Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
MISS HELEN TAFT.

d. VI.
Il de la Rocca. first secretary. and NJ.
falkland, third secretary, of the French
embassy staff.
Mrs Letter had dinner guests last
night the Vice President and Mrs. Sher
man, the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs Ballinger. Justice and Mrs. Oliver
Wendell Holmes. Senator and Mrs. Aid
rich, Senator and Mrs. Root. Senator Bur-
ton. Mrs. Henderson of London. Brig.
Gen and Mrs. Clarence r. Edwards, Col.
and Mrs. John r. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Letter. Miss Kean. Maj. Gen. j.
Franklin Bell and Brig. Gen. y. Ii. Ernst.
were also dinner hosts last night. having
with them the British mi itary attache
and the Hon. Mrs. Bernard James, the
japanese counselor and Nine Matsui. the
Ben6st day. Mrs Joseph Hobson, Mrs.
Norman Williams, Mrs. Churchill Can
dee, Miss kinen of Paris, Baron Demeter
Hye, Austrian second secretary; Mr.. Sky
bak, Norwegian secretary. and Mr.. Mar
tin. Swiss secretary.
The youthful Baroness Mia Hengel-
muller will have her usual Christmas tree
party on the eve of the holiday at the
Austrian embassy. The fete is one very
interesting to the Ambassador and
Baroness Henge muller and will be con-
tinued as the feature of their Christmas
cheer until their daughter has joined the
grownups.
The German ambassador, Count Won
Bernstorff, was in New York yesterday to
meet his son, Count Gunter Bernstorff,
who arrived on board the Kaiser Will
helm II to spend the Christmas holidays
with his parents. They came on to this
city at once. The young count is STU
dent at Darmstadt College He(is here
just in time to take part in the elaborate
0iol y1-hi ho rra n
for the younger set.
Mrs Richard Harlan entertained at
luncheon yesterday i'm honor of Miss
Shirley Putnam. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Putnam. The other guests
were Miss Nabuco, Miss Marjorie Bryce.
Miss Alice Boutell. Miss Marion Oliver,
Miss Martha Bowers. Miss Frances
Moves, Miss Morgan, Miss Smith. Miss
Maud Conrad and Miss Margaret Wing.
Miss Grace a. Westwood, daughter OF
Rev. Howard II. Westwood of Pittsburg,
Pa, and Mr.. Samuel Ell Coe of Oxford,
Md. will be married tonight at the home
of the brides aunt. Mrs. Robert ..
Cowan, 554f Girard avenue, Philadelphia.
Owing to recent bereavement in the
family, none but immediate relatives will
be present.
The marriage of Miss Nettie G. Bridge
man of Grangeville. Idaho, and Mr.. Dud-
ley ID. Toncray of this city is announced.
The marriage took place Tuesday, De
cember 81. at noon. at the home of the
bride. Mr.. ToncraN has been connected
with the engineering department of the
KatalIa Railroad Company, in Seattle and
Alaska, for the past four years. They
will make their home in Seattle, Wash.
Mrs and Miss Merriam's tea yesterday
FOR Mrs. w. S. Graves. wife of Capt
Graves, was pleasant event. at when
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Loehbridge, Mrs. La Garde. Mrs Jamer-
son. Miss Nancy Jones and Miss Frances
Webster assisted.
Mrs. Nagel, wife of the Secretary or
Commerce and Labor, has returned from
st. Louis, where she has been In attend
ance upon her sister, whose serious Ill
ness has been noted. Mrs. Nasel Will
receive informally after o'clock today.
A review Of Mrs Barney's brilliant sue
cesses. combining the mos, Ell g
scenes from about Thebes,'' 1.-The Brid-
al Veil'' and 1.-THE Man in the Nc on
will be given for the benefit of the House
Belasco Theater at $50. Among the at
fractions Miss Roberta Amies will re-
peat her dance, Summer.
Mr.. Frank 4. Wiegand and Miss Irene
E. Reynolds We're married at st. Paui
Catholic Church, 10Th and V streets
northwest. yesterday afternoon at 4:3o
o'clock. The ceremony was performed
by Mgr. James +. Mackin. The BRIDE
wore blue princess gown and a large
white picture hat, and carried a bouquet
of bride roses. her only ornament being
a diamond brooch, gift from the groom.
Miss Margaret Rittear was bridesmaid
She also were gown of blue, with hat
to match, and carried bouquet of pink
roses. Mr.. j. w. Reynolds, brother OF
the bride, acted as best man. Immedl-
ately after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiegand left for a short bridal trip.
Upon their return they viii reside at
2256 18th street northwest
Mr.. Southwick c. Briggs and family
will leave Christmas day for California,
to be gone several months. Mr.. Briggs
has been i'll for some time. and it Is
hoped that ,ie will be greatly benefited
by the change.
Miss Alice Haynes and Mr.. Hanson I.
Anderson of Bivalve Md, We're married
this morning at the residence OF the
br. de's mother, Mrs. Bolts, by Rev. Mr..
Thompson of Waugh NJ +. Church. Miss
Louise Haynes and Mr.. York Fergus at
tended the couple, who left afterward
for their home in Maryland.
Mrs Charles McGavin of Chicago is
visiting her sister. wife of Capt. ID. J.
Carr, at Fort Wood, y. y. She leaves
Thursday for Washington to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Tally, at 344S Brown street,
Mount Pleasant