The Washington times., 1906-09-18
COCHRAN MANSION
LEASED BY BACON
Now Occupied by Family of,
Secretary of State
Root.
MAKES CHANGE OCTOBER l
MI Root Will in Turn RMove Into
Residence Of Ex-Sec G. etaIy
Morton.

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Merton.
Assistant secretary ( state Robert I.
Bacon has leased the residence OF Rep
Iresentatiye Bourke Cochran, at 1888 Six
Jeenth street, now &C cupied by the Sec
retary OF State and AIRS. Root. who viii
leave It the first Of next month and win
take up their residence in the house be-
longing to ex-N6ce President Levi r.
Morton.
Assistant Secretary Bacon took the
| Quay residences in X street. which was
under lease to Secretary Of the Navy
/ Paul Morton, az the time of his retire
meut from Cle Cabinet and last season
7 It was the, center Of much sociability.
I They will not make the change from
/ their x street residence until after the
/ first of Srctobcr when Mrs. Root will
/ come 70 Washington 10 superntend the
removal of her effects from Represen-
JaJiVc OJckraU's residence TO the Morton
house.
/ Anb assador Durand has again shown
/ his great interest in athletics in this
] lcouJtry by Offering silver cup as the
I trc bhy for au eightecn-hole medal play
/ ha Ddicap tournament az the I.eDoX Golf
/ Club Friday. Sir Henry Mortimer Du-
/ 'stud donates number of prizes each
! scasC . for purposes OF this kind. and
Cwith Jh,. Slamese minister. Is the most
/ Interested Diplomat in Washington, in
American sports.
The Ambassador and Lady Durand
entertained ATr. and Mrs. Cornelius
Bliss, jr, of New York. who are stop
ping al the AspinWaI. Len0X. for q
short time Mrs. Bliss was formerly
Miss Zaidee Cobb. OF Washington,
Henry Ives Cobb, jr. of New York
Whose marrlage TO Miss Carolyn Postle-
Ithwal-e. of This city, Will take place AT
st. Johns Church, October 3. at 4
Io'clock, viii give his bachelor dinner az
the Harvard Club. I'm his home city, a
few days before his wedding His broth
Ter, Cleveland Cobb. win D. his best man,
and the ushers selected are Gambler
Cobb, also a brother; Blair Fairchnd.
Wendell =. Blasdeu, Dllien /. Peabody,
lFrankiin Abbott, NarTnaduke Tndeu. jr.,
w. +. WolcoJJ. all of New York. and
Daniel w. b., OF St Louis.
Miss Postlethws,lfe viii have as maid
OF honor Miss K.e0nor Cobb. OF New
York, sister OF the bridcgroom-elect and
ms bridesmaids. Miss Ethel Seckondorn.
daughter Of Crunt SeckendOrff, whose
marriage viii take place late this fan:
Miss Grace EelI. Miss Alice Parker. Miss
CAROLYN HUFF and Miss Edith Sanger. all
of washington; Miss Janet Fish, OF New
York; Miss Insan. OF Cincinnati. and
Miss Constance Bacon, OF Boston
A general color scheme of white and
green Will Tee carried out both in the
cosJum5ng of the brides attendants and
lat the church. and Mrs. Postlethwaite' 5
residence.
After the wedding. AIR Cobb will take
his brida % Europe. and they viii spend
the winter in Paris
Commissioner of the Isthmian canal
Commission and Mrs. Theodore p.
Sh0nts have leased for the coming sea
son 1925 New Hampshire avenue, the
residence occupied last " nter by Repre-
sentative and Mrs Van Nechten OlcOtt,
OF New York. Mrs Shonys and her
daughters viii shortly arrive In Wash
lnston from Europe. where they have
lspent the PAST year, and VIII take pos
session OF the residence a New Hamp-
! ! shire avenue the last OF October.
c Representative and AIRS. Olcott will
, build a residence In Washington and will
] probably become permanent winter res
idents.
, Mrs. Matthew S. Quay. wife of the late
Senator from Pennsylvania. viii spend
the winter u Washington. and viii oc-
IcUpy her residence in * street Just op-
{ lposita Secretary Tafts home. which is
= being vacated by Assistant Secretary
Bacon. Her daughters viii be with her
Mrs Lorraine l. Hack announces the
marriage Of her daughter, Grace. to
Donald Houston Parmele. et her resi-
81 dence. SOC Florida avenue northwest.
% yesterday az 4 p. m, by the Rev. +. b.
: Sir. and Mrs. Parmele VIII be at hom,
- TO friends at'e. September ., at the
Iabove address.
DR. and Mrs. L. Fleet Luckelt have
returned 10 the city.
Walter C. Trey. of the Postofhce Dc
4 lpartment. and his bride. are spending
! itheiT honeymoon on a farm near Laws,
Warren county. Va.
Mrs. Sara Cameron Johnson. who has
! been spending the summer at her coun-
? Try place. Cameron Hail. FauQuicr
county. Va, and the past month has
been at Ocean City.-N. J., has returned
TO the city, where she viii spend the
winter with her sistcr-iu-law, Mrs. Old
berg, az the latters country place OF
the Chevy Chase road.
Miss Anna AicGrath, of Alton House
2 Thirteenth and Massachusetts avenue,
p spent the weeks end in Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Carter, of Wash
Iington, arrived at the AIt. Pleasant
= lin the Breton Woods. y. H, Saturday
T and viii remain there for some days
Mrs. James 8. Cole. whose marriage
took place IN this city June e. is in town
FOR week or ten days as the guest OF
. her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Pei
x OuZe.
4 Mrs. Charles Freidlander ana som
y have returned TO their home ON [
a street, after spending the sumlners7yit
.. / relatives at Newport News. Va.