The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-06


society embraced with enthusiasm their
first opportunity for meeting last night,
and the Washington Barracks was gay
with music and laughter. Gen. and Mrs.
Marshall and Col and Mrs. IAngdtt as
sisted the young officers Of the committee
IN receiving the guests. The officers We're
Capt Conner. Lieut. Alexander. Lieut..
Sultan, Lieut.. Goethals, and Lieut.. Atkin-
son. The dancing hall was festooned with
flags and bunting. and an orchestra Of
the Engineer Band played supper was
served at midnight, and the season was
inaugurated brilliantly.
Mr.. Thomas ". Buckley announces the
engagement OF his daughter, Alice Taylor
Waring Buckley, 10 Cadet Daniel Huston
Torrey, OF the class Of 10 az West Point
The wedding Will take place in June.
after commencement at the Military
Academy. and VIII be a brilliant military
affair. Miss Buckley IS q sister OF Capt
Merwyn c. Buckley, L. s. a. who was
appointed at West Point by his relative,
President Benjamin Harrison and who
has been a particular credit 20 his family
and his country in his service in the
army. The bridegrOOm-elect IS a brother
OF Lieut.. Philip II. Torrey. who will be
married next Wednesday TO Miss Eliza
beth Trescott. He Is descended from an
old Puritan family. distinguished in the
Revolutionary War. His father was the
late Col. Zerah W. Torrey. and his grand
father was Gen. Daniel Huston, L. S. a
The bride-elect IS a Titian-haired beauty,
OF most distinguished ancestry Of Vir-
ginia. one OF her paternal ancestors was
Baron Jo!st Hoyt the original settler OF
the Shenandoah Valley under a grant
from King George II % England. An
other was Daniel Bouquet. the HugUenOI
founder or BUckeystown. Nd. The name
has gradually changed from Bouquet 10
Buckley. Through her mother, who has
been dead for many years. she IS
descended from the Tayloes. Turner'S,
RandOlphs and FitzhUghs, Of Virginia
Her grandfather was Capt William Tay-
loe Smith, L. S ~ She is a splendid
horsewoman and good whip. her skill
being shown almost daily IN her drives in
the city. Mr. Buckley has a pretty place
IN Woodley lane The Naples" opposite
the grounds OF Twin Oaks. which was
occupied for a year by Lieut.. and Mrs
TimmOns, son-in-law and daughter OF
former Vice PRESIDENT Fairbanks.
Mr.. and Mrs William F. Spencer enter
tanned at a luncheon yesterday for Mr..
and Mrs. George Israel. who ave re-
Gently returned from their wedding trip.
The table had decorations Of pink chrys-
anthemums. and the places we're marked
with miniature flower pots with tiny
blooming flowers. Among the guests
were: Mrs and the Misses Garrett, OF
Silver Spring. Md, Mr. and Mrs. $ /.
Z T.k
land. and Dr. and AIRS. FARMLAND
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ". Cauaghan
have sent out cards announcing tho mar
rage OF their daughter, Marion WyHe
Brown. TO Mr.. Jerome S. Fancium.
Wednesday, October q, at Gunston Lodge,
Monkton. Nd. their country home. The
bridegroom is a son Of Prof. Fanciuli,
once leader Of the Marine Band, who sue
ceeded the popular John Philip Sousa, and
who is one OF the prominent band lead
ers Of New York now. Young Mr.. Fan
ciulli has made his home IN Washington
for some years, but Is now located in
Hammondsport, y. Y. with the Curtiss
Aeroplane Company.
The military attache OF the French En-
bessy and Countess de ChHnbrun have
been confused constantly the past few
days with tho counts younger brother
and his wife, who are rejoicing IN the
recent birth OF a son I'm Paris. Count
and Countess de Chambrun. the latter a
sister OF Representative Nicholas Long
worth, are established for the winter in
their Washington home, where they have
been since the count recovered from his
accident received in New York during
the Hudson-FU1tOn celebration.
The students ball for the George Wash
ington University viii be given on Feb
ruary at the New Willard. This an
nouncement is made thus early in the
season In the hope that this date will be
kept exclusively for the ball
Mrs. Edward Stevens, president OF the
board OF lady managers OF the George
Washington Hospital, will be at home to
members OF the board on Thursday, No
vember II. from { TO 8 o'clock
The Misses Dorothy and Nancy stiles,
Of Baltimore. who have been the guests
for some time here Of Mr.. and Mrs W.
7. Page. have returned home.
Admiral Logan has gone to Port De
posit. Nd. where he is the guest OF Rear
Admiral Perry st the latter's cottage,
on the campus OF the Tome School for
Boys. which he has leased for the
winter.
Mr.. Richard J. Biggs, 1r.. formerly Of
tho Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore.
has come TO washington for the winter.
Miss Florence Libbey and Mr.. Lucien
Crist, Of Boston. will be married at noon
Wednesday, November 10, in the resi-
dence Of the brides family 1923 Sixteenth
street. The wedding will be quiet The
bride will be attended by her two sisters,
Miss Ethel Libbey and Miss May Lib
hey. and the bridegroom viii have Dr.
Harry Chapman, OF Boston, for his best
man. Rev. DIT. Radcliffe, pastor Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
will officiate.
Hugh X. Taylor and wife, Of St. Louis,
are registered at the Shoreham Hotel
Mr.. Taylor IS general manager and ed
itor Of the St Louis Star. He and Mrs.
Taylor are taking in Washington and
other Eastern cities on their bridal tour.
Their wedding took place in st. Louis
Thursday.
Mrs. Lewis Winslow Horne, Of Denver,
Colo, formerly Miss Nellie Orchord, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Orchord, at their apartment in the
Iroquois.
Labor Leaders Leave,
Samuel Gompers. president OF the Amer
loan Federation OF Labor, and Frank