Evening star., 1909-07-15
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS TAFT MEETS YOUNG SET
AT ESSEX COUNTRY CLUB.
Weddings of Recent and Future In
terest-Engagement Announced.
Timely Personal Notes.

Miss Mabel Boardman is chaperonng
Miss Taft to the various social occasions
which the summer colony at Beverly,
Mass, is enjoying with the tennis matches
now in progress at the Essex Country
Club
DR.. and Mrs. Charles W. Richardson
sailed today on the Prinz Friedrich Will
| helm for Bremen. Their young daughter
| went abroad nearly two months ago with
her aunt and both will remain in Europe
for the year The party will spend the
rest of the summer together in travel.
| Rear Admiral and Mrs Caspar F. Good
rich. who have been guests of Capt. and
Mrs. John S. Barnes at their Lenox place,
have gone to North Pomfret, Conn.
The engagement is announced from
Fort Sam Houston. Tex, of Lieut. ]. Eu-
gene CLANCY, battalion quart ermaster and
| commissary 9th United States Infantry.
ana Miss Miriam Clark
Miss Clark is the daughter of Lieut.
Col. Charles Hobart Clark, L. S. A. She
is granddaughter of Gen. Rene E. de
RusSy, Engineer Corps. and a niece of
Gen. Arthur Murray, chief of artillery,
! and of Col Hoyle of the 9th Field Ar
tiilery.
Lieut.. CLANCY is the son of DR.. Thomas
NJ Chaney of Chaney, Nd, and is we'll
known in Baltimore and Washington. He
is a graduate of West Point and after
graduation was on duty at the Military
Academy. He is now. special duty in
connection with the southwestern rifle and
pistol competition. He is member of
the Fort Sam Houston Polo Club and
plays on both the post and infantry teams
Miss Gertrude l.. Whittlesey. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Whttlesey,
and Mr.. Harry Whiting Finney were
Yesterday at
Thomas p. +. Church by the assistant
rector, Dr. Thomas Austin, in presence
Of their immediate relatives The bride
was escorted by her father and wore a
hat trimmed with ostrich feathers. Her
flowers were lilies of the valley and sweet
peas. Mr.. Percy Finney was best man.
The newly married couple left later on |
northern trip and on their return here
will go to housekeeping.
Mrs. Peter Frank. wife of Foreman
Frank of the printing office, and little son
will spend the heated term with Mrs Jo- |
seph Guermiller at her bungalow, Dream |
land, Colonial Beach, Va.
The assistant secretary of the navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop left last night |
for New York and the Adirondacks, but
may not be away more than a week or
ten days.
Mrs. S. Weir Mitchell gave a luncheon
yesterday at her Bar Harbor villa for !
Nine. Bonaparte of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs A. C. Downing have leased |
the cottage known as Sunnyside at Mar |
ragansett Pier. where they are having a |
succession of visitors, the friends OF the |
Misses Downing.
Among the recent arrivals at the .Piney !
Point Hotel, on the lower Potomac are |
the following Washingtonians:.
L Dtnl-f nr1
George c. Aukam and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. X. Simpson. Mrs. +. A Hopes |
and daughter. George +. Tew and family. |
Charles F. Lnger and family. MIR. and
bree. Miss Tepengill, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Simp-
son, the choir of the Emmanuel Episco- |
pal Church of Anacostia and Mr.. and |
Mrs. j. +. Trower.
Mrs. Nettle Roth Lucas. with her
daughter Elizabeth left this morning to
join her sister, Mrs. Minnie r. Lenhart. |
of Philadelphia at her summer home at
Stone ffarbor. y. j.
Mrs. William Pennock Rogers. wife of
Gen. w. =. Rogers, at the Soldiers Home. |
and her sister Miss Browning, left We'd !
nesday for Magnolia. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Cecil and
TO New York and Philadelphia, after
which they will visit Cape May. n. j..
Rehoboth Del, and Ocean City Md. re-
manning at the latter resort until fall.
MIR. and Mrs. Carroll H. Fitzhugh. who |
are on their way to their summer home in |
Coburg Ont are stopping over for a few |
days at the Hotel WolcoIt in New York. |
Miss Irene Mcnamara is with a party of
friends at, the Plimhimmon Hotel. Ocean |
City, Md.
Col George Robinson. =. S. A.. wife and |
son. S A. Robinson. have gone for sew /
eral weeks sojourn at Atlantic City |
y. j.
Miss Florence E. Suit. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs w. f. r. Suit of Forestviile, I
Md. was married to Mr.. John Webb Gra-
ham of Elkns w. Va. at noon yesterday.
The marriage emony was performed by
Rev. James B. Craighill in the cathedral
sanctuary. Mr.. and Mrs. Graham left |
later for a short trip and after August l
will be at home in Elkins, w Va
Mrs. George Beyer entertained Wednes-
day last the Ladies' Guild of Congress
Heights. of which she is a membe-, at
her residence, Walnut Grove.
Miss Irene Mattingly and Miss Laura