Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERNING
WELL-KNoWN PEOPLE
New Home Of the Secretary Of State
Travel Plans Per-
sonal Notes.

Mrs Root. wife of the Secretary of State.
who was here on the 18th OF August and
made a quiet inspection of available houses,
decided to take Representative Bourke
Cockran's residence on 10th street, which
no one supposed was in the market at all.
1t is a commodlous and comfortable man
sion, and was originally built Jy Mr.. Robe
son when he was Secretary of the Navy.
Before he returned to it for the second time
last year Representative Cochran changed
it into an English basement house and COM
pletely renovated the interior. He enter
tanned there considerably last winter and
gave one large dance for Miss Cameron,
who. with her mother, were members OF
his house party. Mrs. Root and her family
have been at their country place all sum-
mer. and the Secretary is just now return
ing from Labrador. making the sea trip as
far north the steamer went. The family
is likely to be among the earliest or the
official coterie TO return.
Miss Lillian E. Walker has returned from
Atlantic City and is now visiting Miss Isa-
bell Fisher of Bound Brook, n. ].
At Gaithersburg Wednesday, August 30.
Mr.. Edwin b. Austin of Maysville, Ky, and
Miss Susie b. Carlisle, formerly of Gath
ersbrrg, were quietly married. Rev. DIR.
Parrish offfciatcd. Only the immediate
friends of the couple were present. After
October ! Mr. and Mrs. Austin will be at
home to their friends at 1896 Harvard street
mort Invest.
A dance was given Tuesday evening. Au-
gust %, by Miss Mary Thomas Miller and
Miss Laura Field Sadler. The hall was
beautifully decorated. the prevailing color
scheme beng red The young ladies were
assisted in receiving by Mrs T. \. John
stone. Among those present Were: Misses
Mary Thomas Miller. Laura Field Sadler
Emma and Mary Sadlcr. Mae and Frances
",,1rs tI.tI
ley. Mary. George and Jennie Berry, Helen
Harrison. Bessie Kennedy. Katheryne Gam
brill M$ra Waters. Miss Kelly. Mrs. Geo.
Waters. Mr.. and MIS-. Feawick Mrs. john
stone, Mrs Cronmii!er of Laurel. Miss
Louise Berry Of CroOme. Miss Blanche
Hyatt of 2Ii;chciv.Uc Miss Harris of Balti-
more and Miss Poo,c Of Washington:
Messrs. Ogle Marbury. John Mattingly,
Archie Mattingly. John Cronmiiler, Robert
Williams, Richard Wailack, Harvey Stan
ley, Ralph Hutchins, Robert Sadlcr of Lau-
rel, Henry Fleming, James Weir, Hugh
Philbin, Philip Wall. Wilson Jenkins,
and Irving Hess of Baltimore. James Bailey
and Fillmore Warder of Washington, Pres
ton Peach Of Mitcheliville and Webb Crit
| fifth of Upper Marlboro
The marriage of Miss Anna c. McGrath
OF AnaCostia and MIR. Joseph II. Taggart
of this city occurred Wednesday morning
at 100 o'clock in ST. Teresa's Church.
Washington and Fillmore streets, Anacos-
tia Rev NJ p. Egan the assistant pastor.
officiated. assisted by Rev. Charles NJ.
Bart. the pastor of the church. The cere-
mony. which was quiet one, was witness
eG by but few relatives ana intimate
friends of the young couple. The bride was
attired in a dress Of pineapple, cloth,
brought from the Philippines. and made
over white taffeta. She wore handsome
picture hat. She was attended by Miss
Nellie V. McGrath. her sister. whose dress
was of white dotted swiss blue taft
She a hlnR hat Mr. Charles
w. Suit of the Government Hospital was
the best man. Following the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Taggart were driven TO the home
OF the bride. 4}0 Jackson street, Anacos.la,
where in the evening from till 10 o'clock
reception took place. The parlors We're
prettily decorated with palms and ferns,
and there was an exhibition of the numer-
Gus presents received by the couple. Among
those present were Mrs NJ. ]. McGrath.
Mr.. A. ]. McGrath, Mr.. Maurice McGrath,
Miss Nellie V. McGrath Mr.. Gerald Nc
Grath, Mr.. Francis McGrath. Rev. NJ. Z.
Egan. Miss Emily l.. Martin. Mr. and Mrs.
Kann, Mr.. and Mrs. Morton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradley, Mrs. H. r. Knott, Mrs. Margaret
Soper, Miss Mary Soper, Mrs NJ: l.. Ihorne'
Miss N Thorne. Miss r. Curtiss, Mrs. c.
l.. Somerset Mr.. j. b. Reed, Mrs. Reed,
Miss A. Burch. Mrs. c. Lacoppian. Mr.. NJ.
Johnson, Mr.. E. Johnson, Mrs. c. Gillian,
Mr.. NJ Crane, Mr.. L. Goddard, Miss M.
Leitch of New York and Mr.. Charles w.
Suit Mr. and Mrs Taggart will make
their home at No. 430 Jackson street, Ana
costa.
A picnic party of twenty-seven went from
Washington to BluemOnt, Va. on Sunday,
August -. The party included Mr.. and
Mrs ]. ]. Caylor. Mr.. and Mrs. Garner,
Mrs Craven and grandson, Harry Wells,
Mr. and Mrs Benjamin Hummer, Mr. and
Mrs James Boarman, Miss Pearl Wiley,
Miss Attic Pearson and Miss Ruth and
Miss Mary Dennison of Vienna, Va; MISS
Annie Hummer, Miss a. f Madison, Miss
Cecil Caylor. Miss Mary Jenkins, Miss Ella
Hummer and Messrs. Harry Hummer, Rob-
ert Thompson, William Scott, Ruben Hum