The Washington herald., 1909-08-31
In The SOCIAL WORLD
Secretary and Mrs. Knox
Visit II. G. Frick.
BAcONs TOURING GERMANY
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taft Return
from Enrope-Rev. and Mrs. Ran
dOlph Mckim Arrive on the Cedric.
Mrs. George Won l.. Meyer Plans
Unique Dance-Other Gossip.

The Secretary OF State and Mrs Phi
lander c.. Knox are the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry c. Frick at Prides Cross
ing. where they went by auto from their
country place at Valley Forge. The Sec
retary viii have several conferences
with the President at the summer White
House at neighboring Beverly
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taft. Of New
York, arrived in New York Saturday
from Europe, where they have spent the
summer Mr. and Mrs Charles p. Taft.
who will spend the coming winter In
Washington, are at Beverly.
Miss Lena Hitchcock. one Of last sea-
sons debutantes, who has been visiting
in New England so far this summer, has
recently joined her mother. Mrs speel.
wife Of Pay Director Speel. at Indiana,
Pa. their old home.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. W. c. Wise
have closed their home in Seventeenth
street and gone to stockbridge, Mass
Rev Randolph H. McKim. rector OF the
Church Of the Epiphany. and Mrs. NJ
McKim. who iave been abroad. returned
to New York yesterday on the Cedric.
The marriage is announced OF Miss
Adrienne Allsire to Mr.. ". Hayden Col
Inns. The ceremony was performed on
Saturday. August a. in this city. Mr.
and Mrs. Collins viii be at home Sep
temher Is al the CBffbourne
Mrs. Meyer, wife OF the Secretary Of the
Navy. has sent out cards for an original
and unique dance on Friday evening
The invitations specially request the
guests 70 appear in tennis costume. at
s:50 O'Clock. in the town hall Of Hamii-
ton. where the Secretary's home is To-
! Gated.
Sir John and Lady Harrington are
guests Of the latter's mother. Mrs. Nc
MILAN. az her summer home ST Man
-by-the-Sea. where they win re-
main six weeks 10 celebrate the anniver-
sary Of their wedding.
Mr. and Mrs Abner c. Shoemaker. OF
this city, who are spending their sum
mer al Spring Lake. y. J.. have taken
the house at l72l / street for the winter,
where they will establish their first home
since their marriage. about a year ago
Mr.. Robert Bacon. FORMER Secretary Of
State, and Mrs Bacon. who are now
abroad. left Paris sunday for an auto
tour through the Black Forest They
will sail for home next saturday.
Lieut.. Gen. and Mrs. H. c. Corbin
seiled for home last Saturday. and are
expected 20 return 70 their suburban
home. Highwood, next Sunday. The As
sistant Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
Eeekman Winthrop will take possession
Of their new home 1870 New Hampshire
avenue, tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ruoff. old resi-
dents Of this city held an informal re-
ception yesterday afternoon in their home
to celebrate the ffty-hfth anniversary OF
their marriage. Mrs Ruoff was formerly
Miss Rebecca E Whistler. OF Phfladel
phia. in which city she was married in
1854. and where they lived for some years
after the wedding. They moved TO IN
dianapolis later, and thence TO this city.
where they have lived ever since. Here
Mr.. Ruon resumed his business as a hat
ter and furrier at 905 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest in partnership with James
p. Wilett.
The old firm OF WiIIett & Ruon. which
did business for over twenty years. will
be remembered by the older Washing
tonlans. Mrs. Ruoff. the bride of fifty
five years ago, was born in Philadelphia
on December 8, 1893. Both Of the couple
seem TO be enjoying perfect health, and
are more robust than many people who
are ;heir juniors. Mr.. Ruof has two
brothers living. George Ruon and Will
lam Ruon. in Philadelphia. and Mrs.
Ruoff has two sisters, Mrs. George Ruo4
Of Philadelphia. and Mrs Isaac Mullen
OF Gulf Mills, Pa The two brothers mar
ried two sisters. The couple had two
children. Charles H. Ruoff. who. prior 10
his death. about thirteen years ago. was
associated in the hat business with his
father. and Mrs. Charles Flint, of this
city. Two grandchildren, Leonard F.
Ruoff and Charles II. Ruoff, are also
helping the couple celebrate the fifty
fifth milestone OF their happy welded life.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Ruoff are members
Of Calvary Baptist Church. where they
are now regular attendants
Miss Mathilde Townsend. who Is SPEND
ing the summer at Bar Harbor. gave
handsome trophy for the champion saddle
class at the horse show there. which was
one of the big social events OF the sea-
son at the Maine resort.
Mrs. Frank B. Carpenter, Miss Car
penter, and mr. Morris Carpenter, who
are on an automobile tour, stopped re-
Gently at Poland Springs.
Mrs Frederick F. schrader, Of New
York. formerly Of this city. known in
literary and theatrical circles as Marie
B. schrader. is spending a week at the
Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Zabrisk:e Gray,
who have been visiting in Newport for
the first time since their marriage as
the guests of Mrs. Gray's parents, Mr..
and Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, have gone 20
their own home, on Long Island, where
they will spend the autumn and early
winter.
Capt. and Mrs. Cloman, formerly Of
this city, the former now the military
attache OF the American Embassy, in
London, have recently made an automo-
bile tour through England, across IRON
Wales TO Ireland, visiting CORK. Queens
town. Killarney. Tipperary, Dublin, and
Belfast; shipping again to Scotland, vis-
iting Glasgow. Edinburgh. the Highlands
north Of the Caledonian Canal, Aberdeen,
and rural districts. returning to London
through Northumberland and Yorkshire.