The Washington herald., 1908-07-06

=. Wright. was surprised o. the Invasion
Of nine happy. chattering little girls on
Friday. under the marshalsip Of Miss
Nancy Read, granddaughter Of the hate
Senator Yulee, OF Florida. and dlughter
Of the late Mr.. Charles Read. who was
well known In social and musical circles
here. The little girls wished 70 thank
the Secretary il person for the aid ne
gave them in their lawn fete given last
"Wednesday evening in the grounds be-
longing to the Champlain power house.
between the Sorrento and the Seville
apartment houses. for the benefit Of the
Bell Home for Children.
Taey literally danced into the Secre-
tary's room after they were invited 20
enter, and. approaching him almost in
a whirlwind, all spoke at once telling
how much they made, what a good time
they had. and how anxious they were
10 help the homeless children 10 have
as many comforts as they have, and
what an altogether nice Secretary he was
for lending them the grounds and the
| Engineer Band for the occasion
The Secretary and Gen. Bell the chief
OF stan. L. S. A, who also had a hand
in the aid given the children, and loaned
them his auto for one or two errands.
and who was I'm the Secretary's room
at the time. had hearty laughs over the
| excitement Of the young women. and en-
Joyed every minute OF IL. The girls We're
Miss Jennie King and Miss Marjory
Traylor, who were the leading spirits in
the work; Miss Lille Gordon, Miss Helen
Fentor, Miss Helen kimmel. Miss Helen
Rogers. Miss Elizabeth Slddons. Miss
Erma Ernich. and Miss Ruth Shaw.
The japanese Ambassador and Baron
ess Takahira and their daughter. Misa
Kiyo Takahira. went for a drive in the
suburbs yesterday afternoon. the baron.
ess in an exquisite Partisan costume
and the young Baroness KIyo in hel
picturesque japanese costume OF gaylS
colored silk, richly embroidered, and Will
no hat. Miss Kiyo is enjoying the sights
In Washington. which her father and
mother are taking great pleasure il
showing her. Incidentally. the barones,
is enjoying Il herself. as she finds many
changes and Improvements since she lef
the legation In n street and re.
turned to her home in Japan 10 take IN,
lead in the Red Cross work Of her coun.
try, which was then at war with Russia
She has received decorations from IN,
Emperor for her splendid work In nurs
ing the soldiers. Her young daughter Il
Just fifteen years old and will enter schoo
In Washington next season. She speak.
no English. but Is most anxious 20 lea-r
1t. Baroness Takahlra speaks and under
stands English well, owing 70 her formel
long residence IN Washington She Il
the first Of the Oriental women who hav,
made their temporary homes In Washing
ton to adopt the American womanI
clothes, and for some years she was
most Interesting and conspicuous figure
There have been several others to FOL
low the precedent established by her
Mrs. George Westinghouse. OF this cit,
and Pittsburg. entertained at dinner O,
Saturday evening in her summer estate
Erskine Park. at Lenox. After Dime
Mrs. Westinghouse had her customar,
display OF fireworks on the lawns.
r The marriage Of Miss Florence W
Petersen, daughter Of Mrs. Jean Florenc,
Petersen and the late Mr Charles w
Petersen. 70 Mr.. John A. Petty will TAX
place this morning in ST. Patricks Cath
Ole Church at 10 o'clock. Rev Theodor
A. Metcalf will of1cate, and only smal
party Of relatives vii. be present.
Miss Caryl Crawford. daughter % MI
and Mrs. Joseph Crawford. will leav
Washington this afternoon for a visit Il
New Haven as the guest OF Mrs. Henr,
Stuart Hotchkiss before going on to Yer
mont for a visit with the Misses Con
verse. daughters OF Rear Admiral Con
verse.
Mr. Owen Scott and the Misses Scot
closed their house yesterday and left 70
New York and Boston. and will arrive &
Bar Harbor in about ten days. wher
, they have taken cottage for the re
mainder Of the season.
Miss Esther Denny and her father. Co,
Frank L. Denny. U. S. NJ c.. left Wash
ington yesterday morning for New York
whence Miss Denny Will proceed TO III
2 summer home OF Mr. and Mrs. s. II
Vandegrift and Miss Alice Vandegrlft
a debutante OF last season and a grand
daughter Of Gen. and Mrs. Johnston. Co
Denny will return TO Washington in
few days.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Charles L. Nc
Cawley have taken the Ladd cottage +
Bar Harbor for the late summer. It wa
in Bar Harbor that Col and Mrs. Nc
Cawley spent their honeymoon, while h
was convalescing from a serious attac
OF typhoid fever, their marriage havin
taken place in Providence Hospita
whore he was a patient, and Mrs Nc
, Cawley having come down hurried!y fror
Bar Harbor because Of the alarming tur
in the illness
Mrs. Mary J. Harrison and daughte
will spend their summer at Munson Hal
, Falls Church. Va.
2 The Adirondacks are fast getting IN
habited with city people. who have sun
mer camps. with comparatively few VIII
patronize the hotels. Mr. and Mrs. Payn
Whitney. the latter formerly Miss Hele
: Hay. daughter Of the late Secretary {
State, have taken the cottage Of Mr.
Charles ]. Barney, at Paul Smiths. an
} will soon be established there for Jul
and part Of August. when they will z
TO Newport for a few weeks visit wit
} Mr.. Whitney's uncle. Col Oliver Payn,
who has a cottage there for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. A N. Lothrop and the
D family have closed their city home I'm
street and their country place near FaI
Church, and are now established in the
Store closed 5 p. m; Saturdays, p. n