Evening star., 1907-08-06
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS STRYKER TO MARRY MR..
ELIHU ROOT, JR.
Comings and Goings Of Interesting
People-Travel Plans.
Personal Notes.

Inc announcement was made in New York
or the engagement of Elihu Root jr.. eldest
son of Elihu Root. Secretary of State and
Miss Aida Livingston Stryker, eldest
daughter of President NJ. Woolsey Stryker
of Hamilton College
Mr.. Root was graduated from Hamilton
College with the class of 1903, a Phi Beta
Kappa scholar, with distinction as de-
batter and orator In 1906 he was graduated
from the Harvard Law School He was ad-
mitted to the bar in New York state the
same year, and now Is practicing in New
York
Mrs Mark Brooke is here on a visit to
her mother, Mrs. Gunnell and will join her
husband, Lieut. Brooke, at West Point, next
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Blair, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy H. Johnson and Miss Dorothy John
son of this city are recent arrivals at
Breton Woods N H.
Mr.. William C. Hammond and family
have returned from a fifteen days trip to
Cape Henry and the jamestown exposition
Mr.. August w. Noack, wife and daugh-
ter started today for a ten days trip
to Boston.
MI D. l.. sherwood ana family OF BROOK
land, d. c., with their daughter, Mrs. c. X.
Morrison. leave today for a two weeks
stay at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Elwood w. McIntire and little daugb
ter, Marjorie, of 18th street northwest are
spending their summer vacation at Atlantic
City.
Mr.. Nathan Frank of Baltimore, formerly
of this city. celebrated his twenty first
birthday anniversary last night by giving
dinner to number of his friends at a
hotel on the Conduit road. The guests left
town early in the evening by trolley. and it
was a late hour before they returned to the
city, after an evening of jolly good fun.
Many clever remarks were made by some of
those present and toasts We're drunk TO
the health of the host, and during the din
,ner Mr. Frank was presented with mag
nlflcent diamond ring by the members of
the Phoenix Club of which organic alton
he is a member the president, Mr.. Milton
kronheimer making the presentation. He
was also the recipient of many other valu-
able gifts.
The guests seated around the festive
board, which was beautifully decorated with
foWers, were Messrs. Benjamin Frank,
father Of the host; Sidney Frank and Jo-
seph Frank of Baltimore, Harold Kaufman
Joseph Kaufman, Albert sigmund, Isadore
Godhem, Edgar Kaufman. Abe Steinberg-
er, Baltim imore; Jacob Smyser, Phil Herman,
s. Neuhan, Baltimore: Norman Fenton,
Eugene Young, S. Pike Baltimore; Nat L,
Frank, Baltimore; Maury Simon, Leo Fish
ell j. Mcdonald, Baltimore; Meyer Loeb,
Percy Hirsh, Leon Pretzfelder, Alexandria
Va; Va; H. Mcdowell, Baltimore: Bert Cohen,
Clarence Grosner, Monroe Holander Sid
ney Selinger Sidney Guggenheim, Philip
Kronheim. Herbert Guggenheim, Stanley
Lansburgh and Milford Stern.
Mrs. Edwin Herbert Pilsbury of this
city is guest at the Traymore, Atlantic
City. N. j., until October /.
Miss Emma NJ. B. Somers has returned
after spending a pleasant vacation with
friends in Frederick. Md.
Mrs. Charles Waldren Hayes of Capitol
Hill left yesterday for Buffalo Lithia
Springs to remain the rest of this month.
The Bible Glass Club of Faith Chapel and
their friends gave the second annual outing
to Great Falls Tuesday, July 30, The party
consisted Rana Trs OF Mrs Mrs v G. Woodbridge; Mrs.
Mrs. Scholes, Mr.. and Mrs Dodd. Miss
Sadie Foster; Miss Estelle Foster and the
Misses Sybil Reed, Beulah and Gertie
Lena and Katharine Hofie Mabel Byer and
Eva Little, Mr. King. Mr. Earl Weeks, AL
bert Dewey, Charles Hof1e, Mr.. Richardson
and Mr.. Sheppard.
Mrs. E. s. Schmid, with her daughter
Florence and two sons Clarence and
frankie, are at Atlantic City for two weeks
Mrs. J. H. Danforth and granddaughter,
Esther NJ. Bowden of 18th street left Fri
day for a trip to Mount Lake Park and
thence to Pittsburg, Pa, where they will
visit Mrs. E. II. Wrightson, formerly Miss
Danforth.
Mrs. w. H. Franklin and Mrs r, f.
Burks are in Atlantic City for several
weeks.
The Misses Mary Collifower Louise
O'Brien and Margaret Gill and Messrs Err
nest, George and Joseph Collifower of Cap
itol Hill are spending a few weeks at Ian
der, Frederick county, Nd.
Miss Annie E. Burke of 632 F street has
gone to Philadelphia to Join a party of
friends who will tour the Thousand Islands
and Canada, and, on returning, will visit
New York, Atlantic City and Jamestown
DR.. and Mrs. II. d. Bowden and son. San
ford D.. left for an indefinite stay in the
Blue Ridge mountains Monday last.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Johnnie Frank Smith and Bertha E. John
son.
Joshua Trelin Davis and Nellie L. Knight
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