Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07
the WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS ROOT AND LIEUT.. GRANT
TO WE'D AT 4 O'CLOCK.
The Szechenyi-Vanderbilt Marriage
May Be Next Year-Other
Events-Notes

The Secretary of State and Mrs Root
have issued the invitations for the mar
rage of their daughter Edith. to Lieut..
Ulysses s. Grant, Sd. TIL ceremony
will be at 4 O'Clock. Wednesday after
noon. November %, at their home, 15o}
Rhode Island avenue.
The marriage of Count SzAchenyi and
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt will according .
Vienna advices in a cab egram to the
New York Herald. take place early in
January and ii is alos said that among
here to attend the marriage are I'll
brfdgegroom's three brothers. Count
Dionyo Szechenyi, a dplomatist. VINO
will be accompanied by his wife; Count
Peter Szechenyi. who also will travel
with his wife, and Count Stephen EzeCh-
enyf. who Is unmarried. The others go
| ing to America for the ceremony are:
Count Anton Sigray, an all around
sportsman, polo player. a hunter. a
| good shot and an owner of race horses,
who is highly popular with every one an !
Is the best friend of the future husband
of Miss Vanderbilt: Count Paul Ester
hazy, whom l may describe az the live
| lest of lively fun-.ovinG yo ing mem
and who doubtless will be highly popula
in the United States: Coun' JCsepl
ISL; Count Michael karoiyn n sports man,
who is a scion of on. of the most nobl :.
houses of Hungary"
Mrs. Leutze and Miss Marion Leutze
wife and daughter of the commandment of
the navy yard. entertained very charm
ingiy yesterday at a tea, with Miss Carol
NeWberry. the debutante daughter OF the
assistant secretary of the navy and Mrs
Newberry. as the guest of honor. As
c N pn Mrc
Bulmer. Mrs. Carlton Watts and Mrs
Victor Cordell. with Miss Mary Scott, Miss
Esther Denny. Miss Henrietta Fitch and
Miss Katherine Leech.
Signor Moniagna, chargn d'affairs of
the Italian embassy. was host last night
for fourteen of his diplomatic colleagues
at the embassy. His guests were the
Swiss minister. NJ VOgel; Baron Ambro-
zy, charge d affaires of the Austrian en-
bassy; Baron Haymerle. M. de Thai. Wis
count de Chambrun. Prince zu Lynar.
Herr Won Schubert. NJ. Havenith. Mr.
Royaards. Mr. Skybak. Signor Centaro
Signor Cora of the Italian embassy stan
Herr Won RadOwitz of the German en-
bassy and NJ. Szent-1vany of the Austrian
embassy. both of the latter being about
to leave for European posts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Griffin entertained
Monday evening. pleasant time was
spent in playing games and other amuse-
ments, after which some musical num-
bers were beautifully rendered by the
Misses Marie McGrain and Margaret Cole,
assisted by Mr.. Roscoe Steiner The din
ing room, to which the guests adjourned
for refreshments, was deliberately deco
rated in ferns, roses and carnations.
Among those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. William
Stecker, Misses Marie McGrain, Margaret
Cole. Frances Griffin, Kate Griffin. Mamie
Langly, Elizabeth Burns, Hattie Burns,
Edna Smoot Mamie Cooksie, Lottie Bo-
harmon and the Messrs. William Griffin,
Roscoe Steiner. William Ansalvidge, Jul
Illus Meyers William Friel James Griffin.
Bernard Langley 0. Bottomam Hami-
ton Camalier and Mr.. Fitzpatrick. The
first prize in the donkey game was won
by Mr. Julius Meyers. Mr. Roscoe Steiner
won the BOBBY prize.
The Rev. DIR. Frank Sewall, Mrs. S.
wall and Miss Maud Sewall arrived home
Tuesday from their summer tour in SWe
den, Holland and Great Britain. DIR. Sc
wall has been filling preaching and lee
ture engagements in Scotland and Eng
land during September and October.
NJ and Nine des Portes of the French
embassy had as dinner guests last night
Gen. and Mrs. Corbin, Mrs Rodgers, Mrs
Hooker, NJ. and Nine. de Blanpre and Mr.
G. T. Blair.
Miss Blanche Coblens, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel C. Coblens, and Mr.
Joseph c. Wylie were married yesterday
in Baltimore at the home of the brides
parents, PIG St. Paul street, Rev. D. NJ.
Buchanan officiating.
The bride entered the drawing room
with her father and was met by the bride
groom and his best man, Mt ]. Ernest
Harral She wore a gown of princess
lace, with a lace veil that was worn by
her great-grandmother at her wedding.
Her flowers were Of white chrysanthe-
NUNS. Miss Virginia l.. Morrow was her
only attendant. She wore a gown of
white chiffon over taffeta and carried a
bouquet Of pink chrysanthemums.
A reception followed, and Mr. and Mrs.
Wylie left for wedding journey south.
They will live in this city.
Another diplomatic hospitality of last
night was at the British embassy, when
few guests to meet Sir Anthony Patrick
mcdonnell. under secretary to the lord
lieutenant of Ireland. who is staying with
them until next week. Justice and Mrs
Holmes Mr.. and Mrs. Huntingdon VIII
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward and Miss
Tuckerman were in the party.
The Army and Navy Chapter, D. A r..
gave a tea and sale Yesterday at the
home of Mrs. r. c. Du Bots. the proceeds
OF WHICH are " Ky IL \oHliiichtdl Kan.
Mrs. Du Bots had assisting her Mrs
Hayden. Mrs. Gheen. Miss Townsend
Mrs Barroll and Mrs. Irving Dunlap.
Miss Eliza Simmons. daughter Of United
States Senator F. NJ. Simmons, was mar
ried to Mr.. Graham Andrews. youngest
son of Col. A. B. Andrews. at the Church
of the Good Shepherd at Raleigh. N. c.,
yesterday. DR.. l. NICK. Pittinger rector
of the church. officiated. Mrs. L. A.
Mailer sister of the bride. was dame Of
honor and Misses Ella and Isabelle Sim
mons, younger sisters of the bride, were
bridesmaids.
Miss Elizabeth Sanford and Mr.. Les
ter Collier. both of Petersburg, Va, were
married at the Metropolitan Hotel last
evening by the Rev E. H. Lamar, pastor
of the Wilson Memorial M. E. Church of
this city Those present, including Mr..
and Mrs. Collier and Mrs. D. E. Adam
of Petersburg Va, and Mr.. ]. r. Marke,
Mr.. R. B. Crump, Miss Eva M. Crump
and Rev. E. H. Lamar of Washington,
D c. were afterWard entertained at a
supper by the couple.
Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago will
spend the winter season here, and has
taken an apartment at the Arlington.
She will be here for the Grant-Root we'd
ding this month.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis II. Levy of 90
| Westminster street will be at home Sun
! day, November 10, from to 10. in honor
of their fifteenth wedding anniversary.