Evening star., 1901-09-26
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. ROOSEVELT Is SETTLED NOW
IN HER NEW HOME.
The Approaching Marriage Of Gen.
The JohnsOn-Olive Wedding.

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, the wife of the
President took up her permanent resi-
dence in Washington last night, when, as
mistress of the White House, she occupied
apartments there for the first time. She
reached the city about $50 o'clock bring
ing with her two of her children. a COVER
ness and a housekeeper. Col. Bingham. the
superintendent OF public buildings and
grounds. met the party at the station at
the request of the President and escorted
them to the White House. President Roose-
Welt met his wife and the children at the
porte cochere of the White House Apart
ments in the southwestern part of the
building have been specially fitted up for
the new presidential family. New carpets
and furniture have been bought and some
painting and vanishing done. Private Sec
retary Loeb came from New York with
Mrs. Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt entertained a party
of gentlemen at dinner last night before
Mrs Roosevelt arrived. They included Mr..
NJ. G. Seckendorf of the New York Tri-
bune, Mr.. Henry Luce of Boston. former
Lieut.. Col. Brodie of the Rough Riders
and Mr. John Barrett, former minister to
SIAM They had left the house before Mrs.
Roosevelt came For two hours late in
the afternoon the President enjoyed a
horseback ride accompanied by Col. San
ger, the assistant secretary Of war.
Adjutant General Corbin and Miss Edith
Patten will be married Wednesday, No
vember g. at the home Of the bride. The
! arrangements had all been planned for a
large wedding and the invitations were In
| readiness to be sent out The death of
President Mckinley has very naturally
completely changed the program, and in
stead of the elaborate event indicated, 1t is
Gen. Corbins desire now, and in this the
bride-elect acquiesces, that It be simple
as possible. The ceremony will take place
at noon and Cardinal Gibbons was to have
been invited to officiate. Whether or not
this may be adhered to a Washington
clergyman selected, will be settled later on.
There will be no invitations sent out for
the wedding, as only few personal friends
outside of the relatives expected will be
present. Announcement cards will be sent
out later. The date of the wedding has an
especially pathetic interest to Gen. Corbin,
as President Mckinley selected it and he
had intended to be present and would have
been the first to congratulate his friend.
The Misses Patten. who have been abroad
all summer. will sail for home October 10.
Miss Edith Patten is with her sisters
Gen. Corbin's new house is rapidly ap
preaching completion, and he expects to be
able to occupy 1t during December, but not
Immediately after the return from the we'd
ding trip.
The marriage of Miss Frances Mary Oil
yer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown
Oliver of Shields, Pa, to DR.. Loren Bas-
com Tabor Johnson, son of DR.. Joseph
Taber Johnson of this city, will take place
Saturday, October 8, at half-past IL, at
I.eetsdale Presbyterian Church Shields, Pa.
This church was erected by the brides
great grandmother, and is the Oliver family
church. The pastor, the Rev. Mr.. johnson,
will offlciate, and a long train Of brides
maids and ushers will make up the bridal
party. Mr.. Bascom Johnson of Washing
ton is to be his brothers best man, while
the ushers will be Miss divers cousin,
Mr.. George Oliver; Mr.. Junius r. Judson
of New York, who was DR.. Johnson's room
mate at Yale; Mr.. Alexander Neill, jr, of
Hagerstown, Md; Mr.. Wallace Donald Nc
Johnson's cousin, Mr.. John Barrett of
Washington city. The maid of honor will
be the sister of the bride. Miss Amelia
Neville Oliver, and the bridesmaids her
cousins, Miss Virginia and Miss Mary Oil
yer; Miss Winifred Jones, Miss Susan Will
Jams. Miss Edith Johnson Miss Mary Page
Madeira and the brides sister, Miss Edith
Oliver. The breakfast to follow the church
ceremony will be at the Oliver residence
at Shields-one Of the handsomest places
in the valley. The bride is a descend
ant of Gen. Neville. whose place in the
history of Pennsylvania Is well known, and
through her mother is member of the
well-known Shields family, for whom
Shields station was named. The groom
was in the Spanish war and in the Philip
pines as captain and surgeon, U. S. V.
A special train will convey the guests from
Pittsburg. The couple will reside at 924
Farragut square, in this city, and will be
at home the first and second Tuesdays In
December.
Mrs. Coter, who has been at the Dewey,
has gone west leaving her only daughter,
Gertrude. with Mrs. Kimes to finish her
studies in music.
Tuesday evening Miss Mary S. Moore, in
honor of her birthday, entertained a num-
Der of friends at her home, 1929 9th street.
Vocal and instrumental music and dancing
were enjoyed until a late hour, when re-
freshments were served. Among those
present were Misses Emma and Josephine
Miller, Blanche Reeves, May Devereux, Ada
Bates, Lulu and Minnie Foster, Clara Cries
bauer, Kate and Minnie Softer, Bernice
CONNER, Mary Collins, Ella Keefer Min
ME Barron. Elsie and Lillian Moore, and
Messrs Frank Devereux. Floyd Maley, An
drew Griesbauer, E. Salisbury, N. Mudd,
Wood, Fenton Belt, William Foster, Teete,
George Lotus, Hopewell w. Shreves and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Moore.
Mrs. Samuel Morgan Of Montevello Ala
with her two children and Miss Bessie Nor
gan. after several days visit with friends
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. William
Grubbs, Happy Creek, Va Mr.. Morgan
and family formerly lived at Riverton, Va,
but last spring moved to Alabama.
NIL anu MIS- IT, bOUO nave
from long sojourn in Maine and a weeks
stay in Atlantic City.
General George 8. Gillespie, chief of en-
gineers, and Mrs. Gillespie are at the Rich
mond until their residence, 1I21 Rhode
Island avenue, can be prepared for occu-
pancy. They have just arrived from their
summer residence on the New Jersey coast.
The Butterfly Girls will give their open
ing ball Wednesday evening, October 2
1901, at National Rifles Hall.
On Wednesday Mr. Cyrus Chambers of
Iowa was united in marriage to Mrs. Mary
V. Wells of this city at her home by Rev.
DR.. La Mothe of the Church of the Epiph-
any Mrs. Wells is the widow of DR.. Ed
ward II. Wells of Washington and is a
lady well known and much esteemed. Mr..
and Mrs. Chambers, after a trip to the ex-
position and Canada, will return to the
brides residence, on K street.
Friday evening September 90 Mr.. and
Mrs. John NJ. Brown of Indiana celebrated
the twenty fifth anniversary of their we'd
ding at No. 1920 Yale street. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. JOS. Sparks,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Murray Hackett, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Edgar Harper, Judge and Mrs. AL
phonso Hart, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Van Stewart,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Blackwood, Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Plumb, Mr.