The times., 1901-06-09

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hugh Lee, and Lieutenant Rhea, Seventh
| Cavalry, L. 5. a. are to be married
June 20
The Haitian Minister Mr. Leger, has
Just received the news of the death of his
| father Nicolas Leger. who was a Senator
| and lived at Cayes, Haiti.
The japanese Minister and Nine Taxa
hira will spend the summer at one of the
suburbs of the Capital.
The First Secretary of the French EN-
! bassy, NJ. de Margerie, who has been in
| Boston and Manchester by-the-Sea look
! ing for cottage for the summer, is now
| in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. w. c. whittemore will
make short visit to Atlantic City before
sailing for Europe June 26. They have
| closed their Washington house and con-
| template remaining away until autumn.
on Tuesday afternoon and evening Bel
mont, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. l..
! Barber, was the scene of a pretty lawn
! fete given by the members of the Art
| Students League to raise funds to en-
able the work of the organization to go
! on through the summer and to defray the
| expenses of their headquarters on Seven
| teenth Street, near II. The young ladies
| of the league played waitress and sales
! lady. They were dressed in costumes of
! gorgeous colors, and moving over the
! green lawns under the trees made a
charming picture. Refreshment booths
were erected in shady places, where Wis
itors could quench their thirst gain
relief from the warmth of the day in
plate of ice cream. Flowers We're peddled
by charming misses and young ladies in
rich japanese kimonas presided at a tea
booth, where smoking tea, made japanese
style, was served in the daintiest of cups.
In the evening hundreds of japanese lam
terms were strung in festoons from tree
to tree and an orchestra diScOursed mu-
sic from the steps of the mansion. Songs
by Miss Lucia Nola interspersed the in
strumental pieces. The young women at
the tea booth were Miss Florence Beh-
rend Miss Grace LIE Duke. Miss Ruth
Heiprin, and Miss lrma Rachael Maduro
PeiXotto. The lemonade was dispensed
generously to the thirsty ones by Miss
Grace Endicott and Miss Josephine
GIoetzner. The candy was sold by Miss
Morrison, the ice cream by Miss Louise
Tracy Hull, and the flowers by Miss Beu-
The evening hours proved to be the most
popular, and until quite late the grounds
were crowded with friends of the league.
The venture, which is the second of the
sort made by the Art Students, was sue
cessful financially as well as socially.
Gen. ]. Wheeler, L. S. A, is in New
York where he is registered at the Wal
dorf-Astoria.
London advices say that the society of
American women in London entertained
a distinguished company Friday night, at
the Hotel Cecil, Mrs. Hugh Reid Griffin
presiding. Ambassador Choate was the
chief guest. There were only two toasts, !
The King and President Mckinley.
Mrs Griffin, Mr. Choate, James Bryce,
Augustine Birren, Frederic Harrison,
Mime. Sarah Grand, and others were pres
ent.
The wedding of Mr. James Lightfoot |
and Miss Virginia Dorsey, both of Tacoma |
Park, is announced TO take place at the |
Trinity Episcopal Church, Tacoma Park, |
next Tuesday, at high noon.
Attorney General Knox has bought Mrs. |
George w. chfds' house, on K Street, |
near Sixteenth. Mr. Knox viii probably |
not move until October, as the house ne |
is now occupying, which belongs to JUS |
tice Harlan, IS leased until then.
Mrs. Childs is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. |
Amos 4. Little, of Philadelphia, at Had |
don Hall, Atlantic City.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Francis T.
BoWles, OF this city, are the guests OF |
Mrs. .. +. Bowles, at Newport
AIr and Mrs. Thomas T. Kean are at
the Raleigh, Atlantic City.
Mrs. A. r. Brothers is spending ten
days with her mother, in Sykesville. Nd.
NJ. Antonio de Geofroy, of the French
Embassy, and Count Baudouin de Lich-
tervelde, of the Belgian Legation, sailed
during the past week for Antwerp NJ
Geofroy viii so to The Hague to visit his
aunt, Lady Howard, nee Riggs, whose
husband, Sir Henry Howard, is British
Ambassador to the Netherlands.
Mrs. Slater has returned from a short
visit to her summer place at Newport.
Among those who went to Annapolis
TO attend the June bali given by the mem
bers of the second class to the graduates
of the Naval Academy on Friday night
were Mrs. Thompson. Miss Scott Miss
Lury, and Mr.. c. c. Richardson, of Wash
ington; the Misses Boist, Fisher, White.
and Morford, Of Chevy Chase and Miss
Grace Van Loan, and Miss Louise Camp
bell. of Hyattsville The affair must have |
been unusually brilliant this year Judging |
by all accounts. The armOry where the
dance was given was canopied with army |
red and the beams hidden by woodland |
vines. The walls were ornamented with |
ferns and designs created with the appa-
ratus of war. A fountain played in the |
northeast corner and opposite was the !
band stand. The receiving stand on the
south side of the room was a charming
alcove. 1t was a golden canopy with |
american UaSS over the entrance ana |
wings of deep blue. With splendid music |
and fine floor the dancing was all that |
could be desired. Many beautiful women |
were present and their dresses were mag |
nificent- About 1,500 1000 persons were |
assembled from all over the country. !
Mrs. Wainwright, wife of Commander |
Richard Wainwright, received the guests |
in a splendid toilet of black lace and dia-
mUndS.
LHte Army Orders.
Fist Lieut.. Ralph 2. Brewer, Artillery |
Corps, has been detailed as recorder of
the examining board a the Preside. San
Francisco, vice Second Lieut.. Harry l..
James, Artillery Corps.
First Lieut.. Harry E. Smith Artillery
Corps. has been ordered to report to the
examining board at Fort Myer, Va, to
be examined as to his fitness for promo
ton.
Major Walter Reed, surgeon, has been
ordered from This q Fort Monroe |