The Washington times., 1901-10-27
SOCIAL And PERSONAL.
Several White House Guests Dur
ing the Coming Week.

| eral Corbin and Miss Patten-Some
of This Seasons Debutantcs.
| President and Mrs Roosevelt have as
| their guest today DR.. Joseph Nichols, of
| Baltimore, son of Mrs. Bellamy Storer,
| wife of the Ambassador to Spain. Tomor-
row Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Gray, of Bos-
| ton, will arrive at the White House for
| few days visit. Mics Alice Roosevelt is
| to be given a luncheon next Thursday by
| Mrs. James Lowndes. Before her mar
riage Mrs. Lowndes. as Miss Laura Yach-
erman. lived at Oyster Bay, and is an old
and dear friend of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt.
The multiplicity of wedding invitations
! out for November 6 indicates that the
brides and grooms of the near future are
! of one mind about its being the best day
of all
The important nuptial event of that, or,
| for that matter, of the whole season, will
| be the marriage of Miss Edythe Patten to
Adjutant General Corbin. for which invi-
| tations were sent out last week. General
| Corbin met his fiancee and her sisters yes
| terday at Quarantine and transferred
them to the steamboat Governor Flower,
| which had been placed at his disposal by
| The party started shortly afterward for
this city. As already announced, the at
tendants will be limited to brother officers
| of General Corbin, who, like himself will
| wear the full uniform of their rank, so
that whether or not the original plans for
| the wedding are carried out in all their
brilliant detail the bridal group will make
| a strikinsly picturesque tableau for those
who will have the privilege of looking on.
Bishop Satterlee VIII perform the mar
| riage ceremony for Miss Edith Birney and
Mr. Charles r. Gantz on the evening of
| November 6. There will be a maid of
honor Miss Edith Birney, with Miss Mar
garet Birney and Miss Mabel Corson. of
this city, and Miss Margaret Birney and
Miss Florence Ingram, of Baltimore,
as bridemaids. Messrs. Frank A. Parker
and r. Glenn King, of Baltimore, will be
ushers, and Mr.. Edward c. Pearson. of
Pawtucket, r. l., best man. The bride-to-
be is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. \.
Birney, and her fiance is a resident of
Baltimore.
At noon on. the same date will occur
the marriage of Miss Helen Parker 20
Mr. Henry K. Willard.
OF the weddings of the past week the
most notable were the Thiebaut-Rengifo
day at the Apostolic delegation by Car
dinal Martinelli, and the Hunt -Goodfelow
marriage, which was also solemnized be-
fore Catholic altar and succeeded by
nuptial mass.
There are several weddings fixed for
next Wednesday, but they make small
showing in comparison with the dozen or
more to occur the week after.
The last of the brides and grooms will
scarcely have gone on various wedding
journeys before the centre of the social
stage will be monopolized by the seasons
buds.
Among the very first Of the December
buds Will be Miss Grace Bell, and Miss
Gypsy Grossman. the granddaughter of
Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard, who will be pre-
sented on the I'd by Mrs. Charles ]. Bell.
December is the date arranged for the
coming out of Miss Mackay- Smith.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt will
give a dance for Miss Alice Roosevelt on
January 3, but she will make her iirst
official appearance at the White House
reception on New Year Day
The list of candidates for social honors
also includes Miss Bertha HILL daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hill. of Huntington
place: Miss Julia Goldsborough, daughter
Street; Miss Olivia Howard, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard. 1914 y
Street; Miss Helen Ray. daughter of Mrs
Robert Ray, E07 II Street; Miss Marie
Barnes, daughter of Mrs. Frances Barnes,
and Miss Anna Ewing Cockren, second
daughter of Senator Cockrell, OF Mis-
souri,. who has just returned from year
of study abroad.
Mr. and Mrs Richard Townsend and
their daughter, Miss MatDde Townsend.
have arrived from abroad
Mrs. George Westinghouse is spending
the autumn at Erskine Park, her country
home, at Lenox. On last Tuesday she
invited a number Of friends TO hear Mrs.
Ethel Henry, of London.
Mr. and Mrs Chatfeld-Taylor, of Chi
cago, have taken for the winter q house
on Massachusetts Avenue.
The marriage of Mr.. Lloyd C. Griscom,
United States Minister to Persia to Miss
Elizabeth Dewar Bronson has been post
poned until November z. The ceremony
will take place in St Margaret's Church.
Westminster, London.
Col and Mrs. r. ]. Fleming have re-
opened their home on Massachusetts Ave
nue..
Mr. Archibald Hopkins and family have
returned to Washington.
Mrs. George L. Andrews, and Miss Fan
ME l.. Andrews have moved from 1343 T.
Street to i2i4 Kenesaw Avenue.
Next Thursday afteroon Miss Kloman
will give 5 o'clock tea in honor of Miss
Ilaut, whose marriage takes place No
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