The Washington herald., 1908-06-03

visit this month with some relatives in
York. and return TO Devon for a subse-
quent visit with her grandmother before
sailing 10 reJoin SenOr RianO. Nine.
Riano was brought up In Washington
by Mrs. Ward, and was married from
the latter's home several years ago She
spent but a short time in Washington,
and saw little OF her old friends this
year.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roose-
welt have returned from a cruise to VIII
liamsburg, Va.
An attractive garden party will be given
tomorrow afternoon and evening at the
residence OF Mrs. n. H. Acker. 1857 Park
road. for the benefit OF the Episcopal
Home for Children. formerly the Bell
Home This lawn fete is to be given
by the Girls Bell Home Club.
Another equally attractive and worthy
affair viii be the garden party to he
given Friday afternoon and evening IN
the home OF Gen. and Mrs. John w
Foster. 1923 Eighteenth street, for the
benefit Of the Southeast Boys Club Peck
Chapel, the Fendall Cadets. and the
Charles Alvin Smith Memorial Home at
Colonial Beach. under the auspices OF the
Church OF tho Covenant Christian Err
deavor Society. II the weather Is stormy
the fete Will be deferred until Saturday.
A wedding OF much interest in Wash
ington took place yesterday in Los Al
geles. when Miss Laura H. Thompsol.
daughter OF Mrs. Charles A Thompson.
became the wife OF Lieut.. Thomas A.
Kearney. ordnance officer Of the cruiser
Colorado. now with the feet on the Pa
cific coast
The bride was given in marriage by he-
uncle. NJ n. T. James. and only small
party OF relatives and intimate friends
wers present Immediately after the cerc-
money Lieut.. Kearney and his bride
started northward. and after June Is they
win be IN the navy yard at Bremerton.
Washington.
Gen. and Mrs. Gillespie left Washing
ton yesterday for New York on their
way TO Saratoga. where they will spend
their summer.
Mrs. John B. Wight. wife Of the for
mer Commissioner Of the District. who
has spent a few days with her parents.
Rev. DIR. and Mrs. J. p. z. Kumler, at
Florence Court, Will return 70 her home
in New York to-day.
Mrs. William c. Fox, wife of the
United States Minister to Ecuador. and
Miss Fox will return TO this country
early this month. sailing within a few
days for New York They have been in
Quito for about a year. and have had a
charming time socially there II may be
possible for Mr.. FIX TO join them here
and return 10 Quito with them. but that
is not yet certain.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Can will close
their home in Twentieth street to-day
and 60 10 their summer home at Oster-
vile. Mass. for the remainder of the
summer.
Miss Eleanor Cullom Ridgely left yes
terday for Indianapolis. where she will
spend fortnight with her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. p. Phelps
Brown. On the 18th of this month she
viii go TO Chicago and visit her grand
parents, Senator and Mrs. Cullom. dur
ing the convention, when she viii go still
farther West and join her father. Mr.
William Barrett Ridgely. former Comp
! troller Of the Currency, in Kansas City.
! Mrs. George Hobson. who died In heI
home in Baltimore on Sunday. was vel
known in Washington, through many
visits here and relatives who I've here
! Mrs. Hobson was a daughter OF former
Gov. Thomas c. Pratt. OF Maryland. and
was born in the colonial gubernatorial
| mansion In Annapolis. She was an aunt
Of Mr.. William Bowie Clarke. formerly
of Baltimore. now of this city.
] Announcement was made in Baltimore
and Washington yesterday of the en-
gagement of DR.. Rastus Ransom Norris
of that city. to Miss Lillian Horsey. OF
Crisfield, Md. The ceremony is TO occur
the afternoon of Wednesday. June "a. a.
the residence in Crisfield of Miss Horsey''
uncle. State Comptroller DR.. Corridor
Thomas Atkinson.
The prospective bridegroom is the sol
OF James L. Norris, OF this city. and 1!
we'll known in Washington through hii
residence here while a student at Georg,
Washington University and for a shor
time afterward. He was one OF the mos
active members of the local charge o.
the Theta Delta Chi fraternity. and, will
his brother, who is to be DR.. Norris only
attendant. the members OF the charg'