Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-29


her Newport friends
Mrs. and the Misses Letter have left Bar
Harbor for their home on Lake Geneva.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman and
Miss Barbara Kaufman have gone to
Camp Percy, N. H., for the month of Sep
TENDER. Miss Kaufman will return from
there direct to Smith College.
The marriage Thursday September 1, of
Miss Mary Elizabeth Cults to Mr.. Benja-
min Ogle Tayloe of Westmo-eland Va, will
| unite two of Washngton's Oldest and his
toric families. Miss Cults is daughter Of
the late Col. James Madison Cults, dis
| tingushed lawyer and soldier and a great
grandniece of Dolly Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. R. Cleaves, after D.
visit at Old Orchard and Portland, Me-,
have Joined the formers parents. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Thos. P. Cleaves, at Bethlehem, in
the White Mountains. New Hampshire.
Mrs. Geo. Chambers is visiting her daugh-
ter Mrs. Charles English of Stoughton
street.
Mrs. William A. Roberts, Miss Lizzie
Warren and Mrs. ]. w. Watson of Lang
don have returned from a visit at Lewes
Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Page of Langdon are
Mrs. Alice -.lsop of Langdon has returned
from an extended visit at Beltsville, Md.
Miss Lille Reesch of this city is visiting
her cousin, Miss Ethel Watson of Langdon.
Miss Mary E. McCeney and Miss Ella
Warfield are at Breton Woods, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Willige have re-
turned to the city after a three weeks
stay at Bedford Springs, Pa, aud Mont
clair, N. J.
Miss Susie Harvey of Langdon Heights
Is visiting at the home of her uncle Col
Truman Cross, Prince Georges county Md
Mr.. w. II. Wetzel Mrs NJ c. Wetzel and
| family have gone to Virginia Beach While
| away they will also visit Fortress Monroe
Norfolk and Newport News.
Mr.. E. A. NJ. Lawson and family of Lang
don were at Chesapeake Beach during the
past week.
Mr.. Charles A. Mckinney and family of
1910 Corcoran street northwest are spend
| ing month in the Blue Ridge mountains
| OF Amherst county, Va, at the home of the
formers father.
Misses Edith and Hattie Grimes and Mr.
Frank Grimes of Langdon have returned
from two weeks sojourn at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. March of Langdon
have returned from Leonardtown. Md
where they have been recuperating for
| fifteen days.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. w. Rye left last Sunday
for trip to the Catskill mountains. They
Will remain away for an indefinite period
The Southeast Pleasure Club left yester-
day Tor Baltimore by water. After a short
stay viii return by same route The party
eohslsts OF WIN. w. Koch, president; Guy
NJ 4ost, George A. Cohill, Raymond Yost
| Eddie and Harold Trueman.
Thursday evening under the direction of
MI George E. Ruhl, masquerade dance
was given at "Runnymede," Round HILL
Va. The pavilion was beautifully decorated
with cedar boughs and wild flowers. After
a grand march the judges decided that the
| ladies' prizes should be awarded to Miss
| Schultz and Miss Lille May, representing
an Irish girl and Topsy, respectively. and
| that those entitled to receive the gentle
mems prizes were Mrs. Babcock as Hiram
and Master Gething Miller as an Indian.
| After the prizes had been awarded a COLA
| ton was spread on the lawn.
Miss Bette Suman has returned home
after a delightful visit to eastern Pennsyl-
vania, much improved in health.
Miss Clare Howard is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Ebenezer Learned, at Norwich, Conn,
| and has also been the guest of friends in
| New London.
Miss Olivia Howard is still at Narragan-
Sett Pier the guest of Mrs. Nevil M. Hop
kins, and goes later to Elberon, N. j..
Capt. and Mrs John H. Russell and their
daughter will spend September at the home
of Mr.. Russers parents, "Greystone,
Chairman. Pa.
Miss Eva Jeanette Boyer of Congress
| Heights, D. c., left Saturday for New York
| to Join Mrs Robert Cook and daughter
| Katherine. for stay of several weeks
| They will spend several days at Coney
| Island.
Miss Mary V. Frey and Mrs Margaret B.
| Gladman are at Linganore Hills, near Fred
| erick. Md.
The marriage of Miss Lillian S. Martin of
| this city to Charles r. Bowling of Rock
| ford Ohio was celebrated at the Burnett
| House. in that town. last Tuesday morning.
| Rev. w. w. Curl performed the ceremony
| in the presence Of few friends. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Bowling left the same afternoon for
| Parker City, Ind, where they will make
| their home.
Mrs. Helen R. Smith of Baltimore, widow
of j. Hartman Smith, formerly of this city,
| has sent out cards announcing the mar
| risge of her daughter, Helen Harman to
| DR.. Harry w. Keatley, United States ma
rine hospital service, Wednesday, August
| II. at Norfolk. Va. DR.. and Mrs. Keatley
| will be at home after September 20 at Cary
| Lane. Hampton, Va.
| JOnn Paul ArdeeSer, retired contractor
| and builder and one of the Oldest men,
bers of the Oldest Inhabitants Association
| of this city, celebrated his ninetieth birth
| day yesterday. During the reception,
| which lasted from o'clock until $40
o'clock last evening, several hundreds of
his friends called at his home, 123 New
| York avenue northwest, to extend their
| congratulations.
During the day. besides entertaining his
| guests, he attended church and took q
| long drive in the country. and at its close
| he said he did not feel too tired for COM
| fort The house was beautifully decorated
| with cut flowers sent by his many friends.
| Supper was served during the evening.
| Mr.. Ardeeser was born in Switzerland.
He came to Washington in 1910. and en-
| gagged in the business of a contractor and
| builder. and has remained here ever since.
About twenty years ago he retired from
| active business life. He has one son, Ed
| ward C. Ardeeser, and two grandchildren.
| He is the oldest member of st. Joseph's
| Beneficial Association, and one of the old
est members of st. Mary's Catholic Church.
| He built the old st. Marys Church, and
| was one of those who managed the erec-
| ton Of the present edifice.
| Captain and Mrs. C. w. Kerlin and Mrs