Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-13
IN the WORLD OF SOCIETY
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR EN-
TERTAINS PARTY OF FRIENDS.
Other Events and Some Future Ones
Timely Notes-Per-
sonals.

The Japanese ambassador. Baron Taxa
hira, welcomed a large party of his
friends in diplomatic. official and resident
society last night. The embassy on h
street was festively adorned with flowers
and the host was assisted by members of
the embassy staff in looking after the
pleasure of his guests.
The party of Japanese bankers who
have been here several days. and whA
are about to tour this country also en-
| joyed the ambassadors hospitality and
the opportunity to meet his Washington
| friends.
The Congressional Club was entertained
yesterday at the home of Mrs. j. B. Hen
| derson. when the president of the club
| Mrs. j. B. Perkins. received with the hos
| tess. Mrs Nathan Scott. wife of the
West Virginia Senator. and Mrs. Long
worth. wife of Representative Longworth
| did the hOnors at the tea table.
Mrs Garfield. Mrs. Walcott. Mrs. Fire.
| mont Smith and Mrs. McLanahan took a
small party to Great Falls this morning
| to spend the day.
Miss Mary w. Pierce of the Marlbor-
ough sailed for Naples the 9th of this
month She was the maid of honor at the
| wedding on the 9TH at Sharon. Pa. OF
he brother. Mr.. Talbot E. Pierce and
Miss Clara Filler. She will be abroad
three months.
| Mrs. c. Arthur Williams. who has been
| with her sister in Louisiana since the
death of her husband will leave very
| shortly to join her mother. Mrs. Hite
at SO Madison avenue. New York city.
The birthday of Mr.. Urel Davis was
marked by surprise party last Sunday
| evening at his parents residence on 18th
| street northeast. Music and games were
| INDUCED in until late hour. when the
guests adjourned to the dining room for
refreshments. Mr.. Davis was the recipi-
ent Of many handsome presents Mrs
| Davis and Mrs. Greenwood received the
Jennie Kahn. Jennie Livingston. Essie
| Livingston B. Livingston Pearl Levitan
Rebecca Levitan. Esther Epstein of Balti-
more. Bessie Schwartzman of Baltimore
| Fannie Yoffe Pansy Cosln, Cecilia Coslin
| the Misses Rothstein. Beatrice Davis and
Messrs. George Cohen. w. A. Graf OF
| Newport News. Louis Waterman. Rudolph
Berman,, Albert Behrnann. James Dreis
| l. Pelzman Samuel Fenton of Alexan-
dria c. NJ. Johnson. Meyer Davis and
| David Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, whose
| new home on Connecticut avenue. it is
expected, will be finished for their oc.
| CupanCy next winter, Will QlVlOe the late
spring and summer between their place
| at Tuxedo and the ST. Lawrence river or
| their household. Their daughter, Mrs
Herbert Shipman. sailed yesterday fol
| Europe but will join her parents In Can
| ada the latter part of July.
Mrs J. Fairfield Carpenter win receive
| today for the last time this spring, as
next week she expects to leave for hel
| summer home Lakeland. Casanova, n
/ t-~lot ci,n mil cyiNy q linn ~
of ten covers and afterward take hel
guests to the theater. Tomorrow she will
| have a company OF about twelve al
luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club and
her home 1927 10th street. Mrs. Carpen-
| ter has entertained very charmingly and
frequently during her present stay a,
| her Washington home. to which she ex-
poets to return next fall and spend the
| winter
The marriage of Miss Gladys Laurence
Turnbull, daughter of Dr. and Mrs
Charles S. Turnbull. and Lieut. Nelson
Palmer Vulte, United States Marine
Corps will take place at the residence OF
the. brides parents. 1885 Chestnut street
Philadelphia. at noon June g. Miss Ham:
lton Disston South will be matron OF
honor, and the brides other sister. Miss
Edith D. 8. Turnbull will be maid OF
honor. with Miss Lucy BostWick or Boston
bridesmaid The Rev. G. 9. Hill OF Grace
Church. Mount Airy. will perform the
ceremony. which will be followed by a
small breakfast Ohio Cushing will be
best man. Lieut.. Vute is the SON of DR.
and Mrs. Herman T. Vulte of New Ro-
chelle. N. Y. His brother is Second Lieut.
H. French Vulte. also of the Marine
Corps. The bridegroom-to-be is mem
Der of the University and st. Anthony
clubs.
| Among the arrivals recently at the Hote
Bellevue in Dresden were Mrs. William C.
" Vanderbilt. with herr daughter and
son. who. after a short stay. went tc
Berlin. While in Dresden Mrs. Wander
bilt paid a visit to the several museums
and galleries for which Dresden is famous
Other personages of note who stayed a,
the Bellevue lately were the American
ambassador and Mrs. Tower
Miss Priscilla E. Kent, who has beer
seriously i'll at her apartment in the
Congressional. has left for Atlantic City
where it is hoped she will regain hel
health.
Miss Lillian Wollard Of this city wa.
married Monday in Manila, p. l., to Mr.