Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-03
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
FOURTH OF JULY HOUSE PARTY
AT ERsKINE PARK.
Where Some of the Notables May Be
Found-An Engagement-Per-
sonal Notes.

J Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Westinghouse
| gave a house party at Erskine Park. their
| place at LenoX, Mass. for over the Fourth
| of July. Their guests include former Secre-
| tary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage.
Former Senator and Mrs Don Cameron
| intend to occupy their house on Lafayette
Square next winter. Mrs. and Miss Cam
eron are at Newport for the summer and
| are expected to entertain considerably.
| Among the recent arrivals at Poland
Springs are Mrs. Nellie Grant sartoris and
her daughter, who are to remain till the
middle of August and then go abroad
| Mrs. Shaw. wife of the Secretary of the
| Treasury, and the Misses Shaw are now at
Camden. Me-, where they will spend the
| summer.
| While generally known by their friends. the
| engagement has just been made public OF
Miss Mary Kimball. daughter of DR.. and
| Mrs. E. S. Kimball. and Mr.. Howard NAL
| colin kitchin, the marriage to take place
| next October. Miss Kimball is among the
| leading pianists of this city, and Mr.. Ktch-
| In, while native of Wisconsin, has lived
| here lately and is connected with the Treas
| ury Department, with frequent terms of
| duty in Alaska. Miss kimball has gone
| away for the summer and will make visits
| to several friends.
Miss Lena Wilkins of this city is MEM
Der of large house party now being enter
| tanned by Miss Daingerfeld and Miss Cor
| don in Richmond, Va.
Miss Georgia E. Miller of Capitol Hill has
gone to Denver and other points west to
| remain three months
Miss Ida May Linger and Mr. ]. T. Her
| AnacOStia
Rev. Isaac of the Anacostia NJ. E. Church
| last night at the home of the bride. The
brides only attendant was Miss Louise X.
| Suit. The best man, was Mr.. III. A. Lin
| ger, jr. brother of the bride. The wedding
march played by Mrs. Havener,
| sister of the bride Both bride and maid
| of honor were dressed in white and carried
| white roses. After the ceremony supper
was served. Only the immediate family
was present. The couple will be at home
| after July 10.
Miss Mamie Hyde returns home today
| after attending the Garner-Freund we'd
| ding. The Misses Garner have left for
| their country home at Wyville Baden, Nd,
| accompanied by Master Everett Lacy Hes
| ter of IA Quincy street northwest.
Mrs. r. B. Bradford has gone to Bruins
wick. Me-. to visit her daughter. Mrs. E. d.
| Johnson. Miss Bradford is at Cambridge"
| Blue Ridge Summit, for two weeks. Later
she will be the guest of Mrs. w. c. Hill
at Leesburg, Va Miss Rose Mary Brad
| ford is the guest of Mrs. d. N. Petit,
| Toledo, Ohio.
Mr.. Thomas V. Sullivan of this city is at
| Atlantic City.
H. L. Overstreet assistant chief clerk of
the House Of Representatives, accompanied
by his wife and daughter Dorothy. will
leave this evening over the B. and o. for an
| extended trip in the northwest, visiting the
| Portland fair, Yellowstone Park and other
| points of interest
Mrs. Minna Schafer is delightfully."- located
in her cottage at Spring Lake, N. ].
Mrs Emma Excl and daughters are at
their cottage, Spring Lake, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Geary Johnson have
taken cottage for the season at Spring
| Lake, N. ].
| Miss Florence Wiseman, recently graGI-
ated from the Millersville Normal School
| of Lancaster, Pa. is the guest of Miss
Marian Larner of 9th street A bus party
| to Great Falls will be given In her homer
on Independence day.
| A Fourth of July vaudeville party was
| given by Mrs A. J. Klapp, assisted by her
| mother Mrs. l.. E. Johnson, at her home,
9OS X street northwest, Saturday evening
| to a large number of her young friends.
Everything was beautifully arranged TO
| suggest Independence day. Large flags
| We're draped in each room, with many odd
! Japanese lanterns swung from every van
| tage point. One immense flag formed
| background for improvfsed stage in the
| bay-window, and then beneath a festoon of
| lanterns the young actors and actresses
| did their turns. The entertainment be-
| gan with America sung in true patriotic
| manner by all. Misses Katharine Graves
and Edna Dorsey gave in costume an In
| dian song and dance; Master Pete Becker
| sang Shame on You in a coon way that
was highly pleasing Miss Selma Selinger
| orfS avid Elntr- tr-ifh
| and "A Message From Spring in dainty
| costume. The other features of the pro-
! gram were MY Irish Queen by Miss Mary
Lockwood of Saratoga, and Lazy Moon"
| and Sweet Sana-Oo,' by Miss Mabel
| Kirby, each in costume a cake walk and
coon song by Miss Edna and George Dor
sey. Little Alice Hopper. dressed a
! fairy danced. daintily, as did also Miss
| Harriet Graves, who acted as master of
! ceremonies. and William Hyatt and George
| Dorsey, who danced. respectively, the jock
| ey dance and the. hornpipe in appropriate
! dress. REGULATIONS by Jack McDonagah and
| Miss Margaret Hardin were highly anus
! ing. Mrs Lloyd and Mrs. dorsey pre-
| sided at the piano After refreshments
each of the little folks were presented with
| a souvenir firecracker wrapped in a small
| silk flag.
| Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman
| II. Newberry's yacht Truant arrived at
! Watch HILL f. l.. last week. and it is
| pected that Mrs. Newberry and children
will be there this week The Truant came
from Detroit, by way of the great lakes
| and ST Lawrence river.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric b. Dahlgren have the
| old Arson Phelps Stokes place, the Home
| stead, at Lenox, Mass, this season They
| have nine children.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh will make
Beauliu, the Aston place at Newport this
summer as famous if not more than any
| previous tenant They will give a series
of dinners. musicales and a garden fete
| and cotillion, which Elisha Dyer, jr, will
| lead.
The marriage of Miss Sarah Greer to Mr.
Louis G. Julihn took place Saturday, July
! I, at noon, at the home of the brides
| mother. Mrs Elizabeth A. Greer, COZ Q
| street northwest only the immediate rela-
! tives of the contracting parties being pres
ent. The house was tastefully decorated
| with ferns, potted plants and daisies. The
bride, gowned in dainty white dotted NOUS
| seine and carrying shower bouquet of
white roses, was attended by her sister,
Miss Mamie Greer The ceremony was per-