Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-21
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A LECTURER TO ENTERTAIN
GUESTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Debut of Miss Cummings Takes Place
Today-Recent Events-Per-
sonal Notes.

Mrs Roosevelt has invited a few guests
to hear private lecture by the Rev.
Charles Wagner at the White House to-
morrow evening.
A cable dispatch from London dated 10Th.
printed in a. Chicago paper yesterday, said:
Major Colin Campbell, Nancy Letters
fiance, sailed on the Philadelphia today.
Mrs. Letter and Nancy sailed on the Baltic
on Wednesday. The Letters friends in
London believe the wedding will occur In
December probably in Washington. Camp
bell is DESTROYS Of an early wedding in order
to return to his military duties in India.
While Major Campbell is not poor, and no
fortune hunter. still dot of the Letter
proportions will be acceptable.
The couple is deeply in love and have
been clandestinely engaged since the dur
bar. Campbell despaired of winning the
mothers consent to the engagement, but
succeeded when Mrs. Letter came to En-
gland to visit her daughter. Unlike Lord
Curzon, Major Can pbell Is popular in all
circles of Indian society.
Lady Curzon, who is now able to sit up,
was moved today from Walmer to High
Cliffe Castle, near BournemOuth. His
lordship and Miss Daisy Letter supervised
the removal When convalescent. her lady
ship goes to Monaco to visit Lady Ermyn-
trude Maet. His 1ordship sails for India ON
Thursday. The beautiful Lady Ulrica Dun
combe, recently married to Colonel Barring.
will act as hostess for Lord CurZon when
the viceroy opens his Calcutta palace
Miss Gwendolyn Cummings of Boston
will be the first debutante of the season,
the coming out party being this afternoon
at the home of her aunt Mrs. Herbert H.
d. Pierce.
At the marriage of Miss Eleanor B. De-
lano and Mr.. Robert Preston Shealey OF
Washington next Wednesday at Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore,
the bride will be attended by her cousin,
Miss Lillian Sherman of Washington, while
Mr. James Oscar Preston of Baltimore.
cousin of Mr. Shealey. will act as the best
man. The ushers will be Messrs. John
Sherman, jr.. William Mount Hannay, Carl
c. Mueller and Charles Griffith Hoffman.
all of this city. Owing to a recent family
bereavement no reception will follow the
ceremony.
Mr.. Eldridge Gilmore Jordan Of this city
will be best man for Mr.. Frank ]. Bald
win at his marriage Wednesday at the
Cathedral Baltimore, with Miss Elizabeth
but owing to family mourning no invita-
tons have been extended except to rela-
tives.
NeHeTdl ana MIS-. Sndlee, WHO are To at
tend the Army-Navy foot ball game at
Philadelphia next Saturday. will be given
large reception at the close of the game by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Este.
Mrs Joseph Abel is visiting relatives in
Pittsburg, Pa.
Miss Elizabeth Mansfield Walker, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs F. B. Walker of New
Haven, and David Currier, jr., Of WASH
ington, were married November 8, in the
ball room of the Pequot Club house. Pink
chrysanthemums and palms were used for
decoration The Rev. Frederick Lent OF the
First Baptist Church, New Haven, per-
formed the ceremony. The bride wore an
imported lace robe and tulle veil, fasten-
ed with a white aigrette. Her shower bou-
quet was of lilies of the valley The six
bridesmaids wore accordion pleated pink
point desprit, with satin trimmings, pink
hats with plumes and maline OF the same
color and carried pink chrysaHthemums.
The maid of honor, Miss Marguerite Mans
field Walker, wore an accordion pleated
white point de'esprit, with lace hat with
white plumes and white maline strings and
carried white chrysanthemums.
The best man was John Sherman of
Washington, and John Echert also of this
city, was among the ushers. After the cere-
mony a reception was held in the women's
parlor of the club. Mrs Walker, the brides
mother, wore a white French wolfe, trimmed
with rich lace, and carried an immense
bunch of violets. Mrs. Currier. the bride
groom > HlOlHeI, was SoWuco III q HohN-
some champagne crepe de chine.
Among. the 300 guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
David Currier of Washington.
wedding December of Miss Edith Clapp of
New York and Count Rene du Temple
Rougemont Of France. The bride Will De
attended by Mile des Portes. cousin OF the
bridegroom and Miss Spofford of New York,
who are to bear white dresses with touches
of blue. Mr.. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt will
be among the ushers and Mr.. des Portes OF
the French embassy will be witness for the
bridegroom, who is his relative
Col. James Biddle was best man at the
marriage last Wednesday at Elizabeth. n:
of Miss Olmsted and Mr. Archibald
Oracle ogden. The latter is related to the
President, through the Oracle family and
the bride received great box of roses from
the White House, with the Presidents COM
pliments.
Mr. and Mrs Wayne MacVeagh and Miss
NacVeagh. who spent the autumn at the
country place at Bryn Mawr, nave le'uiieu
to their Massachusetts, avenue home
Mrs Knox and Miss Helen Bird Johnson
were in New York last week for the morse
show.
Miss Sadie Potts Jones. daughter of Mrs:
Julia Jones of King George county, va, anu
Mr.. W. A. Spelman were married FRIDAY
George Rev f. c. Holiday performing the
ceremony. Only a few of the relatives and
friends of the couple were present. Mr.. and
Mrs Spelman will make their home in King
George county.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Tower and Miss Grace
Bogardus of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, are at the
Arlington Hotel, and well remain here
week or so. They frequently visit Washing
ton. sometimes coming here in their yacht.
DR.. Mary Margaret Armor, who leaves
town for San Francisco Wednesday next,
will be pleased to see her friends informally
tomorrow evening, from to 10, at her
home 1886 9th street northwest.
Miss Jessie E. Eliot has returned to her
home in this city after an absence of ten
months, spent in touring England and the
continent
Misses Anna Neill McLain and Ada Nc
Lain of Lumberton, N. c., are visiting Miss
Joe Beall at "a B street northeast.
Miss Ellen Hills of Des Moines, Iowa, ar
rived in Washington on Thursday, and will
spend the winter with her grandfather, Gen.
Cyrus Bussey, late assistant secretary of
the Interior at 1901 N street northwest,
Miss Hills graduated from Drake Univer-
sity, at Des Moines, in June and spent the
summer with her mother at st. Louis.