The Washington herald., 1906-10-24

Personal Notes Of Interest,
Walter Beaupre Townley, late Counselor
of the British Embassy in Washington.
whose appointment as British Minister
to Argentine has just been announced,
only spent one season in Washington
He arrived late last autumn with his
wife, Lady Susan TOwnIey, who is a
daughter of the late Earl of Aberdeen,
and a sister of the present holder Of
that title. They left in the spring for
England, and did not return to this city
While here they occupied the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Hill on COnnec-
ticut avenue, where they entertained
quite extensively, especially during the
visit of Prince Louis of Battenberg and
the officers Of his fleet. Lady Susan's
distaste for America is believed to be
largely responsible for her husbands
change of post As the latter brings
with II q promotion I'm the diplomatic
scale. it is, however. a matter Of con
graduation IN which the many American
friends of the newly-made minister join.
Mr.. Charles Page Bryan. Of this city.
minister to Portugal, will sail to-day from
New York for Lisbon. The minister from
Portugal to the United States, the Vis-
count dAlte. will also sail for home
to-day. having engaged passage on the
Baltic of the White Star line.
Prince and Princess EngattcheF, tle
Russian Vice Consul at Chicago, ana
with the Princess, a well-known visitor
to Washington. sailed for Europe yester-
day, to be absent several months.
The American Minister to The Hague.
Dr. David J. Hill, and Mrs. Hill viii sail
tomorrow on the Amerika for Hamburg,
en- route for The Hague. DR.. and Mrs.
Hin were accompanied TO America in
September ny their siXteen-year-old son,
David Hill who viii remain on this side
as a pupil at St. PaurS School Concord,
and later enter Harvard
The engagement just announced Of Mr..
William Penn Cresson, OF this city, TO
Miss Rachel Holmes. of Cincinnati is Of
particular interest to the younger set of
Washington. i'm which Nj. Cresson is very
popular. and where Miss Holmes has e.
joyed much attention on her frequent
visits to the family OF her uncle, Ir.
Thomas T Gaf. She and Miss Zddiec
Gaff were debutantes of two seasons ago. |
Mr.. Cress0n left yesterday for a short
visit to his fiancee's home in Cincinnati
No time has been fixed for the wedding.
Mrs. 6. II. Peters and Miss Peters wife
and daughter OF Commander Peters, com
of the naval station al Cavite,
p. T., have returned to the city after u
years absence spent in the Philippines
and is travelling IN Japan and China. Mrs.
Peters has taken an apartment for lie
winter at the PoTtneT, Fifteenth and u
streets, her own house still being leased. /
Mrs. SeveIlon A. Brown has issued cards
for the marriage Of her daughter, Miss
Bradley, on Thursday. November ]. at St /
Margarets Church, Connecticut avenue. /
Miss Browns attendants will include her
sister, Miss Gertrude Brown. and Miss
Elsie Curtis. with her future sister-in-
law. Mrs. Andrew Y. Bradley. as matron
of honor. Mr.. Andrew Y Bradley viii be
his brothers best man.
Hon. jefferson NJ. Levy and his sister.
Mrs. Carl Won Mayhof, have closed Mon
ticello. Virginia their summer home, and
to New York.
The marriage of Miss Frances Irene
Sumner. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. |
Sumner. to Mr. Charles Henry Davidson, /
Of this city, took place yesterday at noon /
at the suburban home Of the brides f!
parents, at Kensington. Nd, in the pres
ence OF a small family party. DIT. Henry /
Runner. of the Warner Memorial ChurCa I
The bride entered the palm I
decorated parlOr where the ceremony took 1
place with her father. preceded by two I
small attendants. Miss Marjorie and |
Master Wilmott Mann. her niece and /
nephew
Her gown was Of fine white batiste. /
with which she wore tUlle veil and car /
ried a bouquet Of bride roses. At the /
wedding breakfast which followed. Mrs
Sumner was assisted by Miss Annie E. 1
,irafin. of Washington. d. c. and Miss /
Pitts, Of Kensington, Md. the Messrs. /
Alice Terrell, and Clare Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson left at 2.45 p. m /
for a trip to New York City and Phila- /
ielphia. They will be at home in Ken /
,ington Nd, after November l. The /
brides travelling dress was Of green
with hat to match.
Mrs. Davidson, who was born and spent /
leT girlhood in Kalamazoo, Mich. is a /
very attractive young woman and prom
nent in social and church circles in KEN
5ington. Mr.. Davidson is a native Of
d. c. where he is well /
Known in business circles.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
sidney Winder Rochester. of Baltimore.
md Mr. Clay Vernon Davis. of this city.
go date has been named for the wedding.
which, however. is expected TO take pla,e
turing the coming winter.
Mrs L. f. Gladmon announces the en-
-agement of her daughter Eva NJ. to Mr.
,harles Z. Sebastian, the wedding to oc-
ur early in November.
United States Consul at Valencia Spain
+. G. Johnson. and his family. were pas
engers on the steamer Pammonia. which
rrived in New York yesterday from Med
-erranean ports. The Netherlands Minis
TT to the United States, r. de Marcos van
windren. arrived on the steamer Staten
am. from Rotterdam. and the Costa
Iican Minister to the United States.
enOr Joaquin 3. CalvO. arrived on the
teamer Prinz Waldemar, from Port Ii
non.
Mrs. Charles Parrish has issued cards
nnouncing the marriage of her daugh-