The Washington herald., 1907-10-28
IN The SOCIAL WORLD
President Celebrates His
Birthday Anniversary.
CHEVY CHASE IS DESERTED
DOwHpOur of Rain Causes Society
Folk to Remain IndOOrs-Mr. and
Honeymoon mt Sandy Spring-Mr.
Metcalf Returns from New York.

In spite of the rain, many persons
called at the White House yesterday TO
wish the President many happy returns
Of the day." it being his forty-nlnth
birthday anniversary
AS far as the usual gathering at Chevy
Chase was CONCERNED, this fashionable
rendezvous was Stunned on account Of
the rain. The regular Sunday afternoon
tennis was quite out OF the question.
Mr. and Mrs. Phelps Brown, who were
married Thursday last, are spending their
honeymoon at the home of Mrs. Harvey
Page, at Sandy Spring. They will return
to Washington for the wedding, next
Saturday. of Mr. Browns sister, Miss
Gertrude Brown. to Mr.. George L. Hun
tress, Jr. DR.. and Mrs William Mercer
Sprigg. the latter Mr.. Pages sister-in-law.
have given up their home in Sixteenth
street and taken an apartment at the
Burlington.
Assistant Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Oliver have been entertaining for the
week Mr.. Francis X. Stevens, of New
York, whose engagement to Miss Eliza
beth Oliver has Just been announced. Miss
Oliver viii leave here Tuesday for the
GeneseO Valley. in New York State. where
she will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
James s. Wadsworth, at Big Tree Farm.
Later she will go to New York to visit
her sister. Mrs Joseph ChOatc, and Mr..
Choate.
Mr. Metcalf Secretary of the Navy,
who went TO New York early in the week
to inspect the navy yard, has returned
and joined Mrs. Metcalf at their home in
n street.
Mrs. George Won L. Meyer. wife Of the
Postmaster General. and their daughters,
the Misses Julia and Alice Meyer. have
returned 20 town from their country
place Rock Maple Farm. on the North
Shore OF Massachusetts, where they were
most Of the summer. a few weeks Of
their summer outing was spent in the
Adirondacks all OF the ladies being at
tackled with bronchitis shortly after
reaching Hamilton. in the first part Of the
summer and the pine woods being pre-
scribed as offering a better opportunity
for a speedy recovery than the sea air Of
the coast.
Mr and Mrs. John r. Mclean are en-
tertaining at their country place, Friend /
ship, Mrs, Hope Slater
Rear Admiral and Mrs Craig, who
have as their guest Miss Lea, Of Phila-
delphia, gave a dinner complimentary 10 /
her last evening.
The Swedish Minister and Nine. Lager /
crantz have booked passage on the Kaiser |
Wilhelm for October % for Bremen. They I
probably VIII return In January, In TIME I
for the Official season.
Mrs. Bell. wife OF Cen J. Franklin Bell, /
has as her guest her cousin, Miss Field |
Of Chicago, who will remain with her two /
weeks.
Mrs. James Kernochsn will join the /
New York colony in Washington. which /
each year is growing larger and larger /
She is thinking Of taking a newly built /
house in Sixteenth street
Mrs Nathaniel Simpklns. who. with her /
family, spent the summer on the North 4
Shore Of Massachusetts,, viii spend the I
winter in Europe, experimenting the fin 1
ishing touches 70 the education Of her \
daughter, Miss Faith Simpkins. who Is to /
be a debUtante next winter. They will 4
sail in November, and the Simpkins house /
has been leased for the season 10 Mrs. /
Nickerson, Of Boston.
The Misses Patton have returned from
e7-r tH,~fv
house in Massachusetts avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis, the latter for 4
meriy Miss Elizabeth Warder, who have
been spending the summer III Newport at 4
Kingscote. the villa Of Mrs. David King,
left Wednesday for their home In New /
York, accompanied by Miss Alice Warder,
who spent most of the summer with /
them and who was one of the most pop
ular of the young women of the social /
circle there. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis and Miss
Warder will cong 10 Washington shortly
for the winter Mrs. Warder is already
here in her beautiful home in X street.
washington stIH continues the Mecca
Tor all retiring officials, and the latest
addition to he ranks is the former Am
bassador to Vienna, Russia. and France.
Mr. Robert s. Mccormick, whose wife
has just purchased an acre of ground in
Massachusetts avenue and will erect a
large house.
Miss Gladys Roosevelt. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Roosevelt, will make her
debut in New York and then come 10
Washington for a second presentation
from the White House.
Miss Christine Roosevelt will spend a
month in midwinter visiting her cousin.
the President, and her uncle, Senator
John Kean.
Representative Gillett, of Massachu-
setts will arrive the last OF the week
and will spend the winter at the Con-
necticut.
Senator and Mrs Clark, of Wyoming.
will arrive November /, and will spend
the winter at the Burlington.
The Southern contingent is deepIy in
terested In the reception and ball to be
given at Rauscher's November 10. by
Beauregard Chapter, No. HOP, Z. D. c.,
which promises TO be one Of the most
affairs of the season. Follow
ing so closely the National United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy convention in
Norfolk. which will be attended bv rem
Southern women from all
over the country. il is expected this re-
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