Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-07
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. RoosE-
WELT ENTERTAIN LoNGwoRTHs.
Society Alarmed at the Reports Of the
Serious Illness Of Mrs. Astor
in Boston.

L ASoShSO So6dhiotc III the evening. 1Hey
will remain the guests of President and
Mrs. Roosevelt for several days.
The exact physical condition of Mrs VIM
Aston. who has been kept to her rooms in
| the Hotel Somerset. Boston. since Tuesday,
cannot be judged for day or more to come.
Despite the optimistic bulletins. grave fears
are entertained for Mrs Astor's fate. She
| has been in i'll health long time. Every
year she has been accustomed to taking a
trip to Europe. Early this year her family
tried to dissuade her from the pilgrimage.
They feared the effect of the voyage Mrs.
Astor laughed at their fears and declared
she would regain her health on the trip.
She did not do So
President Roosevelt entertained at lunch
con yesterday Maj. w. II. H. Llewellyn,
United States district attorney in New
Mexico. Maj. Llewellyn was an officer in
President Rooseveit's Rough Rider regi-
ment
Secretary Bonaparte returned to the
Navy Department yesterday after an alb
sence of three weeks.
Postmaster General Cortelyou and his
family were the luncheon guests yesterday
Of Secretary Loeb at his Oyster Bay home.
Senator and Mrs. Phlander Knox re-
turned to this country yesterday after sew
eral weeks spent in Europe. the greater
part of their time being occupied with au-
tomoble trips over interesting parts of the
country.
The big affair yesterday at Newport was
the reception given at the training station
in honor of Rear Admiral Willard H.
Brownson, cOmmander-in-chiefo of the ar
mOred cruiser squadron, and Mrs. Brown
son. The squadron is preparing for its trip
to China The reception was attended not
only by the members of the army and navy
| MAJ ny of foo Tho
guests were received in the War College by
Mrs. c. H. Thomas. Mrs. J. P. Merrell Mrs
A. c. Gleaves and Mrs. F. E. Sawyer. Dur
ing the afternoon there was dancing in the
lecture room of the college, and even the
lawn was brought into play for the recep-
ton. The music was furnished by the Ma
rine Band. Last evening Rear Admiral and
Mrs. BrownSon were entertained at dinner
by Rear Admiral and Mrs. c. H Thomas
This evening Commander and Mrs. A. c.
Gleaves will entertain at dinner in their
honor at the torpedo station.
Rear Admiral Evans arrived at Bar Har-
Dor on his flagship, the Maine, and much
will be done there for the entertainment of
the officers. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sewall,
the latter daughter of Admiral Evans,
will give large ball at the Swimming
Club September ID in his honor. Mrs.
Evans is visiting her daughter at Bar Har-
Dor.
Announcement was made here yesterday of
the marriage of Miss Helen Slice to Mr.
Burdette Franklin Burns Of this city. The
ceremony took place yesterday morning in
New York, Rev. DR.. George Houghton Off
ciating. Mr. Burns is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ii. Burns of Lancaster, S. c., and
graduate of Clemson College. Miss Slice
is daughter of the late Walter Angraves
Slice of Spokane, Wash, but has lived in
Washington for the last few years. They
have gone for wedding tour through New
England and will return to Washington in
about two weeks.
Miss Margaret Livingston Chanler, whose
engagement to Richard Aldrich of the Gen.
fury Club was announced yesterday took
such an active part in Red Cross and hos
ptal work in Cuba during the war with
Spain, and afterward in China, at the time
of the march of the allied armies upon
Picking, that Congress awarded her gold
medal in recognition of her services. She
has played a prominent role in the affairs
Of the Municipal League in Philadelphia.
Tarrytown- on the Hudson and a house in
West 74th street She Is a great-great-
granddaughter of the original John Jacob
Astor and a sister of Mrs. John ]. Chap
man, Of Lewis StuyveSant Chanler, of John
Armstrong Chanler and of William Astor
Chanler.
Mr.. and Mrs Payne Whitney will close
the Henry White villa at Newport tomor-
row. Mrs. Whitney has been to Sunapee
Lake, N. H.. to visit her mother, Mrs. John
Hay.
Miss Lota Robinson. who has been visit
ing Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs. James
Brown Potter during the summer, left New
port yesterday for Bar Harbor.
Justice McKenna and Mrs McKenna have
also taken an apartment at the Connecti-
cut and will occupy it from October l.
They have been visiting their son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. John Leggett
Pultz, at their Atlantic City cottage. The
McKennas intend to build house of their
own in Washington.
Mr.. Cecil Higgins of the British embassy,
who has been spending some time in the
Adirondacks. has returned to Lenox.
A pretty September wedding yesterday
was that of Miss Anna Gertrude Kearney,
daughter Of the late Capt. and Mrs. Henry
Johnston of Delaplane, Va. The brides
father was an officer in the confederate
army. The ceremony took place at 8 o'clock
in the evening at the home of the bride,
of the Mount Vernon Church officiating.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her brother. Mr.. Harry w. Kearney.
was unattended, and wore a most becoming
gown Of white batiste and lace. Her bou-
quet was shower of bride roses and
clematis. The best man was the Rev. ].
Frederick Peake of this city.
After the ceremony there was an informal
reception, after which Rev. Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnston left Washington for visit to the
bridegroom's family at Delaplane, Va. Mrs
Johnston's travelling costume was a smart
broadcloth suit and black hat.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston will spend
the coming winter at Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Irene Bigelow entertained at tea yes
terday at Lenox in honor of Sir Gilbert
and Lady Carter Of Barbados.
DR.. H. c. Thompson and family have re-
turned from Eagles Mere Park Pa.
Miss Lillian Watson Thorne, late of the
bureau Of engraving and printing, and Mr..
Ernest KHtsch Of the Department of Agri-
culture were quietly married Wednesday
evening at the home of the bride, New
Glatz, Nd, by the Rev. ]. NJ. Long.
, Mrs. Brough and her niece, MISS Ruth II.
Smith, after period at Atlantic City, left
today for Boston by sea.
The marriage Of Miss Hattie E. Scriven-
er and Mr.. George Howard Walmsley took
place Wednesday evening. September 5, at
the residence of the groom's parents. 91S r
street northwest, Rev. Ferguson, pastor of
Wesley Chapel, officiating. Mr. and Mrs
Waimsley will make their future home in
Snrinc8eld Ohio. Among the out-Of-town