Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-09
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
INVITATIONS OUT FOR THE SIMS
HITCHCOCK MARRIAGE.
Engagement Of Younger Daughter Of
Justice and Mrs. McKenna-
Weddings-Personals.

The cards for the marriage CT Miss Anne
Hitchcock and Lieut. Commander William
Gins, U. 8. N. are being sent out. The
ceremony will be at st. Johns Church. No
vember n. at noon. and will be followed by
q breakfast for the bridal party and rela-
tivcs at the home of the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock. Lieut.. Com
mander Mark l.. Bristol, u. s. N, will be
best man and the following will serve as
ushers: Brig. Gen. Henry G. Sharp. U. 8.
A; Commander Cameron MGR Winslow,
U. g. N: Lieut.. Commander Reginald r.
Belknap, U. 8. N; Lieut.. Commander Will
liam *. Harrison, U. 8. N: Lieut. Joseph
w. Graeme, u 8 NJ; Lieut.. Ridley Nc
Lean. Z. s. N; Capt. John r. NJ. Taylor,
U. s. A.. Capt. William Lassiter, u. S. A.
Miss Margaret Hitchcock will be her sis
ter's only attendant.
Miss Roosevelt left yesterday for an alb
sence Of ten days or two weeks She is
now visiting her aunt, Mrs. Douglas Robin
son, jr., in New York. and later will visit
Mrs. Mills at Staatsburg, n. Y. Tuesday
next she will be present at the ball aboard
the English flagship Drake, when Prince
Louis of Battenberg will be the host.
Lieutenant General and Mrs ChaTee and
Miss Chaffee have gone to New York to
be the guests at Governors Island of Gen
and Mrs. Grant and to participate in their
hOSpltaNtleS 1Or Prince Louis.
A second engagement to announce within
few days is an unusual happening In any
family, but Associate Justice and Mrs. Nc
Kenna had that pleasant duty yesterday.
when they made 1t known that their young
est daughter, Hildegarde, and Mr. John
Leggett Pultz of New York were betrothed.
Mr. Pultz and the vivacious and pretty girl
who will soon be his wife met last summer
at Narragansett Pier, where the McKennas
spent the heated term. and the news of their
engagement was almost simultaneous with
the return this fall of the bride-elect to the
capital The latter, like her two elder sis
tiers. educated at the Georgetown Acad-
envy of the Visitation. and has numerous ac-
oomplishments. The marriage of Miss Marie
McKenna to Mr.. Davenport Brown of Bos
ton will take place first, and that of Miss
Hildegarde Mckenna and Mr.. Pultz one
month later. Both will necessarily be small
events as they will take place at the family
residence. Both bridegrOoms-elect are civil
engineers by profession, although In each
instance demands of extensive private af-
fairs engross their attention, and both are
Harvard graduates Of 1901.
The Ladies Of the Union Veteran Legion
have issued invitations for an informal re-
ception to meet their national president,
Mrs. Sarah E. Pittman, Friday evening.
November 10, at the Pythian Temple, from
s to IL.
Miss Daisy Woods Gibbs and Mr.. Charles
Edward koss were married last night at the
Church of the Advent by Rev. Edward
Marshall Mott. The bride escorted by
her uncle Mr.. Richard L. Gibbs of New
York, and attended by her sister, Miss
Gertrude Gibbs, maid of honor, and her
cousin Miss Marguerite Cradell and Miss
Virginia Espey bridesmaids. Mr.. Fla
velle Koss, brother of the bridegroom, was
best man. The usherS were Mr. Warren 8.
Orion and Mr.. Thomas Stretton. A small
reception followed before the departure of
the couple for a stay of several weeks in
Atlantic City.
The Wild Rose Club held its first dance
Of the season at Carroll Institute on Mon
day evening When the last notes of
Home, Sweet Home" died away there
were many regrets. The committee con-
sisted of Misses BERTHE Packet. Margaret
Burgess Della Trip, Maude Thompson,
Rosie Elliott, Naomi Philips, Lena Ryan,
Margaret Murphy and Ada Martin.
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs John NJ. Ell
ncott have returned to the city and have
reopened their house, 1929 Rhode Island
avenue, for the winter. Mrs. Elicott will
be at home the first and third Tuesdays IN
January and February.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel NJ. Mulloy have
sent out cards for the marriage of their
daughter Blanche to Mr.. Charles Edward
Walker Wednesday evening, November ~,
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