The Washington herald., 1908-06-09

plu, WHO Der Prospective DilueBiooh Is
thirty-nine.
They will spend the summer with Mrs
Letter. sr., in Manchester, and in the
fall the little party Of three will go TO
England to visit in the homes OF Mrs
Letters English sons-in-law. They will
return TO Washington FOR the formal
opening OF the season here.
Invitations have been received here for
the marriage Of Miss Virginia Weyand
daughter OF Mr. Henry Somers Weyand
to Mr.. Robert White Lindsay. on Thurs
day, June II, at $50 o'clock, at 70 Dun
can avenue, Grafton, Pa, near Pittsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Rowland Cam
eron have issued invitations for the mar
riage Of their daughter. Vivian Ursula. to
Mr.. Robert Burnham, on Wednesday
evening, June "A. at o'clock, in All
Souls Unitarian Church. The bridegroom
elect is a son of the architect so well
known as having made the plans for the
| laying out and improving OF the Mall
He has spent some years studying archi-
lecture in Paris, and will take hold OF
his fathers work, with headquarters in
Chicago. They will be at home there
after July /, at The Melwood. in Evans
ton.
! The second secretary Of the Chilean
Legation. Mr.. Salinas, will leave Wash
ington on Saturday to join the Minister
and Nine. Cruz, and sail with them for
Mexico, where they will spend three
months.
/ Senator Du Pont, of Delaware, who has
spent the past two seasons at the Con-
necticut and at 1926 Rhode Island avenue,
respectively. has purchased the splendid
mansion OF the late Mr.. Beriah VII
kins. I'LL Massachusetts, avenue. and will
take up his residence there next fall.
Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield, OF Bos-
ton. daughter OF the Senator. is his host
ess, and spends her winters with her
/ father.
| News OF the death OF Mrs J. Condit-
Smith (nee Swearingen) in Atlantic City
was received in Washington yesterday
and gave a great shock to her very large
circle OF friends here Mrs. Condit-Smith
was the mother of Mrs. Wood. wife OF
Gen. Leonard Wood, who is now abroad
OF Mrs. Key. Of Lieut. Commander
Key. and OF Mrs. Hooker, wife OF Lieut..
Richard s. Hooker, L. S. NJ. c. Mrs.
Wood arrived yesterday in London fran
Switzerland. with Gen. Wood. where they
went for short visit, intending to return
10 this country during the summer. even
though the general VIII 80 back 20 Eu-
rope in October.
! Mrs. Key is with Lieut.. Commander
Key. who was on duty as naval aid 10
the President for the past three years.
and went hence 20 Boston. Mrs. Hooker
spent the winter In her home in Jefferson
/ place Mrs. Condit-Smith's home has been
at 1872 X street for the past few years.
and her niece, Miss Ethel Whitney, made
/ her home with her there. The former
home Of Mrs. Condit-Smith was q First
street northeast. Immediately next to the
! home of the late Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
| Stephen J. Field, the latter being a sister
OF Mrs. Condit-Smith.
After the marriage OF all her daughters
/ Mrs COndit-Smith gave UP the commodi-
Gus Old home where she had lived so
many years OF her life. and took a small
/ er one in a district more fashionable. al
| though at the time the two homes were
| first occupied by these famous social lead
| ers Of some years ago their particular
/ locality was one OF the smartest in the
/ city. Mrs. COndit-Smith's funeral will
take place from her Washington home.
The Secretary OF War and Mrs Taft
were the guests OF honor OF Senator War
rem at dinner last evening. in the New
/ Willard The guests asked 70 meet them
we're Lieut. Gen. and Mrs. Henry c. Cor
bin. Gen. Corbin's daughter. Mrs. Par
I
Mary Patten. Miss Josephine Patten, Mr.
Gist Blair. and Mr.. John Barrett.
The Minister from Colombia and Nine
Cortes will have as their guest in few
days their grandson. IgnRcio de la Tore
who is a student at the University OF
| Pennsylvania He will spend the sum-
mer with them somewhere in the Blue
Ridge Mountains. the exact spot not yet
having been decided upon.
/ The Chinese Minister. Mr.. wu. left
| Washington yesterday afternoon for Ur-
bana, H., where he Will deliver an ad-
/ dress at the commencement OF the Uni
versity OF Illinois. On the 11th he will
\ go 10 South Bend. Ind, where he will
be the guest Of honor at a banquet given
/ In his honor by the Business Mems
League OF that city on the 18th. He will
then go to Chicago. and will be the guest
/ OF the Chicago Press Club. one OF the en-
/ tertainments planned for him by them
/ being an automobile tour of the city. He
will be present at the opening Of the
Republican national convention. on the
/ 10th. On the 18th he will deliver the com
mencement address at the University OF
Iowa. in Iowa City. and will then return
| 10 Washington TO make arrangements
| for the reception OF Nine. WI and her
/ little party. They Will arrive in Sar
! Francisco on June 1s, on the steamship
/ Mongolia, and proceed at once 10 this
city.
The Swiss Minister. DR.. Leo Vogel. left
Washington yesterday afternoon for
Louisville and Denver. where he will
spend some time. but will return to
! Washington before sailing for Europe
where he will spend the summer.
Senator and Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins and
Miss Elkins have closed their home in
Washington and gone to their country
place at Elkins. w. Va.
Mime. Chermont. wife OF the second Sec
retary OF the Brazilian Embassy. will 60
TO Baltimore in a few days and spend
some time with her sister. Miss Sloane
in the Sloane country place, near tha;
city. She will go later to Hamilton,
Mass, where the secretary and his little
family will spend the remainder OF the
summer.
A pretty home wedding took place last
/ Saturday evening at SJ9 Sixth street
northwest when Mrs Lille B. Hopkins
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