Evening star., 1909-08-31


daughter. Marjorie Hill. and Lieut.. James
Albert Alger of the United States revenue
cutter service to take place at the sum-
mer hcme of their cousin, William II.
Hill. at Barberry lodge. Weston. Mass,
Wednesday afternoon, September :.
The engagement of Miss Stella May
Barton, daughter of Mrs. a. B. Barton.
formerly of Brownsville. Tex, to Ensign
Virgil Baker, United States Navy, has
been announced. The ceremony will take
place at the Sacred Heart Church. New
Orleans, Saturday. September Il. at $
o clock in the morning. The honeymoon
viii be spent in New York city, after
which the young couple will go to Nor
folk, Va, where Ensign Baker Is now
stationed.
The engagement was announced yester-
day of Miss Marion Campbell Plunkelt
daughter of the late William r. Plunkett
of Pittsfeld. Mass. and Mr.. Samuel
Forbes Rockwell of the same place.
Miss Plunkett will be seventh of the
fourteen members of the Gold Necklace
Club to be married. The six married are
Mines Henry Rodgers OF Albany, William
B. Jackson of Madison, Wis; Osgooc
Morgan of New York. John Barker
Brace w. Paddock and Henry NJ SeaVer
OF Pittsfield Miss Plunkett Will now
wear the Soid iN.H
lace until another one of the fourteen be-
comes engaged. Among the other mem
bers are the Misses Helen and Rosamond
Hull, the Misses Eethel and Mary Ken
nedy, Miss Mary HinSdale and Miss Mary
p Hibbard.
Fourteen young women who had always
been close friends formed the Gold Neck
lace Club seven years ago, ana pouSht
beautiful necklace with fourteen Sold
links Each link was to bear initials OF
member and after her marriage her nus
bands initials We're to be engraved on IL.
1t was agreed that the first person en-
gagged should wear the necklace untli she
was married Then ii should lie in stor-
age until another should be eligible by be-
trothal This rule has been followed up
to the present. The last person TO wear
il was Miss Allen, daughter of Mr., ana
Mrs. William Russell Allen of st. LOUIS
and Pittsfield, who was married TO Henry
Rodgers of Albany two years ago Inc
club had a reunion and luncheon at the
Pittsfield Country Club Saturday, when all
its members were present.
Miss II. Marguerite Gieseking. formerly
of this city. who has been visiting her
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frederick {.
Steinle of Rhode Island avenue. this city,
left today with her aunt for New York
CITY and later will leave for Lake Placid
for months visit. Miss Gieseking will
spend the coming winter in New York
with her sister, Mrs. Francis Philip
Pace, at FL Casco Court. Her departure
is much regretted by her many friends
of the younger set of the northwest sec
ton where she has been very popular
during her stay in this city.
DR.. and Mrs D. Percy IIickline are
visiting the Rev. and Mrs. Clement
Brown at Auburn, n. Y. and will re-
turn to the city September T.
Miss Katie Brown of rs F street north
rbn has I.Gtttt frnf, al
Beach, has gone to Annapolis. Md, in
company with her sister Miss Eta NJ.
Brown. They will spend a week in
southern Maryland visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. James Henry I.uxen an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Catherine Reulah and DR.. Hugh AIbuth-
not Brown Saturday, August 2s, 1909, in
this city.
A quiet wedding took place in the par
sonage OF the German Lutheran Church.
the Rev. Armedinger officiating The con-
and Mr.. John Gabrial. After the cere
mony the couple left for a trip TO New
York by water.
left the city for extended western trip
and will not return until October.
An interesting announcement is that
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daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George RibDel-of
Omaha. to Lieut.. John Pullman of the
I'd Cavalry. I. S. A., stationed at Fort
Des Moines. Lieut.. Pullman is the son
Of Col. Pullman of the quarterma ster's
department The wedding will take
place in November after which the
young couple VIII go to the Philippines,
where Lieut.. Pullman will be stationed
Miss Ribbed is graduate of Smith Col
lege.
Senator and Mrs Scott are at Lenox,
Mass.
Mr.. Philander {. Knox. jr. was the
honor guest at luncheon given yester
day by Mrs John II. Hanan at her Mar
ragansett Pier villa.
Lieut. Richard H. Townley, L. S. n,
retired. and Mrs. Townley, of New York
city, have issued invitations for the mar
riage of their daughter Miss Tocsica
Townley. 10 James Henry Roach. The
wedding VIII take place in the Crypt of
the Cathedral Of St. John the Divine
Tuesday, September :.
Dr. Carl W. Kettler has returned from
his vacation.
Dr. Edwin y. Hasbrouck and family
have returned from their vacation. spent
in the mountains of Virginia and at
Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. Fred &. Mitchell and her little
daughter Virginia have returned from
Colonial Beach after a two-week visit
Mr. and Mrs +. S. Cawson of Massa
chusetis avenue are at Atlantic City for
a two-week trip and are stopping at the
Raleigh.
Miss Anna V. fally. the Misses Josie
and Annie Murphy sailed August II for
Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
Mr. and Mrs NJ II. Mercer and sons
of a62a 18th street are spending the re-
mander of the summer most pleasantly
al Front Royal, Va.
Rev. and Mrs John Newton CulbertSon
and daughter Gladys left this morning
for Culbertson'S Row. near Culbertson,
Pa for a two-week vacation. Mrs. Cul-
bertson has recently returned from visit
to her mother, Mrs. NJ. I. Caldwell, III
Louisville KY, and her daughter, Mrs.
Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker and their m
fant son Robert will join the family in
the Blue Ridge.
Mr.. Harry C. Sigourney and Mr.. Jo-
seph A. Mckericher have returned tn the
city after having spent the last month in
Atlantic City. Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Miss Maria F.. cole has just returned
from a pleasant visit of two weeks with
her brother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
l.. Cole, Richmond, Va.
Births Reported.
The following births were reported to