Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Summer Plans and Marriages Now
Discussed.
DINNER At THE MEXICAN EMBASSY
Recent HospitaIities and Coming
Events.
OTHER INTERESTING TOPICS

ginning of the summer exodus. The formal
| Inequalities appear to be over, unless Tor
| the family clans interested in the weddings
which will perhaps more than usual give
| the month of loses a romantic coloring. A
large number already have been announced,
| many of which will be accompanied by ex-
| tremely pretty details The May brides
| have probably had the best of it In the way
of bright, cool weather. which delightful
| feature the early June brides may also
share.
| The cabinet families, after week or two,
| unless by joining one other of the Pres
ident's trips, may not meet until the fall
| again. Most of them having spent nearly
| all the last eighteen months in this city,
| feel a change for the coming four months
an absolute necessity. The Secretary of
on Lake Sunapee. New Hampshire, await
| ing them, and will probably be settled there
| by the 18th of June. Secretary and Mrs
Gage are going out to Chevy Chase for
| the summer, and will. as usual, occupy the
Newlands house. Their daughter, Mrs. f.
F. Pearce of Chicago, with her children,
will spend next month with them. Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Griggs have a new
home recently finished in Paterson, N. j.,
| which they will make headquarters during
| the summer. Mrs. Grggs and family will
leave here about the LIST Of June.
Miss Wilson will stay in Washington un-
| til her father Secretary Wilson. is ready to
go vacation, which they will spend in
the west.
The Misses Long have gone to bingham,
Mass, for the early summer, where Secre-
tary and Mrs. Long will also spend some
time.
The Supreme Court circle will also be
widely scattered for the next few months.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller are going
abroad very soon, as will Justice Brewer.
Miss Brewer has been travelling in south
ern Europe since her fathers return
month or two ago, and will join him in
Paris upon his arrival there.
Justice and Mrs. Shiras are going up to
Marquette, Mich. which is a favorite re-
sort for them nearly every summer. JUS
tice Harlan and family go far north in
Canada, where they enjoy outdoor life to
the fullest extent.
The Misses Strong are going to Europe
very shortly and the early part of the sum-
mer VIII be spent on an excursion to the
North cape. They VIII remain abroad till
late in the autumn.
Ex-Secretary and Mrs. John w. Foster
leave the first of June for WATERFOWL to
visit their daughters, Mrs Dulles and Mrs.
Lansing. They will spend the warm
weather usual, at their home at Hen
dersons Harbor.
Secretary and Mrs. Alger have gone to
Thorndale, Pa, to spend a few days with
their daughter
The weddings already announced for June
include those of Miss Grace McCulloch
and DR.. Harry Theodore Harding, Miss
Pauline Claire Baldwin and Mr.. Charles
Edward Spuldt, Miss Ruth Merriam and
DR.. Frank H Schultz, Miss Corinne Glenn
ents and Mr.. John Elfreth Watkins, jr.;
Miss Belle Wilett and Mr.. Graham Hume,
Miss Julia Beverdge and Mr.. Walter Con-
nell Shoup, Miss Anderson and Mr.. Philip
H. Mcmillan and Miss Lindsay Poor and
Colonel NJ. P Maus This latter, however,
will not be a Washington event, the bride
,-i,orr tpn mil
mer home, Skaneateles, n. Y. Miss Anita
Poor will be the maid of honor. and the
bridesmaids will include Miss Miles, Miss
Sheridan Miss Hagner, Miss Ffouke Miss
Glover, Miss Willetts Of New York and
Miss Wright of Cincinnati. Colonel Francis
Michler will be best man. Miss Poor will
make a visit to the venerable parents of
Colonel Maus at Rockville before she leaves
with her parents for Skaneateles.
An anniversary requiem mass for the re-
pose of the soul of Mrs. Madeleine Ninton
Dahlgren will be said tomorrow at the
Chapel of st. Joseph on the Dahlgren es-
tate. Dahlen. Md, where Mrs. Joseph
Pierce and other relatives now gath
cred.
The Mexican ambassador and Mrs AZpi-
roz gave another very elegant dinner last
night, their guests including the assistant
secretary of state and Mrs. Hill. Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Thompson, Mr.. and
Mrs ]. B. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs
Robbins of st. Louis, the Argentine minis
ter and Mrs. Meron, the Guatemalan min
ister Mrs. Humphreys. Mrs. Mexia, Mrs.
de Perez, Mr.. Sautebanez and Capt. Bar
ron Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins of St Louis
We're the hosts of number of handsome
entertainments during the stay of the am
bassador and family in that city before
coming here. The table was beautifully
adorned with pink sweetpeas and garlands
Of smilaX, and the drawing rooms and din
ing room decked with pink hydran-
geas and peonies. The mantels were bank
ed with these pink blooms with hanging
vines and the hall room and halls We're set
with palms and foliage plants.
Mrs. Cushman K. Davis has been enter
tanning during this week, at her home. No.
1903 K street, large number of friends,
among whom are her cousin, Mrs John H.
MacLean of Bay Ridge, New York and her
three children. On Thursday morning
President and Mrs Mckinley gave Mrs
Davis and her relatives private reception.
Miss Daisy MacLean. a child of five years,
sang and recited several pieces for the
President and Mrs. Mckinley, who were
greatly entertained. Mrs. Mckinley took
the children, five in number (among whom
were Miss Annie Wright of Bowling Green,
Va, and Master Albert Agnew of this city,
also relatives of Mrs. Davis, to her bou-
DOR and presented each with a souvenir of
the visit and the peace jubilee. Mrs. Davis
young friends will be with her until next
week
The ladies of the Southern Relief Society
at Woodside, Md, at which time they will
decorate the graves of the confederates
buried in the churchyard.
Miss Emile King of Topeka, Kansas is
visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Ryan of Yale street, Mt. Pleas
ant
MI L. W. Thavis of Capitol Hill, re-
turned this week after three weeks stay
in Chicago and Kansas City.
Mrs. Fred Ryan has returned to Wash
ington from Cuba, where her husband is
stationed as an army officer. She Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ryan of
1886 Yale street.
Mrs. j. NJ. Thornburgh and daughter of
Knoxville, Tenn, are the guests of their
aunt Mrs. M. E. Burche of 18th street, and
Will be pleased to meet Informally their
friends.
Miss Alice Miller Sibert of Richmond is
visiting Mrs. C. F. Myers of 449 LIST street
southeast.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Frances Gibson, daughter of Representa-
two Il