Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. MEYER REACHES PARIS
FROM ST. PETERSBURG.
Officers of North Atlantic Squadron
Make the Casino Dance at
Newport Brilliant.

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| Mrs Meyer. wife OF the American am
bassador at ST. Petersburg, and her daugh-
| tef arrived in Paris from st. Petersburg
yesterday.
The presence of Rear Admiral Robiey D.
Evans and the officers OF the North At
lantic squadron brought a large attendance
last night to the weekly Casino dance.
Newport. which thus far has been anything
| but popular.
Admiral Evans and several officers of the
| squadron oined previously with Mrs. Charles
| H. Baldwin. widow of Rear Admiral Bald
win. at her villa, Snug Hartor Others
from the villa colony and the army post
and navy station came on to the dance
from dinners. 1t was quite. Informal but
the presence of SO many men in uniforms
gave 1t a decided snap and go. Cool weather
made da-cing enjoyable.
/ Some of those noticed in the gathering
| we're Mr.. and Mrs. Pembr Jones. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry S. Lehr. Mr.. and Mrs o.
"a Belmont, Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Dyer,
jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Z. Widerer Com
lander and Mrs. Albert Gleaves. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Charles M Thomas. Capt. and Mrs.
John P. Merrell. Mr.. and Mr.. James B.
! Haggin ana many others.
| John w. B.ddle, the. American minister
TO Servia and Roumania, sailed for New
York yesterday from Queenstown on the
steamship Oceanic.
Col. Charles P. Bryan American minister
to Portugal arrived in New York yester-
day on the steamer Majestic
! The Newport season. which began with
| wedding, that of Miss Anita Sands and
Mr.. Harold Minott,is also TO end with one,
| that of Miss Evelyn Blight and Mr.. Mahion
Sands of London, whose engagement was
announced abroad short time ago. Miss
| Blight arrived at Newport Monday and
/ Wednesday her father, Mr.. Atherton
/ Blight, joined Ler.
Then came the announcement that the
| marriage Will take place at the resort.
Late October will be the time of the joyous
event, but the arrangements of definite de-
| tails await news of the convenience to
| travel of Miss Blight's elder sister, Mrs.
| Gerard Lowther, wife of the British minis
| ter to Morocco, who is at Aigiers, and does
not expect to be able to leave there till
| the latter part of September.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, ac-
| companied by Miss Kathleen Beresford,
i daughter of Lord Charles Beresford. en-
| barked at New York yesterday on board
the steam yacht Allie, on which they sailed
| for New London, where they will meet the
| feet of the New York Yacht Glib on its
arrival there on Saturday On Monday they
Will proceed to Newport on board the yacht.
| Lord Charles Eeresford viii. join his daugh-
! ter in America in the fall re,inquishing
his command of the British Mediterranean
| squadron
The Count Della Gherardesca formerly
an attache of the Italian embassy here but
| who left Washington at the time of his
marriage to Miss Taylor of New York
| eral years ago, has just joined the countess
| at Newport
Mrs. A. C. Barney arrived at her home
on Sheridan Circle yesterday, and will
! leave the city +oday for visit to Canada.
| Mrs. Barney has been for about month
| at Stoneyman Camp to recuperate from
slight illness she suffered before leaving
| Washington. She expects to remain in
| Canada until autumn.
| The charge d affaires of Brazil. Senior
| Gurgel do Amaral, left the city yesterday
/ for Buffalo, n. Y, where he will remain
/ several days.
| Mrs Richard Cambria has arranged
] garden party for Admiral Evans and his
I brother officers for Monday afternoon,
which. it is said. will be one of the most
brilliant garden fetes ever given at New
port.
| The engagement is announced of Miss
Edith Jamison to Mr.. Eugene Tillotson, the
marriage to take place in December
| Miss Able Bell Longley of Washington
was married to Louis Carl Pedler Wednes-
day in New York city at 1 o'clock at the
/ Little Church Around the Corner. 1t was
| a very quiet affair, being attended only by
| the witnesses, Mr.. and Mrs John E. Sheri-
| dan of Washington.
| Mr. and Mrs. Pedler Will reside In New
York city, where Mr. Pedler is an artist on
| the New York American and Journal.
| Mrs. Pedler is well known in Washing
| ton, as Miss Longley and Mr.. Pedler made
many friends during his stay here. He is
originally from San Francisco, and his rela-
| tives have come to Washington since the
| earthquake.
Mr.. and Mrs Byron S Adams and daugh-
| ter, Miss Marie left on the I'd instant for
| an extended trip to Portland, Maine; Bar
| Harbor and the Rangeley lakes They
| will return to Washington the latter part
| OF September or first of October.
The marriage of Mr. Edwin J. Robb TO
Miss Jennie Fletcher was solemnized IN
| this city recently by Rev. John B. Pittar.
| Mr.. and Mrs Robb came over from Phtla-
delphia, where Mr.. Robb is employed in the
post Office, and were married quietly,
| turning almost Immediately to the Quaker
city. The young man is a member of the
/ Fourth Immune Camp United Spanish War
| Veterans, of this city, and is a popular
member of other organizations here. In
| the instruction in the Philippines he served
as a member of one of the volunteer reg1-
| ments, and under fire several times
! in skirmishes and battles in those far-away
| islands.
A quiet informal wedding took place last
/ evening at 8 o'clock at the rectory of ST.
| Pauls Catholic Church, 18th and streets
I northwest, when Miss Lucie Petersen,
| daughter of Mrs. Jean Florence Petersen,
| and Mr.. Thomas w. Power were married.
/ The ceremony was performed by Rev. Fa-
Their Maekin in the presence of the imme-
| diate relatives of the contracting parties.
/ Mr.. Elliott Woods, architect of the United
| States Capitol, was best man. The bride
! was attended by her sister, Miss Florence
I Petersen, as maid OF honor. Mr. and Mrs.
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| Mr. and Mrs. ]. D. Hauze of II " street
| have left the city for a. stay of few
| weeks with the mother and sister of MIR.
| Haize at their summer home. Far Rock
| away, L. l. They will also visit Atlantic
| City and Mauch Chunk, Pa, before re-
| turning home.
A social party was held last evening at
| the residence of Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Coulter,