The Washington herald., 1908-06-22
In THE SOCIAL WORLD
NJ. des Portes Returns to This
City from France.
GOES TO NEWPORT IN JULY
Counselor of Embassy WilI De
Joined by Fnmily-Nime. Wu En-
Route from San FraneiseO-Du-
randS May Visit Lenox During the
Summer-lsrs. Logan Lenses Home.

The counselor Of the French Embassy.
NJ. des Portes de Ia Fosse. who has been
absent in his home in France for some
months. returned TO Washington yester-
day morning and will remain until the
departure OF the Ambassador for France
next week. Nine de Ia Fosse and her
daughter will join the counselor. who
will also be charge d'affalres, in Newport
next month. 4ae French Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand returned TO Wash
ington from Chicago to-day. They VIII
sail on June 25.
DR.. Vogel Minister from Switzerland.
has returned to his legation in Hillyer
Place after a trip West He viii remain
here until the end of the month and
then go to his home in Switzerland for
the summer. The legation VIII then be
established In Newport.
The charge d'affaires Of Sweden. NJ.
Ekengren. will establish the summer le-
cation in Bar Harbor about July I. The
Minister from Sweden. who. with Nine.
Lagercrantz. was absent during all last
season. may not return TO his post here,
according 20 the rumors from over the
seas, but may be replaced before the
end OF the sumner.
Nine. WI, wife Of the Chinese Minister.
one Of the most popular women Of the
diplomatic circle when she was In Wash
ington during her husbands first term
as Minister from his country. arrived in
San Francisco Saturday and is expected
in Washington the middle Of thIs week.
She IS accompanied by her son Wu Chao
Chu and his wife
Senator Perkins. OF California, and his
daughter, Miss Pansy Perkins. have ar
rived In their home. Palm Knoll. in OAK
land, where the marriage Of. Miss Per
kins 70 Mr.. Cleveland Baker will take
place during the summer Their engage
ment was announced just before the de-
parture OF the Senator from Washington.
LenoN is greatly excited over a report
70 the effect that Sir Mortimer and Lady
Durand and their daughter. Miss Jose
phine Durand. will be visitors 10 that
spot during this summer This was a
favorite place with the Durands IN Amer
lea when Sir Mortimer was Ambassador
from Great Britain, and the family was
Immensely popular there. Sir Mortimer
was the leader IN all outdoor sports dur
ing the summers he spent there.
The marriage is announced OF Miss
Alice Louise Baker. daughter Of NIr. and
Mrs. John Baker, 10 Mr.. Frederick Clar-
ence Weber. OF Columbus. Ohio. The
ceremony took place on Saturday. June
20. IN All Souls Unitarian Church. by
Rev. l. G. Z. Pierce, pastor. Only rela-
tives and few close friends were pres
ent and there were mo attendants. Dr.
J. ". Bischof played the wedding music.
and Mrs. II. Clay Browning, soprano So
loist in the choir OF the church. sang "Oh.
Fair and Sweet and Holy"
Mr.. Charles Wesley Gerard. Of this
city was married IN Kansas city, 40,
last Wednesday, to Miss Nadine Deather-
age, Of that city, In the home Of her
parents. The bride and bridegroom are
now on their wedding trip In the East,
and Will make their future home In this
city.
Baroness Won Ketteler widow OF the
German diplomat who lost his life dur
ing the Boxer troubles and who was for
merly connected with the German Em-
bassy In this city. Is now visiting her
family in Michigan. After a visit in her
former home In Detroit, she went 20 her
fathers summer place at Crosse Pointe.
where she Will spend some weeks. after
which she VIII go 10 blythe
Sea. TO be the guest Of Mrs James Nc
MILAN and her granddaughter. Miss
Jarvis. Of this city. They will be Joined
there by Lady Harrington, wife Of the
British Minister 70 Abyssinia, daughter
or Mrs. Mcmillan, who Is the baroness
most intimate friend. II was during
visit TO the baroness that Lady Harring-
ton met her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Gillespie. Of
have announced the engage |
ment Of their daughter. Mary Hanna Gil
iespie, TO Mr.. John D. Scully. Of this
city. formerly Of Pittsburg. Miss Gil
lespie is a Wellesley girl and a member
Of the Gillespie family famous for the
beauty Of its women. Mr.. Scully is q son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Scully. formerly
OI FlttSDurg. now or Washington. who
are now in their summer home al Great
Darlington. Mass
The Attorney General and Mrs. Bona
parte have engaged apartments in the
Hotel AspinwaI at Lenox. for a period
later in the summer. when they will 20
up there from their country place. near
Baltimore.
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair and her son, Francis
P. and her mother Mrs. Alexander. left
on Friday morning for East
Gloucester. Mass, where they will spend
the remainder OF the summer. Mrs BIair's
older son, Percy, is in Europe.
Mrs. John \. Logan has leased her
home here, Calumet Place. to Dr. Ar
thur T. Ramsay. Of F2irmont Seminary, !
for their senior house. Mrs. Logan VIII
leave her historic pictures. curios. and
Of Gen. Logan in her famous
Store closed 5 ?. m; SATURDAYS, / .. III.