The Washington herald., 1908-06-15

The counselor of the French Embassy,
NJ. des Portes de la Fosse. who has been
absent with his family in France for
some months. sailed for New York Sat
urday. lie will come TO Washington be-
fore establishing the embassy in New
port for the summer. He will be charge
d'affairs during the Ambassadors alb
sence in France. Nine. des Portes and
Mile. des Portes viii join the counselor
later in the season The Ambassador
and Nine Jusserand will leave to-day
for Chicago to be present at the con-
vention, and will return East. 20 sail the
last week in this month for France.
The Minister from Peru and Nine.
Pardo are in New York. whence they
will sail for Europe on June %. Mr..
Manuel de Freyre Santander, first secre-
tary of the legation, will leave about
June 20 for the West.
The Secretary Of the Navy and the
party he took down TO Hampton Roads
on the Mayfiower 10 witness the torpedo
experiments on the monitor Florida re-
turned 10 Washington last evening. The
party included the Secretary OF War.
Gen. Clarence Edwards, Lieut.. Col.
Charles j. McCawley. and Lieut.. Com
mander Cleland Davis.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Straus spent the weekend in
New York With their daughters, Mrs.
HochstadteF and Mrs. L. Schafer.
The Minister from Nicaragua and Mime.
Corea and their infant daughter will
leave to-day for Deer Park. where they
have a cottage for the summer.
Invitations have been received here for
the marriage Of Miss Martha Gregory 10
Mr. Alfred c. Chambers. The ceremony
will take place on June "a In Grace
Church. Brunswick. Nd. the home Of
the bride. Miss Gregory is one Of the
best-known Of the young sch0ol-teachers
in Washington, and is granddaughter
OF DR. Waters, OF Georgetown. Her fu-
ture home will be IN Pittsburg.
Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan. accompanied by
her son. who is a student in Georgetown
University, closed her Washington home
and left for New York, TO so later 70
their summer place.
Miss Waltmon. Of Bluemout. who has
been the guest OF Mrs. Leigh. OF George
town. wall leave to-day for her Virginia
home. Miss Waltmon came up from Nor
felix last week 10 Tecuperate from an ac-
cident which she suffered while out with
q party in her big touring car. Miss
Waltmon was not seriously injured. and
recovered speedily from her bruises and
the fright That the whole party did not
suffer greater injury is little short Of
miraculous. They collidsd with a mule
wagon. owing largely 20 the contrary ma
ture Of the mule. and when the collision
occurred the occupants who were not
hurled from the car, were obliged 70
jump from IT, as one mule climbed into
IL. II was after long persuasion that he
was induced 10 vacate the modern car
riage, and that was after he had done IL
considerable damage. The accident caused
more merriment than IL did actual dam
age, except to the machine and the am
bilious mule.
Or. and Mrs. w. c. Gwynn, Of George
town. and their party, who are touring
/ Virginia. Maryland and Pennsylvania,
spent yesterday in Hagerstown and VIII
arrive In Baltimore to-day They will
! spend little time at the Stafford Hotel.
/ They have IN the party Mr.. and Mrs
| Turner Ashby Beall. Ar and Mrs. Frank
| Gallaher, who Joined them at Charles
town, ". Va. Col. and Mrs. Joseph n.
Beall, Of New York and Mrs. Beall, also
/ Of New York. will join them in Baltimore
/ for the remainder Of their journey.
/ Mrs. J. Howard Wells, wife Of the pas.
tor Of Mount Vernon Place NJ E. Church,
| returned on Saturday from a visit with
her relatives in Baltimore.
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman will sail mex,
Thursday for Europe to join her son-in-
/ law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
/ j. Carolan, who are now IN England.
Mr. and Mrs. Simons have issued in
vtations for the wedding Of their daugh-
ter Edna TO Mr. Arthur Sargent on June
| 3 In the Church of Our Saviour at noon.
! Announcement has been made here OF
the marriage Of Mr.. Jesse Z. Potbury. Of
/ this city, 10 Miss Annie Rosila Black
daughter OF AIRS. Van Euren Black. OF
/ Underclife, Cape Rozier. Ne The we'd
ding took place in the horie OF the bride
mother last Wednesday. june 10. Mr.
! POtbuTy and his bride are now on their
/ bridal Journey IN his yacht cruising along
/ the Maine coast Their home viii be In
! Washington. and they viii return here
IN the fall.
Miss Ethel Robeson will cave Washing.
ton to-day to make a little round Of visits
and VIII Join her mother esiiy next month
/ in New York. whence they will sail foI
their annual trip abroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter, who are on
/ their bridal trip. spent the greater part
OF their time since the wedding last
! Wednesday. in the Belvedere Hotel. Bal
Store closed 5 p. m; SATURDAYS p. m.
Before LEAVING