The Washington herald., 1907-08-06
Bride Will Be Miss Aida Liv-
ingStOn Stryker.
ENGAGEMENT JUST ANNOUNCED
Commanders Davidson and GIeaves
Return from EUrOpe-Guests at
Piney POint-WashfngtOn Il Well
Represented at Potomac River
Resort on Maryland shore.

State. and Miss Aida Livingston Stryker,
eldest daughter of President NJ. Wolsey
StryBer, OF Hamilton College.
Mr.. Root was graduated from Hamilton
College with the class of 1903. a Phi Beta
Kappa scholar, with distinction as a de-
batter and orator.
In 1906 he was graduated from the Har-
ward Law School He was admitted to the
bar in New York State the same year. and
now is practicing in New York City.
The news Of the engagement came as a
surprise to Washington society, following
so closely upon the announcement last
week Of the coming wedding in the fail of
his sister, Miss Edith Root. She Is TO be
married to Lieut.. Z. S. Grant, Sd, for
merly aid 10 the President.
Mr.. Root, jr., and his bride will make
theif home in New York City.
Commander Albert Gleaves, q. 8. N,
Commander C. c. Davidson. L. s. N,
and Mr.. Arthur D. Hayden. American vice
and deputy con at Gibraltar, were
among the promiSgEt Americans arriving
at New York from Europe Saturday.
Dr. Carleton Vaughan has returned to
Washington from Virginia, where he has
spent the past month.
Lady Alan Johnstone, who is a fire.
quent guest Of her mother, Mrs. James
W. Pinchot. at her residence in Wash
ington, and who has been among the
most popular hostesses during the London
season, has Joined her husband, the Brit
ish minister to Denmark, al Copenhagen.
Mr.. William Carey Johnson. who has
been i'll on the Eastern Shore Of Mary
land, has been removed 10 this city and
is now at Providence Hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward I. Bachman, of
Washington, have gone to the Highlands
House, Block Island. R. /, for the sum
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs Jay Cooke. Jr.. and their
son, Jay Cooke. Sd. of Philadelphia. are
spending the summer at Narragansett
Pier.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown and sons,
William. jr., and Grafton, of Georgetown.
left yesterday for Atlantic City, where
they will be for several weeks.
Rear Admiral George W. Melville. Z.
s. y, retired, has been the guest recently
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Westinghouse. at
Erskine Park, their magnificent place at
Lenox, and a small dinner was given by
them in his honor Saturday evening.
Mr.. Gould Lincoln has returned 10
from a trip to Yarmouth.
Mass, ans Albany, \. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hay. jr.. have gone
TO Madison, Va. the Hay country place.
where they viii spend several weeks.
The second Of the weekly germans given
by the Warrenton German Club, Of War
renton. Va. will take place this evening
and will be attended by a number Of
Washington men.
Among the many prominent people from
Washington and other nearby places
registered at the Piney Point Hotel. Piney
Point. Nd. and occupying cottages there
for the summer are DR.. and Mrs. c. G.
Stone. Of this city. and their daughters.
Misses Florence, Catherine. and Marion
Stone, and son. Master Rapley Stone;
Miss Marie O'Meara, Miss Leah Tilghman.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ Mitchell. Mrs. ].
Kraft and children; Mr.. and Mrs. Z. w.
Buckley, Mr.. Gordon B. Darling and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. r. z. Joyce. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Green. MI ". n. Wagner.
Mr.. II. II. HodgsOn, of Baltimore; Mr.. 7.
A. Perry, of Baltimore; Mr. P. W. Alex
ander, OF Berwyn, Nd; Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. White, Of Washington: Mr..
Lewis De Vaughan, Alexandria, Va; Mr..
N. J. FiIlans, Congress Heights; Z. P.
Schmitz and family, Washington; Mrs.
J. J. Money, nurse, and children. Oxon
Hill. Md; Mrs. Malley and Miss MalIey.
of Washington; Mr.. Tom Leonard and
family. Anacostia; Mrs. Samuel Kirby /
and daughter. Mrs. NJ. 3. Curtis, Master
William Slents, Mrs. Moore, Miss Julia
Clark, Miss Mabel Robey Miss Belle A. !
Trouland. Mrs. J. NJ. Whitehead, Miss p. /
II. Whitehead, Miss S. Billan. S. Harlan |
and family, Mrs. Julia Harowitz. Mr.. /, |
II. Bicks, Mr.. r. ". Simons. II. w. Pike /
S. W. King, W. W. TObsOn, d. Mclean !
J. P. Green, y. 3. Scott, r. W. Scott. all /
Of Washington. and Miss Gertrude NJ. |
of Baltimore.
The women of the hotel were instr1l- |
mental in getting up a most enjoyable |
euchre party last Thursday evening, and
4 largely attended hop was held Saturday /
evening.
a number Of yachts are anchored there. |
1t present among them the Slbylla, the /
magnificent yacht of Commodore John F. |
Betz. Of Philadelphia, on board of which /
there IS q party of friends.
Announcement is made Of the engage
ment of Miss Elizabeth Gilmer Tyler. of /
Va. and Midshipman Al
fred Hart Miles. T. s. N, who is now |
serving on board the battle ship Ken /
lucky, which IS at anchor in the Hudson /
River off Seventy-ninth street.
Miss Tyler is a granddaughter Of the /
ate John Tyler, President Of the United /
States. and also Of the late Thomas Gil
ner, once Secretary Of the Navy. Mid /
5hipman Miles is a son Of the late Charles
Store Closed 5 pm. Saturdays / pm.