The Washington herald., 1908-08-14
IN THESOCIAL WORLD
Miss Roosevelt Celebrates
Seventeenth Birthday.
LAST TIME FOR THIS YEAR
Guest OF Fortnight at Manchester
by-the-Sea. Mass, where YOang
Out Miss Elizabeth shields to
Wed Sr. Ebert Bacon HamIin.

MISS Elnel Roosevelt celebrated her
seventeenth birthday yesterday. This is
authoritativeiy the last time in 1895 that
she VIII celebrate this particular birth
day. The friends Of Miss Roosevelt who
have not only been guests at her former /
birthday parties. but have always sent
her remembrances on this occasion. I
verify the date No one has had more
fun out Of the many birthdays she IS
alleged 10 have had this summer
than she. II is a welI-known fact
among her intimate friends that she
likes 20 keep these celebrations en-
tlrely private. and for that reason no
word has come from oyster Bay as 10
the correctness or tncorectness of the
many dates for this years anniversary.
and even fer the year Of her birth. Miss
Roosevelt has been a conspicuous guest
az Nanchester-by-th on the North I
Shore Of MassachUseJts. for a fortnight
with her brother, Theodore Roosevelt. /
r. During most Of their visit they have
been the guests OF Mrs. Charles a. Num-, .
Of this city. whose Washington home (
was occupied last winter by senator
. Guggenheim and family Mrs Munl
spent last winter abroad and returned 70
her cottage az Manchester in time for
Z
a. Mum. is a classnate Of Theodore ]
Roosevelt, jr- Mrs. Mum has a de5u-
tanJe daughter. Miss Carrie Mum. 70
present 20 society next season Mrs. I
Mum was the widow Of one OF the
ArmoUrs Of Chicago when she married
1Ir- Charles a Mum. of this city She
vas before her marriage Miss Gurnee.
Doctor and Mrs. Nelson T. Shields. Of
81 West Fifty-sixth street. New York
+ City. announce the engagement Of their
only daughter. Elizabeth Russell Shields. !
! 70 AIr- Ebert Bacon HamIin- Miss Shields.
who IS a descendant OF Gov. Russell OF
( Kentucky. and GOV Bradford. Of Alassa-
chusetts. IS a graduate Of the Merrill
T Van Laer school Her brother. Sturges
Bradford Shields. is a member OF the
I class of 70 az Yale. and her other broth
I e.. Nelson T Shields. IT. is in the class
T Of - at Hotchkiss School
Mr.. Haulir IS the eldest son OF the late
+ Rev. Teunis s Hamlin. y. p. for many
4 years pastor Of the Church OF the Cove
] lanI in this city lIr Hamliu is a grad
I Uate Of Yale. and IS a member Of TIE Law
T firm OF Hamlin & ConkIin- Of 50 Wan
{ street. New York He resides al the Yale
I Club. and is a member IF the New York
l City Bar Association. as well as Of the
Quill Yale and republican clubs
Mrs. and Miss Shields are now al the
I Rangeley Lake House RanEeiey Ne
/ The wedding IS expected 10 take place
I in the early winter
: The marriage Of Mss Miami b Stew
/ art. daughter OF Mrs. John ". Stewart.
I 20 Dr. William r Moulden- OF Friend
ship Heights. Nc. whose engagement
/ was announced few weeks ago. VIII
take place next Wednesday in Grace
+ Church, Woodside Nd The ceremony
viii be performed al s o'clock by Arch
/ deacon Graham. Of La Plata. Nd. The
I bride-elect VIII be attended by her sister
I Mss Josephine Stewart and the bride
+ groom-elect will have Dr- Thomas Nea-e.
. Of Johns Hopkins Hospital. for his best
man Miss Stewart is daughter OF the
late Lieut. John W. Stewart [. 5 y
and is vel known - washington
4 The engagement is announced Of Mr..
I Newton Adams. Of this city. New York
and Newport. 20 Miss Alice Potter. OF
New York The wedding viii take place
Z in Trinity Church in October. Mr.. Adams
F is one Of the best-known club men OF
, Washington and his engagement IS a
matter Of special interest He lived for
some time at 1862 H street
0Ir. and Mrs Edward Goldman Parish.
( Of No. IS Fifty-seventh street. New York
/ have announced the engagement Of their
/ cousin. Miss Elsie Seymour daughter Of
the late Lieut. Charles Seymour. L :
I y and Mrs Seymour. 10 Passed Assist
ant Surgeon William Dunlop Owens. L
s y The wedding is expected TO take
place next month in the summer home
+ the MoorinEs. OF Nr and Mrs Parish. in
/ EIteron. where the bride-eiect is spend
/ ing her summer. Mss Seymour has not
{ been in Washington for several months.
: The wedding VII be a small and simple
. one owing TO the deep mourning Of the
bride for her mother Mrs. Charles Sey-
mour- and her grandmother. Mrs Guest.
I both Of whom died last January IN Wash
( ington. They made their home for many
I years IN Connecticut avenue. and were
Z among the welI-known and prominent
Z members Of resident society Miss Sey-
/ m0ur IS a charming girl and has a host
/ OF friends who viii be interested IN her
marriage
Mrs. Breese Stevens left Washington
/ yesterday for Newport for a visit Of some
weeks.
/ NIr. and Mrs. Charles Il. Clark an
/ nounce the engagement Of their daugh-
I ter. Mary Josephine. 10 AIr- Joseph AIler
1 Hayden. The wedding viii take place
{ August IS. at 3 O'Clock, IN St Patrick's
( Church in this city
M and Mrs Horace WestcOtt are the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Fran
I els. Of this city. IN their summer home.
I The Nooriug, at North Haven, Ne
/ Mrs. Easby-Sunith returned to Wash
ington yesterday from Rehoboth Beach.
accompanied by her two children. hav-
ing been called home because Of the Sc
rious Illness with typhoid fever Of Mr.
Easby-Smith. They have spent the great
ev part Of the summer there. Mr.. Easily
Smith going down several times a week
Mrs Easby-Smith has recently made
short visit 70 Newport. r /
Miss Lillian Chew. who makes her home
with her grandmother. Mrs Titan J
Coney. in K street IS now the guest
/ Of Mrs George Lee Peabody. and her
niece. Miss Constance Coolidge. in their
Newport cottage
Miss Irene Clarridge. daughter Of Mrs
Mary Clarridge. was married Wednesday
evening 10 Mr.. Wilbur G. Birch. The
ceremony took place in the home of the
brides mother. 14f9 South Carolina avenue
southeast. at o'clock. Rev. Rufin Jones.