The Washington herald., 1907-05-02
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
German Military Attache and
Mrs. K0rner Entertain.
GUESTS OF MIS-. ROOSEVELT
Naval Aftache of Italian Embassy
Guest of Honor at Function Given
by French Atthche and Nine. de
BIanDre-Miss Emma MuIIRn TO
Wed California Senator.

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt are
entertaining at the White House Mrs. J.
West Roosevelt and Mrs. Clifford Rich
ardson, of New York
The military attache of The German
Embassy and Nine. Korner entertained
at dinner last night at their home on
Seventeenth street. Their guests were
Gen. and Mrs. J. Franklin Bell. Gen. and
Mrs. William P. Duvail, Mai. and Mrs.
Wilcox. Capt. William Mason Wright,
L. s. A. and Mr~~and Mrs Wright, Mai
Davila. OF the Mexican Embassy; Mr.. and
and Mrs. Chatard. Col Raspopoff, mill
tary attache of the Russian Embassy.
and Col Dickhuth and Miss Dickhuth.
house guests OF Maj. and Nine. K0rner.
Col. Dickhuth was one of the Kaiser 5
representatives at Pittsburg during the
ceremonies connected with the Carnegie
Institute.
The naval attaChe OF the French EN-
bassy and Nine. de Blanpre entertained
a luncheon party yesterday at their home
on Eighteenth street, complimentary 10
the naval attache of the Italian Embassy
and Nine. Phster. who are spending some
time here, after returning from the
jamestown Exposition. they having ac-
companied the Ambassador, Baron Mayor
des Planches, 10 the opening ceremonies.
They make their home IN New York
Others In the company were the Niscount
and Viscountess de Mattel. of the French
Embassy; Signor Montagna, counselor OF
the Italian Embassy, and Mr.. Sturdy. Of
the British Embassy.
Mrs. Peyt0n Russell entertained a com
pany at luncheon yesterday at her home
on I street.
President Gallaudet Of the Institute for
the Blind at Kendall Green. and his
daughter, Miss Gallaudet. and Mrs. VII
liam Chosen. received informally yester-
day afternoon after the college com
mencement exercises. Mrs Chosen Is
bride, having within the last ten days
married Mr. William ClOssOn, a pastel
artist, Of Boston, and they have Just re-
turned from their honeymoon trip. The
informal reception yesterday, there
fore, took on the nature OF a wedding re-
ception, Mr.. and Mrs. Closson receiving
the congratulations Of their many friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Closson will make their
home this summer at his studio in Lob
ster Lane. at Magnolia, on the North
Shore Of Massachusetts.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Emma Mullan. daughter OF Capt John
Mullan. and Mr.. George Russell Lukens.
a state senate. OF California. The en-
gagement is ne elimination of a ro-
nance begun when, a year or so ago.
Miss Mullan commenced suit against the
State Of California for claims due her
father who was a West Point graduate.
who afterwards resigned from the army
and entered law At that time the family
lived In California, and Capt Mullan was
employed by the State in several enter
prises. for which services the State neg
lected TO pay him. A year or so ago
Miss Mullan decided 10 collect the money
If possible, for her father and went TO
California for that purpose. She stayed
with Mrs, Eleanor Martin, who Is one
of the social leaders of the Pacific Coast
and at her home she met Senator Lukens
who became interested in her claim
against the State, and incidentally, IN
the claimant
Miss MuIlan has Just made another
trip to California, from which she re-
turned Moncay, bringing with her the
news Of her engagement to Mr.. Lukens,
and also the news of the successful Cul.
ninauon Of her suit whereby she has
collected several thousand dollars for her
father, who is paraiyzed.
Hon
and her sister, Miss May Mullan, startled
Washington society, OF which they have
been members ever since their girlhO0d.
by opening a laundry on Connecticut
avenue few block below their home In
the same fashionable thoroughfare. Their
friends. when they had gotten their
breaths. proceeded to take the matter as
a huge joke, and dubbed the young
women on their enterprise, asking them
when they met. for instance. how they
could leave the tubs, sc. But the Misses
Mullan stuck to Il. and II has thrived
and is now a most successful business.
bringing in a considerable profit beyond
the living it has given the family, while
the older sister was trying 10 put through
the fathers claim.
Miss May Mullan is now abroad. hav-
ing gone 70 italy to meet her relative,
Mrs. Henley Smith. whose husband re-
Gently died there. On account OF this
recent death IN the family the wedding,
which will take place early this summer.
will be extremely quiet and informal.
Mr. Lukens comes of a Philadelphia
family, but spent most of his boyhood in
Australia. Going TO Oakland. Cal, he
entered the University of California, from
which he graduated, after which he en-
tered law. He is now a most successful
lawyer and prominent in politics, having
been close personal friend of former
Gov. Pardee. He was seriously injured
in an automobile accident last fall, and
has just returned from trip 10 Japan.
where he went to reeuperate.
Mrs. Carter. wife of Senator Carter. of
Montana, brought together a large COM
pany Of college and university young peo-
pie Tuesday with the senior class Of
Trinity College. Miss Alice Ryan. presi-
dent; Miss Cecilia MeCaffrey, Miss Alice
Freeman, Miss Mary Green, Miss Eliza
beth Kennedy, Miss Elizabeth Moore,
Miss Sue MCGarrisk, Miss Irene O'CrOw-
ley, Miss NJ McKenna, Miss Cecilia
Kelly, Miss Katharine Doyle, Miss Mabel
Higgins, Miss Mary Corners. Miss Eliza
beth LaughTan. Miss Mary st. Clair. Miss
Marie Pagan, Miss Margaret Cummings.