Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-22
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DEPARTURES FOR SUMNER TRAv-
ELS ARE NUMEROUS.
Lawn Party for the Home Of the Good
Shepherd-Recent Inequalities
Personal Notes.

panied by their sons. Blaine and Richard;
| their daughter. Miss Katherine, and Miss
Byrd, will sail next Tuesday from New
York on the Kaiser Wilhelm III for Ger
| many. where they will spend the summer.
All will return in the early fall except
Miss Elkins. who will remain abroad for
| a year at school.
| Mr.. Henry A. c. Taylor of New York,
whose daughter is now the Countess Cher
| ardesca, has announced his engagement to
Miss Josephine Johnson, daughter of the
! late H. A. Johnson of New York, who died
| few years ago leaving large fortune to
| his widow and daughters. The wedding
will be celebrated in Newport in a few
weeks. The couple will summer there.
| Gen. and Mrs. Gillespie gave a dinner last
night for Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Foster of
Buffalo, who are their guests. The others
| present were Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Roland
| Cotton Smith, Gen. and Mrs. Bates. Gen.
and Mrs. Merritt and Capt. and Mrs. War
| rem c. Beach.
| Brig. Gen. Louis Fl. Rucker and Mrs.
| Rucker the guests of Major and Mrs.
John s. Land, u. s. A, at their home,
| 5000 18th street
| Lieut. Charles Edward Hay. jr.. of Com
| pany d, oath United States Infantry. and
| Miss Jane Robey. daughter of Kilburn H.
| Robey, president of the National Bank Of
| Decatur were married last night at st.
| Johns Episcopal Church at Decatur, Ill.
| The bridegroom is son of Charles E. Hay
| of Springfield, ILL.,, and nephew OF Secre
tary of State Hay. Lieut.. and Mrs Hay
will go to Fort Harrison, Mon, where
Lieut.. Hay is stationed.
Mrs Wetmore wife Of Senator Wetmore,
and Miss Edith Wetmore are at Newport
at their villa, Chateau Sur-Mer," Belle
vue avenue.
The garden at the home of the Misses
Riggs was the scene of very attractive
fete yesterday for The benefit of the House
of the Good Shepherd, when part of the
grounds and wel-known matrons and
maids presided at booths arranged under
the fine old trees Mrs. John P. Story.
Nine. Perez and Mrs. Attwell were in
charge of tea table: Mrs. McKenna and
Mrs. White sold Ice cream; Mrs. Sands and
Mrs. Henry c. Perkins cake. and Mrs.
! James F. Barbour. assisted by her daugh-
ter Mrs. George c. Broome. had flower
booth. Mrs. Gielow and Miss Mckenna
told fortunes and Miss Marie Sands sold
| lemonade. The Misses Riggs, Sheridan,
Hume and Mattingly were busy assistants
| at the different tables. the patrons being
| numerous and representative OF the wide
| spread interest in the work OF the Sisters
of the Good Shepherd whose institution.
| with its ninety inmates. is dependent on
| charity for support.
Mrs. Arthur Bassett Sperry of Pittsburg
| Is guest for a few days of her parents.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. McCreery, on Capitol
! Hill.
The first secretary Of the Peruvian lega-
| ton, Mr.. Pezet, who will shortly leave for
| his country on a leave of absence, will be
accompanied by his wife and young son.
| The couple are so highly esteemed here
| that it will be pleasure to their large
circle of friends to know that they expect
| to return in November.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Henderson recently
entertained at Inner in honor of the Chi
| The others present were the Postmast
| General and Mrs Payne. Mr.. and Mrs. John
| W. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. William f. Cur
| tbs, Mrs. Miles, the assistant secretary of
! state, Mr.. LOOMS; Miss Wilson. Miss Berry.
| Miss Deering Col. Bddle and Mr. John B.
Henderson, jr.
| Mrs. Robert Lewis Ames of Chicago is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Durham
of 17OS 9th street northwest, and will be
pleased to see her friends.
Mrs Alantha Anderson of Jonesboro',
Ark is visiting Mr.. and Mrs l.. E. Ander-
son in Georgetown
Mrs John o. Evans and Miss Mary
Waite have gone abroad and will divide
+ the summer between the German spas.
Mrs Brownson, wife of superintendent
Willard H. Brownson of the Naval Acad-
envy, Annapolis, is entertaining Mrs Mary
E. Hitchcock widow of Commander Ros-
well Hitchcock