The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-15
the social curtain, only fourteen day:
from date.

the social curtain. only fourteen days
| from date.
Nine. Calderon, wife of the Peruvian
! Minister, gave a small dance Wednes-
day night at which the guest of hon
or was Miss Roosevelt. The invitations
have been limited strictly to the young,
| unmarried friends of the hostess de-
butante daughter. The fashionable
wedding of the week was that of Sem
ator Cockerell's daughter, Miss Marion,
to Mr.. Edison F. Gallaudet. For sew
eral years Miss Cockrell, as eldest
daughter of the senator from Missouri,
| has occupied the unique position of a
senatorial hostess. her mother having
died during ~her school days. She IS
tall and handsome blonde, with charm
| Ing manners and many accomplish
| ments. Mr.. Gallaudet, who is only a
few years his fiancees senior, is also
| tall and handsome. with dark hair and
| eyes. He is a son of DR.. and Mrs Ed
ward Gallaudet, of this city, formerly
| of Hartford, Conn, and. like Miss
Cockerell, a descendant of one of the
| Oldest pioneer families in America. The
groom elect is a young man of brilliant
prospects, worthy of his Huguenot and
Puritan ancestors. Since his gradua-
ton from Yale. in 1893 his career has
been continuous success. Of decided
literary tastes. as we'll as a famous
authority on all athletics and intercoI-
legiate sports, he has served as coach
on the winning crew at Yale. With
equal ease he took a degree of PHI d
at Johns Hopkins University at Balti-
more, and now holds a responsible DO
sition with the Cramps Shipbuilding
Company in Philadelphia.
Representative Robert w. Davis of
Florida, and Miss Helena l.. Heating of
tais city surprised their friends by be-
ing quietly married a few mornings ago,
at the parsonage of St. Stephens
Church. Immediately afterwards Rep
resentative and Mrs. Davis took the
Congressional Limited for New York.
from which honey-mooning vantage
ground they sent kilograms to their rel
atiVes and intimate friends, informing
them Of their marriage. Mrs. Davis Is
a most charming young woman. and
greatly beloved by a large circle of
friends. Mr.. Davis is serving his third
term in Congress, and was reelected
for fourth term last November.
Secretary of State Hay is now a
proud and happy grandfather. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney Of New
York-the latter formerly Miss Helen
Hay, eldest daughter of the Secretary
of State. whose marriage was recorded
in these columns just about a year ago
have g little daughter, not quite a
week old. That is why Mrs. Whitney
did not come to her fathers house for
the first Christmas family reunion aft
er her marriage, and Why Mrs Hay
has been spending all her time Of late
in New York city. The young people
are occupying the pa1atial residence of
Mr.. Whitney's brother-in-law Mr.. AL
meric Paget. No. II East Sixty-first
street, pending the completion of their
own house.
Mr. and Mrs. James w. Wadsworth.
Jr., the son-in-law and youngest daugh.
ter of the Secretary of State, have
gone to Florida for the rest of the win
ter and early spring. They will spend
the first six weeks at the Ponce de
Leon, st. Augustine. representatives
and Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont are at
Palm Beach, Fla.
Miss Rebecca Knox has gone South
for two-monthS' visit at New Or
leans and other points of interest. She
is accompanied by her aunt, Miss Knox.
of Pittsburg, and Miss Mohlet of New
York. The latter has been a guest of
of the Attorney General in this city.
Every pleasant afternoon, and some
rather unpleasant ones, too, Mr.. Knox,
his daughter and Miss Mohler, the two
young ladies in short skirts and stout
shoes, have been enjoying the prevail
ing fashion of long walks countryward.
Their best record so far has been seven
miles in an afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid's ball.
given the other night at their New
York home in honor of their daugh-
ter jeans debut. attracted a good many
notables from this city, including the
Russian Ambassador and Countess
Cassini, the Spanish minister Senior
Ojeda; the Portuguese minister Wis
count de'Alte Voisconde; Count and
Countess Quadt of the German en-
bassy, Baron Ritter and others
Among the many dinner-givers of the
week. the largest entertainers were
Senator and Mrs. Hanna. The table
was decorated with white and yellow
tulips, and the handsome hostess, her
abundant white hair en- pompadour.
wore a beautiful gown of pale yellow
satin, yelled with lace. Other promi-
nent dinner givers were Senator and
Mrs. Foraker, Senator and Mrs. Fair
banks. the Japanese Minister and Nine.
To 10 haF ~