Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22

nent being one reason at New
port and the horse show an
! othc" at Bar Harbor. along with the
/ usual reciprocal Idea of the last weeks
OF the summer. The engagements an
nounced and early fall weddings planned
have been equally interesting, whether
or not al1-the-yeararound Washington
ians were mentioned. Incidentally : it
may be stated that the marriage of Miss
lvonne Shepard and Col. Spencer Cosby
I. 5. A.. will take place next month at
southampton, L. l., where Mrs and Miss
shepard have spent the summer The
engagement was announced in the early
summer before society began to leave
Washington for other pleasant places and
evoked great interest The members of
the summer colony at Southampton are
Me5clowbrook Hunt and are always
| heard about from time to time
summer did not begin at European re-
sorts until the first of this month, and
the effort TO make the most of the re-
manning season has brought about great
social activity. At Aix-les- Bains. where
a great crowd is gathered, the casinos
are doing big business and gambling is
OCCASIONALLY very high. Recent well
! Eric Dahlgren, the Misses Patten and
the Misses Mckeever Of this city
Washington. D. c., visitors lately regis
tered at Frontenac. y. Y, are Miss Nav
+. Fox. DIR. and Mrs. Ed Egbert, j. Nj.
! Clapp and Miss Alice j. Clapp. Friday
evening, August -, the annual ball of the
| Frontenac Yacht Club will be given at
Hotel Frontenac.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Hickman of 1911 1st
street and Mrs. Coda Cunningham left
Saturday last for Atlantic City. where
they Will spend a week, after which Mrs
Hickman and Mrs. Cunningham Will go
TO New York city for two-week visit.
Mrs. Fred Schultz and children of 1915
Sth street northwest are spending a few
weeks at Fairfax Court House, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. L. Yellott and Mas
ter Robert Wright Yellott are at the
Brighton Ho .el, Atlantic City.
Mrs. Z. ]. Connor. Mr. and Mrs. Harry
r. Burrill. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G. Nc
Chesney and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul D. Con-
| nor. jr., are the guests of Mrs j. Edgar
Walters of Radford, Va.
Mrs. Joseph Taft entertained at girls
luncheon party Thursday In honor Of
Miss Alta Smith of Colonial Beach, who
| is house guest of Mrs. William r.
Love. The table was beautifully deco
rated in goldenrod, and the color scheme
was carried out in the hand-painted
place cards, the work of the daughter Of
the hostess. Baked in individual cakes
each girl found verse of poetry con-
tanning some personal characteristic.
which created much laughter. Those
| present We're Miss Alta Smith, Miss
Louise Elliot, Miss Edith Lawson, Miss
Mamie Robinson. Miss Martha Hitz and
Miss Elizabeth Taft.
Mrs William Beckett and daughter of
10Th street and Miss Grace Rogers left
Thursday for Old Point and Northampton
county TO spend six weeks
Mrs Charles G. Dulin and party. which
consists of her son, Mr.. Albert Dulin:
her young daughter Beatrice and Miss
Rittman OF this city. who are motoring
through New England. were at Breton
Woods. n. H., last Thursday.
A dance was given last week at the
| farm of Mr.. and Mrs. William Kirkland
OF Montrose. Nd. In honor of their son
William. The. evening was spent in
b. Messrs- Thomas Perkins and A Hasse,
and piano and violin selections were
given by Miss Marguerite Hunt and
Messrs. Carlton Lochte and William
fully decorated. and dainty repas was
served. Among those present were the
Misses Margaret and Nellie Windham,
Mary. Margaret and Agnes Therer Marie
Amelia Kramer Agnes Blades, Alice
Baur. Lillian Kramer. Mary Kramer Of
Washington and Mary Kramer of Mont
rose. and Nellie Baker of Alexandria;
Messrs. Ben Ffack. Carlton, Joe Alvin
and Raymond Iochte, CAMDEN ard Now
EFT Windham, Fred McLelland, George
Hunt. jr., Louis Kramer and William
Kirkland; Mrs. Coiner and family Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lochte, Mrs. c. NJ. AL
l.son. Mr. and Mrs. Hasse. Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Perkins and MIR. and Mrs VIII
liam Kirkland.
Misses Eva, Emily and Mae Ella Finotti
of Massachuse Is avenue have gone west
on a visit to their uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. G. NJ. Finotti of Mission HILL
S. D
After an extended visit through Penn
sylvaiiia Mrs. Sullivan, wife Of DR..
James #. Sullivan OF Camden. y. J., is
Wis ting her untle, Mr.. John E. Flnotti
OF Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Spurgin, wife of Lieut.. Horace
Fletcher Spurgin. United States Army
left Fort Washington recently for a visit
aud sister, MIR. and Mrs. Manley Mellow
ell at their home in MorgantoVn, y. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haycock OF Dumbarton
avenue. accompanied by their children.
eft the early part of the week for Della
plane. Va. for a few weeks visit.
Mrs. J. IL. Rawi.ns and her children
have returned to their home after a visit
of several weeks In Easton, Talbot coun-
~. Md.
Mrs. Ludwell Mckay has returned to