Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Admiral Dewey Announces His Engagement
to Mrs. HaSen.
Their Wedding Day i'm the Near Flu
ture-Gther Marriages-Per-
sOnaI Notes.

Admiral Dewey announced last night his
| engagement TO Mrs. Mildred Hazeu, and
that the wedding day would not be long
| deferred. This interesting statement was
made first to an intimate friend. later to
| delegation of Tennessee visitors and again
| at the theater to Secretary Long and other
| friends with him. Relatives of Mrs. Hazen
| corroboratod the news which gained wide
| circulation during the evening.
| The announcement is one however which
| had been anticipated generally that it
| did not create any surprise. The friendship
which has lately ripened into the warmer
| feeling has extended back several years,
| and from the first mention of the proba-
| bility of the admiral making this city his
future home has been the assumption that
his marriage with one Of the most winsome
| of Washington widows sure TO follow.
His acceptance of Mrs McLean's hospital
| ity formed the clinching argument and
while all the world knows that the admiral
never hesitates in taking advantage of for
tunate circumstances nevertheless there is
1 just a little surprise that the contemplated
marriage was announced the very first day
of the admiral's occupancy of his new home
which he evidently found a lonesome
place after all.
Mrs. Hazen is the widow of Brig Gen.
Hazen, L. s. A, chief signal officer, who
died twelve years ago. Her only son died
a year ago, and she is still wearing heavy
mourning. For the last few years she has
made, her home with her mother. Attrac-
tive In appearance, charmingly gracious in
manner and a brilliant converse tionalst,
no woman at the capital has excited greater
admiration, nor received more attention.
She possesses a large fortune and enjoys
an income about double that of her future
husband.
The admiraTs first wife died in 1872. She
| was the daughter of a former governor OF
Vermont. One child from that marriage, a
son, is now living in New York.
While the date of the wedding is not
definitely known, the understanding is that
1t will take place some time during Novem-
Der.
Mrs. Nicol Ludlow, sister of Mrs. Hazen,
IS now at her home on Lafayette square.
The John r. Mclean residence. 18th and |
| streets, has only been opened for short
| periods this fall and will not be finally
| opened until after election day.
The engagement is announced In the New
York papers of today of Miss Ruth Moore
and Lieut. Col Lee, military attache of the
| British embassy. Miss Moore is the eldest
| daughter of the late John G. Moore, a
| banker of New York, and well known in
| this city. No date has been mentioned for
the wedding.
| Mr.. de Wollant, first secretary of the
Russian embassy, and Mrs de Wollant.
Gen and Mrs. Mertwago. Miss Mertwago,
Mr. Zelenoy, also of the embassy staff.
went to Philadelphia yesterday afternoon
to witness the launching of the new Rus
sian man-of-war. Gen. and Mrs. George b.
Williams Mr. and Mrs. John w. Foster and
others We're also on the special train from
this city to attend the festivities of the
launching today. The Russian ambassador
and Miss Cassini met the party today in
Philadelphia and will return here with
them. Gen. Mertwago, who has been mill
tary attache of the Russian embassy for
several years, will take his family to HIS
new post at st. Petersburg. They will go
directly to New York, from whence they
will sail.
A pretty wedding tonight will be that of
Miss Cotton and Mr.. Frederick Willard
Carlisle, which will take place at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
b. Cotton, 1885 Roanoke street. Mr.. James
L. Cook of Chicago will be best man and
Miss Robbie the maid of honor. Messrs.
William Frye White and George Hadley
will be ushers. Rev. DR.. Hamlin will Off
ciate.
Lord Pauncefote and family sailed yes
terday for New York.
The Austrian minister and family have
returned to their home on Connecticut ave
nue., in which many changes as we'll as a
large addition have been made since early
last spring.
Mrs. Moses Cohen has returned home
after an extended visit to New York and
Baltimore.
Miss Mary Frances Stone has gone to
New York to loin Miss Manning who has
just returned from Paris.
Mr.. 7. l.. Holbrook of Cleveland Park
has gone to Virginia Hot Springs to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. B. Grays.
Mrs. VIM. P. Dole has returned from At
! lantic City to her residence, 1014 14th
street.
Miss Clara Stewart has returned to her
Washington home, after an absence of sew
| eral months, visiting friends and relatives
| in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Mil
waukee Miss Stewart will be at home
Mondays, Odd LIST street southeast, Capitol
| Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. O'C Callaghan have is
| sued cards for the wedding reception of
| their daughter Lilly Sabine and Mr.. Will
| lam MeGehee Wallace, "Wednesday evening
November s, from to 8 o'clock Gle 18th
street.
At O'Clock this morning a quiet we'd
ding took place at the home of Rev F D.
Power, the contracting parties being Miss
Nicte E. Virgins of Tampa, Fla, and Mr..
Joseph w. Saunders of this city, a popu-
| lar letter carrier. A reception will be given
tonight in honor of the newly welded cou-
pie by Miss Mildred Saunders sister of the
groom, at the home of her father, 1925 S
street
At a meeting held at the residence of
Miss Grace Cook of 10 B street, Friday
evening, social club was organized. The
name adopted was the Artisticators. and
the officers will be elected at the next meet
ing Meetings will be held twice every
month. on which occasions musical and
literary program will be arranged by the
with Architect Frank Starr to erect a hand
some structure on Connecticut avenue to
| be used as the home of the club. Those
present were Miss Grace Skinner, Mr.. w.
Browning, Miss Mary Powell, Mr.. Roland
Carter, Miss Annie Burgess, Mr.. James D.
MARITIME, Miss May Houston, MIR. Edwin
Greer, Miss Bessie Mason, Mr.. F. B.
Mooney, Miss Ethel Sinclare, Mr.. Charles
Howard, Miss Lillian Goodman, Mr.. Lional
Gavanie, Miss Stella Lawton, Mr.. Charles
S. Johnson. Miss Mamie Raymond, Mr..
George Gilday, Miss Florrie Marshall, Mr..
W. Reveiie. Miss Edna Budworth, Mr..
Daniel Foster, Miss Rosie Watkins, Mr.. L.
R. Baum, Miss Pearl Brown, Mr.. Harvey
Fox, Miss DAISY Barnes, Mr.. Harry Bur
CESS, Miss Grace Griffith, Mr.. Dave Allen,
Miss Susie LIE Claire. Mr.. Richard Nelson,
Miss Ida Probst. DIR. George Williams, Miss
Blanche Fox. Mr. Robert Davis, Miss jean
cite Palfrey, Mr.. Frank Abercrombie, Miss
Katie Ford, Mr.. Walter Stetson, Miss Reba
Delain and Mr.. Howard Caperton.
DELEGATE ELECTED.