Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-26
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mr.. AND MRS. TAFT ARE CIV
ING UP K STREET HOME.
Home Coming Of Baroness TakahirA
Next Week-A Bridge Party.
Personal Notes.


Taft there after her return here will be
Washington by Monday and will 60 at
once to Cincinnati
Col. and Mrs A. c. Taylor. who are at
their place, the Elms, at New London.
Conn.,. gave bridge party of ten tables
yesterday for their daughter. Mrs. Ed
ward Marshall. The party was a large
and interesting one and included several
Washngtonians.
Baron Takahra the Japanese ambassa
dor. expects his wife and their youngest
daughter and her governess by Thursday
next. The family will soon after their
arrival here go to some nearby resort for
the summer season.
Miss Grace P. Jennings and Mr.. Edgar
A. Bennett were married yesterday at the
residence of the brides parents. 1901 Park
road, by Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn. pastor
Of Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
Only the immediate members OF the fami-
lies and few intimate friends were pres
ent. The bride wore handsome gown OF
white lace. made empire. over an under
dress of pale blue silk. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett left later for honeymoon trip.
the latter wearing smart travelling suit
of dark blue rajah, with hat to match
On their return they will make their home
at the Varnum Hotel.
Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock Miss
Minnie Farr. daughter of Mrs. Sarah
Farr. was married to Mr.. Bert L. Nye AT
All Souls Unitarian Cnurch by Rev. .,
G. B. Pierce. the pastor. The brides only
attendant was her mother, Mrs: Sarah
Farr, who acted as her matron OF honor.
Mr. Nyes best man was Mr.. Clarence
Wright of Susquehanna. Pa, and the
L~,;r
Clarence, Dodge. Mr.. McCauley and Mr..
Robert Davis. The bride was given In
marriage by her uncle, Mr.. A. G. Carlisle
of Gaithersburg Md. She wore travel
ing gown of crushed mulberry rajah silk.
with hat. gloves and shoes to match. and
carried a shower bouquet Of bride roses.
Her mother wore pearl gray messaline
and carried white sweet peas. DR.. Nc
Gehee. brother-in-law of the bridegroom,
played the wedding music. and Mrs. Nc
Helen Nye of this city, sister of the bride
groom, sang 20 Promise Me- After
their wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Nye will
be at home at the Natchez.
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle and her daugh-
ter. Miss Carlisle. will sail July 1 for Eu
rope to join Mrs. Carlisles sister. Mrs.
Richmond Pierson, wife Of the American
minister to Greece. Mrs. Pierson and her
children have taken cottage in Switzer-
land for the summer.
Minister Quesada entertained at lunch
con yesterday in honor of the apostolic
delegate to Cuba. Mgr. Aversa. The min
listers guests were Mgr. OConnell. the
minister of. Panama. the minister of Costa
Rica. Mr.. John Barrett. Mr.. Yanes and
the staff of the legation.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Straus left today for Princeton.
and tomorrow will go to Elberon to spend
the weekend with their daughters. Mrs.
Hochstadter and Mrs. Schafer and Mr..
Straus brother. Mr. Isador Straus, all of
whom have summer homes there.
Mrs. Richard Townsend and Miss Ma
thilde Townsend have left New York for
Bar Harbor
Mrs. George L. Bradley is going abroad
on the first of July, and will be accom-
panied by Mrs. William A. Hammond.
They will make motor trip together for
a month or six weeks.
A pretty wedding took place Thursday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Meyer. 934 Florida avenue
northwest. when their daughter. Miss
married by the Rev. James D. Buhrer of
the First Reformed Church. The bride,
a lovely blonde, was becomingly gowned
in princess robe of French batiste.
6IaDOTdtely Irlmme0 with lace ana en-
broidery. and carried a bouquet of bride
roses. The bridesmaid. Mss Viedt. wore
a beautiful shade of yellow figured NOUS
seline and carried sweet peas. The house
was beautifully decorated with cut flow
ers. marguerites and palms.
After receiving the congratulations of
their relatives and friends the couple left
for an extended trip through northern
New York and Canada. The brides go
ing-away gown was a smart suit of blue
wolfe.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
c. G. Meyer, Miss Louise Meyer, Mrs. C.
Braun. Mrs. Mary Meyer. MIR. and Mrs.
]. Viedt. Mr.. and Mrs. d. Lee. Mr.. and
Pauline and Laura viedt. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Zeh. MIR. and Mrs. ". ]. Zeh,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fookcs, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Fields. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Guer-
tier. Mrs. Callahan, Messrs. Joseph Daily.
Lee Brown. Edwin Edwin. Oscar Hark-
ness. and Miss Hoffman. Miss Adams
and Mr.. r. B. Adams.
Miss Zorah v. Green is spending several
nells of Brooklyn. n. Y.
The Beauregard Chapter. T. d. c.. will
give a musical at 1922 Vermont avenue
this evening.
A pretty wedding took place Wednes-
day. June "a, at IS. Philip and James
Catholic Church. Baltimore. Md. when
Miss Mary Elizabeth Bechtol of this city
was married to Mr.. Charles Hugh Knott.
formerly Of Washington. by Rev. j. Hugh
Monahan. assistant pastor of the church.
The bride. wore an empire gown of white
chiffon and was attended by her sister,
Mrs. w. F. Holbrook of this city. Mr..
w. r. Holbrook was best man. Owing to
the brides family being In mourning.
relatives only were present. After a
luncheon at the home of Mrs. A.. n.
White, the brides sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Knott left. for Atlantic City, and upon
their return will reside in Brooklyn,
n. Y.
Mrs John T. Davis, daughter-jn-law of
ex-senator Davis. who had expected to
go abroad. has been obliged to defer her
trip or give it up altogether because of
Armstead. at his home at Sea Girt, n. J.
Senator and Mrs. Wetmore. the Misses
Wetmore and Roger Wetmore will sail
tomorrow for Europe. Senator Wetmore
plans to return to Newport with his fam
lily about October 1 for the late sea-
son.
Mrs. Cameron McRae Winslow. wife of
Capt. Winslow. commanding the battle
ship New Hampshire. Is expected with
her children tomorrow at their Newport
cottage for the summer.
FINALLY WED IN ROCKVILLE.
Young Couple From Massachusetts,
Have Many Disappointment.