Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-31
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Few Pleasant Incidents, Notwithstanding
the Hot Weather.
President and Mrs. Mckinley Expect
ing Guests-Mrs. Russell Har-
risOn Observation-Disclosures.

President and Mrs. Mckinley entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Chance and Capt.
Tonner at dinner last night. Mr. McWil-
liams of Chicago and his daughter are ex-
pected at the White House today for a
short visit.
Mrs. Russell Harrison was the guest Of
honor a. dinner last night given by Com
modore Nicholson.
Miss Annie Elizabeth Latimer and Mr.
Arthur Bentley Shelton will be married at
noon tomorrow at Ascension Church by
Rev. DR.. Elliott.
Miss Gertrude McCuloch and DIR. II. L,
Harding will be married tomorrow evening
at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
Baltimore society is greatly stirred by
the marriage which will take place tomor-
row at noon of Miss Annah St. Clair Pat
terson and Count de Conturbia Of Milan,
Italy. Only relatives and near friends will
witness the ceremony. which Will take
place at the home of Mr. and Mrs David
Stewart The maid of honor will be Miss
Mary Patterson Harris. The flower girls,
Miss Mary Patterson and Miss Ann de
Butts Shaw. The best man will be Count
Nlnci of the Italian legation at Washing
ton. The usherS will be Messrs. Harrison
BirCkhead Redmond and Plunkett Stewart
and Henry Patterson. Master Patterson
Harris and Julian lie Roy Ridgely will be
the ribbon boys. These boys will precede
the flower girls in the bridal procession.
The brides gown is a very beautiful white
satin one from Paris. and covered with
rare old lace. Her veil is an heirloom in
her mothers family. The jewels pearls
and diamonds. The maid Of honor will
wear white organdy trimmed with lace and
ribbon made IN French bows The little
flower girls will be gowned in pink or
CANDY and carry baskets of roses After
the ceremony a seated breakfast will take
place.
Mrs. William Cramer of Jersey City \.
j., who has been visiting her brother. Mr.
II. Nollner, has returned home after a
stay of ten days.
Mrs. VIM A. Fugitt and daughter of
go F street northwest have returned from
visit to Mrs. Fugitts sister, residing near
the -Four Corners" Montgomery county,
Md.
Miss Susan B. Anthony. Miss Anna How
ard Shaw, DR. Hannah Longshore Mrs.
Rudolph BlankenShurg and Miss Lucy An
thony of Philadelphia will sail for Europe
In a few days to attend triennal council
of women in London. Mrs May Wright
Sewell Of indianapolis and Mrs. Eliza
Wright Osborne of Geneva, n. Y. are dele
gates to the same, and will probably be
present.
Mrs. Paul Gorham of Brooklyn is in the
city as the guest of Mrs CORTLAND Glenn
entS. Mrs. GOrham is here to attend the
wedding of Miss Corinne Clements and Mr.
j. Eltreth watkins, II.
The wedding of Miss Corinne Clements
and Mr. j. Elfreth Watkins jr is announced
to take place tomorrow evening at o'clock
at the home of the bride The ceremony
Will be followed by a reception. from o to
IL. Only the bridal party and relatives will
be present at the ceremony. The bride will
be attended by her sister Catharine as
flower girl and Miss Myriam Bangs as maid
of honor The grooms best man will be
DR.. John A. Clark.
Mrs. W. Leroy Fairman of Brooklyn,
n. Y, who is visiting her mother Mrs.
kreth Of Capitol Hill, entertained at lunch
con on Monday Mrs. Chas. Puesy, Mrs.
Chas. Fairman, Mrs. Jay Smith, Mrs VIM.
Laporte, Mrs. Feigenbaum, Mrs. Kreth and
Miss kreth. Mrs. Fairman returns to her
home today.
Miss Rebccca Henrick and Mr.. Ino c.
Yates were quietly married by the Rev II.
r. Naylor yesterday The bride was be
comingly attired in gray, with hat and
gloves to match, and carried a large bOu-
quot of bride roses. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Yates left for a short wedding
trip.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Moore sailed from New
York today for Havana, Cuba, accom-
panied by her daughter Helen.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Wallette of PhiladeI-
phia are visiting the Misses Moore of 18th
street northwest.
Mrs. Adams nee Miss lizard of Charles
ton. S. c., is visiting Mrs. Louise H. Pat
terson at 1914 Sunderland place.
Mrs. Lucille Boynton Benscoter' is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. j. B. Brownlow, at 1914
Massachusetts avenue. Mrs. Benscoter is
old pupil of the Georgetows Convent,
and is attending the celebration Of its cen
tennial.
A large party of picnickers went to Forest
Glen on a bus party yesterday and spent
the day in having very pleasant outing
At night straw ride was INDUCED in until
a late hour, after which the party returned
to the city. Miss Emma Norris and Mr.
Leon Martin chaperoned the party admir-
ably, with Mr. and Mrs. \. c. Martin, Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. White and daughter and
Mrs. DR.. Gill as the guest of the picniCkers.
Those who constituted the party were:
Misses Mamie Price, Josephine Leesnitzer,
Kitty Livingston, Elizabeth Crosby, Mabel
Nansant, Zelda Rollins. Sally Carter. Sadie
White, Florence Price, Elinor Walker. Mary
Brewer, Elsie GIL, Iva Martin and Sophia
Nogt. Messrs. Maurice Lodge. Chas. Price,
Raymond Ayre. Thomas OLeary, Charles
Vansant. James McCauiey, Gilbert Gill
Edwin Lodge, Edward Ayre, Albert Gill
and Worth Harper.