Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-28
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
WITH THE WHITE HOUSE AGAIN
AS PRESIDENTS HOME,
OHcialdom is Waking Up From Mid
summer Rest-Per-
sonal Notes.

stay, but probably only during the absence
of the boys in ST. Louis. The White House,
with its extensive setting of green, the
smooth lawns and flowers IS rather an at
tractive city residence The colonial gar
dens and their old fashioned flower beds on
the south front are gay with bloom. but
on the whole the effect of the beds on the
front lawn, down near the street trees, is
far from satisfactory. Hollyhocks. sweet
williams etc. are delightfully."- old fash
Toned, and reminiscent of song and story.
but this year are not at their best and not
to be compared in the average mind at any
time with scarlet geraniums in the beds
and borders and the prim straight rows or
complicated patterns worked out with Vari-
colored foliage plants.
The cabinet families will be also some
what in evidence hereabouts during the
next three weeks Secretary Taft will be
here Monday, but his wife and family will
remain north. Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Will be
here also for while. Mrs. Morton VIII &C
company the Secretary here and both, with
the Attorney General, Speaker Cannon and
his daughter. will leave again August
on the Dolphin. for cruise in northern wa
tiers. The purpose of the trip Is an inspec-
ton tour of naval stations
Miss Mary Lamond is visiting Miss Elite
L. Thompem at Washington Grove, Md
Miss E. Louise Schnebel left Saturday
for Southampton. l.. l., accompanied by
Mrs. N. Ellis, Miss c. " Dorman, Mrs. n.
Arnold or Lancaster, Pa ana MIS- II. y.
Hitch Of Winnipeg. Canada.
Miss Edith Hall is a guest at Linganore
Hills, near Frederick City, Md.
Mrs. George E. Ruhl. with her two chli-
dren, Cathrine and Dorothy, has gone TO
Round Hill, Va, and will remain hve weeks
or more.
Little Mildred Miller entertained merry
party of young folks at her home, 342l n
her ninth birthday. The evening was spent
in music and games, after which the chill
dren were ushered into the dining room'
where refreshments were served me Ia
BILE was beautifully ornamented with now
ers and the birthday cake was surrounded
by nine candles. Among those present
were: Marie Davis, Cloey ONeai, Helen
Hulse, Dorothy Hoffman, Cecilia Lynch,
Nav smith. Ethel Friel Nellie Ball. Mary
Glen Phillips, Mervin and Louise Haneke'
Margaret Mcintyre. Bernadetta leHlls SUI,
Regina Harding, Mildred Miller FRANK
smith Reyell and Wymar Miller. Albert
Hulse' Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Smith, MRS:
Mcmahon. Miss Amy Harding and MI. ana
Mrs. Theodore Miller.
nrs w " Cox and her sons, Emery and
Theodore. and her daughter, Hazel are
spending July in the New Hampshire iiio""-
tainS
Miss Emery of I street is at Lynn, Mass.
Nv nd
danpbter accompanied by their niece, MISS
Macy LYONS are spending a lie" "eehS
in the Blue Ridge mountains.
NJ and Mrs. S. c. Heald have closed
+ba;r country place, Glen Mead Tor a le"
weeks and with Mrs. Thomas Hoaseh'
have gone to Atlantic CITY
Mrs. Mary A. Oden leaves the city today
to spend the balance of the summer at At
lantic City and Cape May
Mrs Cuno H. Rudolph is at Battle Creek
Mich.
Mr. Harry c. Knapp and daughter Marie
have gone for a trip TO Boston by sea
Mrs. J. T MrCausland and daughter
Grace who have been at Runnymeoe'
Round Hill. Va. since July IL, will remain
there until September l.
Mrs NJ L. Gottwals and sister, Miss Hat
tie Sutton, are spending a couple OF months
with their parents in Ontario, Canada, and
on their return will visit Niagara faiiS ana
Buffalo.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank f. Gass and their
son Wilbur have gone to Blue Ridge sum
NIT, Pa.
Miss Nav G. Smith left Friday for At
lantic City and will be away during Au-
gust She was accompanied by her mother
and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Kaufman of BIS NJ
street, Georgetown, have their guest
Miss Bertha Kaufman of Logansport, Ind,
and will be pleased to their friends
Sunday evening, July 81.
The Ivy Leaf Social Club was entertained
al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H r. Dooley.
121 9Th street southeast, last evening. The
evening was spent in playing games. and
piano and graphophone selections were rem
dered by Miss Scales and Mr.. Watson. Re
freshments were served. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Dooley Mr.. and
Mrs. James, Mr.. and Mrs CARRIER Mr.. and
Mrs. Watson, Mr. Foote. Mrs. Galbreath,
Mrs. Fuhner, the Misses Lillian Scales,
Mamie Dooley, Laura Dooley, Edith Doc
ley Gertrude Wohl. Effie Fogle, Theresa
Koontz. Lula Koontz, Sadie Nalley, Belle
White and Louise Gallihere, and Messrs
Elmer Newcomer, Ben. Newcomer, Burt
Galbreath, VIII Galbreath. Clay Dooley.
Homer Dooley, Sam Fogle, viii Fogle
Chas. Woods, Matthew Malldon. John Fries
John McLarney and William Palmer
Colonel and Mrs. Cromwell have leased
1908 New Hampshire avenue spacious
house which has been untenanted for some
time 1t has something of the colonial
style within and without, and is in a
neighborhood where many of the most ac-
tive of the host of hostesses of each winter
reside. Mrs. Bromwell, with her interest
ing young family is summering with Mrs
Matthew Scott and her mother at the lat
ter's place, near Bloomington, ILL.,
Miss Anna NJ. Harbaugh of Waynesboro
and DIR. George w Middlekauff of Letters
burg were married yesterday yesterday In
st. Pauls Reformed Church. Waynesboro
by Rev. E. o. Keen, the pastor A recep-
ton followed at the home of the groom's
father, Mr.. Fl. D. Middlekauff at Letters
burg. DIR. Middlekauff, who is a graduate
of Franklin and Marshall College and
Johns Hopkins University. holds posi-
ton in the national bureau of standards
at Washington and the government has
sent him to do electrical testing for the
jury of awards at the st. Louis exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Middlekauff will leave An
gust l for st. Louis
Master Norman Stinchcomb of Fort
Washington is visiting Master Charleton
Ingram at his home on Capitol Hill.
MIR. and Mrs. Edwin H. Snyder and chill
dren are at the Aurora House, Aurora. w.
Va, for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. Parker H. Sweet, third, and Miss
Agnes A. Fellows were married at the res
fdence of the brides sister, Mrs. Chas w
Wickes, at New Market Va, last evening
After a short trip the couple will take up
their residence at 500 9th street northwest
in this city.