Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28
THE SOCIAL WORLD
The White House Grounds
and Their Beauty.
SOUTH PORCH PARTIES
BRIDAL EVENTS WILL BE NUMER-
GUS NEXT MONTH.
The Columbian Ball Last Night at
Rauscher's-Persona
Notes
SOUTH PORCH PARTIES

mdnsioH are beginning 10 take on their
usual summer beauty. and those who re-
turn from the White Lot. whether riding
or walking. have often chance to see
Mrs. Roosevelt and guests walking about
the grounds during the late afternoons.
The human interest is all a view of the
gardens requires and as all the members
of the Presidents household enjoy the open
air 1T is a pleasure frequently to be had by
passers-by. The south balcony gatherings
have also taken on unusual Importance
lately, as most of the callers are received
there. chairs and tables being comfortably
grouped and the lively times usually in
progress on the lower part Of the White
Lot put the necessary action into the pic
ture, that might otherwise seem too quiet
a scene. The President and Mrs Roose-
welt have also resumed their luncheon par
ties, feature that made the first weeks Of
their White House life memorable. 1t not
only serves to give honor to visitors, but
is a charming goodbye to the notables
about to leave for long summer vacations.
The Faramond-Langham wedding, with
all it's impressive solemnity and social i'm
portance, was the most prominent of the
nuptial events for months at the capital.
Everything was perfect as the sunshine
that glorified the day and gave hints OF the
coming summer. Just like ordinary NOR
tails, the newly married couple went off 10
Atlantic CITY TO SpenQ the interval DeiOTe
sailing for France.
The June weddings have more of home
flavor, but each will in turn delight scores
of friends of the happy couples.
At ST. PauPs Church. Washington Circle,
Wednesday evening, June 1. Miss Alice
Benton Bishop and Mr.. George Harry Davis
will be married by Rev. DIR. Harding as
sisted by Rev. Enoch M. Thompson. The
bridal party will consist Of Messrs. Ray
mond Acton and Samuel H. Davis ushers;
Mrs Isaac Gregg as matron of honor and
Mr.. Charlton Wistar Beesley as best man.
The bride will be escorted by her uncle,
Mr.. B. Wistar Beesley.
At Luther Place Church the same even
ing Miss Grace Elizabeth Butler and DR..
Henry Alexander Polkinhorn will be mar
ried by the father of the bride, Rev. ]. g.
Butler. The Phillips-Townsend and the
Gherardi-T aylor and the Fahnestock- Sheri-
dan weddings are on the list for Saturday.
June 4. The Delgado-Morris marriage
is on June g and the wedding of Miss
Amelia Francis Lieber and Mr.. Charles F.
Stearns is set for the last day of June.
The Columbian University ball last night
at Rauscher's was a beautiful affair, at
which President Needham and the faculty
looked on with pride and interest, Mrs.
Needham and the wives of nearly all the
directors of the university received the
guests and about 800 young people had
charming time, the cool weather adding
to all the other perfect conditions prevail
ing.
lie pdtTOleSSeSp ali Oh whom were pres
ent or represented by members of their
households, were: Mrs. Ashton. Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Berry. Mrs. Boardman, Mrs.
Lothrop Bradley, Mime. Alvarez Calderon,
Countess Marguerite Cassini. Mrs. William
S. Cowles, Mrs. oliver Cromwell, Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Cruger. Mrs. Dryden, Lady Du-
rand, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins. Mrs. Will
liam Phelps Emo, Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. For
aker, Mrs. Gillespie, Mrs. Chas. c. Glover,
Mrs. Edmund K. Goldsborough, Mrs. Hans
brough, Mrs. John Hay, Baroness Won Hen
gelmuller, Mrs. Hitchcock Mrs. Robert r.
Hit, Mrs. oliver Wendell Holmes, Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Gardiner G. Hub
bard, Miss Kibbey, Mrs. Bruce King. Mrs.
Arthur Lee, Mrs. Letter. Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs.
Lowndes. Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh, Mrs.
Henry May. Mrs. Frederick B. Mcclure,
Mrs Needham Mrs. Newcomb, Mrs. Rob-
ert w. Patterson Mrs. Pinchot, Mrs. Henry
Kirke Porter, Mrs. Charles w. Richardson,
Miss Riggs, Mrs George Maxwell Robson,
Mrs Kerfoot Shute, Miss Olive Rfsley
Seward. Mrs. Henry St George Tucker.
Mrs. Warder Mrs Walcott, Mrs. Thomas
F. Walsh and Mrs Edward D. White.
ox,H Mr.