The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
special to The Journal.

for a few days at the home Of the
Misses Patten, sisters Of Mrs. Corbin.
General Corbin qualified and took the
oath as lieutenant general in the United
States army in New York upon being
advised of his confirmation. He will
remain in Washington for few days,
from here going to French Lick Springs,
cured during his Philippine service.
He is still in command of the northern
division, with headquarters in St. Louis.
His plan is to return to that city at the
end of his stay in Indiana and remain
until September, when he will be re.
tired. Later, General and Mrs. Corbin
will make an extended European tour.
The general is accompanied on this east
ern trip by Lieutenant Colonel Horton,
his aid. General Corbin is looking re-
markably well, considering the illness
from which he has suffered, and was
warmly greeted by General Bell, chief
Of staff, and his many friends at the
war department.
Washington has received an agree
able addition in the new chief of staff,
Brigadier General J: Franklin Bell,
whose wife will be warmly welcomed by
been much feted, number of dinners,
luncheons and receptions having been
given in their honor.
Mrs. Bell was Miss Sally Buford Of
Rock Island Ill, and has spent the
greater part of her life in the west.
She is woman Of interesting person
ality, pleasing presence, and much grace
Of manner.
Altho their plans have not matured.
General and Mrs. Bell purpose spending
the greater part of the summer in
Washington, and have taken, for the
present, an apartment in the Connect
icut which testifies to the love Of Mrs.
Bell for flowers, as every available
space is filled with choice blossoms and
rare plants. A Philippine butler an
nounces guests in quantity broken Eng
this Exceedingly interesting home.
Tuesday at noon, in st. John s church,
Bishop Satterlee, assisted by the rector.
Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, performed
the marriage ceremony for Miss Adola
Greedy, daughter of General and Mrs.
Greedy, and Rev. Charles Lawrence
Adams Of Easthampton, Mass: There
was every circumstance to enhance the
pleasure Of the occasion, except the
presence of the bride 8 father, who had
to forego the happiness of assisting at
the first wedding in his household, by
returning to duty at San Francisco.
Rev. Charles Lawrence Adams is a
son of DR.. J. Allyne Adams, a well.
known physician of Pittsfeld and
Lenox, Mass, and is the fifth in direct
descent in his family to graduate from
Harvard. His bride is the second
army families, and after her debut in
society went back to Bryn Mawr, where
she took degree. Several of her
bridesmaids today were classmates
there with her.
The wedding Of N Miss Itfcs MarieMe IsE Kesns Mns
McKenna, and Davenport Brown, which
took place at noon Wednesday at the
McKenna home, on Rhode Island ave
nue., was an exceedingly quiet one
invitations having been recalled owing
to the uncertainty as to the fate OF Mrs
MrKenna's father and that Of the
Justices brother, whose homes. are II
San Francisco. 7i'''
Mrs. William F. Draper entertained
at luncheon Of eighteen covers Wed
nesday, prior to her departure for Man
.chester-by- -the-Sea, where Genera
Draper has taken cottage for the
summer.
The guests included Mines. Fairbanks
ardson, HfSnISS George Gorge F. Becker, Countess
Seckendorff. Miss Clementina Furniss
Miss Helen Patten, Mines. Corbin
Sharpe, Richardson, Reyburn, Hinckley
James Marion johnson, and John W
Weeks.
Mrs. George Won L. Meyer, wife o
the American ambassador to St. Peters
burg. and the Misses Meyer sailed Tues
| day on the Kaiser Wilhelm II. TO
Europe. Others we'll known in Wash
ington sailing on the same steamer wer
the Countess of Yarmouth and Waite
, Wellman.
Representative and Mrs. Olcott CAV
an informal dance Tuesday evening a
their residence on New Hampshire ave
F4snses pai6ert of to ST. sRelr a
:, Those present included limited nun
q Der of young married people and tn
unmarried set, and also several Ne7
+ Workers., who came on for the occasion
Mr. A. A. 4 Adee, ,s second con +oa,, assistar sta
tvv5evSss two Weeks 81 bieycie @ 1t tour Of eentr:
y France and Germany. He will sa
from New York for Cherbourg. Coz
| sui General and Mrs. Thackara {
= Berlin, both enthusiastic cyclists, Wi
accompany Mr.. Adee.
:, Representative and Mrs. Nichok
Lor gworth did not attend the Crltte1
: Shirley wedding last week at State
Island. They will remain in the cit
Il Il until they leave for Cincinnati to q
= tend the May festival held, in that cit
y about the middle Of the month.
= Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, ST., will r
turn to Washington with them, ana WI
! visit her son and his wife until the
u departure for Europe on June 2.t
n The engagement Of Mrs. McMilla
It widow of James H. Mcmillan, son
) the late senator, to Spencer Penrose
!, ing at the home Of Mrs. Hoyt, 71O Fl
- teenth avenue S. :,
IL The Enterprise Social club will /
F. entertained Thursday afternoon by MI
\ Clara Townsend, 3045 Seventeenth av
nue. s.. .s