The Washington herald., 1909-07-26

Mr.. Huntington Wilson. Assistant Sec
retary Of State who has been quite III
in his new home in X street. has so
Ear recovered as to be able TO 80 out
each day. He and Mrs. Wilson Will re-
main in Washington until early next
month. when they will take their vaca-
tion.
The engagement was announced yes
terday OF Miss Dorothy Lawson daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Thomas W Lawson. the Bos-
ton financier, 20 Mr.. Henry Mccall. son
of Representative Samuel w. Mccall. OF
Winchester Mass, who makes his win
ter home at the New Willard. where his
son has spent a portion OF every season.
The wedding Will take place in January
The engagement viii cause little sur
prise 10 the3 many friends OF both In
Washington, where Miss Lawson and
her sister Marion, now Mrs. James Full
er Lord. Of Chicago. have frequently Wis
tied. The names Of the two young peo-
pie have been coupled together for sew
eral years among their friends. Mr. Nc
Call Is graduate of Harvard and was
man on the varsity team. Miss Lawson
was the maid OF honor for her sister re-
Gently at her marriage 10 Mr.. Lord.
NJ. Lefevre-Pontalis. counselor OF the
French embassy, who will be charge
d'affaires after the departure OF the
| Ambassador on Wednesday. viii leave on
Thursday for Manchester-by- -the-Sea,
where he will establish the summer en-
bassy.
Representative and Mrs. George F.
Hun. OF Pennsylvania, who have been
abroad for some weeks. are NJ the Carl
ton In London. accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. S. NJ. Carpenter. OF this CITY, and
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. b. Hun, OF
Greensburg. Pa. They are on a motor
tour. and will go TO the Continent to con-
tinue their trip this week.
Mrs. Preston Gibson, or this city form
erly Miss Grace Jarvis. who arrived re-
Gently in the summer home Of her grand
mother, Mrs. Mcmillan, at Manchester
| by-the-Sea. entertained at a luncheon
last Thursday IN honor Of Miss Helen
| Taft and her guest. Miss Rocker. OF
| Newport. and Miss Lucy Blair. OF this
| city. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson VIII spend the
month OF August at Lake Placid. y. Y.
where Mr.. Gibson Is now looking for a
| cottage.
The United States Ambassador 10 the
Court OF St. James and Mrs. Whitelaw
] Reid are entertaining royalty for the
weekend, in the persons OF King Edward
VII and Queen Alexandra. at wrest
Park. The season proper. In London
closes this week. but there Will still
/ be unprecedented gayety in court circles
there, owing 70 the visit within few
weeks OF King Alfonso OF Spain and
Queen Victoria, who was Princess Ena
/ of BattenberE, a niece OF King Edward
! Ambassador and Mrs. Reid Will return
| 10 America early IN August, accompanied
/ by Mr.. d. O. Mills. OF New York. who
| has been their guest for some weeks in
/ England.
Commander John II. Gibbons. U. S. N.
who has recently been transferred from
/ the United States embassy at London,
| where he was naval attnche. has been
| assigned 10 duty on one Of the United
/ States vessels on the Philippine station
whittier he and Mrs. Gibbons. who was
formerly Miss Maud Ely, OF this city, are
now travelling. They have recently been
! IN Russia
Mr.. and Mrs. ". s. Knox and their
daughter, Miss Georgia Knox. their son
| William and Mr.. Knox's niece, Miss Nina
| Van Arsdale. have gone 20 Atlantic City
and Will spend the remainder Of the sea
son at HaddOn Hall.
Mrs. Henry Theodore Wight, formerly
OF this city, who now makes her home at
her country place in Virginia, accompa-
MED by her daughter. Mrs. Kelm. OF
! Philadelphia, who was formerly Miss
Theodore Wight. Of this city. is spend
! ing the summer with her brother and
sister-in-law, Col and Mrs Randolph
| Dic6ins. ct Mare Island Navy Yard. san
Francisco. They arc being constantly en-
tertalned there. where Mrs. Keim's pleas
! ing cOntralto voice and musical gifts are
winning great admiration. Col. and Mrs
Diclxins were married a year ago in
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