Evening star., 1901-10-02
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
ALL READY NOW FOR THE PERL
GORD-MoRTON WEDDING.
The Letter Girls on to Europe Again
and Perhaps to India-Wedding
Cards Out-Notex.

The marriage contract between Miss Hell
en- Morton and Count Bosom de Perigord,
a son of the Duke of Taneyrand- Perigord.
was signed in Paris yesterday morning in
a lawyers office in the presence of the
two families. The marriage will take place
next Saturday at St Mary's Roman Cath
Ollie Church, Chelsea, London. The Nor
tons went to London yesterday afternoon.
The witnesses of the marriage will be
Miss Morton's cousin, F. Grand d'Haute-
vile, and w. c. Eustis, third secretary OF
the United States embassy in London, for
Miss Morton, and Baron de Seilliere and
Count Louis de Perigord, for Count Bosom
de Perigord
Miss Letter and Miss Daisy Letter sailed
yesterday for England, where their mother
awaits them. Lady Curzon and her chill
dren have returned to India.
The engagement of Major John A Hull.
=, S. A, to Miss Greta Chase of Des
Moines, Iowa, is announced. Major Hull
is the son of Representative Hull. chair
man of the military committee, and Miss
Chase is prominent in Des Moines society.
Nr. and Mrs. David Wolfe Brown have
sent out cards for the marriage of their
daughter Mary Killingsworth Brown, to
Mr.. Arthur Bonamy LIE Patourel Mesny, at
the Church of the Covenant, Saturday,
October IL, at noon.
peny, jr., formerly Miss Grace McGrew of
this city, at her home in Columbus Ohio
has been sad shock to her own and the
wide circle of friends of her family in this
city. Her death following so closely on
cheering news received of her condition
after her illness began to be serious, a week
ago, made the blow doubly sad to her rela-
tives here. The deceased had splendid quail
tiles of mind and heart and a charming
personality, which had endeared her to all
her Ifar
husband and their only child, Miss Ethel
Monypeny, survive her. Mrs. Smith Mrs.
Wickersham and Mrs. Balloch, sisters Of
the deceased, are in Columbus to attend
the funeral.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. Curtiss Smithe have re-
turned to the city.
The engagement of Miss Ada B. Region
and Mr.. Lawrence A. Pearson is an
nounced.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Longley of Capitol
Hill have returned from their wedding tour.
DR.. Mary NJ. Cutler. a medical mission
ary in Seoul, Corea, will be the guest of
Mrs. Jas. e. Gilbert, 1903 r street, while
in the city.
A surprise party was given to Miss Kath-
ryne Lanahan at her residence, sol I'd
street southwest, by her parents and friends
Monday. The evening was delightfully."-
spent in games, vocal solos by Mr.. Ed
Hammerdinger, piano solos by the Misses
I>elIIe Lee anu Eiid nCDeIIHott fecitdtionS
by Mrs. Dement, and Mr.. John Ryan. Those
present were the Misses M and X. Lana
han, 8. and L. James, A. and E. McDer-
mott, M. Fitzgerald, NJ. McAuliffe A.
Sheppard, F. Davis, L. Ballenger and N.
Lee, Messrs. ]. Ryan, E. Hammerdinger,
A. Page, F. Thornette, ]. McDermott, J..
Noyes. G. Carrico, w. Macknight, w.
Parkes, ]. Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs. B. De-
ment and Mr. and Mrs. J. Ais.
The Butterfly Girls" will give their OPEN
ing dance at National Rifles Hall this
evening. Admission by card only.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Arnold of 227 A street
southeast will leave today for Syracuse
and Niagara Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Marlock announce
the coming marriage of their daughter,
Miss Charlotte Marlock, to Mr.. w. j. Les
ter Sis. The date of the marriage has not
been decided upon, but will occur in the
early winter.