The Washington times., 1905-12-04

Justice ana MrS. Harlan announce IuG
engagement OF their granddaughter.
Miss Edith Harlan Child. TO Erastus
Corning. OF Albany. y. !. Miss CHILD
has spent most Of her time for the
past few years IN Washington, endear-
ing herself TO everyone with whom she
has come in contact.
Miss Marjorie AIerriweather Post was
married TO Edward =. Close at Grace
Church. New York. at noon yesterday.
Miss Post is the only daughter OF c.
Va Post. and Is IN her nineteenth year.
She has travelled withNher father all over
the world. and IS known in London So
ciety as well as New York. her picture
having recently appeared IN the London
Sketch. as one of the most beautiful
and greatest of American heiresses.
The past summer she spent at the sum
mer home at Greenwich. Conn.
The bride was educated in this city.
In her sixteenth year Mr.. Post made
his daughter absolutely Independent. by
giving her fortune of S2.CCe,O00 and he
has trained her carefully in the man
agement OF her property.
Mr.. Close was graduated al Columbia
College. and is q member Of the New
York bar. Previous to the. honeymoon
\
visit the grandparents Of the bride
in Texas. returning TO Battle Creek.
Mich. 20 attend the annual New Year
Eve dinner given by Mr.. Post TO his
employees. some 600 in number: then back
to New York. sailing for italy and
Egypt. accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Post.
On returning 10 America, Mr.. and Mrs
Close will make their home in Wash
ington. spending a portion of the time
in New York and at the summer home
in Greenwich
Baron Gevers, for many years the
Netherlands minister in Washington. has
been promoted from his post in Rome
10 that at Berlin.
Former Governor John d1ee Carroll of
Maryland has leased the Sands house
for the winter and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Robbins Will come later 10 stay
a while with them
The retiring Minister from Cuba and
Mrs. Squiers have left Cuba for New
York. Edwin Morgan. who succeeds
Mr.. Squiers minister. is one OF the
most promising young diplomats In the
local corps. and is exceedingly popular
socially.
Mrs. Benjamin T. Warder and her
daughter Miss Elizabeth Warder who
have just returned from a year abroad.
entertained a dinner company Saturday
night at their home in X street The
guests Included the Austrian Ambassaa \
dor and Nine Won Hengelmuler, Mr
son. Air. and Mrs John Bolt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward ThOrOn ReDresent tative
BOurke Cochran. Miss GWynne. Mr.
Smalley the Nicomte de Chambrun. Of
the trench embassy, and Mr.. Board
man
Senator and Mrs. Overman. Of North
carolina, viii occupy apartments At
the Cochran this season.
Mr.. and Mrs r J. Walsh. whose we'd
dlnB short time ago interested their
friends here have returned from tueir
honeymoon and are at the Grafton
Mrs. Joseph Clark Hoppin will give
a musicale today.
Mr. ana Mrs. James Hartman have
opened their house ia Connecticut avenue
and viii make Washington their perma-
Eent home.
An enjoyable violin and piano recital
Dy pupils OF William j. Oates was given
Friday evening last at the home Of Mr..
h
east The program was opened and
closed Dy the violin class, consisting or
y. NeDSIeT, w. Duncan. NJ Davis, W
MINIS, and +. Mccarthy Piano solos
were given by Misses r. Smith, NJ
Mccarthy. NJ Smith. L Eliason. NJ
Benzler r Eliason. ana r. Livingston
Messrs. l.. Thomas and ". Slye. Violin
solos by E Webster and W. NIInnis
Piano duet by Misses r. and J. Living
ston- Bountiful refreshments were
served.
Miss Sylvia Stern. Of PHILADELPHIA. who
w&s here attending Washington College
last season, has returned and is the
guest Of Miss Alma Prince, Of sixteenth
street
Mrs. Lee Baumgarten will leave for
Richmond. Va, this week where she
will be the guest OF Mrs. Abe Strauss.
Of that city.
Milton Dammann OF New York. bat
formerly Of this city. spent the Thanks
giving holidays here with his parents
Mrs Phil King. who stopped IN New
York with her sister Mrs. Leon II. Reiz-
eusteiu uu her way from the West.
returned 20 her home, yesterday. Mr..
and MIS- King .re temporarily located
az tn home or the formers mother,
Mrs. II. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. Goldsmith announce
o
Savina. 10 Dr. Benjamin X. Leon. Of
tais city. At home informally on sun
cay evenings in December ~ 429 X
street.
Mrs. Fannie X. Levi. who has been
in Baltimore. visiting her sister. Mrs.
benjamin Frank, Of Linden avenue. has
returned 10 her home on Eighteenth
street.
Mrs. Harry Heilbruu and daughter.
Helen. who were here visiting the form
er's mother. Mrs. il. ReiZenstein. for
the past few weeks. have returned 10
their home IN Mt. Vernon, y. Y
THE WORM TURNS.
4 youth at Lineoln, Neb. was arrested
while IN the act of rolling Il cigarette,
and fined $50 and costs for manufactur-
ing cigarettes. Let those who throw mud
At the Texas Legislature contemplate the
Legislature that passed . law ike that.
Houston Post
AN "EVASIvE ANSWER"
As we understand IL. by asking the
President 70 take the tariff off hides
Governor Douglas merely succeeded IL