Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-02
\ THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
JUSTICE HARLAN'S SEVENTY
FIFTH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
Weddings Of This Evening and Some
Others-Departures-Per-
sonal Notes.

sonal Notes.
Mrs. Roosevelt has returned from a
cruise to Williamsburg. Va.
Mr. Charles Henry Butler gave large
reception last night in honor of the seven
ty-fifth birthday of Justice Harlan The
occasion was all that the most sangulne
expectations had formed of 1t and brought
together go of the mutual friends OF the
host and honored guest. In the receiving
party with Mrs. Butler and her daughter.
Mrs. Edward Head. were Mrs. Harlan,
Mrs. Brewer, wife of Mr.. Justice Brewer;
Mrs. Brown. wife of Mr.. Justice Brown.
retired: Nine Jusserand.' Nine. Nabuco.
Mrs. Bryce. Mrs. Bonaparte. Mrs. Straus,
Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Mrs. John w.
Foster, Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver. Mrs
Truman H. Newberry, Mrs. Brownson.
Mrs. Julian Kames. Mrs. Charles A.
Mrs. Richard Harlow. Mrs. Charles
Wood Mrs. zalinski Mrs. Wallace
Radcliffe. Mrs. E. T. Sanford. Mrs.
Richard Harlan. Mrs. James Harlan.
Mrs. Tooker. Miss Strong, Miss Brownson
and Miss Ruth Harlan. 4 large birthday
cake held the place of honor in the second
! parlor had seventy-five candles burning
| around 1t and was decorated with roses
| and flag and the coats of arms OF Ken
lucky and New York. OF which states
/ Justice Harlan and Mr.. Butler are ma
tiveS.
Among the guests were the French and
| British ambassadors. Secretary Root. AS
sociate Justices Brewer. Mckenna. Day.
parte. Secretary Straus. the Nicaraguan,
| Persian, Turkish and Colombian minis
| ters Chief Justice Peelle. Chief Justice
| Shepard, Judge Morris. Judge Hagner.
Justice Anderson. Justice Robb, Justice
| Van Orsdel. Justice Sanford. Mr.. James
| Brown Scott ex-Secretary Carlisle, Mr..
! Spaldng, Admiral Bronson, Gen. An
J drews. Gen. George B. Davis Maj.
| Wright Mr.. Rudolph Kaufman. Bishop
| O'Connell. Rev. DR. Charles Wood. Rev.
sistant secretary of war, Gen. Oliver.
Senator's Brandagee and Warren. Repre-
sentatives Wayne. Parker. Bennett and
| Hitchcock. Interstate Commissioners Har-
!, Ian. Lane and Cockrell. Dr. Richard
Harlan and DIR. Needham.
The marriage of Miss Edna Smith
Wells, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Absalom
night at Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, with Rev. F. d. Power
officiating. Miss Leila Belle Heron will
be maid of honor and Mrs. Philip Mar
tin the matron of honor. the latter taxing
the place of Mrs. F. II. Fowler of Par
kersburg. W. Va. who is detained at
her home by Illness. Miss Edna NJ Rob
erts will be bridesmaid. Mr.. Charles T..
Wells will be best man. and Messrs.
Robert Willett Maurice NJ Moore. YER
non E. West John F. Carraway and
Philip Martin will be ushers.
Miss Gertrude King Schuyler schaefrer
will be married this afternoon at five
o'clock to DR.. John Dunlop at the home
of the brides aunt. Mrs Eugene Scnuy-
Ter 175S street. and will be attended
only by small company of relatives
of the bride and bridegroom elect. and
few intimate friends. owing to the
recent death of the father of the bride
groom. Miss Rose Bradford will be the
maid of honor. and Mr.. George Tyler
Schuyler Schaeffer of New York VIII
give his sister in marriage. Mr.. George
johnson of New York will be the best
man. The future home of the young
people will be In this city. The bride Is
the daughter of the late Charles Ash
mead Schaeffer and granddaughter OF
Mr.. George w. Schuyler Rev. Freeland
Peter of the Church of the Epiphany
will ofiiciate.
The marriage of Miss Edna B. Craw-
ford. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
era ford. formerly of this city. but now
of New York. and Mr.. Charles H. john
son of this city will take place at the
Hotel Manhattan. New York. tomorrow
Will rev dlHcI DuIhcy VI d. AsotthC" .
Church. this city. officiating. The bride
will have two matrons of honor-her sis
ter Mrs. George lie Boutillier of Cincin-
natl and Mrs. Louis a. Greenly of Port
land. Ore-and another sister. Miss Hazel
Crawford, will be the maid Of honor. Mr..
William kurtz Johnson of this city will
be his brothers best man. and the ushers
will be Mr. Richard A, Johnson and Mr..
Oliver Perry Johnson. brothers OF the
bridegroom; DR.. Hugh Holmes MCGUIRE.
hrn III l. tho hridppraom and
Mr.. John H. Edwards of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs Addison Thorn. Miss Edith
Spofford and w. A. Graham Clark of this
city registered at the Paris office of the
New York Herald yesterday.
Miss Helen Squire is at League Island,
Philadelphia, visiting Paymaster and Mrs.
Domination.
Miss Clabaugh of this city, who was
maid of honor yesterday at the wedding
in Philadelphia of her cousin. Miss Ellen
Hewson. and Mr.. Walter De C. Douglas.
jr was charming figure in dainty
gown of white chiffon cloth. with large
white hat trimmed with white roses.
and carried a basket of the same flowers.
In front of the maid of honor walked the
bridesmaids. who were Miss Helen M.
Park, Miss Elsie Criffitts and Miss Mary
II. Perkins, gowned alike in white chiffon
over taffeta. with empire sashes Of pink.
and wearing white hats trimmed with
pink roses. They carried baskets filled
wtE pink roses and maidenhair ferns.
The bridal costume was of white satin
and point lace. breakfast followed
al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hewson.
The Countess de Buisseret, wife of the
Belgian minister to Tangier who has
been here for some weeks on visit to
her parents. Gen. and Mrs John Story,
will 20 with them Thursday to their coun-
try home. Whitehall. in Virginia, to re-
main until July 3. when she will sail for
Gibraltar to join her husband.
DR.. Frank H. Jenkins and his wife and
son Mitchell of Hanover, Pa. are staying
with Mrs. James L. Suman, 127 street
northwest.
DR.. w. e. White of Harrisburg, Pa. and
Dr.. May B. Williams. 1925 18th street
northeast. this city. announce their mar
rage at Alexandria. Va. June l. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr..
hewitt OF the First Baptist Church. To-
morrow the newly married couple will go
to Chicago.
Justice and Mrs. Harlan and daughters
will spend the summer as usual at Murray
Bay. Canada. and will soon leave for
their home there.
Miss Carrie F. Beckham. who has been
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