The Washington herald., 1907-08-17

Postmaster General George Won L. Meyer
IS at Newport, where he is the guest
of Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mr.. Frank P. Morse win sail from
New York to-day on the steamship St.
Louis for Cherbourg. to spend two months
abroad, dividing the time between London
and Paris.
Rear Admiral Charles W Rae, U. S.
n, and Mrs Rae left Washington yes
terday for Canada, where they will spend
u month in the Province Of Quebec.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, who last
week announced the abandonment of their
plans to return to Newport this summer.
have taken a villa at Deauville, on the
coast of Normandie. and have gone there
from Carlsbad. They will go from there
TO St. Moritz in the autumn.
Mr.. II. Wilbur Wakenight. Of George
town. and Mr.. Owen Hart, of I street,
viii leave Washington Monday for stay
of three weeks in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains.
All interest In Newport. Thursday, cen
tered in the cup races which were sailed
in the afternoon. 1t was the big affair Of
the day and took the attention Of practi-
cally all of the cottagers. \ large proper
ton Of the summer residents were guests
aboard one or another of the steam
yachts that followed the races over the
course, while those who could not go out
to follow the race drove over to Ocean
Drive for the purpose of witnessing the
start off the Brenton Reef lighthouse,
and again in the afternoon 10 see the fin
ish.
The largest parties taken out to the race
were those of Commodore Cornelius Van
derbilt on the flagship North Star, and
of former Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry
on his steam yacht Electra. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt We're out with
their steam yacht Colonia. while Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Butler Duncan. jr.. were out in
their power boat Wanche. Almost every
one of the steam yachts that left port TO
see the race carried one or more guests,
while Paul J. Rainey, in the steam yacht
Wakiva, with Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald e.
Vanderbilt, Mrs. Nathalie Schenk Collins,
and Mrs. William r. Carter as guests
aboard, returned up the sound from New
York in time to be among those at the
race course.
DR.. c. C. Stone and his daughter, Miss
Florence Stone, have returned to their
home in Washington from Piney Point
No, where they spent the greater part OF
the summer
Mrs. S. c. Allen. of 1223 0 street. left
Washington yesterday for Harpers FERRY.
where she will spend a month.
Mrs. Edward A. Keller, Of 100 Eighth
street. has returned to her home in this
city from Panama, where she spent the
past four months. Her son, Mr.. Thomas l..
Keller. and his wife and baby who &C
companied Mr.. Keller, viii spend the
coming two months Mr.. Keller is IN
the employee of the Panama Canal Com
mission.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Root,
who were the guests Of the President and
Mrs Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill. early
in the week, left there Wednesday aft
ernoon, going on TO New York. where
they were registered at the Gotham for
brief stay, then proceeding TO their
place at Clinton, n. Y.
Miss Jeanette BeaIle. of Relay, is Wis
iting friends in Washington.
Mr.. Basil Miles. third secretary Of the
American Embassy in Berlin, has just ar
rived there from St Petersburg, where
he served in the same capacity in the
embassy there.
DR.. William L. Masterson. Of Stone
leigh Court. has returned to the city
after a six weeks vacation spent in the
White Mountains and at Manhattan
Beach.
Mrs. Albert Hall, of the westmoreland.
and her daughter, Mrs Eugene Douglas
Staples. of Mexico City. have gone to
Western Pennsylvania for a visit.
Mr.. William Wolfey, Of the Cumber-
land. left Washington yesterday for Buff
falo, Niagara Falls and Cleveland Ohio.
At the latter place he will visit his sister,
Mrs. Fred Kerslake.
Mrs. A. c. Hutchinson, Miss Lue Hutch
inson, Miss Arlien Terry, Mrs. w. II.
Hessick and son. Master Howard Lowe.
Mrs. II. H. Butler and children, Mr..
and Mrs. II. II. Smelling and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fry and daughter,
Mrs. John Points. Mrs. p Stubbleheld,
Miss Grace T. POlkinhorn, and Mrs. Davis
and son are at Round Hill. Va
Mrs. H Ridgely and Mr. and Mrs.
II. S. Ridgely and family, who sper
last winter in Washington. are spend
ing the summer at ocean City, Nd.
Miss Mamie E. Byrne and William F.
Mcnamara, both of Washington. were
married yesterday in magistrates Of
flee in Baltimore by the Rev. Herbert
L. Wright
Miss Amy Mcmillan viii be Lady Har-
rington after her marriage. in October, to
Col Sir John Harrington, British minister
to Abyssinia- The wedding is expected to
take place in Manchester, Mass. at Mrs
McMillan's Summer home. Lord Harring-
ton IS the son of a surgeon of large prac-
tice in Dublin, and is a Catholic. He is
the dean of the diplomatic corps at the
court of the dusky monarch.
Mr.. and Mrs W. I.awley Saul and
daughter Edith. of New Rochelle. N. Y.