The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-08
throp of New York, Harvard chums Of
Mr. I.OngWorth


throp of New York, Harvard chums OF
Mr.. Longworth-
The Decorations.
The plans for the decorations Of the
White House for the wedding nave
been submitted to the bride-elect and
her mother, and within the next week
every detail of this part Of the pro-
gramme viii have been completed
In addition to the ushers who have
been named by Mr.. L0ngWOrth, the
aides to the president will serve in the
same capacity as on official occasions
at the White House. They will be in
charge of the arrangements, and viii
probably lead the wedding party down
the marble stairway and into the East
room. They will, however, be in at
tendance upon the president and not
upon the bride-elect.
A number of people viii come to
Washington from Cincinnati, the home
of the LOngWOrths, for the wedding
Senator and Mrs. Foraker have in
vited a party to be their guests for the
week and many others have already
engaged apartments at the hotels
Mrs. LOngWOrth has issued cards for
a luncheon today in honor of her daugh-
ter. the Countess de Chambrun, who
reached Washington last week from her
home in Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont viii en-
tertain at dinner on February 10, and
later in the evening al a musicale at
which Jan Kubelik, the Bohemian vio-
/ Inist, will play.
MI. and Mrs. Lars Anderson gave a
dinner and musicale last night. Marie
Hail. the young violinist, furnished the
programme.
Who They Are.
The nine men who are to have the
honor of attending as active assistants
at the wedding of a presidents daugh-
teT-one a S best man and the others as
ushers-include a prospective brother
in-law two brothers-in-law, and Mr..
Longworth's closest college chums at
| Harvard.
Thomas Nelson Perkins is a lawyer
a member of the corporation of Har-
ward university. and a son of Edward
c. Perkins of Boston, formerly of Gin
einnat He was a classmate of Mr..
Longworth's at Harvard.
Buckner WallingfOrd is from Mays
vile, KY, but has lived in Cincinnati
1 20 years. He is of the Walter-W alling-
| ford company. dealers in pig-ir0n and
/ furnace products. He married Miss An
( ME Reeves LCngworth.
Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., q Harvard
man. is a member of one of the oldest
/ and wealthiest families in Boston, and
/ is a director of the Calumet and Hecla
/ Copper company. His wife was Miss
Sarah Pemberton. of Philadelphia.
Lars Anderson is Mr. LongwOrth' S
cousin. He spent several years in the
| diplomatic service. His wife was Miss
] Il
/ coo 000
/ Guy Norman is we'll known in social
/ banking and yachting circles in Bos-
ton. He was an ensign on the battle
ship Iowa in the Spanish war His wife
/ is a daughter of the late Gen. Palfrey
/ Of Salem.
/ Francis Reginald Bangs is Boston
/ alderman He is a Harvard man, q
! lawyer and married Miss Anna Ander-
/ son. of Boston.
Frederick winthrop. of New York and
! Ipswich Mass, win repay to Mr. Long
worth the compliment of three years
ago, when Mr.. Longworth acted as
usher at his wedding to Miss Dorothy
Amory. He is of an old New YORK
( family and a member of the principal
! clubs.
Viscount Charles de Chambrun is 9
member of an old French family ano
lives in Paris. He IS in the French di-
plomatic service. and is at present sec
rotary of the French embassy. here
He married the younger sister OF Rep
resen tative Longworth.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., is the Oldest
son of the president.