Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SEVERAL WEDDINGS SCHEDULED
FOR THIS WEEK.
The Sunday Night Dinners at the Rus
sian Embassy Resumed for the
Season-Personal Notes.

The Sunday night dinners given by Count
Cassini, the Russian ambassador. and
Countess Cassini, which have long been
prominent feature of social life at the en-
bassy, have been resumed, the guests last
night including the Belgian minister and
Baroness Moncheur, Count di Cellere,
charge d'affaires Of the Italian embassy.
and Countess di Cellere: Miss Langham
Miss Boardman, Signor Borghetti of the
Italian embassy, Viscount de Chambrun of
the French embassy, Mr.. Stanislas Gu
towski Of the Russian embassy and Baron
Schlippenbach, consul for Russia to Chi
cago, who is a guest of the embassy for
several days.
DR.. w. w. Keen of Philadelphia, Mr..
Charles d. Walcott, Mr. f. III. Newell.
Surg. Gen. O'Reilly, U. s. A; Admiral
RiNey, surgeon general of the navy; DR..
Robert Fletcher DIR. u. 4. Sewers and DR..
Charles W. Richardson were the guests at
q dinner given by Gen. G.. NJ. Sternberg at
his residence. 2144 California avenue, Sat
urday evening in honor of Prof William
Osler Of the Johns Hopkins University.
The debut of Miss Shaw. daughter of the
Secretary of the Treasury. which was an
nounced for next month, has been indeh-
Illlety postponed Oh lcctuHt Ol Ite uedtu
of D. w. Shaw, brother of Secretary
Shaw, at Manila. Iowa. Secretary and
Mrs. Shaw left the city Saturday for Iowa
to attend the funeral. They will return
early this week.
Senator and Mrs Hanna have been joined
at the Arlington by their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and 1ars. Joseph Medill Nc
Cormick.
Representative w. C.Lovering Of Massa-
chusetts with his daughter, Miss Lowering.
is at the Arlington for the winter, having
given up his homo on Massachusetts
avenue.
Miss Ida Blackstone Riley of this city
and Mr.. Andrew Mckinney of New York
Will be married tomorrow at noon at ST.
Thomas Church After the ceremony a
wedding breakfast will be served at the
home of the brides mother, on Iowa circle.
Miss Riley will be attended by Miss Almira
McNeeley of Philadelphia, Miss Marie Gar
nett and Miss Edith Benham of this city.
Miss Lee of Alexandria and Miss Bolton or
Charlottesville. The best man Will be MI
Henry Mckinney, brother of the bride
groom. The ushers will be Mr.. Floyd Clark,
Mr. Henry P. Borden, Mr.. John s. James,
Mr.. E. B. Hart and Mr. II. E. Gerber.
A luncheon of twenty covers will be given
next Thursday by Mrs. Thomas G. Town
send. which Will be the occasion Of the
debut of her daughter, Miss Annelle Town
send.
Mr.. John p. Buckley and Miss Eva Ma
gruder, both of this city, were married in
Baltimore last Wednesday. the 25th. Rev.
Mr. Powell of Grace Church officiated at
the ceremony.
Mrs Dorsey n. Mcpherson and Mrs.
Wendell NJ. Whiting will be at home Tues
day from TO g.
Mr.. Andrew C. Rawlings of the patent Of
fee who has been i'll recently, has left for
Southern Pines, y. c., for the benefit of his
health.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew c. Shannon have
invitations out for the marriage of their
daughter, Helen Gertrude, and Mr.. Harry
Scott Bradley, for December ID at noon, at
the Church of the Covenant. An informal
reception will follow at the home of the
bride, to which only the wedding party and
relatives of the family will be invited
The marriage of Miss Edna Gusdorf,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Gusdorf, to Mr..
Henry J. Breslau of this city took place at
II noon yesterday at Freund's Hall. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. DR.. l..
Stern, brother-in-law OF the bride. The oc-
casion was also eventful by reason of the
celebration of the seventy-Secend birthday
of the father of the bride, At the cenclu-
sion of the ceremony a wedding banquet
was served, after which the young couple
left for a northern tour. The brides only
attendant was her sister. Miss Hanna Gus
dorf The ushers were Messrs. B. Breslau,
NJ oppenhemer, D. B. Gusdorf and A. B.
Gusdorf.
Mrs. Howard Fisk will not be at homo
Tuesdays during December
The next Wimodaughsis "at home will
occur Wednesday, December ., from 3 to
o'clock at 1903 New York avenue. with Mrs
William Tindall as hostess, assisted by Mrs
Harriet A. MacConnen ana Mrs G. II.
Croker.
Miss verna Veazey of Pratt, w. Va. is
the guest of Miss Nell Nolan of 1915 21st
street northwest.
Can't. Roy B. Harper. Sd United States
Cavalry, formerly aid to Maj Gen. Chaffeo,
serving with him in Cuba, China, the Phil
ippines and the Department of the East, Is
visiting Gen. and Mrs. Chaffee at The High
lands.
Miss Chaffee, who spent the Thanksgiving
HOLIDAYS with Gen. and Mrs. Chaffee, will
return on Wednesday to school at Pelham
Manor. New York.
An enjoyable surprise party was given
in honor of Miss Ida Ries of 1925 9TH street
Thanksgiving evening. Those who were
present were Mrs. Charles Ries and Misses
*. Young, L. Groot, N. Rapee, M. Lamph,
G. Offutt, A. Sullivan, p. Coates. A. Stell-
fox. B. scaggs, NJ Joachim and A. Baker,
and Messrs. l. Scaggs E. Harmon, DIR.
William Pippin. c. Coates, II. Rapee. c.
Griffith, E. Boyer. w. RieS, G. Fl. RieS, II.
Leese, j. Gates, d. E. Mitchell and C. r.
BurhanS.
Mr. and Mrs g. N Mallory celebrated
the first anniversary Of their marriage at
their home 140S p street northwest, last
evening by giving g. Sunday night dinner.
Among their guests were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. McNiell, Mr.. Milton Banks of Asbury
Park, Mrs. Clifton Banks, Mr.. David Smith
of Indianapolis, Mr.. ]. W. Darlington, Mrs.
Miss Tl1cj1a an