Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-30
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. ROOSEVELT HAS GONE
CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER.
The Surgeon General Entertains for
Young Doctors-Mrs. Miles
Illness-Personals.

Mrs Roosevelt and her children are TAX
ing their cruise on the Presidents yacht,
the Mayfower, this week. They babe
! goodbye last night to the President,
| who leaves on his western trip Wednes-
| day morning. and then boarded the May
| flower, which has been lying at the Navy
Yard here for some days. The vessel has
been entirely remodeled recently and is in
| fine condition. Mrs. Roosevelt expects to
| be absent about a week. II the weather
is good the vessel will go out into the open
sea, the first stop being made at Port
Royal, s. c. If the weather conditions
| prove unfavorable the Mayfower will
cruise In Chesapeake bay. The start from
| the navy yard was made about o'clock
! this morning.
The surgeon general of the navy and
Mrs. Rtxey gave reception Saturday
| met the student officers of the Medical
School. The host and hostess were assist
ed by Mrs English, mother of the latter;
Miss Taunt, Mrs; Russell smith ana MIS- a
Grated with spring flowers and dainty
collation. was served.
Mrs Miles, wife of General Miles, suf-
fered from an attack of heart failure Sat
urday while out walking with her son.
| Sherman Miles. cadet at West Point
days General Miles was in New York at
| the time but returned to West Point yes
| terday morning and found his wife much
improved Mrs. Reber, daughter of Gen.
| eral and Mrs Miles. who is at her parents
| home here says she expects them to re-
| turn today as they had planned to do.
She has not received any alarming news
| of her mothers condition.
Rev. Dr. William L. McEwan, pastor Of
| the Third Presbyterian Church, Pittsburg,
%l,o fHofo f{,cy oiY,fC a
rage of Miss Alice Thaw and the Earl OF
Yarmouth April 81, but the ceremony will
| take place at Calvary Episcopal church
| because Of the unfinished condition of the
former, now undergoing repairs. The Mar
quis of Hartford and Lady HEREFORD, par
ents Of the earl, are expected at Lynd-
hurst" the Thaw home, about April e. and
will be the guests of Mrs. Thaw until after
the wedding. Mrs. and Miss Thaw are ex-
pected in Pittsburg today. Their home Is
being refurbished throughout for the we'd
ding festivities.
to their home here to spend the rest of the
spring.
At the marriage Of Miss Clarissa Hal
stead and Mr.. George Dana April 10 at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Murat Halstead. in
Cincinnati, Mrs. Arthur Stern, sister of:
the bride, will be matron of honor. Mr.
and Mrs Albert Halstead and Mr.. and Mrs.
attend the wedding.
M. Leopold Mabrilleau will deliver an
address in French at the Columbian Uni
versity Wednesday afternoon, April 1. Mr..
Mabrilleau will be a guest at the French
embassy during his visit here.
Miss Kitchener of this city will be among
the bridesmaids April 10 in Cleveland for
her friend, Miss Mildred Hickman, whose
marriage to Mr.. Judson Hooker Bailey Of
Pittsburg is to be a fashionable spring
event
The Italian ambassador and Nine. Mayor
des Planches and the British ambassador
and Lady Herbert gave dinners Saturday
night. The latter couple entertained for
their English guests, Lord and Lady Rad
nor.
tional wedding OF Saturday last. when Miss
Ellen Nixon VAIN became the bride of
Baron Jacques de Meyrounet de Saint Marc
of Mortefontaine, else, France. The happy
bridegroom is devoted to yachting, hunting
and polo, and belongs to a noted French
family He is the eldest son and will in
herit the historical chateau Of st. Marc and
its 1900 acres, as well as another chateau.
His brides family is equally distinguished
in this country, as her ancestors were
landed proprietors in William PENIS day.
The couple sail Thursday for France.
Cardinal Gibbons will officiate at the mar
riage of Miss Theodosia Cook Martin and
Mr.. Francis ]. NJ Grace of New York Sat
urday afternoon, April %, at the residence
or the brides grandmother, Mrs. D. d. Col
ton. Miss Katherine Martin will be maid of
honor, and Miss Margery Cotton, Miss Anita
Poor and Miss Annie Washington, brides
maids.
Miss Carlisle is in Pittsburg visiting her
aunt, Mrs. A. P. Burgwin whose infant
daughter was recently christened by Bishop
hoh tho Of
Mildred Carlisle, after her mother and hav-
ing been also borne by her grandmother
and great-grandmother. An informal re-
ception was held by the baby's parents
after the church ceremony.
At the parsonage Of the Sixth Presby-
terrain Church Mr.. Guy Clifford Harris and
Miss Alice Louise eros, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Eugene eros. were married by
Rev. D.. N. Skellinger. The bride was at
tended by her sister, Miss Eugenia Marie
eros, and the groom by his brother, Walter
H. Harris. An informal reception followed
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Harris
on 9th street.
Those present were Mr.. r. c. Harris Mrs.
Lizzie Price, Mrs. Ralph Harris and son
Robert, Mrs. Harry Allen and children, W.
s. Harris, Mrs. Eugene Gros Miss Eugenia
eros, Miss Edith Harris, Mrs A. NJ Bowen
and Reha Harris, all of this city; Mr. and
Mrs. John e. Ogden and children and Mrs
Samuel Frank Of New York. Mr. and Mrs.
John r. Bowen and Burdett Rumsey of
Washington.
Mrs. Margaret H. Peck has issued invita-
tions for the marriage of her daughter Eva
Dell. to Mr.. Benjamin Macher Meeks The
ceremony will take place o'clock Wednes-
day evening, April 8. at McKendree M. e.
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. B. Boyd entertained
at their home on Capitol Hill, March 28. in
honor Of their daughter, Miss Edna's sew
enteenth birthday. Music, games and dane
ing were indulged in until late hour, after
which refreshments were served in the
decorated dining ROOM Among those present
were: The Misses Rose Nicklson. Goodin,
Premier, May and Kate Tenly. Lille Doug
| lass. Mamie Douglass. Lille Eachelberger.
Kate Borough. Jennie Carter, Guss Walker,
Maud Kelly, Laura Gooss, Kate and Susie
Heuter. ]. I. McWilliamson, Alice Caywood.
Margaret Barron. Ada Osburn, Panlove and
Lille Neacher and Messrs Robert and Clint
Brown. Burnard Hayes, E. G. Morane, Ray
mond Hayes. Fred Ganzhorn. Charles E.
Taylor. Samuel Fry. Grove Monkey, Irving
Mitchell. Alfred RedmiH. Earnest Mitchell,
Lewis Necher. Otta Kuel, William Goss,
William Hammond, George Cohill, James
Thompson. Charles Bsriner. Hutch Whitney,