Evening star., 1909-07-14
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PROF. AND MRS. MORE HAVE
GONE TO BIDDEFoRD HOME.
Miss Taft Meets Young Friends at
the Letter Table-Comings
and Goings-Personals.

The Presidents yacht, the Sylph, with
Prof. and Mrs. Louis d. More and
Charles Taft. son of the President, ar
rived at Biddeford, Me, Yesterday. hav
ing had an easy run from Beverly, Mass.
Prof and Mrs. More have summer
home near the Biddeford shore. of which
they at once took possession. Mrs.
More, who is sister of Mrs. Taft, has
been with the latter since early May,
and took her place as hostess at dinners
and garden parties at the White House
after Mrs. Taft's illness began. She
also accompanied the President and Mrs.
Taft to Beverly. Prof and Mrs. More
expect to remain for the rest of the sum-
mer in their own home. where. later in
the season. it is understood. Mrs. Taft
will visit them, and it is probable the
President will accompany her.
Mrs. Levi u. Letter is the first of the
summer residents of the Massachusetts
north shore to act as hostess to any
member of the Presidents family since
the arrival of Mrs. Taft at Woodbury.
Point. Yesterday she gave a luncheon
in honor OF Miss Helen Taft at the Dud-
ley l.. Pickman cottage. in Neptune
street, where she is spending the sum
mer. Tennis preceded the luncheon.
Among the guests was Miss Caroline Ma
sador.
Sir Robert and Lady Hadfield. the lat
ter a sister of Attorney General Wicker
sham. sailed for England today on the
Mauretania. concluding a long visit TO this
country, which for Lady Hadfield began
last winter, as she was here for the
inaugural ceremonies, and for her hus-
band month or SO later.
Mr. r. de Marees Won Swinderen. for
merly the Netherlands minister here. and
now a high official in the home govern
ment, arrived yesterday to join his wife
Nine. Won Swinderen, who is summering
in the north with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. G. Glover of this city.
Capt J. Hudson Poole and Mrs. Poole
are at Narragansett Pier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Britton and
Miss Katherine Reed spent July 4 in
Amsterdam.
Mrs. James Macdonald, one of the best
known American hostesses In London,
was to have given d cotillon this evening,
but the invitations have been withdrawn.
owing to her serious Illness.
She was taken i'll Sunday morning. and
Monday morning underwent an operation
for appendicitis at her house, in Cadogan
square.
Mrs. Macdonald stood the operation
Shonts and was her guest during
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. ShOnts
in this city. She has been a great
traveller. and of late years the Mac
donald London residence has been fire.
quently the scene of handsome entertain
ments. Only recently musical was given
there at which French artists sang and a
company made up of titled English and
millionaire Americans was present
DR.. II. c. Duffey and Mrs. Duffey. ac-
companied by their children, will spend
month on the eastern shore.
Mr.. and Mrs Hoyt Sherman expect to
leave July Is for a trip to Seattle, Wash.
Later they will visit their son, Roger
Sherman, in Portland, and their daugh-
ter. Mrs. n. =. Gray. in Oakland. Cal.
and in September will spend two weeks In
Salt Lake City.
Maj. Gen. j. Franklin Bell and Mrs.
Bell are now on their way TO Alaska.
having stopped en- route to Seattle at
Fort LeavenWorth. Kan. They Will be in
Alaska over a month and on the way
back here will visit army posts in Cali
fornia Arizona and New Mexico Gen.
Bell regards the Seattle exposition as
most attractive in every way, and in his
Judgment has not been surpassed by any
in this country.
MT. ana MIS-. d Il. 1dI iton were HOSTS
last night at their RiVerdaie home for the
ladies auxiliary of the Riverdale Citizens
Association. 1t was the regular monthly
meeting of the auxiliary and a pleasing
musical and literary program was en-
joyed. in which Mr.. Charles w. Allen.
Miss Maize Meyer. Mrs. Frank Willis and
others participated. Among those present
We're DR.. and Mrs. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. \. Meyer. Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Wheeler,
Mr.. ana Mrs. W. F. Thorn. Mr.. and Mrs
j. r. Risdon. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tanning, Col j..
l.. McGee. Mr.. Charles w. Allen. Miss