The Washington herald., 1909-05-03

Mrs. Taft. accompanied BY the Presi-
dents sister. Mrs Edwards. OF Coli
fornia. who is a guest at the White
House, walked over TO 81. Johns Church
yesterday for the morning service
Mrs. Taft aas gOwned in black velvet.
With q large black hat and black os-
tT1ch plumes. a costume particularly be-
coming TO her. Mrs Edwards wore
walking suit Of brown. with browa
hat
The Vice President and Mrs. sherman
are at their home in Utica, y. Y. for
few days. They viii 90 10 Providence.
r /. this week 10 attend the wedding
Of the Vice Presidents nephew. Mr.
Frederick Howard Ccokineham. and
Mss Laura NJ Day. daugh.er Of SIR. and
Mrs Francis Day. which win take place
on Wednesday in Providence. Miss Char.
lotte louise Day, sister Of the bride.
viii act as maid OF nonOr Miss Harriet
Sherman. cousin Of the bridegroom: the
Misses Margaret and Madeline Smith.
daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ro0ert A. Q
Smith, cousins Of the bride; Mss Clara
L Prophet, Of Mount Morris y. Y. and
Miss Elizabeth + Maroni. OF Boston.
viii be bridesmaids Mr. Henry J. /
COokingham, brother Of the bridegroom.
VIII be best man, and the ushers viii b.
ar Richard \. Sherman. son Of the
Vice President. and Mr.. Thomas "
Clarke. another cousin of the bridegroom;
Mr. Augustus T. Wyncoop. Mr.. Irwin N.
Day. brother OF the bride; Mr.. Benjamin
B. Hutchins. Of New York. and Mr..
George r. Marvin, Of Boston Vice
President and Mrs Sherman do not ex-
Pect 70 return 10 Washington for week
Mrs Knox. wife Of the Secretary Of
State. Is spending the weekend in Penn
sylvania.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
.ersham are spending me weekend IN
New York. The former viii return here
to-day. but Mrs. wickersham viii remain
until tomorrow. when she will return
here with Sir Robert and Lady Had
field. her brother-in-law and sister-in-law. (
who viii make her a visit Lady Had
field was IN Washington with the wick
ershams at the New Willard during the
inaugural week and made many friends
during that time Sir Robert Joined his
wife in this country last week.
The Brazilian Ambassador and Nine /
NabUcc entertained at their usual Sunday
evening dinner last evening. with the
members Of their staff. augmented by a I
few friends from the outside. as their
guests
Cards VIII be issued to-day for the mar
risge Of Miss Hester Shepard. daughter 4
OF Judge and Mrs. Seth Shepard. OF this I
city. 10 Mr.. George Gould Lincoln. son OF I
the late Dr. y. S. Lincoln and Bessie I
Beach" Lincoln. prominent in medical I
and literary circles. respectively. The
ceremony viii be performed on NAY % 4
IN the home OF Miss Shepards parents. 4
Mss Shepard was a debutante oF about 1
four years ago. and has been one OF .
Washinston's most popular youns women. /
Mr. Lincoln IS an equally popular bach (
elor, a graduate OF Yale in 1902 and .
native Washingtonian. Their engage
ment was announced about eighteen 4
months ago.
The Misses Cameron entertained al din
Ter last evening in their y street home
Mrs Charles Sumner BromweU. who
has as her guest her mother. Mrs. Mat
thew T Scott, the new president general /
Of the D. 4 r. VIII leave Washington
some time this week for Milwaukee 10
join Col BromweH al his new post for \
fortnight, Mrs Scott remaining here IN 4
the Bromweu home with the BromweH (,
children Mrs. Bromweu viii return here
on June 1 to close the house. and al the 4
-F 1n n {
Milwaukee with her children and spend /,
the summer there with Col Bromweu.
They expect 10 spend next winter in
Europe This closes a very popular
house 70 Washington society. as Col. and
MS Bromwell were prominent hosts
throughout the formers regime as Mill
tary aid 10 the President and superin-
tendent Of public buildings and grounds
Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis
have gone to their country place. Oat-
lands, near Leesburg- Va. for the re-
HlaindeT Of the spring season. before
going TO ''Elierslie," at Rhinebeck-oa-the-
Hudson. the country place Of Mrs. EustIs'
parents, former Vice President and Mrs.
Levi P. Morton.
The usual Sunday paper chase hunt
began yesterday afternoon al 4.30 O'Clock
and ended at the country place Of Mr..
and Mrs Preston Gibson, in Virginia.
where the party was entertained al SUP
per They rode back to the city byi
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee and their little
family are in Atlantic City for a fort
nights stay They will go to Elkins
az the end Of that visit and open their
country home, Graceland.
The German Ambassador, accompanie1 ii
by his wife and daughter. Countess voni
Bernstorn and Countess Luise Alexandra
went to New York yesterday, from where
the two last named will saiI tomorrow
for their summer home in Germany. The {
Ambassador viii join them there later j
and return to america with them
The new Minister from Switzerland. Kr.
Ritter. who will succeed DR.. vosel here.
viii arrive in washington MAY 30 DR..
VOgel viii remain until he comes and
cave the next day.
There we're a number Of Sunday lunch
md breakfast parties at the Chevy Chase
-lub yesterday, among the hostesses be- (
ng the Danish Minister and Countess
Noltke. the guests Of honor being Mr.. S
IND Mrs Robert Goelet. of New York. {
Hiss Katherine Elkins and Mr. William :
Hit were among the other guests. ]
Another Of the luncheons was given by ;
lieut. H W Osterhaus L. S. N, for a
company Of young people. among his
-uests being Miss Dorothy Williams. Miss {
Dorothy Gardner Williams. Miss Esther J
benny. Miss Alice vandergrift. and a
lumber of young army and navy officers.
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Miss Isabel Clarke was another of those =