Evening star., 1909-05-25
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
AMBASSADOR WILL
HONOR HIS COUNTRYMEN.
Sociabilities at Fort Myer for Sec
retary Of War-Weddings.
Travel Notes.

The Japanese ambassador and Baroness
Takahira will give dinner June 3 in
honor of Vice Admiral Baron Sotokichi
Uriu and Baroness Uriu of Japan, who
will arrive here Thursday and during
their stay will see very pleasant side
of Washington life.
Secretary and Mrs. Dickinson will stay
at the Highlands until they leave Wash
ington for their summer travels They
expect to spend some time in the near
future at Belle Mead, their estate near
Nashville, Tenn. Miss Edith Owsley of
Chicago, who accompanied them to Pan
anna, is now the guest of Capt and Mrs
John Hudson Poole.
They were guests last night of Gen
]. Franklin Bell at Fort Myer. The
others present were with the party on
their recent Panama trip. After dinner the
officers of the garrison and their wives
called to pay their respects to the Sec
retary and his wife.
Mrs. Bell, who has been away several
weeks on account of the illness of her
mother, is expected home shortly.
1t is announced that the wedding Of
Miss Mary Astor Paul and Mr.. Charles
Mum OF Washington will take place June
~ 1t will he quiet event at Wood
crest, the brides home at Radnor.
Representative and Mrs. ]. Van vech-
ten Olcott gave a party to Great Falls
yesterday. Their guests included Mrs.
James Harlan, Miss Laura Harlan, Mrs.
Siebert. Miss Alma Ruggles. DR.. Cabell,
DR.. Davis, Mr.. William Bowie Clarke,
Mr.. Faust and Mr.. Fish.
Miss Gala Wheaton, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Wheaton, and Mr. Man
ro1 L~e.x>
New York. will be married June 2 at the
NOrmandie Hotel, Philadelphia. where the
bride makes her home. A reception will
follow. to which many guests prominent in
society and diplomatic circles have been
invited. Miss Wheaton is a graduate of
Forest Glen Academy. Washington. She
has travelled extensively and speaks sew
eral languages. 1t was on the return
from one of her trips abroad two years
ago that the couple first met.
Mrs. Rithard Townsend and Miss Town
send have returned from Atlantic City to
spend several weeks here before sailing
for Europe Mrs. Townsend is giving a
small dinner party tonight.
The minister from Ecuador and Sonora
de Carlo have arranged to spend the
summer at Monterey, Pa. and will go
there about the middle Of June.
The assistant secretary Of the navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop have taken pos
session of Highwood. the Corbin place, at
Chevy Chase. for the summer. but will
leave Friday on the Dolphin for Norfolk
party Of friends will accompany them
The trip Is made as an inspection trip
by the assistant secretary of the navy.
The party will return here next Monday.
Gen. and Mrs. Corbin will spend the
summer abroad and have fixed on June
II for their sailing date. Mrs. Corbin
will await Gen. Corbin's return from
Ohio, where he has gone for a short stay,
and will use the interval in a series of
house visits to friends near Philadelphia.
Quite the prettiest of all the lawn fetes
ever given at Twin Oaks occurred there
yesterday, the weather being perfect for
the event and the company In attendance
being both large and fashionable Bridge
began at 3 o'clock, tables being placed
on the porches and within doors. and the
Marine Band played on the lawn. At !.
o'clock the tennis court became the scene
of activity, when the vaudeville began.
Those taking part were Mrs Piquette
Mitchell, who gave Spanish dance; Miss
Almyra Sessions and Miss Stoddard, who
sang solos: Miss Elsie Raner. who gave
violin solo: Miss Lucy Howard and
Master Robert Bell. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Bell, who gave scene from
Hamlet" and two little pupils of Miss
Hawkes.. who gave two fancy dances.
The Arts and Crafts School was the
beneficiary of the afternoon. There were
ices, sweets and flowers for sale and TOM
bola prizes: flowers and plants from Twin
Oaks conservatories were carried away in
triumph to many Washington homes.
Judge Heron. father of Mrs. Taft. and
Mrs. Lewis More. her sister, were among
those present, with Mrs. Dickinson, Mrs
John w. Foster. Commissioner and Mrs.
Mcfarland, Mrs. Elkins, Miss Boardman.
Mrs. and Miss Jennings. the Misses Per-
kins, Miss Foraker. Miss Cockrell, Mr.
and Mrs Preston Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs
George F. Appleby. Mrs. George Whitfield
Brown. Gen. and Mrs. Andrews Mrs.
Cato. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins Mrs Wal
lace Radcliffe Mrs William Relden Nob.e,
Mrs. Norman Williams. Mrs. Wesley
Merritt, Mrs. B. F. Pilson. Miss Pilson.