Evening star., 1903-08-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
INVITATIONS OUT FOR THE PEI
FERSHoPKINs WEDDING.
Miss Young and Lieut.. Hannay Will
Soon Be Married-Personal
Notes.

Hopkins of Aurora. Ill. invitations to the
wedding Of their daughter. Miss Fannie
Hopkins and Mr.. David Johnston Peffers.
jr., Wednesday evening, September 9, in
the New England Congregational Church,
Aurora, Ill. A reception will follow at the
residence Of the brides parents, No. Al
North Lake street, Aurora.
Announcement was made today of the
engagement Of Miss Young, daughter of
Lieutenant General Young. and Lieut.. John
r. Hannay. second battalion adjutant of
the 22d Infantry. now stationed at Fort
Crook. Lieut.. Hannay's regiment has been
ordered to the Philippines. and for that
reason the wedding will occur early next
month.
Mrs. Alfred Benthall Briggs and daugh-
ter, Miss Alfrida Briggs, are summerng
at the Jordan White Sulphur Springs. Sum
day morning at Opequon Inn Mrs Briggs,
who has a voice of most sympathetic
'timbre," sang beautifully several hymns.
The date set for the wedding of Miss
Anna Rice Lawrence. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus N. Lawrence, and Randall
H. Hagner of Washington is October %,
and not November %
DR.. and Mrs. William Clarence Gwynn
Beall of Baltimore on his yacht. They will
visit Newport and witness the interna-
tional yacht races this week.
Senator and Mrs. Depew returned yester-
day from a three months stay in Europe.
accompanied by Mr.. Chauncey Depew, jr.
Part of their time on the continent was
spent at AiX-le-Bains for the benefit Of
Mrs. Depew, who has suffered considerably
from rheumatism. The treatment there
did not entirely eradicate the trouble.
Mr.. Elmer E. Clements and Miss Harriet
b. Simpson went to Baltimore yesterday
and were married by Rev. ]. Reuber, pas
tor of the Evangelical Emanuel Church.
Mr.. Clements Is a native of North Dakota
and has been clerk In the Navy Depart
ment for about year. The wedding was
surprise to their friends.
Miss Martha Hendrick, Miss Genevieve
Macdonald and Miss Bette Martin took
part In an impromptu hop at Narragan-
sett hotel last night.
Mr.. Gordon Mckay, who has been Ill for
nearly a year. has greatly improved. and
Yesterday entertained his Newport friends
at musicale, the first of a series he will
give If his health permits.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish will give a dinner
Of ninety covers Friday night, with dance
to follow.
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs will give dinner
to 200 guests next week at her Newpor.
home.
Mrs. B. o. White and son and Mrs r.
w. Talks and son have just returned from
Cedar Grove, Md, after pleasant visit.
Rev. and Mrs. Young Misses Mary and
Hattie Hayes Mrs. Moore Of Ballston Mrs.
Niedfeldt and her granddaughter, Elsie
Niedfeldt, Of this city, Rev. ]. e. Allender
md 70 plhy nf r1f
very pleasantly entertained at the residence
Of Mrs. A. H. Reed last Thursday evening.
A series of delightful river parties are
being given by Capt. and Mrs. Pendleton
Of the Washington navy yard to their
young friends.
Mrs. Hyacinth Lount is at Colonial
Beach. Va.
Mr. and Mrs J. s. Clark and Miss Bessie
Clark Of Louisville, KY are stopping at the
Raleigh.
Mrs. A. Dallas Tucker. Miss Minnie Gill
BERT Miss Laura Brooke. Miss Katie
Merkling, Miss Marie Brown and Miss
Ethel Tucker are at the Hotel New Eng
land. Atlantic City, N. j., until Septem-
ber l.
Misses Lillian Burch and Edith NJ Mckee,
with Mrs James w. Mckee, are at Noun
tain Lake Park, Md.
Mrs. U 8. Grant Hoover Mrs. John
Schaefer and Mrs. Ash Swigget left Sunday
for ten-day stay at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Irving D. Porter of 18th street north
west was the recipient of a delightful sur
prise party Thursday evening last, in honor
of his twenty-frst birthday. Cards and
music were enjoyed, Miss Mae Calhoun
rendered many f1ne piano selections while
dancing claimed the greater part. Of the
aft yuyhin oh fha fn11
paired to the supper room, where a dainty
repast was served. During supper Mr.. Por-
ter received. quite Unexpectedly, from his
parent a handsome gold watch and chain
ent were the Misses Mae Calhoun, Martina
Porter. Mae Gardiner. Mabel Beard, Ida
Harold. Ida Sanford. Elsie Norris, Lucie
Gardiner, j. Davidson and Messrs. Benja-
min Mondell, B. Graves, Chester Reiche.
Guy Angelo Aubrey Seitz, Frank Norris
Sigmund Boernstien, Mr.. Porter, l. NJ
Davidson.
The Misses Margaret Nowland, Louise
Williams and Dora Herbert have just re-
turned from an extended trip through
Canada, Niagara Falls. Buffalo. Rochester,
Geneva Watkins Glen and Philadelphia.
Mrs. s. c. Bolts and her daughter, Miss
Mollie, left today for Ocean City. Md.
DR.. and Mrs. J. L. Whiteside have re-
turned from vacation spent on the New |
England coast and at Atlantic City.
Miss Agnes P. g. Pollock has just re-
turned from a pleasant sojourn in the |
mountains of Virginia.
Master Give Nicholson, who, with his |
parents is spending the month Of August |
at FoxwelTs Point Md, celebrated hts |
eleventh birthday last Thursday evening !
by giving a party to the children of the |
hotel. A cake, decorated with eleven can |
dies. occupied the center Of the large table, |
and was afterward cut by the youthful |
host. After the refreshments were served |
the invited guests spent a charming even |
ing with music, marches and games. |
Among the guests from Washington were |
Miss Helen Breast, Masters Vernon and |
Woodson Houghton and Clarence Johnson |
Mrs. John A. Hopkins and Miss Louise |
Hopkins are at Ocean City for this month |
and September.
Miss Matterly Of this city who Is visiting |
Mrs. GOodloe Edgar in Detroit, was extern |
sively entertained last week. Besides small |
informal functions that were given each
day. Mrs. Edgar gave a dinner at the De-
troit Boat Club Tuesday evening, the guests