The Washington herald., 1907-11-01
IN The SOCIAL WORLD
Nine. KOrner Luncheon Guest
at German Embassy. ~
DEATH HASTENS WEDDING
Sudden Demise of Mr. HuntreSS'
Brother Causes Cancellation of
Quietly Welded to Miss Brown
and Departs 10 Attend Funeral.

Baroness Won Sternburg, wife of the
German Ambassador. entertained at
luncheon yesterday complimentary to
Nine Korner, wife of the retiring mill
tary attache of the German Embassy.
The guests who gathered around the
handsomely decorated table at the En-
bassy were Mrs. Newberry, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Mrs
Bell, wife of Gen. J. Franklin Bell, e. s
A.; Nine de Blanpre, wife Of the naval
auache Of the French Embassy; Mrs
DuyaH, Mrs. Swan. Mrs. Wotherspoon,
Mrs. Wright and Miss Langham.
The Japanese Embassy was also the
scene of a luncheon yesterday, the Wis
countess Aoki, wife of the Ambassador
entertaining for the Baroness Gotoo and
Nine. Nitobe. wife OF noted japanese
author.
Invited to meet them were Mrs. Car
field. wife of the Secretary of the In
terror; Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. wife Of
the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury.
Nine Anyaoka wife of the counselor Of
the Embassy; Miss Scidmore; Mrs Marsh
wife OF Commander Charles Carleton
, Marsh; Mrs. Harold l. Sewall, Miss Hag-
ner, Mrs Leonard Wood, Mrs, Ralph
jenkins, and Mrs. Lewis.
Owing to the sudden death Of AIr.
Harold Huntress. Of Boston, brother 81
! Mr.. George Lewis Huntress, jr., who was
to have married Miss Gertrude Brown,
/ daughter az Mrs. SeveIlon Brown Sat
urday, at St Margaret's Church, the I'm
vitatiOus for the wedding were recalled,
and the ceremony was quietly sOlemnizcd
al the brides home, In Twenty-iirst
street, yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huutress left immedi-
ately afterward 70 attend the funeral of
/ Mr. Huntrcss' brother. III Boston.
Mr. HuutreSs was operated upon for
appendicitis. "a week ago, and his death
occurred yesterday morning al 5.3l
Mrs. Huntress is a sister of Mr.. Phelps
Brown. whose marriage 10 Miss Gather
/ inc Ridgely took place a week ago. Mr.
( Brown was 20 have escorted his sister al
her marriage Saturday. and her sister.
Mrs Charles Bradley. was 20 have been
/ her matron of honor Much regret and
/ dis ppointment is felt by their many
/ friends at the cauceliug of the wedding
I invitations. as we'll as much sympathy
for them in their bereavement
News comes from New York that Mr..
Edison Bradley has met with an acci-
I dent. and broken his knee, and couse-
ouently an plans for coming TO Washing
ton that Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley had made
have to be postponed until he is able
again 10 travel. They had expected 70
/ lease the home of Mrs. MoTgan-iiih, iu
Connecticut avenue. until their new
home in Dupont circle is finished.
/ Mrs Norgan-Hiil and her daughter
Miss Diane Morgan-HiN. VIII leave for
Europe some tine this month, 10 spend
/ the winter abroad.
/ Mrs. Austin Tubbs. Of San Francisco
who has just returned 10 Washington
from Bar Harbor. where she had "a cot
tqge. will DE married to DIR. Brodie. of
/ Detroit. NJ her apartment at Stoneleigh
| Court. November A. a wedding break
/ fast VIII take place afterward when
/ about fifty guests Will be entertained.
Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage and her
daughter. Miss Rebecca Collier. will
/ spend the winter season abroad.
/ Mrs. Stuart Hooker will be another abb
sentee from Washington society this sea-
+ son. She Will spend the winter in Cali
f. fornia.
Miss Anita Stauffer. Of New Orleans
who is shortly to be married to Mr. John
A McIlheny. of Avery's Island, La. now
/ Civil Service Commissioner, comes OF a
most distinguished family She is the
daughter Of Mr.. Walter Stauffer. grand
/ daughter Of the late Gen. Dick Taylor
and great-granddaughter Of Gen. Zachary
I Taylor, once President Of the United
/ States.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. T. Davis delightfully."-
entertained a few of their friends on Al