The Washington herald., 1908-08-16


Mrs. John n. Read and her son and
daughter. Master Mason Read and Miss
Sadie Barksdale Read. left Wednesday
morning for Mecklenburg County, Va.
where they viii spend a month. visiting
Mr.. Reads father. at his country home
Mr.. Everett Taylor has closed his
apartment at the Shannon. and left yes
terday for MilIertown. y Y where he
viii join Mrs Taylor and their little son
Master Wilson Taylor They will return
70 Georgetown about the latter part Of
August
0Ir Frank Garland Miller. Of PhiladeI-
phia- who has often visited in George
town, is spending the summer travelling
in California. Oregon. and Washington.
Mr.. Miller viii return late in the fall
and expects 70 visit friends IN Washing
ton before going TO Philadelphia
Miss Leize Godwin. who has been spend
ing the early part Of the summer at Nor
ven, Amelia County. Va. as the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs Y z Booker. at their coun-
try place there. left last Wednesday fo-
Lynchburg. Va. where she will spend
several weeks visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ducashett Nichol-
son and their daughters. Miss Helen and
Miss Anna Nicholson and their little son
returned last week from Prince George
a
Air- Nicholson and Miss Anna Nicholson
have gone 10 Hamilton. Va. for a short
visit
Mr. and Mrs David Agnew Greenlees
and their two little daughters, Miss Leo
nora Greeniees and Miss Eliza beth Green
lees. who have been spending several
weeks with Mr. GreenIees' grandmother,
Mrs Agnew. al her beautiful country
home. Mount Zephyr" returned last
week to their home in r street
Senor Nicholas VeIoz Goiticao. former
y head Of the Venezuelan Legation in
Washington, and who has been appointed
b. his government 20 be charge daft
fal-es at Berlin. viii leave with Sonora
Goiticao and their family for Germany
in few days SenOr Go!ticao has been
occupying the Smoot cottage on r street
for about month
Mrs Borden, widow OF Capt. Thomas
5 Borden. L 5 N. c. who died several
months ago al Silver City. New Mexico.
has returned % Washington. and viii make
her future home with her mother. Mrs.
Samuel Z. WheaJIey. Of Georgetown
Mrs. Borden was formerly Miss Frances
Wheatley. and was one Of the leaders Of
Georgetown society several years ago
Miss Helen Talmage Bachelor, Of New
York. IS stopping al the PenInsUlsr House.
Edwin Benson. Of Brooklyn Miss Batch
elor viii spend several days in George
Town. on her way 70 North Carolina this
autumn. where she VIII be the guest ot
her aunt. Mrs James Many. at her cJuu-
try place, al Black Mountain. and on her
return VIII make an extended visit here
Another Philadelphia engagement Of
equal interest IS that OF Miss Mary Nor
ris Parsons, daughter Of the late Mr and
Mrs James Il Parsons. 20 AIr. J. Ride-
way Rel--y- son Of the late Thomas Alex
auCer Reilly, and q cousin of DR.. Thomas
Edwin RidgTay. 0S Georgetown Miss
Parsons Is at present making he- hc--e
with her brother. Nr. Lewis H Parsons.
Of Philadelphia. and is spending the sun
-ler abroad visiting in Paris and Lon
don Mr. Reilly. Who is a graduate Of
the Rensselaer, Polytechnic InstiLu-e. =
engaged IN business n Philadelphia.
An out-of-Jovn gagement which IS
. Of unusual interest 10 Washington and
Georgetown society. Is that Of Mss Fred
erica Lucy Smith. Of PHILADELPHIA 20
1Ir- Caleb J. Milne. third also Of Phila-
delpEia, which has Just beea announced
5y Miss Smiths mother. Mrs Henry
Cavl-ier smith. who. with her two
daughters. IS spending the summer at
Twilight Park iu the CatskIls. Mss
Smith IS q niece OF Dr. A Donaldson
smith. an African explorer of note. and
a grandl5ece or Dr Thomas Edwin
Ri6gway, OF this city Air. Milne is the
son OF 1Ir. and Mrs Caleb J Milne. 5r
ard member OF the Phi Kappa Psi fra
terni-y. and he is also a member OF
Tro-p A As yet no date has been de-
ciied for the wedding
Another interesting engagement IS that
Of Miss Mary Lyons Whearley u NIr
. 1--E %
which was announced recently by the
br-Ce-eIect's mother. Mrs Samuel Z
WLeatIey- The wedding. which VIII take
place on September Is az St Johns
Episcopal Church. Bethesda. Nd. will
be followed by q small reception At the
WheaJley country place. "Moreland-' 20
Miss WheatIey. who is the daughter OF
the late Commissioner Samuel E Wheat
ley. made her debut il Georgetown sew
eraI years ago. and since then has trav-
eIed extensively with her sisters. Mrs
Borden. widow OF Capt Thomas :. Bor-
den, L. 5 N c.. and Mrs. William
Charles Dawson wife Of Mai Dawson
Of the Marine Corps
An engagement Of much interest 10
society, which has been recently an
nounced- is that OF Miss Margaret Evens
James, Of san Francisco. Cal. 10 Mr.
Hartwe1 McCarteney. Of Georgetown.
Miss James who IS the second daughter
Of Mrs Nathaniel Talbot James. a prom
inenJ society matrun Of san Francisco.
has spent several winters in Washington
and has always been considered a great
belle II both cities. L was while visit
ing her aunt Mrs Thompson. at the
Rochambesu. that she met Mr- McCarte-
uey. Mr.. MCCarteney is the son Of the
late Lieut.. Charles a lIcCarteuey, L 5
y. and is a member Of a very old and
distinguished Georgetown family. The
wedding is expected 10 take place at the
home Of the bride-eIect in san Francisco
during the month Of October.