The Washington herald., 1908-04-09

Joining the Baroness Won Giskra in Guern-
sey, where she is with her mother
Mrs. King. formerly of Baltimore Baron
Hye, of the Austro-Hungarian Embassy.
lis taking Baron Giskra's place in Mexico,
acting as charge d'afTaires.
Admiral Pendleton. in command of the
navy yard at League Island, Pa, spent
several days in Washington last week.
Mrs. Pendleton. who has been III for the
last two months, is improved, and will
soon be able to resume her social duties.
Mr.. A. A. Adee. Second Assistant Secre-
tary of State, left here last night on his
annual vacation, which will be spent. as
usual, in touring Southern Europe on a
bicycle. He will be gone about ten weeks.
and after a short visit to Paris, will ride
| through Southern France into Switzer-
| land, where he will be joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. A NJ Thackara. both of whom are
/ bicyclists Mr. Thackara is United States
consul general at Berlin. For ten years
| past Mr. Adee has spent the spring
months touring in Europe. lie expects TO
return TO this city the latter part Of June.
Mrs. A. P German, widow of Senator
German, of Maryland. whose handsome
new residence, L street ana Vermont
avenue. is now in the course of con-
structlOn, viii close her home IN Rhode
Island avenue, temporarily. this week.
and will 90 to her estate at Laurel. Nd,
for a short stay. She viii return to Wash
/ ington later for the spring season, and
will probably go abroad for the summer.
NTrG Sc Dc In,
| ticularly fashionable locality, among her
near neighbors being Mrs. Mcmillan.
widow Of Senator Mcmillan. of Michigan.
/ the Speaker and Mrs Cannon. and Mrs.
Audenreid. She expects TO occupy it next
! season.
Mrs Henry Taft and Miss Louise Taft,
i the wife and daughter Of Henry Taft,
brother Of the Secretary OF War arrived
in New York yesterday on the kron-
prinzessin Cecilie, from Bremen.
Miss shreve will hold her annual spring
carnival at the National TheGter Monday
and Tuesday Of next week.
Mrs Victor II. Olmsted. wife of the
statistician of the Department of Agri-
culture, who is now In Cuba as director
of the census. has returned from Havana
/ after a visit Of five months IN the Cuban
capital Mrs Olmsted and her daughter
Miss Myrtle. are entertaining Mrs. Annie
/ Teller, her son. Wolsey Teller, and Mrs
/ Roger Mason. wife of Lieut. Mason. of the
Artillery Corps, L. S. A, stationed in
Cuba, at their country residence, Vine
| croft, in Alexandria County.
The engagement of Miss Maud Elliott
and Mr. Francis ". MalIard is an
nounced.
Mrs. McNutt. wife Of Col T. McNutt
! L. s. A, who has been the house guest
/ for the last two weeks of Mrs. Alexan-
der Tunstan, has returned TO her home.
/ at Bethlehem, Pa.
During her stay with Mrs. Tunstail
/ she was entertained az iuncheols and
bridge parties.
Mrs. John Lindsay Morehead was
hostess at a luncheon yesterday at her
home in Farragut square.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brandegee, of
Sixteenth street, entertained az an In
/ formal dinner last evening.
Mrs. Louis 3. MeComas, widow OF Jus
hce McComas, who has been i'll during
the winter, is now at Atlantic City, where
she is spending some time at the Mari
borough -Blenheim.
/ Mrs r Preston Shealey. of Chevy
Chase. entertained at luncheon yester-
day.
The Prince of Parcheesr' company
was entertained at the matinee perform
ance Of Going Some az the Belasco,
yesterday afternoon. by Mr.. Richard
! Bennett, leading man Of the company
OF the prince Of Parcheesi" cast pres
ent were Miss Ruth Halford. Miss Ses-
sions. Miss Spoford. Mrs Randall Hag-
ner. Mss Stone. Miss Alice Shepard. the
Misses Slack, Miss Ridgely, Miss Padel-
/ ford. Miss Jean Loring, Miss Polly
/ Mason. Miss Mulliken, Miss Sadie Muir
/ ray, Miss Downing. Miss Darlington.
/ Miss Switzerland. the Misses TrescOtt,
| and Miss Magruder, and a large proper
ton Of the masculine members.
A wedding of interest to Washingtonians
was that of Miss Mary Underhin Wood
and Mr. Edward Merrill Gates, jr.. ceIe-
brated Tuesday at noon IN Grace Church
| Chantry, New York City, Rev DR.. VIII
/ lam r. Huntington officiating. The cere-
mony was witnessed only by relatives
and few intimate friends. The bride.
| a grandniece of the late Johns Hopkins,
of Baltimore, the founder and benefactor
of Johns Hopkins University. of that
city, was given away by her Oldest
brother. William Congdon Wood
Miss Lois Homans. daughter of Mrs
Edward c. Homans, of New York, was
the maid of honor and only attendant.
Mr.. Gates, whose father, DR.. Merrill z.
Gates. of Washington. was formerly
president of Rutgers and Amherst col
| leges, had his brother, Rev. William
Bishop Gates, of New York, for his best
man. There were no ushers.
Owing to the recent death of the brides
father, William II. s. Wood, who was
president OF the Bowery Savings Bank
and head of the publishing firm OF Will
lam Wood & Co, there vas no wedding
eception.
On their return from their honeymoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Gates will make their home
at 80 East Twenty-seventh street, New
York City.
Mrs. Shumann-W Whittlesey has issued
cards announcing the opening OF her
studio shop at 1110 Connecticut avenue
from Wednesday to Saturday. when there
viii be a special display of hand-painted
gowns. hats. scarfs, and parasols, as we'll
as an attractive line of Easter gifts.
Friends IN Washington have received
cards from Mr.. and Mrs. Albert D. Rust.
sr.. for the celebration of the fftieth an
niversary of their wedding, Monday after
noon, April 20, from to o'clock, at the