Susan
Train and Mr.. Augustus N. Hand, set for
August ), is expected to have additional
eclat by reason Of the presence of the
white squadron's officers. The ceremony
will take place at st. Savior's Church and
Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts will Of
ficiate Capt. Charles ]. Train will escort
his daughter and the wedding reception
will be held aboard his ship, the Massa
chusetts. The groom's sisters will be
bridesmaids and the brides sister, Miss
Grace Train. her maid of honor After the
ceremony guard of sailors will escort the
bridal party to the battle ship.
Thursday evening the Dolphin arrived
from Boston at Newport with Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Charles H. Allen,
who is returning to Washington after hay
ing visited the various naval stations on
this coast. On the Dolphin are Mrs. Long,
mother of Secretary Long, and the Misses
Long, daughters of the Secretary. When
the Dolphin entered the harbor the act
ing flagship Indiana saluted the flag of
the assistant secretary, and in turn the
senior officer ennant of Captain H. G.
Taylor was saluted. Later the command
ing officers of the warshiDs, the training
and torpedo stations and the president of
the war college called upon Mr.. Allen to
pay their respects. ----
Mrs. Crosby, widow of Admiral Pierce
Crosby, United States navy. has left
Washington to spend August with her
brother Mr.. George. A. Audenried. who has
a house at Babylon, L, +. for the summer.
At high noon yesterday Priscilla E.,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Kent,
and DR.. Chester H. Beatty of Washington
were married at the home of the brides
parents, 337 Lake street, East End. The
ceremony was a quiet but pretty one, and
was followed by wedding dinner, after
which DR.. and Mrs Beatty left for a west
ern tour. The guests were limited to the
immediate relatives and close personal
friends of the two families. After spend
ing some time in the west the young cou-
pie will make short stop in Pittsburg
with the brides parents and friends before
taking up their permanent residence in
Washington.-From- the, Pittsburg Times
July Is. -
Mrs. Robert Ledihg and her son are
spending the summer at Long Lake, in the
Adirondacks.
Miss Mary V. Serger is spending the sum-
mer at Stafford. Va.
Mrs. Cornelia B. Rust of o street, who
has been quite sick for several months, is
spending the summer at Ocean City, Md.
Miss Jeanne and Miss Bertha Walker,
daughters of DIR. Allen Walker. are spend
ing the summer with friends in northern
Miss L. Ethyl Croxton of X street is
spending her vacation as the guest of Miss
Margaret Treakie of Alden, Va:
Mrs. +. DuX and her daughter, Miss Mol
lie Dnx, will leave the city tomorrow for
trip to New York for few weeks to visit
her daughter, Mrs Fl. Bernstein.
has gone to visit friends in Buffalo, N Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Kaufman and son Mil
ton are stopping at the Star Villa Cape
May.
Mrs. l.. w. Ketcham, who since June /
has been in New England, is now located
at her old home, Peru, Me- Later she will
be Joined by her daughter Mrs. Edwin D.
Newman, and together they will visit
friends and relatives in Boston. returning
to this city about the LIST of November
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. V. Killian left today for
a two weeks sojourn at Atlantic City
Mrs. G. A. Nixon and sister, Miss A A.
Newton, are among the Washinstonians at
the Arlington, Atlantic City, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons s. Smith are at the
Graymore. Atlantic City. The last two
weeks of August they will visit resorts
along the Atlantic coast and will spend the
month of September in the White noun
tains and the Berkshire hills.
Mrs. Geo. E. Corson and daughter Lima
Lois, left the city the first of this week for
a six weeks sojourn at Ocean Grove. N. j.,
where they will be Joined by Mr.. Corson the
latter part of August.
Rev. w. R. Stricken, D. D., pastor of
Hamline NJ E. Church, wife and daughter,
Miss Maude Stricken, will leave the city
Wednesday next for months vacation.
Ihey Will spend a week at Ocean Grove, N.
j., and then go to Bethlehem, N. H., in the
White mountains. where another week will
be spent. The remainder of the time they
will be the guests of Mrs. and Miss Wilkins
of this city at their summer residence Lin
coin, Mass.
Misses Mamie Rout and Katie Ellard have
left for Virginia Beach, to spend several
weeks.
Mrs. c. T. Belt will leave Atlantic City in
few weeks for an extended trip north.
Mrs. Mida c. Peabody of the Post Office
Department leaves for Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and her>honie in Rutland, VT,
tomorrow morning. AS-As
Mrs. II. r. Insley, wife Of Assistant Pay
master Insley. U. s. N. accompanied by
her brother. Mr.. 8. r., In4iey, left Thursday
for California. u
Miss Mosby and her sister, Mrs. Russell
son and daughter Of this city, are enjoying
the mountain air at Hamilton, Va.
Mrs. Susie Regain, sister of J. w. Gibson
postmaster of Winthrop Heights, D. c., and
her youngest daughter have gone to lower
Maryland to spend a few weeks with her
sister. Mrs. Scott. IN,
Miss Flora b. Forrest of Capitol Hill will
leave tomorrow for months sojourn on
the lower Potomac hss5A
Miss Emma Hotter of, Memphis. Tenn,
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