Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-29
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
GOLDEN WEDDING OF MR.. And
MRS. McCHEsNEY.
Sherman House Taken by Japanese
Embassy-Senator and Mrs. Crane
Soon to Return.


the f1ftieth anniversary Of their marriage.
The bride and bridegroom of half cen
tury ago received in fower-decked
room. Mrs. McChesney wearing white.
The Rev. Frank Tyler of Hyattsville
made a presentation speech, which was
responded to by Mr.. McChesney and
which was the prelude to individual con-
CALCULATIONS from the five children of the
golden wedding pair-Mrs Alice Brown
and DR.. John r. McChesney of this city,
E. T. McChesney of Hyattsville, Mrs. vi
ola Brown of Leesburg, Va, and Robert
McChesney of Chillum. The country home
of Mr.. and Mrs. McChesney at Chillum,
where they have lived since the close of
the civil war, was decorated with late
summer flowers. Many guests, made up
of relatives and old-time friends, were
present to wish the bride and groom a
long continuation of their present health
and happiness, and numerous presents
were received.
Senator and Mrs w Murray Crane will
sail from England on September Is.
Miss Helen NJ Gould has arrived at o.
tend, where she is making a stay of some
duration.
The Toxic government has rented the
Sherman house on K street for the jap
anese embassy. Ambassador and Wis.,
until October 10, when they will return
from Buena Vista, where they are spend
ing the summer.
Mr.. Masanao Hanihara, the third secre-
tary of the embassy, will leave Washing
ton today for Alaska where he will re-
main month. The counselor of the en-
bassy and Nine. Miyaoka, who have been
visiting the Ambassador and Viscountcss
Aoki for several weeks have returned to
the city, but only for few days. expect
ing to go to Deer Park for the remainder
of the summer.
Lady Herbert, wife of Sir Arthur Herbert
the British minister at Christiania, has
been seriously i'll and was brought back
from Norway to England on the royal
yacht by the Prince and Princess of Wales
when they returned after attending King
Haakon's coronation. Lady Herbert was
Miss Helen L. Gammell Of New York and
Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs George j. Gould and family
are stopping for a short season at Dfeppe
and Trouville before sailing for America.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Watson Glider
have left Brook Farm in birmingham for a
two weeks stay at Northeast Harbor. Me.
that of Miss Laura Forbes DENLY, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Wythe DENLY and niece Of Col
Charles DENLY, formerly American min
lister to China, to DR.. William Mackall
for the wedding has not been announced.
Mrs. George W. Childs, who has the Swan
cottage near the Waumbek, in the White
mountains, has been entertaining Capt
Joseph Wheeler, of the late Gen.
Wheeler. The announcement of the en-
ter, Miss Carrie Peyton Wheeler, to Mr.:
Buck Of this city was made some days ago.
Mr.. H. A. Grant Watson secretary of
tln prtft ch nyrnho ND
gave a dinner at their summer place, Ham
ilton villa, Lenox, Mass, Monday evening
in honor of Miss Louise Curtis Low of
Brooklyn, N. Y, who is their house guest
Others present were Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Goodwin, Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Parsons
and Mr.. Ronald c. Lindsay.
Commissioner and Mrs Henry L. West
and their family returned yesterday from
Black Mountain, N. c. Mrs. West and her
daughters spent the summer there, and the
Commissioner joined them about ten days
ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mclean and their
daughter, Miss Bessie Mclean, arrived in
Saratoga, N. Y, Saturday. Tonight the
local chapter of the D. A. R. will give
reception to Mrs. Mclean in the parlors of
the United States Hotel.
Chief Clerk Edward NJ Dawson of the
Interior Department is spending his va
cation with his daughter Mrs. J. E. Geer
of Hampstead, Long Island.
Mr.. w. w. Ludlow, chief clerk of the
lantc City, where he will join Mrs. Lud-
low, who has been spending the summer at
that place.
Miss May Sutton has ended her Newport
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. T. Shaw Safe, and
has gone to her home in California.
Miss Lillian R. Peters of this city, who
has been visiting in New York, left yester-
day for Luray.
Wedman, who were quietly married Tues
day evening, August IS, are now spending
their honeymoon at the home of the groom
in Providence. r. l.
The following army and navy officers are
registered at the Breslin Hotel, New York
city: LIEUT. and Mrs Babin. U. S. NJ;
Charles Franz. U. s. A; j. c. Goodfellow,
U. S. A.: Mark C. Ireland. U. S. A., and
Mrs ireland; F. N. Hancock, u s. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Temple boswell of New
Orleans, La, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Mos
by Baldwin of 1902 Rhode Island avenue.
DR.. and Mrs. Petteys returned to the
city yesterday from a trip to Canada and
the lakes, where they visited relatives ant
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. LeGrand Powers have issued
cards for the marriage of their daughter
Irma Lucille, to Ernest H. KOCH jr., Tues
day, September 4, at o'clock, at the
Church Of Our Father. A reception will,
will be at home at 421 Park place, Brook
Ign, N. Y.
Mrs. F. H. Ensign, who has been visiting
her parents. DR.. and Mrs. G. C. Burton, at
the Champlain will return to her home at
Jacksonville, Fla, in few days.
Miss Julia M. Maedel. with her sister,
Miss Minona Maedel. has returned from
Windsor Hills, Nd, where they have been
summering with friends.
A merry party of Washingtonians are
registered at Piney Point Hotel for sew
eral weeks outing. Among them are
Misses A. Sullivan. B. Sullivan, German,
Sengstack, McNicholas, Twomey, Ryan and
Clarke, and Messrs. Wagner, Leesnitzer
Hill, Davis, Myrand Smith, Johnson and
Brown.
Miss Mildred E. Ridenour, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis e. Hidenour, had a pain
full accident Friday in falling from ham,
mock and breaking her collar bone. The
family are at the summer cottage at Hamp-
ton roads.